ML20198P118
| ML20198P118 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1998 |
| From: | Durr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Kenyon B NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20198P122 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-245-97-207, 50-336-97-207, 50-423-97-207, NUDOCS 9801220011 | |
| Download: ML20198P118 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000245/1997207
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'Mr. Bruce D. Kenyon, President
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SUBJECT;t - NRC COMBINED INSPECTION 50 245/97-207; 50 336/97-207;.
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Jon November 30,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Millstone 1,2 & 3
reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
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Progress continues in the review, update, and, as appropriate, the closure of a number of.
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issues identified in the Unit 3 significant items list (SIL). .During this inspection period,
additional programmatic SIL areas involving follow up of NUREG-0737 and Generic Letter
8913 issues were evaluated, but remain open. We note that considerable attention isi
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being directed to reconcile the Unit 3 docketed rec,ord with current commitments and
practices relative to these generic program areas. In light of past configuration concerns at
Millstone regarding compliance with docketed commitments, strong management emphasis
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-on maintaining both accurate and technically correct compliance with program
requirements is essential to continued recovery.
~ As detailed in the enclosed inspeEtion report, the closure of the SIL item on your electrical
separation program after several months of inspection review represents a dedicated effort
on the part of your staff to identify and correct both known and suspected problem areas.
Such a broad and complete ' response to other identified areas of concern and the remaining.
programmatic SIL items will likewise require a concentrated dedication of the proper
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' resources to bring these issues to satisfactory conclusion. In the future, your performance -
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will continue to be measured not only in the way your staff resolves the identified open
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' maintaining a good operational focus on the safety of the plant during both routine
Levolutions and special tests.
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. At Unit 2, in response to the NRC's request for information pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f),
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vyou provided the second update to the list of, items to be deferred until after restart' Our
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inspection of the deferred items found that you had improved the review and approval -
process to provide additional assurance that the list would be complete and accurate. ;The-
z process resulted in the list containing items that were appropriate for deferral and overall
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- the contents of the list reflected a conservative decision-making process. We did not
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tidentify any issues that,~ if not corrected prior to plant restatt, would have resulted in a
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significant safety concern during plant operations.
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At Unit-1, operations response to an unplanned entry into a Red shutdown risk condition,
as a result of a loss of the ."D" service ' water pump, was less than adequate.. During the
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event, command and control of the operating shift was weak and without clear
expectations as to who was responsible for making the appropriate decisions to return the
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unit to a Yellow shutdown risk condition. Discussions in the control room lasted for almost:
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two hours before a decision was made on a course of action to restore defense-in-depth for
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the ultimate heat sink. This event demonstrates the need for continued management
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support 'and direction to ensure command and control within the operating shifts are
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adequately maintained.
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The program for the processing of radweste and the transportation of radioactive materials
'was examined during this inspection period. Also, your program modifications made to
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Lincorporate major rule changes contained in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR)f
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units, while your radioactive materials transportation and radweste disposal program
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. continued to be effectively implemented.
A portion of the se'cunty program was reviewed during this period. The inspection
consisted of selective reviews of procedures and records, inspector's observations, and
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interviews with security personnel. The inspector determined that as s' result of a
mechanical failure on two turnstiles, some authorized personnel were not properly logged-
into the prctected area. The failure did not result in a security vulnerabil;ty. The inspector
confirmed that all personnel not properly logged into the protected area were authorized to
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. access the protected area, and that unauthorized personnel would not have been granted
access as a result of the mechanical failure.
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).
Sincerely,
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Jacque P. Durr
Chief, inspections
Special Projects Office, NRR
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M. H. Brothers, Vice President - Millstone, Unit 3
'J. McElwain, Unit 1 Recovery Officer -
M. Bowling, Jr., Unit 2 Recovery Officer
D. M. Goebeti Vice President, Nuclear Oversight "
D. Amerine, Vice President for Engineering and Support Services
P. D. Hinnerkamp, Director, Unit Operations
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F. C. Rothen, Vice President, Work Services
J. Stankiewicz, Training Recovery Manager
R. Johannes, Director - Nuclear Training
S. J. Sherman, Audits and Evaluation
L. M. Cuoco, Esquire
J. R. Egan, Esquire
V. Juliano. Waterford Library
J.' Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control
S. B. Comley, We The People
State of Connecticut SLO Designee
D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)
R. Bassilakis, CAN
J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN
S. P. Luxton, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC)
Representative T. Concannon
E. Woollacott, Co-Chairman, NEAC
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B. Jones, PIMB/ DISP
M. Kalamon, SPO, RI
W. Lanning, Deputy Director of Inspections, SPO, RI
D. Scienci, PAO
W. Travers, Director, SPO, NRR
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R. Correla, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
G. Imbro, Deputy Director of ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR
P.-McKee, Deputy Director of Licensing, SPO, NRR
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