ML20155F414

Forwards Insp Rept 50-395/86-06 on 860201-28 & Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty.Penalties Assessed for Inoperable Component Cooling Water Loops & Inadequate Procedures

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: IR 05000395/1986006 ML20155F414 ML20155F432
References
EA-86-045, EA-86-45, NUDOCS 8604220135
Download: ML20155F414 (3)

See also: IR 05000395/1986006

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APR 151986

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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

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

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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. ,

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.

CERTIFIED MAIL

RETURN RECEIPT RE00ESTED e604220135 e60415

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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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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company --3 - APR 151986

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. Notice of Violation and

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

SW r A. Williams, Jr. , Special

Assistant, Nuclear Operations -

Santee Cooper

p A. M. Paglia, Jr., Manager

Nuclear Licensing

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