ML20137U589

Forwards Insp Repts 50-348/97-04 & 50-364/97-04 on 970314. Violation Noted.Apparent Violation Identified & Being Considered for Escalated Ea.Predecisional Enforcement Conference Scheduled for 970418

ML20137U589
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	04/02/1997
From:	Skinner P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
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ML20137U594	List: ML20137U589 ML20137U602
References
EA-97-130, NUDOCS 9704170040
Download: ML20137U589 (4)

See also: IR 05000348/1997004

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April 2, 1997

EA 97-130

Southern Nuclear. Operating Company, Inc.  :

ATTN: Mr. D. N..Morey '

Vice President

Farley Project

P. O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL 35201-1295

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-348/97-04 AND 50-364/97-04. AND APPARENT

VIOLATIONS

Dear Mr. Morey:

On March 14. 1997. the NRC completed a special inspection of the Penetration

Room Filtration (PRF) system at your Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP) facility. The-

enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

During this special inspection, apparent violations were identified 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. These apparent violations concern:

1) operating in a condition prohibited by Technical Specifications (TS):

2) inadequate operating, surveillance, and emergency procedures: 3) failure to

meet TS surveillance requirement 4.7.8.b.3 in one instance: 4) failure to

comply with specific sections of ANSI N510-1980, prescribed as TS surveillance I

requirements for Control Room Emergency Filtration Systems (CREFS), PRF

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systems, and Containment Purge Exhaust Filtration; and 5) excessive inleakage

into the penetration room boundary that resulted in the PRF system being

unable to function as designed. Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is

presently being issued for these inspection findings. In addition, please be

advised that the number and characterization of apparent violations described

in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC

review.

A predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations

has been scheduled for April 18, 1997. The decision to hold a predecisional

enforcement conference does not mean that the NRC has determined that a

violation has occurred or that enforcement action will be taken. To enable

the NRC to make an enforcement decision, this conference is being held to

obtain information 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 action. In addition, this is an opportunity for you to point out

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any errors in our inspection report and for you to provide any information

concerning your )erspectives on: 1) the severity of the violations: 2) the

application of tie 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 VII.

You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our

deliberations on this matter. No response regarding these apparent violations 1

is required at this time.

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

this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the'NRC Public Document Room. 1

Sincerely,

(Original signed by Pierce H. Skinner)

Pierce H. Skinner. Chief

Reactor Projects Branch 2

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-348 and 50-364

License Nos.: NPF-2 and NPF-8

Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-348/97-04

and 50-364/97-04

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P. O. Box 470

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R. Badham, Supervisor

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