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Forwards Safety Insp Rept 50-289/85-21 on 850802-0916 & Notice of Violation.Discusses Operationally Significant 850821 & 0907 Events
ML20138F094
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Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/15/1985
From: Kane W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Hukill H
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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See also: IR 05000289/1985021

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Docket / License No. 50-289/DPR-50

GPU Nuclear Corporation

AlTN: Mr. H. D. Hukill

Director, THI-1

P.O. Box 480

Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection 50-289/85-21

During the period from August 2 to September 16, 1985, members of the NRC

TitI-1 Restart Staff conducted routine and special safety inspections of

shutdown activities at your facility. The staff documented the results of

this inspection in the enclosed inspection report. At the conclusion of the -

inspection Mr. R. Conte, of my staff, summarized the !nspection findings for

you and other members of your staff. The findings wera generally favorable

with no observations of conditions adverse to nuclear safety.

The enclosed report describes the staff's review and evaluation of two

significant events that occurred during the inspection period. These events

are the partial loss of non-nuclear instrumentation that occurred on August

21,1985,and the fire in the reactor's rod control system that occurred on -

September 7, 1985. Although no adverse safety impact resulted,'we consider

them to be operationally significant. We detennined that operating personnel

were responsive to these events in that they properly used emergency

procedures and their plant knowledge to assess the unique circumstances and

take appropriate corrective actions. The training program was a factor in

contributing to the appropriate response of operators to these events. In

response to these events and other less significant events, licensee represen-

tatives properly implemented applicable administrative controls and provided .

an appropriate level of review to determine adequate corrective actions. Most

notable of these was the troubleshooting effort following the fire in the rod

control system.

Of particular interest to us in reviewing the first of these events is that

certain non-nuclear instrumentation can be lost as a result of a single

electrical failure. Although this instrumentation is backed up by other

instrumentation, the latter is not in all instances safety grade. We noted

that your emergency procedures call for operators to rely directly or

indirectly on some of these instruments to direct certain operator actions.

Altnough this instrumentation does not perform automatic safety functions, we

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

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H. Thompson, NRR

W. Travers, NRR

J. Taylor, IE

J. Partlow, IE

J. Thoma, PM, NRR

T. Murley, RI

J. Allan, RI

K. Abraham, RI

R. Starostecki, RI

T. Martin, RI

S. Ebneter, RI

H. Kister, RI

L. Bettenhausen, RI

N. Blumberg, RI

P. Wen, RI

R. Conte, RI

D. Haverkamp, RI

R. Urban, RI

F. Young, RI

R. Walker, RII

H. Dance, RII

J. Bryant, RII

C. Norelius, RIII

N. Jackiw, RIII

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are concern:d that the loss of these instruments may unnecessarily distract

the operators in perfoming post-accidtnt activities. He see no immediate

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safety concern affccting the safe restart of the unit, howv.tr, we do believe

, that this is a matter whici needs to be considereo further in conjunction with

the NRC staff's review of your Regulatory Guide 1.97 submittals. Accordingly,

you aecd r.et t3ke n.j 3p<-ciric cctia rag::rdi.:g this notter at tnis time.

During thc period, our ii.spbetc. identified one instance of your failing to

meet regulatory requirements as set forth in the enclosed Hotice of Violation

(AppendixA). The violation resulted from a security guard failing to conduct

a proper search of an escorteo visitor, contrary to your security plan and

procedures. Uc are satisfied with your insnediate and followup corrective

measures to prevent recurrence. Accordingly, you need not respond to this

letter.

Sections of the enclosed inspection report contain details of your security

program that have been detemined to be exempt from public disclosure in

accordance with 10 CFR 73.21, Safegu:rds Infomatfor.. The sections so

identified will not be placed in the EC Public Document Room and will receive

limitai distribution. The inspection report cover sheet and any renaining

p7rtions or th+ instection repert will bE placed in the Public Occument Rocc,

in accr.rdanc; ui:h IJ CFR 2.79J(n).

iiased on our contir.ui .9 inspectico, we have identified on mtters that would

aff ect th.e sate rcstart af TMI-1.

Your cooperatis.1 with us ii. this mat tar is apprecitted.

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!.il lian F. Khn:. , Di rector

ThI-1 Restart Stoff

Division of Reactor Prcjects

Enclosures:

1. Apper. dix .t,  !. . r in ei Viulstion*

2. NRC Region I Inspc-cti)n P.enort i.unber 50-239/8:i-21*

  • Contains Ssfeguardt ! / .atia

cc (w/o Portions of Appendix A and Pages 5 and 6 of Enclosure 2):*

R. J. Toole, Operations and Haintenance Director, ThI-1

C. W. Sinyth, Till-1 Licensing Manager

R. J. McGoey, Manager, PUR Licensing

C. F. Trowbridge, Esquira

TMI-1 Hearing Service List

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Docunent Reun (LPDR)

huclear Safety Information Center (HSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/cy of cncis)*

Connonwealth of Pennsvlv:mic

  • Contains Safegucrds Infomatiw

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

NCH-1 Kearino Service List

. *:-inistrative Judge Administrative Judge

Ga y J. Edles, Chairman Ivan t!. Smith, Chairman

Atomic Safety & Licensing Atomic Safety & Licensing Board

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Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Washington, D.C. 20555

Administrative Judge Michael W. Maupin, Esquire

Jchn H. Buck Hunton & Williams

Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board 707 East Main Street

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 1535

Washington, D.C. 20555 Richmond, VA, 23212

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge

Christine N. Kohl Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr.

Atomic Safety & Licensing Acceal Board Atomic Safety & Licensing Board

.5. Nuclear Regulator 3 Co- '3s'or. U.S. Nuclear Esgu'atory Cor.r4ssier

Wasr.irgion, D.C. 23555 Washingter, D.C. 20555

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Administrative Judge

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sheldon J. Wolfe

Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety & Licensing Board

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555

Docketing & Service Section (3) Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal

Office of the Secretary Board Panel

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comeission

Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555

M . Henry D. Hukili Jorcan D. Cunningham, Esquire

Vice President Fox, Farr & Cunningham

GDJ Nuclear Corporation 2320 Nortn Second Street

P:st Office Box 480 Harrisburg, PA 17110

Middletown, PA 17057 .

Mi:hael F. McBride, Escuire Ellyn R. Weiss, Esquire (1)

LeSousf, Lamb, Leiby & Ma:Rae Harmon, Weiss & Joroan

1233 hew Hampshire Averue. N.W. 2001 S. St-eet, N.W.

Suite 1103 Suite 340

Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20009

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Ms. Louise Bradford Mr. Steven C. ShcIly

TMI ALERT Union of Concerned Scientists

1011 Green Street 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Harrisburg, PA 17102 Dupont Circle Bldg., Suite 1101

Washington, D.C. 20036

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Chauncy Kepford

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Judith H. Johnsrud

Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Powe-

433 Orlando Avenue

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State College, PA 16801

Lynne Bernabei, Escuire William S. Jordan, III, Esquire

Government Accountability Project Harmon, Weiss & Jordan

1555 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 2001 S Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20009 Suite 430

Washington, D.C. 20009

Ms. Frieda Berryhill, Chairman

Coalition for Nuclear Power Plant

Postponement

2610 Grendon Drive

Wilmington, Delaware 19808

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Juage Rs;ir.ald L. G:tchy

Eu-eau of Racia:':n Drc:e: tier Atomic Safety and Licensing

Department of Environmental Resources Appeal Board

P.O. Box 2063 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Washington, D.C. 20555

Thomas Y. Au, Esauire

Dr. Lawrence R. Quarles

Office of Chief Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing

Department of Environmental Resources Appeal Board

P.O.' Box 2063 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Washington, D.C. 20555

Mr. Marvin I. Lewis Ms. Jane Lee

E504 Bradferc Te-race RD 3, Box 35T'

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149 Etters, Pennsylvania 17319

Mr. C. W. Smyth, Manager Allen R. Carter, Chairman

Licensing, TMI-1 Joint Legislative Committee on Energy

Three Mile 1siand Nuclear Station Post Office Box .142

P.0; Box 480

Suite 513

Miodletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Senate Gressette Building

Columbia, South Cerclina 29202

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