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Board Notification 93-023:forwards Region II Allegation Review Summary Rept Re Alleger Concern on Plant Diesel Generators
ML20059M919
Person / Time
Site: Vogtle  
Issue date: 11/19/1993
From: Varga S
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
CON-#394-14494, TASK-AS, TASK-BN93-023, TASK-BN93-23 BN-93-023, BN-93-23, OLA-3, NUDOCS 9311190451
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Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 Board Notification: 93-23 and 50-425-OLA-3 MEMORANDuri FOR:

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and All Parties FROM:

Steven A. Varga, Director Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

NEW INFORMATION POTENTIALLY RELEVANT AND MATERIAL TO BOARD PROCEEDING IN THE MATTER OF V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 In conformance with the Commission's policy on notification of the Licensing Board of new, relevant, and material information, this memorandum calls attention to the documents discussed below.

This information is being brought to the attention of the Licensing Board, and All Parties as information which may be relevant and material to issues pending before the Licensing Board.

On October 6, 1993, allegations regarding safety concerns were brought to the attention of the Region II staff. The Alleger cited seven " safety concerns" involving the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2.

Enclosed is an Allegation Review Summary report, prepared by Region II, that summarizes the staff actions to be taken in response to each of the Alleger's safety concerns. Three of the concerns raised by the Alleger relate to diesel generators (Items 2, 3, and 4).

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Steven A. Varga, Director Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Board Notification 93-23 Dated November 19. 1993 CC:

J. Taylor, EDO J. Sniezek, DEDR

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T. Hurley, NRR F. Miraglia, NRR J. Callan, (Acting ARP), NRR

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W. Russell, NRR R. Martin, RI S. Ebneter, RII B. Davis, RIII i

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B. Faulkenberry, RV L. Chandler, OGC OGC (3)

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Georgia Power Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Cc:

Mr. J. A. Bailey Harold Reheis, Director l

. Manager - Licensing Department of Natural Resources i

Georgia Power Company 205 Butler Street, SE. Suite 1252 l

P. O. Box 1295 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Attorney General Mr. J. B. Beasley Law Department i

General Manager, Vogtle Electric 132 Judicial Building Generating Plant Atlanta, Georgia 30334

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P. O. Box 1600 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Mr. Alan R. Herdt Project' Branch #3 Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, NW. Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street, NW., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. Dan H. Smith, Vice President Office of Planning and Budget Power Supply Operations i

Room 6158 Oglethorpe Power Corporation 270 Washington Street, SW.

2100 East Exchange Place Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Tucker, Georgia 30085-1349 Office of the County Commissic w e Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Burke County Commission Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 12th Floor 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW.

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4 Nuclear Operations Arthur H. Domby, Esquire Georg = Power Company Troutman Sanders i

P. O. Box 1295 NationsBank Plaza Birmingham, Alabama 35201 600 Peachtree Street, NE.

Suite 5200 Mr. C. K. McCoy Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216 Vice President - Nuclear Vogtle Project Resident Inspector Georgia Power Company O. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 1295 P. O. Box 572 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 v

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(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

License Amendment, Transfer to Southern Nuclear l

Docket Nos. 50 424-OLA-3,50-425-OLA-3 Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Michael D. Kohn, Esq.

Administrative Judge Stephen M. Kohn, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Kohn, Kohn and Calapinto, P.C.

Mail Stop: EW-439 517 Florida Avenue, N. W.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20001 Washington, D. C. 20555 Office of Commission Appellate James H. Carpenter Adjudication Administrative Judge Mail Stop: OWFN-16/G15 Atomic Safety and Licens.ag Board U.S. Nuclear Re:ulatory Commission Mail Stop: EW-439 Washington, D. C. 20555 l

U.S. Nuclear Reguhtory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Adjudicatory File (2) l Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Thomas D. Murphy Panel Administrative Judge Mail Stop: EW-439 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: EW-439 Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel John 12mberski, Esq.

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Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Trautman Sanders Washington, D. C. 20555 Nationsbank Building, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N. E.

Office of the Secretary (2)

Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Attn: Docketing and Service l

Mail Stop: OWFN-16/G15 David R. Lewis, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Washington, D. C. 20555 2300 N Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20037 Director, Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street SE Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334

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TERMINATED FOR REPORTING SAFETY CONCERNS. RE: SYSTEM ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES WERE INCOMPL Z E, DGS ARE GENERALLY UNRELIABLE, CLOCK IS NOT RESET DURING DG 100 HR MAINTENANCE RUN WHEN DGS ARE SHUTDOWN IN MIDDLE OF TEST, UNIT 1 DG HAS EXHAUST LEAK THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, UNSAFE HP PRACTICES AND INCORRECT VIBRATION PROBE USED FOR IST SURVEILLANCE ON SAFETY RELATED PUMPS NO. OF CONCERNS: 7 O! []YES

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SYSTEM ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES WERE NOT COMPLETED - ORP/PB3 i

RESIDENT INSPECT 2.

DGS UNRELIABLE - THIS ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED IN NUREG 1410.

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EXHAUST LEAK IN UNIT l'S DG THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED -

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UNSAFE HEALTH PHYSICS PRACTICES - DRSS/RPEP INSPECT 6.

INCORRECT VIBRATION PROBE FOR IST SURVEllLANCE C. 3AFETY

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RELATED PUMPS - DRP/PB3 RESIDENT INSPECT. CONSULT DRS/Lrsu FOR ADDITIONAL HELP 7.

EICS INTERVIEW ALLEGER ON TERMINATION.

IF DISLRIMINATION WAS A FACTOR REPANEL FOR 01'S ACTION.

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