ML20151H753
| ML20151H753 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 07/21/1988 |
| From: | Johnston W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sieber J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| EA-88-178, NUDOCS 8808020038 | |
| Download: ML20151H753 (2) | |
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21 JUL NR8 Docket No. 50-334 EA 88-178 Duquesne Light Company l
ATTN: Mr. J. D. Sieber Vice President Nuclear Group Post Offica Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077 Gentlemen:
Subject:
Enforcement Conference Ouring the period May 7, 1986 through May 9-13, 1988 the NRC performed several i
inspections of your Equipment Qualification Program. As a result of these inspections, potential violations of 10 CFR 50.49 were identified.
The inspection reports were sent to you on October 31, 1986 (50-334/86-12) and in addition, violations of 10 CFR 50.49 were identified by you and reported to the NRC on May 7, 1986.
The most significant equipment qualification issues included for this discussion are:
1.
Qualification of Continental Silicone Rubber insulated cable not establish for operation at elevated (LOCA) temperatures.
(NRC Item No.
50-334/86-12-01) 2.
Qualification of containment high range radiation monitor cable arrangement not established.
Replaced with mineral insulated cable on February 20, 1988.
(NRC Item No. 50-034/86-12-03)
The NRC is considering all of these potential violations for appropriate enforcement action. We plan to conduct an enforcement conference with you to discuss the potential violations in our Region I offices within 30 days of your receipt of this letter. At the enforcement conference, you should be prepared to discuss (1) the safety significance of each violation, as well as the number of deficiencies and the number of systems and components affected in each case, (2) the specific and underlying cause(s) of each violation, and (3) the actions taken or planned to correct the individual violations as well as to ensure yourself that the Duquesne Light Company is currently in overall compliance l
with EQ requirements.
Furthermore, you shculd be prepared to discuss each violation in light of the Modified Enforcement Policy for EQ Requirements which is described in the enclosure to Generic Letter 88-07, i.e., which items were f
identified by you and were they promptly reported to the NRC? What were your 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY EC BV1 - 0001.0.0 j
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o best efforts to comply with the rule within the deadline; and if appropriate, why you believe that you clearly should not have known of these deficiencies prior to the November 30, 1985 deadline for being in compliance with the rules.
We request that at the enforcement cunference you provide a handout that succinctly describes your position concerning these enforcement considerations.
Sincerely, Or si s1 "Icned By:
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am V. Johnston Acting Director Division of Reactor Safety cc w/ encl:
J. J. Carey, Executive Vice President, Operations J. O. Crockett, General Manager, Corporate Nuclear Services W. S. Lacey, General Manager, Nuclear Operations N. R. Tonet, Manager, Nuclear Engineering T. P. Noonan, Plant Manager C. E. Ewing, QA Manager K. D. Grada, Manager, Nuclear Safety Public Document Room (POR) local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bcc w/ encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
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