ML20046B700

Forwards Insp Repts 50-321/93-08 & 50-366/93-08 on 930509- 0605 & Notice of Violation

ML20046B700
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	06/28/1993
From:	Herdt A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Woodard J GEORGIA POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9308060085
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See also: IR 05000321/1993008

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JUN 281993

Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366

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license Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5

Georgia Power Company

ATTN: Mr. J. D. Woodard

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Nuclear Operations

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P.O. Box 1295

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Birmingham, AL 35201

Gentlemen-

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-321/93-08 AND 50-366/93-08)

This refers to the inspection conducted by L. Wert of this office on

May 9 - June 5, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities

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authorized for your Hatch facility.

At the conclusion of the inspection, the

findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the

enclosed report.

Areas exam.ned 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 the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared

to be in violation of HRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of

Violation (Notice).

We have concerns regarding the number of missed TS

surveillance tests which have been identified over the last year.

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Additionally, we are concerned with the continuing examples of poor

performance on the part of control room operators.

Failure to follow

procedure and/or inattention to detail has resulted in several reactor scrams

and other safety system challenges.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.

In your

response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional

actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this

Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of

this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budgtt as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.

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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

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Notice of Violation

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NRC Inspection Report

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J. T. Beckham

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Vice President, Plant Hatch

Georgia Power Company

P. O. Box 1295

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Birmingham, AL 35201

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H. L. Sumner

General Manager, Plant Hatch

Georgia Power Company

Route 1, Box 439

Baxley, GA 31513

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S. J. Bethay

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Manager Licensing - Hatch

Georgia Power Company

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL 35201

Ernest L. Blake, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts and

Trowbridge

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2300 N Street, NW

Washington, D. C.

20037

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Charles H. Badger

Office of Planning and Budget

Room 610

270 Washington Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

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Harold Reheis, Director

Department of Natural Resources

205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252

Atlanta, GA 30334

Thomas Hill, Manager

Radioactive Materials Program

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Department of Natural Resources

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4244 International Parkway

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Suite 114

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Atlanta, GA 30354

Chairman

Apoling County Commissioners

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Coanty Courthouse

Baxley, GA 31513

Dan H. Smith

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Vice President

Power Supply Operations

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Oglethorpe Power Corporation

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2100 E. Exchange Place

Tucker, GA 30085-1349

Charles A. Patrizia, Esq.

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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

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Washington, D. C.

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Route 1, Box 725

Baxley, GA 31513

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