ML20235A185
| ML20235A185 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 01/04/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20235A188 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8801120143 | |
| Download: ML20235A185 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000338/1987036
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January 4, 1988
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Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339
Virginia Electric and Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. W. L. Stewart, Vice President,
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Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 26666
Richmond, VA 23261
Gentlemen:
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SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-338/87-36 AND 50-339/87-36)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
J. L. Caldwell on October 20 - November 19, 1987.
The inspection included a
review of activities authorized for your North Anna facility.
At the conclusion
of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff
identified in the enclosed inspection report.
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Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
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The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared to violate
NRC requirements.
The violations and references to pertinent requirements are
described in the enclosed inspection report.
The elements to be included in
your response to the enclosed Notice of Violation are described in the Notice.
We are concerned with the number and type of problems which have occurred
during the Unit 2 outage and startup.
These problems included unintentional
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injecting of the C accumulator, challenging the low temperature overpressure
protection system while in a solid plant condition, exceeding the diesel
generator load requirements, failure of reactor protection system instruments
requiring the commencement of a plant shutdown, and plant startup with r power
range nuclear instrument out of service.
Similar problems were experienced
during the Unit 1 outage and startup recent'y as documented in NRC Inspection
Report 338,339/87-19.
The apparent common thread in these instances is
inadequate and/or failure to follow procedures. The last systematic assessment
of licensee performance also identified personnel failure to follow procedure
as a concern.
It is evident that programs to trend and correct problems need
improvement.
Violation A described in the enclosed Notice is similar to a violation contained
in the Notice sent to you by our letter dated March 18, 1986. Because "similar
violations," as described in the NRC Enforcement Policy, are of significant
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concern to the NRC, please give particular attention in your response to the
identification of the root cause of this problem and your corrective action to
prevent recurrence.
Your attention is invited to the unresolved items identified in the inspection
report.
These matters will be pursued during future inspections.
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 Management and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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