ML20207G112

Forwards Insp Repts 50-245/99-05,50-336/99-05 & 50-423/99-05 on 990302-0419.No Violations Noted.Closure of 15 Significant Items List (SIL) Issues at Unit 2 Signifies Completion of Insp for Entire Unit 2 SIL

ML20207G112
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	06/03/1999
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Necci R NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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ML20207G119	List: ML20207G112 ML20207G121
References
50-245-99-05, 50-245-99-5, 50-336-99-05, 50-336-99-5, 50-423-99-05, 50-423-99-5, NUDOCS 9906110025
Download: ML20207G112 (4)

See also: IR 05000245/1999005

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June 3,1999

Mr. R. P. Necci, Vice President.

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Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

P.O. Box 128 -

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SUBJECT:

NRC COMBINED INSPECTION 50-245/99-05; 50-336/99-05; and 50 423/99-05

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On April 19,1999, the NRC completed an inspection at Millstone Units 1,2, and 3 reactor

facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

During the seven week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at the

Millstone facilities was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations, sound

engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological work controls.

As documented in the enclosed inspection report, the closure of 15 significant items list (SIL)

lasues at Unit 2 signifies completion of the inspection for the entire Unit 2 SIL. This culminates

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the substantial NRC inspection effort, govemed by the Restart Assessment Plan (RAP), that

included 55 restart issues (i.e.,95 individual inspection items). Your rigorous approach and

management emphasis upon proper SIL closure have provided for successful completion of this

assessment effort. We note that the NRC staff recommendation to allow Unit 2 to restart was

contingent upon acceptable resolution of all SIL items. With the closure of the Unit 2 SIL and

Restart Assessment Plan requirements, the enclosed inspection report not only documents the

results of several significant programmatic inspections, but also marks a transition of Unit 2 from

a recovering facility to a plant recommencing critical operations and power ascension activities.

During this inspection period, power operations have been sustained at Unit 3 without incidence

of the operational events that have challenged your staff during previous report periods since

startup. We continue to observe conservative' decision making on the part of the unit

~ management and your operations staff, as exemplified by the staff response to a severe, high-

- wind storm. It appears that your renewed operational focus is working as intended to minimize

challenges and their impact on operations. As has been confirmed by Nuclear Oversight

assessments, continued emphasis on your efforts to improve performance in the areas of work

control and corrective actions, as well as operations, appears warranted.

Within the area of plant support, we found that you continued to implement effective Radiological

Environmental Monitoring and Meteorological Monitoring Programs (REMP and MMP). You

demonstrated improvements and effective performance regarding maintenance and calibration

of the meteorologicalinstrumentation. Your environmental laboratory effectively analyzed

samples and conducted quality assurance and quality control activities to verify and validate

program performance.

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Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that 12 Severity Level IV

violations of NRC requirements occurred. These violations are being treated as Non-Cited

Violations (NCVs), consistent with Appendix C of the Enforcement Policy. These NCVs are

described in the subject inspection report. If you contest the violation or severity level of these

NCVs , 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 1; the

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

DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident inspector at the Millstone facility.

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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).

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

James C. Linville, Director

Millstone Inspection Directorate

Office of the Regional Administrator

Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, 50-423

Enclosures:

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NRC Combined Inspection Report 50-245/99-05; 50-336/99-05; 50-423/99-05

2.

Table 1, " Aquatic Environmental Sampling Types and Locations" and Figure 1, " Aquatic

Sampling Locations"

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cc w/encis:

B. D. Kenyon, President - Generation Group

L J. Olivier, Senior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer

M. H. Brothers, Vice President - Operations

F. C. Rothen, Vice President - Nuclear Work Services

D. Amerine, Vice President - Engineering Services

J. T. Carlin, Vice President - Human Services

G. D. Hicks, Director - Nuclear Training Services (CT)

C. J. Schwarz, Director - Unit 3 Operations

' J. A. Price, Director - Unit 2 Operations

E. J. Harkness, Director - Unit 1 Operations

L. M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel

J. R. Egan, Esquire

N. Burton, Esquire

V. Juliano, Waterford Library

J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control

S. B. Comley, We The People

State of Connecticut SLO Designee

First Selectmen, Town of Waterford

D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)

T. Concannon, Co-Chair, NEAC

R. Bassilakis, CAN

J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN

S. P. Luxton, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC)

E. Woollacott, Co-Chair, NEAC

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Distribution w/encis:

Region I Docket Room (with&ggy of concurrences)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

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FILE CENTER, NRR (with Oriainal concurrences)

Millstone inspection Directorate Secretarial File, Region l

NRC Resident inspector

H. Miller, Regional Administrator, RI

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J. Wiggins, Deputy Regional Administrator, Rl

B. Davis, PIMB/ DISP

J. Linville, Millstone Inspection Directorate, Rl

M. Oprendek, DRP

D. Screnci, PAO

Distribution w/encis: <VIA E-MAIL >:

R. Eaton, PM, NRR

T. Madden, OCA

R. Correia, NRR

M. Tschiltz, OEDO

J. Nakoski, PM, NRR

W. Dean, Chief, inspection Programs Branch, NRR

E. Imbro, Chief, Mechanical & Civil Engineering Branch, NRR

P. Kottay, Chief, ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR

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