ML20211G006

NOV from Insp on 970616-0815.Violation Noted:Staff Changed Lineup of Safety Injection Sys Test Header from Primary Drain Tank to Refueling Water Storage Tank W/O Properly Changing Procedure Os 1005.05,Safety Injection Operation

ML20211G006
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/23/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20211F998	List: IR 05000443/1997004 ML20211G006 ML20211G012
References
50-443-97-04, 50-443-97-4, NUDOCS 9710010357
Download: ML20211G006 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation Docket No. 50-443 Seabrook Station, Unit 1 License No NPF 86 During an NRC inspection conducted during the period June 16 through August 15,1997, I violations of NRC requirements were identified. in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG.1600, the violations are listed below.

A. Technical Specification 6.7.1.a states, in part, that written procedures as recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, shall be maintained.

Appendix A of RG 1.33 requires emergency and abnormal procedures.

Contrary to the above, between June 27 and July 8,1997, emergency procedure, ES 0.1, Reactor Trip Response, and off normal procedure OS1202.04, Rapid Boration, were not revised (or maintained) to incorporate the new Cycle 6 boron concentrations required to be injected in the event that more than one control rod failed to fully insert during a reactor trip. As a result, the plant operated for 11 days, since the start of Cycle 6 without updated boron values in these procedures.

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

B. Technical Specification 6.7.5 states,in part, that changes to procedures may be made prior to a Station Qualified Reviewer (SOH) or Station Operation Review Committee (SORC) review provided, the intent was not changed, and the change was approved by two members of the plant management, at least one of whom holds a Senior Operator license.

Contrary to the above, on August 6,1997, the operators changed the lineup of the safety injection system test header from the primary drain tank to the refueling water storage tank without properly changing procedure OS 1005.05, Safety injection System Operation. The procedure change constituted a change in intent and bypassed the SQR or SORC review process.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation 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, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of. Violation (Notice). This reply should be 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 responso may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the

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2 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.

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. - However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you destra not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at King of Prussia, PA this 23rd day of September,1997.

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