ML20125C703

Notice of Violation from Insp on 921003-31.Violation Noted: Reactor Operator Whose License Had Become Inactive 921001, Was Permitted to Assume Balance of Plant Reactor Operator Watch on Unit 2.Operator Continued Watches Until 921028

ML20125C703
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	11/27/1992
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20125C668	List: ML20125C665 ML20125C703 ML20125C742
References
50-324-92-34, 50-325-92-34, NUDOCS 9212140041
Download: ML20125C703 (2)

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c ENCLOSURE 1

@TICE Of VIOLATION Carolina Dower and-Light Company Docket _Nos.: 50-325 and 50-324 Brunswick Site License Wos.: DPR-71 and DPR-62 Southoort, North Carolina During an NRC inspection conducted on October 3 through October 31, 1992,_a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2 Appendix C, the violation is listed below: 5 10 CFR 55.53(e) requires that licensed reactor operators perform the functions of an operator cr senior reactor operator for a minimum of s9ven 8. hour _or five 12-hour shifts per calendar cuarter.

10 CFR 55.53(f) requires that if a reactor operator or senior reactor operator fails to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e), then before resumption of licensed functions, an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall certify:

1. That the qualifications and status of the licensee (operator) are current i.ad valid; and

2. That the licensee (operator)-has completed a minimum of 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> of shift functions under the direction of an operator or senior operator as appropriate and in the position to which the individual will be assigr.ed. y The 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> must have included a complete tour of the-plant ,

and all required shif t turnover procedures.

Brunswick Training Instruction, NRC Licensed Operator Quarterly Reporting Requirements, T1208, Revision 6, implemer.ts the above requirements and -

provides administrative .iethods to track and document them.

Contrary to the above, with Unit 2 in Cold Shutdown, a reactor operator whose license had become inactive en October 1, 1992, was permitted to hssume the Balance of Plant Reactor Operator Watch on Unit 2 at' approximately 7:00.a.m.,

on October 3,1992, and stand that watch until the discrepancy was discovered at approximately 9:00 a.m., that same day.- During this period,-he was at times the only licensed operator on the Unit 2= reactor _ control board. On October 9, the same reactor operator-was permitted to-assumed the Plant-Monitor Reactor Operator Watch at approximately 7:00 a.m without completing all requirements for reactivation. He continued to stand watches until the discrepancy was-identifled by the NRC on October.28,-1992.

This-is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the-provisions of.10 CFR 2.201, Carolina Power and' Light-Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.._S.

Nuclear Regulatory Congnission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington,--DC -

20555, with'a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy _to the NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting -

this Notics of- Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as-a 9212140041 921127' PDR ADOOK 05000324' G 'PDR

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Carolina Power and Light Company 2 Docket kos.

50-325 and 50-324 Brunswick Site L1 cense Nos.: OPR-71 and OPR-62 Southport, North Carolina 5 " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1)-

the reason for the violation or,-if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results- 1

achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further l violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. If an ]

adequate reply is not received within the time specified in +his Notice, an i order or demand for information may be issued as te why the license should not be modified, sus) ended or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper

sht ' not be ta(en. Where 9000 cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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! Dated at Atlanta, Georgia i this 27th day of November 1092 i

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