ML17228A854

Responds to Violation Noted in Insp Rept 50-389/94-15. Corrective Actions:Plant Shutdown & Entered Mode 3 on 940714 & Need Site Vice President & Plant General Manager Reviewed Event W/Operations Mgt & Other Key Site Personnel

ML17228A854
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	09/15/1994
From:	Goldberg J FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-94-233, NUDOCS 9409210319
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PRIDRITY ACCELERATED RIDS PROCESSING) 1 REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9409210319 DOC.DATE: 94/09/15 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET ¹ FACIL:50-389 St. Lucie Plant, Unit 2, Florida Power & Light Co. 05000389 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION GOLDBERG,J.H. Florida Power & Light Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Responds to notice of violations noted in insp rept 50-389/94-15.Corrective actions:plant shutdown & entered mode 3 on 940714.

DISTRIBUTION'CODE: IE01D COPIES RECEIVED LTR ENCL 0 SIZE:

TITLE: General (50 Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice of Vio ation Response NOTES:

RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL PD2-2 PD NORRIS,J INTERNAL: ACRS AEOD/DEIB AEOD/BPD/RAB AEOD/SPD/RRAB ME~0/<TC DEDRO F2TEl CENTER 02 NRR/DORS/OEAB NRR/'DRCH/HHFB NRR/PMAS/IRCB-E NU DOCS-ABSTRACT OE DIR OGC/HDS3 RES/HFB RGN2 FILE 01 EXTERNAL EG&G/BRYCE i J ~ H NOAC NRC PDR NOTE TO ALL"RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE iVASTE! CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK, ROOM Pl-37 (EXT. 504-2083 ) TO ELINIINATEYOUR NAME FROil DISTRIBUTION LISTS FOR DOCI.'MENTS YOU DON"I'L'ED!

TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 21 ENCL

Florida Power 8c Light Company, P.O. Box 14000, Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 FPL SEP 1 5 199'f L-94-233 10 CFR 2.201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Re: St. Lucie Unit 2 Docket No. 50-389 Reply to Notice of Violation Ins ection Re ort 94-15 Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) has reviewed the subject inspection report and pursuant to

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10 CFR 2.201 the response to the notice of violation is attached.

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Very truly yours, J. H. Goldberg President - Nuclear Division JHG/JWH/kw Attachment cc: Stewart D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator, USNRC Region II Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie Plant DAS/PSL N1196-94 9409210319 9409'15 PDR ADOCK 0500038rr' PDR an FPL Group company

Re: St. Lucie Uni 2 Docket No. 50-389 Reply to Notice of Violation Zns ection Re ort 94-15 VIOLATION:

St. Lucie Unit 2 Technical Specification 3.3.1, Table 3.3-1, item 12, required, in part, that 4 channels of TCBs be operable in Mode

1. The associated LCO action statement required that an inoperable channel be placed in the tripped condition within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />; otherwise, the unit was required to be in Mode 3 within 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.

Contrary to the above, on July 14, 1994, when Trip Circuit Breaker TCB-5 'failed to open when required, was declared inoperable, and the breaker's failure mode prevented placing the affected channel in the tripped condition, the associated shutdown to Mode 3 was not performed in the required 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.

While the unit was ultimately shut down, entrance into Mode, 3 occurred approximately 7-1/2 hours after declaring the Trip Circuit Breaker inoperable. Further, the shutdown was premised on a management directive, as opposed to a Technical Specif ication requirement. While the licensee interrupted TCB-5's electrical flow path by opening Trip Circuit Breakers TCB-1, TCB-2, and TCB-6, the subject Technical Specification action statement was prescriptive in requiring that either Trip Circuit Breaker TCB-5 be opened or that the unit be shut down.

RESPONSE

REASON FOR VIOLATION FPL concurs that a violation existed. The root cause of the violation was personnel error on the part of Operations Management.

2. CORRECTIVE STEPS TAKEN AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED The plant was shutdown and entered Mode 3 at 11:06 a.m. on July 14, 1994.

3. CORRECTIVE STEPS TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS The Site Vice President and Plant General Manager have reviewed this event with Operations Management and other key site personnel. The need for strict adherence to Technical Specifications has been emphasized.

B. Operations Management have be'en made aware that other sources within the Nuclear Division are available to aid in their decision making process when events arise that involve complex or previously unencountered situations.

4. DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED Full compliance was achieved when the plant entered Mode 3 at 11:06 a.m. on July 14, 1994.