ML20235M077
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 09/29/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | James O'Reilly GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8710060060 | |
| Download: ML20235M077 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000424/1987032
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SEP 2 91987
Georgia Power Company
ATTN: Mr. James P. O'Reilly
Senior Vice President-
Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 4545
Atlanta, GA 30302
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT N05. 50-424/87-32 AND 50-425/87-23
Tnank you for your response of July 23, 1987, to our Notice of Violation issued
on July 18, 1987, concerning activities conducted at your Vogtle facility. We
have evaluated your response and found that it meets the requirements of
We will examine the implementation of your corrective actions
during future inspections
Pursuant to your request that the Severity Level for Violations 1 and 2 be
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reduced from Severity Level IV to severity Level V, a careful review was made
of your submittal and the facts surrounding each violation. Although there was
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a prompt classification of the security aspects of the event, the violation was
based on the failure to classify the event in accordance with the emergency
plan. The failure to classify the event and resultant delay in notification of
State and local government agencies is a matter of more than minor safety and
environmental significance.
Thus the classification of the violation at
Severity Level IV is appropriate.
With regard to Violation 2, involving training, your response stated that the
results of your evaluation of the finding concluded that four of the five
individuals initially identified as not having been trained, in fact had been
trained although records available to the inspector at the time of the
inspection showed five individuals had not been trained.
In light of the fact
that you have determined' that only one individual had not received the
specialized emergency response training, we conclude that this is an isolated
example of failure to provide training.
Accordingly, the Severity Level for
this violation has been reduced to a Severity Level V.
Regarding Violation 3, we agree with your comments for example 2 initiating
conditions, "most of all alarms (annunciators) or indicators lost." This item
will be withdrawn as a violation.
Example 1, involving the loss of all
onsite and offsite AC power or a loss of all vital DC power, is based on an
inconsistency between the Emergency Plan and the implementing procedure.
We
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understand from a telephone conversation between a member of the Region 11
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staff and the Corporate Emergency Preparedness Supervisor, that actions are
being taken to bring about consistency between the Einergency Plan EALs and EALs
found in the emergency classification and implementing instructions.
It is
important to keep in mind that one of the major needs for consistency in plans
.and procedures is that the operating utility, NRC, State / local, and any
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other response agencies who may use those plans and procedures in times of
emergency are not confused by inconsistencies.
We agree with the
appropriateness of the action being taken.
If your position is different on
this matter and actions are not being taken to bring about consistency between
the Emergency Plan and classification procedures, please notify this office
immediately. Based on the new information (provided in your response and phone
conversation with the Region 11 staff), this item will be rescinded from the
records as a violation and considered an inspector followup item.
We will
examine the implementation during future inspections.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
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J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
cc:
P. D. Rice, Vice President,
Project Director
C. W. Hayes, Vogtle Quality
Assurance Manager
G. Bockhold, Jr., General Manager,
Nuclear Operations
L. Gucwa, Manager, Nuclear Safety
and Licensing
J. A. Bailey, Project Licensing
Manager
B. W. Churchill, Esq., Shaw,
Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge
J. E. Joiner, Troutman, Sanders,
Lockerman and Ashmore
D. Kirkland, III, Counsel,
Office of the Consumer's Utility
Council
D. Feig, Georgians Against
Nuclear Energy
M. B. Margulies Esq. , Chairman,
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel
Dr. O. H. Paris, Administrative Judge
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel
G. A. Linenberger, Jr., Administrative Judge
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel
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