ML20198N948

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971019-1129.Violation Noted:As Early as June 1985,licensee Identified Degradation of Cork Seal Between Containment & Auxiliary Bldg Walls, Condition Adverse to Quality

ML20198N948
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	12/29/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20198N914	List: ML20198N909 ML20198N948 ML20198N996
References
50-348-97-14, 50-364-97-14, EA-97-557, EA-97-571, NUDOCS 9801210271
Download: ML20198N948 (2)

See also: IR 07100019/2011029

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N0TICE OFl VIOLATION

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Farley Nuclear Plant,: Units:1 and 2- License:Nos.: - NPF-2 and.NPF-8

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During an U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)' inspection conducted during' l

the period October 19 through November.29, 1997.' violations of'NRC .

requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of: 1

Policy and Procedures'for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG-1600 the violations >

'are listed below:

10 CFR Part 50. Appendix- B. Criterion XVI: Updated Final Safety Analysis'

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Report.: Section 17.2; and the J. M. Farley Plant Operations- Quality l '

Assurance Policy Manual. Chapter 16, require that the-licensee take

measures to assure that conditions adverse to quality are-promptly

identified and corrected. Such measures are to be taken to assure that

the cause of the condition is determined ~and corrective actions are.

taken to preclude repetition. ,

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Contrary to the-above as-early as June 1985 the licensee identified

. degradation of the cork seal between the containment and auxiliary

a building walls.-a condition adverse to cuality, and foiled to promptly

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correct it. Furthermore, on June 22 anc -December. 10. 1996, the licensee o~

identified that sections of the cork seal in the Unit 1 and Unit 2 Main

ESteam Vaive Room (MSVR) floor were'missings The significance of the

condition was not recognized and corrected 'until April 21. 1997 for-

Unit 2 and until June 1997 (during the scheduled outage) for Unit 1.

. Consequently, due to the missing MSVR floor cork seal, the plant

,4 operated outside its design basis for a main feedwater line break in the

MSVR for an extended period of time before being corrected.

This 1s.a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

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'B. 10 CFR Part 50. Appendix B. Criterion-III, requires that applicable

regulatory requirements and design basis are correctly translated into-  ;

drawings, procedures and instructions.

F , 10 CFR Part 50. Appendix A. Criterion 2. requires that structures.

. systems, and components.important to safety shall be designed to

withstand the effects of. natural phenomena such as tornados F hout the' o

Lloss of crpability to perform their safety functions.-

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, 1Thel Licensee's 0)erations-Ouality Assurance-Program. Updated Final

'Sifety' Analysis Report (UFSAR) 17.2;3, states that measures-are

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established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements.' quality

standards, and-desien bases are properly translated inte specifications.

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10FSAR Section-~3.5.4 states that Category I equipment and-' piping outsidet

containment are either housedLin Category I structures-or-buried _ _ <

underground. -UFSAR Sections 6.5.1, 3.2.1.3, 3.2.1.5 and Table 3,2-1 _

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identify the Auxiliary Feedwater_ equipment as Category I. >

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-Contrary to the above. as'of March 14,1997.o the 'above regulatory

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requirements and design bases were not correctly translated-into

drawings, procedures and instructions in that the TDAFW pump vent stadk  ;

was installed on the roof of the auxiliary building and was not designed

and installed to withstand the effects of tornados.

< Thisiis a. Severity Level IV Violation-(Supplement I).

iPursuant.to the provisions ~of 10 CFR 2.201, Southern Nuclear Operating Company ,

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is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the'U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATTN: Document Control Desk. Washington. DC

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. 20555, with a copy to the' Regional Administrator Region II. and a copy to the-

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NRC Resident Inspector, Farley. Nuclear Plant, 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

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further violations, and (4) the date_when full compliance will be achieved. '

Your response may reference or-inctde previous docketed correspondence if

'. the correspondence adequately 'addrf aes the recuired res?onse. -If an adequate-

reply is not_ received within the time specifiec in this 40tice, an order or a

- Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license shoald not be

modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be 3 roper

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should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will 3e given

to extending the response time.

Because your res:rnse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to

. the extent possi]le, it should not include any personal privacy, 3roprietary.

. or safeguards _information so that it can be placed in the PDR witlout

-redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information. -you

should clearly indicate 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.

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Dated at Atlanta, Georgia

this 29th day of December 1997-

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