ML20211A916
| ML20211A916 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 02/04/1987 |
| From: | Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mangan C NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20211A920 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-87-009, EA-87-9, NUDOCS 8702190262 | |
| Download: ML20211A916 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000410/1986056
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04 FEB 1987
Docket No.
50-410
License No. NPF-54
EA 87-09
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
ATTN: Mr. C. V. Mangan
Senior Vice President
301 Plainfield Road
Syracuse, New York 13212
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Gentlemen:
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
(Inspection No. 50-410/86-56)
This refers to the NRC resident safety inspection conducted between October 1
and November 16, 1986, at Nine Mile Point, Unit 2, Scriba, New York. The
inspection report was sent to you on December 17, 1986. During the inspection,
NRC inspectors reviewed the circumstances associated with two violations of
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technical specification limiting conditions for operation (LCO) which were
identified by members of your staff and reported to the NRC.
Further, a viola-
tion of the reporting requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.72 was also identi-
fied. On January 8, 1987, an enforcement conference was conducted with you and
members of your staff to discuss the violations, their causes, and your
corrective actions.
The two LCO violations occurred during the initial loading of fuel in the
reactor. The first violation involved a Source Range Monitor being inoperable
for approximately 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> during which time 19 fuel bundles were loaded into
the reactor. The violation was caused by a failure to follow procedures and a
lack of independent verification to assure that the SRM was returned to an
operable status upon completion of a surveillance test. The second violation
involved all four SRM downscale rod block channels being inoperable for a
period of approximately 21s hours while the reactor was in the refueling mode
(there was no fuel movement during that time). The violation was caused by an
apparent lack of thorough understanding and implementation of technical speci-
fication requirements. The violations demonstrate the need for additional
training and improved oversight of the operations staff to assure that the
plant is operated in accordance with the technical specificatior.s. Therefore,
although the two LCO violations are of low safety significance and have been
classified at Severity Level IV in accordance with the " General Statement of
Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C
(Enforcement Policy) (1986), we emphasize that any similar violations in the
future may result in additional enforcement action. The reportin$ violation
has been classified at Severity Level V.
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You are required to respond to the enclosed Notice and, in preparing your
response, you should follow the instructions specified in the Notice.
In
your response, you should document the actions taken or planned to prevent
recurrence. After reviewing your response to the Notice, including your
proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC
will determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will
be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
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to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget, otherwise
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Sincerely,
William F. Kane, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
cc w/ encl:
Connor & Wetterhahn
John W. Keib, Esquire
J. A. Perry, Vice President', Quality Assurance
W. Hansen, Manager of Quality Assurance
D. Quamme, NMP-2 Project Director
T. J. Perkins, General Superintendent
R. B. Abbott, Station Superintendent
Department of Public Service, State of New York
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New York
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
DRP Section Chief
Region I SLO
Robert J. Bores, DRSS
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