ML20134E362
| ML20134E362 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/1997 |
| From: | Cowgill C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Michael Colomb POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
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| NUDOCS 9702060181 | |
| Download: ML20134E362 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000333/1996008
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Mr. Michael J. Colomb
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New York Power Authority
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
Post Office Box 41
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SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION 50-333/96-08 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Dear Mr. Colomb:
On January 4,1997 the NRC completed an inspection at your FitzPatrick Power Plant.
The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
Overall, plant operation and major outage activities were conducted safely and were well
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controlled. However, personnel errors observed during tN' 'nspection, indicate that
continued strong attention and focus on improving human p;armance is warranted. For
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example, a personriel error during surveillance on reactor water level instrumentation
resulted in a reactor protection system actuation, assumptions made during high pressure
coolant injection system maintenance resulted in the improper installation of hydraulic
control system lines, and improper radiological control practices by operators had the
potential to result in uncontrolled radioactive material. The NRC notes that you are in the
process of implementing corrective actions to address human performance issues as a
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result of a recent violation.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC concluded that your extended operation on
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November 7,1995, of all four residual heat removal pumps in the suppression pool cooling
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mode, prior to performing n formal safety evaluation, was a violation of 10 CFR 50.59.
You are required to rest ad to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) when preparing your response. In your response, you
should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent
recurrence. Your response may reference previous docketed correspondence if the
correspondence adequately addresses the required response. Please include as part of
your response those corrective actions you intend to take to understand the broader
implications of the violation. 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 r. cessary to ensure compliance with NRC
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regulatory requirements.
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,
or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by:
Curtis J. Cowgill, Chief
Projects Branch 2
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-333
License No.: DPR-59
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Inspection Report 50-333/96-08
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C. D. Rappleyea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
R. Schoenberger, President and Chief Operating Officer
W. J. Cahill, Jr., Chief Nuclear Officer
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H. P. Salmon, Jr., Vice President of Nuclear Operations
W. Josiger, Vice President - Engineering and Project Management
J. Kelly, Director - Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects
i. Dougherty, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
R. Deasy, Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services
R. Patch, Director - Quality Assurance
G. C. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel
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C. D. Faison, Director, Nuclear Licensing, NYPA
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T. Morra, Executive Chair, Four County Nuclear Safety Committee
Supervisor, Town of Scriba
C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law
P. Eddy, Director, E'ectric Division, Department of Public Service, State
of New York
G. T. Goering, Consultant, New York Power Authority
J. E. Gagliardo, Consultant, New York Power Authority
F. William Valentino, President, New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority
J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research
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