ML17229A986
| ML17229A986 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1999 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML17229A985 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-389-98-11, NUDOCS 9901260224 | |
| Download: ML17229A986 (3) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power and Light Company St. Lucie Unit 2 Docket No.
50-389 License No. NPF-16 During an NRC inspection conducted during the period of November 1 through December 12, 1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10CFR 50), Appendix B, Criterion XVI requires that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected.
Contrary to the above, as of November 15, 1998, conditions adverse to quality were not promptly identified and corrected involving the Unit 2 emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) containment sump.
Specifically, in May 1997, corrective actions were implemented to address gaps and openings in the ECCS sump screens in excess of design requirements described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
- However, as evidenced by the identification of approximately 100 additional discrepancies in November 1998, the corrective actions in May 1997 were not effective in identifying and correcting the deficiencies, and the sump was not restored to design requirements.
This is a Severity IV Level violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the St. Lucie NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, s'uspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Because your response willbe placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so PDR ADQCK 0500033S P901260224, 9901. l2 Enclosure 1
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NOV that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 12th day of January 1999 Enclosure 1