ML19309G820

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Confirmatory Order Re Util 800324 & 26 Commitments to Implement Actions Prior to Restart & to Respond to IE Bulletin 79-27 by 800426
ML19309G820
Person / Time
Site: Crystal River 
Issue date: 04/14/1980
From: Harold Denton
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
FLORIDA POWER CORP.
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References
IEB-79-27, TAC-12961, NUDOCS 8005070623
Download: ML19309G820 (4)


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of Florida Power Corporation

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Docket No. 50-302 (Crystal River Unit No. 3 Nuclear Generating Plant)

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CONFIRMATORY ORDER I

The Florida Power Corporation (the Licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-72 which authorizes the Licensee to operate the Crystal River Unit No. 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (the facility) at power levels not in excess of 2,452 megawatts thermal.

The facility is a pressurized water reactor located at the Licensee's site in Citrus County, Florida.

II Following the incident of February 26, 1980, at the Crystal River facility, the NRC staff held meetings with the Licensee, other operating licensees with Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) reactor systems, and B&W. The meetings ware held in Bethesda, Maryland on March 4,17 and 18,1980. These meetings resulted in the development of three licensee comitments.

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Actions which will allow the operator to cope with various combinations of loss of instrumentation and control functions.

This includes changes in (A) equipment and control systems to give clear indications of functions which are lost or unreliable; (B) procedures and training to assure posi-tive and safe manual response by the operator in the event that competent instruments are unavailable.

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Determination of the effects of various combinations of loss of instru-mentation and control functions by design review analysis and verification by test.

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Correction of electrical deficiencies which may allow the power operated relief valve and pressurizer spray valve to open on non-nuclear instru-mentation power failures, such as, the event which occurred at Crystal River, Unit 3 on February 26, 1980.

The Licensee confirmed by letter dated March 24, 1980, that it would implement all three actions at its facility prior to the restart of Crystal River Unit No. 3 which is currently shutdown for maintenance and refueling.

The March 24 letter included by refer-ence the licensee's submittal of March 12, 1980; the March 12 letter provided the detailed listing of various combinations of loss of instrumentation which constitutes the comit -

ment in Item 1 and the letter also provided the specific list of tests which constitutes the comitment in Item 2.

I have concluded that timely implementation of these three short term actions, at operating B&W system nuclear power plants is necessary to provide continued assurance of public health and safety.

III The Office of Inspection and Enforcement (IE) issued Bulletin 79-27 following an event at the Ocunee Nuclear Station, Unit No. 3, on November 10, 1979 which was similar to the Crystal River incident.

This event was described in Information Notice 79-29, dated November 16, 1979, which was sent to this Licensee.

This Licensee was requested by IE Bulletin 79-27, dated November 30, 1979, Loss of Non Class I-E Instru-mentation and Control Power Bus During Operation, to review, among other things, busses supplying power to certain instrument and control systems, emergency procedures related to loss of power to such busses and failure to certain power supplies.

In accordance taith Bulletin 79-27 the Licensee was requested to submit to the Comission the results of its review by February 28, 1980.

This Licensee has not met this date.

, The responses to IE Bulletin 79-27 must be submitted in order that NRC can determine whether this license should be modified to protect the health and safety of the public.

The Licensee's letter of March 26, 1980 committed to respond to the Bulletin by April 26, 1980.

IV In view of the importance of this matter I have determined that these commit-ments be formalized by order and that the public health, safety and interest require that this Order be made immediately effective.

Accordingly, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Comnission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THAT:

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The Licensee prior to restart after the current outage will implement all three actions provided in Part II of this Order.

(2) The Licensee shall submit by April 26, 1980 the written responses to IE Bulletin 79-27 to the NRC.

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Any person who has an interest af fected by this Order nay request a hearing within twenty-five days of the date of the Order. Any request for a hearing will not stay the effectiveness of this Order. Any request for a hearing shall be sub-mitted to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U. S. Nuclear Regula-tory Commission, Washington, D. C.

20555, with a copy to the Executive Legal Director at the above address.

If a hearing is requested by a person who has an interest affected by this Order, the Commission will issue an Order oesignating the time and place of any such hearing.

.- In the event any person who has an inter t affected by this Order requests a hearing as provided above and a hearing is held, the issues to be considered at such a hearing shall be:

(1) Whether the facts set forth in, si. II and III of this Order provide an adequate basis for the actions ordered, and (2) Whether the Licensee should perform the actions required by Part IV of this Order in accordance with the schedule stated therein.

Operation of the facility on terms consistent with this Order is not stayed by the pendency of any proceedings on the Order.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i-/e M sk 1

t Harold R. Denton, Director Office of fluclear Reactor Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 14th ay of April 1980.

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