During an NRC inspection completed on June 30, 2005, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the
NRC Enforcement Policy, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50.54(q) requires, in part, that a licensee authorized to operate a nuclear power reactor shall follow and maintain in effect
emergency plans which meet the standards in Section 50.47(b).
10 CFR 50.54(q) also states that a licensee may make changes to these plans without Commission approval only if the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plans and the plans, if changed, continue to meet the standards of Section 50.47(b).
10 CFR 50.47(b)(8) requires that adequate emergency facilities and equipment to support the emergency response be provided and maintained. Section H of Revision 18 of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
Emergency Plan, which implements the requirements of
10 CFR 50.47(b)(8), states that in the event that the
Technical Support Center (
TSC) becomes uninhabitable during an emergency, the control room will serve as an alternate
TSC location. Contrary to the above, between April 25 and May 4, 2005, the licensee failed to maintain in effect a provision of its
emergency plan in that adequate emergency facilities and equipment to support the emergency response were not provided. In this case, the licensee failed to follow and maintain in effect its
emergency plan when the
TSC was removed from service during this period to allow for modification activities. The removal of the
TSC for the modification did not represent a condition in which the
TSC was uninhabitable during an emergency. This violation is associated with a White
Significance Determination Process finding for Units 1 and 2 in the
emergency preparedness cornerstone.
