ML063110285
| ML063110285 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/2006 |
| From: | Paul Krohn NRC/RGN-I/DRP/PB6 |
| To: | Price A Dominion Nuclear Connecticut |
| References | |
| IR-06-006 | |
| Download: ML063110285 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000336/2006006
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November 6, 2006
Mr. Alan Price
Site Vice President
Millstone Power Station
Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO EVALUATION OF A NON-CITED VIOLATION (NRC Integrated
Inspection Report Numbers 05000336/2006006 and 05000423/2006006)
Dear Mr. Price:
Thank you for your letter dated July 12, 2006, in response to NRC Inspection Report
Numbers 05000336/2006006 and 05000423/2006006 dated May 11, 2005. In your response,
you requested further evaluation of a Millstone Unit 3 non-cited violation (NCV)05000423/2006006-04 pertaining to the failure to evaluate and correct conditions adverse to
quality associated with the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater (TDAFW) pump. Specifically,
although you did not contest this NCV, you provided new information received from the pump
vendor related to the dimensional tolerances of the TDAFW pump stuffing box, information that
was not available as you were finalizing your original evaluation of the problem.
We have completed our review of the information that you have provided in your letter and note
that you indicated that the cause of the problem was not related to your initial assessment of
excessive stuffing box wear. You noted that the stuffing box dimensions were within the
recently provided tolerances from the vendor. The NRC concluded that your request did have
merit because the stuffing box was within vendor tolerances. Thus, we did not include this NCV
when evaluating cross-cutting issues at Millstone during our recent mid-cycle assessment
process. Nonetheless, Millstone did meet the first two criteria of Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0305 for a substantive problem identification and resolution (PI&R) cross-cutting issue as
the result of other findings that occurred during the assessment period. The third criteria,
however, was not met since the NRC did not have a concern with your scope of efforts or
progress in addressing the underlying performance deficiencies.
The new information related to the TDAFW pump stuffing box did not influence the outcome of
our mid-cycle assessment. Therefore, the NRC plans no further action beyond the baseline
inspection program in reviewing this topic. We will continue to evaluate your success in
addressing the IMC 0305 criteria associated with PI&R issues to ensure our confidence in your
progress.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be
available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the
Mr. A. Price
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Publicly Available Records component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is
accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Paul G. Krohn, Chief
Projects Branch 6
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-336, 50-423
cc w/encl:
J. A. Price, Site Vice President, Millstone Station
C. L. Funderburk, Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support
D. W. Dodson, Supervisor, Station Licensing
L. M. Cuoco, Senior Counsel
C. Brinkman, Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations
J. Roy, Director of Operations, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
First Selectmen, Town of Waterford
B. Sheehan, Co-Chair, NEAC
E. Woollacott, Co-Chair, NEAC
E. Wilds, Director, State of Connecticut SLO Designee
J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control
G. Proios, Suffolk County Planning Dept.
R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff
G. Winslow, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC)
S. Comley, We The People
D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)
R. Bassilakis, CAN
J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN
P. Eddy, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York
P. Smith, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
J. Spath, SLO Designee, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Mr. A. Price
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Distribution w/encl: VIA E-MAIL:
S. Collins, RA
M. Dapas, DRA
B. Holian, DRP
D. Lew, DRP
A. Blough, DRS
M. Gamberoni, DRS
S. Schneider, Senior Resident Inspector
E. Bartels, Resident OA
P. Krohn, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
B. Sosa, RI OEDO
D. Roberts, NRR
V. Nerses, NRR
E. Miller, NRR
Z. Fu, NRR
D. Screnci, PAO
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