ML17056A648
| ML17056A648 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1990 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Burkhardt L NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| EA-89-070, EA-89-70, NUDOCS 9003070171 | |
| Download: ML17056A648 (8) | |
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Docket No.:
50-220 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation ATTN:
Mr. Lawrence Burkhardt, III Executive Vice President - Nuclear 301 Plainfield Road
- Syracuse, New York 13212
Subject:
NRC Review of Niagara Mohawk Response to Notice of Violation, Enforcement Action 89-70 Gentlemen:
Your letter dated November 16, 1989 responded to Notice of Violation, Enforce-ment Action (EA) 89-70, transmitted to you via letter dated September 22, 1989.
The enforcement included nine violations, some of which had multiple examples.
In your November 16 response, you disagreed with violations II.B.5, II.C.
and II.D.1.
and admitted to the remaining violations of regulatory requirements set forth in the Notice of Violation, EA 89-70.
After review of your response and further discussions with the technical staff, we agree with your position regarding violations II.B.5, II.C and II.D. 1 and hereby rescind the same.
Specifically, these violations are concerned with the acceptability, corrective action, and reporting to NRC, respectively, regarding Technical Specifications for reactor operation with an inoperable loop in the core spray system.
These issues had been raised during the NRC Safety System Functional Inspection (SSFI).
Our additional consideration of these
- issues, including a review of the NRC safety evaluation report (SER) on a
1975 Tech-nical Specifications amendment, determined that Niagara Mohawk was not in violation of the cited requirements.
It is important to reemphasize that it remains the license holder's responsi-bilityy to ensure the facility' design basis and safety analyses are properly reflected in proposed Technical Specification amendments.
Regarding the limiting condition for operation (LCO) with an inoperable loop of core
- spray, it was Niagara Mohawk's responsibility to be aware of all of the safety analysis assumptions and to ensure their proper implementation.
Accordingly, it was, and-;remains, incumbent upon Niagara Mohawk to ensure the technical accuracy and.:"c'ompleteness of facility changes and associated operating license amendments.
Oi71 900222 PDR AMC.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation FEB 23 >>SO Review of your corrective actions for the remaining violations will be per-formed via routine inspector safety inspections.
We appreciate your coopera-tion with these matters.
Sincerely, OrigisaX Signel Bp'IMiL" T.. RUSSELL William T. Russell Regional Administrator CC:
C. Mangan, Senior Vice President W. Hansen,
- Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance R. Smith, Unit 2 Superintendent, Operations C.
- Beckham, Manager, Nuclear Quality Assurance Operations R. Abbott, Unit 2 Station Superintendent J. Perry, Vice President, Quality Assurance K. Dahlberg, Unit 1 Station Superintendent R. Randall, Unit 1 Superintendent, Operations J. Willis, General Station Superintendent C. Terry, Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Licensing J.
- Warden, New 'York Consumer Protection Branch T. Conner, Jr.,
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