ML17059B712
| ML17059B712 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/15/1997 |
| From: | Doerflein L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17059B713 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-97-06, 50-220-97-6, 50-410-97-06, 50-410-97-6, NUDOCS 9709220160 | |
| Download: ML17059B712 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1997006
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September
15,
1997
Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia
Executive Vice President
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC)
Nuclear Learning Center
450 Lake Road
Oswego, NY 13126
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-220/97-06 AND 50-410/97-06
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 June 29 through August 9, 1997. At
the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with Messrs. John Conway
and Carl Terry, Vice Presidents
Nuclear Engineering
and Nuclear Safety Assessment
and
Support, respectively.
We are providing one integrated report for all the inspections
conducted
during this period in order to better consolidate our inspection findings into a
consistent regulatory message
and more clearly communicate how these findings may
reflect a change
in your performance,
During this period, your staff operated both units safely.
We considered the response
of
the control room crew and supervision to an increasing NMP2 drywall floor drain leak rate
to be especially good.
The efforts to identify and repair the leak were also good, and
included outstanding support by the radiation protection staff. However, during the
inspection period, four procedural non-compliances
occurred as a result of personnel errors.
The most significant event was the inadvertent spray-down of the NMP1 containment due
to an operator opening the wrong valve during a surveillance test.
We noted several
personnel performance problems in previous inspection reports over the past year and
these recent examples indicate continued management
attention to this area is warranted.
Your radioactive liquid and gaseous
effluent programs were well implemented.
In addition,
we noted you have actively pursued program enhancements
to maintain offsite exposure
as-low-as-is-reasonably
achievable.
However, the implementation of your program for
was inconsistent.
Some strong areas were noted in the
operational readiness of the emergency response facilities, including the move of the
Emergency Operations Facility. In spite of these strengths,
some programmatic controls
were weak: the program failed to detect that the qualifications of some members of the
emergency response
organization had lapsed, and a required annual offsite augmentation
"
drill had not been performed in several years.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that violations of NRC
requirements occurred.
The violations are cited in the enclosed
(Notice), and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described
in the enclosed
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report.
Specifically, as noted above, the violations involved (1) multiple examples of failure
to properly implement procedures
and (2) failure to implement two requirements of the
emergency
plan related to training and emergency response.
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.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosures,
and your response
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by:
Lawrence T. Doerflain, Chief
Projects Branch
1
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.
License Nos.
50-220, 50-410
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-220/97-06 and 50-410/97-06
cc w/enclosures:
R. Abbott, Vice President 5 General Manager - Nuclear
C. Terry, Vice President- Safety Assessment
and Support
J. Conway, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
K. Dahlberg, Vice President - Nuclear Operations
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
P. Eddy, 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.
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:
H. Miller, RA
W. Axelson, DRA
Region
I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
PUBLIC
NRC Resident Inspector
L. Doerflein, DRP
T. Moslak, DRP
R. Junod,
Distribution w/encls:
(VIAE-MAIL)
R. Skeen,
Rl EDO Coordinator
B. Norris - Nine Mile Point
A. Dromerick, NRR
D. Hood, NRR
M. Campion,
Rl
Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)
'. Correia, NRR
F. Talbot, NRR
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