ML20214U893

Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $50,000 from Insp on 860601-0703

ML20214U893
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	09/22/1986
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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ML20214U889	List: IR 05000395/1986012 ML20214U887 ML20214U893
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EA-86-126, NUDOCS 8610020008
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITIUR 0F CIVIL PENALTY South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Docket No. 50-395 V. C. Summer License No. NPF-12 EA 86-12.6 A Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection was conducted on June 1-July 3, 1986, to review the circumstances involving the misalignment of the charging pumps which was identified by the licensee and promptly reported to the NRC. The misalignment resulted in significant failures to comply with NRC requirements. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes to impose a civil penalty pursuant to Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. 2282, PL 96-295, and 10 CFR 2.205. The particular violations and associated civil penalty are set forth below:

I. Technical Specification 3.8.1.1 requires that two separate and independent diesel generators be operable in Modes 1, 2, 3, and 4. Technical Specification Action Statement 3.8.1.1.c requires that if one diesel generator is inoperable, the licensee must verify that all required systems, subsystems, trains, components, and devices that depend on the remaining operable diesel generator as a source of emergency power are also operable. If these conditions are not satisfied within two hours, the unit must be in at least hot standby within the next six hours and in cold shutdown within the next 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

Contrary to the above, from 7:00 a.m. until 8:27 p.m. on June 10, 1986 (approximately 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />), while in Mode 1 and with one of the two diesel generators inoperable, the licensee did not properly verify the operability of all required systems. Charging pumps B and C were aligned to the B electrical train and dependent upon the remaining operable diesel generator as a source of emergency power. Charging pumps B and C were inoperable because neither pump would have automatically started as intended under the condition of a loss of offsite power followed by a safety injection signal. The unit was not placed in hot standby within eight hours.

II. Technical Specification 3.5.2 requires that two independent Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) subsystems be operable in Modes 1, 2, and 3. Technical Specification Action Statement 3.5.2.a requires that with one inoperable ECCS subsystem, of which a charging pump is a part, the licensee must restore the inoperable subsystem to operable status within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> or be in at least hot standby within the next six hours and in hot shutdown within the following six hours.

Contrary to the above, from June 6-11, 1986 (for approximately 110 hours0.00127 days <br />0.0306 hours <br />1.818783e-4 weeks <br />4.1855e-5 months <br />),

while in Mode 1, the B electrical train charging pumps (B and C), which are part of an ECCS subsystem, were inoperable and unable to be automatically started as intended due to the position of a control switch and electrical interlocks. Action was not initiated after 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> to be in hot standby within six hours or in hot shutdown within the following six hours.

These violations have been categorized in the aggregate as a Severity Level III problem (Supplement I).

(Cumulative Civil Penalty - $50,000 assessed equally between the violations.)

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Notice of Violation 2 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, South Carolina Electric and Gas-Company is hereby required to submit to the Director, Office of Inspection and

' Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II, 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900, Atlanta, Georgia 30323, within 30 days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation including for each violation: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, may issue an order to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

Within the same time as provided for the response required above under 10 CFR 2.201, South Carolina Electric and Gas Company may pay the civil penalty by letter addressed to the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, with a check, draft, or money order payable to the Treasurer of the United States in the cumulative amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or may protest imposition of the civil penalty in whole or in part by a written answer addressed to the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement. Should South Carolina Electric and Gas Company fail to answer within the time specified, the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, will issue an order imposing the civil penalty in the amount proposed above. Should South Carolina Electric and Gas Company elect to file an answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 protesting the civil penalty, such answer may: (1) deny the violations listed in this Notice in whole or in part, (2) demonstrate extenuating circumstances, (3) show error in this Notice, or (4) show other reasons why the penalty should not be imposed. In addition to protesting the civil penalty in whole or in part, such answer may request remission or mitigation of the penalty.

In requesting mitigation of the proposed penalty, the five factors addressed in Section V.B. of 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, should be addressed. Any written answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 should be set forth separately from the statement or explanation in reply pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201 but may incorporate parts of the 10 CFR 2.201 reply by specific reference (e.g., citing page and paragraph numbers) to avoid repetition. South Carolina Electric and Gas Company's attention is directed to the other provisions of 10 CFR 2.205 regarding the procedure for imposing a civil penalty.

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Notice of Violation 3 Upon failure to pay the penalty due, which has been subsequently determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, this matter may be referred to the Attorney General, and penalty, unless compromised, remitted, or mitigated, may be collected by civil action pursuant to Section 234c of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2282.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

J. !:ELSON GRACE J. Nelson Grace Regional Administrator Dated at Atlanta, Georgia thisEU day of September 1986 l

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