ML17059B440
| ML17059B440 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 02/21/1997 |
| From: | Doerflein L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
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| Download: ML17059B440 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1996014
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February
21,
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, NY 13126
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-220/96-14 AND 50-410/96-14
Dear Mr. Sylvia:
This report transmits the findings of safety inspections conducted
by NRC inspectors at
the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units
1 and 2, from December
1, 1996, through
January 11, 1997. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with
you and other members of your staff.
During this period, your staff operated
both units safely.
The actions taken by your staff
to shutdown Unit 2 upon identification of the missed Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
required control rod drive housing support gap inspections demonstrated
a good safety
perspective.
However, several examples were identified where your staff.failed to comply
with written procedures,
Although the significance of the individual failures was minimal,
the NRC is concerned with the recurring failure to follow procedures.
For example, at
Unit 1, we identified unaccounted
for material within the foreign material exclusion'(FME)
area surrounding the'spent fuel pool, and improperly secured
ladders located close to
safety-related
and important-to-safety equipment.
Based on these findings, it appears
increased management
attention to housekeeping
and FME controls is warranted.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that a violation of NRC
requirements occurred.
The violation is cited in the enclosed
Notice of Violation (Notice),
and the circumstances
surrounding the violation are described
in the enclosed report.
Specifically, the violation involved a failure to adhere to your radiation protection
procedures,
in that on two occasions,
we identified the same Unit 1 high radiation area
access
gate to be unlocked.
Furthermore, the corrective actions for the first occurrence
were ineffective to prevent recurrence.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
The NRC will use your response,
in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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and its enclosures,
and your response
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Original Signed
by:
Lawrence T. Doerflein, Chief
Projects Branch
1
division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.
License Nos.
50-220, 50-410
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-220/96-14 and 50-410/96-14
cc w/enclosures:
R. Abbott, Vice President 5 General Manager - Nuclear
C. Terry, Vice President - Nuclear 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
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/encls:
Region
I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
PUBLIC
NRC Resident Inspector
D. Screnci, PAO
L. Doerflein, DRP
T. Moslak; DRP
R. Junod,
Distribution w/encls:
(VIAE-MAIL)
W. Dean OEDO (WMD)
B. Norris - Nine Mile Point
S. Bajwa, NRR
D. Hood, NRR
G. Meyer, DRS
(Section M1.3)
M. Campion,
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M. Davis, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
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