ML20206C488
| ML20206C488 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 03/27/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20206C490 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8704130068 | |
| Download: ML20206C488 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1986029
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MAR 271987
Docket No. 50-348
License No. NPF-2
Alabama Power Company
/ ATTN: Mr. R. P. Mcdonald
Senior Vice President
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P. O. Box 2641
Birmingham, AL 35291-0400
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT N0. 50-348/86-29)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
Mr. W. H. Bradford at the Farley nuclear plant on December 11, 1986 - January 10,
1987.
The report documenting this inspection was sent to you with a letter
dated February 2, 1987.
The inspection included a review of the circumstances
surrounding procedural violations that resulted in the disabling of the Residual
Heat Removal (RHR) System automatic isolation circuitry and also Technical
Specification (TS) violations.
These violations were identified by you and
members of your staff and reported to the NRC.
NRC concerns relative to the
inspection findings were discussed by Mr. L. A. Reyes, Director, Division of
Reactor Projects, NRC, Region II, with you and members of your staff in an
Enforcement Conference held on February 10, 1987. This Enforcement Conference
was summarized in an Inspection Report (Nos. 50-348/87-02 and 50-364/87-02)
which was sent to you on March 13, 1987.
The violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation involved failure
to follow procedures and failure to meet TS requirements.
The failure to
follow procedures resulted when Instrument and Control personnel installed
electrical jumpers on the RHR automatic isolation circuitry outside of the
scope of the Maintenance Work Requests (MWR). TS action statements and require-
ments were violated when the unit made operational mode changes while the
automatic isolation capability of the RHR system was inoperable. The violations,
references to pertinent requirements, and elements to be included in your
response are described in the enclosed Notice of Violation. While the' Emergency
Core Cooling System (ECCS) was technically inoperable due to surveillance
requirements, the ECCS would have been able to perform its intended safety
function.
It was fortuitous that this event did not result in a more signifi-
cant consequence.
This event demonstrated a weakness in the control of and
sequencing of MWRs, and showed the importance of management insisting on
procedural adherence and attention to details.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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MAR 271987
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,
c;;;c;;ia SGiiED BY:
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J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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