ML063210367
| ML063210367 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/2006 |
| From: | Simpson S Indiana Michigan Power Co |
| To: | Carpenter C NRC/OE |
| Starkey D | |
| References | |
| AEP:NRC:01-07, EA-06-177, NUREG/BR-0254, Rev. 2 | |
| Download: ML063210367 (3) | |
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Indiana Michigan Power Cook Nuclear Plant One Cook Place 171 Bridgman, MI 49106 AERcom A unit of American Electric Power November 2, 2006 AEP:NRC:2201-07 Docket No.:
50-315 50-316 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Cynthia A. Carpenter, Director Office of Enforcement One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION EA-06-177 AND STATEMENT OF PAYMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY By letter dated October 6, 2006, to Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) identified that a Severity Level III Violation occurred at Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant (CNP), and imposed a civil penalty of $60,000. In particular, the NRC identified that on April 16, 2003, I&M made changes, without prior NRC approval, to the Fission Product Barrier Matrix Emergency Action Level (EAL) in CNP's Emergency Plan, for a loss of containment barrier due to a steam generator secondary side release, that decreased the effectiveness of the plan and resulted in use of a non-standard scheme of EALs. The EAL was subsequently restored on May 18, 2006.
I&M, the licensee for CNP Units 1 and 2, has previously responded to the NRC concerning the violation of NRC requirements in a letter from I&M to the NRC dated September 6, 2006. 'The NRC has concluded that the information regarding the reasons for the violation, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in NRC Inspection Report No.
05000315/2006501(DRS); 05000316/2006501(DRS) and in I&M's September 6, 2006, letter.
Therefore, I&M is not required to respond to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201 unless the Severity Level III Violation described in the NRC's October 6, 2006, letter does not accurately reflect I&M's corrective actions or position.
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 AEP:NRC:2201-07 I&M acknowledges that violation EA-06-177 occurred, and has elected to pay the civil penalty in the amount of $60,000 in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205, as described in the attachmient to this letter.
There are no new conmmitments in this letter.
If you have any questions or desire additional information, please contact me at (269) 466-2428.
Sincerely,
ý,5,wUaD C!wph-Susan D. Simpson Regulatory Affairs Manager JEN/sss Attachment c:
J. L. Caldwell - NRC Region III K. D. Curry - AEP Ft. Wayne, w/o attachment J. T. King - MPSC, w/o attachment MDEQ - WHMD/RPMWS, w/o attachment NRC Resident Inspector K. G. O'Brien - NRC Region III P. S. Tam - NRC Washington DC
ATTACHMENT TO AEP:NRC:2201-07 STATEMENT INDICATING CIVIL PENALTY PAYMENT METHOD DOCKET NOS. 50-315 AND 50-316 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES DPR-58 AND DPR-74 EA-06-177 On Friday, October 20, 2006, a payment of $60,000 for the civil penalty associated with NRC Notice of Violation EA-06-177 was paid to the NRC by electronic funds transfer #3000034505 which specifies invoice #EA06177 and is dated October 20, 2006, specified as payment method 3 in NUREG/BR-0254, Revision 2.