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Discusses Insp Repts 50-424/96-14 & 50-425/96-14 on 961222- 970201 & Forwards NOV
ML20137T025
Person / Time
Site: Vogtle  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 03/25/1997
From: Jerrica Johnson
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Mccoy C
GEORGIA POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20137T029 List:
References
NUDOCS 9704150296
Download: ML20137T025 (6)
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See also: IR 05000424/1996014

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March 25, 1997

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EA 97-045

Georgia Power Com)any

ATTN: Mr. C. K. icCoy

Vice President

.Vogtle Project .

P. O.' Box 1295  !

Birmingham AL' 35201 i

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO 50-424/96-14 AND 50-425/95-14 1

Dear.Mr. McCoy:  !

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.This refers to the inspections conducted during the period December 22. 1996  !

through February 1. 1997, at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The ,

subject inspections identified an apparent violation consisting of three  ;

exam)les in the area of configuration control. The subject inspection report l

whic1 identified this apparent violation, was transmitted to you by letter .i

dated February 24, 1997. An open predecisional enforcement conference was l

conducted in the Region II office on March 10. 1997, to discuss the apparent  ;

violation, the root causes, and your corrective actions to preclude

recurrence. A list of conference attendees and NRC and Licensee slides used

during the conference are enclosed, i

Based on the information developed during the inspections and the information

your staff provided during the conference. the NRC has determined that two i

violations of NRC requirements occurred. The violations are cited in the  !

enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances. surrounding them i

are described in detail in the subject inspection reports. The violations are i

of particular concern because they are indicative of a recent trend of l

identified configuration control errors and inadequate two-party or >

independent verification. In response to the apparent violation. Georgia

Power Company undertook an evaluation to address how to improve configuration

control at the plant. However, the NRC considers that significant challenges

remain to assure that the specific cause of the performance weaknesses are

understood and that management focus is maintained to assure that corrective

actions are long-lasting and that effective . individual performance is

maintained.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specifled in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your

response. you should document the specific actions taken and any additional

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actions you plan to prevent recurrence. In addition, your response should

include (1) a detailed discussion of the' actions you plan to take in response

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to the Independent Safety Evaluation Grou) (ISEG) report; (2) the specific

actions you plan to monitor long-term worcer performance; and (3) a

description of any actions you plan to assure personal accountability for the

quality of work and independent verification. Finally, with regard to Example

2 of Violation A your response should include a discussion of operator

performance with respect to the number of rounds that failed to identify the

mispositioned breakers-. After reviewing your response to this Notice,

including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of

this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC

Public Document Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not

include any personal ]rivacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that

it can be placed in t1e PDR without redaction.

Sincerely.

(Original signed by Jon R. Johnson)

Jon R. Johnson, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-424 and 50-425

License No. NPF-68 and NPF-81

Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation

2. List of Conference Attendees

3. NRC Slides

, 4. Licensee Slides

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cc w/encls:

J. D. Woodard

Senior Vice President

Georgia Power Company

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL 35201

J. B. Beasley

General Manager. Plant Vogtle

Georgia Power Company

P. O. Box 1600

Waynesboro, GA 30830

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J.-A. Bailey-

Manager-Licensing

Georgia Power Company

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham AL 35201

Jim Hurt. Director

Consumers' Utility Counsel Division

Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs

2 M. L. King Jr. Drive

Plaza Level - East: Suite 356

--Atlanta, GA 30334-4600

Office'of Planning and Budget

Room 6158

270 Washington Street. SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

Office of the County Commissioner

Burke County Commission

Waynesboro. GA 30830

Harold Reheis. Director

Department of Natural Resources

205 Butler Street. SE. Suite 1252

Atlanta, GA 30334

Thomas Hill Manager

Radioactive Materials Program

Department of Natural Resources

4244 International Parkway

Suite 114

Atlanta, GA 30354

Attorney General

Law Department

132 Judicial Building

Atlanta, GA 30334

Thomas P. Mozingo

Manager of Nuclear Operations

Oglethor)e Power Corporation

2100 E. Exchange Place

Tucker. GA 30085-1349

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Charles A. ' Patrizia. Esq. 1

Paul. Hastings, Janofsky & Walker l

10th Floor'  ;

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue i

Washington, D. C. 20004-9500

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Steven M. Jackson

Senior Engineer - Power Supply

Municipal Electric Authority ,

of Georgia

1470 Riveredge Parkway NW

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

8805 River Road

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