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Responds to Violation Noted in Insp Rept 50-389/94-15. Corrective Actions:Plant Shutdown & Entered Mode 3 on 940714 & Need Site Vice President & Plant General Manager Reviewed Event W/Operations Mgt & Other Key Site Personnel
ML17228A854
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/15/1994
From: GOLDBERG J H
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-94-233, NUDOCS 9409210319
Download: ML17228A854 (4)


See also: IR 05000389/1994015

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PRIDRITY1ACCELERATED

RIDSPROCESSING)

REGULATORY

INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION

NBR:9409210319

DOC.DATE:

94/09/15NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-389

St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION

GOLDBERG,J.H.

FloridaPower&LightCo.RECIP.NAME

RECIPIENT

AFFILIATION

DocumentControlBranch(Document

ControlDesk)SUBJECT:Respondstonoticeofviolations

notedininsprept50-389/94-15.Corrective

actions:plant

shutdown&enteredmode3on940714.DISTRIBUTION'CODE:

IE01DCOPIESRECEIVEDLTRENCL0SIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-Insp

Rept/Notice

ofVioationResponseNOTES:DOCKET¹05000389RECIPIENT

IDCODE/NAME

PD2-2PDINTERNAL:

ACRSAEOD/BPD/RAB

ME~0/<TCF2TElCENTER02NRR/'DRCH/HHFB

NUDOCS-ABSTRACT

OGC/HDS3RGN2FILE01EXTERNALEG&G/BRYCE

iJ~HNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCLRECIPIENT

IDCODE/NAME

NORRIS,JAEOD/DEIB

AEOD/SPD/RRAB

DEDRONRR/DORS/OEAB

NRR/PMAS/IRCB-E

OEDIRRES/HFBNOACCOPIESLTTRENCLNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

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YOURNAMEFROilDISTRIBUTION

LISTSFORDOCI.'MENTS

YOUDON"I'L'ED!

TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

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FloridaPower8cLightCompany,P.O.Box14000,JunoBeach,FL33408-0420

FPLSEP15199'fL-94-23310CFR2.201U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,

D.C.20555Re:St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolation

InsectionReort94-15FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)hasreviewedthesubjectinspection

reportandpursuantto10CFR2.201theresponsetothe~~~~~noticeofviolation

isattached.

Verytrulyyours,J.H.GoldbergPresident

-NuclearDivisionJHG/JWH/kw

Attachment

cc:StewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator,

USNRCRegionIISeniorResidentInspector,

USNRC,St.LuciePlantDAS/PSLN1196-949409210319

9409'15PDRADOCK0500038rr'

PDRanFPLGroupcompany

Re:St.LucieUni2DocketNo.50-389ReplytoNoticeofViolation

ZnsectionReort94-15VIOLATION:

St.LucieUnit2Technical

Specification

3.3.1,Table3.3-1,item12,required,

inpart,that4channelsofTCBsbeoperableinMode1.Theassociated

LCOactionstatement

requiredthataninoperable

channelbeplacedinthetrippedcondition

within1hour;otherwise,

theunitwasrequiredtobeinMode3within6hours.Contrarytotheabove,onJuly14,1994,whenTripCircuitBreakerTCB-5'failedtoopenwhenrequired,

wasdeclaredinoperable,

andthebreaker's

failuremodeprevented

placingtheaffectedchannelinthetrippedcondition,

theassociated

shutdowntoMode3wasnotperformed

intherequired6hours.Whiletheunitwasultimately

shutdown,entranceintoMode,3occurredapproximately

7-1/2hoursafterdeclaring

theTripCircuitBreakerinoperable.

Further,theshutdownwaspremisedonamanagement

directive,

asopposedtoaTechnical

Specificationrequirement.

Whilethelicenseeinterrupted

TCB-5'selectrical

flowpathbyopeningTripCircuitBreakersTCB-1,TCB-2,andTCB-6,thesubjectTechnical

Specification

actionstatement

wasprescriptive

inrequiring

thateitherTripCircuitBreakerTCB-5beopenedorthattheunitbeshutdown.RESPONSE:

REASONFORVIOLATION

FPLconcursthataviolation

existed.Therootcauseoftheviolation

waspersonnel

erroronthepartofOperations

Management.

2.CORRECTIVE

STEPSTAKENANDTHERESULTSACHIEVEDTheplantwasshutdownandenteredMode3at11:06a.m.onJuly14,1994.3.CORRECTIVE

STEPSTOAVOIDFURTHERVIOLATIONS

TheSiteVicePresident

andPlantGeneralManagerhavereviewedthiseventwithOperations

Management

andotherkeysitepersonnel.

Theneedforstrictadherence

toTechnical

Specifications

hasbeenemphasized.

B.Operations

Management

havebe'enmadeawarethatothersourceswithintheNuclearDivisionareavailable

toaidintheirdecisionmakingprocesswheneventsarisethatinvolvecomplexorpreviously

unencountered

situations.

4.DATEWHENFULLCOMPLIANCE

WILLBEACHIEVEDFullcompliance

wasachievedwhentheplantenteredMode3at11:06a.m.onJuly14,1994.