ML20249C190

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980317-0518.Violation Noted:Measures Established to Correct Nonconformances Re Log Entries,Identified in Violation 97-10-01,did Not Preclude Repetition of Similar Problem

ML20249C190
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	06/18/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20249C187	List: IR 05000352/1998003 ML20249C186 ML20249C190
References
50-352-98-03, 50-352-98-3, 50-353-98-03, 50-353-98-3, NUDOCS 9806260164
Download: ML20249C190 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION

,1 PECO Energy; -

Docket Nos. 50-352;50-353- l Limerick Generating Station License Nos. NPF-39; NPF-85

. Unit 1 and 2 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 17,1998, through May 18,1998,a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement Tof Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Appendix B, Criterion XVI, of.10 CFR 50 states, in part, that measures shall be .

established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected. In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined

.and corrective action taken to preclude repetition.'

Contrary to the above, measures established to correct nonconformances regarding log entries, identified in violation 97-10-01, did not preclude repetition of a similar

_ problem, as evidenced by the following examples:

1. On April 4,1998, operators declared the D-13 emergency diesel generator inoperable. This condition consequently rendered the control room emergency fresh air supply (CREFAS) system inoperable, however operators did not enter in the control room unified log that they had entered the Unit 2 CREFAS Technical Specification limiting condition for operation (LCO) 3.7.2.a.1.

2. On April 4,1998, with the D-13 emergency diesel generator inoperable and the 'B' CREFAS system inoperable, the operators did not enter in the control room unified log that they had entered the Unit 2 CREFAS Technical Specification LCO 3.7.2.a.3.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, PECO Energy is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of

. Violation (Notice). . This reply'should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further Jviolations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may

-reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately

' addresses the required response if an adequate reply is not received within the time.

specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for information may be issued as to why the d j

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' license should not be modified, suspended,'or revoked, or why such other action as may-l be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to J extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, pr'oprietary, or safeguards -

- information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected l

- and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you mug specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-ing (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of

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personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards

~ information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of

. protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this'18th day of June,1998

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