IR 05000280/1991010
| ML18153C651 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/1991 |
| From: | Sinkule M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| NUDOCS 9106270077 | |
| Download: ML18153C651 (3) | |
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Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 License Nos. DPR-32, DPR-37 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN: Mr. W. L.. *stewart JUN 1 O 1991 Senior Vice President - Nuclear 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Gentlemen:
OFFICIAL COPY SUBJECT:
INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-280/91-10 AND 50-281/91-10 This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by Mr. W. E. Holland of this office on March 31-May 11, 1991. - The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Surry facilit At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed inspection repor Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the repor Within these areas, the in~pection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
- and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progres *
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The enclosed Inspection Report identifies activities that appeared to violate NRC requirements that are not cited and do not require a res~ons Several of these activities were operational problems, all of which were identified by your staff, that when reviewed separately had minimal safety significanc However, a cumulative review of these problems indicated a decline in operator performance during this perio This concern was discussed between your Vice President, Nuclear Operations, and the. NRC Region II Director, Division of Reactor Project Als.o identified during this period, were problems associated with a lack of adequate admi ni strati ve requirements for engineering contro 1 over current setpoint identification and usage in design control document Although _we recognize that you are developing a setpoint control program, setpoint discrepancies identified during our review revealed an_ extensive control problem in the development and implementation of setpoint-related informatio Even though no specific safety significant discrepancies were identified by this review,_ we are.concerned that the existing programmatic weaknesses do not preclude future safety significant problem Based on our concerns, we understand that you will provide us with your evaluation of the extent of this problem and also an overview of the ongoing program to ensure that development and implementation of instrument setpoint information is conducted in a clear, consistent programmatic manne If your understanding of this commitment is different than discussed above, please notify u PDR ADOCK 05000280 Q
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Virginia Electric and Power Company
J_UN 1 O 1991 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC 1s 11Rules of Practice
, a copy of this letter and its. enclosures will be placed in the NRC. Public Document Roo Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report cc w/encl:
E. W. Harre 11 Vice President - Nuclear Operations Virginia Electric & Power Company
- 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060
- J. P. 0 1Hanlon Vice President - Nuclear Services Virginia Electric & Power Company 5000 Dominion Boulevard
- Glen Allen, VA 23060 M. R. Kansler Station Manager Surry Power Station P. 0. Rox 315 Surry, VA 23883 M. L. Bowling, Jr., Manager Nuclear.Licensing Virginia Electric & Power C Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Sherlock Holmes, Chairman
Sincerely, 0~9~~
Marvin V. Sinkule, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Board of Supervisors of Surry County Surry County Courthouse Surry, VA 23683 W. T. Lough Virginia Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulatio P. 0. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 cc w/encl cont 1 d:
(See page 3)
Virginia Electric and Power Company cc w/encl cont'd:
Michael W. Maupin
- Hunton and Williams P. 0. Box 1535 Richmond, VA 23212 C. M. G. Buttery, M.D., M. Department of Health 109 Governor Street Richmond, VA 23219 Attorney General Supreme Court Building 101 North 8th Street,
Richmond, VA 23219 Commonwealth of Virginia
. ~cc w/encl:
- Document Control Desk P~ Fredrickson, RII B. Buckley, NRR NRC Resident Inspector
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- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 1, Box 166 Surry, VA 23883 NRC Resident Inspectoi U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 2, Box 78-A Mineral, VA 23117 RII: DRP ARu.ff~
06/7 /91 RII:RY' PFre'drickson 06/ * -if 91 JUN 1 o 1991
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