ML19262B919
| ML19262B919 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Linder F DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
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| ML19262B920 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8001170065 | |
| Download: ML19262B919 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000409/1979018
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Docket. No. 50-409
Daityland Power Cooperative
ATTN:
Mr. F. W.
Linder
General Manager
2615 East Avenue - South
La Crosse, WI 54601
Gentlemen:
This refers to the investigation conducted by Messrs. J. E. Foster and
K. R. Ridgway of this office on September 11 and 12, 1979, into the
bypass of the forced circulation low flow safety trip circuit during
startup and for several shifts following criticality between September 7
and 9, 1979. This also refers to the special management meeting between
you and I and members of our respective staffs on October 18, 1979, in
which we reviewed Dairyland Power Cooperative's regulatory performance.
Enclosed are copies of the reports of the investigation and of the meeting.
Paring the investigation, certain of your activities appeared to be in
noncompliance with NRC requirements, as described in the enclosed Appendix A.
With respect to Item 1, the investigation and discussion with your staff
followi.> the investigation showed that actions as described in the
Immediate -tion Letter from this office, dated September 17, 1979, had
been taken to correct the identified noncompliance and to prevent recur-
rence.
Consequently, no reply to Item 1 is required. While the specific
item of noncompliance was corrected, we are concerned that management
controls were not effective in preventing this type of situation from
occurring. Thigconcernwasaddressedduringourmanagementmeeting
held on October 18, 1979.
Also in connection with the bypass of the forced circulation low flow
safety circuit, we are concerned that licensed operators failed to iden-
tify through six different shift changes the improper position of these
switches and the consequent reduction in reactor safety.
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Noti.
No. 79-20, Rev. 1, issued on September 7, 1979, noted that the
NRC would more closely monitor the performance of NRC licensed individuals,
and would take appropriate enforcement action against such individuals
for significant violations of their license. After reviewing this event,
we have decided that no enforcement action will be taken against individual
operators. The relative aignificance of the event and the management's
responsibility to adequately train operators compared with operator's inde-
pendent actions (or lack thereof) were the factors which led to our decision.
However, we wish to point out that, while we expect licensee management to
assure chat adequate procedures and checklists are in place and that operators
receive adequate training, we also expect licensed operators to assess the
safety significance of their actions and to take corrective action, when
appropriate. We plan to review the actions of the LACBWR licensed operators
during future inspections.
Another matter of concern which we discussed during our management meeting
regarded the depletion of your technical staff.
In this regard we under-
stand you are expediting your efforts to fill vacancies in this area.
This notice is sent to you 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 requires you to submit to this office within twenty days of
your receipt of this notice a written statement or explanation in reply,
including for each item of noncompliance:
(1) corrective action taken and
the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further
noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your written reply is required for Item 2 only.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of tbe NRC's " Rules of Fractice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the
enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document
Room, except as follows.
If this report contains information that you or
your contractors believe to be proprietary, you must apply in writing to
this office, within twenty days of your receipt of this letter, to with-
hold such information from public disclosure. The application must include
a full statement of the reasons for which the information is considered
proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information iden-
tified in the application is contained in an aclosure to the application.
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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this
inspection.
Sincerely,
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James G. Keppler
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Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice
of Violation
2.
IE Investigation Report
No. 50-409/79-18
3.
IE Inspection Report
No. 50-409/79-20
cc w/encls:
Gary Whynaucht
Dennis Kabachinski
Michael Wilchinski
Paul Moon
Roger Christians
Paul Crandall
Jeff Gallaher
Richard Cota
Mr. R. E. Shimshak, Plant
Superintendent
G. Gower, Acting XOOS
Central Files
Reproduction Unit NRC 20b
Local PDR
Anthony Roisman, Esq.,
Attorney
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