ML20141E796

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970412-0527.Violation Noted:Inspectors Identified That Operations Personnel Did Not Know That Number 13 ESW Pump Had Been Operating for 2 Days Following 970408 Loss of Power to Number 15 4160 Volt

ML20141E796
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	06/18/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20141E780	List: ML20141E775 ML20141E796 ML20141E803
References
50-263-97-06, 50-263-97-6, NUDOCS 9707010163
Download: ML20141E796 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

I Northern States Power Company Docket No. 50-263 l Monticello Station License No. DPR-22 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 12 through May 27,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600 (60 FR 34381: June 30, 1995), the vMlation is listed below:

Technical Specification (TS) Section 6.5, " Plant Operating Procedures," required that l detailed w;itten procedures covering plant operations areas be prepared and followed.

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TS Section 6.5.A.3 required written procedures covering actions to be taken to correct l specific and foreseen potential malfunction of systems or components, including follow-up actions required after plant protective system actions have initiated.

Administrative procedure 4 awl-04.01.01, General Plant Operaung Activities, Revision 17, step 4.3.4.A required that all on-duty operators and the shift supervisor be aware of the plant status at all times.

Contrary to the above, on April 10,1997, the inspectors identified that operations personnel did not know that the #13 Emergency Service Water pump had been operating for two days following an April 8,1997, joss of power to the #15 4160 Volt (V) bus.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Northern States Power Company 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 111, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspoctor at the Monticello Nuclear Generating 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 violat;on: (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 violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause 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.

l Because your response will be placed in the NRC Pubic Document Room (PDR), to the l extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, 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 l 9707010163 970618 PDR ADOCK 05000263 G pop I

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l Notice of Violation 2-i provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be I protected and a redacted copy of your re:;ponse that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you mtest specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financialinformation). If t safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the I level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. '

1 Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 18th day of June 1997

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