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Forwards Insp Rept 50-289/98-05 on 980726-0919.No Violations Noted.Security Program Insp Identified No Safety Concerns
ML20154F312
Person / Time
Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/02/1998
From: Eselgroth P
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Langenbach J
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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50-289-98-05, 50-289-98-5, EA-98-456, NUDOCS 9810090166
Download: ML20154F312 (3)


See also: IR 05000289/1998005

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October 2,1998

EA No.98-456

Mr. J. Langenbach

Vice President and Director

GPU Nuclear, Inc.

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station

P. O. Box 480

Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057-0480

SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-289/98-05

Dear Mr. Langenbach:

On September 19,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Three Mile Island Unit 1

reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection which the

resident inspectors discussed with you and your staff at the October 2,1998 exit meeting.

Your staff continued to operate the unit safely. Operators performed well during routine

tasks including log taking and surveillance testing. Planned maintenance activities on the

station blackout emergency diesel went well, and incorporated the use of risk reduction

techniques. Your corrective action program functioned to identify issues that needed

attention and to prioritize, track, and provide corrective actions, as needed. The

engineering organization provided good support to daily activities. The design issues with

the offsite power sources were properly identified and reported, with good immediate

corrective actions taken. A security program inspection identified no safety concerns, and

found that you implemented an effective security program that protects against acts of

radiological sabotage.

We identified a weakness in your actions to correct known deficiencies in the calibration of

the makeup tank level instruments, that existed between May 1997 and August 1998.

These deficiencies included an improper assessment of makeup pump operability, problems

with the tracking of open commitments to correct known deficiencies, and the failure to

implement calibrations in a timely manner following setpoint calculation changes. These

issues will be considered, with another makeup tank pressure / level concern discussed in

NRC Inspection Report 98-00, as an apparent violation, pending NRC determination of the

overall effect on the operability of the pumps. You will be contacted by separate

correspondence concerning our determination on how these issues will be handled within

the enforcement process.

Sincerely, .

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Peter W. Eselgroth, Chief

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M. Laggart, Manager, Licensing and Vendor Audits

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