ML20059K455
| ML20059K455 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 11/09/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Mcgaha J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
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| ML20059K457 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9311160067 | |
| Download: ML20059K455 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1993026
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License: NPF-47
Gulf States Utilities
ATTN: John R. McGaha, Vice President
River Bend Nuclear Group
P.O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-458/93-26 (NOTICE OF VIOLATION)
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. W. F. Smith, and the inspectors
identified in the attached report, of this office on August 22 through
September 25, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities authorized
for your River Bend Station facility. At the conclusion of the inspection,
the findings were discussed with you and 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 examination of procedures
and representative records, inspections of installed equipment and system
lineups, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in
progress.
The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities
authorized by the license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC
requirements.
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). The first violation is of concern because the operators
were not provided with procedural guidance to respond to a process radiation
monitor alarm that indicated that an unexpected radioactive discharge from the
main cooling tower blowdown line was occurring.
The second violation is of
particular concern because the operators failed to promptly implement measures
to identify and correct the condition which resulted in an unexpected high
radiation alarm received during a combined liquid radioactive waste and main
cooling tower blowdown discharge to the environment.
Consequently, over
500,000 gallons of potentially radioactively contaminated water was discharged
to the Mississippi River.
Two unresolved items were identified during this inspection.
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unresolved item identified in Section 2.3 will remain open pending the staff's
review of the implementation of the vendor technical information program and
the motor-operated valve operability concerns.
The second unresolved item,
identified in Section 5.2, will remain open pending the staff's review of the
remote shutdown panel operability deficiencies.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should. follow the instructions
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The responses directed by this' letter and the enclosed Notice-are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management andLBudget as~ required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
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Should you have any questions-regarding this inspection, we will be pleased to
discuss them with you.
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report
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Appendix C - Employee Concerns Progra.a
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ATTN: Michael B. Sellman, Plant Manager
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St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
Gulf States Utilities
ATTN: James J. Fisicaro, Manager - Safety
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Assessment and Quality Verification
P.O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
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ATTN: Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
1401 L Street,.N.W.
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ATTN:
Les England, Director
Nuclear Licensing
P.O. Box 220
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St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
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William G. Davis, Esq.
Department of Justice
Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095
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H. Anne Plettinger
3456 Villa Rose Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
President of West Feliciana
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P.O. Box 1921
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
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Philip G. Harris
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Hall Bohlinger, Administrator
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