ML20133G888

Notice of Violation from Insp on 961103-1207.Violation Noted:Licensee Failed to Ensure That Safeguards Area Walls Met Design Basis for Containing Pump Seal Leakage Described in Updated Final Safety Analysis Rept Section 15.4.1.8

ML20133G888
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	01/06/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20133G865	List: ML20133G861 ML20133G888 ML20133J199
References
50-338-96-12, 50-339-96-12, NUDOCS 9701160203
Download: ML20133G888 (35)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Virginia Electric and Power Company Docket Nos.: 50 338, 50 339 North Anna 1 and 2 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7 During an NRC inspection conducted on November 3 through December 7, 1996, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the

" General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:

A. 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, and the licensee's accepted Quality Assurance Program (Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 17.2.3) require the licensee to establish measures to ensure that applicable regulatory requirements for the design basis described in license documents be implemented.

Contrary to the above, although measures were established, they were inadec uate. Since early in plant life until May 1996, the licensee failec to ensure that safeguards area walls met the design basis for containing pump seal leakage as described in Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 15.4.1.8. Specifically, a hole existed between the Unit 2 safeguards area and the Unit 2 quench spray area where the design required that the safeguards area be fully separated.

Additionally, holes designed to exist between pump cubicles and the safeguards area sump were plugged, where the design required the proper drainage of pump seal leakage.

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

B. 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, and the licensee's accepted Quality Assurance Program (Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 17.2.3) require that measures shall be established to ensure the design basis are correctly translated into drawings. They also require that measures shall also be established for the review for suitability of application of materials essential to the safety related functions.

Contrary to the above, although measures were established, they were inadequate. As of November 21, 1996, the design bases were not correctly translated into drawings and reviews for suitability of application of materials were inadequate, in that, the bill of material for the replacement Service Water pumps s)ecified one inch diameter, A307, low strength, non dynamic loading, aolts for the column flanges and bowls flange connections instead of one inch diameter, A325, high strength bolts. This resulted in a Unit 2 pump being installed with bolts that did not conform to the applicable code requirements.

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

C. 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, and the licensee's accepted Quality Assurance Program (Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 17.2.5)

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require that activities affecting quality shall be accomplished in accordance with documented drawings.

Drawing No. N 96014 3-S 001, Sheet 1, required that the tolerance on the dimensions of anchor bolts for the Component Cooling Water surge tank ,

supports be minus zero inches, plus two inches. I Contrary to the above, as of November 21, 1996, an activity affecting quality was not accomplished in accordance with documented drawings.

Actual dimensions of the anchor bolts for the Component Cooling Water l surge tank exceeded the specified minus tolerance by one and one-half inches and the plus tolerance by one and one quarter inches.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Virginia Electric and 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 II, and a copy to '

4 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 violations, and (4) the

, date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may be reference or include previous docketed corres addresses the required response.pondence, If an adequateif the correspondence reply adequately is not received within i the time specified in this Notice, an order or 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 your res)onse will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possi ale, it should not include any personal privacy, 3roprietary,

or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR wit 1out

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 and a redacted copy of you response that deletes such information. If you. request withholding of such material, you must s)ecifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withield and provide in detail the bases for you 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 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 Atlanta, Georgia this 6 day of January,1997