ML20217L033
| ML20217L033 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1998 |
| From: | Cowgill C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217L038 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-443-98-01, 50-443-98-1, NUDOCS 9805040273 | |
| Download: ML20217L033 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000443/1998001
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April 27,1998
Mr. T. C. Feigenbaum
Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
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SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-443/98-01 AND NOTICE
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Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:
On March 28,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at Seabrook Station. The enclosed
report presents the results of that inspection.
The station was operated safely during the period. Several examples were noted where
operators and maintenance technicians demonstrated high standards and an excellent
attention to detail by identifying procedural and material deficiencies. Surveillance testing
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was performed well. Engineering provided good support to plant operations during several
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root cause and troubleshooting investigations. We are concerned, however, about two
violations of NRC requirements that were identified. These violations included a failure to
properly control the design and installation of a modification to the residual heat removal
system pump room ventilation system; and, a failure by station personnel to properly
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implement radiation worker safety requirements.
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The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that
you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790
of the NRC " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the
NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
Original Signed By:
Curtis J. Cowgill, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 5
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No. 50-443
License No: NPF-86
Enclosure:
1. Notices of Violation
2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-443/98-01
cc w/ encl:
B. D. Kenyon, President - Nuclear Group
J. S. Streeter, Recovery Officer - Nuclear Oversight
W. A. DiProfio, Station Director - Seabrook Station
R. E. Hickok, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station
D. E. Carriere, Director, Produccion Services
L. M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel
W. Fogg, Director, New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management
D. McElhinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA Rl, Boston, Mass
R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire
D. Brown-Couture, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency
F. W. Getman, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel - Great Bay Power
Corporation
R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seacoast Anti-Pollution League
D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire
S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States
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Mr. T. C. Feigenbaum
Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation
c/o Mr. Terry L. Harpster
PO Box 300
Seabrook, NH 03874
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-443/98-01 AND NOTICE-
OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:
On March 28,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at Seabrook Station. The enclosed
report presents the results of that inspection.
The station was operated safely during the period. Several examples were noted where
operators and maintenance technicians demonstrated high standards and an excellent
attention to detail by identifying procedural and material deficiencies. Surveillance testing
was performed well. Engineering provided good support to plant operations during several
root cause and troubleshooting investigations. We are concerned, however, about two
violations of NRC requirements that were identified. These violations included a failure to
properly control the design and installation of a modification to the residual heat removal
system pump room ventilation system; and, a failure by station personnel to properly
implement radiation worker safety requirements.
The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that
you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. -
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The responses' directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790
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NRC Public Document Room.
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Docket No. 50-443
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License No: NPF-86
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1. Notices of Violation
2. NRC Inspection Report No.~ 50-443/98-01
cc w/ encl:
B. D. Kenyon, President - Nuclear Group
J. S. Streeter, Recovery Officer - Nuclear Oversight
W. A. DiProfio, Station Director - Seabrook Station
R. E. Hickok, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station
D. E. Carriere, Director, Production Services
L'. M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel
W. Fogg, Director, New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management
D. McElhinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA Rl, Boston, Mass
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R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire -
D. Brown-Couture, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency
F. W. Getman, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel - Great Bay Power
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R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seacoast Anti-Pollution League
D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire
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S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States
. W. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer
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