ML20138J365
| ML20138J365 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1997 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hutchinson C ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20138J368 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-96-512, NUDOCS 9702070133 | |
| Download: ML20138J365 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000313/1996027
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Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S.R. 333
Russellville, Arkansas 72801-0967
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-313;368/96-27 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Hutchinson:
An NRC specialinspection was conducted on October 22-29 and November 21-25,1996,
at your Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2 reactor facilities, following a fire in the Unit 1
reactor building on October 17,1996. The enclosed report presents the scope and results
of that inspection. The overall conclusions of the inspection were discussed with Mr. R.
Edington and others of your staff on November 5,1996. A final telephonic exit meeting
was held with your staff on December 11,1996. In addition, the overall results of this
inspection were discussed with Mr. Dwight Mims, on February 3,1997.
The inspection identified several problems in your implementation of the fire protection
requirements of Appendix R. Most significantly, a recent Unit 1 modification to replace
Reactor Coolant Pump B failed to install an adequate lube oilleakage collecti)n system,
which resulted in an oil fire inside the reactor building. Our concern regarding this failure is
heightened due to several missed opportunities to identify and correct the problem prior to
the fire occurring. Specifically, the design change which replaced the reactor coolant
pump motor did not receive an adequate fire protection review. The oilleakage observed
during maintenance was not thoroughly investigated. Repeated observations of oilleakage
by radiation protection personnel were not investigated. Most importantly, the reports of
oil-soaked insulation and excessive smoking during the plant heatup were not adequately
communicated and reviewed. These instances indicated that your corrective action
programs may not have adequately addressed fire hazards and fire protection deficiencies
as significant conditions adverse to the quality and safe operation of the plant.
As a result of concerns raised during the inspection, your staff subsequently submitted a
10 CFR 50 Appendix R exemption request for Unit 2, dated December 23,1996, for the
remote lube oil fill lines which had been installed on the reactor coolant pump motors. This
exemption request will be reviewed by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
The inspection identified a violation involving your f ailure to notify the NRC of your
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declaration of an unusual event during the fire. The violation is cited in the enclosed
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Notice of Violation (Notice) 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 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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In addition, two apparent violations were identified and are being considered for escalated
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enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for
NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600. The first apparent
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violation involves inadequate fire protection design features for the oil collection system for
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the Unit 1 and 2 reactor coolant pump motors. Our concern regarding this apparent
violation is heightened by the occurrence of the fire in the reactor building and by the
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second apparent violation involving the failure to identify and take prompt corrective action
for three prior instances of observed oilleakage. 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.
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A predecisional enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations will be
scheduled with your staff. 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. This conference is being held to obtain information to
enable the NRC to make an enforcement decision, such as a common understanding of the
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facts, root causes, missed opportunities to identify the apparent violation 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 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.
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This conference will be open to public observation in accordance with the recent revisions
to the Enforcement Policy.
You will be advised by separate correspondence 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 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosure and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,
or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
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