ML20154P104

Forwards Biweekly Status Rept for 880507-20 Period.Nrc Conducted Public Meeting on 880511 in Plymouth,Ma to Discuss Evaluation of Public Comments & Concerns During 880218 Public Meeting on Facility Restart Plan

ML20154P104
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	05/25/1988
From:	Blough A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Wiggins J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NUDOCS 8806030208
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MAY 251988 Docket No. 50-293 MEMORANDUM.FOR: James T. Wiggins, Chief Reactor Projects Branch No -3 FROM: A. Randy Blough, Chief Reactor Projects Section No. 3B

SUBJECT:

PILGRIM STATUS REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MAY 7-20, 1988 Enclosed is the Pilgrim bi-weekly status report from the NRC Resident Office at Pilgrim. Three resident inspectors monitored activities at the plant during.

the report period. -In addition, two fire protection specialists from NRC Head-quarters were onsite to review selected fire protection program issues. On May 11, 1988, NRC conducted a public meeting at. the Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts to discuss the evaluation of public comments and concerns expressed during the February 18, 1988 public meeting on the Boston Edison Company's Pilgrim Restart Plan.

The status reports are intended to provide NRC management and the public with an - overview of plant activities and NRC inspection activities. Subsequent inspection reports will address many of these topics in more detail.

A. Randy Blough, Chief Reactor. Projects Section No. 3B

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ENCLOSURE PILGRIM STATUS REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MAY 7 - 20, 1988 1.0 Plant Status As of 8:00 a.m. on May 20,1988, the reactor was in cold shutdown mode with moderator temperature about 93 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.0 Facility Operations Summary The plant has been shutdown for maintenance and to make program improve-ments since April 12, 1986. The reactor core was completely defueled on February 13, 1987 to facilitate extensive maintenance and modification of plant equipment. The licensee completed fuel reload on October 14, 1987.

Reinstallation of the reactor vessel internal components and the vessel head was followed by completion of the reactor vessel hydrostatic test.

The primary containment integrated leak rate test was completed during the week of December 21, 1987.

3.0 Items of Special Iriterest NRC Public Meeting to Discuss Comments on BEco's Pilgrim Restart Plan On May 11, 1988, NRC conducted a public meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts to discuss the evaluation of public comments and concerns expressed during 4 the February 18, 1988 public meeting on the Boston Edison Company's Pilgrim Restart Plan. The meeting took place in the town's Memorial Hall from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Because the comments from the February 18 meeting covered a very broad spectrum of issues, the panel of NRC nianagement presented several discussions. Each was designed to be generally informative regarding NRC processe: and to respond to the broad range of comments in a given subject area. Also, a handout describing NRC's responses was distributed at the meeting. A forum was provided for state and local elected officials and private citizens to comment and ask questions on NRC's responses. The NRC panel consisted of Mr. Samuel J. Collins, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, NRC-Region I; Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief, Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch, NRC-Region I; Mr. Jay M. Gutierrez, Regional Counsel, NRC-Region I; and Mr. Bruce Boger, Assistant Director for Region I Reactors, NRC-NRR. The transcription of the meeting will be made available to the public.

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Enclosure 2 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Site Visit The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INP0) is an organization com-posed of, and supported by, electric utilities who own and operate nuclear power plants. INP0 assists utilities in improving programs and perform-ance - at their nuclear facilities. A twenty-one member INP0 evaluation team _ was onsite at Pilgrim on May 9-20, 1988, for a two-week inspection visit. Team members evaluated the areas of plant operations, maintenance, chemistry, training and qualifications, radiation protection, industrial safety, technical support, and organization and administration.

Licensee's Self-Assessment The licensee completed a formal management self-assessment of their readi-ness for restart. The licensee has committed to provide a report of the assessment results to the NRC. NRC will review the results of the licensee's assessment prior to conducting a comprehensive NRC Integrated Assessment Team Inspection.

NRC Assessment Panel Meeting On May 12,1988, members of NRC management from Regicn I and NRR met at the licensee's Chiltonville Training Center and discussed inspection plans with the NRC resident staff. The NRC Assessment Panel meets period-ically to coordinate the planning and execution of NRC inspection and licensing activities related to Pilgrim. The panel is chaired by Mr. Samuel J. Collins, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, NRC Region I.

4.0 Emergency Notification System (ENS) Report During this period, the licensee made the following report to the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72:

On May 17, 1988, at about 11:30 a.m. , the licensee inadvertently initiated the "A" train of standby gas treatment and secondary containment isolation systems. Licensee maintenance technicians were preparing to replace three primary containment isolation system logic relay coils. As part of the equipment isolation, a logic power supply fuse was removed. The licensee failed to fully identify l the effect of deenergizing this portion of the logic. When the fuse was removed the actuations occurred. The fuse was reinserted and the isolation logic was reset a short time later. NRC review l of this event will be documented in Inspection Report No.

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Enclosure 3 5.0 NRC Staff Status During the Period The inspection staff at Pilgrim during the report period consisted of the following:

Clay Warren --- Senier Resident Inspector Jeffrey Lyash --- Resident Inspector Tae Kim --- Resident Inspector In addition, two fire protection specialists from NRC headquarters were onsite during the week of May 16, 1988, to review the licensee's corrective actions on previous inspection findings. The results of this inspection will be included in routine NRC Resident Inspection Report No.

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