ML18005A253
| ML18005A253 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 01/19/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18005A252 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-400-87-34, EA-87-201, NUDOCS 8801250479 | |
| Download: ML18005A253 (3) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Carolina Power and Light Company Shearon Harris Unit 1
Docket No. 50-400 License No NPF-63 EA 87-201 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on August 20-September 24,
- 1987, 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 (1987), the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.3 requires that when the plant is operat-ing in Modes 1,
2, 3, or 4, each containment isolation valve must be operable.-
The TS ACTION statement specifies that when one of the contain-ment isolation valves is inoperable, the licensee must maintain at least one other penetration isolation valve operable and either restore the inoperable valve to operable status within four hours, or isolate each affected penetration within four hours by use of at least one deactivated automatic valve secured in the isolation position, or isolate each affected penetration within four hours by the use of at least one closed manual valve or blind flange, or the plant should be placed in hot standby (Mode
- 3) within the next six hours, and in cold shutdown (Mode 5) within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.
On August 13, 1987, with the Unit in Mode 1, contain-ment isolation. valve 18D-ll was declared inoperable and stuck in the open
- position, and remained in this condition until September 13, 1987.
Contrary to the
- above, during this time the licensee failed to take appropriate action to comply with the ACTION requirements of Technical Specification 3.6.3 in that valve 18D-11 was not repaired, the penetration was not isolated, nor was the unit brought to cold shutdown.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Carolina Power and Light Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control
- Desk, Washington, DC
- 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
This reply should be clearly marked as a
"Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results
- achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
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, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this /g4. day of January 1988 880l250479 8801l9 PDR ADOCK 05000400 0
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Nel son Grace Regional Administrator
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