ML20133H277
| ML20133H277 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 01/02/1997 |
| From: | Shymlock M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Campbell W CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20133H279 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-96-529, NUDOCS 9701170117 | |
| Download: ML20133H277 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000324/1996016
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January 2, 1997
EA 96 529
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 16, 50-324/96 16
Dear Mr. Campbell:
On December 7,1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Brunswick reactor
facility. The enclosed report presents the results 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 two
violations of NRC requirements that were identified. The first violation was
for three exam)les of procedural requirements that were not followed resulting
in a loss of slutdown cooling. This is the third loss of shutdown cooling
event that has occurred in three years. We are concerned about your lack of
rigorous shutdown risk management which permitted scheduling of work
activities on a safety system while the system was needed to remove decay
heat. Additional management attention is needed to properly control these
activities and prevent recurrence of another event. Although this violation
has been categorized at Severity Level IV, you should be aware that in the
future such failures regarding loss of shutdown cooling could result in
escalated enforcement and/or civil penalties. The second violation was for
failure to have a radiological control procedure consistent with the
requirements of federal regulations. We are concerned because the restrictive
dose limitations and monitoring requirements for declared pregnant women were
not correctly implemented.
These 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 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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