ML18153B589
| ML18153B589 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 01/17/1989 |
| From: | Ernst M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Cartwright W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| ML18153B590 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8901300008 | |
| Download: ML18153B589 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000280/1988045
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Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281
JAN 17 1989
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Virginia Electric and ~ower Company
ATTN: Mr. W. R. Cartwright, Vice President,
Nuclear Operations
P. 0. Box 26666
Richmond, VA
23261
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS .. 50-280/88-45 AND 50-281/88-45
This refers:;to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
W. E. Holland and L. E. Nicholson on November 6 through December 17., 1988.
The inspection included a review of acti vi ti es authorized for your Surry
facility.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the findfngs were discussed
with those members of your staff identified in the ~nclosed 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.
The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared to violate
NRC requirements.
The violation identified in para~raph 4 of the enclosed
report is being-considered for escalated enforcementcaction.
Accordingly, no
Notice of Violation is being issued at this time for this violation and no
response is required.
However, please be advised that the characterization of
this violation described in the enclosed Inspection Report may change as a
result of further NRC review.
You will be advised by separate cortespondence
of the results of our deliberations of this matter.
We are satisfi~d with the effectiveness of your corrective action program as
discussed in the meeting in Atlanta on January. 5, 1989.
Of course, we will be
inspecting the implementation of that program to assess its effectiveness with
respect to providing reasonable assurance that train and system independence
and configuration have been achieved in accordance with design for all
critical safety systems.
Please provide us your assessment of the effective-
ness of this program within 30 days of its comp 1 eti on.
During the course of the inspection, the inspectors identified that a problem
with ra*in water leaking into the safeguards room and wetting the auxiliary
feedwater pump motors has continued.
This water intrusion has occurred a
number of times during recent years and has resulted in your declaring these
pumps inoperable.
As discussed in the eiit interview, we are concerned with
your lack of aggressiveness to implement a long lasting solution to this
problem.
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JAN 1 7 1989
As part of the review of LER 281-88-01, we noticed that a comprehensive root
cause evaluation could not be performed because the replaced parts were
discarded.
In your 30-day response requested above, please provide actions that you are
planning to implement to resolve the concerns noted above.
In accordance with
Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its
enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures 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.
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report
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.I~. R. Kansler, Station Manager
/'R. F. Saunders, Manager - Nuclear
Programs and Licensing
Commonwealth of Virginia
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Document Control Desk
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Original signed by
Malcolm L. Ernst
Acting Regional Administrator
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