ML17292B100
| ML17292B100 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/1997 |
| From: | Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Parrish J WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
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| ML17292B101 | List: |
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| 50-397-97-11, NUDOCS 9711100029 | |
| Download: ML17292B100 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000397/1997011
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DOC.DATE: 97/11/06
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
61I RYAN PLA2A DRIVE, SuITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 7601$ 8064
November 6,
1997
Mr. J. V. Parrish (Mail Drop 1023)
Chief Executive Officer
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-397/97-11
Dear Mr. Parrish:
An NRC inspection was conducted June 2-6, 1997, at your Washington Nuclear Project-2
reactor facility, with in-office inspection activities continued until October 1, 1997.
The
enclosed report presents the scope and results of that inspection.
Following the onsite portion of the inspection on June 6, 1997, our inspectors and
consultants debriefed you, and the members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
At that time, additional information was needed to resolve certain inspection findings and
concerns.
At your request, we conducted teleconferences
with your staff on June 9 and
10, 1997.
Subsequently,
you provided additional information to the inspection team
members for in-office review.
Following the review of the additional information, a meeting
was held at NRC Headquarters
in Rockville, MD, with Mr. R. Webring and other members of
your staff, on June 23, 1997.
On September
18, 1997, the NRC initiated a telephone
conference call with members of your staff to obtain additional information for the
inspection team.
On October 1, 1997, a telephonic exit meeting was conducted with your
'taff.
Our inspection team was unable to resolve all inspection findings.
In particular, one
concern was that you had not developed operating and safety limit minimum critical power
ratios for Cycles 7-12 in accordance with methodology specified in the Technical
Specification references.
Consequently, the inspection team questioned the adequacy of
your design control measures for developing and implementing the operating and safety
limit minimum critical power ratios.
The NRC's review of the adequacy of your design
control and verification process for the determination of these license limits is an
unresolved item.
Another concern was identified on September
18, 1997, when your staff informed us that
your review of records indicated that the corrected operating limit minimum critical power
ratio had been exceeded
sometime during each of Cycles 7-12.
The NRC's evaluation of
the results of your review is an unresolved item.
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We were also informed that your staff was reviewing records to determine whether the
corrected safety limit minimum critical power ratio would have been exceeded
during
Cycles 7-12 for anticipated operational transients.
The NRC's evaluation of the results of
your review is an unresolved item.
It is our understanding that you willfinish the ongoing reviews related to these three
unresolved items and provide us with the results by November 30, 1997.
Please contact
us if this is not correct.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
Arthur T. Howell tll, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-397
License No.:
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report
50-397/97-1
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Chairman
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
P.O. Box 43172
Olympia, Washington
98504-3172
Mr. Rodney L. Webring (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Operations Support/PIO
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. Greg O. Smith (Mail Drop 927M)
WNP-2 Plant General Manager
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. D. W. Coleman (Mail Drop.PE20)
Acting Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Washington Public Power Supply System
P,O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop 396)
Chief Counsel
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Mr. Paul Inserra (Mail Drop PE20)
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Manager, Licensing
Washington Public Power Supply System
P.O. Box 968
Richland, Washington
99352-0968
Perry D. Robinson, Esq.
Winston 5 Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3502
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