IR 05000483/1997003

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp 50-483/97-03.Review of Implementation of Corrective Actions Will Be Done During Future Insp

ML20147G608
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	03/25/1997
From:	Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Schnell D UNION ELECTRIC CO.
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Dear Mr. Schnell:

Thank you for your letter of March 14,1997, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated February 28,1997. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.

Sincerely, Thomas P. Gwynn, irec r Division of Reactor cts Docket No.: 50-483 License No.: NPF-30 cc w/ enclosure:

Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.

19041 Raines Drive Derwood, Maryland 20855 Gerald Charnoff, Esq.

Thomas A. Baxter, Esq.

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REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-483/97003 CALLAWAY PLANT This responds to Mr. Arthur T. Howell's letter dated February 28, 1997, which transmitted a Notice of Violation for events discussed in Inspection Report 50-483/97003. Our response to the violation is presented in the attachment.

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ULNRC-3546 March 14,1997 Page1 Statement of Violation During an NRC inspection conducted on January 5 through February 15,1997, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Callaway Plant Technical Specification 6.2.2.f states, in pan, that administrative procedures shall be developed and implemented to limit the working hours of unit staff who perform safety-related functions, for example, licensed operators.

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Administrative Procedure APA-ZZ-00905," Limitations ofCallaway Plant Staff Working Hours," Revision 3, Step 3.1.1.3, stated that individuals should not be permitted to work more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48-hour period. Additionally, Step 3.2 stated that deviations from working hour restrictions shall be approved and documented on Attachment 1," Request to Exceed NRC Overtime Restrictions,"

prior to exceeding the overtime restriction.

Contrary to the above, on January 23,1997, th: inspectors identified that two licensed operators exceeded the overtime limits by working greater than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in a 48-hour period without prior approval and documentation on the " Request to Exceed NRC Ovenime Restrictions" form. Specifically:

. On December 4 and 5,1996, Operator A worked 27.2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> in a 48-hour period.

• On Duccmber 5 and 6,1996, Opt:ator B wori:ed 26.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> in a 48-hour period.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50-483/9703-01).

Reason for the Violation The violation occurred during a forced outage to repair hydraulic actuator leaks for two main feedwater isolation valves. For both cases, the Superintendent, Operations and the Manager, Callaway Plant were cognizant the licensed operators required authorizaticn to exceed working hour restrictions specified by APA-ZZ-00905.

Although Eachment 1, " Request to Exceed NRC Ovenime Restrictions" had not been completed, the working hour restriction deviations had been authorized by the appropriate management specified by APA-ZZ-00905. The reason for the violation was failure to document the authorization.

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Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved:

- A corrective action document, SOS 97-0098 was initiated on January 23,1997 to address the concern identified by the NRC resident staff. j j

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This violation has been discussed with Operations management personnel. This l violation will also be a topic of discussion in meetings conducted by the l Superintendent, Operations with Operations department management staff l i

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