ML20155B766
| ML20155B766 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 10/08/1998 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Keenan J CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| 50-324-98-05, 50-324-98-5, 50-325-98-05, 50-325-98-5, EA-98-146, EA-98-474, NUDOCS 9810300269 | |
| Download: ML20155B766 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000324/1998005
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October 8,
1998
EA 98-146
EA 98-474
Carolina Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. J. S. Keenan
Vice President
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. O. Box 10429
Southport. NC 28461
Dear Mr. Keenan:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-325/98-05 AND 50-324/98-05
Thank you for your response of July 1.1998, to our Notice of Violation issued
on June 1.1998, concerning activities conducted at your facility. We have
examined your response and found that it meets the requirements of
In your response, you admitted Violations A. B. and C. and denied Violations D
and E.
You indicated that you disagreed with the regulatory interpretation of
facts surrounding the modification of fire doors in the )lant between
September 1996 and January 1998.
You also stated that t1e modifications to
the fire doors in question did not adversely affect the ability of the )lant
to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire and that t1ese
modifications were not subject to any reporting criteria.
Regarding Violation C you did not specifically indicate the date that your
fire protection improvement plan will be com)1eted. However, based on
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discussions of this alan during the meeting Jetween NRC and licensee
management on Septem)er 17, 1998, no further response to Violation C is
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required. We will monitor the progress of your actions in this area during
future inspections.
With regard to Violation D. after review of your response and fire test
results, we agree with your position that the violation cited did not
constitute a violation of License Condition 2.B.(6).
Therefore, we withdraw
the violation.
However, we are concerned that modifications were made to the
fire doors that had the potential to adversely affect your ability to achieve
and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire without adequate testing or
engineering evaluation.
Testing conducted in April 1998, some 19 months after
the modifications commenced, confirmed that the fire doors would have
functioned as a three-hour fire barrier.
In your response you acknowledged
the failure to properly implement the plant design control program regarding
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the modifications made to the fire doors. Therefore, after reconsidering the
facts of this issue, we find that a violation of 10 CFR 50.59. Changes. Tests.
and Experiments, occurred as a result of your initial failure to perform a
written evaluation of the modifications made to the fire doors to assure that
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the doors maintained satisfactory fire ratings as committed to in Updated
FinalSafetyAnalysisReport(pFSAR)Section 9.5.1.4.3.1-b. Fire Doors.
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non-repetitive. licensee-identified and corrected violation is being treated
as a non-cited violation, consistent with Section VII.B.1 of the NRC
Therefore, no additional response is required.
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Based on NRC's conclusion that the fire doors remained functional as three-
hour fire barriers, this condition was not outside the design basis, and as
such, was not reportable.
Violation E is therefore withdrawn.
We will examine the implementation of your actions to correct Violations A, B.
C during future inspections.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely.
(Original signed by J.
R. Johnson)
Luis A. Reyes
Regional Administrator
Docket Nos..
50-325, 50-324
License Nos.
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Director
Robert P. Gruber
Site Operations
Executive Director
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
PuDlic Staff NCUC
Carolina Power & Light Company
P. O. Box 29520
P. O. Box 10429
Raleigh. NC 27626-0520
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Southport. NC 28461
Public Service Commission
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J. J. Lyash. Plant Manager
State of South Carolina
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Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. O. Box 11649
Carolina Power & Light Company
Columbia SC 29211
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P. O. Box 10429
Southport. NC 28461
Jerry W. Jones. Chairman
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Brunswick County Board of
D. B. Alexander. Manager
Commissioners
Performance Evaluation and
P. O. Box 249
Regulatory Affairs CPB 9
Bolivia. NC 28422
Carolina Power & Light Company
P. O. Box 1551
Dan E. Summers
Raleigh. NC 27602-1551
Emergency Management Coordinator
New Hanover County Department of
K. R. Jury. Manager
Emergency Management
Regulatory Affairs
P. O. Box 1525
Carolina Power & Light Company
Wilmington NC 28402
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
P. O. Box 10429
William H. Crowe, Mayor
Southport. NC 28461-0429
City of Southport
201 E. Moore Street
William D. Johnson
Southport. NC 28461
Vice President & Senior
Counsel
Distribution:
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Carolina Power and Light
Company
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P. O. Box 1551
Raleigh NC 27602
Mel Fry. Director
Division of Radiation
Protection
N. C. Department of
Environment
and Natural Resources
3825 Barrett Drive
Raleigh. NC 27609-7721
Karen E. Long
Assistant Attorney General
State of North Carolina
P. O. Box 629
Raleigh. NC 27602
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