ML20207N947

Forwards Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in Amount of $25,000 for Balance of Unpaid Penalty Based on Violations Involving Operator Error & Inattention to Detail.Responses Provided Insufficient Basis for Reduction of Penalty

ML20207N947
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	10/17/1988
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
Shared Package
ML20207N949	List: ML20207N947 ML20207N950
References
EA-88-131, NUDOCS 8810190492
Download: ML20207N947 (2)

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%'"a*$ OCT 171983 Docket No. 50-324 License No. OPR-62 EA 88-131 Carolina Power & Light Company ATTN: Mr. E. E. Utley Senior Executive Vice President Power Supply and Engineer lng and Construction Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

ORDER IMPOSING A CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY This refers to your letters of August 24 and Septembar 26, 1988, in response to the Notice of Violaticn and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) sent to you on July 25, 1988. Our letter and Notice described violations involving operator error and inattention to detail. A civil penalty in the amount of $75,000 was proposed to emphasize the importance of the operations staff to maintain the highest degree of awareness and attentiveness to all aspects of plant operation.

In your response, you admitted the violations, paid $50,000 of the proposed civil peralty, and took exception to the $25,000 escalation as inappropriate and not justified.

After careful consideration of your response, we have concluded, for the reasons giyen in the Apper. dix attached to the enclosed Order Ireposing Civil Nonetary Penalty, that a sufficient basis was not provided for reduction of the <

civil penalty amount. Accordingly, we hereby serve the enclosed Order en Carolina Power and Light Company imposing the balance of the unpaid civil penalty in the amount of Twenty-five Thousand Collars ($25,000). l The effectiveness of your corrective actions, including your supplemental response which Region II requested by separate letter, will be reviewed during a subsequent inspection.

In accordance with cection 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2 Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Docurrent Roon.

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