ML20210R964
| ML20210R964 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/19/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20210R946 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-289-97-06, 50-289-97-6, NUDOCS 9709040194 | |
| Download: ML20210R964 (2) | |
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GPU Nuclear Corporation Docket No. 50 289 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 License No. DPR 50 During an NRC inspection, conducted June 16 - July 27,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
10 CFR 50 Appendix 'E' IV.D.3. requires, in part, "A licensee shall have the capability to notify responsible Sta*a and local governmental agencies within 15 minutes efter dec!:: ring an emergency."
Technical Specification 6.8.1.f. requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained for the Emergency Plan Implementation.
Contrary to the above, on June 21,1997, an Unusual Event was declared at 12:26 p.rn. The Commonwealth (state) and Risk Counties were not notified until 12:50 p.m. The licensee failed to implement Emergency Plan
!mplementing Procedure EPIP-TMI 03, Exhibit 1, " Emergency Notifications and Call Outs," in that the state and local governmental agencies were not contacted within 15 minutes after declaring an emergency.
LevelIV violation (Supplement Vill).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, GPU Nuclear Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D,C 20555 with a copy to the Regional Adrninistrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the Facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a ' Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the sesults achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the rorrespondence adequately addresses the required response, if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as me.y be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is wn, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
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-Enclosure 1-2 Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the 1 extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguaros information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific informationi
--that you desire not to be placed in the PDH, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.
Dated at King of Prussia,' Pennsylvania this 19th day of August,1997, i-
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