ML13004A336

Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2 and 3, Response to Notices of Violation, NRC Inspection Report 05000247-12-009 and 05000286-12-008

ML13004A336
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/04/2013
From:	Rogge J F Engineering Region 1 Branch 3
To:	Ventosa J Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
IR-12-009, IR-12-008
Download: ML13004A336 (4)

See also: IR 05000247/2012009

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UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COiIIiJIISSIONREGION I21OO RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1OOKING OF PRUSSIA. PENNSYLVANIA 1940S2713January 4, 20L3Mr. John Ventosa, Site Vice PresidentEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.lndian Point Energy Center450 Broadway, GSBP.O. Box 249Buchanan, NY 1051 1-0249

SUBJECT: INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3RESPONSE TO NOTICES OF VIOLATIONN RC I N S p E CTr O N RE pO RT 05000247 I 20 1 2009 AN D 0500 0286t201 2008

Dear Mr. Ventosa:

Thank you for your letters of September 17,2012 (ML12268A057) and December 7,2012(Ml-12354A415), in response to the Notices of Violation that were issued in U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC) lnspection Report 0500A24712012009 and 0500028612012008,dated August 16,2012 (ML12229A128), regarding the use of unapproved operator manualactions to mitigate safe shutdown equipment malfunctions caused by fire-induced singlespurious actuations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50 AppendixR, Section lll.G.2., Fire Areas. We reviewed your responses and find they meet therequirements of 10 CFR2.201, "Notice of Violation." We will review the implementation of yourcorrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has beenachieved and will be maintained.Also, in a related matter, we noted that you have included in your December 7,2012letter, astatus of corrective actions for fire-induced multiple spurious operation (MSO) issues.The industry resolution of MSOs was described in NRC Enforcement GuidanceMemorandum 09- 002, Enforcement Discretion for Fire lnduced Circuit Faults, dated May 14,2009 (ML090300446). As discussed in your December 7 ,2012letter, enforcement discretionfor multiple fire induced circuit fault related non-compliances ended on November 2,2012, afterwhich time, such non-compliances were to be dispositioned in accordance with the NRCEnforcement Policy. The NRC has determined that the violations issued to Entergy onAugust 16,2012, pertaining to single spurious actuations, subsumes the MSO non-compliancesat lndian Point Units 2 and 3. Accordingly, we will also review the implementation of your MSOcorrective actions during a future inspection to determine that these are resolved.ln accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will beavailable electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the J. VentosaPublicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS).ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).Docket Nos: 50-247 ,50-286License Nos: DPR-26. DPR-64cc: Distribution via ListServJohn F. Rogge, ChiefEngineering Branch 3Division of Reactor Safety J. VentosaPublicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS).ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web Site at http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html(the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,IRAIJohn F. Rogge, ChiefEngineering Branch 3Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos: 50-247.50-286License Nos: DPR-26. DPR-64cc: Distribution via ListServDOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\Engineering Branch 3\IPEC OMA Inspection\NOV Response Acknowledge'docxADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML1 3004A336X SUNSlReviewX Non-Sensitiven SensitiveX Publicly Availablen Non-PubliclyAvailableOFFICERI/DRSRI/ORARI/DRSNAMEDOrrMMclaughlinJRoggeDATE12t281121t2t131t2t13OFFICIAL RECORD COPY J. VentosaDistribution w/encl: (via E-mail)W. Dean, RAD. Lew, DRAD. Roberts, DRPP. Wilson, DRPC. Miller, DRSJ. Clifford, DRSC. Santos. Rl OEDOM. Gray, DRPB. Bickett, DRPS. McCarver, Acting RlA. Rao, DRPA. Ayegbusi, Acting SRID. Hochmuth, AARidsN rrPMl ndianPoint ResourceRidsNrrDorlLpll -1 ResourceROPreport ResourceD. Orr. DRSJ. Rogge, DRSM. Mclaughlin, ORA