ML14181A945
| ML14181A945 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 09/26/1997 |
| From: | Shymlock M NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-II |
| To: | Keenan J Carolina Power & Light Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML14181A947 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-261-97-09, 50-261-97-9, NUDOCS 9710100025 | |
| Download: ML14181A945 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000261/1997009
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DOC.DATE: 97/09/26 NOTARIZED: NO
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Region 2 (Post 820201)
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RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
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Carolina Power & Light Co.
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September 26, 1997
Carolina Power & Light Company
ATTN:
Mr. J. S. Keenan
Vice President
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Unit 2
3581 West Entrance Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-261/97-09
Dear Mr. Keenan:
On August 30. 1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your H. B. Robinson
reactor facility. You were informed of the inspection findings in an exit
interview conducted on September 10, 1997. The enclosed report presents the
results of that inspection.
During the six-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of
activities at the H. B. Robinson facility was generally characterized by
safety-conscious operations, sound engineering and maintenance practices, and
careful radiological work controls. However, one violation of NRC
requirements related to the Limiting Safety System Setting (LSSS) for the Over
Power Delta Temperature (OPDT) reactor trip setpoint raised concern regarding
your control of calibration procedures for LSSS setpoints. This issue was
initially discussed in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-261/97-08. Due to an
inadequate calibration procedure, appropriate setpoint inputs were not
specified for the OPDT trip at power levels less than 100 percent. The NRC is
concerned that the resulting non-conservative error existed since 1979. The
NRC considered escalated enforcement action for the failure to control this
LSSS setpoint: however, our review of the violation concluded that the safety
significance of the error was low, and your review of other LSSS setpoints did
not identify any similar errors. In addition, the identification of the
condition during a power descention evolution by the Control Room Shift
Supervisor was an example of good attention to detail in the monitoring of
control room indications. Therefore, the violation has been characterized as
a Severity Level IV violation.
The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the
circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in the
enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance
with regulatory requirements.
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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
(PDR).
Sincerely,
( Original signed by M. Shymlock )
Milton B. Shymlock, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 4
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No. 50-261
License No. DPR-23
Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation
2. NRC Inspection Report
cc w/encls:
Dale E. Young
Director, Site Operations
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B.
Robinson Steam Electric Plant
3581 West Entrance Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
J. W. Moyer
Plant General Manager
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
3581 West Entrance Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
D. B. Alexander, Manager
Performance Evaluation and
Regulatory Affairs
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Carolina Power & Light Company
412 S. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
H. K. Chernoff, Supervisor
Licensing/Regulatory Programs
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
3581 West Entrance Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
(cc w/encls cont'd - See page 3)
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Robert P. Gruber
T. M. Wilkerson, Manager
Executive Director
Regulatory Affairs
Public Staff
NCUC
Carolina Power & Light Company
P. 0. Box 29520
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Raleigh, NC 27626-0520
3581 West Entrance Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
Public Service Commission
State of South Carolina
Max Batavia, Chief
P. 0. Box 11649
Bureau of Radiological Health
Columbia, SC 29211
Dept. of Health and Environmental
Control
Hartsville Memorial Library
2600 Bull Street
141 W. College Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201
Hartsville, SC 29550
Mel Fry, Acting Director
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NRC Resident Inspector
Raleigh, NC 27602
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2112 West Old Camden Road
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Hartsville, SC 29550
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