ML20134H033
| ML20134H033 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/1996 |
| From: | Imbro E NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Feigenbaum T NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9611130497 | |
| Download: ML20134H033 (5) | |
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November 6, 1996 Mr. Ted C. Feigenbaum
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i Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northeast Utilities Service Company
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c/o Mr. Terry L. Harpster Director - Nuclear Licensing Services P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 l
SUBJECT:
NRC OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT CORRECTIVE ACTION VERIFICATION l
PROGRAM
Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:
You submitted a letter on August 13, 1996, in which you committed to have an l
independent team perform an Independent Corrective Action Verification Program (ICAVP) at Millstone Units 1, 2, and 3.
NRC's confirmatory order of l
August 14, 1996, required completion of an ICAVP before the restart of each Millstone unit.
To help us in defining resource requirements for our oversight activities, we l
request that you send us a schedule of major program milestones for the ICAVP.
Specifically, we request projected dates fcr the following program milestones:
Submittal of recommendation for ICAVP contractor to NRC for review and approval Completion of one-half of System Specific Assessments (SSAs) for Group 1 l
Systems Completion of SSAs for Group 1 Systems l
Completion of SSAs for Group 2 Systems Completion of contractor's ICAVP Audit Plan We understand that the unique nature of this program may require changes to the projected dates, but your current best estimates are necessary for our i
i resource planning.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to emphasize two points regarding this i
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First, as we discussed during the ICAVP meeting on
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corrective actions are rigorous and comprehensive, because we expect the ICAVP to verify that your problem identification process has been effective.
You should not view the ICAVP as another layer of problem identification.
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the primary focus of the ICAVP should be the verification of the current plant g
configuration against the design and licensing bases requirements.
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Ted C. Feigenbaum November 6, 1996 verification should not be limited to a review of modifications since issuance of the facility operating license. The verification must also encompass a review of the original design to assess whether those aspects of the facility that remain as originally constructed meet their current licensing bases.
Our previous inspection findings regarding informal design processes and inadequate corrective action processes show that formal design changes are not the sole source of changes to the system; therefore, the review must consider the processes that can result in changes to the system licensing or design bases.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Eugene V. Imbro Deputy Director for ICAVP Oversight Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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verification should not be limited to a review of modifications since issuance of the facility operating license. The verification must also encompass a l,
review of the original design to assess whether those aspects of the facility that remain as originally constructed meet their current licensing bases. Our previous inspection findings regarding informal design processes and inadequate corrective action processes show that formal design changes are not the sole source of changes to the system; therefore, the review must consider the processes that can result in changes to the system licensing or design bases.
Sincerely, U
Eugene V. Imbro Deputy Director for ICAVP Oversight i
Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 4
Docket No.
50-245, 50-336, and 50-423 cc: See next page l
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T. Feigenbaum Millstone Power Station, Northeast Utilities Service Company Unit Nos. 1, 2 & 3 cc:
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Mr. Wayne D. Lanning Senior Nuclear Counsel Deputy Director for Inspections Northeast Utilities Service Company Special Projects Office P.O. Box 270 Millstone Nuclear Power Station Hartford, CT 06141-0270 c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director P.O. Box 513 Monitoring and Radiation Division Niantic, CT 06357 Department of Environmental Protection Mr. D. B. Miller, Jr.
79 Elm Street Senior Vice President Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Nuclear Safety and Oversight 3
Northeast Utilities Service Company 1
Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant P.O. Box 270 Director Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Office of Policy and Management Policy Development and Planning Mr. E. A. DeBarba l
Division Vice President - Nuclear Technical 80 Washington Street Services Hartford, CT 06106 Northeast Utilities Service Company P.O. Box 128 Mr. S. E. Scace, Vice President Waterford, CT 06385 Nuclear Reengineering Implementation Northeast Utilities Service Company Mr. F. C. Rothen P.O. Box 128 Vice President - Nuclear Work Services Waterford, CT 06385 Northeast Utilities Service Company l
P.O. Box 128 l
Mr. W. J. Riffer Waterford, CT 06385 i
i Nuclear Unit Director l
Millstone Unit No. 1 P. M. Richardson, Nuclear Unit Director l
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Millstone Unit No. 2 P.O. Box 128 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Waterford, CT 06385 P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 Regional Administrator Region I Charles Brinkman, Manager i
L U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington Nuclear Operations l
475 Allendale Road ABB Combustion Engineering i
i King of Prussia, PA 19406 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 First Selectmen Town of Waterford l
Hall of Records 200 Boston Post Road Waterford, CT 06385
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T. Feigenbaum Millstone Power Station, Northeast Utilities Service Company Unit Nos. 1, 2 & 3 cc:
M. H. Brothers, Nuclear Unit Director Millstone Unit No. 3 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 Burlington Electric Department c/o Robert E. Fletcher, Esq.
271 South Union Street Burlington, VT 05402 Mr. M. R. Scully, Executive Director-(
Connecticut Municipal Electric l
Energy Cooperative 30 Stott Avenue Norwich, CT 06360 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 l.udlow, MA 01056 Ernest C. Hadley, Esq.
I 1040 B Main Street P.O. Box 549 West Wareham, MA 02576 Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon President - Nuclear Group Northeast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 128
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Waterford, c' 06385 i
Joseph R. E,
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l Egan & Associates, P.C.
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