ML20133K850

Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from Maine Yankee Review & Forwards Details of Insp Plan for Next Six Months

ML20133K850
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	01/10/1997
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Frizzle C Maine Yankee
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NUDOCS 9701210371
Download: ML20133K850 (9)

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j Mr. Charles D. Frizzle 2

President Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company

329 Bath Road ,

j Brunswick, Maine 04011

SUBJECT:

PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (PPR) - MAINE YANKEE

Dear Mr. Frizzle:

t On November 7,1996, the NRC staff completed the semiannual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of Maine Yankee. The staff conducts tece reviews for all operating nuclear power )

plants to develop an integrated understanding of safety performance. The results are used l by NRC management to facilitate planning and allocation of inspection resources. The PPR for Maine Yankee involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating inspection i results and safety performance information for the period February to October 1996. PPRs l provide NRC management with a current summary of licensee performance and serve as )

inputs to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and senior  !

management meeting (SMM) reviews.

This letter advises you of our planned inspection effort resulting from the Maine Yankee PPR review. it is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. The enclosure details our inspection plan for the next 6 months and tentative plans beyond. The rationale or basis for each inspection outside the core inspection program is provided so that you are aware of the reason for emphasis in these program areas.

Resident core inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

We willinform you of any changes to the inspection plan. If you have any questions, please contact me at 610-337-5183.

Sincerely, Richard J. Conte, Chief Reactor Projects Branch No. 5 9701210371 970110 Division of Reactor Projects PDR ADOCK 05000309 G PDR

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan

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a Mr. Charles D. Frizzle 2 Docket No. 50-309 1

License No. DPR-36 cc w/ encl:

G. Leitch, Vice President, Operations 4

J. M. Block, Attorney at Law P. L. Anderson, Project Manager (Yankee Atomic Electric Company)

C. Shaw, Plant Manager L. Diehl, Manager of Public and Governmental Affairs J. A. Ritsher, Attorney (Ropes and Gray)

P. Dostie, State Nuclear Safety inspector i P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General l U. Vanags, State Nuclear Safety Advisor

C. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering, Inc.

W. D. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer First Selectmen of Wiscasset Maine State Planning Officer - Nuclear Safety Advisor State of Maine, SLO Designee i State Planning Officer - Executive Department Friends of the Coast

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t Mr. Charlss D. Frizzis 3 Distribution w/ encl:

Region i Docket Room (with concurrences)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

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,t NRC Resident inspector i D. Screnci, PAO (2) i DRS Director, Region 1 DRS Deputy Director, Region 1 Marie Oprendek R. Conte, DRP

! H. Eichenholz, DRP

, C. O'Daniell, DRP Distribution w/enci (VIA E-MAIL):

W. Dean, OEDO S. Varga, NRR D. Dorman, PM, NRR R. Correia, NRR R. Frahm, Jr., NRR j inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS) I l

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INSPECTION PLAN IP - Inspection Procedure Tl - Temporary Instruction l CQ - Calendar Quarter l Core inspection - Minimum NRC Inspection Program (mandatory for all plants)

Safety issues Inspection (mandatory for all plants)

INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE INSPECTION - COMMENTS INSPECTORS INSPECTION DATES IP 81700 Physical Security Program 1 1/6-10/97 Core inspection (Second)

IP 83750 Occupational Radiation Exposure 1 1/6-10/97 Core inspection IP 83522 Organization and Management same above 1/6-10/97 Regional Initiative -

Confirm measures to validate quality of licensee's radiological monitoring program IP 92903 Followup - Engineering 1 Ongoing Reactive inspection -

(started Followup to cable separation 12/18/96) problems (Confirmatory Action ,

Letter No. 1-96-015)

Tl 2515/133 49 CFR Parts 100 - 179 (Initial 1 1/13-17/97 Safety issues inspection implementation)

Second part 3rd Qtr 97)

IP 86750 Solid Radioactive Waste same above 1/13-17/97 Core inspection j Management and Transportation of l Radioactive Materials

INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE INSPECTION - COMMENTS INSPECTORS INSPECTION DATES IP 92903 Followup - Engineering 1 1/13/97- Reactive inspection -

2/23/97 Followup on various aspects of the primary component cooling potential to over pressurize related containment penetration (licensee event report) and ventilation i system testing issues IP 92903 Followup - Engineering 1 1/27-31/97 Reactive Inspection -

Focus on communications and coordination; system engineering handling and application of operations experience information; ,

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emergent work.

I IP 92903 Followup - Engineering 1 Start 2/1/97 Reactive inspection -

tentative Followup to ISAT electrical issues such as EQ, safety system logic testing l

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INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE INSPECTION - COMMENTS INSPECTORS INSPECTION DATES IP 40500 Effectiveness of Licensees controls 3 2/10-15/97 Core Inspection -

in Identifying, Resolving, and Reduced scope 40500 to review Preventing Problems implementation of correction action process; onsite/offsite review committees; design engineering -

Actions related to plant betterment such as for Radiation Monitoring, plant computer,115kv line capacity and address question of: i Have all operator workarounds been identified and fully evaluated?

IP 62700 Maintenance Program 1 2/18-21/97 Regional Initiative -

Implementation Review procedural and I work / equipment controls; trending and tracking controls (i.e.,

maintenance rule tracking / trending ,

to goals / performance criteria);

living with degraded conditions '

(i.e., ball valve leakage on VCT)

IP 73753 Inservice inspection 1 2/24-28/97 Core inspection Activity End of SALP Period NA 3/1/97 NA l

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O e4 INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE INSPECTION - COMMENTS INSPECTORS INSPECTION DATES i IP 73756 Inservice Testing 1 4/14-18/97 Regional Initiative -

Focus on check valve test program and other ISAT testing findings in the systems area Tl 2515/109, Motor Operated Valve Program and 3 5/12-16/97 Reactive inspection -

IP 92903 Followup - Engineering (last done 2/12/96) t IP 42700 Plant Procedures 1 5/19-23/97 Regional Initiative -

Address procedure problems noted during last outage and startup IR 95 Focus on infrequently performed operating procedures IP 60705 Refueling Preparations 1 5/19-23/97 Regional Initiative -

Focus on corrective actions from last refueling performance problems (INR 95-24)

Tl 2515/118 Service Water Operational 3 06/02-06/97 Reactive inspection -

Performance Inspection SWOPl Followup (Review open IP 92903 Followup - Engineering issues from IR 94-20)

IP 84750 Radioactive Waste Treatment, and 1 6/23-27/97 Core Inspection (Environment Effluent and Environmental Part) Monitoring i t

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I INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE INSPECTION - COMMENTS INSPECTORS INSPECTION DATES IP 61700 Surveillance Procedures 1 CQ 97-3 Regional Initiative -

Focus on surveillance procedures using Maintenance Rule system screening to identify safety and risk significant system and identify how those systems are routinely tested.

Activity Refueling Outage NA Star 9/1/97 NA IP 64704 Fire Protection Program 1 CQ 97-4 Regional Initiative - ,

Review unannounced fire drill performance IP 64150 Triennial Post Fire Safe Shutdown 1 CQ 97-4 Regional Initiative - t Capability Reverification Confirm adequacy of quality assurance for fire protection (focus on corporate engineering interface with the plant and operating experience reviews in the area of 10 CFR 50 Appendix R)

IP 81700 Physical Security inspection 1 10/20-24/97 Core Inspection (First)

IP 84750 Radioactive Waste Treatment, and 1 11/3-7/97 Core Inspection (Effluent Effluent and Environmental Part) Monitoring I

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INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE INSPECTION - COMMENTS INSPECTORS INSPECTION DATES IP 82701 Operational Status of the 1 11/10-14/97 Core Inspection Emergency Preparedness Program

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