ML20249C688
| ML20249C688 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 06/19/1998 |
| From: | Lanning W NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Bowling M, Loftus P NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20249C689 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-245-98-207, 50-336-98-207, 50-423-98-207, NUDOCS 9807010038 | |
| Download: ML20249C688 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000245/1998207
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June 19,1998
Mr. M. L. Bowling, Recovery Officer, Technical Services
C/o Patricia Loftus, Director - Regulatory
Affairs for Millstone Station
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
P.O. Box 128
- Waterford, Connecticut 06385
Dear Mr. Bowling:
SUBJECT: NRC COMBINED INSPECTION 50-245/98-207:50-336/98-207:50-423/98-
207 and NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Between March 1 - April 27,1998, the NRC performed an inspection at Millstone Units 1,
2 & 3 reactor facilities. The results of the inspection were discussed at an exit meeting on
May 1,'1998: The enclosed report presents those results.
During the 8-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at
the Millstone facilities was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations,
practices, and careful radiological work controls. We are concerned, however, about seven
violations of NRC requirements that were identified. In the first instance, NRC inspectors
identified the failure to establish measures to ensure the Unit 1 gas turbine generator fuel
oil conformed to procurement documents.
In five instances at Unit 2, inspectors identified the failure to establish procedures for
draining safety-related systems, as required by technical specifications; the failure to
measure instrument minimum accuracies for wind speed channels as part of the
meteorological monitoring program, as required by technical specifications; the failure to
test four digital liquid and gaseous effluent radiation monitors in a manner consistent with
' the technical specification definition for a Channel Functional Test; the failure to
adequately implement a reactor building closed cooling water (RBCCW) system operating
procedure, in that an RBCCW valve was placed in service before operability of the valve
was established through post-maintenance testing, which contributed to the temporary
loss of the RBCCW system; and an instance in which a proposed revision to the final
safety analysis report provided in your September 3,1997, submittal contained incomplete
information regarding your ability to replenish fuel oil to the supply tanks for the emergency
diesel generators,
in the final instance at Unit 3, inspectors identified a failure to ensure that degraded or
nonconforming parts were promptly identified and corrected in the area of nonsafety-
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related parts upgrade as part of the material, equipment, and parts lists (MEPL) program.
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These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
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surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that
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enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will ur:e your response, in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
At Unit 2, several previous reports, including the cover letter for NRC !nspection Report 50-
336/97-208, highlighted the concern that you have not yet fully developed broader
corrective actions to address past instances where nonsafety-related (NSR) components
and parts were inappropriately installed in safety-related systems (i.e., for parts that were
classified as " Undetermined" or "NSR" and had no MEPL evaluations). During this
inspection period, the NRC found that you have still not approved an acceptable plan to
address this concern. Therefore, at the exit meeting held on May 1,1998, Unit 2
management committed to provide to the NRC by May 15,1998, a letter describing your
plan for dispositioning these MEPL concerns. We have received your letter dated
Ma'/14,1998, and will evaluate your response in a future inspection.
At Unit 3, ten significant items list (SIL) issues were closed during this period, as
documented in the attached inspection report. Of the Sllitems remaining open, the MEPL
issue remains somewhat problematic, as identified above with respect to the Unit 3
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violation and other MEPL corrective actions which are continuing. In response to the noted
Unit 3 violation, we request that you also apprise us of your plan and schedule to bring all
degraded / nonconforming items (i.e., not only the 29 components identified in the NOV, but
also those items of similar concern found during your continuing reviews) into full
compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix B requirements, in accordance with the guidance
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provided in Generic Letter 91-16, Revision 1. Additionally, with regard to some closed SIL
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issues, we note that your updated response to Generic Letter 89-13 (SIL item 36)is being
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modification of the recirculation spray system (related to SIL item 85) is also under NRR
review. ' As appropriate, we intend to conduct inspection follow-up of a sample of your
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programmatic activities that address further commitments in these areas. While the overall
inspection and closure of SIL issues is progressing well, your attention to address the
remaining open items, respond to NRC follow-up questions, and complete committed
corrective actions merits continued management emphasis.
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Within the area of plant support, we found that you continued to implement effective
radiological environmental monitoring and meteorological monitoring programs. Your
contract environmentallaboratory for sample analyses and quality assurance / quality control
continued to demonstrate excellence in laboratory practices. You conducted thorough
quality assurance audits of the REMP and MMP. The Production Operations Services
Laboratory demonstrated good performance regarding maintenance and calibration of the
meteorological instrumentation.
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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:
Wayne D. Lanning-
Deputy Director of Inspections
Special Projects Office, NRR
Docket Nos. 50-245
50-336
50-423
Enclosures:
2. NRC Combined Inspection Report 50-245/98-207:50-336/98-207:50-423/98-207
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B. Kenyon, President and Chief Executive Officer - Nuclear Group
M. H. Brothers, Vice President - Operations
- J.'McElwain, Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit 2
'J. Streeter, Recovery Officer - Nuclear Oversight
J. A. Price, Director - Millstone Unit 2
D. Amerine, Vice President - Human Services
E. Harkness, Director, Unit 1 Operations
-J. Althouse, Manager.- Nuclear Training Assessment Group
F. C. Rothen, Vice President, Work Services
J. Cantrell, Director - Nuclear Training (CT)
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S. J.' Sherman, Audits and Evaluation
L. M. Cuoco, Esquire
J. R. Egan, Esquire
..V. Juliano, Waterford Library
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J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control
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S. B. Comley, We The People
State of Connecticut SLO Designee
D. Katz, Citizens Awereness Network (CAN)
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R. Bassilakis, CAN
J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN
S. P. Luxton, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC)
Representative T. Concannon
E.' Woollacott, Co-Chairman, NEAC
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Distribution w/encis:
Region i Docket Room (with coov of concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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FILE CENTER, NRR (with Oriainal concurrences)
SPO Secretarial File, Region i
NRC Resident inspector
W. Axelson, ORA (Inspection Reperts)
B. Jones, PIMB/ DISP
. W. Lanning, Deputy Director of Inspections, SPO, RI
D. Screnci, PAO
W. Travers, Director, SPO, NRR
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Distribution w/encls (VIA E-MAIL):
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R. Correia, NRR
B. McCabe, OEDO
E. Imbro, Deputy Director of ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR
P. McKee, Deputy Director of Licensing, SPO, NRR
S. Reynolds, Chief, ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR
D. Screnci, PAO
Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)
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