IR 07100014/2011024

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971014-1124.Violation Noted:Activities Affecting Quality Were Not Accomplished in Accordance W/Documented Procedures

ML20197B160
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello, 07100014
Issue date:	12/18/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20197B115	List: IR 07100014/2011024 ML20197B112 ML20197B173
References
50-263-97-15, NUDOCS 9712230305
Download: ML20197B160 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Northem States Power Company Docket No. 50-263 Monticello Station License No. DPR-22 During an NRC inspection conducted from October 14 through November 24,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Proceduce for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600 (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995), the violation is listed below:

10 CFR 50, Appendix R, Criterion V, " Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings," requires that activities affecting quality be prescribe by and accomplished in accordance with documented procedures, instructions, or drawing Step 4.1.4 of 4 Administrative Work instruction (AWI) 02.02.05, " Temporary Change Process,"

Revision 5, states that with the exception of temporary procedure changes made during emergency situations, temporary changes shall nct change the scope or intent of an approved procedur Step 4.3.1 of 4 AWI 02.02.05 states that a temporary procedure change shall be approved by two members of plant management prior to implementation and one of the approvals shall be the duty shift manager or duty shift superviso '

Step 12 of Procedure 1151, " Winter Checklist," Revision 37, states that the operators could y remove the reactor building ventilation supply filters after the ground had snow cover, w  ;

Contrary to the above, on October 27,1997, on the two occasions discussed below, activities r affecting quality were not accomplished in accordance with documented procedure Operations management issued a tempurary change to Procedure 1151 which changed the intent of Step 12 of that procedure. The temporary chango ailewed the operators to remove the reactor building ventilation filtars when outside air temperature dropped below freezing. This invalidated an outstanding operability determination which stated the filters were not to be removed until the ground was covered with sno This temporary procedure change was not approved in accordance with 4 AW102.02.0 The temporary change was not authorized by a duty shift manager or duty shift superviso This 5 a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the prodsions of 10 CFR 2.201, Northem Stctes Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanaton to the U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation. 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 schieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when fu!l compliance will be achieved. 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, suse mded, or revoked, or why such other action 9712200305 971213 PDR ADOCK 05000263 G PDR

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Notice of Violation -2-as may be prooer should not be taken. Where good cause la shown, consideration w,Il be given to extending the response tim Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietry, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy e prcprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please providt bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected art i redacted copy of your respo,ise that deletes such inforrnation. If you request withholding o such material, you must specifically ideatify the portions of your response titat you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your cla'm. of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the informction requirt4 by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial infonration' If safeguards information is necessarv to provide an acceptable response, please provido the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.2 Dated at Lisle, lltinois this day of December 1997

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