ML20246L175

EN-89-080:on 890831,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $25,000 Issued to Util Based on Inadequate Management Controls Allowing Senior Reactor Operator Having Failed Exam to Assume Duties

ML20246L175
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	08/28/1989
From:	Lieberman J, Troskoski W NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-89-143, EN-89-080, EN-89-80, NUDOCS 8909060274
Download: ML20246L175 (1)

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NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:- South Carolina Gas & Electric Company (EA 89-143)

(SummerNuclearStation)

Docket No. 50-395

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $25,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) will be issued on or about August 31, 1989 to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. This action 1s based on inadequate management controls that allowed a licensed senior reactor operator, who failed a portion of his annual requalification exam, to assume the duties of the operator-at-the-controls prior to retraining and retesting.

The civil penalty was mitigated 50% because the event was promptly identified and reported by the licensee. No mitigation was given for corrective action as the licensee initially failed to address the weakness in the management control system that did not provide positive assurance that only currently qualified operators could assure licensed duties.

It should be noted that the licensee has not beer specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice August 31, 1989 Telephone Notification of Licensee August 31, 1989 The State of South Carolina will be notified.

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.

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