ML17059B138
| ML17059B138 | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/16/1996 |
| From: | Gallo R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2055S400I
May 16,
1996
Hr. B. Ralph Sylvia
Executive Vice President
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
(NHPC)
Generation
Business
Group D-2
300 Erie Boulevard
West
Syracuse,
NY
13202
SUBJECT:
NINE HILE POINT STATION INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
PROCESS
(IPAP) -
NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-220/96-201
AND 50-410/96-
201
(FINAL)
Dear Hr. Sylvia:
During the weeks of March
4 and Harch 18,
1996,
a team under the direction of
the Special
Inspection
Branch of +.".e Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
completed
the second
phase of an Integrated
Performance
Assessment
of the Nine
Hile Point Nuclear Station.
This phase of the assessment
consisted of on-site
observations
by the team in the areas of Safety Assessment/Corrective
Action,
Operations,
Engineering,
Maintenance,
and Plant Support.
The results of the
on-site
assessment
have
been integrated with those obtained during the team's
in-office documentation
review,
and are
summarized
in the attached
report.
The team's
recommendations
for future inspections
are depicted
on the Final
Performance
Assessment/Inspection
Planning Tree
and is included in Appendix
A
of the report.
The assessment
results
were discussed
with you and members of
your staff during
a public exit meeting conducted
on April ll, 1996, at the
Nine Mile Point site.
In general,
the team observed
Nine Nile Point Nuclear Station to be
a well
operated facility.
Overall, the team recommended
that normal
NRC inspection
resources
be assigned
to the five performance
areas.
The team also
recommended
that increased
inspection
be focused
on specific elements
in the
performance
areas,
such as:
analysis
and evaluation of problems identified
through the deviation event report process
and the implementation of the
emergency
preparedness
program.
During the on-site inspection the team identified some concerns.
NHPC had
no
procedure for implementing the functions of the independent
safety engineering
group (ISEG).
Although other line organizations
reviewed
and
implemented
applicable requirements of NRC Bulletins and Information Notices,
the
ISEG was
not systematically
reviewing these activities.
Contrary to Technical
Specifications for Unit 1, temporary changes
were made to
a Unit
1 procedure
that changed
the intent of the procedure.
Also, the
10 CFR 50.59 preliminary
evaluation of a Unit
1
UFSAR change incorrectly concluded that
a safety
evaluation
was not required.
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No response
to this letter is required.
Any enforcement
actions resulting
from this assessment
will be issued
by the
NRC Region
I office in
a separate
correspondence.
Should you have
any questions
concerning
the attached
report,
please
contact
the assessment
team leader,
Mr. S.K. Malur, at (301) 415-2963.
Sincerely,
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M. Gallo, Chief
Special
Inspection
Branch
Division of Inspection
and Support
Programs
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
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Report
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See next page.
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B. Ralph Sylvia
No response
to this letter is required..
Any enforcement
actions resulting
from this assessment
will be issued
by the
NRC Region I office in a separate
correspondence.
Should you have
any questions
concerning the attached
report,
please
contact
the assessment
team leader,
Mr. S.K. Halur, at (301) 415-2963.
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Niagara
Hohawk Power Corporation
Nine Mile Point
Mark J. Wetterhahn,
Esquire
Winston
8 Strawn
1400
L Street,
NW
20005-3502
Supervisor
Town of Scriba
Route 8,
Box 382
Oswego,
NY
13126
Hr. Richard
B. Abbott
Vice President - Nuclear Generation
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
P.O.
Box 63
Lycoming,
NY
13093
Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
P,O.
Box 126
Lycoming,
NY
13093
Gary D. Wilson, Esquire
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
300 Erie Boulevard
West
Syracuse,
NY
13202
Regional Administrator,
Region
I
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
475 Allendale
Road
King of Prussia,
19406
Mr. F. William Valentino, President
New York State
Energy,
Research,
and Development Authority
2 Rockefeller Plaza
Albany,
NY
12223-1253
Mr. Hartin J.
McCormick, Jr.
Vice President
Nuclear Safety Assessment
and Support
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
P.O.
Box 63
Lycoming,
NY
13093
Hr. Norman L. Rademacher
Unit
1 Plant Manager
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
P.O.
Box 63
Lycoming,
NY
13093
Hr. Kim A. Dahlberg
Plant Manager,
Unit 2
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
P.O.
Box 63
Lycoming,
NY
13093
Charles
Donaldson,
Esquire
Assistant Attorney General
New York Department of Law
120 Broadway
NY
10271
Hr. Paul
D.
Eddy
State of New York Department of
Public Service
Power Division, System Operations
3 Empire State
Plaza
Albany,
NY
12223
Hs. Denise J. Wolniak
Manager Licensing
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
Nine Mile Point Nuclear'Station
P.O.
Box 63
Lycoming,
NY
13093
Hr. Richard Goldsmith
Syracuse
University
College of Law
E. I. White Hall Campus
Syracuse,
NY
12223
Hr. Richard
H. Kessel
Chair and Executive Director
State
Consumer Protection
Board
99 Washington
Avenue
Albany,
NY
12210
Hr. John
V. Vinquist,
MATS Inc.
P.O.
Box 63
Lycoming,
NY
13093
U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE
OF
NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION
NRC Inspection
Report:
50-220/96-201
License
Nos.
and
and 50-410/96-201
(FINAL)
Docket Nos.:
50-220
and 50-410
Licensee:
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
Facility Name:
Nine Mile Point, Units
1 and
2
Inspection
Conducted:
March
4 through 8,
1996
and March
18 through
22,
1996
Inspection
Team:
S.K. Halur,
Team Leader,
Special
Inspection
Branch
D.M. Barss,
Emergency
Preparedness
and Radiation Protection
Branch
T.H. Boyce, Standardization
Project Directorate
T. Foley, Special
Inspection
Branch
J.A.
Isom, Special
Inspection
Branch
R.B. Manili, Safeguards
Branch
( In-office review)
R.K. Hathew,
Special
Inspection
Branch
D.J. Nelson,
Inspection
Program
Branch
H.
Wang, Special
Inspection
Branch
J.E. Wigginton,
Emergency
Preparedness
and Radiation
Protection
Branch (In-office review)
Prepared
by:
S.
K. Halur,
Team Leader
Special
Inspection
Branch
Division of Inspection
and Support
Programs
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
ate
Reviewed by:
Donald
P. Norkin, Section Chief
Special
Inspection
Branch
Division of Inspection
and Support
Programs
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Date
Approved by:
Robert
H. Gallo, Chief
Special
Inspection
Branch
Division of Inspection
and Support
Programs
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Date
Enclosure
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .
ASSESSMENT
OBJECTIVES,
SCOPE,
AND METHODOLOGY .
1.0
SAFETY ASSESSMENT
AND CORRECTIVE ACTION .
1. 1
Problem Identification
1.2
Problem Analysis
and Evaluation
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1.3
Problem Resolution
2. 0
OPERATIONS
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2.2
2.3
2.4
Safety
Focus
Problem Identification/Problem Resolution
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and Procedures
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3.0
ENGINEERING
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3.2
3.3
3.4
Safety
Focus
Problem Identification/Problem Resolution
equality of Engineering
Work
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and Procedures
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4.0
MAINTENANCE
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Safety
Focus
Problem Identification/Problem
Resol
Equipment Performance/Material
Condi
equality of Maintenance
Work .
Programs
and Procedures
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5.0
PLANT SUPPORT
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5. 1
Safety
Focus
5. 1. 1
Radiological
Controls
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5.1.2
Security
5.1.3
Emergency
Preparedness
5.2
Problem Identification/Problem Resolution
5.2. 1
Radiological
Controls
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5.2.2
Security
5.2.3
Emergency
Preparedness
5.3
equality of Plant Support
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Radiological
Controls
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5.3.2
Security
5.3.3
Emergency
Preparedness
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5.4
Programs
and Procedures
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5.4.1
Radiologica'l Controls
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5.4.2
Security
5.4.3
Emergency
Preparedness
6.0
REVIEW OF
UFSAR COMMITMENTS .
7.0
EXIT MEETING
APPENDIX A Final Performance
Assessment/Inspection
Planning
APPENDIX B Exit Meeting Attendees
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