ML19210B816
| ML19210B816 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1979 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Proffitt W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 7911120489 | |
| Download: ML19210B816 (2) | |
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- e. EUA k Virginia Electric anc Po.er Company Docket No. 50-338 ATTN:
W. L. Droffitt License No. NPF-4 Senior Vice Presicent, Pcwer P. O. Box 2565E Richmond, VA 23251 Gentlemen:
This refers to the special inspection conducted by Mr. M. S. Kidd, Senior Resident Inspectcr ard otners of our Region II (Atlanta) office of Inspection and Enforcement cm Senterroer 25 - October 5,1979, of activities authorized by NRC License too. h3F-4 for tne North Anna facility.
This also refers to the investigation corducted by Mr. C. E. Alderson, Senior Investigator and others an Octcber 2-17, 1975.
T7is special inspection and investigation were conducted to review the circt.mstances surrounding the plant transient and unplanned radioicgical release on Septe-ber 25, 1979.
Our findings were discussed with W. R. Cartwright ard atne re-bers of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection ard ir./estigation.
During the inspection and inves.igation, it was found that certain activities uncer your license ap; ear to % in nonccmpliance with NRC requirements and are listed in the hotice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
Due to the significance of tnis 9atter, the enforcement aspects have been escalated from cur Region II cifice to Feadquarters.
During the Headquarters review of item B in the Notice cf /iolatica, it was determined that in addition to the apparent violation of 10 CFR 5).59'o) as indicated in the associated inspection report (Report No. 50-333/75-39), this item was also found to be an apparent violation of 10 CFR 50, Aapendix A, Criterion 13.
This notice is sent to yea pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
Section 2.201 recaires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:
tij corrective steps -hic 7 have been taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps hicn will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full co pliance will be achieved.
We ar ancerned abot.. the implementation of your management control systems that per c.tted cccurrence of tnese items of noncompliance.
Specifically, we are con-
';cned that members c' yo;r plant staff, including supervisors, were aware that an automatic feature -as routinely disabled as an operating convenience.
The use of a pencil and paper clic cr similar mechanism to provide a control function is not acceptab~ie nor wil' it be tolerated by the NRC for use in the operation of a nuclear power clant.
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Virginia :lectric and NOV 2 1979
?cser Company We are also corcerned taa. North Anna may have been operated for approximately two years witn a ve it line rocification which contributed to the release of racitactive gases cirectly to the auxiliary building, and which had not been subject to an e.aluation unce-10 CFR 50.59(b).
Consequer.;1y, in the reply to tnis letter, you should describe in particular thcse actions taker. cr clame: to improve the effectiveness of your controls for c7anges to ycur facilicy Specifically, as discussed with you by our Regica II cffice or. tne telep ore on October 16, 1979, we understand that you will dee~ ~ De t1e t aining that will be conducted ta assure that employees are asare or requirerents for making changes in the facility, and that an audit will be cc1cutted on your nuclear facilities to determine whether modifications similar to the matters identified in the enclosed reports currently exist.
In accorcance wita Section 2.790 cf the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 13, Code of Feceral Reg lations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NR:'s ? colic Occument Rocm.
The inspection and investigation reports are teing mailed to you separatel;. frcm our Region II office.
Should yo; ha.'e a7y cuestior.s ccncerning this letter, we will be glad to discL;s t7e 1 with you.
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Apoendix A, Nctice of 'viclation cc wiencl:
K R. Cartwright, Ma:ic., Manager Box 02 Mineral, /A 23 17 P. G. Perry Senice Resident Engineer P. O. Box 33 Mineral, '!A 23117 1312 994