ML19257C348
| ML19257C348 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Leonard J POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8001280474 | |
| Download: ML19257C348 (1) | |
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Mr. J. D. Leonard Resident Manager P. O. Box 41 Lycoming, New rk
- 3093 Gentlemen
The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 79-35 provides information on control of maintenance and essential equipment.
No response is required.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, W M /$9 N
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-35 with attachment 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices CONTACT:
W. H. Baunack (215-337-5253) cc w/encls:
George T. Berry, Executive Director P. W. Lyon, Manager - Nuclear Operations A. Klausmann, Director, Quality Assurance M. C. Cosgrove, Quality Assurance Supervisor J. F. Davis, Chairman, Safety Review Committee C. M. Pratt, Assistant General Counsel G. M. Wilverding, Licensing Supervisor 1819 099
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ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES SSINS No.: 6870 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accessions No.:
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 7910250510 WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Information Notice No. 79-35 Date:
December 31, 1979 Page 1 of 1 CONTROL OF MAINTENANCE AND ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT Description of Circumstances:
Enclosed is a copy of a recent enforcement action against Duguesne Light Company. A copy of this action is being forwarded to all utilities with a power reactor operating license or a ccostruction permit.
This is being done to apprise you of a serious condition which revealed an apparent weakness in facility control of maintenance and essential equipment.
You should review your existing procedures and control for independent verifi-cation of operability of redundant counterpart equipment when an essential component, subsystem, or system is determined inoperable.
Operability is defined as follows:
A system, subsystem, train, component or device shall be OPERABLE or have OPERABILITY when it is capable of performing its specified functior.(s).
Implicit in this definition shall be the assumption that all necessary attendant instrumentation, controls, normal and emergency electrical power sources, cooling or seal water, lubrication or other auxiliary equipment that are required for the system, subsystem, train, component or device to perform its function (s) are also capable of performing their related support function (s).
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please centact the Director of the NRC Regional Office in which your facilities are located.
No written response to this IE Information Notice is required.
Attachment:
1.
Letter to Duguesne Light Company from V. Stello, Jr., dtd.12/5/79 DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously entered into ys em under:
nNO 39/0- 657e 1819 100 No. of pages: