ML18005A261
| ML18005A261 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18005A263 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8802080252 | |
| Download: ML18005A261 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000400/1987040
Text
REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)
ACCESSION
NBR: 880 080252
DOC. DATE: 88/01/29
NOTARIZED:
NO
FACIL: 50-400 Shearon
Harris NucleaT
Poeer
Plant~
Unit ii Carolina
AUTH. NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
GRACEi J. N.
Region
2i
Ofc of the Director
REC IP. NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
UTLEYiE. E.
Carolina Pacer
b Light Co.
DOCKET
05000400
SUBJECT:
Forwards
Insp Rept 50-400/87-40
on 870924-1127
0 notice of
vioiation. One issue
from Insp Rept 50-400/87-37
contained
in
encl notice of violation. Concerns
expressed
over valve
operabil itg determinations
during events
of Feb
5 Oct
1'F87.
DISTRIBUTION CODE:
IE01D
COPIES
RECEIVED: LTR
ENCL
SIZE:
TITLE: General
<50 Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice of Violation Response
NOTES: Application for permit renewal filed.
05000400
RECIPIENT
ID CODE/NAME
PD2-1
COPIES
LTTR ENCL
1
1
REC IP IENT
ID CODE/NAME
BUCKLEY> B
COPIES
LTTR ENCL
2
2
INTERNAL:
I'lRR
MOR ISSE*U> D
NRR/DOEA DIR
NRR/DREP/RPB
NRR/PMAS/ ILRB
OGC/HDS1
RES/DRPS
DIR
XTERNAL:
LPDR
1
1
P)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
DEDRO
NRR/DLPQ/PEB
NRR/DREP/EPB
NRR/DR IS DIR
OE LIFBERMANiJ
REG
RGN2
FILE
01
NRC
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES
REQUIRED:
LTTR
21
ENCL
21
January
29,
1988
Docket No.
50-400
License
No.
C
olina Power and Light Company
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TN:
Mr.
E.
E. Utley
Senior Executive Vice President
Power Supply and Engineering
and Construction
P.
0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC
27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-400/87-37
AND NRC INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-400/87-40)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
(NRC) inspections
conducted
by
G.
F ~ Maxwell
on
September
24 - October 27,
1987 and October
27 - November 27,
1987.
The
one
issue
from Inspection
Report 50-400/87-37
transmitted
by this
letter
is contained
in violation
A of the enclosed
The
report documenting that inspection
was sent to you by letter dated
November 10,
1987.
The
remaining
issues
addressed
in this letter pertain to Inspection
Report
50-400/87-40.
Inspection
Report
50-400/87-40
included
a
review of
activities
authorized
for your Harris facility.
At the conclusion of this
inspection,
the
findings
were
discussed
with those
members
of your staff
identified in the enclosed
inspection report.
Areas
examined
during this inspection
are identified in the report.
Within
these
areas,
the inspection
consisted
of selective
examinations
of procedures
and
representative
records,
interviews with personnel,
and
observation
of
activities in progress.
The inspection
findings indicate that certain activities
appeared
to violate
NRC requirements.
Based
on additional information discussed
at the enforcement
conference
conducted
with your staff
on November 20, 1987, violations
A and
B
in the enclosed
Notice of Violation have
been
categorized
at Severity Level
IV.
The violations,
references
to pertinent requirements,
and elements
to be
included in your response
are
described
in the enclosed
In addition to the enclosed
violations,
we are also concerned
over your valve
operability
determinations
during the
events
of February
and October
1987
involving reactor
coolant
system
vent
(RCSV) valve spurious
actuations.
Our
position is that the
RSCV valves that were pressurized
open during these
events
should,
in fact,
have
been
declared
As such,
we are requesting
that
you include in your
response
an evaluation of your process
for making
and identify any appropriate
changes
you have
made
or will make to strengthen this process.
8802080252
880i29
ADOCK 05000400
G
Carolina
Power and Light Company
January
29,
1988
The violation described
in the
enclosed
Inspection
Report,
paragraph
3 is
similar to
a violation contained in the Notice sent to you by our letter dated
September
8,
1987.
'Because
"similar violations,"
as
described
in the
NRC
Enforcement
Policy,
are
of significant
concern
to the
NRC,
please
give
particular attention
in your response
to the identification of the root cause
of this problem and your corrective action to prevent recurrence.
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 its enclosures
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, please
contact
us
~
Sincerely,
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report 50-400/87-40
cg w/encls:
R.
A. Watson,
Vice President
Harris Nuclear Project
dK
L. Tibbitts, Director of Regulatory
ompliance
L. Willis, Plant General
Manager
J.
Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
bcc w/encls:
LR Barth,
Resident
Inspector
. Upchurch,
Chairman,
Triangle J
Council of Governments
DRS Technical Assistant
Document Control Desk
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