ML20058P752
| ML20058P752 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 12/01/1993 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058P756 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-93-265, NUDOCS 9312270258 | |
| Download: ML20058P752 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1993026
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ATTN: Mr. D.N. Morey
Executive Vice President
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Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-348/93-26 AND 50-364/93-26)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
M. Morgan on September 23 - October 25, 1993, at the Farley Nuclear Plant.
The inspection included a review of the facts and circumstances related to
several examples of personnel error that resulted in the loss of configuration
control during maintenance and testing activities.
As a result, a. violation
of NRC requirements was identified. An enforcement conference was conducted
in the NRC Region II office on November 17, 1993, to discuss the violation,
its cause, and your corrective actions to preclude recurrence. This
enforcement conference was open for public observation in acccrdance with the
Commission's trial program for conducting open enforcement conferences as
discussed in the Federal Reaister, 57 FR 30762, July 10,1992.
The violation in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) involves three
examples of the failure to maintain configuration control which were self-
disclosing or identified by your staff. Although the three specific events
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were unrelated, they were similar in that personnel error was involved that
resulted from a lack of attention to procedural requirements and inadequate
planning prior to initiation of maintenance activities.
Because of the low safety significance associated with these events, the
thorough root causs analyses, and the extensive corrective actions you
identified during the enforcement conference, the violation has been-
categorized at Severity Level IV. We understand that the cause of these
events (primarily improper planning) was different from recent similar
problems of improper implementation. We also understand that the misoperation
of valve No. 3130A affected an out-of-service versus on-line heat exchanger as
stated in our inspection report.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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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 Section 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 response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice is 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,
Sincerely,
Original signed by:
Jon R. Johnson /for
Ellis W. Merschoff, Director
Division of Reactor P:ojects
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W. R. Bayne, Supervisor
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State Health Officer
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434 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1701
James H. Miller, III, Esq.
Balch and Bingham
P. O. Box 306
1710 Sixth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35201
Chairman
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P. O. Box 6406
Dothan, AL 36302
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