ML20249C275

Ack Receipt of ,Providing Addl Info to 980206 Response to Request for Addl Info Re Insp Rept 50-483/97-11 & NOV

ML20249C275
Person / Time
Site:	Callaway
Issue date:	06/19/1998
From:	Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Randolph G UNION ELECTRIC CO.
References
50-483-97-11, NUDOCS 9806260289
Download: ML20249C275 (4)

See also: IR 05000483/1997011

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JUN 191998

EA 97-469

Garry L Randolph, Vice President and

Chief Nuclear Officer

Union Electric Company

P.O. Box S20

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Fulton, Missouri 65251

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RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (NRC

- INSPECTION REPORT 50-483/97-11 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION)

Dear Mr. Randolph:

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Thank you for your letter of May 7,1998, providing additional information to your February 6,

1998, response to the subject inspection report and Notice of Violation. Maintenance Rule

baseline team inspection, reviewed compliance with ths Maintenance Rule at the Callaway

Plant. We have reviewed your May 7 letter, and are satisfied with the additional information you

have provided for each of the thrsa violations. Each respon' e is discussed below.

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Violation A

F6r Example 1, your response to our questions regarding the definition of containment isolation

valve failure addresses our concerns related to your planned corrective action.

As for Frample 2 of Violation A, your explanation of how feedwater heater failures will not be

masked by the performance criteds is acceptable. Additionally, we agree that a violation did not

occur in the monitoting of feedwater heater performanw. Therefore, we hereby withdraw

feedwater heater monitoring as one of the two elements of Example 2 in Violation A.

Violation B

For this violation, your explanation of how functional failures are identified and addressed

programmatically, addresses our concerns about this issue.

Violation C

Your decision to monitor and track unavailability of risk significant structures, systems, and

components during surveillance when the structures, systems, and components are not

available for standby or automatic functions will comply with the intent of the Maintenance Rule.

We do not have any additional concerns in this area.

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In summary, our concems regarding the violations discussed above have been sopropriately.

addressed. We consider the planned corrective actions to be appropriate at this time and will

review the implementation of the corrective actions during a future inspection to determine if full ~-

t compliance is achieved and will be maintained. If you have questions about this letter, please

contact Dr. Dale Powers at 817/860-8195.

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. James E. Dyer

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Deputy Regional Administrator

.. Docket No.:- 50-483

' License No.: NPF-30

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Professional Nuclear Consulting, Inc.

19041 Raines Drive

' Derwood, Maryland 20855

Gerald Chamoff, Esq.

Thomas A. Baxter, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge

2300 N. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

H. D.' Bono, Supervising Engineer

Quality Assurance Regulatory Support

Union Electric Company

P.O. Box 620

Fulton, Missouri '65251

Manager- Electric Department .

. Missouri Public Service Commission-

301 W. High

P.O.' Box 360 -

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

Ronald A. Kucera Deputy Director

Department of Natural Resources

P.O. Box 176

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

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Chief Executive Officer

- Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, Kansas 66839

Dan 1. Bolef, President

Kay Drey, Representative

Board of Directors Coalition

for the Environment

6267 Delmar Boulevard

University City, Missouri 63130

Lee Fritz, Presiding Commissioner

Callaway County Court House

10 East Fifth Street

Fu!!on, Missouri 65151

Alan C. Passwater, Manager

Licensing and Fuels

AmerenUE

One Ameren Plaza

1901 Chouteau Avenue

P.O. Box 66149

St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6149

J. V. Laux, Manager

Quality Assurance

Union Electric Company

P.O. Box 620

Fulton, Missouri 65251

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