ML20134G364

Forwards Insp Repts 50-245/96-13,50-336/96-13 & 50-423/96-13 on 961112-22 & NOV

ML20134G364
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	02/03/1997
From:	Jason White NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Kenyon B NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
Shared Package
ML20134G368	List: ML20134G364 ML20134G391 ML20134G407
References
EA-97-022, EA-97-22, NUDOCS 9702100383
Download: ML20134G364 (4)

See also: IR 05000245/1996013

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February 3, 1997

EA 97-22  !

Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

c/o Terry Harpster ,

P. O. Box 128

Waterford, Connecticut 06385-0128 .

Dear Mr. Kenyon: 3

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SUBJECT: NRC COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT 50-245/96-13; 50-336/96-13; 50- i

423/96-13; and NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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This letter refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Dr. Jason C. Jang of this i

office on November 12-22,1996, of activities authorized by NRC License Nos. DPR-21,  :

DPR-65, and NPF-49 at the Millstone Site, Waterford, Connecticut and to the discussion of I

our findings held by Dr. Jang with Mr. S. Scace and other members of your staff at the  ;

conclusion of the inspection.

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Areas examined during this inspection, involving your radioactive affluent control

programs, are important to public health and safety and are discussed in the NRC' l

inspection Report that is enclosed with this letter. Within these areas, the inspection l

consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews

with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

Within the scope of this inspection, we noted that your staff maintained effective programs

for the control and monitoring of radioactive liquid and gaseous effluents. We further

noted that radiation monitoring system calibration techniques for Unit 2 had improved

significantly since our last review of this area. Surveillance test results for air cleaning

systems required by Technical Specifications (TS) at all three units were good. However,

two of your activities were determined not to be in compliance with NRC regulations, as

outlined in the attached Notice of Violation. The violations include: (1) failure to establish

and implement procedures as required by Technical Specification 6.8 to verify ventilation

system performance relative to air balance, as described in the Unit 1 UFSAR for the

following areas: radwaste building, radwaste storage building, turbine building, and steam

tunnel; and (2) failure to establish and implement procedures as required by the Technical ,

Specification 6.8 to verify ventilation system performance as described in the Unit 2 FSAR l

relative to periodic testing of the High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter (HEPA) componet of

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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. Your  :

response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the

correspondence adequately addresses the required response. 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.

in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, l

its enclosure, 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.

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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not cubject to the

clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the l

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.

Sincerely,

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John R. White, Chief l

Radiation Safety Branch I

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Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-245

50-336

50-423 I

Enclosure:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Combined inspection Report 50-245/96-13; 50-336/96-13; and 50-423/96-13

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cc w/ encl:

T. C. Feigenbaum, Executive Vice President - Chief Nuclear Officer

J. Cowan, Unit 3 Recovery Officer

M. Bowling Jr., Unit 2 Recovery Officer j

J. McElwain, Unit 1 Recovery Officer l

D. M. Goebel, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight

J. K. Thayer, Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering and Support

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P. D. Hinnenkamp, Director, Unit Operations

H. F. Haynes, Director, Nuclear Training

i P. M. Richardson, Nuclear Unit Director, Unit 2

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J. F. Smith, Manager, Operator Training

F. C. Rothen, Vice President, Work Services

L. M. Cuoco, Esquire

J. R. Egan, Esquire

V. Juliano, Waterford Library .

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Department of Public Utility Control l

S. B. Comley, We The People l

State of Connecticut SLO Designee l

Distribution w/ encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

W. Lanning, Deputy Director of Inspections, SPO, Rl

M. Kalamon, SPO, RI

l NRC Resident inspector

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

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D. Screnci, PAO

R. Urban, DRP

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Distribution w/enci (VIA E-MAIL):

D. Screnci, PAO

N. Sheehan, Field-Public Affairs Officer, RI

J. Anderson, PM, SPO, NRR

W. Dean, OEDO

P. McKee, Director, Deputy Director of Licensing, SPO, NRR

G. Imbro, Deputy Director of ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR

L. Plisco, Chief, SPO, NRR

S. Dembek, PM, SPO, NRR

D. Mcdonald, SPM, SPO, NRR

M. Callahan, OCA

R. Correia, NRR

R. Frahm, Jr., NRR

inspection Program Branch (IPAS)

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