ML20133D901

Forwards Insp Repts 50-369/84-28 & 50-370/84-25 on 840924-28 & Notices of Violation & Deviation

ML20133D901
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	03/15/1985
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Tucker H DUKE POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20133D904	List: ML20133D901 ML20133D944 ML20133D978 ML20133E036
References
EA-84-135, NUDOCS 8507220301
Download: ML20133D901 (3)

See also: IR 05000369/1984028

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MAR 151986

Duke Power Company

ATTN: Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President

Nuclear Production Department

422 South Church Street

Charlotte, NC 28242

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: SEVERITY LEVEL III VIOLATION: EA 84-135

VIOLATION OF FIRE PROTECTION SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS

(INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-369/84-28 AND 50-370/84-25)

A special safety inspection was conducted on September 24-28, 1984, of activities

authorized by NRC Operating License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 for the McGuire Nuclear

Station, Units 1 and 2. As a result of this inspection, several violations of

fire protection separation requirements were identified. At the conclusion of the

inspection, these findings were discussed with those members of your staff

identified in the enclosed inspection report.

Violation I in the enclosed Notice of Violation (NOV) involved the lack of fire

protection features necessary to satisfy the separation requirements of

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G, between redundant Unit 1 systems

necessary to achieve and maintain hot shutdown. This violation has been

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categorized as a Severity Level III violation in accordance with the " General

Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2,

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Appendix C, as revised, 49 FR 8583 (March 8, 1984). The base civil penalty

for this type of violation is $50,000. Duke Power Company discovered the

event, reported the event immediately upon its discovery, and took decisive

1 action to preclude its recurrence. In recognition of these factors, and after

consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, I have

decided to mitigate the penalty in its entirety.

Violations II-V in the enclosed NOV involve other failures to comply with NRC

fire protection requirements identified during this inspection. Violation II

involves the failure to provide adequate breaker and/or fuse protection for

equipment required for hot standby where there is a comon power source with

other circuits. Violation III involves the failure to provide automatic fire

detection capabilities and fire barriers to separate safety-related pumps.

Violation IV identifies two examples where structural steel fire barrier

supports were not provided with the fire resistant rating that is equivalent

to the fire barriers. Violation V identified several plant areas with

inadequate emergency lighting. Violations II-IV have been categorized as

Severity Level IV violations, while Violation V as been categorized .as a

Severity Level V violation.

Another potential violation was also identified during this inspection. It

involved the failure to provide adequate fixed suppression systems for rooms,

areas, or zones contrary to 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G.3

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requirements. This additional potential violation relates to your letter of

September 4,1984 to Harold R. Denton, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation. This matter is under review and will be handled in separate

correspondence.

The inspection findings also indicate that certain activities having safety

significance appeared to deviate from commitments made by Duke Power Company to

the NRC. The deviations are set forth in the enclosed Notice of Deviation.

Your attention is also directed to unresolved items identified in the inspection

report. These matters will be pursued during future inspections.

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You are required to respond to the enclosed Notice of Violation, and you should

follow the instructions specified therein when preparing your response. Your

response should specifically address the corrective actions taken or planned with

regard to the violations described in the Notice of Violation. In your response,

appropriate reference to previous submittals is acceptable. A reply to the Notice

of Deviation is also requested. Your written reply to this letter and the results

of future inspections will be considered in determining whether further enforcement

action is appropriate.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and

your reply will be placed in NRC's Public Document Room upon completion of our

evaluation of the reply. If you wish to withhold information contained therein,

please notify this office by telephone and include a written application to

withhold information in your response. Such application must be consistent with

the requirements of 2.790(b)(1).

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosures are not subject to the

clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget issued under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL SIGNt0 Bt

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J. Nelson Grace

Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

" 2. Notice of Deviation

3. Inspection Report Nos. 50-369/84-28

and 50-370/84-25

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