ML20210L347

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Responds to 960926 Memo to Ew Merschoff Re Proposed Enforcement Actions Resulting from Crystal River Integrated Performance Assessment Process for Insp Rept 50-302/96-07. Planned Disposition of Potential Enforcement Actions Listed
ML20210L347
Person / Time
Site: Crystal River 
Issue date: 01/14/1997
From: Jaudon J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Gallo R
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
References
50-302-96-07, 50-302-96-7, NUDOCS 9708210074
Download: ML20210L347 (2)


See also: IR 05000302/1996007

Text

__

e

o

/

NUCLEAR REGU T

COMMISSION

o

'f

  • TTNA.

G

g * v ,/

January 14. 1997

.**

MEMORANDUM TO:

Robert M. Gallo, Chief

Special Inspection Branch

' Division of Ins)ection and upport Program

Or

of Nu

3r

actor egulation

. J udo . N ct r

FROM:

on

ivision of Reactor Safety

SUBJECT:

REGIONAL ACTION ON POTENTIAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS RESULTIN

FROM THE CRYSTAL RIVER INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

'

INSPECTION

This

Js to your memorandum of September 26, 1996, to Ellis W. Merschoff

conce

Integraceu Performance Assessment Process. proposed enforcement actions resulting

Your memorandum listed five potential enforcement actions. Our planned

disposition of each is provided below.

Proposed Violations A and B were both against 10 CFR 50 A)pendix B. Criterion

XVI and concerned the licensee's failure to issue Problem Reports for issues

/

requiring correction. The Region issued a Violation for essentially the same

issue in Inspection Report 50-302/96-07. The licensee has informed the Region

that they have revamped their problem reporting system effective November 18,

1996.

The Region plans to inspect this new process prior to restart of the

facility and to verify independently that it is effective and meets regulatory

requirements.

Since your proposed enforcement actions in these instances are

apparently additional examples of a Violation recently cited we do not

alan

to issue these examples as a new, separate Violation.

We believe that tie

follow up inspection already planned will resolve the issue effectively.

Proposed Violations C and 0 were for making a change under 10 CFR 50.59. in

which an Ureviewed Safety Question was not addressed: and for performing an

incorrect and non-conservative engineering calculation. Inspection Reports 50-

302/96-12 & 96-19

escalated enforcement action items. address these and other related issues and identify the

A Predecisional Enforcement Conference

has been scheduled for January 24, 1997.

Proposed Violation E was against 10 CFR 50.65, the Maintenance Rule.

This

proposed Violation was reviewed by the National Review Panel who reviews all

proposed actions under 10 CFR 50.65.

The National Review Panel found that

your preoosed action was not a violation, because the failures occurred before

the Maintenance Rule went into effect.

planned based on your findings.

No further enforcement action is

s 0

'

.

9708210074 970114

h

h

DR

ADOcK 0500

2

e)

a

.

.

R. M. Galls

2

The Region has been and will continue to follow up on the other unresolved and

inspector followup items in Inspection Report 50-302/96-202.

Since your memorandum was placed in the docket, this response is also

docketed.

cc:

J. Johnson DRP

K. Landis. DRP

D. Norkin. NRR

Docket File

..

l

!

_

J