ML20155A116

EN-88-042:on 880603 Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $50,000 Will Be Issued to Licensee.Action Based on Failure to Maintain Required Number of Centrifugal Charging Pumps Operable

ML20155A116
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	05/27/1988
From:	Lieberman J, Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-88-086, EA-88-86, EN-88-042, EN-88-42, NUDOCS 8806090251
Download: ML20155A116 (1)

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DCJ j Msy 27, 2$83 EN 88-42 0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority (EA 88-86)

Sequoyah Unit 2 ,,

Docket No. 50-328 [

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENAJ.TY - $50,000 i

This is to inform the Comission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) will be issued on or about June 3,1988 to the Tennessee Valley. Authority. This action is based on a failure to maintain the required number of centrifup+1 charging pumps operable in an operational Mode in which they were required and a failure to promptly report this condition to the NRC as required by 10 CFR 50.72. The escalation and mitigation factors of the Enforcement Policy were considered and in this case no adjustment of the civil penalty was deemed appropriate. Also contained in this action are two Severity Level IV violations not assessed civil penalties. The first involved two examples of failures to follow procedures and the second involved the failure to perform a required cneck of the boron concentration of a cold leg accumulator.

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 June 3, 1988 Telephone Notification of Licensee June 3, 1988 The State of Tennessee 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 / b CWFN /: H MNBB _// b Chairman Zech EDO RM Com. Roberts DEDRO AE00 Com. Bernthal NRR Com. Carr OE Com. Rogers NMSS SECY 0GC ACRS 01 CA SP GPA OSP Regional Offices MAIL RI // u RIV /> 3o ADM: Dec. Mgt. Br.

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