ML20127D528

Discusses Safety Insp Rept 50-334/85-11 on 850321-0405 & Forwards Notice of Violation.Fire Protection Requirements Not Appropriately Acted Upon,Per 10CFR50,App R

ML20127D528
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	06/18/1985
From:	Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Carey J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
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ML20127D533	List: IR 05000321/2004005 ML20127D528
References
NUDOCS 8506240259
Download: ML20127D528 (3)

See also: IR 05000321/2004005

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JUN 181985

Docket / License: 50-334/DPR-66

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Duquesne Light Company

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ATTN: Mr. J. J. Carey

Vice President

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Nuclear Group

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P. O. Box 4

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection 50-334/85-11

This refers to our letter of April 29, 1985, forwarding to you the results of

resident safety inspection 50-334/85-11, at the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit

1 Shippingport, Pennsylvania.

In that inspection, an apparent violation of NRC

fire protection requirements, as contained in 10 CFR 50 Appendix R, was identified.

At that time, it was indicated that the technical significance of this problem was

undergoing evaluation.

The Region I staff has since completed that evaluation.

In performing this evaluation, we have noted that the plant specific configuration

resulted in the two adjoining fire areas containing redundant emergency diesel-

generator power cables which could have been lost due to a fire in these adjoining

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fire areas (CS-1 and CS-4) in that there were no fire dampers in the connecting

ductwork.

Thus, safe shutdown capability could have been lost.

Therefore, this

failure to meet regulatory requirements had more than minor safety significance.

This violation was identified by Duquesne Light Company during a Quality Assurance

Audit in December 1984, but appropriate corrective actions were not taken until

licensee personnel knowledgeable of specific fire protection requirements became

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aware of the finding and initiated such actions on February 20, 1985.

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sents slow initiation of corrective actions dictating that an NRC citation be is-

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sued for the violation.

You are required to reply to this violation in accordance

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with the instruction in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Appendix A).

The responses directed by this letter and the accompanied Notice are not sbbject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

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