ML20211H570
| ML20211H570 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 08/27/1999 |
| From: | Anderson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Ronald Bellamy AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| ML20211H573 | List: |
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| 50-293-99-04, NUDOCS 9909020124 | |
| Download: ML20211H570 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000293/1999004
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August 27, 1999
Mr. Robert M. Bellamy
Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Generation Corporation
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
600 Rocky Hill Road
Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360-5599
SUBJECT:
PILGRIM INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-293/99-04
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Dear Mr. Bellamy
This refers to the inspection conducted on June 10,1999, through July 25,1999, at the Pilgrim
facility. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection. During this inspection
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period, your conduct of activities at the Pilgrim facility during RFO12 and during power
ascension activities were generally characterized by safety conscious operations, sound
engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological controls. Several material
condition upgrades were made to the secondary plant during the refueling outage to improve
overall plant reliability and efficiency, including the installation of newly designed feedwater
regulating valves and 18 new steam plant dump and centrol valves. We did note a problem
related to human performance (configuration control) when operators inadvertently drained ten
inches of water from the reactor vessel to the torus while aligning the residual heat removal
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system for automatic initiation. Considering the previous problems in this area (tagout
implementation problems during the outage), we conclude that more management attention is
needed to address this concem.
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Some maintenance induced quality problems on the main steam iso!ation valves (MSIVs) arose
during the latter part of the refueling outage which required repeat maintenance work and
additional radiation worker exposure. Each problem was corrected before power ascension
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commenced; however, we believe there were some underlying issues that merit your attention.
For example, the oversight and experience level of contract workers was a contributing factor.
We were informed that your outage management staff will perform a lessons teamed review to
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capture issues like this to improve future performance. Additionally, we also understand that
your quality assurance organization commenced a vertical slice review of all outage
maintenance rework issues to identify and correct any common causes. Lastly, the operators
retumed the unit to power in a conservative manner and effectively mitigated the effect of a
water hammer event when placing the feed water system regulating valves into service.
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Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that two (2) level 4 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 involved: (1) an
operator procedure use issue resulting in the lowering reactor vessel level and (2) an
inadequate safety evaluation for EDG TMOD. These NCVs are further 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 copies to the Regional Administrator, Region 1, and the Director, Office of
Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Sincerely,
Original Signed by:
Clifford J. Anderson, Chief
Projects Branch 5
Division of Reactor Projects
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Docket No.:
50-293
Ucense No.: DPR-35
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Enclosure:
Inspection Report 50-293/99-04
cc w/ encl:
T. Sullivan, Vice President, Operations and Station Director
R. Ledgett, Executive Vice President - Operations
J. Alexander, Director, Nuclear Assessment
D. Tarantino, Manager, Communications
S. Brennion, Regulatory Affairs Department Manager
J. Fulton, Assistant General Counsel
R. Hallisey, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Honorable Therese Murray
The Honorable Vincent DiMacedo
T. MacGregor, Mass. Dept. of Public Comm. & Energy
Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen
Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen
Chairman, Nuclear Matters Committee
Plymouth Civil Defense Director
P. Gromer, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources
J. Miller, Senior issues Manager
A. Nogee, MASSPIRG
Office of the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering
Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
J Perlov, Secretary of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Ma.ssachusetts
Chairman, Citizens Urging Responsible Energy
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Robert M. Bellamy
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H. Miller, RA/J. Wiggins, DRA
C. Anderson, DRP
R. Summers, DRP
R. Junod, DRP
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