ML050550072
| ML050550072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 02/24/2005 |
| From: | Nolan M, Trocine L NRC/OE |
| To: | AmerGen Energy Co |
| Trocine L | |
| References | |
| EA-04-213, RN-05-006 RN-05-006 | |
| Download: ML050550072 (2) | |
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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION February 24, 2005 RN-05-006 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY ACTION Licensee: AmerGen Energy Company, LLC EA-04-213 Oyster Creek Generating Station Docket No. 50-219
Subject:
ISSUANCE OF FINAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION This is to inform the Commission that one White Significance Determination Process finding will be issued on or around March 1, 2005, to AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, as a result of inspections at Oyster Creek Generating Station. This White finding involved untimely actions to change an Emergency Action Level (EAL) threshold value used to declare a General Emergency. Specifically, when an end-of-cycle rod pattern adjustment was made in the reactor core, required changes were made to emergency operating procedures (EOP) without changing an incorrect threshold value in the Fission Product Barrier Matrix EAL. As a result, during an emergency, Oyster Creek personnel would have had to rely upon operator recognition of this inconsistency between the EOPs and the EAL, which may have delayed proper classification of an emergency. This resulted in a degradation to an emergency preparedness risk significant planning standard, namely, the requirement to maintain an emergency classification and action level scheme. In addition, the licensees configuration change process was not properly implemented to ensure that the Fission Product Barrier Matrix EAL and other supporting emergency procedures were revised. There are two violations associated with this finding.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the regulatory action.
The schedule of issuance and notification is:
Mailing of Final Significance Determination March 1, 2005 Telephone Notification of Licensee March 1, 2005 The State of New Jersey will be informed.
Contacts: L. Trocine, OE, 415-2319 C. Nolan, OE, 415-3360 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION
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OWFN OWFN TWFN Regional Offices Chairman Diaz EDO OCFO RI RII Comm. McGaffigan DEDR OP CENTER RIII RIV Comm. Merrifield DEDE NMSS Comm. Lyons OE OIG Comm. Jaczko OGC OCIO MAIL NRR RES ADAMS SECY NSIR ACRS OCA OI PA SP IP File Name: E:\Filenet\ML050550072.wpd ADAMS ACN. ML050550072_____________
OE:ES OE:C L Trocine CNolan 02/___/05 02/___/05 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL VERIFICATION THAT LICENSEE HAS RECEIVED ACTION