ML20207L116
| ML20207L116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 03/10/1999 |
| From: | Lanksbury R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reddemann M WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20207L119 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-266-99-02, 50-266-99-2, 50-301-99-02, 50-301-99-2, NUDOCS 9903170403 | |
| Download: ML20207L116 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000266/1999002
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant
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Two Rivers, WI 54241
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH INSPECTION REPORT 50-266/99002(DRP);
50-301/99002(DRP) AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Reddemann:
On February 22,1999, the NRC completed an inspection at your Point Beach Unit 1 and Unit 2
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reactor facilities. The enclosed inspection report presents the results of that inspection.
During the 7-week perico mvered by '5is inspection, the conduct of activities at Point Beach
was generally characterized by a s .
'-conscious operating philosophy. Forinstance, plant
staff responded promptly to an industry operating experience bulletin and shut down Unit 1 to
make precautionary repairs to safety-related electrical circuit breakers. However, there were
severalinstances where plant staff performance did not measure up to your standards. In one
instance, plant staff did not promptly recognize generic weaknesses in the program for
controlling the use of lubricants, and in another instance, operator response to an unexpected
loss of pc'ver to safety-related electrical busses was not focused on re-energizing the bus. The
facility also experienced a higher than normal number of post-maintenance problems with
equipment important to safety, one of which involved the failure to exclude foreign material from
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the charging system. The response to each problem was generally thorough. However, the
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problems collectively reflected a gap between your standards for performance and somt
aspects of the plant staff's implementation of your policies and programs.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that three violations of NRC
requirements occurred. One violation is associated with your program for implementing
abnormal and emergency operating procedures. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice), and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail in the subject
inspection report. The violation is of concern because it was inspector-identified and it deals
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with procedure use and adherence, an area of enforcement action within the last 2 years. The
other two violations are non-cited violations and are discussed in the inspection report.
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The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the cited violation and the
corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence is already
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required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately reflect your
corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional
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information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
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enclosures, and your response, if any, will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
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/s/ Roger D. Lanksbury
Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 5
Docket Nos.: 50-266; 50-301
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report
50-266/99002(DRP);
50-301/99002(DRP)
cc w/encis:
R. Grigg, President and Chief
Operating Officer, WEPCO
M. Sellman, Senior Vice President,
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Chief Nuclear Officer
R. Mende, Plant Manager
J. O'Neill, Jr., Shaw, Pittman,
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Potts & Trowbridge
K. Duveneck, Town Chairman
Town of Two Creeks
B. Burks, P.E., Director
Bureau of Field Operations
J. Mettner, Chairman, Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
S. Jenkins, Electric Division
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
State Liaison Officer
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\Poin\\ poi 99002.drp
To receive a copy of this docurnent, indicate in the box *C' = Copy without attachmentienclosure *E" = Copy with attachtnent/ enclosure
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B. Clayton, Rlli w/encis.
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PUBLIC IE-01 w/encis
Docket File w/encls
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