IR 05000220/2001011

IR 05000220/2001-011, IR 05000410/2001-011, on 12/30/01-02/15/2002; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC; Nine Mile Point, Units 1 & 2. Emergency Work Control. Non-cited Violations Identified

ML020800622
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	03/21/2002
From:	Marilyn Evans Reactor Projects Branch 1
To:	Conway J Nine Mile Point
References
IR-01-011
Download: ML020800622 (23)

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rch 21, 2002

SUBJECT:

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-220/01-11, 50-410/01-11

Dear Mr. Conway:

On February 16, 2002, the NRC completed an inspection of your Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings which were discussed on February 22, 2002, with you and other members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

Based upon the results of this inspection, the inspectors identified three issues of very low safety significance (GREEN). The issues were determined to involve violations of NRC requirements. However, because of the very low safety significance and because the issues were entered into your corrective action program, the NRC is treating these issues as Non-Cited Violations (NCVs), consistent with Section VI.A.1 of the NRC Enforcement Policy, issued on May 1, 2000, (65FR25368). If you contest the NCVs, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region I; the Director, Office of Enforcement; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station.

Immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the NRC issued an advisory recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nations nuclear power plants remain at the highest level of security and the NRC continues to monitor the situation. This advisory was followed by additional advisories, and although the specific actions are not releasable to the public, they generally include increased patrols, augmented security forces and capabilities, additional security posts, heightened coordination with law enforcement and military authorities, and more limited access of personnel and vehicles to the sites. The NRC has conducted various audits of your response to these advisories and your ability to respond to terrorist attacks with the capabilities of the current design basis threat (DBT). On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim

John compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Nine Mile Point Nuclear Stations compliance with these interim requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publically Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document management system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michele G. Evans, Chief Projects Branch 1 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-220 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63 NPF-69 Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-220/01-11, 50-410/01-11 Attachment 1 - Supplemental Information

John