ML20155A291

Ack Receipt of 880831 Ltr Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-333/88-10

ML20155A291
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	09/27/1988
From:	Ronald Bellamy NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Radford Converse POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
References
NUDOCS 8810050271
Download: ML20155A291 (2)

See also: IR 05000333/1988010

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Docket No. 50-333

Power Authority of the State of New York

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ATTN: Mr. Radford J. Converse

Resident Manager

P. O. Box 41

Lycoming, New York 13093

Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection No. 50-333/88-10

This refers to your letter dated August 31, 1988, in response to our letter

dated August 8, 1988.

Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented

in your letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of

your licensed program.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Cridnot signed By:

Rcnald R. Scitamy

Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief

Facilities Radiological Safety

and Safeguards Branch

Division of Radiation Safety

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Mr. Jol.n C. Brons, Executive Vice President

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R. L. Patch, Quality Assurance Superintendent

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AUGUST 31, 1988

JAFP 88- 0824

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Mail Station Pl-137

Washington, D.C.

Attention: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

Docket No. 50-333

Inspection No. 88-10 - Radioactive Effluents Control Program

Dear Sirst

In accordance with 10CFR2.201, the Authority is submitting its response to

Appendix A, Notice of Violation. This Notice was transmitted to the Authority

August 8, 1988. The inspection was conducted by B. S. Davidson of Region I

office on June 6-10, 1988 at the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

Notice of biolation

As a result of the inspection conducted on June 6-10, 1988 and in accordance

with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement

Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement ?olicy) (1988), the following

violation was identified:

Technical Specification 6.5.2.8 of Appendix A to Facility Operating License

No. DPR-59, Technical Spacifications, requires audits of the conformance of

the facility operation to provisions contained within the Technical

Specifications (TS) and applicable license < .inditions at least once per 12

months; and audits of the Radiological Ervironmental Monitoring Program

(REMP) and results at least once per l' months.

Contrary to the above requirements, sn audit of the liquid and caseous

radioactive effluent portions of the TS and the REMP was not p,rformed

within the 12 month interval as required. The last stioit of the radioac-

tive effluents petion of the TS and the RD:P was conducted in November,

1986.

This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement 1) .

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SUBJB7F INSPECTION'NO. 88-10 Page 2 of 2

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Response to Notice of Violation A

The Authority agrees with the finding specified in the violation. l

CAUSE - The Site Quality Assurance Organization has historically received tech-

nical support f rom the Corporate Appraisal and Compliance Services Department's

Operational Appraisal Group. This group was in the process of performing the

required Technical Specification Radiological and Environmental audits when they

were 41= banded as 4 result of a corporate reorganization. The Site QA

Organization then requested, through the Director of Quality Assurance, that the

Safety Review Committee (SRC) provide the necessary technical stipport for the

Site Quality Assurance Department to perform these audits. Communications bet-

ween the Chairman of the SRC and the Site QA Superintendent with regard to the

scope of these audits and specific manpower needs further delayed the audit per-

formance and resulted in this Technical Specification violation.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS -

1) Immediate - The Site Qualilty Assurance Organization has contracted for the

necessary technical assistance and is in the process of performing the

liquid and gaseous portions of the Technical Specifications and REMP

audits. It is expected that these audits will be completed by September

30, 1988.

2) The Site Quality Assurance Superintendent has been counseled on the impor-

tance of meeting the Technical Specification Audit commitments and the need

to escalate manpower requests to whatever appropriate levels of management

may be necessary to resolve any potential schedule delays.

LONG TERM CORRECTIVE ACTION - Funding has been established in the Quality

Assurance Department's annual budget for the purpose of ensuring that any

necessary technical expertise needed te support the variouc Technical

Specification Audit commitments is provided.

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Director of Licensing D. C. C.

Superintendent of Power

G. Wilverding R. bellamy

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E. Mulcahey 475 Allendale Road

King of Prussia. PA 19406

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