IR 05000346/1979012
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/13/1979 |
| From: | Heishman R, Spessard R, Tambling T, Tambling T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-346-79-12, NUDOCS 7907180296 | |
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s U.S." NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION IIIs Report No. 50-346/79-12 s
Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3 Licensee:
Toledo Edison Company
"'ison Plaza 300 Madison Avenue Toledo, OH 43652 Facility Name: Davis Besse 1 Meeting At: Region III Office, Glen Ellyn, Illinois heeting Conducted: May 31, 1979 2nspectors:
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i Inspection Summary
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Meeting on May 31, 1979 (Report No. 50-346/79-12)
Areas Inspected: A special, annoynced 5$eting was held with corprrate and site management to discuss what actica had been or would be taken to address specific RIII concerns expressed in a previcus meet.ng on April 18, 1979.
The meeting lasted approximately four hours, and seven RIII personnel attended.
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Results: The licensee outlined a progiam based upon their asressment of problem areas to improve the level of management control, i.taffing, training, the correction of equipment problems and general plant operations. Na items of noncompliance or devistions were identified within the secpe of this meetrug.
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DETAILS 1.
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Toledo Edison Company W. A. Johnson, President and Chief Operating Officer
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L. E. Roe, Vice President, Facilities Development R. P. Crouse, Assistant Vice President, Energy Supply T. D. Murray, Station Superintendent NRC J. G. Keppler, Director, Region III G. W. Roy, Deputy Director, Region III R. F. Heishman, Chief, RO&NS Branch k. L. Spessard, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1 R. F. Warnick, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 2 J. F. Streeter, Chief, Nuclear Support Section 1 T. N. Tamtling, Project Inspector State of Ohio R. S. Ryan, Director, Ohio Department of Energy J. F. McAvoy, Director of Environmental Protection J. R. Williams, Nuclear Preparedness Officer, Ohio Disaster Services Agency.
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Corporate Meeting This meeting was the second of a serier of management meetings requested by RIII. The purpose of this second meeting was to discuss what actions had been or would be taken by TECo to address specific R.I concerns expressed in the first meeting held on April 18, 1979 (Inspection Report No. 50-346/79-08).
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Previous Meeting Recap The RIII Director summarized the purpose of the previous meeting and this meeting and expressed the need for TECo to increase their level of performance or excellence.
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Corrective Actions The licensee outlined a program, based t;pon their assess-ment of problem areas, to improve the level of management
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control, staffing, training, the correction of equipment problems and plant operations.
(1) Staffing
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Currently, 12 staff openings are iu Power Engineering and 22 staff openings are at the plant. Approximately 22 of these
openings are designated as technical positions.
An inhouse review will be conducted on future manning requirements and organizational structures.
(2) Procedures At the plant, a group will be developed to centralize the preparation and maintenance of procedures. This group will also coordinate the control of drawings.
Steps will also be taken tc, eliminate the excessive use of temporary modifications to procedures.
An outside consultant will be utilized to review plant procedures. The scope of this review will be designed to establish uniformity and general upgrading of pro-cedures.
It is anticipated that it will take one-to-two months to get this review underway.
(3) Management Controls Several areas have or will be addresseo to improve or promote better management control.
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Promotion of Mr. Crouse to Assistant Vice President, Energy Supply, with a direct responsibility to concentrate his efforts on the nuclear generating station.
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Mr. Johnson has started 'and wi]1 continue direct meetings with all plant personncl to discuss current problem areas.
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Management has and will continue to visit other nuclear generatin,; stations to re"iew their organization ar.d controls.
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There will be a reevaluation of thei. personnel policies, including selection and evaluation of new personnel, a development program for managers, andpromotiongractices.
(4) Training A broad training program was recently implemented for all plant staff, directed primarily toward improving
job-related skills. This program should be completed in 1980.
The need for a plant simulator for training and re-qualifying operators will be reevaluated.
(5) LER's Starting the first part of June, a special investiga-tion group will be set up to investigate and evaluate all LER's.
Special emphasis will be placed on personnel errors and repetitive equipment problems. The concept of this group is to be similar to that used by the safety group to investigate other industrial accidents.
The significance of each LER will be evaluated and reported to top management. Monthly meetings will be held with the plant staff to discuss significant LER's.
(6) Maintenance Currently, there is. long range computer program under development to track maintenance and to improve the preventative maintenance program.
(7) Surveillance Testing There are plans to implement, over th-next six months,
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a specialized computer program to assist the operators in identifying and tracking surveillance requirements
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imposed by action statements in the technical specifications.
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(8) FCR's A review system is being inititted to improve the processing of FCR's.
This will include computerizing the tracking of FCR's and preplanning procurement and schedule of work.
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(9) Communi ca t ion A c'nsultant has been retained to evaluate the lines of communication and methods of personnel motivations.
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(10) Nuclear Services Group A nuclear services group will be established and will report to the Assistant Vice President, Energy Supply.
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This will be a separate group to handle support acti-vities at the plant. The activities will include IE Bulletins, audits, FCR's, outage planning, training, nuclear fuels, etc.
The activities of this group are designed to permit the station superintendent to con-centrate on day-to-day activities of the plant.
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Summation At the conclusion of the licensee's presentation, RIII personnel discussed the following items:
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Expressed a concern that the licensee might be addres-sing only the items identified by the NRC. The licensee stated that they were trying to factor in all pertinent concerns.
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Questioned whether the Quality Assurance Group was being appropriately consulted in the corrective actions.
The licensee stated that the QA Group will be an integral part cf the corrective actions.
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Questioned whether the company'r " Negation Task Force" would complete their review. The licensee stated that the grcup would complete their assigned task.
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Questioned whether the corrective action program would address the number of nuisance alarms in the control room.
The licensee stated that their evaluation of nuisance alarms would continue.
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Asked the licensee to establish a tigetable for imple-mentation of the varicus corrective actions outlined, and to develop the methods to insure that the various milestones of the program are propecly met.
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Asked the licensee to schedule the third meeting in approximately three-to-four weeks to discuss schedules, milestones, accomplishments, etc.
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Additional Matters Discussed The following additional matters relative to Davis-Besse I were discussed:
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(1) Bulletins ho.79-05A and 79-05B Shutdown Order The licensee was informed of Region III's plans for closing out its review of Bulletins No.79-05A and o.
.79-05B and the Shutdown Order. The review and vera.i-cation of items on the Shutdown Order will be coordi-nated with the special task force at NRC headquarters.
(2) Resident Inspector Program The licensee was informed that Region III is planning to select a resident inspector for the Davis-Besse 1 site early this summer. Until this resident inspector moves to the site the current temporary otsite inspec-tor's office will be staffed by inspectors from the Region III office.
The licensee was informed that the permanent office will have to be within the protected area.
A minimum of 250 square feet of floor area will be required. At the time if the move to permanent quarters the telephones will have to be moved.
The 'icensee designated Mr. G. Wells as their co-ord mor for establishcent of the site office.
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