ML20151N229
| ML20151N229 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 07/29/1988 |
| From: | Lieberman J, Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EA-88-113, EN-88-064, EN-88-64, NUDOCS 8808080148 | |
| Download: ML20151N229 (1) | |
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July 29, 1988 EN 88-64 0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Alabama Power Company (EA 88-113)
Farley Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos.
50-348 and 50-364
Subject:
PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $100,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) will be issued on or about August 3,1988 to Alabama Power Company.
This action is based on the failure to determine system operability of the high level safety injection system (HHSI) upon evidence of a design deficiency. Specifically, the licensee performed an inadequate engineering analysis of the potential impact of substantial amounts of hydrogen gas accumulating in the crossover piping from the RHR pumps to the charging pump suctions. The condition could have rendered the "A" train HHSI system for each unit inoperable in the recirculation mode. The escalation and mitigation factors of the Enforcement Policy were considered.
In this case, the base civil penalty was escalated 100 percent because of the licensee's failure to act on the available information concerning the gas generation and the duration which the condition existing during which other opportunities occurred that should have led the licensee to recognize the problem.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:
Mailing of Notice August 3, 1988 Telephone Notification of Licensee August 3, 1988 The State of Alabama will be notified.
The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond.
Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, mitigated, or imposed by Order.
Contact:
J. Luehman, OE, 23280 J. Lieberman, OE, 20741 Distribution OWFN /2 GT)
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