ML20055E798

Notice of Violation from Insp on 900417-0529.Violation Noted:On 900307,uncertified Contractor Personnel Performed Main Station Battery Surveillance While Not Under Direct Observation of Certified Test Personnel

ML20055E798
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	06/28/1990
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20055E797	List: ML20055E796 ML20055E798 ML20055E799
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50-336-90-09, 50-336-90-9, NUDOCS 9007120344
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Docket No. 50-336

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Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 License No. DPR-65 As a res' ult of the' inspection conducted on April 17 - May 29,1990, and in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy,1990), the following violation was identified:

Millstone Unit 2 Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that U

written procedures be established, implemented and maintained as recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, February 1978.

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The Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 Final Safety Analysis Report, section 8-5.4.2, states that the electrolyte level cf each main station battery cell shall be checked and all watcr additions recorded to ensure functional capability and detection of battery degradation.

Millstone Unit 2 battery surveillance procedure SP-2736A, a procedure recommended by Regulatory Guide 1.33, requires that battery cell levels which do not meet the specified acceptance criterion be recorded, and that the amount of water added to any cell be documented.

Millstone Nuclear Power Station Administrative Control Procedure ACP-QA-8.16, a procedure recommended by Regulatory Guide 1.33, specifies the minimum qualifications required'for certifying personnel who perform quality-related testing activities.

Contrary to the above, on March 7, '1990, uncertified contractor personnel performed a main station battery surveilbnce while not under direct observation of certified test personnel; levt:1s of battery cells not meeting the procedure acceptance criterion were not documented; and water additions required by the procedure were not performed. On March 14,

.j 1990,'the amount of water added to individual battery cells was not documented.

-This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company is l

hereby required to submit to this office, within thirty days of the date of the

' letter which transmits this Notice, a written statement or explanation in

-reply, including: (1)- the corrective steps which have been taken and the-results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further L

violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good l'

,cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending this response time.

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