ML20206B345

Forwards Insp Rept 50-443/99-01 on 990207-0321.Violations Identified Involving Failure to Properly Test Primary Auxiliary Building for Test Failures & Inadequate C/A to Prevent Recurrence of Repeated Pab for Test Failures

ML20206B345
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	04/20/1999
From:	Anderson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
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ML20206B349	List: IR 05000443/1999001 ML20206B345
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50-443-99-01, 50-443-99-1, NUDOCS 9904290215
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See also: IR 05000443/1999001

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April 20, 1999

Mr. T. C. Feigenbaum l

Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

Seabrook Station

North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation

c/o Mr. James M. Peschel

) P. O. Box 300

Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-443/99-01

Dear Mr. Felgenbaum:

This refers to the inspection comr'sted on March Et,1999 at the Seabrook Nuclear Power

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The plant was operated safely during the period. The operators performed routine activities

including surveillance testing well. Maintenance and outage planning activities were performed l

well. Component engineering provided good support and analysis for several safety-related '

component lubricating oilissues.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that two violations of NRC l

requirements o:: curred. These violations are being treated as Non-Cited Violations (NCVs),

consistent with Appendix C of the Enforcement Policy. These NCVs included: (1) failure to

properly test the primary auxiliary building fans, and (2) Inadequate corrective action to prevent

recurrence of repeated primary auxiliary building for test failures. These NCVs are described in

the subject inspection report. If you contest the violation or severity level of these NCV(s) , you

should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for

your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk,  !

Washington DC 20555-0001, with a copies to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and the l

Director, Office of Cnforcernent, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555-0001.

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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

Original Signed by:

Clifford Anderson, Chief

Projects Branch 5

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-443

License No: NPF-86

Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-443/99-01

cc w/enci:

B. D. Kenyon, President - Nuclear Group

J. S. Streeter, Recovery Officer - Nuclear Oversight

W. A. DiProfio, Station Director - Seabrook Station

R. E. Hickok, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station

D. E. Carriere, Director, Production Services

L M. Cuoco, Esquire, Senior Nuclear Counsel

W. Fogg, Director, New Hampshire Office of F.mergency Management

D. McElhinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA Rl, Boston, Mass

R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire

' D. Brown-Couture, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency

Management Agency

F. W. Getman, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel - Great Bay Power Corporation

R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seacoast Anti-Pollution League

D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire

S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States

W. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer

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Distribution w/ encl:

H. Miller, RA/J. Wiggins, DRA

C. Anderson, DRP

R. Summers, DRP

S. Barr, DRP

R. Junod, DRP

Region i Docket Room (with cor;currences)

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NRC Resident inspector

Distribution w/enci(VIA E-MAIL):

M. Tschiltz, OEDO

E. Adensam, PD l-3, NRR

J. Harrison, PD l-3, NRR

R. Correia, NRR (RPC)

D. Screnci, PAO, ORA

Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

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