ML17059C037
| ML17059C037 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/27/1998 |
| From: | Doerflein L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mueller J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17059C039 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-98-02, 50-220-98-2, 50-410-98-02, 50-410-98-2, EA-98-267, NUDOCS 9806030314 | |
| Download: ML17059C037 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1998002
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MUELLER,J.H.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
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&. notice of violation.Violations involve poor, work
, order preparation for troubleshooting of unit. 1 controlroom
temp control valve which failed to identify plant impact.
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May 27,
1998
Mr. John H. Mueller
Chief Nuclear Officer
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
Operations Building, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 63
Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-220/98-02AND
50-410/98-02 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Mueller:
This report transmits the findings of safety inspections conducted by NRC inspectors at the
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units
1 and 2, from February 15 through April 11, 1998.
Following the inspection, the findings were discussed with you, and members of your staff
at an exit meeting on April 29, 1998.
During this period, your staff operated both units safely.
The Unit 2 operators responded
appropriately to the partial loss of offsite power, and the engineering support for the
degraded condition of the Unit 1 control room emergency ventilation system was generally
good.
We noted that your staff continues to find instances where Technical Specification
surveillance requirements
have been overlooked and view this self-identification of testing
deficiencies as positive.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that violations of NRC
requirements occurred.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation
(Notice) and the circumstances
surrounding them are described in detail in the subject
inspection report.
Specifically, the violations involved:
(1) the poor work order preparation
for troubleshooting of the Unit 1 control room temperature control valve which failed to
identify the plant impact this work would have on the ventilation system dampers, and
~subsequently
caused the system to become inoperable; and (2) the inadequate design and
testing controls for the Unit 1 control room emergency ventilation system.
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John H. Mueller
You are required to respond to this letter and should followthe instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
The NRC will use your response,'n
part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
The apparent violation of Unit 2 Technical Specifications for a licensed operator leaving the
"at-the-controls" area of the control room, as reported in Licensee Event Report 98-02,
remains under NRC staff review. Any further questions or actions pertaining to this issue
will be communicated via separate
correspondence
The responses
directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management
and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
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. Doerflein, Chief
Projects Branch
1
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.
50-220, 50-410
License Nos.
.Enclosures:
2.
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-220/98-02 and 50-410/98-02
cc w/enclosures:
G. Wilson, Senior Attorney
M. Wetterhahn, Winston and Strawn
J. Rettberg, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation
P. Eddy, 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
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John H. Mueller
Distribution w/encls:
B. Boger, ADPR, NRR
J. Goldberg, OGC
J. Lieberman, OE (OEMAIL)
D. Holody, EO, Rl
T. Walker, SES
H. Miller, RA/W. Axelson, DRA (1)
Region
I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
PUBLIC
NRC Resident Inspector
L. Doerflein, DRP
W. Cook, DRP
R. Junod, DRP
Distribution w/encl: (VIAE-MAIL)
B. McCabe, Rl EDO Coordinator
B. Norris - Nine Mile Point
S. Bajwa, NRR
D. Hood, NRR
M. Campion, Rl
Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
F. Talbot, NRR
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