IR 05000400/1986066
| ML18004B625 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18004B626 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-171, NUDOCS 8612040190 | |
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| Download: ML18004B625 (6) | |
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NOV2 4 1986 Docket No. 50-400 License No. CPPR-158 EA 86-171 Carolina Power and Light Company ATTN:
Mr. E.
E. Utley Senior Executive Vice President Power Supply and Engineering and Construction P. 0.
Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-400/86-66)
This refers to the NRC inspection conducted at the Harris facility on August 25-28, 1986 of activities authorized by NRC License No. CPPR-158.
The inspection included a review of the circumstances surrounding requirements for physical separation of electric cables for safety-related systems.
The report documenting the results of the inspection was sent to you by letter dated October 10, 1986.
As a result of this inspection, the NRC identified a significant failure to comply with NRC regulatory requirements and accordingly, NRC concerns relative to the inspection findings were discussed by Dr. J.
Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator, Region II, with you and members of your staff in an Enforcement Conference held in the Region II office on October 9, 1986.
The violation in the enclosed Notice of Violation involved the failures (1) to conduct adequate inspections of electrical installations for physical separation of electrical cables for safety-related circuits, and (2) to take adequate corrective actions based on a previous NRC inspection which identified defi-ciencies in this area (Inspection Report No. 50-400/84-41).
NRC inspections in this area revealed that as of July 1986 numerous separation deficiencies still existed in electrical installations.
Me view this violation to be sig-nificant because of the importance the NRC places in maintaining the physical separation of electrical circuits to ensure their reliability in service and because similar problems in this area had been previously identified by the NRC and effective measures were not taken to prevent recurrence of the deficiencies.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation described in the enclosed Notice has been classified as a Severity Level III.
Normally, a civil penalty is considered for a Severity Level III violation.
However, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, I
have decided that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this case because of your prior good performance in correcting conditions adverse to quality in other functional areas and your unusually prompt and extensive actions to correct the problems once they were identified to you in July 1986.
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NQV21 ass-2-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 Room.
The responses 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, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely, Carolina Power
& Light Compnay 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, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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