ML17349A225
| ML17349A225 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/01/1992 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17349A224 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-250-92-07, 50-250-92-7, 50-251-92-07, 50-251-92-7, NUDOCS 9205220026 | |
| Download: ML17349A225 (4) | |
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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 an NRC inspection conducted on February 29 through April 3,
- 1992, 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:
TS 6.8. 1 requires that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Section 1.c of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, February
- 1978, recommends administrative procedures for equipment control (e.g.,
locking and tagging).
Paragraph
- 5. 15.5 of procedure O-ADN-212, In-Plant Equipment Clearance
- Orders, requires that the clearance controller/holder shall request a
Release for Test and shall provide, among other things, the reason for the Release'or Test listing the test to be performed and a step-by-step description of what clearance order steps need to be included on the Release for Test and the position required for the test release.
In
- addition, paragraph
- 5. 15. 12 requires that the administrative.Reactor Control Operator or qualified operator research and write a Release for Test.
Paragraph
- 5. 15. 13 also requires the Assistant Nuclear Plant
.Supervisor/Nuclear Watch Engineer to independently review and verify the adequacy of the administrative Reactor Control Operator's instructions and steps including the releasing order and the component positions.
Contrary to the
- above, on February 23,
- 1992, 4B charging pump vent valve 4-276E was not included on a Release for Test and was allowed to remain open while the system was pressurized to approximately 2500 psig from the 4A charging pump discharge header.
This in turn permitted the inadvertent release of approximately 80 gallons of primary coolant which contaminated two licensed operators and the Unit 4 charging pump room.
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 at the facility that is the subject of this notice, 9205220026 92050l PDR ADOCK 05000250 8
Docket Nos.
50-250, 50-251 License Nos.'PR-31, DPR-41 I'lorida Power and Light Company 2
Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4
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 or demand for information may be issued as to why. the license should not be modified, 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.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 1st day of Hay 1992