ML17207A855
| ML17207A855 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17207A853 | List: |
| References | |
| L-80-27, NUDOCS 8002280136 | |
| Download: ML17207A855 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000250/1979035
Text
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.