ML20210L059

Forwards Insp Rept 50-309/97-05 on 970427-0608 & Notice of Violation Re Failure to Adequately Test Refueling Equipment Prior to Use

ML20210L059
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	07/11/1997
From:	Cowgill C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Sellman M Maine Yankee
Shared Package
ML20210L065	List: IR 05000309/1997005 ML20210L059 ML20210L081
References
50-309-97-05, 50-309-97-5, NUDOCS 9708200205
Download: ML20210L059 (4)

See also: IR 05000309/1997005

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July 11,1997

Mr. Michael B. Sellman

President

Maino Yankee Atomic Power Company

329 Bath Road

Brunswick, Maine 04011

SUBJECT: ~ NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50 309/97-05 AND NOTICE OF

VIOLATION

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Dear Mr. Sellman:

On June 8,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Maine Yankee reactor f acility.

The results of thU inspection were discussed with Messrs. G. Leitch, R. Blackmore and

others of your su.rf at an exit meeting held on June 12,1997. The enclosed report

< presents the results of that inspection.

During the 6 week period covered by this inspection period, activities at the Maine Yankea

facilities were conducted safely. However, a sequence of events during core offload

revealed some weaknesses in several areas of Maine Yankee performance, particularly

work control, testing, and problem identification and resolution. Continuing problems with

th9 performance of refueling equipment, particularly the spent fuel pool crane, indicates

that corrective actions for previous problems were inadequate or narrowly focused.

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As part of our activities we conducted inspection of your laservice Testing (IST) Program.

Our inspection identified a number of deficiencies in your program. We noted that you

have on going efforts to identify and resolve probims with the IST program as a part of

your restart plan. Resolution of the findings of yo' r program review as well as those

identified in this inspection will be evaluated as a part of the NRC's restart plan.

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Five violations of NRC requirements were identified during this inspection. The violations

involved

(1) the failure to adequately test refueling equipment prior to use;(2) the f ailure

to implement adequate corrective actions for fuel movement mishaps; (3) implementation

of alternative inservice test methods prior to obtaining NRC authorization: (4) inadequate

use of newly established vibration data for safety refeted pumps; and, (5) lack of adequate

test acceptance criteria for testing safety related pumps.

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These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances  :

surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that l

. you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the -

enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,

to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with

regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter

and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

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Original Signed By:

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Curtis J. Cowgill,111, Chlef

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Projects Branch No. 5 >

Division of Reactor Project.:

Docket No: 50-309

License No: DPR 36 ,

Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50 309/97-05 and Notice of Violation

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cc w/ encl:

G. Leitch, Vice President, Operations

M. Meisner, Vice President, Licensing and Regulatory Compliance

R. Fraser, Vice President, Engineering

J. M. Block, Attorney at Law

P. L. Anderson, Project Manager (Yankee Atomic Electric Company)

8. Blackmore, Plant Manager

L. Dicht, Manager of Public and Governmental Affairs

J. A. Ritsher, Attorney (Ropes and Gray)

P. Dostle, State Nuclear Safety inspector

P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General

U. Vanags, State Nuclear Safety Advisor

C. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering, Inc.

W. D. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer

First Selectmen of Wiscosset

Maine State Planning Officer - Nuclear Safety Advisor

State of Maine, SLO Designee

State Planning Officer - Executive Department

Friends of the Coast

Michael B. Sellman 4

Distribution w/ encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

PUBLIC

NRC Resident inspector

D. Serenci, PAO

W. Axelson, DRA

C. Cowgill, DRP

R. Summers, DRP

D. Bearde, DRP

Distribution w/enci (VIA E-MAIL):

W. Dean, OEDO

S. Varga, Director,1/11, DRPE, NRR

D. Dorman, LPM, NRR

M. Callahan, OCA

R. Correia, NRR

F. Talbot, NRR

D. Screnci, PAO

N. Sheehan, PAO

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OFFICE Rl/DRS Rl/DRS Rl/DRP

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