ML20206G982

Notice of Violation from Insp on 990408-21.Violation Noted:Licensee,Despite Having Considered Issue Closed in Corrective Action Program,Failed to Correct Condition Adverse to Quality

ML20206G982
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	04/30/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20206G973	List: IR 05000461/1999011 ML20206G969 ML20206G982
References
50-461-99-11, NUDOCS 9905110003
Download: ML20206G982 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

lilinois Power Company Docket No. 50-461 I Clinton Power Station License No. NPF-62 l i

During an NRC inspection conducted between April 8 and April 21,1999, one violation of NRC I requirements was identified. - In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below: 1 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI," Corrective Actions," states, in part, that )

measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and q nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected.

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10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion Ill, " Design Control," states, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements and the design basis as specified in the license application, for those structures, systems, and  !

components to which this appendix applies are correctly translated into specifications, drawings, procedures, and instructions.

Contrary to the above, as of April 9,1999, the licensee, despite having considered the issue closed in its corrective action program, had failed to correct a condition adverse to quality. This resulted in an erroneous design value being maintained in a design basis calculation and correspondingly, a continuing violation of Criterion Ill. Specifically, on July 2,1997, the NRC informed the licensee that they had not established measures to translate the horsepower rating of the hydrogen mixing compressors into design basis load calculation 19-AK-05, Revision 5, " Calculation for Diesel Generator Load Monitoring." The licensee documented this issue in their corrective action system and closed the issue when they believed corrective actions were implemented. Subsequent NRC inspections concluded, despite the uure in licensee's corrective action systern, that the licensee had not corre' inslated, as of April 9,1999, the horsepower rating of the hydrogen mb  : wressors into the design calculations for loading of the emergency diesel genera This is a Severity Level IV viola,7 9t 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, hur...s Power is hearby required to submit a written

statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 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 i Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation. This reply '

l should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each

~v iolation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level.'(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 j I

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compliance will be achieved. LYour 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 Demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, cr why such other actions as may be proper should not be taken. Where nood cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time, if you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with

- the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

i 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 bracketed copy of your i response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your J response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must

' specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in 1 detail the basis 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 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 2 working

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' Dated this 30th day of April 1999 -

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