ML20056D243
| ML20056D243 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | University of Virginia |
| Issue date: | 07/23/1993 |
| From: | Lieberman J, Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EA-93-153, EN-93-073, EN-93-73, NUDOCS 9308050129 | |
| Download: ML20056D243 (1) | |
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July 23, 1993 b
EN 93-73 OFFICE'OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:
University of Virginia (EA 93-153)
Docket No.
50-62 Subiect:
PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $2,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of'$ 2,000 will be issued on or about July 28, 1993 to the University of i
This action is based on the operation of the uVAR reactor for approximately 5 1/2 hours without a number of the scram safety channels being operable.
During the troubleshooting of a problem with the reactor instrumentation, a senior reactor operator switched two mixer-driver modules which, because of the 1
presence of internal electrical jumpers, were not identical.
This resulted in the disabling of the scram functions.
The two violations that were identified have been classified as a Severity Level II problem.
The base civil penalty of $4,000 has i
been mitigated a total of 50 percent for the licensee's identification of the self-disclosing event and the corrective actions taken.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action.
The schedule of issuance and notification is:
Mailing of Notice July 28, 1993 Telephone Notification of Licensee July 28, 1993 The Commonwealth of Virginia will be notified.
The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to r.1 pond.
Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penai 'y may be remitted, mitigated, or imposed by Order.
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Contact:
J.
Luehman, OE, 504-3280 J.
Lieberman, OE, 504-2741 1
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