ML20196J134
| ML20196J134 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/03/1998 |
| From: | Eselgroth P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Langenbach J GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20196J140 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-289-98-07, 50-289-98-7, NUDOCS 9812090267 | |
| Download: ML20196J134 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000289/1998007
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December 3,1998
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Mr. J. Langenbach
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GPU Nuclear, Inc.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station
P. O. Box 480
Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057-0480
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-289/98-07
Dear Mr. Langenbach:
On October 31,1998, 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 exit meeting on November 12,
1998.
Your staff operated the unit safely. The operators continued to perform their duties well.
Good supervisory oversight contributed to proper conduct of the observed maintenance
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and surveillance activities. The engineering department continued to support day-to-day
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activities well.
Emergency preparedness drill performance, on September 30,1998, proved the adequacy
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of your onsite emergency plan and your capability of implementing it. A notable deficiency
was the failure to complete the necessary offsite agency notifications within the required
fifteen minutes after both of the drill event declarations. This deficiency is being classified
as an exercise weakness requiring corrective action.
We found that you continued to carry out effective radiological environmental monitoring
and meteorological monitoring programs. Your staff displayed good performance regarding
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maintenance and calibration of the meteorologicalinstrumentation. Your environmental
laboratory demonstrated adequate sample analyses and quality assurance / quality controls.
The quality assurance audits provided sufficient depth to assess the implementation of
these programs.
In the radiological controls program we identified effective performance in the
accomplishment of: access controls, external and internal exposure controls, radioactive
material and contamination controls, the ALARA program, and your self-identification and
corrective action processes.
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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 (PDR).
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No reply to this letter is necessary. Your cooperation was appreciated.
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Original Signed By:
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Peter W. Eselgroth, Chief
Projects Branch No. 7
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-289
License No.: DPR-50
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report No. 50-289/98-07
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M. J. Ross, Director, Operations and Maintenance
D. Smith, PDMS Manager
M. Laggart, Manager, Licensing and Vendor Audits
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E. L. Blake, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge (Legal Counsel for GPUN)
TMI-Alert (TMIA)
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