ML20205B885
| ML20205B885 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Woody C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205B891 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8608120200 | |
| Download: ML20205B885 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000335/1986011
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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION
AUG 0 71986
Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389
License Nos. DPR-67, NPF-16
EA 86-99
Florida Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. C. O. Woody
Group Vice President
Nuclear Energy Department
P. O. Box 14000
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT N05. 50-335/86-11, 50-389/86-10, 50-335/86-17,
AND 50-389/86-16)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
Mr. J. Ennis at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant on April 14-18, 1986. The inspection
included a review of the circumstances that were identified by the NRC Seniur
Resident Inspector and that you reported to the NRC on April 10, 1986,
surrounding the failure to control access to vital equipment and areas at
St. Lucie Unit 1. As a result of this inspection, significant failures to
comply with NRC regulatory requirements were identified. These matters were
discussed in an Enforcement Conference held on May 9, 1986, between myself and
Mr. E. A. Adomat, Executive Vice-President, Florida Power and Light Company
(FPL). In addition, while performing the corrective actions for the above
violations, you identified additional vital equipment that was not afforded an
adequate level of protection. Separate NRC inspections were then conducted by
Mr. A. Tillman and Ms. O. Masnyk on June 2-3 and 18,1986, and accordingly, NRC
concerns regarding this violation were discussed by Mr. R. Walker, Acting Deputy
Regional Administrator, NRC, with Mr. C. O. Woody, Group Vice President, Nuclear
Energy, FPL, in a second Enforcement Conference held on June 25, 1986.
Item I described in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty involves the failure to ensure barriers leading to vital equip-
ment were maintained and the failure of security personnel during vital area
patrols to detect openings leading into the vital area. Item II involves the
failure to adequately design safeguards for vital equipment.
To emphasize the need to ensure that the integrity of vital area barriers is
maintained and that vital equipment is provided an adequate level of protection,
I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of
Inspection and Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and
Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000). In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986)
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(Enforcement Policy), Item I described in the enclosed Notice has been
categorized in the aggregate as a Severity Level III problem. The base
value of a civil penalty for a Severity Level III problem is $50,000. The NRC
Enforcement Policy allows for reduction of a civil penalty under certain
circumstances. In this case, the base civil penalty amount has been reduced
by 50 percent because of your prompt and extensive corrective actions and your
prior good performance in the area of concern. Further mitigation is not
warranted because of: (1) your numerous opportunities to discover the degraded
vital areas; (2) the duration of the violations; and (3) your prior notice of
similar events contained in IE Information Notice No. 85-79, " Inadequate
Communications Between Maintenance, Operations, and Security Personnel," dated
September 30, 1985.
Item II described in the enclosed Notice has been categorized as a Severity Level
III violation. hormally, a civil penalty is considered 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 for
this violation in this case because you identified the violation while performing
extensive corrective actions for the first two violations described in the
enclosed Notice and because of your corrective actions after identifying this
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 taken and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether
further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC
regulatory requirements.
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 enclosures to
this letter, with the exception of the report cover page which presents a
nonexempt summary, will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this lettre and its enclosures are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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