ML20216H411
| ML20216H411 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1998 |
| From: | Jaudon J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hinnant C CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20216H421 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-324-98-04, 50-324-98-4, 50-325-98-04, 50-325-98-4, EA-98-182, NUDOCS 9804210128 | |
| Download: ML20216H411 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000324/1998004
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-April-16, 1998
EA 98-182
Carolina Power and Light Company
' ATTN: Mr. C. S. Hinnant
Vice President
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. 0. Box 10429.
Southport. NC 28461
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-325/98-04. 50-324/98-04
Dear'Mr..Hinnant:
On March 20, 1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Brunswick reactor
facility. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection.
Based on the results of this inspection. one violation was identified. We are
concerned that your staff used the results of an unverified engineering
service request as part of-the basis for changing plant design documents.
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This violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the
circumstances' surrounding the violation are described in detail in the
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. enclosed report.
Please note that you are required to respond to this letter
and should follow the instructions'specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response. .The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance
with regulatory requirements.
In addition, four apparent violations were identified and are being considered
.'for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of
Policy and' Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy).
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NUREG-1600. The apparent violations, relate to the failure to perform
response time testing in accordance with Technical Specification requirements
and. inadequate 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations which resulted in unauthorized changes
- to the plant Technical Specifications. The circumstances surrounding these
appsrent violations, the significance of the issues, and the need for lasting
-and effective corrective. actions were discussed with members of your staff
during a telephone conference exit meeting on March 26. 1998. As a result, it
may not be necessary to conduct a.predecisional enforcement conference in
order to enable the NRC- to make an enforcement decision.
However, a Notice of
Violation.is not presently being issued for these inspection findings.
Before
the'NRC makes its enforcement decision, we are providing you an opportunity to
either (1) respond to the apparent violation addressed in this inspection
report within 30 days of the date of this letter or (2) request a
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predecisional enforcement conference.
Please contact Mr. Kerry Landis at
(404) 562-4605 within seven days of the date of this letter to notify the NRC
of your intended response.
Your response should be clearly marked as a " Response to Apparent Violations
in Inspection Report Nos. 50-325/98-04. 50-324/98-04" and should include for
the apparent violation:
(1) the reason for the apparent violations, or, if
contested. the basis for disputing the apparent violations. (2) the corrective
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steps that have been taken and the results achieved. (3) the corrective steps
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that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full.
compliance will be achieved.
Your response should be submitted under oath or
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affirmation and may reference or include previously docketed correspondence.
if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an
adequate response is not received within the time specified or an extension of
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time has not been granted by the NRC. the NRC will proceed with its
enforcement decision or schedule a predecisional enforcement conference.
In addition please be advised that the characterization of the apparent
violations described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result
of further NRC review.
You will be advised by separate corresp:ndence of the
results of our deliberations on this matter.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of
this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if you choose to provide one)
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
To the extent possible.
your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or
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safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
Sincerely.
Original signed by
Johns P. Jaudon
Johns P. Jaudon. Director
Division of Reactor Safety
-Docket Nos. 50-325. 50-324
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NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-325/98-04 and 50-324/98-04
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Director
Karen E. Long
Site Operations
Assistant Attorney General
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
State of North Carolina
Carolina Power & Light Company
P. O. Box 629
P. O. Box 10429
Raleigh NC 27602
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Southport. NC 28461
Robert P. Gruber
J. J. Lyash. Plant Manager
Executive Director
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Public Staff NCUC
Carolina Power & Light Company
P. O. Box 29520
P. O. Box 10429
Raleigh. NC 27626-0520
Southport. NC 28461
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D. B. Alexander. Manager
State of South Carolina
Performance Evaluation and
P. O. Box 11649
Regulatory Affairs OHS 7
Columbia. SC 29211
Carolina Power & Light Company
412 S. Wilmington Street
Jerr.v W. Jones. Chairman
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Raleigh. NC 27601
Brunswick County Board of
Commissioners
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K. P. Jury. Manager
P. O. 80x 249
Regulatory Affairs
Bolivia. NC 28422
Carolina Power & Light Company
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
Dan E. Summers
' P. O. Box 10429
Emergency Management Coordinator
Southport. NC 28461-0429
New Hanover County Department of
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Emergency Management
William D. Johnson
P. O. Box 1525
Vice President & Senior Counsel
Wilmington. NC 28402
Carolina Power and Light Company
P. O. Box 1551
William H. Crowe, Mayor
Raleigh NC 27602
City of Southport
201 E. Moore Street
Mel Fry. Acting Director
Southport. NC 28461
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Division of Radiation Protection
N. C. Department of Environmental
(Distribution w/encls - See page 4)
Commerce & Natural Resources
3825 Barrett Drive
Raleigh. NC 27609-7721
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