ML17353A819

Forwards Response to NRC Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-250/96-06 & 50-251/96-06 on 960505-0615

ML17353A819
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	07/18/1996
From:	Plunkett T FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-96-185, NUDOCS 9607250153
Download: ML17353A819 (5)

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UA'l'E(90RY REGULAT Y INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION YSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9607250153 DOC.DATE: 96/07/18 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-250 Turkey Point Plant, Unit 3, Florida Power and Light C 05000250 50-251 Turkey Point Plant, Unit 4, Florida Power and Light C 05000251 AUTH NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION PLUNKETT,T.F.

RECIP.NAME Florida Power  !'ight RECIPIENT 'AFFILIATION Co.

Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Forwards response to ltr re violations noted in insp l

NRC repts 50-250/96-06 6 50-251/96-06 on 960505-0615.

DISTRZBDTZON CODE: ZE01D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR TITLE: General (50 Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice of ENCL Violation i SIZE:

Response

NOTES:

RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL PD2-3 PD 1 1 CROTEAUPR 1 1 0 INTERNAL: AEOD/SPD/RAB 1 1 TTC 1 1 DEDRO 1 1 IL NTE 1 1 NRR/DISP/PIPB 1 1 FB 1 1 NRR/DRPM/PECB 1 1 NRR/DRPM/PERB 1 1 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT 1 1 OE DIR 1 1 OGC/HDS3 1 1 RGN2 FILE 01 1 1 EXTERNAL: LITCO BRYCE,J H 1 1 NOAC 1 ~ 1 NRC PDR 1 1 D

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N NOTE TO,ALL "RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE! CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK, ROOM OWFN SD"5(EXT. 415-2083) TO ELIMINATE YOUR NAME FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS FOR DOCUMENTS YOU DON'T NEED!

TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 17 ENCL 17

Florida Power 5 Light Company, P.O. Box 14000, Juno Beach, FL 33408.0420 FPL JUL 3 8 $ 996 L-96-185 10 CFR 2.201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Gentlemen:

Re: Turkey Point Units 3 & 4 Docket Nos. 50-250/251 Reply to Notice of Violation NRC Ins ection Re ort 96-06 Florida Power 8 Light Company has reviewed the subject inspection report and, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, the required response is attached.

If there are any questions, please contact us.

Very truly yours,

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T. F. Plunkett President Nuclear Division Attachment cc: Stewart D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC T. P. Johnson, Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9607250l53 960718 PDR ADQCK 05000250

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Attachment to L 85 Page 1 REPLY TO NOTZCE OF VXOLATXON RE: Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 NRC Inspection Report 96-06 FINDING "During an NRC inspection conducted on May 5 through June 15, 1996, 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:

Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established in accordance with Appendix A of Regulato-ry Guide 1.33, Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations), Revision 2, February 1978.

Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 section 8.b.(1)(q) states that implementing procedures are required for each surveillance test listed in the technical specifications, including emergen-cy power tests.

Technical Specification 4.8.1.1.2.a.4 requires that each emergency diesel generator shall be demonstrated operable by verifying that the diesel starts and accelerates to rated conditions. Once per 184 days, these conditions shall be reached within 15 seconds after the start signal from normal conditions. This requirement was implemented by procedures 3 and 4-0SP-023.1, Diesel Generator Operability Test, sections 7.3 and 7.4, rapid start test.

Contrary to the above, prior to May 21, 1996, and since initial

.plant startup for Unit 3 and since the Dual Unit Outage for Unit 4, the 184 day rapid start test performed by procedures 3 and 4-OSP-023.1 was not performed from normal conditions in that the diesel generator fuel priming pumps were operated prior to initiating the diesel start signal. As a result, portions of the automatic start circuitry had not been demon-strated operable. Subsequent testing of all four diesels without operating the fuel priming system was successful.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)."

RESPONSE TO FINDING

1. Florida

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Power S Light Company (FPL) concurs with the finding.

2. On June 18, 1996, FPL submitted LER 250/96-08, Inadequate Surveillance Testing for Emergency Diesel Generato rs. Th e

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issues associated with violation 96-06-02, including corrective actions are contained within LER 250/96-08.