ML20135F802
| ML20135F802 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1997 |
| From: | Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Carns N, Laudenat R NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9703140127 | |
| Download: ML20135F802 (5) | |
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Mr. Neil S. Carns 4
Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northeast Nuclear Energy Company i
c/o Mr. Richard T. Laudenat l
Director - Regulatory Affairs i
P..O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 i
SUBJECT:
CLARIFICATION OF AUGUST 14, 1996, CONFIRMATORY ORDER ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT CORRECTIVE ACTION VERIFICATION PROGRAM - MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3
Dear Mr. Carns:
i On August 12, 1996, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with the staff of Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO) regarding 1
programmatic weaknesses in design and configuration control at Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.
By letter dated August 13, 1996, 4
NNECO submitted its plan and commitments for such an independent review. On August 14, 1996, the NRC issued a confirmatory order establishing the Independent Corrective Action Verification Program (ICAVP) for Millstone Units 1, 2, and 3.
The order confirmed NNECO's plan and commitments regarding the conduct of an ICAVP, contained in the August 13, 1996, letter to the NRC.
As issued, the order states in Section IV, Paragraph 1:
"The ICAVP review shall begin after the Licensee has completed the problem identification phase of the CMP (Configuration Management Plan], including the activities of the QA organization." As indicated in the transcribed meeting on August 12, 1996, between the NRC and NNECO, it was not the intent of the NRC to prevent the initiation of the ICAVP until completion of the entire problem identification phase of the CMP.
Rather, it is the NRC's intent that the ICAVP may begin when the problem identification phase is completed for a sufficient number of systems to permit selection of an initial representative sample, by the NRC, for review by the ICAVP. After NNEC0 has completed the entire problem identification phase of the CMP, the NRC will select an additional system or systems that will be reviewed by the ICAVP. This will provide additional assurance that the problem identification phase of the CMP has been done with / _
the same rigor and depth for all systems within the scope of the CMP. The U
review of a representative sample of systems by the ICAVP will allow both the licensee and the NRC to make judgments on the effectiveness of the licensee's yO/
problem identification process. Therefore,Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the confirmatory order issued on August 14, 1996, is hereby clarified to provide as follows:
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The Licensee shall implement an Independent Corrective Action Verification Program (ICAVP) for each Millstone Unit to confirm that the plant's physical and functional characteristics are in conformance with its licensing and design bases.
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March 11, 1997 shall begin after the Licensee has completed the problem identification phase of the CMP, including the activities of the QA organization, for one-half of the total number of risk-significant and safety-related systems, as categorized by a methodology similar to that used in implementing the Maintenance Rule (10 CFR 50.65),
provided that among these initial systems are systems deemed suitable by the NRC for the inclusion in the ICAVP. After NNEC0 has completed the entire problem identification phase of the CMP, the NRC will select an additional system or systems that will be reviewed by the ICAVP. The ICAVP shall be performed and completed for each Unit, to the satisfaction of the NRC, prior to the Unit's restart.
.Please contact me if you have any questions or require further information on this matter.
Sincerely,Odg'r.alsigned Samue!J.
I Samuel J. Collins, 1 rector Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423 cc:
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shall begin after the Licensee has completed the problem identification phase of the CMP, including the activities of the QA organization, for one-half of the total number of risk-significant and safety-related systems, as categorized by a methodology similar to that used in implementing the Maintenance Rule (10 CFR 50.65),
provided that among these initial systems are systems deemed suitable by the NRC for the inclusion in the ICAVP. After NNECO has completed the entire problem identification phase of the CMP, the NRC will select an additional system or systems that will be reviewed by the ICAVP. The ICAVP shall be performed and completed for each Unit, to the satisfaction of the NRC, prior to the Unit's restart.
Please contact me if you have any questions or require further information on this matter.
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Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, 4
and 50-423 cc: See next page
i Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Millstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Mr. Wayne D. Lanning Senior Nuclear Counsel Deputy Director of Inspections Northeast Utilities Service Company Special Projects Office P.O. Box 270 475 Allendale Road Hartford, CT 06141-0270 King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director Mr. F. C. Rothen Monitoring and Radiation Division Vice President - Nuclear Work Services Department of Environmental Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Protection P.O. Box 128 79 Elm Street Waterford, CT 06385 l
Hartford, CT 06106-5127 i
Charles Brinkman, Manager Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Washington Nuclear Operations Director ABB Combustion Engineering Office of Policy and Management 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Policy Development and Planning Rockville, MD 20852 Division 450 Capitol Avenue - MS 52ERN Mr. D. M. Goebel P.O. Box 341441 Vice President - Nuclear Oversight Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company 3
P. O. Box 128 i
Regional Administrator, Region I Waterford, CT 06385 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Mr. M. L. Bowling, Jr.
King of Prussia, PA 19406 Millstone Unit No. 2 Nuclear Recovery Officer i
First Selectmen Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Town of Waterford P. O. Box 128 Hall of Records Waterford, CT 06385 200 Boston Post Road Waterford, CT 06385 Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Nuclear Power Station Mr. J. P. McElwain c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Millstone Unit No. I Nuclear P.O. Box 513 Recovery Officer Niantic, CT 06357 i
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Mr. J. K. Thayer Waterford, CT 06385 Recovery Officer - Nuclear Engineering and Support Deborah Katz, President Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Citizens Awareness Network P. O. Box 128 P.O. Box 83 Waterfod, CT 06385 Shelburne Falls, MA 03170
k Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Millstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Mr. M. H. Brothers Vice President - Millstone Unit 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 Energy Cooperative 30 Stott Avenue Norwich, CT 06360 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056 Ernest C. Hadley, Esquire 1040 B Main Street P.O. Box 549 West Wareham, MA 02576 Joseph R. Egan, Esq.
Egan & Associates, P.C.
2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Citizens Regulatory Commission ATTN: Ms. Susan Perry Luxton 180 Great Neck Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 a