ML072360176
| ML072360176 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 08/24/2007 |
| From: | NRC/OE |
| To: | Carolina Power & Light Co |
| Burrell M | |
| References | |
| EA-07-040 EN-07-051 | |
| Download: ML072360176 (2) | |
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August 24, 2007 EN-07-051 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (EA-07-040)
P. O. Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Docket No.: 50-400
Subject:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY-
$65,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $65,000 will be issued on or about August 30, 2007, to the California Power & Light Co., (CPL) Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. This action is based on a Severity Level (SL) III violation of re-qualification testing requirements related to the security and radiation safety programs. The violation involved three supervisors who deliberately provided answers to security officers during the administration of multiple written armed responder re-qualification tests and annual re-qualification computer based tests for Plant Access and Radiation Worker/Respiratory Protection Training. As a result, numerous security officers failed to demonstrate their independent job task knowledge as required.
Credit was not warranted for the factor of Identification in this matter because these testing concerns were brought to the attention of the NRC by outside stakeholder organizations in December 2005, and the NRC subsequently notified CPL of the concerns during its investigation into the matter as part of an on-site inspection and investigation in January 2006.
Because credit for Identification was not warranted, a civil penalty has been proposed. The NRC staff concluded that the licensees corrective actions in response to the violation were prompt and comprehensive.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule for issuance and notification is:
Mailing of the Notice August 30, 2007 Telephone Notification to the Licensee August 30, 2007 The State of North Carolina will be notified.
Contacts:
M. Burrell, OE, 415-2740 N. Hilton, OE, 415-3055
Distribution: EN-07-051, August 24, 2007 OWFN Chairman Klein Comm. McGaffigan Comm. Lyons Comm. Jaczko SECY OCA OPA IP OWFN EDO DEDR DEDMRS OE OGC NRR NSIR OI STP TWFN OCFO OP CENTER NMSS OIG OCIO RES ACRS Regional Offices RI RII RIII RIV MAIL ADAMS OE staff DISTRIBUTION: (Hard copy)
C. Carpenter, OE S. Magruder M. Burrell N. Hilton S. Sparks OE r/f EA-07-040 File ML072360176
- Publicly Available #Non-Sensitive OFC OE:ES OE:SC NAME MBurrell NHilton DATE 08/24/07 08/24/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY