IR 05000213/1980017

IE Mgt Meeting Rept 50-213/80-17 of 800911 Mgt Meeting to Discuss Regulatory Performance of Facility as Concluded in Systematic Assessment of Licensee Program.Licensee Performance Evaluation Encl

ML19351D848
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Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	10/09/1980
From:	Allan J, Caruso R, Tanya Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.

50-213/80-17 Docket No.

50-213 License No.

DPR-61 Priority Category C

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Licensee:

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Facility Name:

Haddam Neck Plant Meeting at:

Berlin, Connecticut Meeting conducted:

September 11, 1980 NRC Personnel:

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10!4/$ O E4. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations date signed Management Meeting on September 11, 1980 (Report No. 50-213/80-17)

Areas _ Discussed:

Management meeting held at NRC's request to discuss the regula-tory performance of the Haddam Neck Plant as concluded in the Systematic Assess-ment of Licensee Performance (SALP) program.

Results:

A summary of the licensee performance evaluation was presented.

Areas of concern were discussed with corporate management.

Haddam Neck's performance was considered to be acceptable.

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DETAILS 1.

Persons Contacted On September 11, 1980, a meeting was held at the Northeast Utilities corporate office to discuss the results of the NRC's Systematic Assess-ment of Licensee Performance (SALP), as it applies to the Haddam Neck Plant.

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Licensee Personnel Present J. P. Cagnetta, Assistant Vice President Nuclear and Environmental Engineering W. G. Counsil, Senior Vice President-Nuclear Engineering and Operations R. H. Graves, Station Superintendent, Haddam Neck Plant E. J. Mroczka, Station Superintendent, Millstone Nuclear Power Station J. F. Opeka, System Superintendent, Nuclear Operations

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R. P. Werner, Assistant Vice President Generation Engineering and Construction b.

NRC Personnel Present J. M. Allan, Deputy Director, RI E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, Region I R. Caruso, Project Manager, Operating Reactors Branch No. 5, NRR T. H. Smith, Senior Resident Inspector, Haddam Neck Plant 2.

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A brief summary of the SALP program was presented, including the a.

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basis for the evaluation and its purpose.

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The results of the NRC's evaluation of the licensee's performance were discussed.

Performance to date is considered acceptable.

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Items of concern were discussed with corporate management, including those areas where NRC considers additional licensee management

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The Haddam Neck Plant Performance Evaluation Report, dated July 28, 1980 was presented.

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ENCLOSURE 2 HADDAM NECK PLANT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION July 28, 1980

Region I LICENSEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (OPERATIONS)

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Haddam Neck Plant Licensee:

Connectcut Yankee Atomic Power Company Unit Identification:

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License No./Date of Issuance 50-213 DPR-51/ December 27, 1974 l

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Appraisal Period:

June 1, 1979 to June 1, 1983

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July 28, 1980 Review Board Members:

B. H. Grier, Director, Region I

J. M. Allan, Deputy Director, Region I

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R. Caruso, Licensing Project Manager, NRR

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E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear

Support Branch, Region I R. R. Ke-; mig, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 1,

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l T. H. Smith, Haddam Neck Senior Resident Inspector

P. J. Knapp, Chief, Radiation Support Section, Region I j

J. W. Devlin, Chief, Security Section. Region I

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Number and Nature of Noncompliance Items Noncompliance Category Number of Items Violations

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• Inspections conducted in the Radiation Protection area in February and March, 1979, identified nine items of noncompliance, eight infractions and one deficiency.

This is outside the appraisal period but is noted for information.

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• • Inspections were not conducted in the following areas during the appraisal

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surve!11ance, environmental, fire protection, procurement and j

emergency planning.

Emergency planning was addressed as part of the Health Physics Appraisal inspection conducted June 23-July 3, 1980.

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Number and Nature of Licensee Event Reports Type of Events:

Number of Reports:

Component Failure

Design / Fabrication / Analysis Error

Defective Procedures

Personnel Error

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Causally-linked Events:

Seven events as noted in Attachment II Licenee Event Report Reviewed:

LER 79-07 to 79-11 and no ETS reports; and, LER 80-01 to 80-09 and six ETS reportc 79-05 to 80-04

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Escalated, Enforcement Actions Inspection 50-213/79-06, conducted February 14-16 and 26-28, and March 5-9, 1979, of the radiation protection program resulted in the following sequence of enforcement actions.

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Immediate corrective action plan outlined in a letter from W. G.

Counsil to 8. H. Grier on February 16, 1979.

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Management conference held on March 16, 1979.

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Civil Penalty ($27,500) imposed on December 6, 1979.

Adequacy of the corrective action taken by the licensee was verified in inspections 60-06, conducted April 9-11, 1980, and the Health Physics Appraisal, inspection 80-12, conducted June 23-July 3, 1980.

Orders:

S_how-Cause January 2, 1980, why short term lessons learned Category "A" items will not be implemented by January 31, 1980 (All Category "A" requirements were subsequently satisfied prior to January 31, 1980).

Immediate Action L.etters:

July 3, 1980, concerning emergency preparedness and emergency response capabilities.

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Corrective action taken by the licensee was verified in an inspection

conducted July 14-15, 1980, inspection 80-13.

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Management Conferences Held During Past Twelve Months None i

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Justification of Evaluations of Functional Areas Categorized as Requiring an Increase in Inspection Frequency / Scope

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Radwaste Management

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Due to a weakness in the liquid and gaseous radwaste systems, this area will receive an increased inpection frequency.

The weakness appears to be centered on the hardware and the facility.

The manually operated cement-drumming system has difficulty in keeping up with station demands.

Limited space for expansion has made it necessary to construct temporary facilities for laundry, decontamination, and compaction that are not integrated with the common radwaste system, resulting in local arrangements for radwaste control for each temporary facility.

Gaseous radwaste systems required modification to assure that effluent control could be maintained.

Three LER's filed during the assessment period resulted from gaseous releases due to procedural / hardware problems.

The releases resulted in items of noncompliance.

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INSPECTION FREQUENCY AND/0R SCOPE

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FUNCTIONAL AREA Increase No Change Decrease 1.

Plant Operations x

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ACTION PLAN FACILITY - HADDAM NECK PLANT APPRAISAL DATE - July 28, 1980 1.

Escalated Enforcement Action

None 2.

Inspection Program Changes (includes increased or decreased frequency)

Increased inspection effort in the radwaste area (particularly the equipment and facilities associated with the radwaste system) is planned to verify the adequacy of the system.

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Management Meetings Planned Meeting to discuss the results of the 1980 SALP with utility management in September 1980.

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Status of Action from Previous Appraisals N/A

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