ML20150C655
| ML20150C655 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1988 |
| From: | Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Trevors G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| References | |
| EA-87-237, EA-88-002, EA-88-2, TAC-67034, NUDOCS 8803210138 | |
| Download: ML20150C655 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000298/1987027
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ATTN: George A. Trevors
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Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICES OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY
(NRC INSPECTION REPORTS 50-298/87-27, 50-298/87-31, AND
50-298/87-32)
This refers to the inspections conducted during the periods October 26-29,
November 1-30, and December 1-21, 1987, respectively at the Cooper Nuclear
Station, Brownville, Nebraska, by personnel of the NRC Region IV office.
During these inspections, NRC personnel identified one violation and reviewed
the circumstances surrounding three licensee identified violatici~. These
violations were discussed at an enforcement conference on Janumrj 28, 1988, at
the NRC Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.
The inspections conducted on October 26-29, and November 1-30, 1987, reviewed
the circumstances surrounding violations that included: (a) an inadequate search
of a contr:ctor vehicle that entered the protected area with undetected amunition
on four occasions between December 1986 and October 1987, and (ges to i
in the vehicle, (b) the issuing of the wrong encoded access badc) the failure to
identify a key controlling access to a vital area as a vital area key which
Vesented the possibility for a compromise.
To emphasize the need for increased management attention to ensure that the
Physical Security Plan is followed, I have been authorized, after consultation
with the Director, Office of Enforcement, and the Deputy Executive Director for
Regional Operations, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Iwenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) for the inadequate search of a contractor vehicle.
In accordance
with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987) (Enforcement Policy), the violation described
in the enclosed Notice hes been categorized as a Severity Level !!! violation.
The other two security violations have been categorized as Severity Level IV
violations. The base value of a civil penalty for a Severity Level III violation
is $50,000. The NRC Enforcement Policy allows for reduction of a civil penalty
under certain circumstances.
Ir this case, the base civil penalty is reduced
by 50 percent because of your identificatior and reporting of the search incident.
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An additional violation was reviewed during the inspection conducted December 1-
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21, 1987
This violation involved a two inch motor operated valve installed
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to bypass the Drywell- Exhaust Inboard Isolation Valve. The valve was installed
in 1981 without the automatic isolation feature required by the Updated Safety
Analysis Report. Not powering the bypass valve from a source that would
automatically re-energize after a loss of off site power set up the potential
for a two inch diameter release path from containment through the Standby Gas
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Treatment System under certain circumstances.
A second Notice of Violation is also enclosed for the problem associated with
the bypass for the Drywell Exhaust Intoard Isolation Velve.
In accordance with
the Enforcement Policy the violation described in that Notice has also been
categorized as a Severity Level III violation. The base civil penalty for
this second Notice has been mitigated by 100 percent because of your self
identification and prompt reporting of the problem as well as your corrective
actions. The NRC encourages you to pursue future review progranis such as the
one which allowed you to identify this problem.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notices when preparing your response.
In your
responses, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your responses to these
Notices, 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.
Some of the material enclosed herewith contains Safeguards Information as defined
by 10 CFR Part 73.21 and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited
by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Therefore, the
material will not be placed in the Public Document Room.
The respunses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notices are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
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by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
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Robert D. Martin
Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty
cc: Nebraska Radiation Control Program Directnr
(Nor-Safeguards Portions Only)
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