ML20214U887

Forwards Insp Rept 50-395/86-12 on 860601-0703 & Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $50,000.Enforcement Conference Held on 860703

ML20214U887
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	09/22/1986
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Nauman D SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
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ML20214U889	List: IR 05000395/1986012 ML20214U887 ML20214U893
References
EA-86-126, NUDOCS 8610020005
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See also: IR 05000395/1986012

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SEP 221986

Docket No. 50-395

License.No. NPF-12 1

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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company

/TTN: .Mr. D. A. Nauman, Vice President

Nuclear Operations

P. O. Box 764 (167)

Columbia, SC 29218

Gentlemen:

SU3 JECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND FR0 POSED IMP 0c,ITION OF CIVIL PENALTY

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-395/86-12)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted at

the V. C. Summer facility on June 1 - July 3, 1986. -The inspection included a

review of the circumstances surrounding the misalignment of the charging pumps

which was promptly identified by the licensee and reported to the NRC. As a

result of this inspection,-significant failures to comply with NRC requirements

were identified, and accordingly, the violations were discussed with you, members

of your staff, Mr. L. Reyes, and other members of the NRC staff in an Enforcement

Conference held on July 3,1986, at the Region II Office.

The two violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed

Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) involve the failure to maintain the charging

pumps in an operable status under certain design basis conditions from June 6-11,

~1986. Violation I in the enclosed Notice is considered significant because none

of the three charging pumps would have automatically started for approximately

13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br /> on June 10, 1986 under the conditions of a loss of offsite power

followed by a safety injection signal. Specifically, because the A diesel

generator was removed from service for maintenance, the A charging pump was

inoperable under the conditions of a loss of offsite power as it was aligned

to the A electrical train. Because of the status of the B and C charging pumps,

one train of the charging' system was already rendered inoperable for approximately

110 hours0.00127 days <br />0.0306 hours <br />1.818783e-4 weeks <br />4.1855e-5 months <br />'from June 6-11, 1986 as' described in Violation II. The B charging

pump would not have automatically started because its control switch was in the

pull-to-lock position. The C charging pump was prevented from automatically

starting because of electrical interlocks for a loss of offsite power followed

by a subsequent safety-injection signal.

It is apparent that system operating procedures did not properly specify the

electrical alignment of the charging pumps. It is also apparent that training

was not adequate for the operators to fully understand the design and operating

configuration of the system. The NRC is concerned because of this and other

recent escalated enforcement actions involving the operation of your facility

and the low rating in the area of plant operations given in the latest Systematic

Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP). While the NRC recognizes that you

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identified and reported these violations, more attention to detail in system

operation and design reviews is required to ensure similar types of violations do

not recur. Weaknesses in the training area must be fully addressed in your cor-

rective actions in order to achieve improvement in the plant operations area.

To emphasize the importance of ensuring that your plant staff understands the

design and proper operating configuration of systems, the need for complete

procedures, and the need for training with appropriate operating guidance and

instructions, 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 Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986) (Enforcement Policy), the violations described

in the enclosed Notice have been categorized as a Severity Level III problem.

The base value of a civil penalty for a Severity Level III problem is $50,000.

Mitination.of the civil penalty was considered for your prompt identification

and reporting, and your aggressiveness in taking prompt and extensive corrective

actions. However, because this event is similar to the component cooling water

and service water system event of January 30, 1986, which also involved a proposed

civil penalty, bases for escalation of the civil penalty also exist. Therefore,

no adjustment of the base civil penalty 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 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 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the

clearance procedures of the Office of Manager.ent 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,

DRIGINAL SIGNED BY:

'5. NELSON GRACE

J. Nelson Grace

Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation and Proposed

Imposition of Civil Penalty

2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-395/86-12

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