IR 05000220/2003002

IR 05000220-03-002, 05000410-03-002; Dtd 12/29/02 - 03/29/03, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC; Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2; Equipment Alignment; Personnel Performance; Post-Maintenance Testing and Surveillance Testing

ML031200780
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/30/2003
From:	James Trapp Division Reactor Projects I
To:	Conway J Nine Mile Point
References
IR-03-002
Download: ML031200780 (26)

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ril 30, 2003

SUBJECT:

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-220/03-02, 50-410/03-02

Dear Mr. Conway:

On March 29, 2003, the NRC completed an inspection of your Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed integrated inspection report documents the inspection findings which were discussed on April 11, 2003, with you and other members of your staff.

This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

This report documents four NRC-identified findings and one self-revealing finding of very low safety significance (Green), four of which were determined to involve violations of NRC requirements. However, because of the very low safety significance and because they are entered into your corrective action program, the NRC is treating violations as non-cited violations (NCVs) consistent with Section VI.A of the NRC Enforcement Policy. If you contest any findings in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN.:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator Region I, the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at Nine Mile Point.

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the NRC has issued five Orders (dated February 25, 2002, January 7, 2003 and April 29, 2003) and several threat advisories to licensees of commercial power reactors to strengthen licensee capabilities, improve security force readiness, and enhance access authorization. The NRC also issued Temporary Instruction 2515/148 on August 28, 2002, that provided guidance to inspectors to audit and inspect licensee implementation of the interim compensatory measures (ICMs) required by the February 25th Order. Phase 1 of TI 2515/148 was completed at all commercial nuclear power plants during calendar year (CY) 02, and the remaining inspections are scheduled for completion in CY 03. Additionally, table-top security drills were conducted at several licensees to evaluate the impact of expanded adversary characteristics and the ICMs on licensee protection and mitigative strategies. Information gained and discrepancies identified during the audits and drills were reviewed and dispositioned by the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident

John Response. For CY 03, the NRC will continue to monitor overall safeguards and security controls, conduct inspections, and resume force-on-force exercises at selected power plants.

Should threat conditions change, the NRC may issue additional Orders, advisories, and temporary instructions to ensure adequate safety is being maintained at all commercial power reactors.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publically Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document management system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

James M. Trapp, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, NPF-69 Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-220/03-02, 50-410/03-02 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl: M. J. Wallace, President, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC M. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn J. M. Petro, Jr., Esquire, Counsel, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

P. D. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law J. V. Vinquist, MATS, Inc.

W. M. Flynn, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Supervisor, Town of Scriba C. Adrienne Rhodes, Chairman and Executive Director, State Consumer Protection Board T. Judson, Central NY Citizens Awareness Network

John