ML20244D904

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890101-27.Violations Noted: Plant Operated in Modes 1,2,3 & 4 W/Containment Isolation Valves Inoperable & Failure to Evaluate Undersized Air Solenoid Valves as Regulatory or Safety Issue

ML20244D904
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	04/13/1989
From:	Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20244D899	List: ML20244D897 ML20244D904
References
50-302-89-01-01, 50-302-89-1-1, IEIN-88-024, IEIN-88-24, NUDOCS 8904240194
Download: ML20244D904 (2)

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l ENCLOSURE I

NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302 1 Crystal River Unit 3 License No. DPR-72 i

During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on  !

January 1-27, 1989, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accord-ance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violations are listed below:

A. Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.3.1 requires the containment isolation valves specified in Table 3.6-1 to be operable in modes 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Contrary to the above, Crystal River 3 was operated in Modes 1, 2, 3, and 4 with containment isolation valves MSV-130, MSV-148, CAV-6, and CAV-7 inoperable due to undersized air solenoid valves from November 8,1988, to January 7, 1989.

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

B. 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion XVI, requires that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality such as defective material and equipment and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected.

Contrary to the above, undersized air solenoid valves on valves MSV-130 and MSV-148 were documented by the licensee on a Field Problem Report (FPR) to engineering on November 8, 1988, and the FPR was evaluated as not a regulatory or safety issue even though NRC Information Notice No. 88-24 issued on May 13, 1988, identified the potential for and consequences of undersized air solenoid valves. This condition existed until January 7, 1989, when a Nonconforming Operations Report was written to document a re-evaluation of the issue and the valves were declared inoperable.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Su wlement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.

This reply should be clearly marked as a "fseply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance I

8904240194 890413 PDR ADOCK 05000302 G PDC .

Florida Power Corporation 2 Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River Unit 3 License No. DPR-72 will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original signed by Stewart D. Ebneter Regional Administrator Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 13 day of April 1989 i