IR 07100007/2011024
| ML20199A381 | |
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| Site: | Clinton, 07100007  |
| Issue date: | 12/22/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20199A378 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-461-97-22, NUDOCS 9801270202 | |
| Download: ML20199A381 (2) | |
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lilinois Pt.wer Company Dock t No. 50-461 Clinton Power Station License No. NPF 62 During an NRC inspection conducted between October 6 through November 25,1997, three violations of NRC requirements were ic'entified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600 (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995), the violations are listed below:
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Technical Specification 3.4.10. "fMR Shutdown Cooling System-Cold Shutdown,"
requires that with one or two RHR shutdown cooling subsystems inoperable verify an alternate method of decay heat removal for each inoparable RHR shutdown cooling subsystem within i hour and once per 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> thereafter.
Technical Specification 3.8.10, " Distribution Systems Shutdown," requiret, that with one or more required AC bus electrical power distribution subsystems inoperable, initiete actions to restore the required AC bus electrical power distribution subsystems to an operable status immediately.
Technical Specification 3.0.2 requires, in part, that upon discovery of a failure to meet a limiting condition for operation, the required actions of the associated conditions shall be met.
Contrary to the above, upon discovery of a failure to meet a limiting condition for operation, the required actions of the associated conditions were not met.
Specifically:
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Between July 28 and October 26,1997, one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem was inoperable and an alternate method of decay heat removal was not verified 'vithin i hour and once per 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> thereafter.
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Between August 30 and September 1,1997, and October 12 - 13,1997, Division i and ll AC electrical distribution subsystems were inoperable, and
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actions were not pursued to restore the Division I and 11 electrical distribution subsystems to an operable status immediately.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion VI," Document Control," requires, in part, that
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measures shall be established to control the issuance of documents, such as instructions, procedures, and drawings, which prescribe all activities affecting quality.
These measures shall assure that documents are reviewod for adequacy and
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approved for release by authorized personnel and are distributed to and used at the location where the prescribed activity is performed.
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Contrary to the above, as of November 24,1997, measures were not established to control the issuance of documents which prescribe activities affecting quality.
Specifically, vendor manuals supplied with measurement and test equipment were not reviewed for adequacy and approved for release by authorized personnel prior to the documents being used at the location where the prescribed activity was performed.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
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'lechnical Specification 5 41 requires in part that written procedures shall be
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established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedur6s
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recommended in Ragulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978.
t Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February 1978, Section 9.a.
recommends procedures goveming maintenance activities be implemented.
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Procedure CPS 1029.01," Preparation and Routing of Maintenance Work Documents," Section 8.2.6.5, states, "When pc tial performance of a procedure is
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required and the scope of work is 091 known up front, the planner shall add a
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signature space for maintenance supervision to specify and dot ament in the i
maintenance work request package the section(s)/ steps of the procedure to be performed.
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Contrary to the above, on October 21,1997, signature Spaces for maintenance l
supervision to specify and document the sections or steps of procedures to be performed during the partial performance of maintenance procedures on safety related hydrarnotors were not added even though the scope of the work was unknown prior to beginning work.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement l).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2.201, Illinois Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region III, and a copy to the NRC resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this 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 i
steps that will be taken to avoid further violations,-and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an ordec or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why
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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.
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Because the 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 it is necessary to include such information, it should clearly indicate the specific information that should not be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support the request for withholding the information from the public.
Dateo et Lisle, Illinois this 22nd day of December 1997
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