ML20135D367
| ML20135D367 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 12/02/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20135D350 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-271-96-09, 50-271-96-9, NUDOCS 9612090353 | |
| Download: ML20135D367 (2) | |
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ENCLOSbRE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Vermont Yankee Atomic Power Company Docket No. 50-271 Vermont Yankee License No. DPR-28 During an NRC inspection conducted e1 September 16-20,1996, a violation of NRC requirements was identified, in accort ;nce with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XI, " Test Control," requires written test procedures which incorporate acceptance limits contained in applicable design l
documents. ANSI N18.7-1976, Section 5.2.19.3, " Test Associated with Plant Maintenance, Modifications or Procedure Changes," requires procedures to include appropriate quantitative or qualitative acceptance criteria (limits) contained in applicable design documents. The VY UFSAR, Section 1.9, states the VY Quality Assurance Program is in compliance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B and ANSI N18.7-1976.
Contrary to the above, on and before September 20,1996, the licensee's surveillance procedure, OP 4215, Rev. 6, " Main Station Battery Performance /
l Service Test," failed to incorporate any appropriate acceptance criteria for the battery service test. The acceptance criteria in the form of test shutdown voltage had no basis in any design document. The battery test acceptance criteria failed to consider the minimum battery terminal voltage used to determine the acceptable operation of safety-related de equipment as documented in caiculation VYC-1349, Rev. O, dated January 23,1995.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to tfie provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Vermont Yankee Atomic Power Company 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, 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 Notbe of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a
" Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (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 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 order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the l
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.
9612090353 961202 PDR ADOCK 05000271 0
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 reaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you abould clearly indicate the specific information i
that you desire not to be placed in the FDR, and povide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from tm public.
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Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania l
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