IR 05000443/1997004

Forwards Insp Rept 50-443/97-04 on 970815 & Nov.Two Violations in Procedure Control Process Identified Involving Emergency Procedure & off-normal Procedure W/New Cycle 6 Target Boron Concentrations for Rapid Boration Operations

ML20211F991
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/23/1997
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
Shared Package
ML20211F998	List: IR 05000443/1997004 ML20211G006 ML20211G012
References
50-443-97-04, 50-443-97-4, NUDOCS 9710010349
Download: ML20211F991 (4)

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, 's i i September 23,1997 Mr. T. C. Folgenbaum Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation clo Mr, Terry L. Harpster PO Box 300 Seabrook NH 03874 SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50 443/97 0/. AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Felgenbaum:

On August 15,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at Seabrook Station. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

During the eight week inspection period covered by this report (6/16/97 - 8/15/97), the conduct of activities at Seabrook Station was generally characterized by safe and conservative operations and decision making. Your staff conducted a well coordinated effort during the reactor coolant system evacuation and fill evo?ution. Contro! room operators demonstrated a good questioning attitude and response to minor changes in T-average that identified a problem with blended makeup operations. Good troubleshooting practices were demonstrated by your maintenance and engineering staffs during the diesel generator post-maintenance test. However, three inadvertent feedwater isolation events occurred in a three week period during surveillance testing that indicates a station deficiency in properly coordinating complex surveillance activities. Further, your staff demonstrated a willingness to accept repeated marginal results when several chemistry samples near indicated the technical that specification the boron minimum limit. concentration in the refueling water storag A region-based review of your emergency preparedness program occurred during the /

period. The inspection consisted of selective reviews of procedures and records and interviews with licensee personnel. The inspector determined the program was directed /

toward public health and safety.

I During the inspection, two violations in your procedure control process were identified.

The first violation involved not revising an emergency procedure and an off normal procedure with the new cycle 6 target boron concentrations for rapid boration operations.

This resulted in the plant operating for 11 days after startup from the refueling outage with emergency,boretion proceduros with boron values that needed to be updated. The second violation involved an inappropriate procedure change which pre-empted your organization's action to consider the impact of the procedure change on several areas prior to implementation, such as containment integrity, two valve reactor coolant system boundary G

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Mr. Ted protection, and compliance with the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report. There two violations indicata a need for rnanagement attention to ensure the performance of sufficiently broad technical and safety reviews and the resulting safety impact on plant operations when changes occun You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response, in your response, you should document j the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Your

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response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the seguired response. After reviewing your response to the Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's * Rules of Practice," a copy of this latter, its enclosure, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the

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clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96 511. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC " Rules of Practice,' a copy of this letter and its e 1 closures will be placed in tne NRC Public Document Room.

Sinct..ely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Richard J. Conte, Chief Projects Branch 8 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50 443 License No: NPF 86 Enclosure: 1. Notice of Violation 2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50 443/97 04-

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B. D. Kenyon, President Nuclear Group D. M. Goebel, Vice President Nuclear Oversight F. C. Rothen, Vice President Work Services J. K. Thayer, Vice President - Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering & Support Officer H. F.'Haynes, Director Nuclear Training

- B. L. Drawbridge, Executive Director Services & Senior Site Officer A. M. Callendrello, Licensing Manager Seabrook Station W. A. DiProfio, Nuclear Unit Director Seabrook Station R. E. Hickok, Nuclear Training Manager Seabrook Station

-- L. M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel- <

W. D.- Meinert, Nuclear Engineer --

-- D. McElhinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA Rl, Boston, Mass

' ' -_ R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire

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D. P. Forbes, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency F. W. Getman, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel - Great Bay Power Corporation .-

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee.

R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Snacoast Anti Pollution League State of New Hampshire, SLO D. Tofft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States

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