IR 05000333/1981003
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 02/13/1981 |
| From: | Baunack W, Brunner E, Doerflein L, Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-333-81-03, 50-333-81-3, NUDOCS 8103270798 | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION I
Report No.
50-333/81-03 Docket No.
50-333 Category C
License No.
DPR-59 Priority
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Licensee:
Power Authority of The State of New York P. O. Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093 Facility Name:
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Station Meeting At:
Scriba, New York
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Meeting Conducted: ___ February 3, 1981 2/O -
Inspectors:
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L. T. Doerfrein, Resident Inspector date Approved by:
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Meeting Summary:
Meeting on January 29, 1981 (Report No. 50-333/81-03)
Scope:
Special, announced management meeting to discuss the results of the NRC board convened to evaluate the Licensee's Performance from December 1,1979 l
to November 30, 1980 as part of the NRC's Systematic Assessment of Licensee l
Performance (SALP) Program. Areas addressed included:
Plant Operations; Refueling Operations; Maintenance; Surveillance; Licensed Operator Training; QA/QC; Reporting; Committee Activities; Procurement; Fire Protection; ISI/IST; Design Changes and Modifications; Radiation Protection; Environmental Protection; Eme gency Preparedness; Radioactive Waste Management; Transportation; Security and Safeguards; and Management Controls.
j Region I Form 12 (Rev. April 1977)
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Results: A summary of the licensee performance evaluation was presented. Areas of concern were discussed with corporate and site management. No new enforcement actions were identified. A number of areas where improvements are indicated were identified.
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DETAILS
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Licensee Attendees J. W. Boston, Executive Vice President and Director of Power Operations J. P. Bayne, Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation B. W. Deist, Manager of Nuclear Operations R. J. Pasternak, Resident Manager R. Baker, Superintendent of Power C. Patrick, Public Information Officer 2.
NRC Attendees B. H. Grier, Director, USNRC, Region I E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, Region I H. B. Kister, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 4 W. H. Baunack, Senior Resident Reactor Inspector J. C. Linville, Resident Reactor Inspector L. T. Doerflein, Resident Reactor Inspector 3.
Discussion i
A brief summary of the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Program was presented to' explain the basis and purpose of the evaluation.
i The NRC Region I evaluation board meeting was discussed, including the assessment period, performance data and the results of the board's evaluation.
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(See Appendix 1 and Attachments 1 and 2.)
i The licensee's overall performance was considered acceptable.
Eight areas will receive increased inspection effort by Region I to confirm that corrective actions already initiated are effective. These eight areas of concern were identified to corporate and site management.
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APPENDIX 1
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SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant REGION I EVALUATION BOARD MEETING Facility: James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant Licensee:
Power Authority Of The State Of New York Unit Identification:
Docket No.
License No./Date of Issue Unit No.
50-333 DPR-59 October 17,1974(NMPC)
June 3, 1977 (PASNY)
Reactor Information:
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NSS: General Electric MWT: 2436 Assessment Period: December 1, 1979 to November 30, 1980 Evaluation Board Meeting Date: January 26, 1981 Review Board Members:
B. H. Grier, Director, Region I J. M. Allan, Deputy Director,' Region I E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, RI W. G. Martin, Chief, Safeguards Branch, RI G. H. Smith, Chief, Fuel Facilities and Materials Safety Branch, RI R. T. Carlson, Chief, Reactor Construction and j
Engineering Support Branch, RI Other NRC Attendees:
H. B. Kister, Chief, Reactor Projects Section No. 4, RO&NS Branch, RI W. H. Baunack, Senior Resident Inspector, FitzPatrick J. C. Linville, Jr., Resident Inspector, FitzPatrick L. Doerflein, Resident Inspector, FitzPatrick l
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ATTACHMENT 1 James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant LICENSEE PERFORMANCE DATA Assessment Period:
December 1,1979 to November 30, 1980 A.
Number and Nature of Noncompliance Items 1.
Noncompliance Category Violations
Infractions
Deficiencies
Deviations
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Nineteen infractions resulted from one security inspection.
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Areas of Noncompliance VIO/INF/DEF/DEV Plant Operations 0/1/0/0 Surveillance 0/0/0/0 QA/QC 0/0/0/0 Reporting 0/0/1/0 Fire Protection 0 / 2 / 2 /.1 Design Changes and Modifications 0/0/1/0 Radiation Protection 0/5/2/0 Environmental Protection 0/1/1/0 Transportation 0/3/2/0 Security and Safeguards 0 /20 / 1 / 0 Management Control 0/2/4/0
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Number and Nature of Licensee Event Reports 1.
Type of Events A.
Personnel Error
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Design, Manufacturing, Construction / Installation Error 5 C.
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Component Failure
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TOTAL 102 Note:
Two of the events reported were prompt reports the remainder were thirty day reports.
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Causally Linked Events 18 Events in 9 Groups TNE=18 LNE=5 ATBE=5 3.
Licenree Event Reports Reviewed (Report Nos.)
LER 79-107 to 79-118 and 80-01 to 80-90 C.
Escalated Enforcement Actions Civil Penalties t
A Civil Penalty ($48,000) was assessed August 11, 1980 based on the results of a physical security inspection conducted April 14-18, 1980 and April 23-25, 1980.
Orders Order to show cause requiring implementation of Category A requirements of NUREG 0578 dated January 2, 1980.
Confirmatory order of' October 2,1980 to confirm license commitments to implement requirements of IE Bulletin 80-17.
Order for modification of license concerning environmental qualification of electrical components dated August 29, 1980 revised September 19, 1980.
Order for modification of ifcense concerning environmental qualification of safety-related electrical equipment dated October 24, 1980.
Immediate Action Letters IAL 80-12 of April 25, 1980 to confirm licensee commitments relative to physical security measures.
IAL 80-48 of November 21, 1980 to confirm licensee commitments relative to Radiation Protection and Emergency Planning.
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Management Conferences Held During Past Twelve Months Management meeting at Licensee Corporate Offices in New York on April 24, 1980 to discuss actions required as a result of physical security inspection findings.
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Licensee Activities J. A. Fitzpatrick operated almost continuously at full power with the exception of a refueling and torus modification outage of about 3 months duration between May and August 1980. The resident inspector's office was established on site June 9, 1980.
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Inspection Activities During the period, 23 inspections have been completed under the operating reactor program. These included three inspections by Resident Inspectors, the Health Physics Appraisal, three inspections at the Barnwell ' waste burial site, and 16 inspections by the regional office staff.
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ATTACHMENT 2 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
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Fire Protection X
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Radiation Protection X
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