ML20035D353
| ML20035D353 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 03/26/1993 |
| From: | Verrelli D NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Hairston W Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
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| NUDOCS 9304130115 | |
| Download: ML20035D353 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1993004
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Docket Nos.:
50-348,50-364
License Nos.:
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. W.G. Hairston, III
Executive Vice President
Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
Gentlemen:
SUBJEC1:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-348/93-04 AND 50-364/93-04)
This refers to the inspection conducted by G. F. Maxwell of this office on
February 10 through March 22, 1993.
The inspection included a review of
activities authorized for your Farley facility. At the conclusion of the
inspection, and at various times during the inspection, findings were
discussed with members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
Based on results of this inspection, certain aspects of your activities
appeared to be in violation of NRC requirements as specified in the enclosed
Notice of Violation (Notice). The violations are of a concern to the NRC
because on February 2, with Unit 2 in a cold shutdown condition, surveillance
testing, which affected the boundary of a safety clearance, was performed on
emergency core cooling system components while maintenance was being performed
on a reactor coolant system pressurizer code safety valve. An operator error,
during the performance of the surveillance test, jeopardized the safety of
maintenance personnel and offered the potential for reactor coolant to be
released into the containment. Also, on February 5, with Unit 2 in a cold
shutdown condition, solid state protection system configuration was lost
during routine surveillance activities and, as a result, the unit experienced
an unexpected safety injection.
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During a meeting held in the Region II Office on September 23, 1992, you
described your STAR concept (Stop, Think, Act, Review) which was implemented
in response to an adverse trend of personnel errors. While we noted the
program's initial effectiveness during the Unit I refuelirg outage
(September 25 through November 29,1992), we are concerned that these most
recent events may be indicative of a lessening of the effectiveness of these
corrective actions.
Please describe the actions you have taken or intend to
take to assure the continued success of this program in your response.
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You are required to respond to this letter and follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions planned to prevent recurrence of the violations.
You should also
address the generic and programmatic aspects of this issue. After reviewing
your response to the Notice of Violation, including proposed corrective
actions and the results of any future inspections, the NRC will determine
whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of_
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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paper Work Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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