ML17059B391
| ML17059B391 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/03/1997 |
| From: | Doerflein L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sylvia R NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9701100030 | |
| Download: ML17059B391 (12) | |
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January 3, 1997 Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia Executive Vice President Generation Business Group and Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nuclear Learning Center 450 Lake Road Oswego, New York 13126
SUBJECT:
PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (PPR) - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION
Dear Mr. Sylvia:
On November 5, 1996, the NRC staff completed the semiannual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station.
The staff conducts these reviews for all operating nuclear power plants to develop an integrated understanding of safety performance.
The results are used by NRC management to facilitate planning and allocation of inspection resources.
The PPR for Nine Mile Point involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating inspection results and safety performance information for the period June 2, 1996 through November 5, 1996.
PPRs provide NRC management with a current summary of licensee performance and serve as inputs to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and senior management meeting (SMM) reviews.
This letter advises you of our planned inspection effort resulting from the Nine Mile Point PPR review.
It is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite.
The enclosure details our inspection plan for the next 12 months.
The rationale or basis for each inspection outside the core inspection program is provided so that you are aware of the reason for emphasis in these program areas.
Resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
We will inform you of any changes to the inspection plan.
If you have any questions, please contact Lawrence T. Doerflein at 610-337-5378.
Sincerely, Original Signed by:
Lawrence T. Doerflein, Chief Projects Branch 1
Division of Reactor Projects 970i i00030 '970i03 PDR ADQCK 05000220 p
PDR OFFICIAL RECORD COPY IE:40
Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63, NPF-69
Enclosure:
Inspection Plan cc w/enclosure:
R. Abbott, Vice President & General Manager - Nuclear C. Terry, Vice President-Safety Assessment and Support M. McCormick, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering 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 M. 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, MATS, Inc.
P. Eddy, Power Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York F. Valentino, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia Distribution w/encl:
D. Screnci, PAO (2)
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
PUBLIC NRC Resident Inspector DRS Director, Region I
DRS Deputy Director, Region I
Director, DRP, - Rll, Rill, RIV Marie Oprendek, DRP R. Correia, NRR R. Frahm, Jr., NRR L. Cunningham, NRR D. Barss, NRR Distribution w/encl:
(VIA E-MAIL)
W. Dean OEDO B. Norris - Nine Mile Point S. Bajwa, NRR D. Hood, NRR K. Cotton, NRR M. Campion, Rl Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:iNMPPR.LTR To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE NAME DATE RI/DR Moslak/meo 12/~6 RI/DRP Doerflein OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia Distribution w/encl:
D. Screnci, PAO (1)
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
PUBLIC NRC Resident Inspector DRS Director, Region I
DRS Deputy Director, Region I
DRS Branch Chiefs L. Doerflein, DRP T. Moslak, DRP Marie Oprendek, DRP R. Junod, DRP R. Correia, NRR R. Frahm, Jr., NRR L. Cunningham, NRR D. Barss, NRR Distribution w/encl:
(VIAE-MAIL)
W. Dean OEDO B. Norris - Nine Mile Point S. Bajwa, NRR D. Hood, NRR K. Cotton, NRR M. Campion, Rl Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:iBRANCH1iNMPPR.LTR "See previous concurrence To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy NAME Moslak/meo OFFICE "RI/DRP RI/DRP Doerflein DATE 12/
/96 01/5 /9 OFFICIAL RECORD OPY
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ENCLOSURE INSPECTION PLAN FOR NINE MILE POINT UNITS 1 AND 2 IP - Inspection Procedure Tl - Temporary Instruction Core Inspection - Minimum NRC Inspection Program (mandatory all plants)
INSPECTION IP 83750 IP 73753 IP 81700 IP 83750 IP 61725 IP 64704 IP 71001 IP 83750 IP 81700 IP 82701 IP 84750 IP 82302 TITLE/PROGRAM, '-
AREA'ccupational Radiation Exposure
- Outage Inservice Inspection Physical Security (Visit 1)
Occupational Radiation (Visit 1)
Surveillance Testing Program Fire Protection Program Licensed Operator Requalification Program Evaluation Occupational Radiation (Visit 2)
Physical Security (Visit 2)
Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program Radwaste Treatment, Effluent
& Environmental Monitoring (Effluent)
Review EP Exercise Objectives and Scenario PLANNED START INSPECTION DATES 2/17/97 - Unit 1 2/24/97 - Unit 1 2/24/97 4/21/97 4/21/97 5/5/97 5/26/97 - Unit 1
6/1 6/97 6/23/97 7/14/97 7/14/97 7/21/97 TYPE:,OF:::INSPECTION:>>.:.':
'OhlIMENTS-:,'
Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Regional Initiative:
Weakness in scheduling of mode-related and other non-periodic surveillance and technical adequacy of surveillance procedures Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection
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Enclosure INSPECTION IP 40500 IP 86750 and TI 2515/133 L
IP 37550 IP 82301 IP 71001 TITLE/PROGRAM AREA Effectiveness of Licensee Controls in Identifying, Resolving and Preventing Problems Solid Radwaste Management 5 Transportation Implementation of Revised 49 CFR Parts 100-179 and 10 CFR Part 71 Engineering (Visit 2)
EP Exercise - Full Participation Licensed Operator Requalification Program Evaluation PLANNED START INSPECTION
. DATES July 97 (5 Inspectors /
2 weeks) 8/10/97 9/8/97 9/22/97 (Unit 1)
(also appl. Unit 2) 4th Qtr 97-Unit 2 11/8/97 TYPE OF INSPECTION'-,':
COMMENTS':-~-.".,,',-
Core 5 Regional Initiative:
Expanded effort to include identified corrective action program weaknesses:
- 1) ISEG ineffectiveness 5 procedures/internal controls
- 2) DER threshold, root cause analyses quality, tk tracking/trending across all program areas
- 3) Identification/resolution of long standing design 5 equipment issues
- 4) The 50.59 process, poor quality of safety evaluations
- 5. safety determinations Core Inspection Safety Issue Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection Core Inspection End of SALP Period
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