ML20140D413

Forwards Insp Rept 50-395/97-03 on 970323-0503 & NOV

ML20140D413
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	06/02/1997
From:	Belisle G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Gabe Taylor SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
Shared Package
ML20140D419	List: ML20140D413 ML20140D435 ML20140D452
References
50-395-97-03, 50-395-97-3, NUDOCS 9706100376
Download: ML20140D413 (5)

See also: IR 05000395/1997003

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ATTN: Mr. Gary J. Taylor '

Vice President. Nuclear Operations  :

i Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station

. P. O. Box 88

Jenkinsville, SC 29065

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SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-395/97 03

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Dear Mr. Taylor

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On May 3,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your V. C. Summer reactor i

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facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. ,

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activities at the V. C. Summer facility was generally characterized by safety j

! conscious operations and work practices and conservative decision making -

i involving plant restart. We are concerned, however, about the violations of i

NRC requirements that were identified. The first violation was a repeat i

violation for a failure to follow procedural requirements for the control of

reactor building pressure. The second violation involved a failure to

, establish appropriate procedures for control of steam generator level and for

operator response to a turbine trip on a high steam generator level.

These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and

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the circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the  ;

j enclosed report. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter i

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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

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Repetitive violations are addressed in the NRC's " General Statement of Policy

. and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions " (Enforcement Policy). NUREG 1600.

Section IV.B. The Enforcement Policy allows the severity level of a violation

to be increased if the violation can be considered repetitive. For exam)1e, a

Severity Level IV violation could be increased to Severity Level III wit 1 the

attending escalated enforcement action. However, in this case, we have

- decided not to increase the severity level of this violation based on the low

safety significance of this event and the performance of the staff once the l

problem was identified.

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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

(PDR).

Sincerely, 1

Original signal by George A. Belisle

George A. Belisle, Chief

Reactor Projects Branch 5

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50 395

License No. NPF-12

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Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation l

2. NRC Inspection Report

cc w/encls: R. M. Fowlkes. Manager l

R. J. White Operations (Mail Code 303) i

Nuclear Coordinator (Mail Code 802) South Carolina Electric & Gas  !

S.C. Public Service Authority Company

c/o Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station

P. O. Box 88 P. O. Box 88 i

Jenkinsv111e, SC 29065 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

J. B. Knotts, Jr., Esq. April Rice, Manager i

Winston and Strawn Nuclear Licensing & Operating i

1400 L Street, NW Ex)erience (Mail Code 830) :

Washington, D C. 20005 3502 Sout1 Carolina Electric & Gas )

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Chairman Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station

Fairfield County Council P. O. Box 88  ;

P. O. Drawer 60 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 i

Winnsboro, SC 29180

Virgil R. Autry, Director

Radioactive Waste Management  ;

Bureau of Solid and Hazardous

Waste Management ,

S. C. Department of Health

and Environmental Control

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