ML14178A281
| ML14178A281 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 09/30/1992 |
| From: | Julian C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Watson R CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9210060230 | |
| Download: ML14178A281 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000261/1992025
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September 30, 1992
Docket No. 50-261
License No. DPR-23
Carolina Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. R. A. Watson
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation
P. 0. Box 1551
Raleigh, NC 27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-261/92-25)
This refers to the inspection conducted by G. MacDonald of this office on
August 24-28, 1992.
The inspection included a review of activities authorized
for your H. B. Robinson facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the
enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice). The violation is of concern because it demonstrated a.
weakness in procedures to recover from a loss of offsite power. This is
significant since H. B. Robinson has only one source of offsite power and this
source has demonstrated single point vulnerability.
In addition to the need for corrective action regarding the specific matters
identified in the enclosed Notice, we are concerned about the implementation
of your procedures that permitted this situation to develop. Consequently,
your response should describe those particular actions taken or planned-to
improve the effectiveness of your program. The current procedure for
backfeeding offsite power to the plant, following a loss of offsite power
(LOSP), via the main and auxiliary transformers did not address the
conditions when the startup transformer was unavailable. During the
inspection we requested that you develop a procedure to restore offsite power
via backfeeding under LOSP conditions and include in your response to this
letter the schedule for implementing this procedure.
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
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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.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Caudle A. Julian, Chief
Engineering Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report
cc w/encls:
C. R. Dietz
Vice President
Robinson Nuclear Project Department
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
P. 0. Box 790
Hartsville, SC
29550
R. H. Chambers
Plant General Manager
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
P. 0. Box 790
Hartsville, SC 29550
Heyward G. Shealy, Chief
Bureau of Radiological Health
Dept. of Health and Environmental
Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC
29201
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Dayne H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environment,
Health & Natural Resources
P. 0. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC
27611-7687
McCuen Morrell, Chairman
Darlington County Board of Supervisor
County Courthouse
Darlington, SC 29535
H. Ray Starling
Vice President -
Legal Department
Carolina Power and Light Co.
P. 0. Box 1551
Raleigh, NC
27602
H. A. Cole
Special Deputy Attorney General
State of North Carolina
P.
0.
Box 629
Raleigh, NC
27602
Robert Gruber
Executive Director
Public Staff - NCUC
P. 0. Box 29520
Raleigh, NC 27626-0520
J. L. Harrison, Manager
Regulatory Compliance
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
P. 0. Box 790
Hartsville, SC 29550
Ms. Gayle B. Nichols
Staff Counsel
SC Public Service Commission
P. 0. Box 11649
Columbia, SC
29211
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H. Christensen, RII
B. Mozafari, NRR
R. Carroll, RH
R. Lo, NRR
G. Jenkins, RH
Document Control Desk
NRC Resident Inspector
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Route 5, Box 413
Hartsville, SC 29550
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