CY-86-037, FOIA Request for IE Manual Chapter 2955 as Ref on Page 2 of Attached SECY-86-37,draft NRC Manual Chapter 0516 as Ref in from NRC to NSP & NRC Manual Chapter 0516 as Ref in NRR Ofc Ltr 44,Rev 1

FOIA Request for IE Manual Chapter 2955 as Ref on Page 2 of Attached SECY-86-37,draft NRC Manual Chapter 0516 as Ref in from NRC to NSP & NRC Manual Chapter 0516 as Ref in NRR Ofc Ltr 44,Rev 1

ML20095D649
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Site:	Monticello, Prairie Island
Issue date:	10/04/1995
From:	Omealia M AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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FOIA-95-418 SECY-86-037, SECY-86-37, NUDOCS 9512130196
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October 4,1995 Mr. na ab H. % EREEDOM OF INFORAIATION Director, Division of Freedom d ACT REQUEST Informerian and Puhlicarian, Service omoe g u,.i.i ia. .fe cA-95 4 [ g U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ('<wnmieninn g.d, jo //-t f ,

Washington, D.C. 20555 ATTN: FOIA Request

DearMr.Grimsley:

Pursuant so the Freedorn ofInformatiani Act, I would like to request the following documane=*ian be placed in the NRC's Public Dc-: -= Room:

1) IE Manual Chapter 2955 as referenced on pag 2 of anached SECY-86-37.

(Anachment 1)

2) Draft NRC Manual Chapter 0516 as referenced in hpW 15,1981 letter fmen NRC to Northern States Power. (see Attachment 2)

3) NRC Manual Chapter 0516 dated July 25,1986 as referenced in NRR Office l

Letter 44, Revision 1. (see Attachment 3)

Please let me know if you require any additional information. I can be reached at 202/634- -

1439.

Sincerely, l

Mic 0 % ahn

Enclosures:

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m: To provide the Commission with information en the SALp program and 1ts current status.

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! . Beckeroend: The SALp program was taplemented in 1g00 in response to item i j  !.B.2. of NUREG-0660. Volume 1. "NRC Action plan Developed as a

Result of the TMI-2 Accident." A description of the erfeinal 1 dated February it. 1980.

l program Ine results wasof provided in SECY-80-83, the first round evale htfons mere reported in l HUREG-0834. 'NRC Licessee Assessments.'

The Commission was briefed on the objectives of the SALp t program and the results of the first round evaluations en 8

September 22. Ig81. As a result of that briefing, the following changes were made to the SALp program at the request of the Commission: .

o The first round assessments covered periods up to two years. The staff was requested to taprove the timeliness of assessments by targeting the completten of assessments

, annually. The staff < aplemented this recommendation.

e The ffrst tsund of assessments was done in Headquarters by a based of senter headquarters managers. Responsibi-Ifty for performing the assessments was shifted from Needquarters to the Regional Offlees.

.. o For the first round assessment, plants were rated as "Above Average.' ' Average.' or "telow Average" overall as well as in each functional area. Based on the Con-mission's comment concernfag adverse taplicattens of '

renting stilities, the assessment criterta were revised

- such that they de not provide for ranking plants to determine their relative performance.

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• The ffret round of assessments dfd not provide a means for takW fato censideretien 11consee input. The revised ; recess estab11shed a means for taking Ifcensee -

responses into account.

Incorporating the above changes. MC Manual Chapter 0516

• $ystematic Assessment of Licensee performance' was fssood on March 23. ,1Mt as a replacement for IE Nanual Chapter 2955.

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SALp evaldettens were perfomed in accordance with this Iult Manuel Chapter until Neves6er 15. Ige 4 den a revision uns issued for fateria ese. That revisfon was in response to a '

staff assessment of the SALp process. In conjonctfen with the fssaance of the Nevester 15. Ige 4 rettsfon. a review group, which facluded representatives from E00. IE. MR.

AEOD.19t55 and the regional e?ficca, uns formed to further l stub the SALP process. The mvfew group finished its assfgnment and recommended several cha9 pes to the SALp Manual Chapter. The recessended changes were included in a proposed revisfon to NRC 0516 whicl(uns issued for review and cessent to the approprfate staff offices en June 27. 1M 5. Comments on the proposed revisten were l considered in the preparetton of the enciesed revisten I' to NRC 0516 which was issued for taplementatten on November 5. IM5 by the Ofrector. Office of Inspection .

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App'reatmetely 325 assessments have been issued since the i! beginning of the SALP process in 1g00. -

Discussion: The objectives of the SALP program as contained in the 4 November 5. IM5 revisfon rensfa unchanged from the l original objectives. They are:

o To taprove the NRC regulatory program.

o To peralt sound decisions regarding NRC resource allocations, o To taprove licensee perforsence.

e To collect, through an fategrated NRC staff effort.

available observations on a periodic bests and evaluate licensee perforsence based on these obser-watfons.

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Whfle the objectives of 5 ALP have rossined the same, several changes fa the mechanics of the process have taken place since the issusace of NRC Maneci Chapter 0516 on March 23. Ig82. The interfs revision to the SALP process issued Noveder 15. 1984, contained the following significant changes:

e Added a new functional area " Quality rams and Abfalstrative Controls Affecting Quel 1

• for evaluating 1 both operating phase reactors and constrwetion phase l reactors. 1 e Provfded instrtxtfons for the llegional Ahtnistrator to issue the 5 ALP Board Report to the Itcensee rather than issuance by the SALP Soard Chefraan, e Changed the periodicity for perforetag SALP evaluations

- from annually to a maximum of once per 18 months.

e Provided that SALP management meetings with the Itcensee be conducted as open meetings and that members of the public be treated as observers.

The enclosed revision to NRC 0516 includes the fe11owing significant changes from the lateria revision implemented on November 15, 1984 e' The addition of Trafning and Qualification Effective-ness as a functions 1 area rather than treating Training and Qualificatter tffectiveness as evaluation criterta in the assessment of other functional areas.

o A requirement that two SALP evaluations be conducted at approximately 12-month intervals when new operating

- Ifeenses are issued. -

During its recent assessment of the SALP process, the staff explored alternate means for gradi Itcensee perforsence.

However. 1t was concluded that the ission's comments made in September ig81 folloing the first round of SALP  ;

evaluations are still valtd (i.e.. 'The adverse implicat1ons I

- of ranking utilities can be avoided by a ting three categories for the assessment. The first catertry 14 identify those facilttles for which more licensee and hence more INIC attention 8s needed. The second category should identify those facilities for uhtch proper balance of licensee and NRC attention has been

• achieved. The last category should identi those fact 11 ties I for which more than seequate attention by licensee is i

apparent and hence a reduction in NRC resources for those l facilities can be realized.") Therefore, the staff has decided to continue with the current basic method of evaluating utility i performance.

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As part of our continuing effort to effective 1Vetflize SALP results, IE has recently revised IE Manual Chapter 2515 to make the rervits of SALP evaluations a primary consideration in the allocation of fnspection resources. 7The revised IE Manuel Chapter provides spec 1fIc guidance for increasing or decreasing f aspection efforts in response to the Tatest $ ALP evaluations. l As noted in the enclosed revisten to IntC 0516, Ifeensee performance 4shich results in functional amas being rated Category 3 fs acceptable only on a short tem bests. Continued perfemancs at such levels will not.be tolerated. Letters transattting 14LP lteports containing Category 3 retings require the licensee to respond and provide the licensee's planned cormctive actions to achieve impmved perferuance in the functional areas rated Category 3. The staff is developing additional guidelines on further actions to be taken when licensee performance is evaluated as Category 3. Staff is also developing a set of objective perfomance -adicators for potential use in evaluating each of the SALP functional areas and for signaling adverse perfemance trends throughout the SALP evaluation period.

The staff is continuing to monf ter the SALP process in orgler to promote consistency of 5 ALP resulte between regions and to assess improved and attemate means of evaluattap licensee performance. We are also working to further stream fne the 5 ALP process and thereby minimfre the itRC resources required to perfo m 5 ALP evaluations. .

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- Acting Executive rector for Operations

Enclosure:

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