IR 05000917/2010021

Notice of Violation from Insp on 950917-1021.Violation Noted:Lctr 95-01384 Did Not Provide Adequate Instructions for Ensuring That Air Start Sys Piping Associated W/B EDG Was Properly Isolated & Depressurized

ML14181A784
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson, 05000917
Issue date:	11/17/1995
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML14181A783	List: IR 05000917/2010021
References
50-261-95-27, NUDOCS 9512110097
Download: ML14181A784 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Carolina Power & Light Company Docket No. 50-261 H. B. Robinson Unit 2 License No. DPR-23 During an NRC inspection conducted on September 17 - October 21, 1995, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure For NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.5.1.1, Procedures, Tests, and Experiments, requires in part, that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained, covering the activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Rev. 2, 1978, including procedures for controlling the clearance (tagout) of safety-related equipmen Implicit in this requirement, is the requisite that the procedures be adequate for the circumstance Local Clearance and Test Request (LCTR) 95-01384 was developed to control the clearance of the B Emergency Diesel Generator in order to conduct scheduled preventative maintenanc Contrary to the above, LCTR 95-01384 was inadequate, in that, it did not provide adequate instructions for ensuring that the air start system piping associated with the B Emergency Diesel Generator was properly isolated and depressurized. As a result, on September 26, 1995, while implementing the clearance, the air start piping was depressurized through the diesel's air start distributor, resulting in the diesel starting unexpectedly. The diesel operated for approximately seven minutes without all of its normal support equipment properly aligne This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Carolina Power & Light Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued, as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked,

or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response tim PDR ADOCK 05000261 PDR

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Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to s'upport your request for withholding the information from the publi Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 17th of November 1995