ML20247E453

Forwards Plant Status Rept for 890617-30 Period.Rept Intended to Provide NRC Mgt & Public W/Overview of Plant Activities & NRC Restart Insp Activities

ML20247E453
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	07/10/1989
From:	Blough A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NUDOCS 8907260172
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Jon R. Johnson,: Chief

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Division of Reactor. Pr'o jects FROM:- A. Randy.Blough, Chief-Reactor. Projects.Section No. 3A Division.of Reactor Projects

SUBJECT:

PILGRIM STATUS REPORT.FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 17-30,,1989 4

Enclosed -is" the Pilgrim bi weekly status report from the NRC Resident- Office

.at Pilgrim.

The NRC . Restart Staff is in place and was on site monitoring

. ascension licensee activities on an around-the clock basis duririg plant.startup ar;d power period. ana ' on' .an extended shift basis' at other times ' during this report-On June 26,1989, Mr. William T. Russell, hagion I Administrator, approved the NRC Restart Assessment Panel's recommendation to release the licensee from..1 H.Tthird NRC approval ' point (25% of rated power) in the licensee's Power Ascension est Program.'

On June 29,'1989, the' licensee successfully completed the first phase (reactor scram to hot.' standby) of 'the shutdo'wn from outside the ' control room test.

The Pilgrim bi-weekly status report is intended to provide NR0 management and

- the public .with an overview of plant activities ano NRC restart inspection activities. Subsequent inspection reports will address many of these topics  :

in more detail.

p . Randy Blough, Chief v Reactor Projects Section IG. 3A Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

,As stated ,

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R. Bird, Senior Vice President - Nuclear L. Gustin, Vice President - Corporate Relations i K. Highfill, Station Director R. Anderson, Plant Manager J. Dietrich, Licensing Division Manager E. Robinson, Nuclear Information Manager R. Swanson, Nuclear Engineering Department Manager The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy The Honorable Edward J. Markey The Honorable Edward P. Kirby The Honorable Peter V. Forman Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Plymoutr.

Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Carver Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Duxbury Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Marshfield Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Kingston Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Bridgewater Mayor, City of Taunton Plymouth Civil Defense Director P. Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety, Commonwealth of Massachusetts M. Ernst, Committee on Energy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts S. Pollard, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources B. McIntyre, Chairman, Department of Public Utilities N. Johnson, Chairman, Duxbury Nuclear Committee R. Shimshak, fMSSPIRG R. Boulay, Director, Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency and Office cf Emergency Preparedness M. Conyngham, Legislative Assistant M. Jeka, Legislative Assistant K. Anderson, Legislative Assistant Duxbury CURE Public Document Room (PDR)

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pilgrim Status Report for the Period June 17-30, 1989 1.0 Plant Status As of 8:00 a.m. on June 30, 1989, the reactor was in hot standby with reactor pressure at 340 psig and moderator temperature at 425 degrees F.

2.0 Power Ascension Test Program Status The plant was this report operating at approx ~imately 25% power at the beginning of period.

On June 26, 1989, Mr. William T. Russell, Regional Administrator for Region I, approved the NRC Restart Assessment Panel's recommendation to release the licensee from the third NRC approval point (25% of rated power) in the licensee's Power Ascension Test Program. The program includes NRC approval points at 5%, 25%, 50% and 75% of full power and both a licensee written report and NRC review after completion of testing at full power.

The NRC Restart Assessment Panel recommends to the Regional Administrator when the plant is ready to be released from each approval point.

At 9:45 p.m. on June 26, 1989, after NRC release from the approval point, the licensee raised reactor power to 35% in order to continue with their Power Ascension Test Program.

The licensee successfully completed the first phase (reactor scram to hot standby)

June of the shutdown from outside the control room (SDOCR) test on 29, 1989. The purpose of the test was to: 1) demonstrate that the reactor cm be safely shutdown from outside the main contr,1 room;

2) demonstrate that the procedures used in performing the SDOCR were suf-ficiently clear and comprehensive; and 3) demonstrate that a sufficient number of personnel were available to perform the many actions required by the procedure in a timely, coordinated manner. The hot standby demonstra-tion involved shutdown of the reactor from approximately 25% power and subsequent maintenance of the hot standby condition. Detailed flRC review of this test and licensee actions will be documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-293/89-07.

The plant was maintained in hot standby for the remainder of this report period.

Control rod scram time testing and reactor engineering tests are also scheduled during this phase.

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e Enclosure 2 3.0 Items of Special Interest Enforcement Conference An Enforcement Conference to discuss the Augmented Inspection Team's (AIT) findings regarding the April 12, 1989, Reactor Core Isolation Cooling j

-(RCIC) system piping pressurization event was held on June 19, 1989, in the NRC. Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The NRC Staff had previously verified the licensee's implementation of corrective actions in response to the findings prior to plant startup on i

April 28, 1989. NRC Region I issued the AIT's evaluation of the RCIC event in NRC Inspection Report 50-293/89-80 dated May 8, 1989.

Licensee Meeting with NRC Region I On Jnne 27, 1989, the licensee met with the NRC in the Region I Office in King, of Prussia, Pennsylvania to discuss licensee Health Physics Program improvements. This meeting was open for publi: observation.

L_icersee Personnel Change The licensee announced that the Radiological Section Manager, Mr. Jeff Jens, will leave Boston Edison Company on June 30, 1989.

Mr. Nick DiMascio, formerly the Radiological Controls Manager at the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station has assumed the responsibilities of Radio-logical Section Manager.

4.0 Emergency Notification System (ENS) Reports On June 19, 1989, an individual scaled the outer perimeter fence around the plant, and chained himself to the outside of the protected area fence.

The individual did not enter the plant protected area. Plymouth police responded and the individual was arrested for trespassing. Licensee secur-ity response was prompt. The licensee notified the NRC via ENS. Detailed NRC review of this event will be documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-293/89-07.

5.0 Pilgrim Restart Staff Activities The Pilgrim Restart Staf f was in extended shift coverage at the beginning '

of this report period, consistent with reduced testing activity. The Restart Staff began Jnd-the clock shift coverage at 7:00 a.m. on June 26, 1989. Additional personnel from NRC Region I, NRR and an NRC contractor wer9 onsite during the report period to augment the resident l inspection staff.

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An NRC-develop'ed inspection plan addressing the 5-25% and the 25-50%

plateaus, as well as the primary functional areas of operations, mainten- i ance, surveillance, and startup testing continued to be implemented. The inspectors assessed operator performance, herence to procedures and Technical Specification compliance. organizational in The Pilgrim Restart Staff continued to evaluate the performance of licen-see personnel and the plant to determine whether the licensee should be permitted to proceed to the next NRC approval point, 75% of rated power.

. Contact wi+,h the press and public continued throughout the period. The NRC handling Restart Manager and the Region I Public Af fairs Officer have inquiries. been Pilgrim Restart Staff Composition During Period The Pilgrim during Restart Staff onsite was comprised of the following personnel the period:

C. Kim, T. Warren, Senior Resident Resident Inspector and Restart Manager Inspector C. Carpenter, Residtint Inspector J. Golla, Reactor Engineer, Region I (RI)

S. Pullani, Senior Operations Engineer, RI R. Hernan, Senior Project Manager, NRRD. Mcdonald, Project Ma J. Hayes, Project Manager, NRR G. Bethke, NRC Contractor G. Bryan, NRC Contractor During the week of June 19, 1989, one regional-based inspector was onsite to review the licensee's onsite emergency preparedness program. The j results of this inspection will be documented in Inspection Report 50-293/89-09.

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