IR 05000266/1998019

Forwards Insp Repts 50-266/98-19 & 50-301/98-01 on 981006-1120.No Violations Noted.During 6-wk Period Covered by Insp,Activities Conducted Characterized by Safety Conscious Operations & Consistent Mgt Focus

ML20198B524
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	12/04/1998
From:	Burgess B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reddemann M WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20198B527	List: IR 05000206/1998019 IR 05000266/1998019
References
50-266-98-19, 50-301-98-19, NUDOCS 9812210004
Download: ML20198B524 (3)

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SUBJECT: POINT BEACH INSPECTION REPORT 50-266/98019(DRP);

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Dear Mr. Reddemann:

'On November 20,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Point Beach 1 and 2 reactor  :

facilities. The enclosed inspection report presents the results of that inspection. 1 l

During the 6-week period covered by this inspection, the conduct of activities at the Point Beach facility was characterized by safety conscious operations and consistent management focus l

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l towards program improvement initiatives. For example, training plans for preparing control room operators for the transition to an 18-month operating cycle were considered robust. Also, '

industry data was used in lieu of poor quality plant specific data to evaluate equipment failure

!- histories performed in support of the transition to an 18-month operating cycle.

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in contrast, multiple and/or repetitive failures of nonsafety-related equipment caused planned and unplanned reactor power changes. Specifically, problems with instrument air compressors, i the Unit 1 "A" steam generator main feed pump, and the Unit 2 auxiliary transformer challenged l

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control room operators, had significant impacts on the work scheduling process, and required maintenance personnel to re-allocate resources to address emergent work items, in addition, your identification of continued problems with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers L 7 (ASMi-) Code,Section XI, pressure test program was of particular concern. Although L ! numerous problems with this program had been identified in the past, many of these concerns were not effectively addressed by previous corrective actions. We are aware that a new j a

< corrective action process has been implemented at your facility and that corrective actions to r

remedy the problems identified in the attached report with the pressure test program were still

, being formulated at the end of the inspection period. Evaluation of the results of this inspection l indicated that additional attention is needed to address balance 'of plant problems that can q impact the primary system and to ensure that identified problems with the ASME Section XI  ;

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. in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

/s/ B. L. Burgess Bruce L. Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 7 Docket Nos.: 50-266;50-301 License Nos.: DPR-24, DPR-27 Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-266/98019(DRP);

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cc w/ encl: R. Grigg, President and Chief Operating Officer, WEPCO M. Sellman, Chief Nuclear Officer R. Mende, Plant Manager J. O'Neill, Jr., Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge K. Duveneck, Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks B. Burks, P.E., Director Bureau of Fie!d Operations J. Mettner, Chairman, Wisconsin Public Service Commission S. Jenkins, Electric Division Wisconsin Public Service Commission State Liaison Officer DOCUMENT NAME: G:\POIN\ pol 98019.DRP To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy without attachment / enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment / enclosure *N" = No Copy OFFICE Ri&AAL lC, Rilln j/f lAl Rill l Rlli NAME K@Mki:ml Buld6W DATE 12/4f/98 12It498 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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Project Mgr., NRR w/encls J. Caldwell. Rlli w/encls l C. Pederson, Rlll'w/encls B. Clayton, Rill w/encls SRI Point Beach w/encls DRP w/encls l TSS w/encls l l DRS (2) w/encls l Rlli PDR w/encls j PUBLIC IE-01 w/encls : '

Docket File w/encls GREENS LEO (E-Mail)  ;

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