ML20003F564
| ML20003F564 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 04/08/1981 |
| From: | Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Berry G POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
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| NUDOCS 8104230022 | |
| Download: ML20003F564 (3) | |
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ENVIR0! MENTAL QUALIFICATION OF SAFETY-RELATED
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Reference:
Order for Modification of License Concerning the Environmental Qualification of Safety-Related Electrical Equipment, October 24, 1980.
1 This letter transnits the preliminary results of our review of environmental cualifications of safety-related electrical eouipment at your facility.
This evaluation was based on your subnittals received over the past nonths.
The facility license was rodified by the referenced Order of October 24, 1980, to require that all safety-related electrical equiprent be cualified to saecified requirements not later than June 30, 1002.
In addition, the Order roted that a licensee is obligated to modify or replace inadecuate equipment pronptly.
The staff's review of your submittals has resulted in our identifying a nunber of potential equipment deficiencies involving a lack of proner tecumentation, inadequate justification of assuned environnental conditions 9.110 wing an accident, and/or inadequate environmental testing of equipment, l
such that conformance to the 00R guidelines, as required by the Order, cannot be denenstrated. You are requested to review our identified defi-ciencies, and their ramifications, and 7rovide us your overall finding regarding continued safe operation of your facility,. Accordingly, in order to deter nine whether your license should be modified or suspended, you are recuired pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f), to provide within 10 days of receipt of this letter, a written statement, signed under oath or affimation sup-porting the safe operation of your facility, that takes into account the NRC staff's preliminary list of deficiencies.
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April 8,1981 Docket No. 50-333 Mr. George T. Berry President and Chief Operating Officer Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019
Dear Mr. Berry:
SUBJECT:
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT RE JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT FACILIT' LICENSE NO. DPR-59
Reference:
Order for Modification of License Concerning the Environmentai Qualification of Safety-Related Electrical Equipment, October 24, 1980.
This letter transmits the preliminary results of our review of environmental cualifications of safety-related electrical equipment at your facility.
This evaluation was based on your submittals received over the past months.
The Scility license was modified by the referenced Order of October 24, 1980, to require that all safety-related electrical equipment be cualified to s:ecified requirements not later than June 30, 1982.
In addition, the Order
,c ed that a licensee is obligated to modify or replace inadequate equipment promptly.
The staff's review of your submittals has resulted in our identifying a number of potential equipment deficiencies involving a lack of proper dccumentation, inadequate justification of assumed environmental conditions f;11owing an accident, and/or inadequate environmental testing of equipment, such that conformance to the 00R guidelines, as required by the Order, cannot be demonstrated. You are requested. to review our identified deft-ciencies, and their ramifications, and provide us your overall finding
-egarding continued safe operation of your facility.
Accor.dingly, in order to determine whether your license should be modified or suspended, you are required pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f), to provide within 10 days of receipt of this letter, a written statement, signed under oath or affirmation sup-corting the safe operation of your facility, that takes into accour.: the NRC staff's preliminary list of deficiencies.
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l The purpose of this statement is to provide the NRC with needed assurance, by the licensee, regarding the continued safety of the facility until you can provide an item-by-item reevaluation in a detailed documented manner at a later date. A negative finding on your part concerning the safety of continued operation would result in a unit shutdown, and should be reported as a Licensee Event Report (LER) within twenty-four (24) hours of the deter-
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mination to the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Include in the LER the actions you have taken for the immediate resolution of the matter. A copy of any such LER should be sent to the Director, Division of Licensing, Office of Nc: lear Reactor Regulation.
Please submit a copy of your reply to us via telecopy.
Sincerely,
&Dr Thomas M. Novak, Assistant Director for Operating Reactors Division of Licensing
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Mr. Charles M. Pratt Director, Criteria and Standards Assistant General Counsel Division Power Authority of the State Office of Radiation Programs (ANR-460) of New York U. S. Environmenta' Protection Agency 10 Columbus Circle Washington, D. C.
20460 New York, New York 10019 Mr. J. Phillip'Bayne U. S. Environmental Protection Senior Vice President -
Agency Nuclear Generation Region II Office Power Authority of the State ATTN: EIS COORDINATOR of New York 26 Federal Plaza 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10007 New York, New York 10019 Mr. Raymond J. Pasternak Resident Inspector Resident Manager c/o U. S. NRC James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear P. O. Box 136 Power Plant Lycoming, New York 13093 P. O. Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093 Director, Technical Development Fragrams State of New York Energy Office Agency Building 2 Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223 George M. Wilverding Manager - Nuclear Licensing Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Mr. Robert P. Jones, Supervisor Town of Scriba R. D. #4 Oswego, New York 13126 State University College at Oswego Penfield Library - Documents Oswego, New York 13126