IR 05000220/1981008
| ML20004C410 | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/06/1981 |
| From: | Brunner E, Sharon Hudson, Kister H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20004C406 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-81-08, 50-220-81-8, NUDOCS 8106040019 | |
| Download: ML20004C410 (9) | |
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U.S. ftUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI0ff 0FFICE OF INSPECTICfl Afl0 EllFORCEMEliT Region I Report tio. 50-220/81-08 Docket No. 50-220 License No. OPR-63 Priority Category C
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Licensee:
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, New York 13202 Facility Name:
Nine Mile Point, Unit 1 Inspection at:
Scriba, New York Inspection conducted:
April 22, 1981 Inspectors:
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Meeting on April 22,1981' (Report No. 50-220/81-08)
Scope _:
Special, announced management meeting to discuss the results of the NRC board convened to evaluate the Licensee's Performance from February 1, 1980 to January 31, 1981 as part of the NRC's Systematic Assessment of Liceisee Performance (SALP) Program.
Areas addressed included:
Plant Operations; Refueling Operations; Maintenance; Surveillance; Licensed Operator Training; QA/QC; Reporting; Cormiittee Activities; Procurement; Fire Protection; ISI/IST; Design Changes and Modifications; Radiation Protection; Environmental Protection; Emergency Preparedness; Radioactive Waste Management; Transportation; Security and Safeguards; and Management Controls.
Resul ts : A summary of the licensee performance evaluation was presented.
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of concern wert. discussed with corporated and site management.
No new enforcement actions were identified.
A number of areas where improvements are indicated were identi fied.
Region I Form 12 (Rev.' April 77)
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DETAILS 1.
Licensee Attendees W.M.
Bryant, Manager-Quality Assurance LT.E.
Lempges, Vice President-Nuclear Generation D.R.
Palmer, Supervisor-Quality Assurance Operations
- T.J. Perkins, General Superintendent-Nuclear Generation T.W.
Roman, Station Superintendent-Unit 1 R.W.
SmitS, Superintendent-Productiort-Unit 2-2.
NRC Att'ndees
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Grier, Director, US!1RC, Region 1 E.J.
Brunner, ': ting Director, Division of Resident and Project Inspection. Region 1 H.B.
Kistec, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. IC, DRPI
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Hudson, Senior Resident Inspector R.A.
Feil, Reactor Inspector, Reactor Projects Section.1C, ORPI 3.
Discussion A brief summary of the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Program was presented to explain the basis and purpose of the evaluation.
The NRC Region I evaluation board meeting was discussed, including the assessment period, performance data and the results of the board's evaluation. (See Appendix 1 and Attachments 1 and 2.)
The licensee's overall performance was considered acceptable.
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areas will receive increased inspection effort by Regiun I-to confirm that corrective actions already initiated are effective.
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areas of concern were identified to corporate and site management.
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SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT'0F LICENSEE PERFORMANCE
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April 1, 1981 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
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SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE
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NineMilePointNuclearStation, Unit 1 REGION I EVALUATIDN BOARD MEETING Facility: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station,' Unit 1 Licensee: ' Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Unit Identification:
Docket No.
License No./Date of Issue Unit No.
50-220 DPR-63 December 26, 1974-
Reactor Information:
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NSS: General Electric MWT:
1850 Assessment Period:
February 1, 1980 to January 31, 1981
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Evaluation Board Meeting Date: April 1, 1981 Review Board Members:
B. H. Grier, Director, Region I J. M. Allan, Deputy Director, Region I E. J. Brunner, Acting Director, Jivision of Resident and Project Inspection, RI R. J. Bores fcr G. H. Smith,- Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Operational Support, RI R. T. Carlson, Director, Enforcement and Investigation Staff, Region I J. W. Devlin for W. G. Martin, Assistant to the i
Director, Region I P. J. Polk, Licensing Project Manager, Operating Reactors Branch 2, NRR Other NRC Attendees:
H. B kister, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1C S. D. Hudson, Resident Inspector, Nine Mile Point Unit L-P. J. Knapp, Chief, Facility Radiological Protection Section, DETI J. R. White, Radiation Specialist, Facility Radiological Protection Section, DETI J. T. Wiggins, Reactor Inspector, Reactor Projects Section 1C
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Nine Mile Point' Unit 1 LICENSEE PERFORMANCE DATA
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' Assessment Period:
February 1,1980 to January 31, 1981 A.
Number and Nature of Noncompliance Items 1.
Noncompliance Category Violation
Infraction-21 Deficiency
Severity Level IV 0-Severity Level V
-Severity Level VI
Deviation
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Areas of Noncompliance VIO/I/II/III/INF/DEF/IV/V/VI/DEV
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Plants Operations 0 /0/ 0/ 0 / 4 / 0 / 0/0/ 0/ 0 Maintenance 0 /0/ 0/ 0 / 0 / 1 / 0/0/ 1/ 0 Committee Activities 0 /0/ 0/ 0 / 0 / 1 / 0/0/ 0/ 0 Fire Protection 0 /0/ 0/ 0 / 2 / 0 / 0/0/ 0/ 0 Radiation Protection 0 /0/ O/ 0 / 12/ 0 / 0/1/ 0/ 0 Security 0 /0/ 0/ 0 / 1 / 0 / 0/0/ 0/ 0 Management Controls 2 /0/ 0/ 0 / 2 / 2 / 0/0/ 0/.0 Design Changes and 0 /0/ 0/ 0 / 0 / 0 / 0/0/ 0/ 1
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Modifications
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LICENSEE PERFORMANCE DATA Assessment Period:. February 1,1980 to January 31, 1981 B.
Number and Nature of Licensee Event Reports
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Component Failure
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Causally-Linked Events 10 events in 4 groups (3 groups of 2 events each; one group of 4 events further discussed in Functional Area No. 4)
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Licensee Event Reports Reviewed-(Report Nos.)
LERs 80-05 through 81-01 C.
Escalated Enforcement Actions Civil Penalties
.EA-81-08, $215,000 assessed: Failure to comply with a TMI Lessons Learned Short Term Requirement.
Orders
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Order for Modification of License concerning environmental qualification of electrical components dated August 29, 1980, revised September 19, 1980.
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Confinnatory!0rder of October 2,1980, to confirm licensee ccmmitments to implement requirements of IE Bulletin.80-17.
Order for Modification of License concerning environmental qualification of safety-related' electrical equipment dated October _24,1980.
Order for Modification of License (effectivc immediately) and-Order to Show Cause concerning a material false statement dated November 26, 1980; both subsequently withdrawn on March 20, 1981.
Order for Modification of License :encerning BWR Scram Discharge System dated January 9,1981.
Order for Modification of License and Grant of Extention.of. Exemption concerning suppression pool hydrodynamic loads dated January 13, 1981.
Immediate Action Letters 80-38 Confirms licensee commitments relative to the improvement of the radiation protection program.
80-40 Confirms licensee commitments relative to the Short Term Racommendations for Item 2.1.8.b of NUREG-0578.
80-53 Confirms licensee commitments relative.to certain requirements of IEB 80-17 and the NRC Confirmatory Order dated October 2,1980.
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Mdnagement Conferences Held During Past Twelve Months None E.
Licensee Activities The plant operated at power throughout the assessment period except for several short outages including one in bbren in which the Safety and Relief valve acoustic monitoring system was installed, one in July due to a failure of the Main Output Tran.sformer and one in December for ATWS Trip Hardware installation.
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Inspection Activities During the assessment period, 20 inspections were completed under the Operating Reactors Program. These included 8 inspections by the Resident
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at the Barnwell, South Carolina site and 9 inspections by the Regional
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One; investigation was conducted during the assessment' period to
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