ML20198B785

Notice of Violation from Insp on 981014-1130.Violation Noted:As of 981113,several Fire Brigade Personnel Not Listed as Qualified Fire Brigade Members Had Not Participated in Required Number of Fire Brigade Drills

ML20198B785
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	12/14/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20198B779	List: IR 05000263/1998016 ML20198B772 ML20198B785
References
50-263-98-16, NUDOCS 9812210122
Download: ML20198B785 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Northern States Power Company Docket No.: 50-263 Monticello Station License No.: DPR-22 During an NRC inspection conducted from October 14 through November 30,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Monticello Technical Specification 6.5.A.6, required that detailed written procedures be prepared and followed for implementing procedures of the fire protection program.

Step 4.6.1.B of Administrative Work Instruction 4AWi-08.01.01, " Fire Prevention Practices,"

Revision 11, an implementing procedure of the fire protection program, stated that "Each brigade member should participate in each drill AND SHALL participate in at least two drills per year."

Contrary to the above, as of November 13,1998, several fire brigade personnel, who were listed as qualified fire brigade members, had not participated in the required number of fire brigade drills.

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

The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved are already adequately addressed on the docket in inspection Report 50-263/98016(DRP), dated December 11,1998. However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation," and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.

20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region lil, and a copy to 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).

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent .

l possible, it should not include any persona! 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 provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must 9812210122 981214 PDR ADOCK 05000263 e PDR

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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 l create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by l 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days. I Dated this ay of December 1998 1

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