ML17264B048
| ML17264B048 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 09/24/1997 |
| From: | Richards S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Mecredy R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
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| ML17264B049 | List: |
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| 50-244-97-201, NUDOCS 9710060293 | |
| Download: ML17264B048 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000244/1997201
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, O.C. 20555-0001
September
24,
1997
Dr. Robert
C. Mecredy
Vice President,
Nuclca.
OperatiorI~
Rochester
Gas
and Electric CorporatiorI
89 East
Avenue
Rochester,
NY
14649
SUBJECT:
R.
E.
GINNA NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT DESIGN
INSPECTION
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-244/97-201)
Dear Dr. Mecredy:
During the period from June
9 through August 15,
1997,
the U.S. NiIclear
Regulatory Commissi-n
(NRC), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulati~
(NRH)
performed
a design
inspection of the
R.
E. Ginna Nuclear
Power Plant.
The
systems
selected
for review were the Safety Injection (SI) system
and the
Component
Cooling Water
(CCW) system.
The purpose of the inspection
was to
evaluate
the capability of the selected
systems
to perform the safety
functions required
by their design
bases,
and to evaluate
the adherence
of the
systems
to their design
and licensing bases,
including the consistency of the
as-built system configuration with the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR).
The results of the inspection
are contained
in the attached
report.
Overall,
the team found that the selected
systems
were capable of performing their
design basis safety functions.
Some discrepancies
were identified regarding
adherence
of the systems
to their design
and licensing bases.
For example,
the team found that: the
UFSAR had not been
updated to reflect changes
in the
peak clad temperature
calculated
to occur during
a design
basis accident;
certain safety related valves
were not being tested
to ensure functionality;
and instructions
in the Emergency Operating
Procedures
were not clear
regarding
the sequence
of steps
necessary
to insure
a successful
post-LOCA
switchover from injection to recirculation.
Also, the level of review of the
loss of coolant accident
analyses
was found to be insufficient,
as evidenced
by several
errors
and
in~'uns Istencies
identified by the team during the
inspection.
Notwithstanding the
above concerns,
recent initiatives taken to acquire
and
categorize
design
basis
information appear to have
been effective in providing
your staff with the tools necessary
to safely support
both current
and future
plant operations.
As with all
NRC inspections,
we expect that you will evaluate
the results of
this inspection,
and where applicable,
apply the corrective actions to other
technical
and programmatic
aspects
of the plant's operation,
including other
systems.
Please
provide us
a schedule,
within 60 days of the date of this
letter, for completion of your corrective actions for the items listed in
Attachment
1 to the enclosed
report,
so that
we can plan for re-inspection
and
close-out of these
items.
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Dr. Robert
C. Mecredy
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's
regulations,
a copy of
this letter
and inspection report will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
Any enforcement
act'on result~~,
'r~m this inspection will be issued
by
the
NRC Region
I offi<< via
a
separate,e
car,.espondence,
Should you have
any
questions
concerning
the attached
inspection report,
please
contact
the
inspection
team leader
Mr. Jeffrey
B. Jacobson
at'(301)
415-2977.
Sincerely
f
Stuart
A. Richards, thief
Special
Inspection
Branch
Division of Support
Programs
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket No.: 50-244
Enclosure:
Inspection
Report 50-244/9?-201
cc:
see next page
Dr. Robert
C. Hecredy
R.E.
Ginna Nuclear
Power Plant
CC:
Peter
D. Drysdale,
Senior Resident
Inspector
R.E.
Ginna Plant
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
1503
Lake
Road
Ontario,
NY
14519
Regional Administrator,
Region I
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
475 Allendale
Road
King of Prussia,
19406
Mr. F. William Valentino, President
New York State
Energy,
Research,
and Developme<<l
author'ty
Corporate
Plaza
West
286 Washington
Avenue Extension
Albany,
NY
12203-6399
Charlie Donaldson,
Esq.
Assistant Attorney General
New York Department of Law
120 Broadway
NY
10271
Nicholas
S.
Reynolds
Winston
5 Strawn
1400
L St.
N.W.
20005-3502
Hs,
Thelma Wideman
Director,
Wayne County Emergency
Hanagement
Office
Wayne County Emergency Operations
Center
7336 Route
31
Lyons,
NY
14489
Hs. Hary Louise Heisenzahl
Administrator,
Monroe County
Office of Emergency
Preparedness
111
West Fall
Road,
Room ll
Rochester,
NY
14620
Hr. Paul
Eddy
New York State
Department
of Public Service
3 Empire State
Plaza,
Tenth Floor
Albany,
NY
12223
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