ML17335A452
| ML17335A452 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 12/28/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Powers R AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17335A453 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-315-98-21, 50-316-98-21, NUDOCS 9901060112 | |
| Download: ML17335A452 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000315/1998021
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DOC.DATE: 98/12/28
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FACIL:50-315 Donald C.
Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Indiana
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50-316 Donald C.
Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, Indiana
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POWERS,R.P.
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
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Mr. R. P. Powers
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation Group
American Electric Power Company
500 Circle Drive
Buchanan, Ml 49107-1395
SUBJECT:
D. C. COOK INSPECTION REPORT 50-315/98021(DRP); 50-316/98021(DRP)
Dear Mr. Powers:
On December 3, 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
of your license.
Areas reviewed included Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Plant
Support. 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, plant activities were conducted in a safe manner.
The inspectors noted that your self-
assessment
program has shown improvement resulting from the implementation of a number of
corrective actions.
Plant Performance Assurance (PPA) questioning of plant performance has
improved along with the methods that PPA has been utilizing to measure plant performance.
The inspectors also noted conservative decision making during a diesel generator surveillance,
and your staff promptly assessed
buildings and grounds damage following a severe wind storm.
While the self-assessment
program showed improvement, the inspectors continued to have
concerns regarding the adequacy of corrective actions to resolve surveillance program
weaknesses.
A violation was identified involving the failure to ensure that a Technical
Specification requirement involving boration system flow path verification was being met by an
appropriate surveillance procedure.
The inspectors also reviewed two surveillance procedures
which had been through the review process outlined in the surveillance program restart strategy
document and identified two fundamental discrepancies which should have been identified by
your staff during their detailed reviews. Your continued emphasis to your staff on the
importance of attention to details in implementing corrective actions to resolve surveillance
program weaknesses
appears warranted.
In addition, we were concerned about a non-cited violation involving the operation of
safety-related equipment in a manner not directed by a procedure.
Specifically, your staff
identified that on October 23, 1998, the Unit 1 control room crew inappropriately used "skill of
the trade" to start a second Residual Heat Removal (RHR) pump with the reactor coolant
system vented to atmosphere.
That operation of the RHR system was not consistent with plant
procedures and resulted in operating contrary to the UFSAR.
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R. Powers
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and the
enclosures willbe placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
/s/John
A. Grobe
Docket Nos.: 50-315; 50-316
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
cc w/encls:
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Inspection Report 50-315/98021(DRP);
50-316/98021(DRP)
J. Sampson, Site Vice President
R. Eckstein, Chief Nuclear Engineer
D. Cooper, Plant Manager
R. Whale, Michigan Public Service Commission
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Emergency Management
Division
MI Department of State Police
D. Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists
DOCUMENT NAME: G:(COOIODCC98021.DRP
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