ML18012A759
| ML18012A759 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18012A758 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-400-97-03, 50-400-97-3, NUDOCS 9705080259 | |
| Download: ML18012A759 (4) | |
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NOTICE. OF VIOLATION Carolina Power
& Light Company Shearon Harris Unit 1 Docket No. 50-400 License No. NPF-63 During an NRC inspection conducted from February 16 through Harch 29,
- 1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified.,
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
A.
Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires, in part, that procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, "Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations)."
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, Section 6.p, requires written procedures for combating emergencies and other significant events such as fire in the control room or forced evacuation of the control room.
The Harris Plant Final Safety Analysis Report, Section 7.4, Systems Required f'r Safe Shutdown, included the motor-driven auxiliary feedwater
- pumps, the residual heat removal
- system, and the component cooling water system among those required to bring the plant to safe shutdown.
It described these systems as having control capability from the Auxiliary Control Panel (outside the main control room).
Contrary to the above, as of Harch 29, 1997, the licensee failed to provide procedures f'r the operation of the motor-driven auxiliary feedwater pumps, the "A" train residual heat removal
- system, and the "A" train component cooling water system from the Auxiliary Control Panel following a forced evacuation of the main control room.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
B.
10 CFR 50.73, requires that a Licensee Event Report be submitted for items subject to the paragraph within 30 days after discovery of the event.
Paragraph (a)(2)(i).includes any oper ation or condition prohibited by the plant's Technical Specifications.
Contrary to the above, from Harch 3, 1997 until Harch 17, 1997, the licensee failed to submit a Licensee Event Report within 30 days of discovery of an operation prohibited by the plant's Technical Specification in that, on January 30, 1997, the licensee was aware that a failure to comply with Technical Specification 3.2.3 had occurred on Harch 20, 1996.
The Licensee Event Report was not submitted until Harch 17, 1997.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Enclosure 1
9705080259 970424 PDR ADOCK 05000400 6
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CP&L 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 U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.
20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Harris facility, within 30 days of the date of the letter tr ansmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This reply should be clearly marked "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice,- an order or Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
However, if'ou find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the
- PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for
'ithholding the information from the public.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 24th day of April 1997 Enclosure 1