ML20214T364

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870404-0504

ML20214T364
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	06/01/1987
From:	Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20214T346	List: ML20214T344 ML20214T364 ML20214T374
References
50-324-87-11, NUDOCS 8706100223
Download: ML20214T364 (1)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Carolina Power and Light Company Docket No. 50-324 Brunswick 2 License No. DPR-62 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on April 4

- May 4, 1987, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved failure to make a timely four hour report to NRC In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985), the violation is listed below:

10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) requires that the licensse shall notify the NRC within four hours of the occurrence of any event or condition that alone could have prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of systems that are needed to mitigate the consequences of an accident.

Contrary to the above, the NRC was not notified within four hours of an event that could have prevented the High Pressure Coolant Injection System (HPCI) from performing its safety function during an accident. On April 24, 1987, at 3:50 a.m., the HPCI flow controller failed downscale preventing the system from fulfilling its safety function to automatically inject water to the vessel.

The licensee reported the event at 8:38 a.m. on April 24, 1987, 48 minutes late.

This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Carolina Power and Light Company is hereby s eguired to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, 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. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (Original signed by V. Ilrownlee) g 61 % h h g4 Luis A. Reyes, Director Division of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this lat day of June 1987