ML19325C163
| ML19325C163 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 08/17/1989 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Ellen Brown PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19325C164 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-89-158, NUDOCS 8909120145 | |
| Download: ML19325C163 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000443/1989082
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NRC Region-I Augmented Inspection Teaa (AIT) Inspection-(50-443/89-82)
of the Natural Circulation Test at Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1
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This. letter refers to the June 28-30, 1989 AIT review of the June 22, 1989 m tu -
ral circulation test.at Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1.
The AIT" inspection, led
by P. W..Eselgroth of this office, was a fact finding and causal factor deter-
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mination effort. ~ At'the conclusion of the inspection, an exit interview was
held with you and members'of your staff to discuss the inspection findings.
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The AIT, report is attached as Enclosure 1.
Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) 89-11 stated your agreement to review correc-
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tive actions and post-trip review results with the NRC staff and to obtain the
agreement of-the Regional Administrator prior to restart of the unit
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should be prepared to discuss the findings _and conclusions of this inspection
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report and your response to CAL 89-11 at a public meeting planned for Septem-
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ber 6,1989 at the. New England Center at the University of New Hampshire in
Durham, New Hampshire.
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ested members of the public will be offered an opportunity to provide comments
to the NRC staff on the'results of the AIT inspection and on the adequacy of
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yourscorrective actions.
If, after review of the enclosed report, you identify
additional corrective actions not discussed in your July 12, 1989 response to
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CAL 89-11, please provide those in writing no later than August 25, 1989.
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The expression of concern in Section 5.3.3 of the report for the failure of
certain managers observing the natural circulation test to assure adherence to
. test procedure requirements should not be viewed as establishing new expecta-
'tions of performance.
NRC encourages licensee managers to tour their
facilities and observe significant activities and to be alert to conditions
that could adversely affect safety.
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not direct activities of licensed operators but rather should make their
concerns known to shift supervision. However, we remain concerned with the
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lack of action by managers in the control room on June 22, 1989, during the
five minutes a test criterion was exceeded, particularly since this condition
was identified to licensee management by an NRC represantative,
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The. failure to trip the reactor when required and the failure to promptly re-
' view and resolve any associated personnel performance implications associated
with the failure to trip are potential violations of NRC requirements.
To dis-
cuss these and other matters identified in Enclosure 2 to this letter, we have
scheduled an enforcement conference in the NRC Region I office at 1:00 p.m. on
September-7, 1989. At that conference, for each item, please be prepared to
present _your assessment of safety l significance, root cause(s), and your interim
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. and final corrective actions. You will be informed in writing of the NRC deci-
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sion on enforcement action when that decision is reached after the conference.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2 Appendix C, the enforcement conference will not be
open for public observation.
. Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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OR$1NAL SENED BY
William T. Russell
Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
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NRC Region I Augmented Inspection Team Report No. 50-443/89-82
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Enforcement Conference Issues and Related Regulatory Requirements
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J. C. Duffett, President and Chief Executive Officer, PSNH
T. C. Feigenbaum, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, NHY
J. M. Peschel, Operational Programs Manager, NHY
D.'E. Moody, Station Manager, NHY
P. W. Agnes, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of
Massachusett
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