ML17055E397
| ML17055E397 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 12/16/1988 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Endries J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8812300259 | |
| Download: ML17055E397 (6) | |
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Docket Nos. 50-220 50-410 UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 DEC 18 1988 Mr. J. Endries, President Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Plainfield Road
- Syracuse, New York 13212
Dear Mr. Endries:
On December 6 and 7, 1988, NRC senior managers met to review the performance of operating nuclear power plants licensed by the NRC.
These meetings are conducted biannually to focus NRC resources on those plants and issues of reatest safety significance.
At this meeting, the Nine Mile Point Station Units 1 and 2) was categorized as requiring close monitoring.
Plants in this category have been identified as having weaknesses that warrant increased NRC attention from both headquarters and the regional office.
A suIImtary of NRC discussions held relating to the Nine Mile Point Station is provided below:
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation activities to develop a compre-hensive plan to address root causes of managemen't ineffectiveness in identifying and resolving problems at Nine Mile Point Unit 1 were discussed.
Recent NRC inspection findings related to mechanical/fluid system design also were discussed.
Other issues re1ated to engineering/operations interface and engineering support for Unit 1 involving inservice inspection, pump and valve testing, AC/DC system interactions related to design of motor generators, and fire protection program implementation were summarized.
Additional training of Unit 1 operators on symptom-based emergency operating procedures and activities to upgrade these procedures to address findings from earlier NRC inspections is continuing.
NRC review of the Unit 1 restart plan when submitted and scheduling of staff inspection activities will.be coordinated by a restart panel of senior NRR and Region I managers.
Performance of Unit 2 also was reviewed at the June 1988 Senior Management meeting and it was determined at that time that agency-wide close monitoring was not required principally based upon differences between Unit 1 and.
Unit 2 staff performance.
However, during the first year of Unit 2 operation, overall performance with respect to scrams, safety system actuations, challenges to safety systems, design defi-
- ciencies, and recent personnel errors (such as missed surveillance tests) indicate that Unit 2 now warrants closer monitoring by NRC.
Recent management changes both at the corporate level and on site were discussed.
Concern was expressed regarding the increased attention on Unit 1 possibly contributing to declining performance on Unit 2. It was determined that increased licensee and NRC management attention is needed to ensure performance improvement is achieved for both units.
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Nr. J. Endries DEC i 6 1988 An NRC Comission meeting open to the public has been scheduled for December 21, 1988, to review the results of the latest meeting of NRC
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Nr. William T. Russell, the Region I Administrator, has discussed the basis for our conclusions with regard to the Nine Nile Point Station with members of your staff.
Tf you have any questions regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call me.
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Executive Director for Operations
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20006 Nr. Frank R. Church, Supervisor Town of'criba R. D. f2
- Oswego, New York 13126 Mr. James L. Willis General Supt.-Nuclear Generation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Post Office Box 32
- Lycoming, New York 13093 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Post Office Box 126
+coming, New York 13093 Mr. Gary D. Wilson, Esquire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West
- Syracuse, New York 13202 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Ns.
Donna Ross New York State Energy Office 2 Empire State Plaza 16th Floor Albany, New York 12223 Mr. Richard Goldsmith Syracuse University College of Law E. I. White Hall Campus
- Syracuse, New York 12223 Char lie Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, New York 10271 Mr. Kim A. Dahlberg Unit 1 Station Superintendent Nine Nile Point Nuclear Station Post Office Box 32
- Lycoming, New York 13093 Mr. Peter E. Francisco, Licensing Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 301 Plainfield Road
- Syracuse, New York 13212 Charlie Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, New York 10271 Mr. Paul. D. Eddy New York State Public Service Commission Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station-Unit 2 Lycoming, New York 13093 Mr. Lawrence Burkhardt, III Executive Vice President - Nuclear Operations Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 301 Plainfield Road
- Syracuse, New Yor k 13212 Mr. Richard M. Kessel Chair and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 99 Washington Avenue
- Albany, New York 12210 Richard Abbott, Unit 2 Station Superintendent Nine Mile Point Power Corporation P. 0.
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- Lycoming, New York 13093
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