ML20149K126

EN-87-085A:on 880219,order Imposing Civil Penalty in Amount of $50,000 Issued to Licensee Based on Violation Involving Failure to Establish & Implement Procedure to Evaluate Effects of Electrical Design Changes.Record Copy

ML20149K126
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	02/19/1988
From:	Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-87-147, EN-87-085A, NUDOCS 8802230373
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. February 19, 1988 EN 87-85A-0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Northern States Power Company (EA 87-147)

(Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant)'

License No. DPR-22 Docket No. 50-263

Subject:

IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $50,000 By EN 87-85 dated September 30, 1987 the Comission was notified of the intent of OE to. issue a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amcunt of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) to Northern States Generating Plant. This action was based on a violation involving the failure to establish-and implement a pro::edure to evaluate the effects of electrical design changes on other portions of the system in the area of electrical coordination. This lead to a change being made which created an unreviewed

' safety cuestion in that faults on non safety-related components could cause the loss of multiple essential buses during a design basis event.

The licensee responded to the Notice in a letter dated November 4, 1987. After careful consideration of the licensee's request for mitigation, the staff has concluded that a sufficient basis for reduction of the proposed civil penalty was not provided.

Accordingly, an Order Imposing civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 has been issued today. Under the terms of the Order, the licensee may within 30 days of the date of the Order, pay the civil penalty or request a hearing.

Contact:

J. Luehman, OE, 23280 J. Liebernan, OE, 20741 Distribution:

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