ML20154H150

EN-88-076:on 880920,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $150,000 Will Be Issued to Licensee Based on Two Events Violating Limiting Conditions for Operation

ML20154H150
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	09/14/1988
From:	Lieberman J, Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-88-202, EN-88-076, EN-88-76, NUDOCS 8809210197
Download: ML20154H150 (1)

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September 14, 1988 EN 88-76 0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (EA88-202)

Calvert Cliffs Units 1 & 2 -

Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES - $150,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

($150,000) will be issued on or about September 20, 1988 to Baltimore Gas &

Electric Company. This action is based on two events in which Technical Specification Limiting Conditions for Operation were violated. In the first, one of the two emergency diesel generators required for Unit 2 was inoperable for approximately 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> because the voltage regulator was lef t in manual after testing. In the second, all the variable high level and axial offset Reactor Protective System instrumentation channels on Unit I were set less conservative than required. The escalation and mitigation factors of the Enforcement Policy were considered and in both cases the base civil penalty was escalated 50%. For the first, escalation was deemed appropriate because of poor prior performance and in the second, escalation was warranted because of prior notice of a similar problem. l t

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the [

enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

hailing of Notice September 20, 1988 Telephone Notification of Licensee September 20, 1988 The State of itaryland will be notified.  ;

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to "espond.  !

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, i mitigated, or imposed by Order.  ;

Contact:

J. Luehman, OE, 23280 J. Lieberman, OE, 20741 l

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