ML20059G329
| ML20059G329 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1993 |
| From: | Cooper R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sieber J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
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| ML20059G332 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9311080071 | |
| Download: ML20059G329 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000334/1993022
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Docket Nos. 50-334
50-412
EA: 93-251
Mr. J. D. Sieber
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Power Division
Duquesne Light Company
Post Office Box 4
Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077
Dear Mr. Sieber:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-334/93-22 AND 50-412/93-23
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. L. Rossbach, P. Sena, S. Greenlee, and -
D. Lew of this office from September 28 to October 25,1993. The inspection included a
review of activities authorized for your Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport,
Pennsylvania. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with you and
other members of your staff.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. The inspection consisted
of document reviews, interviews, and observatior, of activities important to public health and
safety. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the -
license were conducted safely and in accordance wyh NRC requirements.
Based on the results of this inspection, one appa*ent violation was identified and is being
considered for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of-
Policy and Procedure for NRC Enfcicement Actions" (Enforcement Policy),10 CFR Part 2,-
Appendix C (1993). The apparent violation is that a temporary Unit 2 containment
penetration seal was not properly installed so as to provide closure equivalent to a closed
valve or blind flange. Your staff discovered air leaking from this penetration during fuel
transfer operations. A similar violation occurred during the previous Unit 2 refueling
outage. Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued for these inspection
findings. In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of apparent .
violations described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC
review.
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An enforcement conference to discuss this apparent violation has been scheduled for
November 19, 1993. This enforcement conference will be open to public observation in
accordance with the Commission's trial program as discussed in the enclosed Federal
Register Notice (Enclosure 2). The purposes of this conference are to discuss the apparent
violation, its cause and safety significance; to provide you the opportunity to point out any
errors in our inspection report; to provide an opportunity for you to present your proposed
corrective action; and to discuss any other information that will help us determine the
appropriate enforcement action in accordance with the Enforcement Policy. In particular, we
expect you to address why previous corrective actions did not prevent recurrence and to what
extent the supplemental leakage collection and release system would have mitigated a release
from the penetration. In addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any information
concerning your perspective on (1) the severity of the issue, (2) the factors that the NRC
considers when it determines the amount of a civil penalty that may be assessed in
accordance with Section IV. B. 2 of the Enforcement Policy, and (3) the possible basis for
exercising discretion in accordance with Section VII of the Enforcement Policy. You will be
advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this matter. No
response regarding the apparent violation is required at this time.
Also, a non-cited violation was identified involving adherence to procedures. This violation
is not being cited because of its minor safety significance and your corrective actions.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and
its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
OfflGINAL SIGNED BY:
Richard W. Cooper, II, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
1.
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-334/93-22 and 50-412/93-23
2.
Federal Register Notice, Two Year Program for Conducting Open
Enforcement Conferences
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