ML20249C432
| ML20249C432 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1998 |
| From: | Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Langenbach J GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20249C433 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-289-98-02, 50-289-98-2, EA-98-112, NUDOCS 9806290329 | |
| Download: ML20249C432 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000289/1998002
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' Mr. James Langenbach
Vice President and Director, TMI
GPU Nuclear Corporation
' Three Mile Island Nuclear Station
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Post Office Box 480
Middletown, PA 17057-0191
SUBJECT:
- NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-289/98-02 AND
EXERCISE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION
. Dear Mr. Langenbach:
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On May 23,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Three Mile Island Unit 1
. reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection, which the
resident inspectors discussed with you and your staff at the exit meeting'on June 2,1998.
Your staff operated the unit safely over the period. Operators performed routine tasks well
and properly controlled the plant during power reductions to correct leaking condenser
tubes. Overall performance during the maintenance outages on the emergency diesel
generators and emergency core cooling systems was very good. This included operator
attention to plant risk, maintenance planning and conduct of work, and engineering
involvement.
The NRC is withdrawing the non-cited violation issued, as documented in inspection Raport
Nos. 50-289/97-01 and 50-320/ 97-01, concerning failure to have an NRC approved
exemption to 10 CFR 70.24, Criticality Accident Requirements in place. We have
reconsidered this violation and concluded based on the information discussed in this repart
that, although a violation did exist, it is appropriate to exercise enforcement discretion for
Violations involving Special Circumstances in accordance with Section Vil B.6 of the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement
Policy), NUREG-1800, Revision 1. The bases for exercising this discretion are: the lack of
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safety significance of the failure to meet _10 CFR 70.24;the failure of the NRC staff to
recognize the need for an exemption during the licensing process; the prior NRC position
concerning the lack of a need for an exemption; and finally, the NRC's intention to amend
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10 CFR 70.24 through rulemaking to provide for administrative controls in lieu of critict,lity
monitors.
cTherefore, I have been authorized after consultation with the Director, Office of
Enforcement to exercise enforcement discretion and withdraw the Non-Cited Violation.
Pending the arr ,dment to 10 CFR 70.24, further enforcement action will not be taken for
3 failure to meet 10 JR 70.24 provided you obtain an exemption to this regulation before
the next receipt'of frean fuel or before the next planned movement of fresh fuel.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
Sincerely,
Original Signed by R. Crienjak for:
Charles W. Hehl, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-289
License No.: DPR-50
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report No. 50-289/98-02
cc w/ encl:
M. J. Ross, Director, Operations and Maintenance
D. Smith, PDMS Manager
M. Laggart, Manager, Licensing and Vendor Audits
J. Wetmore, Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing
E. L. Blake, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge (Legal Counsel for GPUN)
TMl-Alert (TMIA)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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NRC Resident inspector
H. Miller, RA/W. Axelson, DRA
M. Evans, DRP
N. Perry, DRP
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D. Haverkamp, DRP
C. O'Daniell, DRP
J. Yerokun, DRS
J. Lieberman, OE (OEMail)
D. Holody, EO, RI
J. Goldberg, OGC
B. Boger, ADPR, NRR
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B. McCabe, OEDO
C. Thomas, PD1-3, NRR
T. Colburn, F.D1-3, NRR
R. Eaton, PDl 3, NRR
R. Correia, NRR
F. Talbot, NRR
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