ML20129H077

Forwards Insp Repts 50-324/96-13 & 50-325/96-13 on 960804-0914 & NOV

ML20129H077
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	10/11/1996
From:	Shymlock M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Campbell W CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
Shared Package
ML20129H081	List: ML20129H077 ML20129H098 ML20129H108
References
NUDOCS 9610310043
Download: ML20129H077 (5)

See also: IR 05000324/1996013

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• October 11, 1996

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Carolina Power and Light Company

ATTN: Mr. W. R. Campbell

Vice President

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

P. O. Box 10429

Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50 325/96-13 50-324/96-13

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Campbell:

On September 14 the NRC completed an ins;ectico 4 your Brunswick reactor

facility. The enclosed report presents tie resui s of that inspection.

During the six weeks covered by this inspection period, our ins)ectors found

that your staff generally took a safety conscious approach to t1e activities

conducted at the Brunswick Plant. We are concerned, however, about five

violations of NRC requirements that were identified. In the first v!alation

an operator repositioned a selector switch while tagged with a hoid order.

This could have caused a personnel hazard or equipment damage. In the second

violation an operator failed to complete the required training program prior

to taking an audit examination. In the third violation a new fuel criticality 1

monitor was not set correctly as required by Federal Regulations.

The fourth and fifth violations included a failure to follow procedure (s) to

control radioactivity and a failure to conduct adequate radiological surveys

commensurate with the potential hazards that were present. We are concerned

that these issues indicate a lack of attention to detail which could

negatively impact ongoing radiation protection activities. We are also

concerned that three separate NRC inspections since Se)tember of 1992 have

identified survey violations. Corrective actions to t1ese violations do not

appear to have been fully successful over the long term.

The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation and the

circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the

enclosed report. Please note that you are requirea 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 NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of

this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room

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Milton B. Shymlock, Chief

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Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50 325 and 50 324

License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR 62

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l W. Levis, Director

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Brunswick Steam Electric Plant i

P. O. Box 10429 i

Southport, NC 28461

R. P. Lopriore

Plant Manager

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant ,

Carolina Power & Light Company 1

P. O. Box 10429

Southport, NC 28461

J. Cowan, Vice President

Operations & Environmental

Support MS OHS 7

Carolina Power & Light Company

P. O. Box 1551

Raleigh, NC 27602

Gerald D. Hicks

Manager - Regulatory Affairs

Carolina Power & Light Company

P. O. Box 10429

Southport, NC 28461

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W. D. Johnson, Vice President

and Senior Counsel

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Carolina Power & Light Company

P. O. Box 1551

Raleigh, NC 27602

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Dayne H. Brown, Director ,

Division of Radiation Protection  !

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Raleigh, NC 27611-7687  ;

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l Karen E. Long

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Assistant Attorney General

State of North Carolina

P. O. Box 629

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Robert P. Gruber  !

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1 Public Staff NCUC

! P. O. Box 29520

Raleigh, NC 27626 0520

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Public Service Commission

State of South Carolina

P. O. Box 11649 t

Columbia, SC 29211  ;

l Jerry W. Jones Chairman

j Brunswick County Board of

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Bolvia, NC 28422

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Dan E. Summers

i Emergency Management Coordinator

New Hanover County Department of

Emergency Management i

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Wilmington, NC 28402

William H. Crowe, Mayor

City of Southport

201 East Moore Street

Southport, NC 28461 '

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