ML17326A045

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Forwards Insp Repts 50-315/99-13 & 50-316/99-13 on 990517-0611.One Violation Noted & Being Treated as non-cited Violation,Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy. Violation Re Failure to Perform Required Maint on Equipment
ML17326A045
Person / Time
Site: Cook  American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 07/12/1999
From: Grobe J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Powers R
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
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50-315-99-13, 50-316-99-13, NUDOCS 9907190228
Download: ML17326A045 (5)


See also: IR 05000315/1999013

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July 12,

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Mr. R. P. Powers

Senior Vice President

Nuclear Generation Group

American Electric Power Company

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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

License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 50-315/99013(DRS);

50-316/99013(DRS)

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M. Rencheck, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering

R. Whale, Michigan Public Service Commission

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

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D. Lochbaum, Union of Concerned

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