ML17059C565
| ML17059C565 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/1999 |
| From: | Hood D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Mueller J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17059C567 | List: |
| References | |
| IEB-95-002, IEB-95-2, TAC-M93868, NUDOCS 9902240109 | |
| Download: ML17059C565 (10) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 205554001 February 18, 1999 5~-Wrdg Mr. John H. Mueller Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Operations Building, Second Floor Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO NRC BULLETIN95-02, "UNEXPECTED CLOGGING OF A RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL(RHR) PUMP STRAINER WHILE OPERATING IN SUPPRESSION POOL COOLING MODE," NINE MILEPOINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT2 (TAC NO. M93868)
Dear Mr. Mueller.
By letters dated November 16, 1995, and January 6, 1999, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) responded to NRC Bulletin 95-02, "Unexpected Clogging of a Residual Heat Removal (RHR) Pump Strainer While Operating in Suppression Pool Cooling Mode," for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (NMP2).
The bulletin requested that licensees review the operability of the emergency core cooling system and other pumps that draw suction from the suppression pool while performing their safety function. The licensee's evaluations were to consider suppression pool cleanliness, suction strainer cleanliness, and the effectiveness of foreign material exclusion practices.
Licensees were requested to implement appropriate procedural modifications and take other actions (e.g., suppression pool cleaning) as necessary to minimize foreign material in the suppression pool, drywell, and containment.
Licensees were also requested to verify their operability evaluations through appropriate testing and inspections.
In its letters dated November 16, 1995, and January 6, 1999, NMPC addressed the actions requested by the bulletin and stated its intent to comply with the requested actions.
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The enclosure provides the NRC staff's evaluation.
Accordingly, TAC No. M93868 is considered closed.
Ifyou have questions regarding this letter, contact me by phone at (301) 415-3049 or by electronic mail at dsh@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Darl Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
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February 18, 1999 staff has completed its review of NMPC's response and finds it acceptable.
The enclosure provides the NRC staff's evaluation.
Accordingly, TAC No. M93868 is considered closed.
Ifyou have questions regarding this letter, contact me by phone at (301) 415-3049 or by electronic mail at dsh@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Darl Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
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The enclosure provides the NRC staff's evaluation.
Accordingly, TAC No. M93868 is considered closed.
Ifyou have questions regarding this letter, contact me by phone at (301) 415-3049 or by electronic mail at dsh@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Darl Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate l-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
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John H. Mueller Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No. 2 CC:
Regional Administrator, Regiori I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Jim Rettberg NY State Electric 8 Gas Corporation Corporate Drive Kirkwood Industrial Park P.O. Box 5224 Binghamton, NY 13902-5224 Mr. John V. Vinquist, MATS Inc.
P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382
~ Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. Richard Goldsmith Syracuse University
.College of Law E.l. White Hall Campus
- Syracuse, NY 12223 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Timothy S. Carey Chair and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 5 Empire State Plaza, Suite 2101 Albany, NY 12223 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston 8 Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Gary D. Wilson, Esquire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300'Erie Boulevard West
- Syracuse, NY 13202 Mr. F. WilliamValentino, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority Corporate Plaza West 286 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12203-6399