ML18010A616
| ML18010A616 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 04/13/1992 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Watson R CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18010A617 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9205050104 | |
| Download: ML18010A616 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000400/1992004
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APR I 3
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Docket No. 50-400
License
No.
Carolina
Power
and Light Company
ATTN:
Mr. R.
W. Watson
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation
P.
0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC 27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-400/92-04)
This refers
to the
inspection
conducted
by J.
Tedrow of this office
on
February
15 - March 20,
1992.
The inspection
included
a review of activities
authorized for your Harris facility.
At the conclusion of the inspection,
the
findings were
discussed
with those
members
of your staff identified in the
enclosed
inspection report.
Areas
examined
during the 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.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
certain of your activities appeared
to
be in violation of
NRC requirements,
as specified
in the enclosed
Notice of
Violation (Notice).
We are concerned
about the violations because
they involve
the failure to properly identify deficiencies
and implement corrective actions
to prevent repetition of
a
problem,
and
the failure to proper ly perform
independent verification for a system that
was returned
to operational
status
following testing.
The
second
example of the first violation described
in the enclosed
Notice is
similar to
a violation contained
in the Notice sent to you by our letter dated
May 24,
1991.
Recurring violations are of particular concern
because
the
NRC
expects
licensees
to learn
from their past failures
and to take effective
corrective action.
Although the
NRC does not normally consider monetary civil
penalities
for Severity
Level
IV violations,
the
Enforcement
policy states
that
such penalties
may be
imposed for Severity Level
IV violations that are
similar to previous violations for which the licensee
did not take effective
corrective action.
In this case,
we have decided
not to hold an enforcement
conference
nor to
propose
a civil penalty
because
of the
minor safety
significance of the
problem
and
we considered
the problem to be specifically
confined
to
the
process
of
updating
plant
drawings
following system
modifications.
In your response
to the enclosed
Notice, you should
document
the specific actions
you plan to prevent
recurrence.
We will review your
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response,
including your proposed corrective actions,
and the results of future
inspections
to determine whether further
NRC enforcement action is necessary
to
ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790, of the
NRC's
"Rules of Practice,"
a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
The responses
directed
by this letter
and the enclosed
Notice are not subject
to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget as required
by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Should you have
any questions
concerning this letter, please
contact us.
Sincerely,
Original signed
by:
Luis A. Reyes
Enclosures:
1.
Notice of Yiolation
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
G.
E. Yaughn, Yice President
Harris Nuclear Project
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
C. S. Hinnant
General
Manager
Harris Nuclear Plant
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
C. S. Olexik, Jr.,
Manager
Regulatory Compliance
Harris Nuclear Project
P. 0.
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
H.
Ray Starling
Manager - Legal
Department
Carolina
Power
and Light Co.
P. 0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC
27602
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page
3)
Luis A. Reyes,
Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Dayne
H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N.
C. Department of Environment,
Health
& Natural
Resources
P. 0.
Box 27687
Raleigh,
NC
27611-7687
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Power and Light Company
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B. Nozafari,
Document Control
Desk
NRC Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route
1,
Box 315B
New Hill, NC
27562
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