B16299, Transmits Action Plans in Support of 970131 Submittal of Comprehensive Plan for Reviewing & Dispositioning Safety Concerns

Transmits Action Plans in Support of 970131 Submittal of Comprehensive Plan for Reviewing & Dispositioning Safety Concerns

ML20135C753
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	02/28/1997
From:	Goebel D NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
To:	Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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B16299, NUDOCS 9703040266
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. February 28,1997 Docket Nos 50-245 50-336 50-423

! B16299 Samuel J. Collins, Director 3 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission j Washington, D.C. 20555 Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos.1, 2, and 3 Comprehensive Plan for Reviewing and Dispositioning Safety Concems Submittal of Action Plans With our letter dated January 31,1997, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO) submitted the Northeast Utilities Plan for Addressing Employee Concems (the Plan), as required by the NRC's Order dated October 24,1996. In that letter, NNECO made commitments to submit action plans in support of the Plan. This letter transmits two of j those action plans, representing completion of commitments B16154-5 and B16154-8.  ;

- Attachment 1 to this letter contains the Employee Concems specific Action Plan incorporating the elements listed in Action item #5 of the Plan. This plan encompasses activities conducted by the President and CEO of NNECO to formalize and roll-out the Plan to Millstone employees and to establish the behavioral expectations that he considers essential to a healthy employee concems environment.  !

Attachment 2 to this letter contains the Employee Concems specific Communications Action Plan incorporating the elements listed in Action item #8 of the Plan. This plan  ;

encompasses initial activities to promote the new Employee Concems Program to '

employees via a number of communication vehicles. These Action Plan activities will be coordinated with Action item #9-2 of the Plan, which requires the Director, Employee Concems to develop and implement a comprehensive communication plan.

There are no commitments contained in this letter. The dates identified in Attachments 1 and 2 are for intamal tracking by NNECO only.

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bavid M. Goebel Vice President, Nuclear Oversight Attachments (2) cc: W. D. Travers, Director, Special Projects Office H. J. Miller, Region i Administrator P. F. McKee, Deputy Director of Licensing, Special Projects Office W. D. Lanning, Deputy Director of Inspections, Special Projects Office H. N. Pastis, Senior Project Manager, Special Projects Office S. Dembek, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No.1 D. G. Mcdonald, Jr., NRC Senior Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 2 J. W. Andersen, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 3 T. A. Eastick, Senior Resident inspector, Millstone Unit No.1 D. P. Beaulieu, Senior Resident inspector, Millstone Unit No. 2 A. C. Ceme, Senior Resident inspector, Millstone Unit No. 3 Mr. Leonard J. Callan, Executive Director of Operations Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Document Control Desk, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Assistant General Counsel for Hearings and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 4

Docket Nos. 50-245 50-336 50-423 B16299 Attachment 1 Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos.1,2, and 3 Northeast Utilities Plan for Addressing Employee Concerns Action Plan 5 February 1997 l

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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN -

Item: 5 Descnotion. Develop an Employee Concems Specific Action Plan which incorporates the Responsible Indivulual. Edward Morgan - -

elements listed below for the President's signature. ,

Element Number: 5-1 Desenptxm: Announce the NU Program for Addressing Ernployee Concerns and the new ECP program.

Status Due Date CongdDate l Sub Element l 5-1-1 Closed 2/28/97 2/3/97 Responsible Individual. Edward Morgan Planned Action.

lSee closure action. l Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

Copies of the Comprehensive Plan were distributed to the Millstone employee population at access points and placed on the site computer network. The Comprehensive Plan was presented at an employee meeting at Millstone on 2/13/97 and a public rneeting on 2/13/97.

t Element Number. 5-2 Descnotion: CEO participate in a video presentation to introduce the Comprehensive Plan and the new ECP program.

Sub-Element Status Que_Dain Compt Date 5-2-1 Closed 2/28/97 2/7/97 Responsible Individual. Edward Morgan Planned Action:

lSee closure action. l Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

Video presentation made by Bruce Kenyon and shown on site video system for approximately 1 week. Copies of the video presentation are available from the site Nuclear Communications group for individual or group viewing. l Page 1

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (cnntinu;d) '

1 Element Number. 5-3 Desenption; Hold assigned individuals responsible for implementing corrective actions for substantiated concerns. -

Sub Eiernant Slatus Due Date Comol Date 5-3-1 Open 3/14/97 Responsible Indivulual. Eric Fries Planned Action:

Immediate Action: Letters are being prepared and will be issued under Bruce Kenyon's signature to workers, supervisors, managers and directors, VP/ recovery officers stating expectations for employee concerns, including that assigned individuals will be held accountable for completing corrective actions relating to employee concerns.

There are 5 versions - workers / FLS / managers & directors / executives / contractors.  ;

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action;

[ Letters are in the review process. They are due to be issued by 3/14/97. l ,

Sub Element Status Due Date Comol Date 5-3-2 Open 6/1/97 Besponsable Individuaf; Eric Fries ,

Planned Action;

• WeTated Action: Per Comprehensive PlaiiTCP) elements 2-4 and 2-6, the nuclear application of the LINKS performance management process will be modified to include employee concems related expectations from the CP. Elements 6-3,6-4,6-5,6-7,10-3,10-5.10-6,10-7 and 10-9 also refer to specific accountability actions that must be addressed in specific Action Plans. These latter Action Plans are due 3/30/97.

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action;

[Noted CP action plans are in preparation. l Page 2 i

. EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (centinu d) '.

Element Number: 54 Descnoten: Recognize employees who identify and/or help resolve significant employee concerns '

Sub-Element Status Due Date Compi Data 54-1 Open 3/14/97 Responsible Individual. Edc Fdes Planned.Ac. tion:

Immediate Action: Letters are being prepared and wiR be issued under Bruce Kenyon's signature to workers, supervisors, managers and directors, VP/ recovery officers stating expectations for employee concerns, including recognizing employees who identify and/or help resolve significant employee concerns. There are 5 versions -

workers / FLS / managers & directors / executives / contractors.

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

l Letters are in the review process. They are due to be issued by 3/14/97. l ,

i Sub-Element Status Due Date Compi Date 54-2 Open 6/1/97 Bassmnailde Individual. Edc Fdes Planned Action

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' Elated Action: Per Comprehensive Plan (CP) elements 24 and 2-6, the nuclear application of the LINKS performance management process will be modified to includii""~

employee concerns related expectations from the CP, Elements 6-3,64,6-5,6-7,10-3,10-5,10-6,10-7 and 10-9 also refer to specific accountability actions that must be addressed in specific Action Plans. These latter Action Plans are due 3/30/97.

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:  !

{Noted CP act? ajans are in preparation. l  ;

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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (centinu:d) -

l Ektment Number: 5-5 Descriotion: Issue a statement of support for the Employee Concems Oversight Panel to all Millstone personnel. -

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Sub-Element Status Due Date Comol Date 5-5-1 Open 3/14/97 Resoonsible Individual: Eric Fries Baoned Action:

Bruce Kenyon has openly stated'his support for the Employee Concerns Oversight Panel during the employee roII-out meeting for the Comprehensive Plan and during the public meeting, both occurring on 2/13/97. In addition, letters are being prepared and will be issued under Bruce Kenyon's signature to workers, supervisors, managers and directors, VP/ recovery officers and contractors stating his support for the Employee Concerns Oversight Panel. There are 5 versions - workers / FLS / managers &

directors / executives / contractors.

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

(Letters are in the review process. They are due to be issued by 3/14/97. l Element Number: 5-6 Descriotion: Issue an open letter to all Millstone personnel requesting identification of any new concems. ,

i Sub-Element Status Due Date Comol Date 5-6-1 Open 3/14/97 Responsible Individual: Eric Fries Planned Action; Letters are being prepared and will be issed undr.. druce Kenyon's signature to workers, supervisors, managers and directors, VP/ recovery officers and contractors requesting all Millstone personnel identify any new concerns. There are 5 versions - workers / FLS / managers & directors / executives / contractors.

Sub-Element Status or Closure Actiorn l Letters are in the review process. They are due to be issued by 3/14/97. l Page 4

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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (centinu::d) -

Element Number. 5-7 Descnotion: Establish and post expectations to the work 'orce regardmg employee concems.

• I Sub-Element Status Due Date Emppi Date 5-7-1 Open 3/14/97 Responsible Indmdual: Edc Fries r

Planned Actaon. i The salient portions of the expectations contained in the letters being prepared under elements 5-3, 5-4, 5-5 and 5-6 will be converted into a single expectations document, issued under Bruce Kenyon's signature. The document will be posted adjacent to existing ECP information posters and distributed to to all management ,

individuals for posting in their work spaces. These expectations will be reflected in the nuclear ernployee concems policy covered under CP item 7.

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lNoted document and policy is under preparation. l I

Element Number. 5-8 Desenption: CEO announce approved recommendations contained in ECTF Report. Respond by letter to the ECTF to explain rationale for those items not approved.

Sub-Element Status Due Date Compt Date .

J-8-1 Closed 2/28/97 1/31/97 Responsable Individual. Edward Morgan Planned Action:

ISee closure action. l [

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action: l A letter was sent from Bruce Kenyon to all ECTF members dated ll3TT97. A specific audit of the letter was conducted by two raembers of the EUII- who determined that the letter did adequately address this sub-element.

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Attachment 2 Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos.1, 2, and 3 ,

Northeast Utilities Plan for Addressing Employee Concems Action Plan 8 February 1997

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN -

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Description:

Develop and promulgate an Employee Concems Specific Communication Action Responsable Individual. Susan Seranski Plan which incorporates the elements listed below. [

l Element Numben 8-1 Descnotion: Assist in the advertisement of the new ECP and other elements of the communication plan developed by the ECP Director.

i Sub-Element Status Due Date Comol Date 8-1-1 Closed 2/28/97 2/28/97 Bannonsible_Indmdual S. Saransk/

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lSee closure action. l Sub-Element Status or Closure Action: i Publicized enhanced ECP and comprehensive plan in Nuclear Oversight News, Nuclear News and To The Point during January and February,1997. Supported an employee meeting and a public meeting on 2/13/97 to roll-out the Comprehensive Plan. This effort will continue as part of the organization's commitment to enhance i communications - see sub-element 8-1-2.

Sub Element Status Due Date Comol Date 8-1-2 Open 4/11/97 Responsible Individua[; S. Berenskl Planned ActioJ1; Actions relating to the on-going communications o remployee concerns messages to be coordinated with the comprehensive communications plan being developed under I CP element 9-2. The Action Plan covering this element is due out 3/30/97.

Sub: Element Status or Closure Action:

lThe ECP will maintain contact with Nuclear Communications during the preparation of the Action Plan covering Comprehensive Plan (CP) element 9-2. l i

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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (c ntinutd) - -

Element Numhnc 8-2 Descreten: Assist ECP Director in hokhng initial orientation meeting with employees.

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Sub Element Status Due Date CompiDate 8-2-1 Closed 2/28/97 2/13/97 Responssble Indmdual. S. Baronsk/

Planned Acten.

lSee closure action. l SidLElentant_ Status _et Closurn.Ac. tion.

lA presentation meeting for Millstone employees was held on 2/13/97. This was followed by a public meeting that night. l Element Number: 8-3 Descriptiom Assist training in producing a management video to introduce the new ECP with emphasis on new culture, personnel and Ene managements resolution. 3 Sub-Element Status Due Date Compi Date -

8-3-1 Open 4/11/97 Bispensitda Indmdual; S. Saranski  ;

Planned Actaon:

Actions relatmg to assistance williihe video to be coordinated with ECP (not training) during the preparation of~ihe Action Plan covering CP Item 9, and specifically 9-2~i he comprehensive ECP communications plan. The Action Plans covering item 9 is due out 3/30/97.

Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

lThe ECP will maintain contact with Nuclear Communications and trainmg during the preparation of the Action Plans covering items 4 and 9. l Page 2

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (continu:d) - '-

Element Number: 0-4 Descnption: Determene if a "Romor Control Hotline" to address rumors and general questions is warranted and implement per a set schedule. -

Sub-Element Status Due Date Compi Date 8-4-1 Closed 2/28/97 2/01/97 Responsable Indnredual. S. Saranski  ;

i Planned Action: i lSee closure action. l i Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

lThe Rumor Control Line has been in place since late 1996. It is advertised daily in NU Nuclear News Daily. The Line is active. l i

Element Numhan 8-5 Descnotion: Invigorate the PEER program by reintroducing the Peer Representatives to the wait force. l Sub Element Status Due Date Compi Date 8-5-1 Open 3/30/97 Responsible Individual. S. Saranski Planned Action: [

lThe PEER Program and PEER Representatives will be publicized in 1997 editions of Nuclear News or other nuclear publicction. l j Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:  ;

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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (csntinued) -

Element Nm6.% 8-6 Descrantson: Faci 5 tate the ECTF attendence at a public meeting to explom and promow the Comprehensive Plan.

t Suttlle: Dent Status Due Data Compt Date R-6-1 Closed 2128/97 2/13/97 Responsdste Indnalual: S. Sennski  ;

Planned Action:

ISee closure action. I Sub-Element Status or Closure Action:

The Commumcation Group provided a seminar for members of the ECTF on 2/fW97 to assist them with their presentation to the public on 2/13/97. Dunng the put2c ,

meetmg on 2/13/97 in the Waterford Town Hall, approximately 15 ECTF members were present, introduced themselves, and spoke about the CP.

Element Number: 8-7 Descnption: Help produce ECTF program recommendations, concept diagram, timelines and flow charts.

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Suttllenant Status Dum. Data Cond Data ' j 8-7-1 Open 3/30/97 Responsible Individual. S. Saransk/

Plan-sed Action.

Commumcations will assist in production when requeste3Fi the ECP, the Concerns Overseght Panel, or others involved in the employee w.4 . area. Communications envisions additional specific actions will be developed when the ECP puts together the communications plan under CP element 9-2. These actions will be added here or under specific sub-elements for the ECP cv... ..u.-leations plan.

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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ACTION PLAN (cnntinue'd) ,

Element hmber: 8-8 '

Descnotion: Facilitate the ECTF's issue of a, thank-you letter to a5 Millstone personnel. -

Suhilement Status Due_ Data Comol Date 8-8-1 Open 3/30/97 Resoonailda_Indbaduaf- S. Saransk/

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lAn open letter of ther.ks will be published in Nuclear News and/or To the Point durmg March 1997. l Sub Element Status or Closure Action: i i

[ Letter will be prepared by ECTF or the existing one contai med in the CP will be used. l Action Plan Signoffs:

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