ML20247J932

Forwards Insp Rept 50-333/89-03 on 890305-0418 & Notice of Violation

ML20247J932
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	05/22/1989
From:	Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Fitzpatrick J POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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See also: IR 05000333/1989003

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22 MAY 1989

Docket'No. 50-333

New York Power Authority

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ATTN: Mr. William Fernandez

Resident Manager

P.O. Box 41

Lycoming, New York 13093

Gentlemen:

' Subject: Inspection Report No. 50-333/89-03

This letter transmits the results of the routine inspection conducted by

Messrs. W. Schmidt and R. Plasse of this office on March 5 to April 18, 1989

at the' James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Scriba, New York.

Mr. Schmidt discussed the inspection findings with you and other members of'

your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Based on the results of the inspection two violations were identified. The

first deals with your failure to make a required notification to the NRC

i Operations Center when it was determined that temperature control valves to

unit coolers-in areas containing safety related equipment would fail closed

on a loss of air and could jeopardize both emergency AC power divisions. The

second deals with failure to ensure that surveillance testing of the High

Pressure Coolant Injection System was performed in accordance with the assumed

• Emergency Core Cooling System accident analysis and the Technical Specifica-

tions. .You are required to respond to this letter and in doing so should

. follow the instructions in Appendix A.

We also note that failure to make required notifications per 10 CFR 50.72, and

failure to ensure that surveillance testing is adequate to demonstrate system

operability have been the subject of recent escalated enforcement action by

the NRC. Although we have not completed our evaluation'of your corrective

actions, we are particularly concerned that these deficiencies have not been

fully corrected to prevent recurrence. This indicates a potential lack of

understanding of the NRC. reporting requirements and inadequate followup

actions in response to those previous violations. You should be prepared to

discuss these issues in detail at the meeting between your staff and the NRC ,

on May 30, 1989 in the Region I office.

With regard to your January 20, 1989 response to the Notice of Deviation issued

with Inspection Report 8B-23, dealing with the lack of continuous monitoring of )

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the emergency 115 KV offsite power sources, we note that you disagree with the

Deviation. We have concluded that the Deviation stands, and as this inspection

report points out, your actions to resolve the coordination difficulties with

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation have not been effective. In your response

to this letter please inform us of the arrangements that have been made and

those additional actions you intend to take to ensure proper monitoring and

coordination of the status of the 115KV power supplies with Niagara Mohawk.

You should also be prepared to discuss this issue during the May 30 meeting in

the Region I office.

. The response directed by this letter is nct subject to'the clearance procedures

of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

William F. Kane, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2. NRC Region I Inspection Report Number 50-333/89-03

cc w/encls:

J.P. Bayne, President

J.C. Brons, Executive Vice President-Nuclear Generation

R.E. Beedle, Vice President Nuclear Support

S.S. Zu1Da, Vice President Nuclear Engineering

A. Kla' u. ann, Senior Vice President-Appraisal and Compliance Services

R.L. atch, Quality Assurance Superintendent

G.H. Wilverding, Manager, Nuclear Safety Evaluation

Gerald C. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel

Department of Public Service, State of New York

State of New York, Department of Law

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector

State of New York

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