IR 05000338/1988016

Discusses Insp Repts 50-338/88-16 & 50-339/88-16 on 880514- 0610 & Forwards Notice of Violation

ML20207G331
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	08/17/1988
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Cruden D VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
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ML20207G335	List: IR 05000338/1988016 ML20207G351
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NUDOCS 8808240091
Download: ML20207G331 (2)

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AUG 171988 Docket No License Nos. NPF-7 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN: Mr. D. S. Cruden, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Post Office Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: WOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-008/88-16 AND 50-339/88-16)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on May 14 - June 10, 1988, at the North Anna Power Station. The NRC letter dated June 30, 1988, transmitting the above raferenced inspection report indicated that a potential violation was being reviewed for possible escalated enforce-ment action (violation 339/88-16-02) involving operabihty of the emergen'c diesel generators. The violation with pertinent references and elements to be included in your response is described in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice).

In our review of this event, we considered information presented during the Enforcement Conference on July 6, 1988, and in Licensee Event Report (LER) 339/88-04. We also considered that two outside sources of AC power were in service, and one or both emergency diesel generators could have been made operable on relatively short notic Nevertheless, the inoperability of emergency power source 3 is of concern no matter how short the time period involved. Nonnally such a violation is categorized as Severity Level II Since the plant staff had taken some action based on NRC Information Notice 87-41 and INP0 SOER 14-87 to prevent the problem that caused one of the emergency diesel generator to be inoperable, this violation was categorized as a Severity Level I While the actions taken were appropriate; they were insufficient. We remain concerned about your program to use industry experience to develop plans and programs to preclude similar events at your facilities. Sufficient general information was available that could have enabled you to develop specific steps to prevent this violation based on the events described in NRC Information Notice 87-41 and INP0 SOER 14-87. Past experience indicates that additional steps are required by Virginia Electric and Power Company management to develop l and implement an improved operational feedback program. Should shortcomings in your operational feedback program result in future violations of significant regulatory concern, such violations will be seriously considered for escalated )

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We acknowledge that you have taken steps to upgrade your operational feedback program, but based on this event, we believe that additional enhancements to 8808240091 880817 '

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Virginia Electric and Power Company -2_ AUG 171988 the program are required. In your response to this violation, please provide details of your corrective action to ensure that similar information is properly evaluated and identified as applicable to your facilitie In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, !

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure ;

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roo ;

The response directed by this letter and its enclosure are not subject._to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-51 Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact u .

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]J.NelsonGrace Regional Administrator Enclosure:

Notice of Violation cc w/ encl: 1 G. E. Kane, Station Manager i N. E. Hardwick, Manager - Nuclear l Programs and Licensing

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