ML20154B012
| ML20154B012 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 05/06/1988 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20154B016 | List: |
| References | |
| GL-82-12, GL-83-14, NUDOCS 8805170030 | |
| Download: ML20154B012 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000293/1988007
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Docket No. 50-293
Boston-Edison Company-
ATTN: Mr. Ralph G. Bird:
Senior Vice President - Nuclear
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
' Gentlemen:
Subject: NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-293/88-07
This refers to the routine safety inspection (50-293/88-07) conducted by
Messrs. C. Warren, J. Lyash and T. Kim of this office on January 20,1988 to
March 5,1988, at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Areas examined. during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I
Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter.
In regard to the control of overtime at' Pilgrim Station, the inspection con-
firmed that -your program,
as currently documented, meets the guidelines
promulgated in Generic Letters 82-12 and 83-14.
However, program implementa-
tion had been such that it did not appear to have been fully meeting the intent
of NRC guidelines.
As documented in Section 5, we understand that you have
agreed to supplement the response to this item provided in your October 28, 1987
letter.
Please provide this supplemental response within 30 days' of the date
of this letter.
Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain maintenance
activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set
forth in the Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A,
Failure to
establish adequate procedures and to . perform adequate technical review were
evident during the blackout diesel generator testing and the plant process
computer point tie-in activities.
In addition, ' poor preplanning and control-
of maintenance resulted in an unnecessary engineered safety feature actuations
during an electrical relay replacement. Weaknesses in control of maintenance
was the subject of a previous violation as documented in the inspection report
50-293/87-50.
The response directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not
subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-293/88-07
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_ K. Highfill, Station Director-
.R. Anderson, Nuclear Operations Manager
B. McIntyre, Chairman, Department of Public Utilities
J. Keyes, Boston Edison Regulatory Affairs and Programs
E. Robinson, Nuclear Information Manager
R. Swanson, Nuclear Engineering Department Manager
The Honorable Edward J. Markey
The Honorable Edward P. Kirby
The Honorable Peter V. Forman
Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen
Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen
Plymouth Civil Defense Director
S. Pollard, Secretary of Energy Resources
P. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of
R. Shimshak, MASSPIRG
Public Document Room (POR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)
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L.' Doerflein, DRP-
M. Kohl, DRP
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