ML20211P204
| ML20211P204 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 10/14/1997 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wadley M NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20211P208 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-282-97-12, 50-306-97-12, NUDOCS 9710200096 | |
| Download: ML20211P204 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000282/1997012
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October 14, 1997
Mr. M. D Wadley
Vice President, Nuclear Generation
Northem States Power Company
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTirN REPORT 50-282/97012(DRS); 50 306/97012(DRS) AND
NCTICE OF VIOi.ATION
Dear Mr. Wadley:
This report refers to the routine fire protection inspection completed on-site June 5 at the Prairie
Island Nuclear Generating Plants, Units 1 and 2, and to the review in Region lll of additional
information from September 23 to October 1,1997.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within these areas, the
inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records,
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interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progress. The purpose of the
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inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely
and in accordance with NRC requirements.
Our inspection identified a number of strengths in your fire protection program. For example,
there were a low number of fire protection impairments requiring a fire watch. Most fire
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protection equipment was well maintained and most transient combustibles were well
controlled. In addition, there were no plant fires during the past three ye,rs. This was an
indication that hot work was being safely performed. We are concerned, however, about four
violations of NRC requirements that were identified, The violations were cited for failure to
ensure that a revision to the Fire Hazards Ana;ysis was submitted to the NRC, to ensure that a
surveillance was complete, to ensure that surveillance records were not discarded, and to
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ensure that the fire brigade members were meeting training requirements. Unresolved items
were identified regarding the number of fire brigade drills required annually for fire brigade
members and your review of spurious actuations that could cause motor operated valve (MOV)
damage. Please provide your response to these unresolved items with your response to the
violations.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) when preparing your response. In your response, you
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should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent
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recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed correctiwe
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actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC
enf&ement action is necessa y to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Sincerely,
/s/
J.
A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Acting Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockv Nos. 50-282,50-306
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-282/97012(DRS); 50-306/97012(CRS)
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Plant Manager, Prairie Island
State Liaison Officer, State
of Minnesota
State Liaison Officer, State
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Tribal Council, Prairie Island
Dakota Community
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.700 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,-
John A. Grobe, Acting Director
Division of Reactor _ Safety
Docket Nos. 50-282,50 306
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 60-282/97012(DRS); 50-306/97012(DRS)
cc w/encis:
Plant Manager, Prairie Island
John W. Fermar., Ph.D.,
Nuclear Engineer, MPCA
State Liaison Officer, State
of Minnesota
State Liaison Officer, State
of Wisconsin
Tribal Council, Prairie Island
Dakota Community
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