ML17207A855

Responds to NRC 791219 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-250/79-35,50-251/79-35,50-335/79-33 & 50-389/79-22. Contends That NRC Is Citing Previously Accepted Practices Against New Interpretation of 10CFR21 W/O Notification

ML17207A855
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Site:	Saint Lucie, Turkey Point
Issue date:	01/18/1980
From:	UHRIG R E FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	OREILLY J P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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P.O.BOX529100,MIAMI,FL33152US%BCB~(~I>-),.

~JITIPt>Ig;"~0JP,tr25<lI:pgi~~"'~JJR4c,~FLORIDAPOWER8LIGHTCOMPANYJanuary18,1980L-80-27Mr.JamesP.O'Reilly,

Director,

RegionIIOfficeofInspection

andEnforcement

U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

101MariettaStreet,Suite3100Atlanta,Georgia30303DearMr.O'Reilly:

Re:RII:TEBDocketNos.50-335/79-33,

50-389/79-32,

50-25079-35,50-25179-35FloridaPower8LightCompanyhasreviewedthesubjectinspection

reportandaresponseisattached.

Thereisnoproprietary

information

inthereport.Verytrulyyours,RobertE.UhrigVicePresident

AdvancedSystems8Technology

REU/GDW/ah

Attachments

cc:HaroldF.Reis,Esquire800s28~l+&g(X~PEOPLE...

SERVINGPEOPLE

~~ATTACHMENT

Re:RII:TEB~~DocketNos.50-335/79-33,

50-389/79-32,

50-250/79-35,

50-251/79-35

~Findin:BasedontheNRCinspection

November27-30,1979,certainofyouractivities

wereapparently

notconducted

infullcompliance

withNRCrequirements

asindicated

below.Theseitemshavebeencategorized

asdescribed

incorrespondence

toyoudatedDecember31,1974.AsrequiredbySection21.21(a)of10CFRPart21,eachentitysubjecttotheseregulations

shalladoptappropriate

procedures

forevaluation

ofdeviations

andassurethataDirectororresponsible

officerisinformediftheconstruction

oroperation

ofafacility,

oractivity,

orabasiccomponent

suppliedforsuchafacilityoractivityfailstocomplywiththeAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended,oranyapplic-ablerule,regulation,

orderorlicenseoftheCommission

relatingtoasubstantial

safetyhazardorcontainsadefect.Section21.21(b)(3)

delineates

theinformation

tobeincludedinthewrittenreport.Section21.51delineates

themaintenance

ofrecordrequirements.

FPLQAManualProcedure

No.QP16.4,Rev.0,April23,1979hasbeendeveloped

tospecifythemeasuresandresponsibilities

toensurecompliance

to10CFRPart21.ContrarytotheabovePart21requirements,

FPLCorporate

QAManualQAProcedure,

QP16.4,Paragraph

5.2andFigure16.4-1doesnotrequirethatalldeviations

beformallyevaluated

anddocumented

asPart21evaluations.

SinceformalPart21evaluations

arenotperformed

anddocumented

inallcases,itfollowsthatthefollowing

Part21require-mentscannotbemet:(1)informing

oftheresponsible

officer(21.21(a)(2);(2)thewrittenreportstotheCommission

containtherequiredinformation

(21.21(b)(3);

and(3)therequiredrecordsbemaintained

(21.51).~Resense:FloridaPower8LightCompanyhasreviewedtheforegoing

NoticeofViolation

andrespectfully

requestsreconsideration

basedonthefollowing

information.

TheNoticeofViolation

statesthat"Contrary

totheabovePart21requirements,

FPLCorporate

QAManualQAProcedure,

QP16.4,Paragraph

5.2andFigure16.4-1doesnotrequirethatalldeviations

beformallyevaluated

anddocumented

asPart21evaluations."

Section206oftheEnergyReorganization

Actof1974provides,

inpertinent

part,that:

Qe(a)Anyindividual

director,

orresponsible

officerofafirmconstructing,

owning,operating,

orsupplying

thecomponents

ofanyfacilityoractivitywhichislicensedorotherwise

regulated,

pursuanttotheAtomicEnergyActof1954asamended,orpursuanttothisAct,whoobtainsinformation

reasonably

indicating

thatsuchfacilityoractivityorbasiccomponents

suppliedtosuchfacilityoractivity-

(1)failstocomplywiththeAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended,oranyapplicable

rule,regulation,

order,orlicenseoftheCommission

relatingtosubstantial

safetyhazards,or(2)containsadefectwhichcouldcreateasubstan-tialsafetyhazard,asdefinedbyregulations

whichtheCommission

shallpromulgate,

shallimmediatel

notiftheCommission

ofsuchfailuretocomply,orofsuchdefect,unlesssuchpersonhasactualknowledge

thattheCommission

hasbeenadeuatelinformedofsuchdefectorfailuretocomply.I(bkAydh111d(lyf11~idhdbyb1((fhl11h11bsubjecttoacivilpenaltyinanamountequaltotheamountprovidedbySection234oftheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended.(Emphasis

added.)Section206thusestablishes

onlyareporting

requirement.

Beyondthat,itdoesnotimposeanobligation

fortheclassification

ofdeviations.

Consistent

withSection206,the"Purpose"

sectionofPart21provides:

Theregulations

inthispartestablish

procedures

andrequire-mentsforimlementation

ofSection206oftheEnerReoranization

Actof1974.Thatsectionreuiresanyindividual

directororresponsible

officerofafirmconstruct-

ing,owning,operating

orsupplying

thecomponents

ofanyfacilityoractivitywhichislicensedorotherwise

regulated

pursuanttotheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended,.

ortheEnergyReorganization

Actof1974,whoobtainsinformation

=.reasonably

indicating:

(a)Thatthefacility,

activityorbasiccomponent

suppliedtosuchfacilityoractivityfailstocomplywiththeAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended,oranyapplicable

rule,regulation,

order,orlicenseoftheCommission

relatingtosubstantial

safetyhazardsor(b)thatthefacility,

activity,

orbasiccomponent

suppliedtosuchfacilityoractivitycontainsdefects,whichcouldcreateasubstantial

safetyhazard,toimmediatel

notiftheCommission

ofsuchfailuretocomplyorsuchdefect,unlesshehasactualknowledge

thattheCommission

hasbeenadequately

informedofsuchdefectorfailuretocomply.

(10CFR21.1)Consistent

withitsstatedpurpose,nowheredoesPart21requiretheevaluation

ofalldeviations.

Theregulations

prescribe

noprocedures

forevaluation

beyondthoseneededtosupportthenotification

requirements

ofSection206which,inturn,areembodiedinPart21.Insum,bothSection206andPart21dealwithnotification.

Neitherrequirestheevaluation

ofalldeviations.

Thepropersubmission

ofreportsisallthatisnecessary.

Infact,theNRCStaffhasstated:ItistheStaff'spositionthatthelicenseeisnotrequiredtoreportunderPart21anoccurrence

thatfalls=within

thescopeofeitherPart21or50.55(e)orReg.Guide1.16ifthatoccurrence

isreportedinaccordance

with50.55(e)orReg.Guide1.16requirements.

(LettertoJohnW.Gore(AIF),fromErnstVolgenau(NRC),datedApril21,1978,Attachment,

p.1.)Implicitinthatstatement

isthepositionthat,solongasproperreportsaremade-suchaspursuanttotherequirements

of50.55(e)orReg.Guide1.16--aseparateevaluation

(whichwouldresultonlyinadetermination

astotheapplicability

ofPart21)isnotrequired.

TheNoticeofViolation

furtherstates,"SinceformalPart21evaluations

arenotperformed

anddocumented

inallcases,itfollowsthatthefollowing

Part21requirements

cannotbemet:(1)informing

oftheresponsible

officer(21.21(a)

(2);(2)thewrittenreportstotheCommission

containtherequiredinformation

(21.21(b)(3);

and(3)therequiredrecordsbemaintained

(21.51)."

gualityProcedure

16.4inpartrequiresthattheVicePresident

ofAdvancedSystems8Technology

benotifiedofanyitemwhichisevaluated

tomeetthereporting

requirements

of10CFR21andwhichhasnotbeenreportedtotheNRCbyanothermeans...gualityProcedure

16.6statesthattheVicePresident

ofAdvancedSystems8Technology

isresponsible

throughtheManagerofNuclearLicensing

forreviewing

andissuingallreportsof10CFR50.55(e)deficiencies

toNRCforplantsu'nderconstruction.

PowerResources

Procedure

3421.1requiresthatallLicenseeEventReportsbesignedbytheVicePresident,

PowerResources

orhisdesignee.

LicenseeEventReports(orreportable

occurrences)

arereportedinaccordance

withFacilityTechnical

Specifications

whichimplement

Regulatory

Guide1.16.Thustherespon-sibleofficerisrequiredtobenotifiedofallitemsdeter'mined

tobereportable

totheNRCunder10CFR21,10CFR50.55(e)andTechnical

Specifications.

OnApril28,1978,Mr.ErnstVolgenauasDirectoroftheNRCOfficeofInspection

andEnforcement

wrotea.lettertoMr.JohnW.GoreoftheAtomicIndustrial

Forum,Inc.,citedabove.'.inresponsetocertainquestions

raisedbyMr.Gorerelativeto10CFR21.InthatletterMr.Volgenaustated:"ItistheStaff'sositionthatthelicenseeisnotreuiredtoreortunderPart21anoccurrence

thatfallswithinthescoeofeitherPart21or50.55eorRe.Guide1.16ifthatoccurrence

isreortedinaccordance

with50.55eorRe.Guide1.16reuirements.

Insuchcases,itisalsotheStaff'sthetimerequirements

(oral,24hoursandReg.Guide1.16;written,30daysand14daysunderReg.Guide1.16)ofmethodusedwouldbecontrolling

and,thePart21reporting

timeswouldnotpositionthatunder50.55(e)under50.55(e)thereporting

forthelicensee,

applicable."

(Emphasis

added.)Basedontheforegoing,

theinformation

requirements

ofitemsreportedinaccordance

with10CFR50.55(e)orTechnical

Specifications

aregovernedby10CFR50.55(e)andtheFacilityTechnical

Specifications

andnot10CFR21.Recordsaremaintained

ofallitemsdetermined

tobereportable

under10CFR50.55(e)andFacilityTechnical

Specifications.

Itisquestionable

whether10CFR21.51appliestoitemsreportedinaccordance

with10CFR50.55(e)andFacilityTechnical

Specifications.

Nevertheless,

FPLpractices

andprocedures

meetthe10CFR21.51requirements

forrecordkeeping.Following

thepublication

of10CFR21,manymeetingswereheldbetweenNRCandutilityrepresentatives

todetermine

themeaningofthenewregulation.

Utilityrepresentatives

wereassuredatthesemeetingsandlaterinwritingthatPart21wasaimedatsuppliers

andthattheutilities

hadonlytocontinuetheirpastpractices

ofreporting

inaccordance

with10CFR50.55(e)andFacilityTechnical

Specifications

tobeincompliance

with10CFR21.FPLprocedures

forimplementing

10CFR21werereviewedbyNRCinspectors

following

theissuanceof10CFR21.Ourprocedures

weredetermined

atthattimetosatisfactorily

implement

10CFR21requirements.

Itisdisturbing

tohaveNRCinspectors

citeourpreviously

acceptedpractices

againstanapparently

newinterpretation

of10CFR21withoutbenefitofrulemaking

orevenpriornotification.

Insummary,basedontheforegoing,

FPLrequeststhattheNoticeofViolation

bereconsidered.

Wewillbepleasedtodiscussthismatterfurtherwithyouoryourrepresentatives.