ML20129E944
| ML20129E944 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 09/27/1996 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Myers L CENTERIOR ENERGY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20129E950 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-96-367, NUDOCS 9610040008 | |
| Download: ML20129E944 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000440/1996008
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September 27, 1996
EA 96-367
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Mr. Lew W. Myers
Vice President - Nuclear
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Centerior Service Company
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SUBJECT:
SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-440/96008(DRS)
Dear Mr. Myers:
This refers to the special inspection conducted from August 26 through
September 11, 1996, at your Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, facility to
review two Licensee Event Reports documenting events involving your emergency
closed cooling system.
The enclosed report presents the results of this
inspection.
Based on the results of this inspection, four apparent violations were
identified and are being considered for escalated enforcement action in
accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG 1600.
Two of the apparent violations involve technical specification limiting
condition for operation action requirements which were exceeded. One of these
involved a 45 hour5.208333e-4 days <br />0.0125 hours <br />7.440476e-5 weeks <br />1.71225e-5 months <br /> period where the emergency closed cooling system was
inoperable, and the actions required by technical specification 3.0.3 were not
completed.
The remaining two apparent violations involve corrective action issues.
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one case corrective actions were neither timely nor adequate to address a
leaking safety-related motor-operated butterfly valve.
In a second case,
corrective actions failed to correct an adverse condition regarding the
ability to operate safety-related control room complex chillers at low lake
temperatures.
Further, poor post-modification testing failed te promptly
identify that the problem had not been corrected. While both of these events
occurred more than two years ago, problems regarding corrective actions for
these events existed at the time of the inspection and are of particular
Concern.
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No Notice of Violation is presently being issued for these inspection
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findings. 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.
A predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations
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has been scheduled for October 11, 1996. The decision to hold a predecisional
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enforcement conference does not mean that the NRC has determined that a
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violation has occurred or that enforcement action will be taken.
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conference is being held to obtain information to enable the NRC to make an
enforcement decision, such as a common understanding of the facts, root
causes, missed opportunities to identify the apparent violations sooner,
corrective actions, significance of the issues, and the need for lasting and
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effective corrective actions.
In addition, this is an opportunity for you to
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point out any. errors in our inspection report and for you to provide any
information'concerning your perspectives on 1) the severity of the violations,
2) the application of the factors that the NRC considers when it determines
the amount of a civil penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section
VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy, and 3) any other application of the
Enforcement Policy to this case, including the exercise of discretion in
accordance with Section VII.
You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our
deliberations on this matter. No response regarding these apparent violations
is required at this time.
A violation was also identified by the inspectors regarding Licensee Event
Report (LER)93-021 because it failed to provide an adequate assessment of the
safety consequences and implications of the event as required by 10 CFR 50.73.
This violation is of concern because a comprehensive and detailed LER is
important for reviewers, who may not have an in-depth knowledge of your
specific plant design, to fully understand the significance of the event.
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This violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the
circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in the
enclosed report.
Please note that you are required to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance
with regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of ~
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this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
Original signed by G. E. Grant
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Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-440
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report
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J. P. Stetz, Senior Vice
President - Nuclear
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L. W. Worley, Director, Nuclear
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Services Department
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J. D. Kloosterman, Manager,
Regulatory Affairs
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W. R. Kanda, Director, Perry
Nuclear Assurance Department
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N. L. Bonner Director, Perry
Nuclear Engineering Department
H. Ray Caldwell, General Superintendent
Nuclear Operations
R. D. Brandt, General Manager Operations
Terry L. Lodge, Esq.
State Liaison Officer, State of Ohio
Robert E. Owen, Ohio Department of Health
C. A. Glazer, State of Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
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