ML20237D298
| ML20237D298 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 08/12/1998 |
| From: | Imbro E NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Bowling M NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20237D300 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-336-98-201, EA-98-389, NUDOCS 9808260009 | |
| Download: ML20237D298 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000336/1998201
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Mr. Martin L. Bowling
Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit 2
c/o Ms. Patricia Loftus
Director - Regulatory Affairs
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
P.O. Box 128
Waterford, CT 06385
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND INDEPENDENT CORRECTIVE ACTION
VERIFICATION PROGRAM TIER 3 SPECIAL INSPECTION OF MILLSTONE
UNIT 2 (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-336/98-201)
Dear Mr. Bowling:
On April 13 through May 8,1998, a team from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
(NRC's) Special Projects Office, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in accordance with
guidelines outlined in SECY-97-003, " Millstone Restart Review Process," performed a Tier 3
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specialinspection of your Millstone Unit 2 facility. This inspection was one part of an ongoing,
multifaceted, NRC effort to evaluate Parsons Power Group Inc. (Parsons) conduct of the
Independent Corrective Action Verification Program (ICAVP) and the effectiveness of your
Configuration Management Plan (CMP). The results of the ICAVP will provide insights that will
be used by the NRC in assessing the effectiveness of your CMP and to determine your
readiness for the restart of Millstone Unit 2. The selected change processes were evaluated to
determine if they met regulatory requirements and are capable of maintaining the facilities
design and licensing bases. A large sample of recent changes made to the facility were
evaluated to determine the effectiveness of your ongoing configuration management efforts.
The NRC determined that Parsons successfully implemented the Tier 3 evaluation of change
processes controlling plant configuration aspects of their NRC-approved audit plan in
accordance with the applicable project procedures and instructions.
The inspection findings were presented to you and your staff during a public exit meeting on
June 12,1998. The issues cited as violations in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the
circumstances surrounding them are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note (g
that you are required to respond to the Notice of Violation and should follow the instructions
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specified in it when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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The violations contained in this report have been categorized as being equivalent to ICAVP
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significance Level 3 findings. ICAVP Level 3 findings have been defined by the NRC to occur if
a system is outside its licensing and design bases while still able to perform its intended
function. In a January 30,1998, letter to you from the Director of the Special Projects Office tne
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NRC's criteria was described for determining whether to expand the scope of the ICAVP. An
important factor in making this determination is the NRC's assessment of the effectiveness of
the corrective actions taken to address the finding. Your corrective actions taken in response to
these findings will be assessed by the NRC as part of our review of the implementation of
ICAVP-related corrective actions.
As noted earlier, this inspection was part of the NRC's ongoing assessment of the effectiveness
of your CMP and Parsons ICAVP. The findings of this inspection will be combined with the
results of other NRC inspections to make an overall determination of the restart readiness of
Unit 2 and your configuration management practices. However, the results from this inspection
provide a measure of confidence that the Unit 2 change processes should maintain the design
and licensing bases if adequately implemented.
In accordance with Title 10, Section 2.790(a), of the Code of federa/ Regulations (10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosures will bo placed in the NRC Public Document
Room.
Should you have any questions concerning the enclosed inspection report, please contact the
project manager, Mr. Daniel Mcdonald at (301) 415-1408, or Mr. Peter Koltay at
(301)415-2957.
Sincerely,
Eugene V. Imbro, Acting Director
Special Projects Office
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket No. 50-336
License No. DPR-65
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-336/98-201
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NRC's criteria was described for determining whether to expand the scope of the ICAVP. An
important factor in making this determination is the NRC's assessment of the effectiveness of
the corrective actions taken to address the finding. Your corrective actions taken in response to
these findings will be assessed by the NRC as part of our review of the implementation of
ICAVP-related corrective actions.
As noted earlier, this inspection was part of the NRC's ongoing assessment of the effectiveness
of your CMP and Parsons ICAVP. The findings of this inspection will be combined with the
results of other NRC inspections to make an overall determination of the restart readiness of
Unit 2 and your configuration management practices. However, the results from this inspection
provide a measure of confidence that the Unit 2 change processes should maintain the design
and licensing bases if adequately implemented.
In accordance with Title 10, Section 2.790(a), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document
Room.
Should you have any questions concerning the enclosed inspection report, please contact the
project manager, Mr. Daniel Mcdonald at (301) 415-1408, or Mr. Peter Koltay at
(301)415-2957.
Sincerely,
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Eugene V. Imbro, Acting Director
Special Projects Office
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket No. 50-336
License No. DPR-65
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P. Narbut, NRR, SPO
R. Architzel, NRR, SPO
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John Streeter, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight
J.K. Thayer, Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering and Support
D. Amerine, Vice President, Engineering and Support Services
J.A. Price, Unit Director, Unit 2
P.D. Hinnenkamp, Director, Unit Operations
F.C. Rothen, Vice President, Work Services
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J. Stankiewicz, Training Recovery Manager
J. Cantrell, Director, Nuclear Training
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S.J. Sherman, Audits and Evaluation
L.M. Cuoco, Esquire
J.R. Egan, Esquire
V. Juliano, Waterford Library
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J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control
S.B. Comley, We The People
State of Connecticut Designee
D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)
R. Bassilakis, CAN
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E. Woollacott, Co-Chairman, NEAC
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