ML20246L782
| ML20246L782 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 08/23/1989 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20246L788 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-89-095, EA-89-95, NUDOCS 8909070044 | |
| Download: ML20246L782 (4) | |
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License No. DPR-35 TEA 89-95 Boston Edison Company.
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ATTN: _Mr..Raiph G. Bird..
Senior Vice. President - Nuclear
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= Gentlemen:
Subject:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY. -_ $25,000 (NRC Inspection Report No. 50-293/89-80)
This letter refers to the NRC Augmented Team (AIT) inspection conducted on
" April 13-19, L1989 at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth, Massachusetts to review <the circumstances associated with an eventLwhich occurred.at Pilgrim
'on April 12,.1989 involving the overpress.aization of the Reactor Core Isolation-Cooling (RCIC) System. : The report of this inspection was sent to you on May'8, 1989. As a_ result of the inspection violations of NRC: requirements.were identified. On June 19 and July 19, 1989, two enforcement conferences were h
conducted with_ you and members of your staff to discuss the event, the associated violations, causes and your corrective action.
The event occurred while the reactor was at 25% power during a test of the RCIC. system logic.
Prior to the. test, a licensed operator and an -auxiliary operator. incorrectly _ positioned, and then incorrectly verified the positions of,!several circuit breakers for motor operated valves for the test. - These failures constitute violations of NRC requirements which are described in the enclosed Notice of, Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty
-(Notice)~ and represent a significant regulatory concern to the NRC. The NRC is also concerned that the test was not adequately planned and controlled by supervision, nor were plant conditions adequately monitored during the test.
These failures to properly plan, supervise, and inspect the tagout of the circuit breakers directly contributed to this event.
The NRC recognizes that the safety significance of this event was minor, as described in the AIT report and the letter transmitting it, because several barriers remained intact or available to mitigate the consequences of a potential intersystem loss of coolant accident. The NRC also recognizes that' your response to the event, as well as your subsequent investigation and L
corrective actions, were prompt and comprehensive. Nonetheless, these multiple failures within the operations department represented a significant lapse of attention to safety responsibilities, and therefore, the violations are classi-fied in the aggregate at Severity Level III in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for'NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2,
' Appendix C, (1989) (Enforcement Policy).
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J To emphasize the need for management to assure that all personnel understand L
and carry out the station equipment tagout requirements,.I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director of Enforcement'and the Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards and Operations Support, to issue the enclosed Notice in' the amount of Twenty-Five _Thousand Dollars
($25,000). The escalation and mitigation factors.in the Enforcement Policy
- were considered as follows:
Mitigatio'n. of.the base civil penalty was considered for your investigation into 4
. the cause of the event'and the prompt report made to the NRC; however, several levels of supervision failed to properly. implement procedures which could have detected the improperly positioned circuit breakers and prevented the event from occurring. Therefore, mitigation was not considered appropriate based on the identification factor. Mitigation of the civil: penalty was warranted because your corrective actions, as described at both enforcement conferences and L
reviewed during the AIT inspection, were prompt and extensive. The other escalation'and mitigation factors were considered and n'a further adjustment is l
considered appropriate.
Therefore, based on the above, the base civil penalty l
has been decreased by 50 percent.
You are required to respond to this letter and the enclosed Notice; and should -
follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your response,.you should document the specific actions.taken and any additional actions you plan to take to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC wi11' determine whether further
- enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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 enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by.the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL No.96-511.
Sincerely, Original Signad By WILLIAM T. EUSSELL William T. Russell Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
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K. Highfill, Station Director R. Anderson, Plant Manager J. Dietrich, Licensing Division Manager E. Robinson, Nuclear Information Manager R. Swanson, Nuclear Engineering Department Manager The Honorable Edward J. Markey The Honorable Edward P. Kirby The Honorable Peter V. Forman The Honorable Lawrence R. Alexander The Honorable Nicholas J. Costello B. McIntyre, Chairman, Department of Public Utilities Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Plymouth Civil Defense Director P. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of Massachusetts S Pollard, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources R. Shimshak, MASSPIRG Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2) s i
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