IR 05000219/1993042
| ML20036B090 | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/07/1993 |
| From: | Conte R, Walker T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-219-93-42-MM, NUDOCS 9305180150 | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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REGION I
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50-219/93-42 DOCKET NO.
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LICENSE NO.
DPR-16 LICENSEE:
General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation
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P.O. Box 388 Forked River, New Jersey 08731 FACILITY:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
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MEETING AT:
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MEETING CONDUCTED: May 5,1993 7/Y3 SUBMITTED BY:
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I ich'ard J. Conte, Chief,"BWR Section Date rations Branch, DRS Summary: A meeting was held at the licensee's request on May 5,1993, to discuss the
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status of the Oyster Creek Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP) program. Previous NRC
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inspections had identified that the licensee's programmatic approach taken to develop, l
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implement, and maintain high quality EOPs was weak. The licensee discussed the corrective actions taken to improve the EOP program.
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i 1.0 INTRODUCTION
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On May 5,1993, at the NRC Region I Office, the below listed personnel participated in a
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meeting to discuss the status of the Oyster Creek Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP)
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i 2.1 General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation J. Barton Director, Oyster Creek
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P. Scallon Manager, Plant Operations W. Behrle Director, Plant Engineering, Oyster Creek
M. Godknecht Plant Engineering, Oyster Creek
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H. Tritt Lead Instructor, Operations Training B. DeMerchant Licensing Engineer, Oyster Creek P. Hansen Engineer, Senior I, Parsippany
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S. Dietz Senior Public Affairs Representative 2.2 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
M. W. Hodges Director, Division of Reactor Safety
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L. Bettenhausen Chief, Operations Branch, DRS A. R. Blough Chief, Projects Branch No. 4 J. Rogge Chief, Projects Section No. 4B D. Florek Senior Operations Engineer
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T. Walker Senior Operations Engineer i
C. Sisco Operations Engineer
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i 3.0 LICENSEE PRESENTATION l
The Oyster Creek Manager of Plant Operations introduced the presentation and discussed the
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concerns identified during previous NRC inspections. A licensee representative from Plant
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Director of Oyster Creek provided closing remarks and emphasized the management
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