IR 05000443/1990008
| ML20006D917 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1990 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Carr, Roberts, Rogers NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9002150254 | |
| Download: ML20006D917 (3) | |
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February 9, 1990 MEMORAliDUM FOR:
Chairman Carr Commissioner Roberts Comissioner Rogers Commissioner Curtiss Comissioner Remic_k FROM:
James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations SUBJECT:
STATUS REPORT ON SEABROOK STATION, UNIT 1 Following the status briefing on the Seabrook facility on January 18, 1990, the Cemission requested additional information from the staff regarding late-filed allegations and a status report on plant material-readiness from Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
This memorandum and enclosures respond to the Comission's request.
The staff completed detailed reviews of late-filed allegations concerning Seabrook Station, Unit 1.
These reviews were conducted using the criteria of NRC Manual Chapter !!C 0517. "Managenent of Allegations" (and particularly the late-611egation criteria of HC 0517, Section 059) and represent a substantial expenditure of iRC technical (approximately 1000 inspection hours) and mana-gerial resources.
Encicsure 1, NRC Ir.spection Report 50-443/90 80, describes the results of the staff's review of approximately 255 separate allegatiens repared by the Quality Technology Corporation for the Employees Legal Project p(ELP). Included in this review are aller,ations regarding falsification of
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dccunents provided to the NRC in a January 31, 1990 letter from ELP.
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KRC Inspection R2pcrt 50-443/90.r2, describes the results of the staff's review
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of 13 allegations nde by a privata citizen (the president of Ideas & Informtion,
inc.) who taped Setbrook contml room radio transmissions from January 1989
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through January 1990.
Based upon these reviews, the NRC staf f concluded that
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none of the allegations represent concerns that are naterial to the issuance of a full-power license.
The staff's review of the ELP concerns determined that the majority of the concerns were restatements of allegations previously submitted by ELP that were reviewed and properly msolved in NRC Inspection Reports 50- 443/84 -12, 50-443/86-52'and 50-443/87-07.
The mmainder of the ELP allegations involved issues that had been previously documented in NRC reports dating back to 1981 or issues that were new and required a moderate ancunt of inspection for clarification and resolution.
Although none of the allegations were deemed by the staff to be material to licensing, seven items are being tracked for additional confirmatory review by the staff.
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The staff's review of the selected transcripts received from Ideas & Information, Inc., determined none to be indicative of a safety or a security inadequacy and therefore not material to licensing.
In addition, the staff evaluated a statistical sampling (21 ninety-minute tapes with about 1300 messages) of 202 audio tapes received on January 30, 1990, in response to a subpoena issued by Region 1.
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This evaluation did not reveal any safety inadequacies or reflect any defi-ciencies in safety-related maintenance, equipment performance, or operator performance, as alleged.
Based on the large number of conversations reviewed by the staff without finding any safety or security inadequacies, the staff concluded that there is a high level of confidence that the remainder of the tapes contain no safety or security inadequacies. The staff has arranged to have the 202 tapes transcribed and will forward them to the licensee for review.
The staff believes, based on the 21 tapes it reviewed, that a reasonable schedule for licensee review and completion is 60 days from receipt of the transcripts, in addition, the staff reviewed the ELP letter of February 1,1990, which alleged a breakdown in control of security key cards at Seabrook. The staff has evaluated this issue and determined that the allegation is unsubstantiated and did not raise any concerns material to licensing.
Further, the staff revtewed Ms. Diar.e Curran's letter of February 1, 1990 to the Commission on behalf cf three intervenors regardino the "Seabrook Readiness Review." Ms. Curran is counsel for the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, a Seabrook intertenor. A copy of Ms. Curran's letter was i
forwarded to the tRO Office of the Inspector General for consideration. The technict).Stues described therein are all based upon NRC inspection findings
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preytously reviewed by the staff and considered in its recomenhtion regarding issuance of a full-power lice. w. Ho new safety issues or matters material to the licensing decision were raised. The str'f is preparing a reply to Ms. Curran.
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Enclosee 3 contains the licensee's report on the status of the major remaining items tc be completed before the licensee is ready to receive a full-power license and begin plant operation. The report indicates that the facility will be ready for criticality and to begin the Power Ascension Test Program on or about February 15, 1990, contingent upon issuance of an NRC full-power license
as well as satisfactory completion of testing below Mode 2.
As noted in Enclosure. 3, the licensee has not completed testing of the Emergency Feedwater
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(ETW) System and plans to complete this testing prior to entering Mode 2. The
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Commission will be informed when the licensee completes the scheduled EFW
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for Operations Enclosures:
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NRC Inspection Report 50-443/90-80 2.
NRC Inspection Report 50-443/90-82 3.
PSNH Update of Plant Status
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