ML20058D311
| ML20058D311 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 11/22/1993 |
| From: | Blough A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Opeka J NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058D316 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312030125 | |
| Download: ML20058D311 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000245/1993024
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NOV 2 21993
Docket Nos. 50-245
50-336
50-423
Mr. John F. Opeka
Executive Vice President-Nuclear
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
P.O. Box 270
Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270
Dear Mr. Opeka:
SUBJECT:
MILLSTONE COMBINED INSPECTION 50-245/93-24: 50-336/93-19;
50-423/93-20
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This refers to the safety inspection conducted by Mr. P. Swetland and others of this office on
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August 18,1993 through September 28,1993, at Millstone Station in Waterford,
Connecticut. The preliminary findings were discussed with Mr. S. Scace, the Unit
Directors, and others of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection. Areas examined
during the inspection are described in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection
focused on issues important to public health and safety, and consisted of performance
observations of ongoing activities, independent verification of safety system status and design
configuration, interviews with personnel, and review of quality records.
The inspectors identified that certain requirements of the Unit 2 license were not
implemented during the inspection period. These included failure to follow procedure steps
for the calibration of radiation monitoring instruments, and failure to conduct inservice
inspections of auxiliary feedwater system pipe supports. Two violations of NRC
requirements concerning these problems are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation. Your
attention is directed to the fact that these self-identified violations have been cited because of
the recurrent nature of procedure adherence problems in the Unit 2 instrumentation
organization, and the prolonged period during which inservice inspection was not performed
on the auxiliary feedv/ater system pipe supports despite several reviews of potential generic
weaknesses on these supports. In your response to the Notice of Violation enclosed with this
letter, please provide your evaluation of the need for remedial action regarding your self-
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assessment and corrective action programs.
You are required to respond to the enclosed Notice of Violation and should follow the
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instructions in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In accordance with
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10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and the enclosed
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Notice wi!! be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. The responses directed therein
are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96.511.
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During this inspection we also evaluated your self-identification and correction of problems
related to a non-seismically mounted service water branch line at Unit 1 and failure to
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conduct a containment closure evaluation for steam generator manways at Unit 3. We
determined that your corrective actions for these issues were acceptable and the specific
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problems had minimal safety consequences. Therefore, in accordance with Section Vll.B of
the Enforcement Policy, enforcement discretion was exercised and violations were not cited
for these cases.
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We appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
A. Randolph Blough, Chief
Projects Branch No. 4
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
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NRC Combined Inspection Report 50-245/93-24; 50-336/93-19; 50-423/93-20
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S. E. Scace, Vice President, Millstone Station
H. F. Haynes, Nuclear Unit Director, Unit 1
G. H. Bouchard, Nuclear Unit Director, Unit 2
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F. R. Dacimo. Nuclear Unit Director, Unit 3
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R. M. Kacich, Director, Nuclear Licensing
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J. M. Solymossy, Director of Nuclear Quality and Assessment Services
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Gerald Garfield, Esquire
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Nicholas Reynolds, Esquire
Ernest C. Hadley, Esquire
P. Blanch
K. Abraham, PAO (2)
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
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W. Raymond, SRI, Haddam Neck
P. Swetland, SRI, Millstone
P. Lmser, NRR (Section 4.5)
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