ML17059B220

Notifies of Baseline Insp of Maint Rule Program to Be Conducted at Plant During Week of 961007 & Requests That Program Info Identified in Encl Be Provided by 960916,in Order to Allow for in-office Preparation for Insp by Team

ML17059B220
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	07/31/1996
From:	Meyer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
References
NUDOCS 9608090177
Download: ML17059B220 (6)

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July 31, 1996 Hr. B. Ralph Sylvia, Executive Vice President Generation Business Group 8 Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Generation Business Group D-2 300 Erie Boulevard West

Lycoming, New York 13202

SUBJECT:

MAINTENANCE RULE BASELINE INSPECTION FOR NINE NILE POINT UNIT 1 In a telephone conversation on July 26,

1996, between Mr. D. Baker and Mr. J. Williams, arrangements were made for the NRC to conduct a baseline inspection of your maintenance rule program at Nine Mile Point Unit 1.

The inspection is planned for the week of October 7, 1996.

The inspection objective is to evaluate your performance to support compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.65, "Requirements for monitoring the effectiveness of maintenance at nuclear power plants."

The inspection will be conducted using Inspection Procedure

62706, "Maintenance Rule" and will involve a team of at least 4 inspectors.

The team will require information about your program 'for their in-office preparation for the inspection.

This information is identified in the enclosure to this letter.

Please provide this information to Hr. Williams by September 16, 1996.

Hr. Baker has been advised of this request.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact me at (610) 337-5211 or E-mail address GWMSNRC.GOV.

Sincerely,

{original signed by)

Glenn W. Heyer, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.

50-220 P

Enclosure:

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B. Ralph Sylvia cc w/enclosure:

R. Abbott, Vice President L General Manager - Nuclear C. Terry, Vice President-Nuclear Engineering H. HcCormick, Vice President - Safety Assessment and Support N. Rademacher, Unit 1 Plant Manager J.

Conway, Unit 2 Plant Manager D. Wolniak, Manager, Licensing J.

Warden, New York Consumer Protection Branch G. Wilson, Senior Attorney H. Wetterhahn, Winston and Strawn J. Rettberg, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation Director, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law J. Vinquist, HATS, Inc.

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Eddy, Power Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York State of New York SLO Designee Distribution w/encl:

D. Screnci, PAO (1)

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

PUBLIC NRC Resident Inspector R. Conte, DRP H. Eichenholz, DRP C. O'Daniell, DRP H. Williams, ORS W.

Dean OEDO B. Norris Nine Nile Point J. Mitchell, NRR D. Hood, NRR K. Cotton, NRR H. Campion, RI Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)

DRS File DOCUMENT NAME:

A: NH1107.HR To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the hoxt "C" ~ Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" ~ Copy with attachment/cnciosurc

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REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION

• 2 Copy of Maintenance Rule Program and all related procedures including those relating to expert panels, PRA, risk assessments and ranking, and scoping.

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List of Systems, Structures, and Components (SSCs) within the scope of the maintenance rule.

List of SSCs placed in (a)(1) and (a)(2) categories of the maintenance rule.

• 4 List of maintenance preventable functional failures (MPFFs) for the current operating cycle with any repetitive failures identified.

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List of risk significant and standby systems.

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Assessments of risk significant and risk rankings.

• 7 Organization chart depicting key personnel involved in maintenance rule implementation and list of their office telephone

numbers, including system engineers and their systems.

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Background explanations for SSCs currently assigned to the (a)(1) category 9.

Copy of any internal or external maintenance rule assessments.

10. Current maintenance rule trending data.

• 11. Current performance criteria and goals for SSCs.

If PRA used, provide PRA information.

12. gualifications and backgrounds for Expert Panel Members

• 13. Risk Reduction Worth, Risk Achievement Worth, and Core Damage Frequency results; if applicable.

Items identified with asterisk (*) are needed for in-office review prior to the inspection on site.