ML17059C201
| ML17059C201 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/1998 |
| From: | Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mueller J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17059C202 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-220-98-13, 50-410-98-13, NUDOCS 9808180006 | |
| Download: ML17059C201 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1998013
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August ll, 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 SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-220/98-13 and 50-410/98-13
Dear Mr. Mueller:
This report transmits the findings of a special inspection conducted by NRC inspectors at
the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units
1 and 2, from July 20-24, 1998. At the
conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with members of your staff.
This inspection was conducted in response to several personnel errors, by Unit 1
operators, that occurred during 1998. These errors included, in part, a licensed Senior
Reactor Operator briefly leaving the control room, the failure to properly position a valve in
the containment spray system following testing and the failure to implement required
Technical Specification actions following the failure of a raw water/containment spray
isolation valve.
Several causes contributed to these deficiencies including weak self
checking, poor independent verification, and an inattention to detail by plant operators.
Other causes contributing to the decline in operations performance overall were a lack of
clearly documented management standards
and expectations
and the failure by operations
management to hold operator's accountable.
The inspectors found that your oversight and self assessment
programs had identified this
decline in operations performance.
Your staff had appropriately responded to these
findings and had recently implemented several corrective actions to improve your
organization.
These improvements included the establishment of a permanent operations
management team and the establishment of clearly documented
standards
and
expectations for the operations staff. The inspectors found that the operator's were aware
of the new standards
and expectations
and were appropriately implementing them.
However, these changes
have only recently been established
and additional time is
necessary to validate the success of these improvements on reducing the personnel error
rate and improving overall performance.
9808i80006 9808ii
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Mr. John H. Mueller
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,
ORIGINALSIGNED BY:
Richard J Conte, Chief
Operator Licensing and Human
Performance Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.
50-220; 50-410
License Nos.
1
Enclosures:
NRC inspection Report No. 50-220/98-13and 50-410/98-13
cc w/enclosure:
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
Mr. John H. Mueller
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R. Conte, DRS
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