ML20197K110

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971006-10 & 1119.Violation Noted:Nine Penetrations Were Not Qualified in That Qualification Methodology Used by Boston Edison Had Not Been Validated by Test Results to Be Equivalent to Type Testing

ML20197K110
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	12/17/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20197K107	List: IR 05000293/1997012 ML20197K102 ML20197K110
References
50-293-97-12, NUDOCS 9801050217
Download: ML20197K110 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Boston Edison Company Docket No. 50g h

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR 35 During an NRC inspection conducted from October 610,1997, the following violation of ,

NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy  ;

and Psocedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below:

10 CFR E0.49(f) requires each item of electric equipment important to safety to be qualified.10 CFR 50.49(k) allows certain electric equipment to be qualified in accordance with " Guidelines for Evaluating Environmental Qualification of Class 1E Electrical Equipment in Operating Reactors," November 1979 (DOR Guidelines).

DOR Guidelines, Section 5.1, specified the acceptable qualification methoJs: As a minimum, the qualification for severe temperature, pressure, and steam service conditions for Class 1E equipment should be based on type testing.

The licensee selected the DOR Guidelines for the qualification of nine General Electric electrical containment penetrations (Q100E, Q101B, Q102A&B,0103A&P, Q105 A&B, Q100B).

Contrary to the above, the nine penetrations, which were equipment important to safoty, subject to sevore temperature, were not qualified in that the qualification methodology (thermogravimetric analysis and linear slope comparison analysis) used by Boston Edison had not been validated by test results to be equivalent to type testing.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Boston Edison 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 I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the f acility that is the

ubject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should t'e 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 reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a 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.

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t Notice of Violation 2 Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the  !'

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 provide  !

a blacketed 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 oi such material, you musf specifically identify the portions of your response i that you seek to have withheld and provide iri detail the bases for your claim of l Withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of in'ormation will create an unwarranted j 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, i l

Dated at King oi Prussia, PA ,

- this 17th day of December,1997 I

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