ML20205C747
| ML20205C747 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| EA-87-029, EA-87-29, NUDOCS 8703300251 | |
| Download: ML20205C747 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000400/1986095
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SAFEGUARDS.lNFORMATION
MAR 2 01987
Docket No. 50-400
License Nos. NPF-53 and NPF-63-
EA 87-29
Carolina Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. E. E. Utley
Senior Executive Vice President
Power Supply and Engineering
and Construction
P. O. Box 1551
Raleigh,-NC 27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-400/86-95 AND 50-400/87-07)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspections conducted by
Ms. O. Masnyk at Shearon Harris on December 30-31, 1986, and January 27-28, 1987.
The inspections included a review of the circumstances surrounding the breach
of vital area barriers which were identified by members of your staff and
reported to the NRC. The reports documenting these inspections were sent to you
with letters dated January 21, 1987, and February 13, 1987. NRC concerns relative
to the inspection findings were discussed by Mr. M. L. Ernst, Deputy Regional
Administrator,' NRC, Region II, with Mr. M. A. McDuffie, Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation, Carolina Power and Light Company, in an Enforcement
Conference held on February 4, 1987.
The violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation involved two
failures to maintain an adequate vital area barrier. The first violation
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-involved a ventilation duct which provided a pathway from the protected area into
~ a vital area. This pathway existed from sometime in November 1986 when a
temporary air conditioning unit was removed until discovery by the licensee on
January 21, 1987. The second violation involved the removal of a floor plug from
.a vital area barrier without a member of the security force being present as a
compensatory measure. This breach remained in effect for six hours and forty
minutes.
In order to traverse the pathway caused by the plug's removal an
individual would have to have navigated approximately 30 feet horizontally
through an unlighted pipe chase followed by a 35-foot vertical drop into the
vital area. The plant was in Mode 5 at this time.
-In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the first violation has
been classified as a Severity Level III violation and the second violation has
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Normally, a civil penalty is
proposed for a Severity Level III violation. However, after consultation with
the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement I have decided that a civil
penalty will not be proposed in this case due to your prompt identification and
reporting and due to your unusually prompt and extensive corrective actions.
Although Violation A was not identified for several months, the NRC believes
this resulted from the fact that the degraded barrier was difficult to discover.
However, once the degraded barrier was discovered you took corrective measures
and promptly notified the NRC.
It should be noted, however, that the NRC expects
licensees to identify security vulnerabilities in a timely manner and the NRC
anticipates improvements in the area of identification of security problems.
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 takea and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will detennine whether
further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC
regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and 10 CFR 73.21, safeguards activities and
security measures are exempt from public disclosure; therefore, the enclosure to
this letter, with the exception of the report cover page which presents a
nonexempt sununary, will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosure are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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