ML17346B206
| ML17346B206 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/25/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Woody C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17346B208 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-028, EA-86-28, NUDOCS 8607100388 | |
| Download: ML17346B206 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000250/1985043
Text
JUN 25 1986
Docket No. 50-250
License
No.
EA 86-28
Florid@ Power and Light Company
ATTN:/Mr. C. 0. Moody
Group Vice President
Nuclear Energy Department
P. 0.
Box 14000
Juno Beach,
FL
33408
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT;
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED
IMPOSITION OF CIVIL'ENALTY
(NRC INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-250/85"43)
This refers to the inspection
conducted at the Turkey Point facility on August 1,
1985
January ll, 1986.
During this inspection,
a violation of NRC requirements
was identified by
NRC resident inspectors.
The findings were discussed
with
those
members of your staff identified in the enclosed
inspection report and
at an Enforcement
Conference
held in the
NRC Region II Office on January
8,
1986.
The enclosed
Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalty
(NOV)
involves your failure to ensure that
a system you committed to install was fully
operational.
In a letter dated
June
27,
1985, to the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation,
you stated that the installation of neutron flux instrumentation
for Turkey Point Unit 3 was complete
and that the system
was operational.
This
included start-up testing, plant procedures,
and operator training.
In actuality,
the system
was not yet operational
in that start-up testing
had not been completed,
no operator
training had been
performed,
and operating
procedures
were not in
place.
On November 21,
1985, the
NRC resident
inspectors
determined that
on June
25,
July 3, July
18 and July 19,
1985, plant personnel
erroneously
documented
the
completion of start-up testing/calibration
requirements
for, the newly installed
nuclear instruments
when, in fact, the power-range calibration required
by the
installation procedures
had not been
performed
on either nuclear
instrumentation
channel.
The operability of the instruments
was questioned
by
NRC inspectors
in August,
1985,
when they noticed that the instrument readings did not agree
with the existing nuclear
steam
supply system
(NSSS)
power-range
neutron flux
instrumentation.
The Unit 3 reactor
was at
100 percent
power as indicated
by the
NSSS power-range
instruments,
but the newly installed instruments
indicated
90
percent
power.
An investigation of the discrepancy
by the licensee
revealed that
a power-range calibration of the
new instrument channels
had not been
performed
as required
by the installation procedures
and the vendor's technical
manual.
This omission
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of the procedurally specified
power -range calibration constituted
a failure to
complete the start-up testing
and
made the statement
in the June
27,
1985, letter
inaccurate.
The
NRC inspectors
also determined that prior to August 14,
1985,
no operator training had been
performed
on the
use of the
new nuclear instrument
channels.
To emphasize
your need to more adequately
implement your testing
and
system
start-up requirements,
I have. been authorized, after consultation with the
Director, Office of Inspection
and Enforcement,
to issue
the enclosed
Notice
of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the violation described
in the enclosed
Notice.
In accordance
with the "General
Statement
of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix
C (1986) (Enforcement Policy),
the violation described
in the enclosed
Notice has
been categorized
as
a
The base
value of a civil penalty for a Severity Level III
violation is $50,000.
The escalation
and mitigation factors in the Enforcement
Policy were consider'ed
and
no adjustment
was
deemed appropriate.
You should note that the
NRC considered this
a close
case with regard to whether
your inaccurate
submittal of June
27 contained
a material false statement.
Although the staff decided not to cite for the material false statement, it is
apparent
that adequate
attention
was not given to ensuring that the information
provided was accurate.
We expect you to ensure that all future communications
are accurate
in all significant respects.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
In your response,
you should document the specific actions
taken
and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response
to thi s Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions,
the
NRC will determine
whether
further
NRC enforcement action is necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC
regulatory requirements.
In accordance
with Section
2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
Part 2,
Title 10,
Code of Federal
Regulations,
a copy of this letter and its enclosures
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
The responses
directed
by this letter and the enclosed
Notice are not subject to
the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget as required
by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
PL 96-511.
Should you have
any questions
concerning this letter,
we will be glad to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
Original signed
by Roger
D. Walker
Enclosures:
(See
page 3)
J.
Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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Florida Power
and Light Company
Enclosures:
1.
Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalty
2.
Inspection
Report
No. 50-250/85-43
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M. Wethy, Vice President
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
C. J.
Baker, Plant Manager
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
L. W. Bladow, Plant
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VJ. Arias,'r., Regulatory
and Compliance
Supervisor
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