ML20236A151

EN-87-086:on 871019,order & Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $225,000 Will Be Issued Based on Loss of Emergency Boration Flow Paths & Failure of Personnel to Follow Procedures

ML20236A151
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	10/15/1987
From:	Lieberman J, Luehman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-87-085, EA-87-85, EN-87-086, EN-87-86, NUDOCS 8710220076
Download: ML20236A151 (1)

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. n October 15, 1987 q b; EN 87-86 1

0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT I NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Florida Power and Light Company (EA 87-05) g (Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4) s Docket Nos. 504 50g 50-251 gg subject: ORDER AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION C2 b L OF CIVIL PENALTY - $225,000  ?

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l This is to infom the Commission that an Order and Notice of "Violation aI Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Two Hundred and Tw y '

Five Thousand Collars ($225,000) will be issued on or about October 19, 7 -

to Florida Power end Light Company. The Order confirms the licensee's alan to )

have an independent third party review activities at Turkey Point and t1e 1 company's corporate offices to determine the root causes of the facility's j poor past performance. Further, the Order directs the licensee to put in i place a corporate operations audit program until the results of the independent q appraisal have been received. The Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition i of Civil Penalty is based on three violations including (1) loss of emergency  !

boration flow paths for b0th units because of the failure of operations personnel s

to use or follow approved procedures, (2) isolation of the backup nitrogen system for the Unit 4 Auxiliary Feedwater System flow control valves for approximate.ly 20 hours2.314815e-4 days <br />0.00556 hours <br />3.306878e-5 weeks <br />7.61e-6 months <br />, again due to failure to follow approved procedures, and (3) operation of the Unit 3 Intake Cooling Water System outside the plant ,

design basis because of poor communications among members of the plant staff. I It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice October 19, 1987 l

Telephone Notification of Licensee October 19, 1987 The State of Florida will be notified.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond. )

Followirg,NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, '

mitigated, or imposed by Order.

Contact:

J. Luehman, OE 28822- J. Lieberman, OE 28214 Distribution:

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