ML19317D366
| ML19317D366 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1977 |
| From: | Volgenau E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Horn C DUKE POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7911270579 | |
| Download: ML19317D366 (3) | |
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j ug Thie refers to the fuspectica conducted on Dece ' er 20-23, 1975 by lir. A. L. Cunning,han; January 13-2;, 1977 by Messrs. T. Epps, P. Surnett g; ;i and C. Alderson; and January 25-23, 1977 by'.?r. A. Kovalczuk of our j
Region II of fice in Atlanta, Geor.*ia, of activities authorized by NRC A
License Hos. DPR-38, DPR-47 and 0r7.-55 ; and to the ~.eetin.;s held on
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Dece ::b er 23, 1976, January 21, 1977, and January 23, 1977, with :!r. J.
.5 E. Smith and I.abers of the Oconea staf f to discuss the inspection i
findings. This also refers to the nectinr, held at the Region II office
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on February 11, 1977, attended by ir. W. O. Parker, Jr. and other ec.:bers p
Q of your staff with hr.1;. C. :;oscicy and other eenbers of the Region I!
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.b This inspection concentrated 'n es s,ts associated with the releace of j
more than three curies of r.
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,f secondary systcu vater lea'<.in.; into a turbint. building su..p be:, inning
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January 17, 1977. Other activitica includin :,lant operations and "7
testing, nooradiolo.;1 cal environ.4 ental controls and follovup on pre-viously identified itens of noncorpliance and unresolved iteus were also 1
exanined.
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3 P.aoed on the recults of this inspection, it appearc that several of your j
activities were not conducted in full coc.pliacce with FRC requirements as set forth in the !!otice of *.'iolation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
J Our concern for inadequate control systeco related to the identified
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problen areas was.: pressed in the Region 11 r.eetin:; with Duke Pouer
.J Company represent.uives on February ll, 1977.
Concern was expressed that tinely, cffective corrective action had not becu implenented to h
Prevent recurrence and to cinict:c the consequences of identifica problens. The need for 1;:cediate corrective cetion was e.sphaaimed in a
.$q letter fro. the Rey, ion II office to Duke Power Co;.pany dated rebruary l',
'j 1977, confirr.ind corrective actions to be taken redardin;; the leakage of Gd Q
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radioactivo uater that began on January 17, 1977.
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in Appendi>. A illustrate that oeverat days passed before o coordinated a:anagenent ef fort to.fnimize, control and adequately ~onitor radio-active effluents was developed to prevent additional nonconpliance with
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In addition, Re,1on II personnel inet with senior Duke l'ower Co pany reprenentatives on April 16, 1974, t
August 29, 1974, and June o. 1976, to discuss our concerns repardina 3lq your 1:aplenentation of radiolorical rcquirc-cats sed tt.o need for
.e improved rutnagcuent controls to correct identifled probleas.
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>1 i The enforcement history of the Oconee Yucleat.tation related to radio-3 lo;;ieni controls, cnclo:,ed hercuith as !.ppen.'in C, shows nt.crous as j
vell ao repetitive or similar ite..a of nonco pliance.
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Appendix C shows 41 itens of noncot.pliance involvinc 30 basic require-IS manta over the past thren yearr..
Of the 30 basic require.ments, it was found that in oavon instanec9 tbe itens vero repetitive or cinilar to Q
itese found durin;; other in:pection1 Turther, Iten "os.
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Appendix A to thic letter are repetitive or sinilar in nature to ites.s found during previous inapections.
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ased on our review of tha enforcement history related to the Cconea j
Nuclear Station it appears that t;.u hi:; tory of repetitive and chronic f., ;
noncocpliance, when consicered in conjunction with failuro to inatituto d
effective corrective action and ranac.e:acnt controls, de: onstrates that i l management is apparently not conductin, licensed activities, with adequate concern for tha health, safety or intercst of its c.c.ployees or the public.
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Consequently, in your reply, you ehould ce" riSc t;tose actions taken or g
planned to ionrove the ef fectivonosa of your ana eneat spateus to con-J trol plant ef fluents, ef fluent :conitorint., radiation anfety a.'.d to 1 prove cocetunications and performance a onc, operatin';, health physics, che:.istry and naintenance orpnications involve.1 with such activities.
1 As you are aware from the " Criteria for Deteruining pnforce.ent Action,"
which vaa proviled to you by letter dated Occcaber 31, 1974, the enforec-9 ment actions available to the Co:.iosion in the crcrcise of its re,ulatory responsibilitice includa ad..inistrative acticns in the f orn of written a
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notices of violachn, civil.,onctory penaltics, and orders pe taindag to
.3 the trodification, auspennion or revocntion of a license.
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ovaluation of tbc ite.-a of nonco. citence identified in Appendix A cnd the j
results of our inspection, tais oi fice propoce: to icpose civil penal-3 ties, pursuant to Sacticn 224 of the Atonic Energy Act of 1?S4 3s
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Twenty One Thouannd Five Mundred. ollaro ($21,500) as cot -forth in tha 3l "Notico of ?ropo3tri Imposition of Civil rensitiEs," enclosed herewith as Appendb. E.
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This notico is.sent to you pursuant to thn provisions of Sectica 2.201 i
of tha h2C's " Rules of Practice, ' Part 2. Title 10, Code of Federal
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Section 2.201 requires you to submit to thin offico J
.rithin tuenty (h) daya of your receipt of thic notice a uritten j
statencat or explanation In reply includin.;: (1) corrective steps which
.g have been tai:en by you and results cchieved; (2) corrective stepn which 3
vill bo ta%2n to avoid further ite:.a of nonco.mpliance; and (0) the date
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when full co pliance ;ill be achieved.
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Your written reply to this lottor, cor.bined with our findin:;o fron our I
continuina inspectica pro::ra, vill *ce considered in dotornining whether i
any further enforc w.ut action sach as licence codification, sucpencion t'
(1 or revocation to appropriate.
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