ML20140C679
| ML20140C679 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 06/05/1997 |
| From: | Cowgill C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Sellman M Maine Yankee |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20140C683 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-309-97-03, 50-309-97-3, NUDOCS 9706100025 | |
| Download: ML20140C679 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000309/1997003
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June 5,1997
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Mr. Michael B. Sellman
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.' SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-309/97-03 ;
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. Dear Mr. Sellman:
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! On April 26,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Maine Yankee reactor facility. {
. The results of that inspection were discussed with Messrs. G. Leitch, R. Blackmore, and
i others of your staff at an exit meeting held on May 2,1997. The enclosed report presents
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L. During this 6-week inspection, the NRC observed that the conduct of activities at the
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Maine Yankee facility was safety focused. Operators were generally focused on safety
! and properly operated the systems required to maintain the plant in safe shutdown.
. However, we are concerned about a problem that occurred during the period involving an
- operator error during the conduct of a test. Specifically, the operator erroneously started a
j low pressure safety injection pump instead of a containment spray pump as required by the !
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test procedure. While the error itself was of minor consequence, the performance of the
I licensed and senior licensed operators in response to the event was weak. Poor
! communications and weak command and control resulted in the failure to stop the test in
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j violation of your administrative procedures. Further, additional human performance errors
i. were identified during this inspection period involving testing of the residual heat removal
! system valves and, control of contamination at the plant. These examples, when
i- combined with similar problems identified in the recent past, indicates the need for
j continued strong management attention.
- The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
j surrounding the violation'is described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that you
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are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter .
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j ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
) Curtis J. Cowgill, lll 1
. Projects Branch 5
. Division of Reactor Projects
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Docket No: 50-309 :
License No: DRP-36
$ Enclosures: 1. Appendix A Notice of Violation !
2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-309/97-03 l
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B. Blackmore, Acting Vice Prasident, Operations / Plant Manager j
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M. Meisner, Vice President, Licensing and Regulatory Compliance
R. Fraser, Acting Vice President, Engineering
, J. M. Block, Attorney at Law
{. P. L. Anderson, Project Manager (Yankee Atomic Electric Company)
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L. Diehl, Manager of Public and Governmental Affairs
J. A. Ritsher, Attorney (Ropes and Gray)
- P. Dostie, State Nuclear Safety inspector
! P. Brann, Assistant Attorney General
U. Vanags, State Nuclear Safety Advisor
C. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering, Inc.
'. W. D. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer
! First Selectmen of Wiscasset
- Maine State Planning Officer - Nuclear Safety Advisor
State Planning Officer - Executive Department
Friends of the Coast
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C. Cowgill, DRP
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