ML20134G364
| ML20134G364 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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: |
| 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
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Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
c/o Terry Harpster
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P. O. Box 128
Waterford, Connecticut 06385-0128
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Dear Mr. Kenyon:
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SUBJECT:
NRC COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT 50-245/96-13; 50-336/96-13; 50-
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423/96-13; and NOTICE OF VIOLATION
This letter refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Dr. Jason C. Jang of this
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
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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'
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inspection Report that is enclosed with this letter. Within these areas, the inspection
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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
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Specification 6.8 to verify ventilation system performance as described in the Unit 2 FSAR
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relative to periodic testing of the High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter (HEPA) componet of
the Main Exhaust System.
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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
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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,
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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
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
Sincerely,
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John R. White, Chief
Radiation Safety Branch
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Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.
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50-336
50-423
Enclosure:
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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
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J. McElwain, Unit 1 Recovery Officer
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D. M. Goebel, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight
J. K. Thayer, Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering and Support
P. D. Hinnenkamp, Director, Unit Operations
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H. F. Haynes, Director, Nuclear Training
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P. M. Richardson, Nuclear Unit Director, Unit 2
J. F. Smith, Manager, Operator Training
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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
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S. B. Comley, We The People
State of Connecticut SLO Designee
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
W. Lanning, Deputy Director of Inspections, SPO, Rl
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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L. Plisco, Chief, SPO, NRR
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