ML20135F452

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-302/85-15.Severity Level for Violation 2 Remains as Assigned.Resubmittal of Response to Violation 1 Requested

ML20135F452
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	08/28/1985
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Wilgus W FLORIDA POWER CORP.
References
NUDOCS 8509170276
Download: ML20135F452 (4)

See also: IR 05000302/1985015

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AUG 2 8 1985

Florida Power Corporation

/ ATTN: Mr. W. S. Wilgus

Vice President Nuclear Operations

P. 0. Box 14042, M.A.C. H-2

St. Petersburg, FL 33733

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: REPORT NO. 50-302/85-15

Thank you for your response of June 14, 1985, to our Notice of Violation issued

on May 17, 1985, concerning activities conducted under NRC Operating License

No. DPR-72.

We have reviewed your response to Violation 1 and have concluded, for the reasons

presented in the enclosure to this letter, that the violation occurred as stated

in the Notice of Violation. The NRC observed and documented in the inspection

report that several QA audit findings were not being resolved on a timely basis.

Therefore, we conclude that previously established measures were inadequate.

Therefore, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201, and within 30

days of the date of this letter, please resubmit your response to the Notice.

We have examined your response to Violation 2 and found that it meets the

requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. We have evaluated your request to change the

assigned severity level. Although a single example was the basis for the

violation, failure ' to promptly resolve an audit finding in accordance with

established procedures is a failure to meet a regulatory requirement that had

more than minor safety significance. We understand that FPC has since identified

other audit findings and determined that these will be made nonconformance

reports. The correct severity level was assigned. We will examine the imple-

mentation of your corrective actions during future inspections.

We have examined your response to Violation 3 and agree that imposition of this

violation will be withheld pending further NRC review of this issue. This item

will be considered as unresolved.

We have examined your response to Violation 4 and agree with the FPC position

and have deleted the violation from our records.

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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we would be happy to meet

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Sincerely,

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J. Nelson Grace

Regional Administrator

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ENCLOSURE

STAFF EVALUATION OF LICENSEE RESPONSE

DATED JUNE 14, 1985

Violation 1 cites the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, for

the failure of Florida Power Corporation (FPC) to establish measures to assure

that conditions adverse to quality are promptly corrected. The citation

attributes this failure to inadequate procedures for escalating unresolved QA

audit findings to higher management for resolution. The FPC response denies this

violation on the contention adequate escalation procedures have been provided.

The response correctly states that there are no NRC guidelines with respect to

when escalation is required.

We acknowledge that there are no NRC escalation guidelines and that the specific

guidelines stated as part of. the cited violation are not formal regulatory

requirements. However, we observed and documented in the inspection report that

several QA audit findings had not been resolved on a timely basis. Therefore,

we conclude that your previously established measures were not adequate to meet

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI.

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