IR 05000400/1986095

Discusses Insp Repts 50-400/86-95 & 50-400/87-07 on 861230-31 & 870127-28 & Forwards Notice of Violation. Violations Involve Failure to Maintain Adequate Vital Area Barrier.Notice Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21)

ML20205C747
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	03/20/1987
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
References
EA-87-029, EA-87-29, NUDOCS 8703300251
Download: ML20205C747 (3)

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SAFEGUARDS.lNFORMATION MAR 2 01987 Docket No. 50-400 License Nos. NPF-53 and NPF-63-EA 87-29 Carolina Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. E. E. Utley Senior Executive Vice President Power Supply and Engineering and Construction P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh,-NC 27602 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-400/86-95 AND 50-400/87-07)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspections conducted by Ms. O. Masnyk at Shearon Harris on December 30-31, 1986, and January 27-28, 198 The inspections included a review of the circumstances surrounding the breach of vital area barriers which were identified by members of your staff and reported to the NRC. The reports documenting these inspections were sent to you with letters dated January 21, 1987, and February 13, 1987. NRC concerns relative to the inspection findings were discussed by Mr. M. L. Ernst, Deputy Regional Administrator,' NRC, Region II, with Mr. M. A. McDuffie, Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation, Carolina Power and Light Company, in an Enforcement Conference held on February 4, 198 The violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation involved two

, failures to maintain an adequate vital area barrier. The first violation-involved a ventilation duct which provided a pathway from the protected area into

~ a vital area. This pathway existed from sometime in November 1986 when a temporary air conditioning unit was removed until discovery by the licensee on January 21, 1987. The second violation involved the removal of a floor plug from

.a vital area barrier without a member of the security force being present as a compensatory measure. This breach remained in effect for six hours and forty minutes. In order to traverse the pathway caused by the plug's removal an individual would have to have navigated approximately 30 feet horizontally through an unlighted pipe chase followed by a 35-foot vertical drop into the vital area. The plant was in Mode 5 at this tim In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the first violation has been classified as a Severity Level III violation and the second violation has 8703300251 PDR Be0320 G ADOCK 05000400 PDR ENCLOSURE CONTAINS SAFEGUARDS IFFCRXA ON UPON SEP/. NATION THI PAGE IS DcoNTROLLED SAFEGUARDS I

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INFORMATI R 20 W87 been classified as a Severity Level IV violatio Normally, a civil penalty is proposed for a Severity Level III violation. However, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement I have decided that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this case due to your prompt identification and reporting and due to your unusually prompt and extensive corrective action Although Violation A was not identified for several months, the NRC believes this resulted from the fact that the degraded barrier was difficult to discove However, once the degraded barrier was discovered you took corrective measures and promptly notified the NRC. It should be noted, however, that the NRC expects licensees to identify security vulnerabilities in a timely manner and the NRC anticipates improvements in the area of identification of security problem You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions takea and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will detennine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirement In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and 10 CFR 73.21, safeguards activities and security measures are exempt from public disclosure; therefore, the enclosure to this letter, with the exception of the report cover page which presents a nonexempt sununary, will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Roo The responses directed by this letter and its enclosure are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-51 Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact u

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