ML20151F123
| ML20151F123 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8807260370 | |
| Download: ML20151F123 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000424/1987071
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Georgia Power Company
' ATTN: Mr. W. G. Hairston, III
Senior Vice President -
Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 4545
Atlanta, GA . 30302
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NRC RESPONSE TO GEORGIA POWER COMPANY'S (GPC) REQUEST FOR REDUCTION
OF SEVERITY LEVEL (REPORT NO. 50-424/87-71)
This refers to your response dated May 19, 1988, to our Notice of Violation
issued on April 19, 1988, concerning activities at the Vogtle Station. We have
carefully evaluated your response to the notice in which, while admitting the
violations occurred, you request consideration for reducing the severity level
of Violation A to a Level V.
Your response appeared to be directed primarily
to the minimum shift staffing being accomplished using an eight member minimum
on-shif t crew.
However, the facility operating license for Vogtle Unit I
requires GPC to implement and maintain the fire protection program as described
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in the FSAR.
As stated in the Notice, the FSAR requires the fire brigade
manning to be met without impacting the minimum on-shift operating staff
designated in the Vogtle Technical Specifications.
It is not clear that plant
management was sensitive to these fire protection FSAR and ' Technical
Specification requirements.
Your failure te assure staffing of an independent
five man fire brigade at all times warrants a Severity Level IV violation.
Therefore, after consideration of your response, we have concluded that
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7prtViolation A was appropriately classified, and reduction of the severity
level is not warranted.
Otherwise, we find that your response meets the
requirements of 10 CFR 2.201.
We will examine the implementation of your
corrective actions during future inspections.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
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cc: _ P. D. Rice, Vice President, Project
Director
C. W. Hayes, Vogtle Quality
Assurance Manager
G. Bockhold, Jr., General Manager,
Nuclear Operations
L. Gucwa, Manager, Nuclear Safety
and Licensing
J. A. Bailey, Project Licensing
Manager
B. W. Churchill, Esq. , Shaw,
Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge
D. Kirkland, III, Counsel,
Office of the Consumer's Utility
Council
D. Feig, Georgians Against
Nuclear Energy
R. P. Mcdonald, Executive Vice
President, Nuclear Operations
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E. Reis, OGC
J. Hopkins, NRR
M. Sinkyle, RII
DRS, Technical Assistant
NRC Resident Inspector
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