ML20006E896
| ML20006E896 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 02/16/1990 |
| From: | Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Fernandez W POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20006E897 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-90-030, EA-90-30, NUDOCS 9002260504 | |
| Download: ML20006E896 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000333/1990011
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Docket No.:' 50-333
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New York Power Authority
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
ATTN: Mr. William Fernandez
Resident Manager ~
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Subject: NRC Region I Special Inspection Report No. 50-333/90-11
This refers to- the special inspection conducted by Mr. Richard A. Plasse of
'this office on ' January 31 ' through February 7,1990.
Messrs. R. Plasse and
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W. Schmidt presented ~the findings to you and members of your staff at the
conclusion of the. inspection.
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Mr. Plasse conducted this inspection to review the circumstances leading to
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your January 29, 1990 determination that core thermal power was .7% above your
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licensed ' thermal power.
This report documents an apparent violation of your
. licensed' thermal power limit. Further, several instances were identified where
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NYPA failed to take adequate and timely actions to prevent the violation of the
unit's licensed power. Information which reasonably questioned the calibration
of your feed flow instruments was brought to your attention in 1988 by .an
October 12 operational event report and a November.18 GE Service Information
Letter Supplement.
This information apparently did not receive appropriate
review. Also, when this information was reviewed again by you between November
1989 and January .1990, you did not take conservative action' to reduce plant
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power to prevent exceeding your thermal power, while evaluating the conditions.
Based. on these concerns we plan to schedule an enforcement' conference in the
Region.I office to discuss the root causes of your exceeding the licensed ther-
mal power. Further, you should be prepared to discuss the safety significance
of the apparent violations, the corrective actions taken and any aggravating or
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mitigating factors regarding these items.
We will contact you to arrange a
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Enclosure: NRC Region I Special Inspection Report No. 50-333/90-11
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J. Phillip Bayne, President
J. Brons Executive.Vice President
A. Klausmann, Senior Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services
G. Tasick, Quality Assurance Superintendent
G. W11verding, Manager Nuclear Safety Evaluation
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G. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel
R. Beedle, Vice President Nuclear Support
S. Zulla, Vice President Nuclear Engineering
R. Burns, Vice President Nuclear Operations
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J. Gray, Director Nuclear Licensing - BWR
Department of Public Service, State of New York
State of New York, Department of Law
Public Document Room (PDR)
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o enc 1)
W. Russell, RA
T. Martin, DRA
D.' Holody, EC
W. Kane, DRP
J. Wiggins, DRP
J. Linville, DRP
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