ML17056B730
| ML17056B730 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/17/1992 |
| From: | Hodges M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Endries J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17056B731 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9203260308 | |
| Download: ML17056B730 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1992080
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
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The consequences
of this event were minimal because the reactor core and the reactor
coolant were unaffected by this event, no equipment was damaged,
and no radioactivity was
released.
The operator resp'onse to the decrease
in the intake bay level was good.
However,
the work control breakdown that led to this event is significant because it caused the unit to
isolate from its ultimate heat sink.
Consequently,
the screen house bay level dropped below
that required for the safe operation of safety-related pumps and resulted in the unit being in
Potential enforcement actions are under active consideration by the NRC.. We willinform
you in future correspondence
the results of.our deliberations.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and
the enclosure willbe placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
No response
is required
for this letter.
We acknowledge and appreciate your excellent cooperation with our AITduring this period.
Sincerely,
Marvin W. Hodges, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
NRC Region I Inspection Report 50-220/92-80
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
cc w/encl:
B. Sylvia, Executive Vice President - Nuclear
J. Firlit, Vice President - Nuclear Generation
C. Terry, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
J. Perry, Vice President - Quality Assurance
S. Wilczek, Jr., Vice President - Nuclear Support
K. Dahlberg, Unit I Plant Manager
M. McCormick, Unit 2 Plant Manager
D. Greene, Manager, Licensing
J. Warden, New York Consumer Protection Branch
G. Wilson, Senior Attorney
Director, Power Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York
C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law
K. Abraham, PAO (2)
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New York, SLO Designee
P. Eddy, State of New York
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
J. Taylor, OEDO
E. Jordan, AEOD
T. Martin, RA
W. Kane, DRA
W. Lanning, DRS
J. Fouchard, GPA
D. Rathburn, GPA
T. Murley, NRR
J. Cairo, NRR
S. Varga, NRR
C. Rossi, NRR
C. Cowgill, DRP
J. Yerokun, DRP
L. Nicholson, DRP
S. Greenlee,
R. Lobel, OEDO
R. Capra, NRR
J. Menning, NRR
D. Brinkman, NRR
P. Boehnert, Chairman, ACRS
K. Raglin, AEOD
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