ML20134G753
| ML20134G753 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 10/21/1996 |
| From: | Belisle G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Ohanlon J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| ML20134G755 | List: |
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| EA-96-292, NUDOCS 9611130344 | |
| Download: ML20134G753 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000338/1996009
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Virginia Electric and Power Company
ATTN: Mr. J. P. O'Hanlon
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Innsbrook Technical Center
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5000 Dominion Boulevard
Glen Allen, VA 23060
SUBJECT:
llRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50 338/96 09, 50-339/96 09
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Dear Mr. O'Hanlon:
On September 21, 1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your North Anna
Power Station. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
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During the 6 week wriod covered by this inspection period, your conduct of
activities at the
iorth Anna Power Station was generally characterized by
safety conscious operations.
However, a v
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inspectors in that an action to mitigate o Fuel Handling Accident was not
appropriately implemented in abnormal operating procedures.
The 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 of
Violation when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in
part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure
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compliance with regulatory requirements.
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.
Sincerely,
Original signed by George A. Belisle
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George A. Belisle, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 5
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50 338, 50 339
License Nos.: NPF 4, NPF-7
Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation
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North Anna Power Station
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Virginia Electric & Power Company
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Executive Vice Pres # dent
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Dr. W. T. Lough
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1024 Haley Drive
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During an NRC inspection conducted on August 11 through September 21, 1996, a
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violation of NRC requirements was identified.
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Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600.
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the violation is listed below:
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Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that written procedures be
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Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 Revision 2. procedures for
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irradiated fuel damage while refueling. The licensee's Technical
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Spc<ification Change Request dated October 17, 1995, and the NRC's
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Technical Specification Amendment numbers 198 and 179, dated
February 27. 1996, stated that upon notification of a fuel handling
accident, the control room bottled air supply would be initiated by
operators within two minutes.
Contrary to the above, from February 27, 1996. until September 19, 1996,
the rocedure for irradiated fuel damage while refueling, 0-AP-30, was
ina
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ttled air supply within two minutes of notification of a fuel
handling accident.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
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Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. Virginia Electric and Power
Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk. Washington,
D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator. Region II, and a copy to
the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice,
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within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation
(Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of
Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the
violation, or if contested, the basis for disputing the violation. (2) the
corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved. (3) the
corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the
date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or
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include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately
addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within
the time specified in this Notice, an order or Demand for Information may be
issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or
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why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause
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is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
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Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) to
the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy.
3roprietary.
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or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR wit 1out
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redaction.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to
provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your
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response that identifies the information that should be protected and a
redacted copy of your response that deletes such information.
If you request
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withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of
your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases
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for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information
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will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the
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information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding
confidential commercial or financial information).
If safeguards informttion
is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of
protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Atlanta Georgia
this 21 day of October,1996
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