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| ML20199M086 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 11/24/1997 |
| From: | Wiggins J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Carns N NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20199M090 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-245-97-81, 50-336-97-81, 50-423-97-81, EA-97-481, NUDOCS 9712020190 | |
| Download: ML20199M086 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000245/1997081
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November 24, 1997
EA #97-481
Mr. N. S. Carns
Senior Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer-
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
P. O. Box 128
Waterford, Connecticut 06385-0128
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SUBJECT: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INSPECTION OF THE MILLSTONE STATION
AUGUST 21,1997, NRC/ FEMA GRADED PLUME EXPOSURE EXERCISE,
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Dear Mr. Carns:
This letter refers to the emergency preparedness exercise inspection led by Mr. J. Lusher,
at Millstone Station, Waterford, Connecticut, during the period of August 20-22,1997,
and the emergency preparedness program inspection during the period of August 23-29,
1997.
Overall, your site emergency response organization's (SERO) performance was good. No
exercise weaknesses were identified. Good command and control were demonstrated in all
emergency response facilities. Communications within and between facilities, and with the
1- State of Connecticut were good. Your staff adequately doinonstrated the ability to
implement the emergency plan.
During the emergency preparedness program inspection, the inspectors identified instances
where emergency response facilities were not maintained in accordt,nce with the
emergency plan. They found training and procedures for dose assessment were not
effective in assuring that personnel could perform radiological dose assessment activities in
a timely manner. Further, the inspectors found that Revision 22 of the Emergency Plan, ff
made in June 1997, decreased the effectiveness of the emergency plan and the revision
, was implemented without the required approval by the NRC. The NRC team is concerned [[/[
these discrepancies were not identified at Millstone Station !" your team. These items are
r considered apparent violations of NRC requirements.
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Your emergency respons personnel, f acilities and equipment, self assessment, and the
corrective actions, impler: nted at Millstone, as a consequence of the Haddam Neck
exercise problems, adequately demonstrated the ability to implement your emergency plan
during the exercise. However, this review of the emergency preparedness program
indicates that some elements need improvement prior to restart of any unit.
Based on the results of this inspection, the apparent violations are being considered for
escalated enforcement action in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy, NUDGE-1600).
Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued for these inspection findings.
In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of apparent violations
described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC review.
An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations will be scheduled in the
near future. The purposes of this conference are to discuss the apparent violations, their
causes and safety significance; to provide you the opportunity to point out any errors in
our inspection report; and to provide an opportunity for you to present your proposed
corrective actions. In addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any information
concerning your perspective on (1) the severity of the issue, (2) the f actors that the NRC
considers when it determines the amount of a civil penalty that may be assessed in
accordance with Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy, and (3) the possible basis for
exercising discretion in accordance with Section Vil of the Enforcement Policy. You will be
advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this matter. No
response regarding the apparent violations is required at this time. However, any
corrective actions deemed aopropriate should be implemented in a timely manner.
This enforcement conference will be open to public observation in accordance with the
Commission's trial program as discussed in the enclosed Federal Register notice
(Enclosure 2). Although not required, we encourage you to provide your comments on
how you believe holding this conference open to public observation affected your
presentation and your communications with the NRC.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED iW:
James T. Wiggins, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-245;50-336;50-423
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cc w/ encl:
M. H. Brothers, Vice President - Millstono, Unit 3
J. McElwain, Unit 1 Recovery Officer
M. Bowling, Jr., Unit 2 Recovery Officer
D. M Goebel, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight
D. Amerine,- Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Support
P. D. Hinnenkamp, Director, Unit Operations
F. C. Rothen, Vice President, Work Services
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J. Stankiewicz, Training Recovery Manager ,
R. Johannes, Director - Nuclear Training
S. J. Sherman, Audits and Evaluation
L. M. Cuoco, Esquire ,
J. R. Egan, Esquire
V. Juliano, Waterford Library
J. Buckingham, Department of Public Utility Control
S. B. Comley, We The People
State of Connecticut SLO Designee
D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN)
R. Bassilakis, CAN
J. M. Block, Attorney, CAN -
S. P. Luxtori, Citizens Regulatory Commission (CRC)
Representative T. Concannon
E. Woollacott, Co Chairman, NEAC
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Distribution w/ encl:
Region i Docket Room (with gany of concurrences)
Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)
PUBLIC
FILE CENTER, NRR (with Orioinal concurrences)
FEMA, Region l
NRC Resident inspector
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H. Miller, RA
W. Axelson, DRS
D. Barss, NRR
B. Jones, PIMB/ DISP
M. Kalamon, SPO, RI
W. Lanning, Deputy Director of Inspections, SPO, RI
W. Travers, Director, SPO, NRR
J. Wiggins, DRS
L. Nicholson, DRS
C. Miskey, DRS
Distribution w/per_g] (VIA E-MAIL):
J. Andersen, PM, SPO, NRR
M. Callahan, OCA
R. Correia. NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
S. Demhek, PM, SPO, NRR
G. Imbro, Der.aty Director of ICAVP Oversight, SPO, NRR
D. Mcdonald, PM, SPO, NRR
P. McKee, Deputy Director of Licensing, SPO, NRR
L. Plisco, Chief, SPO, NRR
S. Reynolds, Technical Assistant, SPO, NRR
D. Screnci, PAO
Inspection Program Branch (IPAS)
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