ML17264B151
| ML17264B151 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 12/24/1997 |
| From: | Wiggins J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mecredy R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17264B152 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-244-97-13, GL-89-10, NUDOCS 9801050157 | |
| Download: ML17264B151 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000244/1997013
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December
24,
1997
Dr. Robert C. Mecredy
Vice President,
Ginna Nuclear Operations
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
89 East Avenue
Rochester,
NY 14649
SUBJECT:
INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-244/97-13AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Mecredy:
This letter transmits the results of the NRC special inspection conducted on October 27
through November 7 at the Ginna Nuclear Power Station.
The inspection focused on areas
important to the public health and safety, and consisted of an independent evaluation of
motor-operated valve (MOV) program procedures,
calculations, and test results associated
with NRC Generic Letter (GL) 89-10, "Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valve Testing and
Surveillance."
The preliminary findings were discussed
on several instances,
and most
recently on November 18, 1997.
Substantial improvement over the past year was evident. "Self assessment
and
independent reviews were effectively utilized to develop significant enhancements
in MOV
design and testing.
However, the NRC was unable to reach closure regarding the baseline
GL 89-10 program.
While the technical quality of calculations was generally improved,
certain input assumptions were used without adequate validation, resulting in an incorrect
design which under-estimated
the thrust requirements for three MOVs. Design basis
calculations of record (performed by a vendor) had not been finalized under the Ginna
Station Quality Assurance
Plan at the time of this inspection, and had not as such received
formalized RGSE review and approval.
These findings are of concern to the NRC since you
committed in a January 13, 1997 letter to complete the implementation of proposed
enhancements
to the GL 89-10 program in June 1997.
The above findings were characterized
as violations of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion III,
"Design Control" and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion Vll, "Control of Purchased
Material,
Equipment, and Services."
The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation
(Notice) and the circumstances
surrounding them are described in detail in the subject
report.
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 the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent
recurrence.
Your response
may reference or include previous docketed correspondence,
if
the correspondence
adequately addresses
the required response.
After reviewing your
response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of
future inspections, the NRC willdetermine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessar
to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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Mr. Robert C. Mecredy
We are also concerned with your use of a programmable database to perform calculations
and provide inputs to safety-related design documents.
We therefore request that you
address the use of the SMARTBOOKdatabase
in this manner along with your response to
the enclosed Notice.
The response 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. We appreciate your cooperation
and would be pleased to discuss our findings and conclusions.
Sincerely,
James T. Wiggins, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-244
License No. DPR-18
Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report 50-244/97-13
cc w/encl:
R. Smith, Senior Vice President, Customer Operations
Central Records (7 copies)
P. Eddy, Director, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State
of New York
State of New York, Department of Law
N. Reynolds, Esquire
F. William Valentino, President, New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority
J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority
Mr. Robert C. Mecredy
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