ML20211J497

Submits Comments Re Violations Cited in Early Mar & 990509 Insps

ML20211J497
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/21/1999
From:	Romano F SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
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NUDOCS 9909030162
Download: ML20211J497 (3)

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In each of the last three montum SEABROOK STATION NUCLEAR POWER l PLANT has been cited by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for violations ofits I operating license requirements. During an inspection in early March, it was determined that plant personnel " failed to periodically calibrate" a pump in the system that cools the l

components necessary to safely shut down the plant in the event of an emergency. During j an inspection completed on May 9, it was discovered that relays necessary to bring power from emergency diesel generators to operate plant safety systems in the event of a loss of regular power were not operational. "The licensee did not establish adequate measures to ensure that the . relays met all required calibration settings prior to installation," the NRC inspection report indicated. And, most recently, it was detemiined that during one i of the nuclear plant's emergency response training drills, a violation occurred " based on '

the licensee not demonstrating timely activation of the (emergency response organization) during off-hours." However, while indicating that violations had, indeed, occurred, the NRC refused to take enforcement action against the plant's operators /h Instead, under discretionary %e in NRC regulationsJhe. commission-d6cTdeil to call all these violati s "non-cited,'A'dindicated no'TitEn would be taken. We are asking G

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our members t takEa moment write to the NRC at: Director, Office of Enforcement, thiited a Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC ,pC4 p jt/ M 20555-0001 and indicate you disappointment with the lack of enforcement action against p #" g Seabrook Station operators de. ite their repeated safety related violations. Wd6 1^'

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Also on the SEABROOK STA ON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT front, while the company that operates the plant, orth Atlantic Energy Services Co., a wholly owned

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• 1 subsidiary of Northeast Utilities o Connecticut, has indicated Seabrook is now Y2K '

compliant, SAPL and otbr enviro ental watchdog groups are still concerned. The p.#j Nuclear Regulatory Commission, hogvever, appears not to be. The " oversight" agency has indicated that it is considering waiving enforcement actions against nuclear power plants pe#'y that may be forced to operate outside t ie terms of their licenses by Y2K problems. This is j Q3 }

being done, according to an announce nt in the Federal Register (Volume 64, Number g6 A 146, pages 41474-41476, dated July 30 'in order to help maintain electrical grid stability and reliability, even when license condit ns including Technical Specifications, would M po"'A g<,.

/)j '1.? require a plant shutdown " Allowing a nu\ ea,r l power plant to operate outside ofits iechnical specirications opens up a myriad 3rsarety related issues and should never be

1. 4%; pQ bo allowed, under any circumstances SApL w 11 be contacting the NRC in order to state our Ci b pld opposition to this proposal and we are urgin > our members to do likewise. please write hs to: David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative . #

l I Services, Office of Administration Mail Sto i T-6 DS9, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 6 g Com mission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Il comments must be received by the p V' NRC by Aug 30,1999 AMg (g4d 9909030162 990821 y A PDR ADOCK 05000443 ,w/l Us k H PDR h M4 '

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