ML18066A156
| ML18066A156 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/1998 |
| From: | Lieberman J, David Nelson NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EA-97-567, EA-97-569, EN-98-019, EN-98-19, NUDOCS 9805260241 | |
| Download: ML18066A156 (1) | |
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'I J J March 30,.1998 EN 98-019 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:
Consumers Power Company (EA-97-567 & EA 97-569)
(Palisades)
Docket No. 50-255
Subject:
PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENAL TY - $55,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $55,000 will be issued on or about April 2, 1998, to Consumers Power Company.
The action is based on six violations that represent a Severity Level Ill problem. The violations refer to both conduct of operations errors made by a shift operating crew and failures to follow maintenance-related procedures by maintenance personnel when power was removed from all of the control rod drives during power operation to facilitate the repair of a single control rod drive. These errors reflected significant weaknesses in pre-evolutionary preparations, communications, and supervision that resulted in the breakdown of oversight and control of operations and maintenance activities.
In accordance with the Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $55,000 is considered for a Severity Level Ill problem. Because the problem was categorized as a Severity Level Ill problem, the staff considered whether credit was warranted for both Identification and Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section Vl.B.2 of the Enforcement policy.
Credit was not warranted for Identification because the site management team did not identify the inadequate pre-evolutionary preparations, ineffective communications, and lack of supervision that collectively these violations represented. Corrective Action credit was evaluated and determined to be warranted.. These considerations result in a base civil penalty in the amount of
$55,000 being proposed.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action.
The schedule of issuance and notification is:
Mailing of Notice Telephone Notification *of Licensee Th_e_ State of Michigan will be notified.
April 2, 1998 April 2, 1998 The licensee has thirty days from the-date of the Notice in which to respond. Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, -mitigated, or imposed by O~der.
Contacts: D. Nelson, OE, (301) 415-3280 Distribution OWFN Chairman Jackson Comm. Dicus Comm. Diaz Comm. McGaffigan SECY OCA PA IP OWFN __
EDO DEDE OE OGC NRR 01 SP J. Lieberman, OE, (301) 415-2741 TWFN ___
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MAIL NU DOCS PUBLIC PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VE RI FICA TION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION 9805260241 980330 PDR I&E EN-98-019 PDR