ML20006F394
| ML20006F394 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 02/16/1990 |
| From: | Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Kadak A YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20006F395 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9002270467 | |
| Download: ML20006F394 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000029/1989080
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PES 161990
Docket No.50-029
Yankee Atomic Electric Company
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ATTN: Dr. Andrew C. Kadak
President and Chief Operating Officer
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SUBJECT:
INSPECTION NO. 50-029/89-80
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During the period of November 6 - 14, 1989, the NRC conducted an announced
team inspection of the emergency procedures used by the operators at the
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Yankee Rowe Power Station.
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At the conclusion of the itispection, Mr. L. Briggs discussed the preliminary
findings with those members of your. staff identified in the enclosed report.
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Within the context of this report, the term emergency procedures includes the
Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), Off-Normal Operating Procedures-
(OP-3000 through OP-3259 series), and all procedures directly referenced by
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the E0Ps.
The overall assessment of the inspection team is that the program at the
Yankee Nuclear Power Station for development of the symptom based Emergency
Operating Procedures was excellent.
However, the technical adequacy and
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usefulness of the Off-Normal _ Operating Procedures was determined by the team to
'be marginally adequate and required a great deal ~of reliance on operator memory
for component location and equipment operation..
This condition was initially
identified by.the NRC during the June 1989 licensed oparator requalification
examination and confirmed during this inspection.- The significance of this
matter was' discussed in~ detail during the November 14, 1989 exit meeting.
During the meeting your staff committed to review, walkdown, correct and
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implement all Off-Normal Operating Procedures and Operating Procedures that
fall under the E0P family of procedures, referenced above, by the end of
February 1990. This schedule was confirmed in writing in your January 5,1990
letter to the NRC in response to our November 21, 1989 letter to you;
-therefore, unless there are changes in the corrective action schedule, you need
not address this item in your response to this inspection.
Attachment 3 to the enclosed inspection report summarizes the weaknesses
identified relative to the emergency procedures. You are requested to respond
to the identified weaknesses within sixty days of receipt of this-letter.
The response requested by this letter is not subject to the clearance
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procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of
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this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact me at
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215/337-5291.
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Sincerely,
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Robert M. Gallo, Chief
Operations Branch
Civision of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
Inspection Report No. 50-029/89-80.w/ Attachments 1, 2, and 3
cc w/ Enclosure and Attachments 1, 2, and 3:
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N. St. Laurent, Plant Superintendent
G. Papanic, Jr., Senior Project Engineer - Licensing
R. Hallisey, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Public Document Room (PDR)
. Local Public Documer.t Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee
State of Vermont, SLO Designee
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bec w/ Enclosure and Attachments 1, 2, and 3:
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o enclosure and w/o Attachments 1. 2, and 3)
Region I Docket Room (w/ concurrences)
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R. M. Gallo, DRS
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P. W. Eselgroth, PWR
R. Blough, DRP
J. Johnson, DRP
D. Silk, DRS
L. E. Briggs, DRS
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