ML20140E635

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970209-0322.Violation Noted:On 970227,design Engineer Failed to Implement Requirements of Procedure 01-S-03-10

ML20140E635
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	04/24/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20140E618	List: ML20140E614 ML20140E635 ML20140E641
References
50-416-97-03, 50-416-97-3, NUDOCS 9704290055
Download: ML20140E635 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

intergy Operations Inc, . Docket No.: 50-416  :

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station License No.: NPF-29  !

During an NRC inspection conducted on February 9 through March 22,1997, violations of l NRC requirements.were identified. In accordance with the ." General Statement of Policy l and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed  ;

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A. Technical Specification 5.4.1.a states, in part, that written procedures shall be implemented covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, " Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations),"

Revision 2, February 1978.

L ltem 1 of Appendix A to Regulatory Guide 1.33 recommends' administrative I procedures covering safety related activities.

Administrative Procedure 01-S-0310, "GGNS Condition Report (CR)," Revision 0,

' Paragraph 6.1.1 stated, in part, that any individual or organization at Grand Gulf '

Nuclear Station shallinitiate a condition report whenever a nonconformance, material nonconformance, or potential reportable event is discovered. l 1

1 Contruy to the above, on February 27,1997, a design engineer failed to implement i the requirements of Procedure 01-S-0310 in that a nonconformance was identified  !

in the leak testing of the containment isolation valves associated with the residual  :

heat removal system test return piping to the suppression pool and a condition report was initiated four days later, not when the nonconformance was identified.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50-416/97003-01).

B. Technical Specification 5.4.1.a states, in part, that written procedures shall be implemented covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. " Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations),"

Revision 2, February 1978.

Item 7 of Appendix A to Regulatory Guide 1.33 recommends procedures for control of radioactivity.

l Procedure 08-S-02-50, " Radiological Surveys and Surveillances," Revision 101, )

! Section 8.6 stated, in part, that results of radiation, contamination and airborne

! radiological surveys are documented using an approved HP form and/or plant survey i map. j 9704290055 970424 l gDR ADOCK 05000416

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2-Procedure 01-S-08-2, "E,mosure and Contamination Control," Revision 103, Section 6,7.1 stated, in part, that all radiation workers at GGNS are required to be aware of the radiological conditions (radiation, contamination and airborne levels) in ,

ar.y posted area before entry. l t

Contrary to the above:  !

1. A contamination survey performed on February 27 or 28 was not f documented on an approved b form, and

2. On March 10 and March 14, the radiological area survey map that provided  ;

information to the radiological worker was not updated to include the  ;

location of the contamination area and the value of the contamination levels that were identified on Valve E22-F094.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV) (50-416/97003-03). j Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2,201, Entergy Operations, Inc. is hereby required to  !

submit a written statement or expbn3tian to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1 ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional {

Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a '

copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within i 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply i 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 hee been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taker to avoid further violations, and (4)'the date when full I compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed

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correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an j adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a

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Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, '

suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because hour response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possitle, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicete the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 24th day of April 1997

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