ML20199L308

Forwards Insp Rept 50-443/97-06 on 970816-1004 & Notice of Violation.During Insp Period Covered by This Rept,Conduct of Activities at Plant Was Generally Characterized by Safe & Conservative Operations & Decision Making

ML20199L308
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/20/1997
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
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See also: IR 05000443/1997006

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November 20,1997

Mr. f. C. Feigenbaum

' Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation

c/o Mr. Terry L. Harpster

PO Box 300

Seabrook NH 03874

SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSFECTION REPORT NO. 50-443/97 06

Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:

On October 4,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at Seabrook Stat!on. The enclosed

report presents the results of that inspection.

During the seven week lospection period covered by this report (8/16/97 - 10/4/97), the

conduct of activities at Seabrook Station was generaily characterized by safe and

conservative operations and decision making. Operators successfully stabilized reactor

power at a lower levelin response to an event in which the "A" main feed pump (MFP)

governor valve oscillated heavily and the rod control system failed to insert control rods.

The maintenanca and engineering departments responded well and provided good support

wnen several throughwallieaks were identified in the circulating water piping.

Two examples of a procedural aunerence violation were identified. The first example

involved instrumentation and controls (l&C) technicians who failed to reland an electrical

lead during troubleshooting on the "A" main feed pumo (MFP) that allowed the MFP to be

reassembled and tested with the electrical trip capability defeated. The inspector noted

several performance problems that collectively contributed to this violation including a

failure to self check and maintain a questioning attitude, an inadequate procedure, poor

configuration control during the maintenance activity and the procedural adherence

deficiency. The second example involved the failure to properly evaluate replacement }I

springs for the nitrogen line fill check valves to the "C" and "D" safety injection 1

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accumulators. This deficiency was discovend and corrected following a self-disclosing

event where the "C" safety accumulator fill check valve failed to operate. 1

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice when preparing your response, in your response, you should document

the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Your

response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence,'if the

correspondence adequately addresses the required response. After reviewing your

response to the Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary

to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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In accordance with 'O CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Pra::tice," a copy of this letter,

its enclosure, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,

or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the

clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790

of the NRC " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the

NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

Original Signed By:

Richard J. Conte, Chief

Projects Branch 8

Docket No. 50 443

License No: NPF-86

Enclosure: 1. Notim of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report No. 50-443/97-06

cc wiencl:

B. D. Kenyon, President - Nuclear Group

D. M. Goebel, Vice President - Nuclear Oversight

F. C. Rothen, Vice President - Work Services

J. K. Thayer, Vice President Recovery Officer, Nuclear Engineering & Support Officer

H. F. Haynes, Director - Nuclear Training

B. L. Drawbridge, Executive Director - Services & Senior Site Officer

A. M. Callendrello, Licensing Manager - Seabrook Station

W. A. DiProfio, Nuclear Unit Director - Seabrook Station

R. E. Hickok, Nuclear Training Manager - Seabrook Station

L. M. Cuoco, Senior Nuclear Counsel

W. D. Meinert, Nuclear Engineer

W. Fogg, Director, New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management-

D. McElhinney, RAC Chairman, FEMA Rl, Boston, Mass

R. Backus, Esquire, Backus, Meyer and Solomon, New Hampshire

D. P. Forbes, Director, Nuclear Safety, Massachusetts Emergency

Management Agency

F. W. Getman, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel - Great Bay Power

Corporation

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee

R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Cc/ 7nwealth of Massachusetts

Seacosst Anti-Pollution League

' State of New Hampshire, SLO

D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampchire

S. Comley, Executive Director, We the People of the United States

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