ML20246G403
| ML20246G403 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20246G400 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-313-89-02, 50-313-89-2, 50-368-89-02, 50-368-89-2, NUDOCS 8903170396 | |
| Download: ML20246G403 (2) | |
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, APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION q
Arkansas Power & Light Company
' Dockets:
50-313 Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 & 2 50-368 Licenses: DPR-51 NPF-6 i
During an NRC inspection conducted during the period January 1-31, 1989, two violations of-NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved L
failure to respond to notices.of violation within the specified time and l
failure to comply with reporting requirements.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violations are listed below:
A.
10 CFR Part 2.201 states, in part, "The notice of violation will concisely I
state the alleged violation and will require that the licensee.or any other person submit, within twenty (20) days of the date of the notice or other specified time, a written explanation or statement in' reply 1
including:
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Recent notices of violation issued to Arkansas Power & Light Company have required a written statement or explanation within 30 days of the date of j
the letter transmitting the notice.
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Contrary to the above, during January 1-31, 1989, the NRC inspector
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identified three examples of failure to provide a response to a notice of 4
violation within the required time. These examples involve the late responses to the notices of violation in NRC Inspection 3
Reports 50-313/88-25, 50-368/88-25; 50-313/88-26, 50-368/88-26; and l
l 50-313/88-29,50-368/88-29.
This is a Severity' Level IV violation..(Supplements)(313;368/8902-01)
B.
10 CFR Part 50.73(a) states, in part, "... nuclear power plant (licensee) shall submit a Licensee Event Report (LER) for any event of the type described in this paragraph within 30 days after the discovery of the event...."
10 CFR Part 50.73(a)(2) states, in part, "The licensee shall-report:
(iv) Any event or condition that results in manual or automatic actuation of any Engineered Safety Feature (ESF)...."
10 CFR Part 50.72(b)(2) states, in part, "... the licensee shall notify the NRC as soon as practical and in all cases, within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> of the ocurrence of any of the following:
... (ii) Any event or condition that results in manual or automatic actuation of any Engineered Safety Feature (ESF)."
Unit 2 Technical Specification 4.8.1.1.3 states, in part, "All diesel-generator failures, valid or nonvalid, shall be reported to the Commission pursuant to Specification 6.9.1."
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. Contrery to the above, during January 1-31, 1989, the NRC inspector 1
l identified three examples of failure to comply with the above referenced reporting requirements. These examples are as follows:
1.
The NRC inspector identified ten Unit 1 and six Unit 2 LERs issued in 1988 that failed to comply with the 30 day reporting requirement.
2.
The NRC inspector identified six automatic actuations of the control room emergency ventilation system (an ESF system) in 1988. These events were not reported to the NRC via 4-hour reports or LERs.
3.
The NRC inspector identified three failures of Unit 2 Emergency Diesel Generator 2K4B in 1988.
These events were not reported to the NRC.
This is a Severity Level IV violation.
(Supplements)(313;368/8902-02)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Arkansas Power & Light Company is hereby required to submit to this office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violations, if admitted, the corrective steps which have been taken and'the results achieved, the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Dated at Arlington, Texas,I.1989.
this 7x/t, day of ;7&M