IR 05000387/1998010
| ML17164A876 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/1998 |
| From: | Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Byram R PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| 50-387-98-10, 50-388-98-10, EA-98-502, NUDOCS 9811130169 | |
| Download: ML17164A876 (7) | |
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ACCESSION NBR:
ACIL:50-387 50-388 AUTH.NAME HEHL,C.
RECIP.NAME BYRAM,R.G.
CATEGORY 2 REGULA Y INFORMATION DZSTRIBUTIO YSTEM (RIDS)
9811130169 DOC.DATE: 98/11/03 NOTARIZED: NO Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1, Pennsylva Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 2, Pennsylva AUTHOR AFFILIATION Region 1 (Post 820201)
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Pennsylvania Power 6 Light Co.
DOCKET 05000387 05000388 SUBJECT: Discusses insp repts 50-387/98-10
& 50-388/98-10 completed on 981012.Violation identified involving potential for single failure to cause bypass of suppression chamber during LOCA.Exercises discretion to not issue NOV 6 civil penalty.
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EXERCISE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION RELATED TO INSPECTION REPORT 50-387;388/98-10
Dear Mr. Byram:
On October 12, 1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES) Unit 15 2 reactor facilities and documented the results of the inspection in report 50-387;388/98-10.
In the inspection report, the NRC reviewed a licensee identified issue involving the potential for a single failure to cause a bypass of the suppression chamber during a loss of coolant accident.
This issue is,a violation of NRC requirements, which could be considered for escalated enforcement and be subject to a civil penalty.
However, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement and the Regional Administrator, I have been authorized to exercise discretion to not issue a Notice of Violation and not propose a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions provided in NRC Enforcement Policy,Section VII.B.3, Violations Involving Old Design Issues.
This decision was made after consideration that:
(1) the violation was identified by your staff's good questioning attitude during voluntary initiatives; (2) corrective actions were comprehensive and timely; (3) the conditions were subtle in nature and not likely to be disclosed through routine surveillance or quality assurance activities; and (4) the violation is not reasonably linked to current performance.
The exercise of discretion acknowledges your good effort to identify and correct subtle violations, that would not be identified by routine efforts, before the degraded safety systems are called upon.
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Robert In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
I We appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely, Original Signed by:
Charles Hehl, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-387, 50-388 License Nos.: NPF-14, NPF-22 CC:
R. F. Saunders, Vice President - Site Operations G. T. Jones, Vice President - Engineering and Support G. Kuczynski, General Manager - SSES J. M. Kenny, Supervisor, Nuclear Licensing G. D. Miller, General Manager - Nuclear Engineering R. R. Wehry, Nuclear Licensing F, P. Arcury, Nuclear Services Manager, General Electric C. D. Lopes, Manager - Nuclear Security A. Male, Manager, Nuclear Assessment Services H. D. Woodeshick, Special Assistant to the President J. C. Tilton, III, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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