ML20205Q322

Discusses Insp Rept 50-458/86-14 on 860317-20 & Forwards Notice of Violation.Civil Penalty Will Not Be Proposed Due to Prompt Reporting of Severity Level III Violations

ML20205Q322
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	05/22/1986
From:	Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	William Cahill GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
Shared Package
ML20205Q325	List: ML20205Q322 ML20205Q330
References
EA-86-074, EA-86-74, NUDOCS 8605280260
Download: ML20205Q322 (3)

See also: IR 05000458/1986014

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M LY * 2 1986

Docket No. 50-458

License No. NPF-47

FA 86-74

Gulf States Utilities

ATTN: William J. Cahill, Jr.

Senior Vice President

River Bend Nuclear Group

~P. O. Box 2951

Beaumont, Texas 77704

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SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT No. 50-458/86-14)

'This refers to the inspection conducted on March 17-20, 1986, at the River Bend

Station, St. Francisville, Louisiana. During this inspection, an NRC senior

resident inspector reviewed and evaluated the circumstances and your corrective

actions for the diesel generator fuel oil violations which you identified. An

• enforcement conference on these violations was conducted April 10, 1986, at the

Region IV offices in Arlington, Texas.

As described in Violation A of the enclosed Notice of Violation, during a

routine surveillance test conducted on March 17, 1986, plant personnel discovered

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.that the Division II Emergency Diesel Generator 1B was inoperable in that fuel

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011' flow was blocked because of a misaligned fuel filter stop valve. Maintenance

j work was completed on the diesel generator on February 17, 1986 and preventive

maintenance was conducted on March 5, 1986. It is likely that the fuel filter

stop valve was misaligned during one of these periods which resulted in the

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emergency diesel generator being inoperable for at least 12 days and possibly

for 28 days.. During this period, the plant was started up and operated at power.

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Violation B involves the failure to provide written procedures for maintenance

on the diesel generator. Violation C involves the failure to follow procedures

which require that whenever conditions adverse to quality are discovered, remedial

actions to correct generic problems be described. A failure of Division I

Emergency Diesel Generator 1A caused by a misaligned fuel filter stop valve

occurred on February 14, 1986 but no generic corrective actions were described.

The lack of generic corrective action on the failure of Division I Diesel

Generator 1A may have contributed to the prolonged inoperability of the

Division II Emergency Diesel Generator.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Folicy and Procedure for NRC

Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985), the violations described

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in tIIe enElosed Notice has been classified as a Severity Level III problem.

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Normally, a civil penalty is considered for a Severity Level III problem.

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However, af ter consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and

, Enforcement, I have decided that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this

case because of your prompt reporting of the event, your prompt and extensive

corrective actions, and your prior good performance in the area of equipment

maintenance.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your

response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional

actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your-response to

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this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine

whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with

NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2

Title 10, Code of Federal' Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Sincerely.

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E d obert D. Martin

) Regional Administrator

Enclosure:

Notice of Violation

cc: State of Louisiana Radiation

Control Program Director

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