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Forwards LER 98-004-00 Re Improperly Performed Surveillance Due to Procedure non-adherence.Licensee Does Not Agree That, for Equipment Item That Is Otherwise Known to Be Operable, Reporting of Missed Surveillance Should Be Required
ML17265A490
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 12/17/1998
From: MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9812240091
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ForwardsLER98-004-00reimproperlyperformedsurveillanceduetoprocedurenon-adherence.Licenseedoesnotagreethat,forequipmentitemthatisotherwiseknowntobeoperable,-reportingofmissedsurveillance'houldberequired.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRIENCLISIZE:Zr$TITLE:50.73/50.9LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.AE05000244QNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).ACCESSIONNBR:9812240091DOC.DATE:98/12/17.NOTARIZED:NO-DOCKETFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMiAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONRecordsManagementBranch(DocumentControlDesk)RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-1PDINTERNAL:AEOD/SPDCEENRR/DE/EELBNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DRCH/HQMBNRR/DSSA/SPLBRGN1FILE01COPIESLTTRENCL1122111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEVZSSING,G.AEOD/SPD/RRABNRR/DE/ECGBNRR/DE/EMEBNRR/DRCH/HOHBNRR/DRPM/PECBRES/DET/EIBCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111111EXTERNAL:LSTLOBBYWARDNOACPOORE,W.NRCPDR111111LITCOBRYCE,JHNOACQUEENER,DSNUDOCSFULLTXT111111%epeePAsNTSthyN%'Dt1I"-I-"cC>"'"'0S"M'J-'CURJA~C..ORGA4ZAEONRSMOV~"RCMI.STRTUONL~'hltgtIs+1I0~'rtFULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDwarrior ANDROCHESTERGASANDEIECTRICCORPORATION~B9EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y14649-000IAREACODE7165'.2700ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresidentNvcteorOperationsDecember17,1998U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission~DocumentControlDeskAttn:Guy'S.VissingProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555

Subject:

LER1998-004,ImproperlyPerformedSurveillance,DuetoProcedureNon-Adherence,ResultedinConditionProhibitedbyTechnicalSpecificationsR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Vissing:

Inaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(B),whichrequiresareportof,"Anyoperationorconditionprohibitedbytheplant'sTechnicalSpecifications",theattachedLicenseeEventReportLER1998-004isherebysubmitted.AlthoughwearesubmittingthisLERinaccordancewiththeguidanceprovidedinNUREG-1022,Revision1,wedonotagreethat,foranequipmentitemthatisotherwiseknowntobeoperable,thereportingofamissedsurveillanceshouldberequired.TheGinnaStationTechnicalSpecificationsBasesforSurveillanceRequirement3.0.3allowstheplanttodeferdeclaringequipmentinoperableforupto24hoursforamissedsurveillance.NoLimitingConditionforOperation(LCO)isenteredandnoequipmentisdeclaredinoperable,iftheresultantsurveillancetestprovesthattheequipmentisoperable.SincethereisnooperationorconditionprohibitedbytheTechnicalSpecifications,10CFR50.72and10CFR50.73do'notapply,andnoreportshouldbemade./f~P98i224009i98i21TPDRADOCK05000244PDR.'

ThephilosophybehindtheGinnaStationTechnicalSpecificationsandBaseswerepresentedtotheNRCinaletterfromRG&E(Mecredy)toNRC,datedMay14,1996,whichisattached.RG&Ehasneverreceivedaformalresponsetothisletter,andherebyrequestssucharesponse.WenotethattheadvancednoticeofProPosedrulemaking(ANPR)for10CFR50.72and10CFR50.73,datedJuly23,1998,indicatesthatsingulareventssuchasmissedsurveillancesshouldnotbereported.WebelievethataconformingresponsetoourMay14,1996,letterwillsupersedeNUREG-1022,Revision1,whichisaguidancedocument,andallowusnottoreportmissedsurveillancesforoperableequipmentinthefuture.Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthandsafety.VerrulyyourRobertC.MecredyAttachments:1.LER1998-0042.LetterdatedMay14,1996xc:U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionMr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14C7)ProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector t,