ML20198N909
| ML20198N909 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1997 |
| From: | Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20198N914 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-348-97-14, 50-364-97-14, EA-97-380, EA-97-557, EA-97-571, NUDOCS 9801210252 | |
| Download: ML20198N909 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1997014
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December 29, 1997
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EA 97-380
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Inc.
ATTN: Mr. D. N. Morey
Vice President
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham AL 35201-1295
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NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-348/97-14 AND 50-364/97-14.
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT NO. 2-97-005. AND NOTICE OF
VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Morey:
On November 29. 1997 the U.S. Nuclear Pegulatory Commission (NRC) completed an
inspection at your Farley Nuclear Plant sFNP).
The enclosed report presents
the results of that inspection.
During the 6-week period your conduct of activicies at FNP was generally
characterized by safety-conscious operations, sound engineering and
maintenance practices, and careful radiological work controls.
However,
violations of NRC requirements were identified.
A violation was identified associated with plant operation outside of the
design basis due to a degraded flooding t arrier (i.e. . cork seal) in the main
steam valve room.
The NRC commends the performance of the senior reactor
operator who ultimately caused this issue to be appropriately characterized:
however, we were particularly concerned about the longstanding nature of this
problem and the multiple opportunities to have properly characterized it
sooner. Additionally, we are concerned regarding the lack of appropriate
engineering review of deficiency reports which may have identified the design
basis issue sooner.
Consequently, this violation was considered for escalated
enforcement due to previous inadequate corrective actions and recent similar
issues associated with the penetration room boundary, but was not pursued as
such because of the low safety significance involved.
The second violation was associated with the closecut of an Unresolved ltem
involving the lack of tornado missile protection for the Turbine Driven
Auxiliary Feedwater (TDAFW) pump vent stack. We have determined that the
failure to provide tornado missile nrotection for the TDAFW Pump vent stack is
a violation of NRC requirements.
Tfieviolationiscitedintheenclosed
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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
-act'ons you plan to prevent recurrence of the violations. After reviewing
your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and
the results of future inspections. the NRC will determine whether further NRC
enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory
requirements.
This report also identifies a non-cited violation (NCV) related to the failure
to maintain certain emergency planning inventory checklist documentation
complete and accurate.
As identified by your staff and subsequently
determined by the NRC Office of Investigations (01) an Emergency Preparedness
Technician failed to conduct certain required equipment inventories and
deliberatly falsified the checklists.
The synopsis of the 01 investigation is
attached to the enclosed report.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of
this-letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely.
Original signed by
Jon R. Johnson
Jon R. Johnson, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.-
50-348 and 50-364
License Nos.:
SIPF-2 and NPF-8
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report 50-348/97-14
and 50-364/97-14
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M. J. Ajluni. Licensing
Services Manager B-031
Southern Nuclear Operating
Company. Inc.
42 Invern.'s Center Parkway
Birmingha.... AL 35242
R. D. Hill. Jr.
. General Manager. Farley Plant
-Southern Nuclear Operating
Company. Inc.-
P. O. Box 470
-Ashford. AL 36312
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