ML17326A045
| ML17326A045 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1999 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Powers R AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17326A046 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-315-99-13, 50-316-99-13, NUDOCS 9907190228 | |
| Download: ML17326A045 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000315/1999013
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July 12,
1999
Mr. R. P. Powers
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation Group
American Electric Power Company
500 Circle Drive
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-315/99013(DRS); 50-316/99013(DRS)
Dear Mr. Powers:
On June 11, 1999, the NRC completed a special inspection of activities under your license as
related to your implementation of the Programmatic and Functional Area Restart Readiness
Assessments
at your D. C. Cook Units 1 and 2 reactor facilities. These assessments
addressed
portions of Case Specific Checklist Items No. 14, "Programmatic Readiness Assessments,"
and
No. 15, "Functional Area Readiness Assessments,"
that were established through the NRC's
Manual Chapter 0350, "Staff Guidelines for Restart Approval." Specifically, this inspection
evaluated your assessment
process and your progress in identification of programmatic and
functional area restart issues.
The inspection focused on the assessments
of the Corrective
Action, Design Engineering, Plant Engineering, Operations and Maintenance functional areas,
and of programs within these areas.
The enclosed report documents the results of the
inspection.
Your assessment
teams conducted their reviews using a structured approach and were
successful
in identifying issues potentially impacting department or program performance.
Further, the System Readiness
Review Board established high expectations for the assessment
process.
The inspectors identified several potential weaknesses
in the assessment
processes
and documentation quality which could challenge the effectiveness of your efforts. For example,
the assessment
procedures did not require review of past process performance problems to
ensure they were corrected.
Your staff was taking appropriate actions to address these issues.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that a violation of NRC
requirements occurred.
The violation pertained to the failure to take adequate corrective action
to correct known preventative maintenance process weaknesses,
which resulted in overdue
preventative maintenance tasks on safety related equipment.
Failure to perform the required
maintenance on equipment at the recommended frequency could challenge the long term
'eliability
of the equipment and associated
systems.
This issue was another manifestation of the
breakdown in the corrective action system that contributed to the extended shutdown and
improvement initiatives under way at D. C. Cook.
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This violation is being treated as a Non-Cited Violation (NCV), consistent with Appendix C of the
Enforcement Policy. The NCV is described in the subject inspection report.
Ifyou contest the
violation or severity level of the NCV, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date
of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
ATfN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with copies to the Regional
Administrator, Region III, and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Appendix C of the Enforcement Policy requires that for Severity Level IVviolations to be
dispositioned as NCVs, they be appropriately placed in a licensee corrective action program.
Implicitin that requirement is that the corrective action program be fullyacceptable.
The
D. C. Cook Plant corrective action program was not adequate and has been the focus of
significant attention by your staff to improve the program. While your staff and the NRC have
not yet concluded that the corrective action program is fullyeffective, the corrective action and
design control program improvement efforts are underway and captured in the D. C. Cook
Plant Restart Plan which is under the formal oversight of the NRC through the NRC Manual
Chapter 0350 process, "Staff Guidelines for Restart Approval." Consequently, these issues will
be dispositioned as NCVs.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 ofthe NRC'S uRutes of Practice," a copy of this letter, the
enclosure, and your response to this letter, ifyou choose to provide one, willbe placed in the
NRC Public Document Room.
We willgladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
Or'iginal /s/ John A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-315; 316
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 50-315/99013(DRS);
50-316/99013(DRS)
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