ML20132C072
| ML20132C072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 12/17/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PR-II-96-104, NUDOCS 9612180101 | |
| Download: ML20132C072 (1) | |
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0.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street. N.W.. Suite 2900 Atlanta, GA 30323 No: 11-96-104 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Ken Clark or Roger Hannah (Tuesday. December 17, 1996)
Telephone: (404) 331-5503 or 331-7878 NRC STAFF TO HOLD PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS V0GTLE EQUIPMENT CONCERNS WITH GEORGIA POWER COMPANY The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a predecisional enforcement conference with Georgia Power Company on December 19 at 10:00 a.m.
in the NRC Atlanta regional office to discuss apparent violations of NRC requirements at the Vogtle nuclear power plant. The conference is open to observation by members of the public and the press.
An NRC inspection, completed at the Vogtle plant on November 9. listed an apparent violation based upon information identified by a Georgia Power engineering evaluation which determined that a Unit 1 safety injection pump could have been unable to perform its intended safety function during a major accident because its motor bearings could fail. Other safety injection pumps would be available to mitigate the effects of such an accident.
The conference will be begin at 10:00 a.m. in the NRC's Atlanta regional office, located at 101 Marietta Street N.W.
NRC officials said the decision to hold an enforcement conference does not mear, that a determination has been made that a violation has occurred or that enforcement action will be taken. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the apparent violations, their causes and safety significance, to provide the licensee with an opportunity to point out any errors that may have been made in the NRC inspection report and to outline 3roposed corrective actions.
No decision on the apparent violat ons or any contemplated enforcement action, such as a civil penalty, will be made at this conference. Those decisions will be made by senior NRC officials at a later time.
The meeting is between the NRC and Georgia Power Company. but NRC officials will be available at its conclusion to answer questions from interested observers, I$A'*!!i8iI'***7 RG-II-96-104 PDR 180022 po\
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