ML20198E116
| ML20198E116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/1992 |
| From: | Woodard J SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9212040133 | |
| Download: ML20198E116 (2) | |
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tsoutnern Nackmr Otwating Company o
Post Office BM 1?95 Diffmnghatn. Alab! rna 35201
'j Telephonc 205 808 6080 J. D. Woodard i
1 the southern electric systern November 30, 1992 Docket Nos. 50-348 50-364 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11
'P. O. Box 2257 Atlanta, GA 30301 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
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Reniv to Notice of Violation Report Number 50-364/92-20 Gentlemen:
The subject Notice of Violation was issued on August 7,1992.
By letter dated September 18, 1992, Southern Nuclear Operating Company responded to the violation and by letter dated November 4,1991, the Staff reaffirmed the violation.
The staff required a written response within 20 days documenting the specific corrective actions taken.and any-additional action planned to prevent recurrence.
More _ particularly,- this letter states:
We have reviewed your response and the-applicable l
procedures and conclude th:t your procedures are in conflict.
EIP 26 identifies the commercial telephone system as the backup notification system;
- however, procedure GO-EIP-139 and FNP-0-EIP-8 require establishing a tie ~ between the Southern
- Company Services teleconferencing 'oridge network andtheEmergencyNotificaticaNetwork(ENN). Your statement regarding the intent of establishing "the 4
bridge" and your conflicting procedures indicate a l
need to revisef your procedures.to clearly state their- - intent and
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eliminate. conflicting instructions.
Accordingly, _the violation is reaffirmed.
Southern - Nuclear-agrees-thatc G0-EIP-139,_and FNP-0-EIP-8 require 1
establishing a tie between the Southern Company Services teleconferencing bridge network and the ENN should one'or more ENN stations fail. However,--
the guidance in these two procedures requiring establishment of the backup bridge network is not applicable for' initial notification.
F6/-0-EIP-26 i
clearly establishes the commercial telephone as the alternative for-the-ENN7 uring initial notification.
The guidance in EIP-139 and EIP-8 d
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applies once the parties of the ENN establish comunication and one or 4
i-more ENN stations fail.
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As such, no conflict exists in the procedures. However, to resolve this issue the procedures have been revised to clarify further when the bridge is to be used.
j If there are any questions, please advise.
4 Respectfully submitted, SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY dh mN 1
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Mr. S. D. Ebneter Mr. S. T. Hoffman Mr. G. F. Maxwell 4
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