ML20126F160
| ML20126F160 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 12/11/1992 |
| From: | Sinkule M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Beard P FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20126F164 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9212300127 | |
| Download: ML20126F160 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000302/1992027
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DEC I i 1992
Docket No. 50-302
License No. DPR-72
Florida Power Corporation
Mr. P.'M. Beard Jr.
Senior Vice President, Nuclear
Operations
ATTN: Manager, Nuclear Operations
Licensing
P. O. Box 219-NA-21
Crystal River, FL 34423
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT N0. 50-302/92-27)
This refers to the inspection conducted by P. Holmes-Ray and R. Freudenberger
of this office on October 18 - November 14, 1992.
The inspection included a
review of activities authorized for your Crystal River facility. At the
conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with 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 examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and obs'ervation of
activities in progress.
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). Violation A is of concern because it involves the -
inadvertent discharge of borated water into the Reactor Building. Although
prompt and extensive corrective action was taken, the violation is being cited
because of the inherent significance of an operator error of this~ nature.
Violation B is of concern because it involves the failure to comply with
Technical Specification (TS) action statement requirements when equipment
required by TS is renoered inoperable by surveillance activities.
Crystal
River's practice of not complying with TS action statement requirements when-
performing surveillance activities is not consistent with the guidelines of
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
actions you plan to prevent recurrence.
In addition, in your response to Violation B, please address your plans for-
complying with TS action statements during all surveillance activities.
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take with regard to compliance with TS action statements during surveillances
which are required by the TS.
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 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter, its enclosures, and any reply will be placed in the NRC Public
Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notices are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
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Marvin '. Sinkule, Chief
Reactor Projects Brancn 2
Division of Reactor Projects
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NRC Inspection Report
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Gary L. Boldt
Chairman
Vice President, Nuclear Production
Board of County Commissioners
Florida Power Corporation
Citrus County
P. O. Box 219-SA-2C
110 N. Apopka Avenue
Crystal River, FL 34423-0219
Inverness, FL 36250
B. J. Hickle, Director
Robert B. Borsum
Nuclear Plant Operations
B&W Nuclear Technologies
Florida Power Corporation
1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525
P. O. Box 219-NA-2C
Rockville, MD 20852-1631
Crystal River, FL 34423-0219
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Nuclear Operations Site Support
Florida Power Corporation
P. O. Box 219-NA-21
Crystal River, FL 34423-0219
A. H. Stephens
General Counsel
MAC - A50
P. O. Box 14042
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Jacob Daniel Nash
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Department of Health and
Rehabilitative Services
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Administrator
Department of Environmental
Regulation
Power Plant Siting Section
State of Florida
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Robert G. Nave, Director
Emergency Management
Department of Community Affairs
2740 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
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A. Long, DRP, RIl
Document Control Desk
NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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