ML16342A443
| ML16342A443 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 03/16/1994 |
| From: | Richards S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Rueger G PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16342A444 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-94-056, EA-94-56, GL-89-13, NUDOCS 9403250011 | |
| Download: ML16342A443 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000275/1994008
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2055&4001
Dockets.
50-275
50-323
March 16,
1994
Licenses:
DPR-82
EA 94-056
Pacific
Gas
and Electric Company
ATTN:
Mr. G.
M. Rueger,
Senior
Vice President
and General
Manager
Nuclear
Power Generation
Business
Unit
Nuclear
Power Generation,
B14A
77 Beale Street,
Room
1451
P. 0.
Box 770000
San Francisco,
California 94177
SUBJECT'RC
INSPECTION
REPORT 50-275/94-08;
50-323/94-08
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by Mr. P. Narbut on February
28,
March
1 and 8,
1994.
The inspection included
a review of activities
authorized for your Diablo Canyon Nuclear
Power Plant, Units
1 and 2.
At the
conclusion of the inspection,
the findings were discussed
with those
members
of your staff identified in the. enclosed report.
Areas
examined during this inspection
are described
in the report.
In
followup to Inspection
Report 50-275/93-36,
50-323/93-36,
the inspection
further reviewed
PGSIE's activities performed in response
to Generic Letter 89-
13, "Service Water System
Problems Affecting Safety-Related
Equipment,"
issued
on July 18,
1989.
The purpose of the inspection
was to determine whether
activities authorized
by the license
were conducted safely
and in accordance
with NRC requirements.
Within these
areas,
the inspection consisted of
selective
examinations of procedures
and representative
records,
interviews
with personnel,
and observations
by the inspector.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
three apparent violations were
identified and are being considered for escalated
enforcement
action in
accordance
with the "General'tatement
of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy),
The
apparent violations involve: (1) the failure to implement adequate
design
control measures
to assure that the specifications
and procedures
associated
with the Component Cooling Water Heat Exchangers
maintained the system design
basis for maximum system temperature,
(2) the failure to provide complete
and
accurate
information to the
NRC regarding the results of the testing of these
heat exchangers,
and (3) the failure to identify the cause
and take timely
corrective action for the failure of CCW Heat Exchanger
1-2 to meet the test
acceptance criteria for heat exchanger
capacity
on February
2,
1991.
Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently
being issued for these
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inspection findings.
In addition,
please
be advised that the number
and
characterization, of apparent violations described
in the enc1osed
inspection
report
may change
as
a result of further
NRC review.
An enforcement
conference to discuss
these
apparent violations
has
been
scheduled for Narch 23,
1994.
This enforcement
conference will be open to
public observation
in accordance
with the Commission's trial program
as
discussed
in the enclosed
Federal Register notice (Enclosure 2).
The decision
to hold an enforcement
conference
does
not mean that the
NRC has determined
that
a violation has occurred or that enforcement
action will be taken.
The
purposes
of this conference
are to discuss
the apparent violations, their
causes
and safety significance;
to provide you the opportunity to point out
any errors in our inspection report;
and to provide
an opportunity for you to
present your proposed corrective actions.
In addition, this fs an opportunity
for you to provide
any information concerning your perspectives
on 1) the
severity of the violations,
2) the application of the factors that the
NRC
considers
when it determines
the
amount of a civil penalty that may be
assessed
in accordance
with Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy,
and 3)
any other application of the Enforcement
Policy to this case,
including the
exercise of discretion in accordance'with
Section YII.. You will be advised
by
separate
correspondence
of the results of our deliberations
on this matter.
No response
regarding
these
apparent violations is. required at this time.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of
this letter and its enclosure
wi11
be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
Sincerely,
S. A. Richards,
Acting Director
Division of Reactor Safety
and Projects
Enclosures:
l.
Inspection
Report 50-275/94-08;
50-323/94-08
2.
federal Register Notice
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cc w/enclosures:
Dr. Richard Ferguson,
Energy Chair, Sierra Club California
Ns.
Nancy Culver,
San Luis Obispo Nothers for Peace
Ns. Jacquelyn
C. Wheeler
Nanaging Editor,
The County Telegram Tribune
Chairman,
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors
Nr. Truman Burns, California Public Utilities Commission
Nr. Robert Kinosian, California Public Utilities Commission
Robert
R. Mellington, Esq., Diablo Canyon Independent
Safety Committee
Nr. Steve
Hsu, Radiologic Health Branch, State
Department
of Health Services
Nr. Peter
H. Kaufman,
Deputy Attorney General,
State of California
Christopher J. Marner, Esq.,
PGKE
Nr. John Townsend,
Vice President
and Plant Nanager,
Diablo Canyon