ML20056D530

Discusses Enforcement Conference Insp Repts 50-317/93-14 & 50-318/93-14 on 930805 & Forwards Notice of Violation. Violation of Concern Because It Represents Two Examples of Failure to Take Effective & Timely Corrective Action

ML20056D530
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	08/11/1993
From:	Hodges M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Denton R BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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ML20056D531	List: ML20056D530 ML20056D540
References
EA-93-190, NUDOCS 9308170049
Download: ML20056D530 (3)

See also: IR 05000317/1993014

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AUG 111993

Docket Nos. 50-317

50-318

EA No.93-190

Mr. Robert E. Denton

Vice President - Nuclear Energy

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway

Lusby, Maryland 20657-4702

Dear Mr. Denton:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE RESULTS

(INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-317/93-14 AND 50-318/93-14)

This letter refers to the enforcement conference held with you and members of your staff on

August 5,1993, in the Region I offices. The enforcement conference was held to discuss the

apparent violations identified in inspection reports listed in the subject line. The apparent

violations dealt with the recurrent excessive use of overtime to accomplish safety-related

tasks and the adequacy of nondestructive examination procedures.

Based on the results of this meeting, the activities discussed above appear to be in violation

of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). The ,

violation is of concern because it represents two examples of a failure to take effective or

timely corrective action. The failure to properly control the overtime worked by

nondestructive examination technicians should have been prevented by your corrective action

for a recent similar violation. The second example was a failure to correct a long-standing

problem where nondestructive examination procedures used for magnetic particle testing of

safety-related examination did not specify all the parameters of the examination required by ,

the applicable ASME Code. Further, the record of the examination did not fully describe

how the examination was conducted.

During the meeting, we discussed the series of violations relating to nondestructive l '

examination that have been identified by the NRC over the last three years. In that

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discussion, you noted changes that are under consideration to strengthen your performance in ,

this area. In your response to the Notice, please provide a discussion of the enhancements .i

that you have made or are planning to make in the nondestructive examination program for i

the Calvert Cliffs facility.

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

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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 this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the ,

results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement

action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and

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its enclosures 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  :

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procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511. ,

Sincerely,

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Original Signed By:

Marvin W. Hodges

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Marvin W. Hodges, Director  ;

Division of Reactor Safety

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Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation '

2. Appendix B, Slides presented at the Enforcement Conference

3. Appendix C, Enforcement Conference Attendee . List  ;

cc w/encls:

G. Detter, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Matters (CCNPP)

R. McLean, Administrator, Nuclear Evaluations ,

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J. Walter, Engineering Division, Public Service Commission of Maryland i

K. Burger, Esquire, Maryland People's Counsel

R. Ochs, Maryland Safe Energy Coalition

K. Abraham, PAO (2)

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)  ;

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) j

NRC Resident Inspector l

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State of Maryland (2)

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bec w/encls:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

bec w/encls 1 and 3, w/o encl 2 (VIA E-Mail):

C. Cowgill, DRP

L. Nicholson, DRP

J. Yerokun, DRP

D. Weaver, DRP

P. Wilson - Calvert Cliffs

V. McCree, OEDO

R. Capra, NRR

D. Mcdonald, NRR ,

D. Holody, ES

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