IR 05000341/1989003

Forwards Insp Rept 50-341/89-03 on 890105-06,13-14 & 25 & Notice of Violation

ML20247J252
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	05/23/1989
From:	Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Mccarthy W DETROIT EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML20247J257	List: IR 05000341/1989003 ML20247J259
References
EA-89-006, EA-89-6, NUDOCS 8906010081
Download: ML20247J252 (3)

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' Docket No. 50-341-License No. NPF-43 EA 89-006 The Detroit Edison Company-ATTN: Mr. Walter J. McCarthy Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 2000 Second Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-341/89003(DRS))

.This refers to the inspection conducted during the period January 5-6, 13-14, and 25,.1989'at the Fermi 2 facility. The inspection was initiated in response to the January 4, ~1989 failure of the B train recirculation pu:ap motor generator field breaker. A copy of the inspection: report was mailed to you on February'1, .1989. An enforcement conference was held on February 8, 1989~in the Region III Office between myself and Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia as well

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as.other members'of our respective staffs to discuss,the event, root causes, and. corrective action '

The' violations described in the enclosed Notice of. Violation (Notice) involve a significant< failure to implement timely corrective action in respoilse to identified deficiencies as well as personnel error. NRC views the failure to properly initiate and complete timely corrective action in response to concerns From the manufacturer, NRC, and your own staff as unacceptabl Specifically, your staff was notified of the need to incorporate the manufacturer's recommendations for lubrication, maintenance, and maintenance intervals for all AK type circuit breakers by letter dated December'23, 1986 and failed to include such information in preventive n.aintenance procedures on the GE Type AKF-2-25 field breaker until Novemter 1988. Such information should have been incorporated prior to the performance of preventive mainten>nce in March'198 The maintenance performed in March 1988 was inadequate due to inadequate procedures and personnel error and ultimately led to the failure of the breaker i on January 4,198 !

.In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, 53 Fed. Reg. 40019 (October 13, 1988), the violations described in the enclosed Notice have been classified as a Severity Levn1 III problem. A civil penalty is considered for a Severity Level III violation or problem. However, after consultation with the 8906010081 890523 PDR ADOCK 05000341

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The Detroit Edison Company 2 May 23, 1989 Commission, the Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards, and Operations Support, and the Director, Office of Enforcement, I have decided that a civil penalty will not be imposed in tais case because this most recent event is another example of a previously identified failure to establish measures to implement timely corrective actions in response to recognized deficiencies. On January 6,1989, NRC issued a Fifty Thousand Dollar ($50,000) civil penalty, in part, for programmatic weaknesses which resulted in failure to take timely corrective actions. Since it is the NRC position that the broad corrective actions that you have already proposed should eliminate future problems of this type, it has been decided that discretion should be exercised in this case and therefore a civil penalty will not be proposed. However, further examples of this type of problem will likely result in further enforcement actio You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirement 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 Document Roo The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not suoject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-51

Sincerely, Origlh31 cicnod bE A. Bert Davis

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Regional Administrator i Enclosures: Notice of Violation Inspection Report No. 50-341/89003(DRS) ,

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