ML20212A888
| ML20212A888 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 09/05/1997 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Gooding W HOUSE OF REP. |
| References | |
| 50-289-97-06, 50-289-97-6, CCS, NUDOCS 9710270069 | |
| Download: ML20212A888 (1) | |
See also: IR 05000289/1997006
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September 5,
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The Honorable William Goodling
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Goodling:
I am forwardin9 a copy of NRC Inspection Report No. 50 289/97-06. Our Executive Director
for Operations committed to provide this report in his July 30,1997 response to your letter of
June 25,1997.
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Please let me know if you or your staff have additional questions.
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director
Office of Corgressional Affairs
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August 19,1997
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Mr. James Langenbach
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SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-289/97-06,50 320/97-02
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Dear Mr. Langenbach:
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On July 27,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Three Mile Island 1 & 2
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reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
The inspector noted that your staff's overall r.siformance was good in responding to the
electrical issuer, identified after the loss of offsite power (LOOP) event. Your staff had
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replaced the two damaged substation main generator output breakers with new suitable
breakers. The inspector noted that your staff had planned to determine the cause of
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unbalanced current condition observed in these breakers by a r,ubstation technician prior to
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the LOOP event on June 21,1997. Even though your staff had planned to troubleshoot
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the condition, this issue was not properly documented por your corrective action process
and plant managemer.t was not made aware of this anomaly prior to the LOOP event,
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Therefore, we are considering this an unresolved open item until our final review is done.
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. Plant personnel and equipment response to the June 21 reactor trip and loss of offsite
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power were excellent, especially in light of the previous 617 day continuous run..
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Management applied a conservative approach to safe plant operation when they decided to
remain in a heightened emergency response mode until the reactor coolant pumps and the
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main condenser heat sink were restored to service. Excellent coordination and replacement
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of the faulty main generator output breakers was noted.
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However, the required notifications to the Ccmmonwealth and risk counties for the June
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21 Unusual Event were not completed within 15 minutes as required by GPU emergency
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plan implementing procedures and NRC regulations. The violation for the late notification
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is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances surrounding the violation
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are described in detail in the enclosed report. This is a repeat problem that was also noted
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in two emergency plan exercises in the past 15 months. Additional reinforcement of the
importance of the emergency planning program is werranted to ensure that the ability to
implement the program is maintained. Phase note that you are required to respond to this
letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing
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your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further
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enforcement action is necessary to ensure compilance with regulatory requirements.
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James W. Langenbach
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The TMI radiological controls occupational exposure program and radiological
environmental monitoring program implementation continue to be effective. Both programs
included strong management oversight and effective quality assurance audits that asse
program s'rengths and weaknesses. The radiation protection department performed
numerous self-assessments and program evaluations of significant scope.
in a:cordance 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 (PDR),
Sincerely,
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Peter W. Eselgroth, Chief
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Projects Branch No. 7
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Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50 289,50-320
Enclosvres:
2. NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-289/97-06 and 50-320/97-02
cc w/ encl:
E. L. Blake, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge (Legal Counsel for GPUN)
J. C. Fornicola, 0; rector, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
M. J. Ross, Director, Operations and Maintenance
D. Srnith, PDMS Manager
TMI Alert (TM1A)
J. S. Wetmore, Manager, TMI Ragu!atory Affairs
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Distribution w/ encl:
H. Miller, RA
Region i Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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NRC Resident inspector
W. Axelson, ORA
T. Kenny, DRS
P. Eselgroth, DRP
D. Haverkamp, DRP
A. Keatley, DRP
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