ML17334B800
| ML17334B800 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 06/30/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Sampson J AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17334B801 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-315-98-12, 50-316-98-12, NUDOCS 9807070181 | |
| Download: ML17334B800 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000315/1998012
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GROBE,J.A.
Region
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RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
SAMPSON,J..
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
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failure of staff to take
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actions after
identification that on 971217,RV head not properly vented.
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
801 WARRENVILLEROAD
LISLE, ILLINOIS60532-4351
June
30,
1998
Mr. John Sampson
Site Vice President
Nuclear Generation Group
American Electric Power Company
500 Circle Drive
Buchanan,
Ml 49107-1395
SUBJECT:
D. C. COOK INSPECTION REPORT 50-315/98012(DRP); 50-316/98012(DRP)
Dear Mr. Sampson:
On June 11, 1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your D. C. Cook Units 1 and 2 reactor
facilities. The inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they
relate to compliance with the Commission rules and regulations and with the conditions with your
license.
Areas reviewed included operations, maintenance,
surveillance, engineering, plant
support, and the events surrounding the inadvertent operation of all three fire protection pumps
without a suction source.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations
of procedures and representative
records, interviews with personnel, and observations of
activities in progress.
The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
Overall, shutdown operations were carried out in a deliberate and controlled manner.
The
inspectors observed a conservative operating philosophy when operators stopped the draining of
the primary system after observing a discrepancy between two reactor coolant system level
indicators.
Although the operating procedure allowed the operators to continue draining the
primary system, the operators requested that instrument and control personnel 'correct the level
indication discrepancy before continuing the primary system draining evolution. Operators were
also observed during this inspection to be attentive to their panels.
Two violations of regulatory requirements were identified during this inspection.
The first
violation involved the failure of your staff to take adequate corrective actions after identification
that on,December 17, 1997, the reactor vessel head was not properly vented when primary
system flow is stopped with the reactor in cold shutdown.
Subsequently,
on May 5, 1998, your
staff identified that the reactor vessel head was again not properly vented. The second violation
concerned the inspectors'dentification of an inadequate procedure that did not contain
appropriate criteria for the exclusion of foreign material. These violations represent
a
continuation of problems with corrective actions and the use of inadequate procedures to
perform safety-related activities.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report.
You are required to
respond to this letter and should followthe instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when
preparing your response.
The NRC willuse your response,
in part, to.determine whether further
enforcement action is necessary
to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, the
enclosures,
and your response willbe placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
Docket Nos.: 50-315; 50-316
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Inspection Report
50-315/98012(DR
P);
50-316/98012(DR
P)
cc w/encls:
D. Hafer, Acting Chief
Nuclear Engineer
D. Cooper, Plant Manager
R. Whale, Michigan Public
Service Commission
Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality
Emergency Management
Division, Ml Department
of State Police
D. Lochbaum, Union
of Concerned Scientists
J. Sampson
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, the
enclosures,
and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
/s/Melvyn Leach for
Docket Nos.: 50-315; 50-316
License Nos.:
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Inspection Report
50-315/98012(DR
P);
50-316/98012(DR
P)
See Attached Distribution
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DOCUMENT NAME: R:iINSPRPTSiPOWERSiCOOKiDCC98012.DRP
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Nuclear Engineering
Douglas Cooper, Plant Manager
Richard Whale, Michigan Public
Service Commission
Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality
Emergency Management
Division, Ml Department
of State Police
David A. Lochbaum, Union
of Concerned Scientists
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