IR 05000245/1985016

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-245/85-16 & 50-336/85-22

ML20138A602
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	09/27/1985
From:	Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Opeka J NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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NUDOCS 8510080593
Download: ML20138A602 (2)

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Docket Nos. 50-245 License Nos. DPR-21 50-336 DPR-65 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company ATTN: Mr. J. F. Opeka Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations Group P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection Report Nos. 50-245/85-16 and 50-336/85-22 This refers to your letter dated September 6,1985, in response to our letter dated August 9, 1985.

Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely, Origins 1 Signed Bfi Lee 11.Bettenhauson ,

gv Stewart D. Ebneter, Director Division of Reactor Safety

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E. J. Mroczka, Vice President, Nuclear Operations W. D. Romberg, Station Superintendent D. O. Nordquist, Manager of Quality Assurance R. T. Laudenat, Manager, Generation Facilities Licensing Gerald Garfield, Esquire Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector State of Connecticut

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c . ne September 6, 1985 Docket Nos. 50-245 50-336 Bil704 Mr. Stewart D. Ebneter, Director Division of Reactor Safety U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Reference: (1) Stewart letter to John F. Opeka, dated August 9, 1985, Inspection Report Nos. 50-245/85-16 and 50-336/85-22

Dear Mr. Ebneter:

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 2 Response to I6E Inspection No. 50-336/85-22 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, this report is submitted in reply to Reference (1) which informed Northeast Nuclear Energy Company of an apparent Severity Level IV Violation.

This was the result of items of non-compliance noted during inspections con-ducted on June 3-7, 1985 and June 12-17, 1985.

Statement of Violation 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XII " Control of Measuring and Test Equipment" states that measures shall be established to assure that tools, gages, instru-ments, and other measuring and testing devices used in activities affecting quality are properly controlled, calibrated, and adjusted at specified periods to maintain accuracy within necessary limits.

Procedures for calibration of the instrumentation for local leak rate tests require the following:

- IC 2436B, Local Leak Rate Test Box Calibration (Section 2.1) states "The flow indicator shall be returned to vendor for calibration every three years".

- IC 2436B, (Section 7.2) states " Records on IC Form 2436B-1 the date the flow indicator was last calibrated and the date calibration is due".

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i Contrary to the above,.as of June 13, 1985, the flow indicator was not returned '

to the vendor for calibration every three years in that it was placed into I i operation in October, 1980 and not returned for calibration since that time.

The date last calibrated and date due were also not recorded. In addition, l

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procedures were not established to assure proper calibration of the temperature

gage.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 1).

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All necessary corrective steps have been completed; see details below.

l Flow meters have been returned to the vendor for calibration. Form IC 2436B-1 l

l now reflects the flow meters are in calibration and indicate proper duc date

for recalibration. Procedure IC 2436B has been revised to include the calibration of the temperature gages. In addition all containment leak test procedures and associated forms which utilize the subject instrumentation have

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been revised to require the recording of the instrument identification number and calibration due date.

These actions correct the deficiencies described in the violation above and

) provide controls to prevent further violations. Therefore, additional testing in accordance with the subject procedures and instruments will be in full compliance.

i Very truly yours, NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY i

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I- Then personally appeared before me J. F. Opeka, who being duly sworn, did. state ,

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that he is Senior Vice President of Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, a

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Licensee herein, that he is authorized to execute and file the foregoing i information in the name and on behalf of the Licensees herein and that the I

statements contained in said information are true and correct to the best of

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