ML20247G804

EN-89-053:on 890519,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $75.000 Will Be Issued Based on Inoperable Containment Air Return & Hydrogen Skimmer Sys Train Caused by Wiring Error

ML20247G804
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	05/16/1989
From:	Lieberman J, Toskoski W NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-89-046, EA-89-46, EN-89-053, EN-89-53, NUDOCS 8905310073
Download: ML20247G804 (1)

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C ,t.- May 16, 1989 EN 89 .

OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT

-NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

' Licensee: Duke Power Company .(EA 89-46) _

(Catawba Unit 2)

-Docket No.- 50-414-

Subject:

PROPOSED' IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $75,000 This is to inform the Comission that.a Hotice of Violation and froposed

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Imposition.of Civil Penalty in the amount'of Seventy-Five Thousand_ Dollars

($75,000) will be issued on.or about Mayfl9, 1989 to Duke Power Company. This.

action is based _on' violations involving an inoperable Unit 2 Containment Air Return and Hydrogen Skimmer System Train caused by a design modification wiring error.and the licensee's failure to report a condition prohibited by plant technical specifications.

l 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 .

May 19,.1989 L Telephone Notification of Licensee May 19, 1989 The State of North Carolina will be riotif1ed.

'The licensee has_ thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond.

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted,-

mitigated, or. imposed by Order.

-Contact: W. Troskoski,- OE, 23281 J. Lieberman, OE,'20741 f

Distribution OWFN 3: I OWFN 3.* J3 MNBB 3: n Chairman Zech ED0 RM Com. Roberts DEDR AEOD Com. Carr 'DEDS Com. Rogers. OE Com. Curtiss NMSS SECY NRR ACRS 01 H CA SP GPA OGC Regional Offices MAIL' L RI 3* rf RIV U rf ADM: Doc. Mgt. Br.

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