ML20207R288
| ML20207R288 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 03/12/1987 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Dolan J AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORP., INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20207R289 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-87-013, EA-87-13, NUDOCS 8703170065 | |
| Download: ML20207R288 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000315/1986042
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Docket No. 50-316
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License No. OPR-74
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American Electric Power Service
Corporation
Indiana and Michigan Electric Company
ATTN: Mr. John E. Dolan
Vice Chairman
Engineering and Construction
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, OH 43216
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY
(NRC INSPECTION REPORTS NO. 50-315/86042(DRP); NO. 50-316/86042(DRP))
This refers to the routine inspection conducted during the period September 15
through November 13, 1986, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License
No. DPR-74 for the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 2.
As a result of this
inspection, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. The results of
the inspection were provided in the above referenced report sent to you by
letter dated January 16, 1987. An enforcement confere,ce was held in the
Region III office on January 21, 1987, between you and other members of your
staff, and myself and other members of the Region III and NRR staff to discuss
the violation.
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The event described in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty (Notice) involved your operations staff rendering both Unit 2
independent emergency core cooling system (ECCS) subsystems not operable while
Unit 2 was cperating in Mode 1, in violation of the Technical Specification
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Limiting Condition for Operations. The north safety injection pump was not
operable in that it had been isolated and de-energized, and the south safety
injection pump was not operable in that two of its four injection flow paths
had been isolated. This condition existed for approximately twenty hours and
was identified several days later during a records review by the NRC Resident
Inspection Staff.
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Your after-the-fact evaluation of this condition determined that a twenty-three
(23) percent reduction in the design margin of the Final Safety Analysis Report
ECCS analysis had existed and that the ECCS would still have been capable of
meeting its safety function. However, the violation is of concern to the NRC
because several licensed operators or senior operators either reviewed this
condition prior to its implementation or were later cognizant of its existence
and were not aware that this condition was contrary to Technical Specifications.
This deficiency demonstrates the importance of a comprehensive knowledge of
system operability requirements and the needed attention to detail by operations
staff when removing equipment from service or operating with equipment out
of service. To emphasize the significance of this deficiency, I have been
authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and
Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the
violation described in the enclosed Notice.
In accordance with the " General
itatement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2,
Appendix C (1986) (Enforcement Policy), the violation, as described in the
enclosed Notice, has been categorized as a Severity Level III. The base civil
penalty for a Severity Level III violation is $50,000. The escalation and
mitigation factors in the Enforcement Policy were considered and no adjustment
has been deemed appropriate.
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
action you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this
Notice, including your corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether
further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 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
olaced in the NRC Public Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice 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.
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A. Bert Davis
Acting Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
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and Proposed Imposition of Civil
Penalty
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No. 50-316/86042(DRP)
cc w/ enclosures:
W. G. Smith, Jr. , Plant Manager
DCS/RSB (RIDS)
Licensing Fee Management Branch
Resident Inspector, RIII
Ronald Callen, Michigan
Public Service Commission
EIS Coordinator, USEPA
Region 5 Office
Nuclear Facilities and
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