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Forwards Insp Repts 50-335/96-22 & 50-389/96-22 on 961114. No Violation Noted
ML20137R823
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 11/14/1996
From: Merschoff E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Plunkett T
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
Shared Package
ML20137Q937 List:
References
FOIA-96-485 EA-96-457, NUDOCS 9704140259
Download: ML20137R823 (5)
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See also: IR 05000335/1996022

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iSUBJECT: NRC SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORT 50-335/96-22, 50-389/96-22

Dear Mr. Plunkett:

i On November 14,1996, the NRC completed a special inspection of engineering

activities' at your St. Lucie 1 and 2 facilities. The enclosed report presents the.

results of that inspection. Areas examined during the inspection are identifed in the

report. Within these areas, the. inspection consisted of selective examinations of

procedures and representative records, plant drawings, and engineering evaluations.

Based on the results of this inspection, two apparent violations were identifed 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.

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1One of the apparent violations is of concern because it indicates that deficiencies

have existed in your configuration management processes which have manifested

themselves in failures to ensure that the design of the plant was properly

incorporated into plant procedures and, to.a lesser degree, drawings. W'hile no

plant event has been tied to the inaccuracies thus far identified, we are concerned

about the potential impact of inaccuracies which may not yet have been discovered.

In addition to configuration management issues, four apparent violations were

identified in the area of preparation of safety evaluations under 10 CFR 50.59.

These apparent violations are of concem because they indicate that weaknesses

exist in both recognizing the need for safety evaluations and in the process applied

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in assessing' the' impact of changes upon the plant.

l A predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has

been' scheduled for December 10,1996. -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. This conference is

being held to obtain information to enable the NRC to make an enforcement l

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- 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 effective corrective actions.

In addition, this is an opportunity for you to 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 Vll.

You will be advised by separate corre'spondence of the results of our deliberations

on this matter. No response regarding these apparent violations is required at this

time.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.700 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this

letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

Sincerely,

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Ellis W. Merschoff, Director i

Division of Reactor Projects  !

Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389  ;

License Nos. DPR-67, NPF-16

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Enciosure: Inspection Report 50-335/96-22, 50-389/96-22  !

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J. A. Stall

Site Vice President

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant

P. O. Box 128

Ft. Pierce, FL 34954-0128

H. N. Paduano, Manager

Licensing and Special Programs

Florida Power and Light Company

P. O. Box 14000

Juno Beach, FL 33408 0420  !

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St. Lucie Nuclear Plant

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