ML20155E691

Forwards Insp Rept 50-461/98-17 on 980819-1001 & Notice of Violation Re Failure to Take Adequate Corrective Actions for Conditions Adverse to Quality Were Identified

ML20155E691
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	10/30/1998
From:	Dapas M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Walter MacFarland ILLINOIS POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20155E696	List: IR 05000461/1998017 ML20155E691 ML20155E713
References
50-461-98-17, NUDOCS 9811050153
Download: ML20155E691 (4)

See also: IR 05000461/1998017

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Mr. W. G. MacFarland IV

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Clinton, IL 61727

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CLINTON INSPECTION REPORT 50-461/98017(DRP) AND

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Dear Mr. MacFarland:

On October 1,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at the Clinton Power Station. .Tne

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enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. During the period covered by this

inspection, the conduct of activities at the Clinton facility was generally characterized by

continued deficiencies involving Technical Specification implementation and ineffective

corrective actions for conditions adverse to quality.

Two examples of a failure to take adequate corrective actions for conditions adverse to quality

were identified. In the first example, you identified that corrective actions taken from

September 1990 to April 1998, to improve the timely performance of safety screenings or.

evaluations for disabled or out-of-service annunciators were not fully effective. In

September 1998, NRC inspectors identified that corrective actions had yet to be developed and

impicmented for this issue. As a result, multiple disabicd or out-of-service annunciators had not

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been evaluated to ensure that the degraded conditions did not constitute defacto changes to

the facility as described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report. In the second example, NRC

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inspectors identified that you closed four out of ten engineering department condition reports

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without either determining the apparent cause for the issue or the extent of the condition or

developing corrective actions to address the apparent cause. Improvements in the corrective

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action program will continue to be monitored as part of the NRC's Manual Chapter 0350, Case

Specific Checklist item 111.1, " Establish and Implement Actions to Achieve and Sustain

improvement in the Corrective Action Program."

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= We are concerned about one violation of NRC requirements that was identified during the

inspection regarding the failure of technicians to announce area radiation monitor annunciators

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' to the control room supervisor. This violation is of concern becaut,e important information

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regarding the status of safety-related components and systems was not being communicated to

the control room staff and this was apparently a routine practice for certain annunciators rather

than a one-time' occurrence. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the

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circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in toe enclosed report. The

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NRC has concluded that information regarding the reasons for the violation, the corrective

actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date

when full compliance will be achieved, is already adequately addressed in the enclosed report.

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Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not

accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position in that case, or if you ch1ose to

provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed

Notice,

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

enclosures, and your response to this letter, if you should choose to respond, will be placed in

the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

Marc L. Dapas, Deputy Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-461

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License No.: NPF-62

Enclosures:

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Notice of Violation

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Inspection Report 50-461/98017(DRP)

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G. Hunger, Station Manager

R. Phares, Manager, Nuclear Safety

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J. Sipek, Director - Licensing

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Attorney General

G. Stramback, Regulatory Licensing

Services Project Ma,1ager

General Electric Company

Chairman, DeWitt County Board

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission

S_EE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE

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Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not

accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to

provide additional iriformation, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed

Notice.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2790 of the NRC's Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, the

enclosures, and your response to this letter, if you should choose to respond, will be placed in

the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

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Marc L. Dapas, Deputy Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-461

License No.: NPF-62

Enclosures:

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Notice of Violation

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Inspection Report 50-461/98017(DRP)

cc w/ enc!s:

G. Hunger, Station Manager

R. Phares, Manager, Nuclear Safety

and Performance Improvement

J. Sipek, Director - Licensing

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Attorney General

G. Stramback, Regulatory Licensing

Services Project Manager

General Electric Company

Chairman, DeWitt County Board

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission

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