ML20155F414
| ML20155F414 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 04/15/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Nauman D SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20155F419 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-045, EA-86-45, NUDOCS 8604220135 | |
| Download: ML20155F414 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000395/1986006
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Docket No. 50-395
License No. NPF-12
EA 86-45
lii[uth Carolina Electric and Gas Company
ATTN: Mr. D. A. Nauman, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 764.(167)
Columbia, SC 29218
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-395/86-06)
An NRC inspection was conducted on February 1-28, 1986, of activities authorized
by NRC Operating License No. NPF-12 for the V. C. Sumer facility. The inspection
included a review of operational safety verifications and certain operating
events. As a result of this inspection, failures to comply with NRC regulatory
requirements were identified. The findings were discussed at a March 4, 1986
exit meeting with members of your staff identified in the referenced inspection
report and at an Enforcement Conference held in the NRC Region II Office on
February 28, 1986.
Items I.A, I.B. and I.C described in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalty involve your failure to cereply with technical
specifications in that one of two independent component cooling water (CCW) and
service water (SW) loops were inoperable in excess of 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> while in
Modes 1, 2, 3, or 4 without the plant being put in hot standby within the next
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6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.
In fact, the loops were inoperable for approximately 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> without
the action statements being satisfied.
From' January 30, 1986 until February 3, 1986, the B component cooling water loop
was inoperable due to an incorrect electrical breaker alignment for the B and
C component cooling water pumps. This rendered the B and C pumps incapable of
an automatic start due to a safety injection signal. However, both pumps still
had manual start capability from the main control board.
In fact, as a result of
a safety injection signal that occurred on February 3, 1986, the B CCW pump had
to be manually started to respond to a safety injection signal.
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From January 30, 1986 until February 3,1986, the B loop of the service water
system which uses the B or C SW pumps was also inoperable. During this period,
the C pump, aligned to the B loop, ran continuously for approximately 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br />
even though post maintenance testing had not been completed. Therefore, this
pump was technically inoperable. Under the system design, if a safety injection
signal had occurred, the B SW pump would not have started automatically because
of the electrical alignment required for the operating C pump.
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Violation I.0 addresses System Operating Procedures SOP-117 and S0P-118 for the
SW and CCW systems respectively, which were deficient in that they did not
adequately address the correct electrical alignment of the swing pump for an
idle loop. The problem was further complicated for the SW system because shift
reviews of the removal and restoration (R&R) log, as required by Administrative
Procedure SAP-200 (Conduct of Operations), were deficient in that the personnel
did not recognize that the C Service Water Pump, logged out-of-service in the
R&R, was actually operating.
To emphasize the importance of insuring that plant procedures contain adequate
operating instructions for plant systems and that plant staff is aware of the
status of systems, I have been authorized, af ter consultation with the Director,
Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation
and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) for the violations in Item I as described in the entlosed
Notice.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy end Procedure for
NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985) (Enforcement Policy),
the violations described in Item I of the enclosed Notice have been categorized
as a Severity Level III problem. The base value of a civil penalty for a
Severity Level III violation or problem is $50,000.
I considered the escalation
and mitigation factors allowed by the Enforcement Policy. While I recognize that
you took prompt and extensive corrective actions, mitigation of the civil penalty
would not be appropriate in this case because of your prior poor performance
in the area of concern.
Item II discussed in the enclosed Notice involves the licensee's failure to
maintain an hourly fire watch which was required by technical specifications
because of an inoperable fire barrier. No civil penalty is proposed for this
Severity Level IV violation.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your response,
you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further
enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory
requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 7
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in NRC's Public Document Room.
The response directed by this letter and the enclosure are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget issued under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by
Roger D.. Walker /for
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
' Enclosures:
1.
Proposed Imposition of
Civil Penalty
2. -Inspection Report No. 50-395/86-06
cc w/encls:
b6' S. Bradham, Director, Nuclear Plant
Operations
ud. L. Skolds, Deputy Director
Operations and Maintenance
wf.' B. Knotts , Jr.
Debevoise and Liberman
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Santee Cooper
p A. M. Paglia, Jr., Manager
Nuclear Licensing
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