ML16139A416

EN-92-102:on 921228,notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $100,000 Issued to Licensee.Action Based on License Failure to Take Corrective Action for Condition Adverse to Quality

ML16139A416
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	12/22/1992
From:	Lieberman J, Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-92-211, EN-92-102, NUDOCS 9212310071
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ACCELERAT&D DOCUMENT DISTIWUTION SYSTEM REGULATWZ INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIOIWYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9,212310071 DOC.DATE: 92/12/22 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET #

FACIL:50-.87 Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Duke Power Co.

05000287 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION LUEHMAN,J.

Ofc of Enforcement (Post 870413)

LIEBERMAN,J Ofc of Enforcement (Post 870413)

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION R

SUBJECT:

EN-92-102:on 921228,notice of proposed imposition of civil penalty in amount of $100,000 issued to licensee.Action D

based on license failure to take corrective action for condition adverse to quality.

DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE33F COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE:

S TITLE: Enforcement Notice (EN)

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NOTE TO ALL "RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE! CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK, S

ROOM P1-37 (EXT. 504-2065) TO ELIMINATE YOUR NAME FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS FOR DOCUMENTS YOU DON'T NEED!

TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 11 ENCL 11

cember 22, 1992 W 92-102 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:

Duke Power Company (EA 92-211)

(Oconee Unit 3)

Docket No. 50-287 Suject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY -

$100,000 This is to inform-the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $ 100,000 will be issued on or about December 28, 1992 to the Duke Power Company. This action is based on a violation for the licensee's failure to take corrective action for a condition adverse to quality.

Specifically, during the performance of a periodic test on the Low Pressure Service Water system the potential for degraded cooling flow through the 3B Low Pressure Injection Cooler was identified, but not followed up. Based upon questions from the NRC resident inspector during the subsequent unit outage, the licensee performed additional testing on the system and identified a partially closed manual valve that was restricting flow. This violation has been classified at Severity Level III.

The base civil penalty of $50,000 has been escalated 50 percent for NRC identification and 50 percent for past poor performance.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice December 28, 1992 Telephone Notification of Licensee December 28, 1992 The State of South Carolina will be notified.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in.which to respond.

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, mitigated, or imposed by Order.

Contact:

J. Luehman, OE, 504-3280 J. Lieberman, OE, 504-2741 Distribution:

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