ML20207T989
| ML20207T989 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  |
| Issue date: | 03/06/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Tucker H DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20207T990 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-87-008, EA-87-8, TAC-59848, NUDOCS 8703240476 | |
| Download: ML20207T989 (3) | |
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MAR 061987 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 License Nos. NPF-9, NPF-17 EA 87-08 Duke Power Company ATTN: Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President Nuclear Production Department 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-369/85-38 AND 50-370/85-39)
This refers to the Nuclear Pegulatory Commission (NRC) inspections conducted at the McGuire Nuclear Station on October 15-17, 1985, and January 27-31, 1986.
The subject report documenting these inspections was sent to you on June 27, 1986. These inspections included a review of the overall operability of the station's nuclear service water (RN) system for Units 1 and 2.
Significant violations of NRC regulatory requirements were identified.
These concerns, as well as the generic implications involving the McGuire Nuclear Station RN system, were discussed by Dr. J. N. Grace, Regional Administrator.
NRC, Region II, with Mr. G. Vaughn, General Manager, Nuclear Stations, Duke Power Company, in a management meeting held on March 14, 1986. An Enforcement Conference was held on December 8,1986, where these issues were discussed by Mr. M. L.
Ernst, Deputy Regional Administrator, and Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President Nuclear Production Department. Meeting summaries regarding the meeting and the conference are documented.in Inspection Reports Nos. 50-369/85-38,50-370/85-39 and 50-369/86-39, 50-370/86-39, respectively.
Violation A in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) involves the failure to adequately establish and maintain the operability of the station's RN system, a system required to be i
operable by Technical Specifications. This condition existed for a period of approximately three years. Violation B involves the performance of an inadequate 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation which Duke Power Company used to justify the RN system in a cross-connected configuration not specifically allowed by Technical Specifications. Violations C and D in the enclosed Notice address inadequate test performance and evaluation and the failure to establish and implement adequate procedures associated with the nuclear service water system.
These violations indicate serious deficiencies in Duke Power Company management's diligence to control the operability of the McGuire Nuclear Station's RN system.
It further indicates that the McGuire Nuclear Station was operated for an extended period of time without the necessary assurance that the RN system would function I
l properly if called upon. The NRC is further concerned that without NRC attention i
to the area, your efforts to resolve the heat exchanger problem would have taken j
a significantly longer time.
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To emphasize the need to maintain the overall operability and quality of safety-related systems at the McGuire Nuclear Station, 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 violations described in the enclosed Notice.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Action," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986)
(Enforcement Policy), the violations have been categorized in the agoregate as a Severity Level III problem. The base value of a civil penalty for a Severity Level III problem is $50,000. The escalation and mitigation factors were considered, and no adjustment was 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 actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with Section ?.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.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosure are not subject to the i
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, Original signed by i
J. Nelson Grace
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Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
Notice of Violation and Proposed j
Imposition of Civil Penalty cc w/ enc 1:
T. L. McConnell, Station Manager l
9 MAR 061987 Duke Power Company
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