ML20058P752

Forwards Insp Repts 50-348/93-26 & 50-364/93-26 on 930923-1025 & Notice of Violation.Failure to Maintain Configuration Control Which Were self-disclosing or Identified by Staff

ML20058P752
Person / Time
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: ML20058P752 ML20058P758
References
EA-93-265, NUDOCS 9312270258
Download: ML20058P752 (4)

See also: IR 05000348/1993026

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Docket Nos.: 50-348,50-364

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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. \s

ATTN: Mr. D.N. Morey

Executive Vice President

Nuclear Operations '

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(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 ,

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. In your ,

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

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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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Ashferd, AL 36312

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State Health Officer

Alabama Department of Public Health

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

Houston County Commission

P. O. Box 6406

Dothan, AL 36302

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