ML20245A113
| ML20245A113 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 04/13/1989 |
| From: | Greger L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20245A115 | List: |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 8904250052 | |
| Download: ML20245A113 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000266/1989008
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APR 131989
Docket No. 50-266
Docket No. 50-301
Wisconsin Electric Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. C. W. Fay
Vice President
Nuclear Power
231 West Michigan Street - P379
Milwaukee,.WI 53201
Gentlemen:
This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Mr. J. Foster and
others of this office on March 14-16, 1989, of activities at the Point Beach
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Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Facility Operating
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Licenses No. DPR-24 and No. DPR-27, and to the discussion of our finding.c
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with Mr. G. J. Maxfield and others of your staff at the conclusion of the
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inspection.
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The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined during
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the inspection.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective
examination of procedures and representative records, observations, and
interviews with personnel.
No violations of NRC requirements were identified during the course of this
inspection.
However, one exercise weakness was identified which will require
corrective action.
This weakness is summarized in the attached Appendix to
this letter.
As required by 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E(IV.F), any weaknesses
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that are identified must be corrected.
Accordingly, you are requested to
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advise us within 45 days of the date of this letter of the corrective action
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you have taken or plan to take, showing the estimated date of completion witt
regard to this exercise weakness.
In addition to the above exercise weakness, two NRC concerns identified
as " unresolved items" are being reviewed for potential enforcement actions.
You will be notified in subsequent inspection reports as to the resolution of
these findings.
We also bring to your attention our view that your exercise
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performance on March 15, 1989 was not as good as we have observed in previous
years.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of
this letter, and the enclosures, will be placed in the NRC Public Document
Room.
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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
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, Chief
Reactor Programs Branch
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Enclosures-
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Appendix, Exercise Weakness
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Inspection Reports
No. 50-266/89008(DRSS);
No. 50-301/89008(DRSS)
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J. J. Zach, Plant Manager
DCD/DCB (RIDS)
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Licensing Fee Management Branch
Resident Inspector, RIII
Virgil Kanable, Chief
Boiler Section
Charles Thompson, Chairman
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Wisconsin Public Service
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Commission
R. I. Braund (SLO),
WI Div. of Emergency Government
Lawrence J. McDonnell, Chief
Radiation Protection Section
WI Department of Health and
Social Services, Division
of Health
D. Bement, FEMA, Region V
W. Travers, NRR, EPB
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APPENDIX
EXERCISE WEAKNESS
Licensee personnel did not recognize and aggressively pursue the existence
of the (scenario) containment release path.
Additional time elapsed before
an inplant team was dispatched with the specific mission to actively identify
and correct the condition.
As a consequence, a radiological release to the
environment would have existed for more than three hours that was correctable,
per the scenario, by local closure of a single valve.
Failure to close this
valve would have resulted in an unnecessary exposure to the public.
(Item
No. 266/89008-02) (Section 5.8).