ML20046C416
| ML20046C416 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/03/1993 |
| From: | Bettenhausen L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
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| ML20046C417 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9308110008 | |
| Download: ML20046C416 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000220/1993014
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Docket Nos. 50-220
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3 1993
50-410
Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia
Executive Vice President - Nuclear
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
301 Plainfield Road
Syracuse, New York 13212
Dear Mr. Sylvia:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS 50-220/93-14; 50-410/93-14, AND
This letter transmits the findings of the June 21 - 22,1993, inspection conducted by
Messrs. A. Burritt and R. Conte along with the July 6 - 8,1993, inspection by C. E. Sisco
of this office at the Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2, Scriba, New York. This inspection dealt
with your actions to reduce plant trips and upgrade facility procedures. Both actions have
safety importance with respect to avoiding unnecessary challenges to safety equipment and
the licensed operators. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with
those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
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Based on the results of these inspections, certain of your activities appeared to be in violation
of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). You are
required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific
actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing
your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of
future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
Also, we note that facility operating procedure deficiencies appear to be a persistent problem
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at your facility. We understand you have a procedure upgrade program in progress but we
are concerned that it will not be effective in dealing with these issues. In addition to
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responding to the attached notice of violation, we request you specifically address this
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persistent problem and specify what additional management control systems are in place or
will be in place to prevent recurrence.
Further, we request that you respond in 30 days of receipt of this letter to the issues
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addressed in Section 3.1. of this report dealing with the format and content of event based
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emergency procedures at your facility. It is important for us to characterize accurately your
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position in this matter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and
the enclosed report will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. The response
requested by this letter are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of
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Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law
No.96-511.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated. Should you have any questions,
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please contact Mr. Richard J. Conte, at (215) 337-5210.
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Lee H. Bettenhausen, Chief
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Enclosures.
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1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2. Inspection Report No. 50-220,410/93-14
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C. Terry, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
J. Perry, Vice President - Quality Assurance
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Vice President - Nuclear Generation
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K. Dahlberg, Unit 1 Plant Manager
M. McCormick, Unit 2 Plant Manager
D. Greene, Manager, Licensing
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J. Warden, New York Consumer Protection Branch
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G. Wilson, Senior Attorney
M. Wetterhahn, Winston and Strawn
Director, Energy & Water Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York
C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of 1.aw
K. Abraham, PAO (2)
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Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
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NRC Resident Inspector
State of New York, SLO Designee
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C. Cowgill, DRP
L. Nicholson, DRP
J. Yerokun, DRP
D. Weaver, DRP
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V. McCree, OEDO
R. Capra, NRR
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