ML20236X349
| ML20236X349 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 07/24/1998 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Kenyon B NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9808070313 | |
| Download: ML20236X349 (9) | |
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Dear Mr. Kenyon:
l On July 14 and 15,1998, NRC senior managers met to evaluate the nuclear safety performance of operating reactors, fuel cycle facilities, and other materials licensees. The NRC conducts this meeting periodically to determine if the safety performance of the various licensees exhibits sufficient weaknesses to warrant increased NRC attention or if it is trending adversely and l
requires steps be taken to communicate concems to the utility's president or board of directors.
L At the July 1998 Senior Management Meeting (SMM), the Millstone Nuclear Power Station was discussed.
On June 15,1998, the Commission issued a staff requirements memorandum (SRM) providing its restart authorization for Millstone Unit 3. This decision resulted in changing the Watch List status of Unit 3 from Category 3 to Category 2. This restart authorization was subject to the satisfactory completion of all remaining issues requiring NRC verification. By letter dated June l
29,1998, the EDO authorized Northeast Nuclear Energy Company to commence restart actions.
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.On the basis of our discussions at the July 1998 SMM, Mil;stom Unit 3 remained on the NRC Watch List as a Category 2 Plant. Plants in this category have been identified as having weaknesses that warrant increased NRC attention until the licensee demonstrates a period of improved performance. Based on the past history of problems identified at the Millstone Nuclear l
Power Station and based on the very recent Commission action to approve restart of Millstone l
Unit 3, the senior managers concluded that making judgements about whether performance I
changes will be long-lasting for Unit 3 will require an additional period of agency-level monitoring.
I The NRC senior managers did not review considerations for decreasing or maintaining the level i
i of agency attention at Millstone Units 1 & 2, given their Category 3 standing. On July 21,1998, i
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company submitted a letter stating their decision to cease operations
. at Millstone Unit 1. As a result, in an SRM dated July 22,1998, the Commission directed the staff to no longer list Millstone Unit 1 as a Category 3 facility.
j An NRC Commission meeting, open to the public, is scheduled to be held Conference Room in Rockville, Maryland on July 29,1998, to review the results of the latest meeting of NRC senior managers. Sir.,e the status of Millstone recovery efforts were the i
subject to two recent Commission meetings, we expect that the discussion of the Millstone station at this meeting will be limited.
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. Mr. Eugene V. Imbro, Acting Director for NRC's Special Projects Office, has discussed the bases for our conclusions with regard to the Millstone station with members of your staff.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call me.
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l Mr. Eugene V. Imbro, Acting Director for NRC's Special Projects Office, has discussed the bases for our conclusions with regard to the Millstone station with members of your staff.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call me.
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The NRC will continue to apply NRC InspectioyManual Chapter 0350, " Staff Guidelines for Restart Approval," to the activities)d support restart of Millstone Units 1 and 2. Through application of these guidelines'the NRC plans to continue to closely monitor the programs and performance at the f@illstone station to assure development and implementation of effective corrective' actions. The NRC will also continue to closely monitor performance of Unit 3 to dssure that the current positive performance trend continues.
An NRC Commission meeting, open tythe public, is scheduled to be held in the Commissioner's Conference Room in Rockville, Maryland on July 29,1998 at 10:00 a.m., to review the results of the latest meeting of NRC seniorJn'anagers. Since the status of Millstone recovery efforts were the subject to two recent Comnl ssion meetings as discussed above, we expect that the i
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B.K:nyon Millstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1,2, and 3 cc:
Waterford, CT 06385 Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire l
Senior Nuclear Counsel Mr. Charles Brinkman, Manager l
Northeast Utilities Service Company Washington Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 270 ABB Combustion Engineering Hartford, CT 06141-0270 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director Monitoring and Radiation Division Mr. John Streeter Department of Environmental Recovery Officer - Nuclear Oversight Protection Northeast Utilities Service Company 79 Elm Street P. O. Box 128 Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Waterford, CT 06305 Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Director Senior Resident inspector Office of Policy and Management Millstone Nuclear Power Station Policy Development and Planning c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division P. O. Box 513 450 Capitol Avenue - MS 52ERN Niantic, CT 06357 P. O. Box 341441 Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Mr. David Amerine Vice President - Human Services Regional Administrator, Region i Northeast Utilities Service Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 128 475 Allendale Road Waterford, CT 06385 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. M. H. Brothers First Selectmen Vice President - Operations Town of Waterford Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Hall of Records P. O. Box 128 200 Boston Post Road Waterford, CT 06385 Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. M. R. Scully, Executive Director Mr. J. P. McElwain Connecticut Municipal Electric Recovery Officer-Millstone Units 1 and 2 Energy Cooperative Northeast Nuclear Energy Company 30 Stott Avenue P. O. Box 128 Norwich, CT 06360 Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. William D. Meinert Mr. Wayne D. Lanning Nuclear Engineer
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Deputy Director of Inspections Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale l
Special Projects Office Electric Company 475 Allendale Road P. O. Box 426 King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. F. C. Rothen Ernest C. Hadley, Esq.
Vice President-Work Services 1040 B Main Street Northaast Utilities Service Company P. O. Box 549 P.O. Box 128 West Wareham, MA 02576 L
B. KIny:n Millstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1,2, and 3 cc:
Citizens Regulatory Commission Mr. P. D. Hinnenkamp ATTN: Ms. Susan Perry Luxton Director-Unit Operations 180 Great Neck Road Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Waterford, CT 06385 P. O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 The Honorable Terry Concannon Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Deborah Katz, President Room 4035 Citizens Awareness Network Legislative Office Building P.O. Box 83 Capitol Avenue Shelbume Falls, MA 03170 Hartford, CT 06106 Joseph R. Egan, Esq.
Mr. G. D. Hicks Egan & Associates, P.C.
Director-Unit 3 2300 N Street, NW Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Washington, D.C. 20037 P. O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. J. A. Price Director - Unit 2 John W. Beck, President Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Little Harbor Consultants, Inc.
P. O. Box 128 Millstone -ITPOP Project Office Waterford, CT 06385 P. O. Box 0630 Niantic, CT 06375-0630 Attomey Nicholas J. Scobbo, Jr.
Ferriter, Scobbo, Caruso, Rodophele, PC Mr. Evan W. Woollacott 1 Beacon Street,11th Floor Co-Chair Boston, MA 02108 Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terry's Plain Road Mr. E. J. Harkness Simsbury, CT 06070 Director-Unit 1 Operations Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Mr. Daniel L. Curry P. O. Box 128 Project Director Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Parsons Power Group inc.
2675 Morgantown Road Reading, PA 19607 l
l Mr. Don Schopfer Verification Team Manager Sargent & Lundy 55 E. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 i
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