ML18012A862
| ML18012A862 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 08/05/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18012A861 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-400-97-04-01, 50-400-97-4-1, EA-97-231, NUDOCS 9708210307 | |
| Download: ML18012A862 (3) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Carolina Power 5 Light Company Shearon Harris Unit 1 Docket No. 50-400 License No. NPF-63 EA 97-231 During an NRC inspection conducted from Harch 30 through Hay 10,
- 1997, a
violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
Technical'pecification (TS) 6.F 1 states that written procedures should be established and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Part 3.f, includes procedures for mode changes that affect primary containment.
Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) Section 3.5.2, Structures, Systems and Components to be Protected from Externally Generated
- Hissiles, states that structures, whose failure could prevent safe shutdown of the reactor or result in significant uncontrolled release of radioactivity from the Unit, are protected against externally generated missiles.
Figure 3.5.1-01, Safety Related Structures Systems and Components Protected Against Tornado Hissiles, describes the containment removable equipment hatch missile shield as protection for the containment equipment. hatch against design basis wind and tornado generated missiles.
Contrary to the above, on April 2, 1997, the licensee failed to maintain an adequate procedure for mode changes affecting containment in that the licensee approved Revision 6 to Procedure CH-H0100, Containment Equipment Hatch Removal and Replacement, which allowed the containment equipment hatch missile shield to be removed in Hode 3 (Hot Standby) and Hode 4 (Hot Shutdown).
The fact that the procedure permitted removal of the missile shield in these
- modes, without consideration of the actions prescribed by TS 3.6.1.1, would have increased the probability of a significant, uncontrolled release of radioactivity from the Unit during accident situations involving design basis wind and tornado conditions.
(01014)
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
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 transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This reply should be clearly marked as a "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 Enclosure 9708210307 970805 PDR ADOCK 05000400 8
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 a 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.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable
- response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a
redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the. portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable
- response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 5th day of August 1997
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