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Responds to NRC 870402 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-410/87-02.Corrective Actions:Procedure NEL-029 for Evaluating & Reporting Deficiencies & Defects Revised
ML18038A698
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/04/1987
From: MANGAN C V
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
(NMP2L-1032), NUDOCS 8705080176
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,LITNIAA4QA'f%uMOHAWKNIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION/301PLAINFIELDROAD,SYRACUSE,N,Y.13212/TELEPHONE(315)474-1511May4,1987(NMP2L1032)U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskHashington,D.C.20555Re:NineMilePointUnit2DocketNo.50-410Gentlemen:AttachedisNiagaraMohawk'sresponsetotheNoticeofViolationcontainedinInspectionReportNo.50-410/87-02datedApril2,1987.Verytrulyyours,NIAGARAMOHANKPONERCORPORATIONC.V.ManganSeniorVicePresidentPEF/pns3038GAttachmentxc:RegionalAdministrator,RegionIMr.R.A.Capra,DirectorMr.W.A.Cook,ResidentInspectorProjectFile(2)8705080176870504PDRADOCK050004108PDR

NIAGARAMOHAWKPOHERCORPORATIONNINEMILEPOINTUNIT2DOCKETNO.50-410RESPONSETONOTICEOFVIOLATION50-410/87-02-01Violation50-410/87-02-01AsaresultoftheinspectionconductedonJanuary4,1987,toMarch1,1987,andinaccordancewithNRCEnforcementPolicy(10CFRPart2,AppendixC)thefollowingviolationwasidentified:10CFR21.21(b)(2)requires,inpart,thatadirectororresponsibleofficeroradesignatedpersonshallnotifytheCommissionwhenheobtainsinformationreasonablyindicatingafailuretocomplyoradefectwhichcouldcreateasubstantialsafetyhazard,withintwodaysfollowingreceiptoftheinformation.Iftheinitialnotificationisbymeansotherthanwrittencommunication,awrittenreportshallbesubmittedwithin5daysaftertheinformationisobtained.Contrarytotheabove,theCommissionwasnotnotifiedwithinfivedaysofadeterminationmadeonJanuary23,1987,thatthelossofheatingfortheStandbyGasTreatmentSystemwasadefectwhichcouldcreateasubstantialsafetyhazard.3038G

I.~Res>onseNiagaraMohawkbelievesthattherewasnoviolationofNRCrequirementsassociatedwiththereportingofinformationrelatingtolossofheatingfortheStandbyGasTreatmentSystem.RepresentativesofNiagaraMohawkhavediscussedthismatterwithNRCRegionIinordertoobtainaclearerunderstandingofthespecificviolationallegedandtoaccommodatetheNRCinthefuture.Baseduponthisdiscussion,itistheLicensee'sunderstandingthattheNRChasfurtherdefineditspositionregardingtheallegedviolation.TheNRCisnowoftheviewthattherequirementsofPart21werenotmetbecausetheLicenseeEventReportdidnotspecifythe"safetyhazardwhichiscreatedorcouldbecreatedbysuchdefectorfailuretocomply."ThispurporteddeficiencyisnotencompassedbythestatementoftheNoticeofViolationwhosethrustisthetimingofaPart21reportofadefect.Inanyevent,NiagaraMohawk'spositionisthatitmayrelyonanotificationtotheNRCmadepursuanttoaregulationorlicense-requirementtofulfill10CFRPart21requirementsforamatterwhichissubsequentlydeterminedtobereportableunderthatregulations10CFRSection21.21statesthatanexplicitnotification"isnotrequiredifsuch(responsible)individualhasactualknowledgethattheCommissionhasbeenadequatelyinformedofsuchdefectorsuchfailuretocomply."Nhiletheterm"adequatelyinformed"isnotdefined,theinformationneededtofulfillthatrequirementisclearlycircumscribedbytheinformationrequiredtobereportedunderSection21.21(b)(3).3038G

Block1IofLER86-16andthetransmittalletterclearlyidentifythepotentiallossofheatersfortheSGTSasaneventwhichcouldhavepreventedthefulfillmentofthesafetyfunctionofstructuresorsystemsthatareneededtocontrolthereleaseofradioactivematerial.ThisdescriptioncombinedwiththedescriptionofthedefectcontainedintheLERwassufficienttofulfilltherequirementthatthesafetyhazardbeidentified.NiagaraMohawkrecognizes,however,thattheNRChaslegitimatepolicyreasonsforhavingaconditiondeterminedreportablepursuantto10CFRPart21administrativelydistinguishedfromaconditionreportedinaLicenseeEventReport("LER")orothermeansanduniquelyidentifiedassuch.Therefore,NiagaraMohawkhasreviseditsprocedureforevaluatingandreportingdeficienciesanddefec'ts(asfurtherdiscussedinthecorrectiveactionsectionbelow)tonotifytheNRCifaconditionpreviouslyreportedhassubsequentlybeendeterminedtobeasubstantialsafetyhazardandtoassurethatallrequiredinformationisprovided.2.CorrectiveActionInordertoassureaconsistentinterpretationwiththatgivenbytheCommissionandtoavoidfuturemisunderstandings,NiagaraMohawk'sprocedureforevaluatingandreportingdeficienciesanddefects,NEL-029,.NotificationUnder10CFR21,hasbeenrevisedto:3038G

a0SpecificallyindicatethattheSeniorVicePresident(Nuclear)ordesigneeshallbeinformedofallconditionsdeterminedtobeasubstantialsafetyhazardwithinoneworkingdayof'hedetermination(regardlessofwhethertheconditionhasbeenreportedtotheNRCbysomeothermeans)anddocumentthenotificationontheformprovidedintheprocedure.b.Requirethatthetwo(2)andfive(5)daynotificationtotheNRCbeperformedforallconditionsdeterminedtobeasubstantialsafetyhazardevenifithasbeenpreviouslyreportedtotheNRCbutnotinaccordancewith10CFRPart21.Inadditiontotheabove,theprocedure(NEL-029)hasbeenrevisedto:1)indicatethattheSuperintendent-Operationsoftheaffectedplantisinformedofthepotentialdefect,deviationorfailuretocomply,and2)clarifythatthewrittenreportisrequiredtobesubmittedtotheappropriateRegionalOfficewithinfive(5)calendardaysafterthedeterminationismadethatasubstantialsafetyhazardexists.ForthespecificconditioncitedinViolation50-410/87-02-01,NiagaraMohawkmadetheverbalnotificationthattheconditionwasasubstantialsafetyhazardtotheNRC'sRegionIofficeonFebruary27,1987.AwrittenreportindicatingthattheconditionwasasubstantialsafetyhazardwassubmittedonMarch4,1987.3038G lttP 3.DateHhenFullComlianceHillBeAchievedAspreviouslyindicated,verbalnotificationtotheNRCfortheconditioninvolvingthelossofheatingfortheStandbyGasTreatmentSystemwasmadeonFebruary27,1987,followedbyawrittenreportonMarch4,1987.TheProcedureNEL029,NotificationUnder10CFR21,wasrevisedandissuedonApril10,1987.NiagaraMohawkhasalreadybegunimplementingtherequirementsoftheprocedure.3038G

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