ML20198N671
| ML20198N671 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1997 |
| From: | Haag R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Gabe Taylor SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20198N674 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-395-97-13, NUDOCS 9801210167 | |
| Download: ML20198N671 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000395/1997013
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December 23, 1997
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
ATTN: Mr. Gary J. Taylor
Vice President. Nuclear Operations
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
P. D. Box 88
Jenkinsville. SC 29065
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-395/97-13
Dear Mr. Taylor:
On November 29, 1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your V. C. Summer
reactor facility.
The enclosed report presents the results of that
inspection.
During the six-weeks covered by this inspection period, your conduct of
activities at the V. C. Summer facility was generally characterized by safety
conscious operations and conservative decision making.
Your return to power
following completion of the refueling outage was well controlled. We are
concerned about the two violations of NRC requirements that were identified.
The first violation dealt with an individual using chewing tobacco in a
radiation control area contrary to )osted instructions.
The second violation
involved the failure to conduct Tec1nical Specification (TS) recuired snubber
ins)ections.
Damage to TS required snubbers from transient loacing associated
wit 1 a water hammer event occurred approximately three years ago, however this
condition went unrecognized even though your TS surveillance program should
have identified the snubber failures during the previous refueling outage
(Spring 1996).
The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the
circumstances surrounding the violation are described in detail in the
enclosed report.
Please note that you are requ.-ed to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response.
The NRC will use your response. in part, to
determine whether further enforcement actions is necessary to ensure
compliance with regulatory requirements.
During the ins)ection activities to review an Unresolved Item associated with
the auxiliary auilding leak detection system, questions were asked relating to
the design basis of this system.
The questions were: (1) Are the level alarm
. drains located in the auxiliary building "RHR/CS Recirc Valve Area" designed
to detect a passiv9 piping failure condition which would alarm a condition of
leakage approaching 50 gpm? and (2) Are the leak detection system com]onents
properly classified as non-safety-related since their use appeared to
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these questions within 30 days of the date of this report.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of~
this letter ard its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely.
Orig signed by Robert C, Haag
Robert C.
Haag, Chief
Reactor. Projects Branch 5
Division of Reactor Projects
Decket No.:
50-395
License No.:
t'nclosures:
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NRC Integrated Inspection Report
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R. J. White:
Nuclear Coordinator Mail CoGe 802
.S.C. Public Service Authority
Virgil C, Summer Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 88
Jenkinsv111e SC 29065
J. B. Knotts, Jr. . Esq,
Winst:n and Strawn
1400 L Street, NW
Washington, D, C.
20005-3502
Chairman
Fairfield County Council
P. O. Box 60
Winnsboro, SC 29180
Virgil R, Autry. Director
- Radioactive Waste Management
Bureau of Solid and Hazardous
Waste Management-
S. C. Department of Health
and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia. SC 29201
R. H. Fowlkes, Manager
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