ML20028H740

Press Release Re Util of Proposed Fine for Alleged Violation of NRC Requirements That Occurred in Sept 1983 at Facility

ML20028H740
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	12/09/1983
From:	NRC OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OPA)
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UNITED STATES MISSION NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM Offico of Public Aff airs Washington, D.C. 20555 j

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(Friday, December 9, 1983 83 173 ATION AT 301/492 7715 000 FINE FOR LICENSE VIOL

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NRC ST AFF PROPOSES $40, SAN ONOFRE UNIT 3 ified Commission staff today notis proposing

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it d violation ia Edison Company that The Nuclear Regulatoryutility for an allege San Onofre occurred in September at the Southern Californ the a $40,000 fine against of NRC requirements thatNuclear Generating Stat o i n Unit 3.

operating personnel d when as that s, the result of which w alleged violation occurre was in-cooling systemon September 29 l

improperly closed two va veenergency corefive hours operationssmall leak The part of the plant'soperable for a period o f about closed by the of a were source rsed the attempted to identify thecoolant system that had ca valves The and 30, 1983.

mber 29.

staff as itin the primary reactorshut down earlier on Septeerly cl The charg-plant to be The valves that were inprop charging system.and water into the valves in the plant's f

rovide boronevent of a small loss-o -

ing system is designed to pcoolant system in the isolation Southern California Edisonr of the NR reactor coolant accident.

In a December 9 letter to violation John B. Martin, Administrato Creek, California, said the review and (1) the company's failure toof the apparentgineerin Company,in Walnut ting the source nications betwr',a the en of the operations staffspecif office resulted f rom:

approve the plan f or localeakage; (2) informal comm f awareness and operations staffs; administrative procedurrf event; and (4) a lack oconstituted a regulatory to use an preclude this type oof the two when the NRC staff valves isolation to that violation.

enf orcement policy,is given 30 days If the the licensae taff will a civil penalty,bmit a formal protest.l ged vio Under the NRC's or su proposes either pay the fineutility denies the al e response before decidinivil penalty.

withdraw the proposed c 4ob9ja90jojj consider that nitigate or

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