ML17348B276
| ML17348B276 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/22/1991 |
| From: | Sinkule M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17348B275 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-250-91-42, 50-251-91-42, NUDOCS 9112090123 | |
| Download: ML17348B276 (2) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4
Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.
DPR-31, DPR-41 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on September 28 through October 25,
- 1991, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1991),
the.violation is listed below:
Technical Specification (TS) 3.2.1 requires that.the indicated axial flux difference (AFD) be maintained within a
+5% target band (flux difference units) about the target flux difference.
TS 3.2.1 action statement a.
requires that, with the indicated AFD outside of the above required target band and with thermal power greater than or equal to 90% of rated thermal power, within 15 minutes either:
- 1) restore the indicated AFD to within the target band limits, or 2) reduce thermal power to less than 90K of rated thermal power.
Contrary to the
- above, on October 18,
.- Incore Axial
- Offsets, the indicated AFD was allowed to deviate outside the
+5% target band for approximately two hours with Unit 3 at 100% power.
This is a Severity Level IV 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, D.C.
20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the 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, (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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, 9ii2090123 9iii22 PDR ADOCK 05000250 8
Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4
Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.
DPR-31, DPR-41 suspended 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.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Marvin V. Sinkule, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2
Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this~+day of November 1991