ML20057C299
| ML20057C299 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 09/13/1993 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20057C300 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9309280191 | |
| Download: ML20057C299 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1993019
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Licent,e Nos.: NPF-2 and NPF-8
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. D.N. Morey
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Farley Project
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
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Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-348/93-19 AND 50-364/93-19)
This refers to an inspection conducted by M.J. Morgan of this office on
July 30 through August 30, 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, the findings were
discussed with those 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 the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice). We are particularly concerned about this violation
because it appears to be a continuation of previously identified problems
involving wrong unit / wrong train, and in this case, the additional failure of
your independent verification system to prevent this type of problem involving
important plant equipment.
During management meetings on September 23, 1992 and July 15, 1993, to discuss
corrective actions to prevent recurrence of previous violations, you described
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your program for team building, counseling, root cause analysis and the " STAR"
self-verification program. Although these actions have achieved improvement,
additional corrective actions are necessary.
In particular, please, review
your system for " independent verifications" to determine what enhancements are
necessary.
In addition, the enclosed Inspection Report identifies activities that violate
NRC requirements that will not be subject to enforcement action because the
licensee's efforts in identifying and correcting the violation meet the
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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 you plan to prevent recurrence.
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and programmatic aspects of this issue. After reviewing your response to this
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future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
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Ellis W. Merschoff
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