ML20154B820
| ML20154B820 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 09/28/1998 |
| From: | Wiggins J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Michael Colomb POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20154B826 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-333-98-05, 50-333-98-5, NUDOCS 9810060023 | |
| Download: ML20154B820 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000333/1998005
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September 28,1998
Mr. Michael J. Colomb
Site Executive Officer
New York Power Authority
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
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Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-333/98-05 and NOTICE of VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Colomb:
This refers to the NRC engineering team inspection that was conducted at the FitzPatrick
. Nuclear Power Plant for two weeks during the period of July 27 to August 14;1998. The
inspection evaluated engineering activities to support plant operation, including a very
detailed review of the design and licensing bases of two plant systems. The inspection
also evaluated of the effectiveness of the plant staff in identifying, evaluating, and
correcting problems. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection;
preliminary results had been provided to Mr. Harry Salmon and members of your staff at an
exit meeting held at the site on August 14,1998.
The team judged the engineering activities at the FitzPatrick plant be generally good, and
the team concluded that the two reviewed systems had accurate design and licensing
bases, which were consistently implemented in operating and testing precedures. The
engineering methods and results were generally sound and correct, and engineering
backlogs were manageable. Degraded but operable conditions on some plant systems
were being monitored by the maintenance and operations staff with proper input and
oversight by engineering. Although none of the degraded conditions reviewed by the
inspection team were determined to represent inoperable components or systems, there
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were issues that had not been fully questioned or evaluated by engineering. Review of
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these additional issues did not reverse the existing operability determinations, but the team
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judged that the scope of engineering review had sometimes been narrow snd could be
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The failure to analyze the effects of a LOCA plus LOOP on containment penetration
protection is a violation of NRC requirements where no written response to NRC is
required. The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation,
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the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence is
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already adequately addressed on the docket in this inspection report. Therefore, you are
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not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately
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reflect your corrective actions or your position in that case, or if you choose to provide
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additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact the team leader
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Mr. Harold Gray at (610) 337-5325.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
James T. Wiggins, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-333
Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report 50-333/98-05 and Notice of Violation
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cc w/ encl:
,C. D. Rapployea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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E. Zeltmann, President and Chief Operating Officer
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R. Hiney, Executive Vice President for Project Operations
J. Knubel, Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President
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H. P. Salmon, Jr., Vice President of Engineering
W. Josiger, Vice President - Engineering and Project Management
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J. Kelly, Director . Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects
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T. Dougherty, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
R. Deasy, Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services
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R. Patch, Director - Quality Assurance
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G. C. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel
C. D. Faison, Director, Nuclear Licensing, NYPA
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T. Morra, Executive Chair, Four County Nuclear Safety Committee
Supervisor, Town of Scriba
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C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law
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P. Eddy, Electric Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York
G. T. Goering, Consultant, New York Power Authority
J. E. Gagliardo, Consultant, New York Power Authority
E. S. Beckjord, Consultant, New York Power Authority
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F. William Valentino, President, New York State Energy Research
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J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research
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Distribution w/ encl:
H. Miller, RA/W. Axelson, DRA (1)
J. Wiggins, DRS
L. Nicholson, DRS
G. Meyer, DRS
H. Gray, DRS
D. Screnci, PAO (2)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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NRC Resident inspector
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
D.Lew,DRP
P. Kaufman, DRP
R. Junod, DRP
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B. McCabe, RI EDO Coordinator
S. Bajwa, NRR
J. Williams, NRR
M. Campion, RI
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R. Correia, NRR
F. Talbot, NRR
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