ML20127E575

Notice of Violation from Insp on 840904-06

ML20127E575
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	04/18/1985
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20127E562	List: ML20127E559 ML20127E575 ML20127E623
References
50-369-84-20, 50-370-84-17, NUDOCS 8505200121
Download: ML20127E575 (2)

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. ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 McGuire Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17.

- The following violation was identified during an inspection conducted on September 4-6, 1984. _ The Severity Level was assigned in accordance with the

'NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C).

-Technical Specification, Section 6.8.1, states that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the procedures recommended

-in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33. Regulatory Guide 1.33 recommends written procedures covering the -(1) plant fire protect. ion program, (2) plant

operating and shutdown procedures, and (3) procedures for surveillance and maintenance . of systems -which can affect the performance of safety-related equipment.

Contrary to the above, failure to perform periodic surveillance tests resulted in portions of the Standby _ Shutdown System (SSS)' not always being maintained fully operational in that:

a. The operability test of the Unit 1 standby makeup pump, which is a component of the SSS ~and provided for reactor coolant system makeup should the normal charging system be unavailable, was not conducted to verify system operability between April 28, 1983, and . April 25, 1984, as required by Procedure PT/1/A/4209/0/1C, Standby Makeup Flow Periodic Test (Unit 1 only).

b. The Unit 2 spent fuel pool water supply available to the Unit 2 standby

' makeup pump was not checked to verify that boron concentration was greater than or equal ta 2000 parts per million (ppm) between March 1,1984, and September 5,198a (Unit 2 only).

c. Procedure requirements for periodic surveillance inspection and tests of the SSS diesel generator starting batteries were not initiated until November 11, 1983 (Unit 1 only).

E d The verification procedure to periodically determine viscosity, water and~ sediment in diesel fuel from the SSS diesel generator fuel

_ storage tanks had not been issued at the time of' this inspection (Units 1 and 2).

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e. The procedure for periodic major inspection and maintenance of diesel engine for SSS generator to assure system reliability had not been issued at the time of this inspection (Units 1 and 2).

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' Duke Power Company 2 Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 McGuire License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17

f. Procedure requirements of McGuire Periodic Maintenance Program for calibra-

-tion of.SSS instrumentation devices for reactor coolant pressure, pressurizer

. level, steam generator level and incore thermocouples were not adhered to for Unit 1. The ' time between calibration was:36 months for reactor coolant pressure, 35 months for steam generator level devices, and 31 months for incore thermocouples in lieu of the specified 18 months (Unit 1 only).

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

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within 30 days of the 'date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation; (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted; (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the . results achieved; (4) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Security or safeguards information should be submitted as an enclosure to facilitate withholding it from public disclosure as required by 10 CFR 2.790(d) or 10 CFR 73.21.

APR 19 565

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