ML17158B858
| ML17158B858 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 11/12/1996 |
| From: | Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Byram R PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17158B859 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9611190016 | |
| Download: ML17158B858 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000387/1996010
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DOC.DATE: 96/11/12
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Steam Electric Station, Unit 1, pennsylva
50-388
Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station, Unit 2, Pennsylva
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November 12,
1996
Mr. Robert G. Byram
Senior Vice President
- Nuclear
Power 5, Light Company
2 North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania
18101
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-387/96-10, 50-388/96-10; AND
Dear Mr. Byram:
This refers to the inspection conducted from September
10 through October 21, 1996, at
the Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station
1 tk 2 reactor facilities. The purpose of the
inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted
safely, in accordance
with NRC requirements.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed
with members of your staff.
During the six week period covered by this inspection, your staff's conduct of activities
was generally characterized
by safe operation and conservative
decision making.
Unit 1
refueling and post-outage
restart activities were well controlled and conducted
by
operations.
An exception to your good maintenance
practices was identified during control
rod drive replacements.
Unit 2 operations were performed well including response
to the
unexpected
closure of a turbine combined intercept valve.
In the area of plant support, we found that you continued to maintain an effective
radiological controls program.
This was evidenced
by your extensive planning and
effective implementation of radiological controls for outage work.
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 them are described
in detail in the subject
inspection report.
One violation involved the partial disassembly
of the wrong control rod
drive assembly under the unit
1 reactor vessel. This violation is of concern because
it
should have been prevented
by your corrective action for weaknesses
in the control,rod
drive replacement activities identified by the NRC just prior to the event.
The error
constituted
a significant increase
in risk of draining the reactor vessel and/or having an
uncontrolled local reactivity addition.
Another violation involved multiple examples of the
failure to properly post and barricade high radiation areas in your units.
This violation is of
concern due to the repetitive nature of these events,
and the ineffectiveness of previous
corrective actions.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
In your response,
you should document
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the specific actions taken, and any additional actions you plan, to prevent recurrence.
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 enclosure(s),
and your response
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR). To the extent possible, your response
should not include any personal privacy,
proprietary, or safeguards
information so that it can be placed in the PDR without
redaction.
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.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED. BY:
Walter J. Pasciak, Chief
Projects Branch 4
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No. 50-387; 50-388
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Inspection Report
Mr. Robert G. Byram
cc w/encl:
G. T. Jones,
Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
G. Kuczynski, Plant Manager
J. M. Kenny, Supervisor,
Nuclear Licensing
G. D. Miller, Manager - Nuclear Engineering
R. R. Wehry, Nuclear Licensing
M. M. Urioste, Nuclear Services Manager, General Electric
C. D. Lopes, Manager - Nuclear Security
W. Burchill, Manager, Nuclear Safety Assessment
H. D. Woodeshick, Special Office of the President
J. C. Tilton, III, Allegheny Electric Cooperative,
Inc.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Mr. Robert G. Byram
Distribution w/encl:
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
K. Gallagher,
D. Screnci, PAO
NRC Resident Inspector
PUBLIC
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W. Dean, OEDO
C. Poslusny, Project Manager,
J. Stolz, PDI-2, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
R. Frahm, Jr., NRR
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