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          Mr. Michael J. Colomb
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          James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
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          Lycoming, New York 13093
          SUBJECT:        NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-333/98-08
          Dear Mr. Colomb:
          This letter refers to the safety inspections conducted on November 22,1998, through
          January 10,1999, at the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear facility. The inspections were performed
          by the resident inspectors and regional specialists. The enclosed report presents the results of
          those inspections.
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          During the inspection period you completed the refueling outage and returned the reactor to
          operation. Your conduct of these activities was generally characterized by safety-conscious
l          operations, sound engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological work
          controls. However, the evolution of draining the reactor cavity without any emergency core
          cooling systems (ECCS) operable, and the subsequent uncontrolled loss of 100 inches
          (15,000 gallons) of reactor water level due to reliance on a level indication that was undergoing
          maintenance, are examples of non-conservative planning and scheduling regarding readiness
          to respond to an inadvertent reactor vessel draindown. Once our concerns with the draining
          evolution were brought to your attention, you took appropriate action to stop the evolution and
          restore sufficient ECCS to an operable status prior to proceeding. The NRC is continuing to
l          review the events and willinform you of the results of our review.
          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. Should you have any questions          /
          regarding this report, please contact Mr. John Rogge at 610-337-5146.
                                                          Sincerely,
                                                            .
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                                                          Division of Reactor Projects
          Docket No. 50-333
          License No. DPR-59
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            C. D.' Rappleyea, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
            E. Zeltmann, President and Chief Operating Officer
            R. Hiney, Executive Vice President for Project Operations
            J. Knubel, Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President .                                                            .
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            W. Josiger, Vice President - Engineering and Project Management
            J. Kelly, Director ' Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects
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            T. Dougherty, Vice President . Nuclear Engineering
            R. Deasy, Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services
              R. Patch, Direc'o: - Quality Assurance
            G. C. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel
            C. D. Faison, Director, Nuclear Licensing, NYPA
          . K. Peters, Licensing Manager                            .      .  _
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            . Supervisor, Town of Scriba
            C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law
              P. Eddy, Electric Division, Depaitment of Public Service, State of New York
            G. T. Goering,~ Consultant, New York Power Authority
            J. E. Gagliardo, Consultant, New York Power Authority
              E. S. Beckjord, Consultant, New York Power Authority .
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SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-333/98-08

Dear Mr. Colomb:

This letter refers to the safety inspections conducted on November 22,1998, through

January 10,1999, at the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear facility. The inspections were performed

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controls. However, the evolution of draining the reactor cavity without any emergency core

cooling systems (ECCS) operable, and the subsequent uncontrolled loss of 100 inches

(15,000 gallons) of reactor water level due to reliance on a level indication that was undergoing

maintenance, are examples of non-conservative planning and scheduling regarding readiness

to respond to an inadvertent reactor vessel draindown. Once our concerns with the draining

evolution were brought to your attention, you took appropriate action to stop the evolution and

restore sufficient ECCS to an operable status prior to proceeding. The NRC is continuing to

l review the events and willinform you of the results of our review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

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regarding this report, please contact Mr. John Rogge at 610-337-5146.

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J. E. Gagliardo, Consultant, New York Power Authority

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