ML20247J932
| ML20247J932 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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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| NUDOCS 8906010164 | |
| Download: ML20247J932 (3) | |
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:
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.
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first deals with your failure to make a required notification to the NRC
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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
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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
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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:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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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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