ML18010A810
| ML18010A810 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 10/01/1992 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Watson R CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18010A811 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-92-178, NUDOCS 9210140139 | |
| Download: ML18010A810 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000400/1992017
Text
OCT l
>992
Docket No. 50-400
License
No.
EA 92-178
Carolina
Power
and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. R. A. Watson
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation
P. 0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC 27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-400/92-17)
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by J,
Tedrow of this office on
August
22 - September
25,
1992.
The inspection
included
a review of
activities authorized for you< 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).
In addition, the enclosed
Inspection
Report identifies
activities that violated
NRC requirements
that will not be subject to
enforcement action, because
the licensee's
efforts in correcting the violation
meet the criteria specified
in Section VII.B of the Enforcement Policy,
One apparent violation was identified and is being considered for escalated
enforcement
action in accordance
with the "General
Statement
of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions",
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix
C (57 FR 5791,
February
18,
1992).
The apparent violation pertains to a failure to implement
adequate
corrective actions to properly test the charging/safety
injection
alternate mini-flow system following an event which occurred in March/April
1991, during which system
component
damage
was discovered.
Accordingly,
no
Notice of Violation is presently
being issued for the apparent violation.
Please
be advised that the number
and characterization
of apparent violations
described
in the enclosed
inspection report
may change
as
a result of further
NRC
t eview.
An enforcement
conference
to discuss this apparent violation has
been
scheduled for October
14,
1992.
The purposes
of this conference
are to
discuss
the apparent violation, its cause
and safety significance; to provide
you the opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection report;
to
provide
an opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective action;
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and to discuss
any other information that will help us determine
the
appropriate
enforcement
action in accordance
with the Enforcement Policy.
You
will be advised
by separate
correspondence
of the results of our deliberations
on this matter.
No response
regarding
the apparent
viol.ation is required at
this time.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
In your
response,
you should document the specific actions
taken
and
any additional
actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response
to the
Notice, including your proposed corrective actions
and the results of future
inspections,
the
NRC wil') determine whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance
with IO 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:
Ellis W. Merschoff
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
G.
E.
Vaughn
Vice President
Harris Nuclear Project
P. 0.
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
C.
S. Hinnant
Plant General
Manager
Harris Nuclear Plant
P. 0.
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
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Ellis W. Merschoff, Director
Division of Reactor Projects-
Carolina
Power
and Light Company
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H.
Ray Starling
Vice President
- Legal Department
Carolina
Power
and Light Co.
P. 0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC
27602
Dayne
H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N.
C. Department of Environment,
Health
L Natural
Resources
P. 0.
Box 27687
Raleigh,
NC
27611-7687
Ms. Gayle
B. Nichols
Staff Counsel
SC Public Service
Commission
P. 0,
Box 11649
Columbia,
SC
29211
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Document Control
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NRC Resident
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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New Hill, NC
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Harris Nuclear Project
P. 0,
Box 165
New He'll;
NC
27562
H.
Ray Starling
Vice President
- Legal Department
Carolina
Power
and Light Co.
P. 0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC
27602
Dayne
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Division of Radiation Protection
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Health
& Natural
Resources
P. 0.
Box 27687
Raleigh,
NC
27611-7687
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Staff Counsel
SC Public Service
Commission
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Box 11649
Columbia,
SC
29211
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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Route
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New Hill, NC
27562
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