ML20217N088
| ML20217N088 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1998 |
| From: | Plisco L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Sumner H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217N092 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-321-98-01, 50-321-98-1, 50-366-98-01, 50-366-98-1, EA-98-209, NUDOCS 9805050215 | |
| Download: ML20217N088 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000321/1998001
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April 21, 1998
Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Inc.
ATTN: Mr. H. L. Sumner. Jr.
Vice President. Hatch Plant
Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 1295
Birmingham. AL 35201
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-321/98-01. 50-366/98-01 AND
Dear Mr. Sumner:
On March 21. 1998, the NRC comaleted an inspection at your Hatch facility.
The enclosed report presents tie results of that inspection.
During the six-week period covered by this inspection report, your conduct of
activities at the Hatch facility was generally characterized by safety-
conscious operations, sound engineering and maintenance practices and careful
radiological work controls.
However, violations of NRC requirements were
identi fied.
The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the
circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the
enclosed report. We are concerned about your staff's failure to conduct
adequate surveys and to follow radiation protection procedures which could
result inadvertent and unnecessary personnel exposure.
In addition. failure to follow maintenance procedures resulted in maintenance
being performed which was not authorized by a maintenance work order and was
done outside of the approved clearance boundary, similar to an instance
identified and documented in Inspection Report 50-321. 366/97-02.
Repetitive
violations are addressed in the NRC's " Statement of Policy and Procedure for
NRC Enforcement Actions. " (Enforcement Policy). NUREG-1600.Section IV.B.
The Enforcement Policy allows the severity level of a violation to be
increased if the violation can be considered repetitive.
For example, a
Severity Level IV violation could be increased to Severity Level III with the
attending escalated enforcement action.
However. in this case, we have
decided not to increase the severity level of this violation based on the
safety significance of the violation and your overall satisfactory performance
in this area.
In addition. an apparent violation was identified and considered for escalated
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enforcement action in accordance with the ~ General Statement of Policy and
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Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy). NUREG-1600.
The
apparent violation involved your identification of uninstalled temperature
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switches of the "A" and "B" Main Control Room Environmental Control (MCREC)
system which left a hole of approximately one half inch diameter in each
filter train, which could have allowed unfiltered bypass flow to enter the
main control room.
This could have resulted in control room personnel
receiving a thyroid iodine dose in excess of 30 rem during and following a
design basis accident.
This apparent violation will be addressed in a
separate correspondence.
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 accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of
this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC
Public Doca.?ent Room (PDR).
Sincerely.
(Original signed by
Loren R.
Plisco)
Lorea R. P1isco. Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos..
50-321 and 50-366
License Nos.
Enclosures:
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2.
NRC Inspection Report 50-321/98-01
and 50-366/98-01
cc w/encls:
J. D. Woodard
Executive Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Inc.
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham. AL 35201-1295
P. H. Wells
General Manager. Plant Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Inc.
U. S. Highway 1 North
P. O. Box 2010
Baxley, GA 31515
cc w/encls cont'd:
(See Page 3)
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cc w/encls: Continued
D. M. Crowe
Manager Licensing - Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company. Inc.
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham. AL 35201-1295
Ernest L. Blake. Esq.
Shaw Pittman. Potts and
Trowbridge
2300 N Street. NW
Washington, D. C.
20037
Office of Planning and Budget
Room 610
270 Washington Street. SW
Atlanta. GA 30334
Director
Department of Natural Resources
205 Butler Street. SE. Suite 1252
Atlanta GA 30334
Mar,ager Radioactive Materials Program
Department of Natural Resources
4244 International Parkway
Suite 114
Atlanta GA 30354
Chairman
Appling County Commissioners
County Courthouse
Baxley. GA 31513
Program Manager
Fossil & Nuclear Operations
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
2100 E. Exchange Place
Tucker. GA 30085-1349
Charles A. Patrizia. Esq.
Paul. Hastings. Janofsky & Walker
10th Floor
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C.
20004-9500
cc w/encls cont'd:
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cc w/encls: Continued
Senior Engineer - Power Supply
Municipal Electric Authority
of Georgia
1470 Riveredge Parkway NW
Atlanta, GA 30328-4684
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M. E. Ernstes. RII
L. Olshan. NRR
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NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
11030 Hatch Parkway North
Baxley, GA 31513
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