IR 05000397/1989018
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| Issue date: | 07/03/1989 |
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U.S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION V
Report No:
Docket No:
50-397/89-18 50-397 Licensee:
Facility Name:
Meeting 'at:
Washington Public Power Supply System P. 0.
Box 968 Richland, WA 99352 Washington Nuclear Project No. '2 (WNP-2)
WNP-2 Site near Richland, Washington Meeting Conducted:
May 26, 1989 Prepared by:
R.
C. Sorensen, Resident Inspector Approved by:
P.
H.
o nson, ief React Projects Section
ate cygne Summary:
Mana ement Meetin on Ma
1989 Re ort No. 50-397/89-18 A Management Meeting was held on May 26, 1989 at the WNP-2 site to discuss recent plant activities, including the licensee's progress in addressing and resolving SALP conclusions and recommendations included in the 1987 - 88 SALP report.
Supply System representatives made presentations on actions taken to date to improve performance in areas identified as weak.
Proposed actions to be implemented in the future were also discussed, as were recent events of interes DETAILS 1.
Mana ement Meetin Partici ants Nuclear Re ulator Commission A. Chaffee, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety and'rojects P. Johnson, Chief, Reactor Projects Section
C. Bosted, Senior Resident Inspector R. Samworth, Project Manager, NRR C. Sorensen, Resident Inspector A. Toth, Team and Special Inspection Planner Washin ton Public Power Su
S stem L. Oxsen, Assistant Managing Director for Operations Or.
D. Bouchey, Director, Licensing and Assurance J. Burn, Director of Engineering J. Baker, Assistant Plant Manager G. Sorensen, Regulatory Programs Manager C. McGilton, Operations Assurance Manager L. Grunme, Engineering Assurance Manager S. NcKay, Operations flanager R. Graybeal, Health Physics and Chemistry Manager J.
Harmon, Maintenance Manager R. Koenigs, Technical Manager J. Peters, Plant Administrative Manager Bonneville Power Administration R. Mazurkiewicz, Branch Chief State of Washin ton W. Fitch, Executive Secretary, EFSEC W. Kiel, State Liaison 2.
~Back round A meeting was conducted on May 26, 1989 with members of Supply System plant and headquarters management.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the licensee's progress in implementing actions to improve per-formance in light of the conclusions and recommendations presented by the NRC SALP board for the period ending May 31, 1988.
In addition, find-ings of the NRC's safety system outage management inspection (SSONI)
and recent events were briefly discussed.
Handouts used during the licensee's presentations are included as an enclosure to this report.
Reference was also made during the meeting to the WNP-2 SALP Status Report which was transmitted to Region V by Dr. Bouchey's letter dated Nay 18, 1989.
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Discussion The meeting commenced at 9:30 a.m.
Nr. Oxsen opened the meeting by stating that the purpose of the meeting was to give the NRC a status report on the Supply System's actions in response to 1988 SALP issue Mr. Chaffee provided opening remarks from the NRC's perspective and spoke for the NRC during the meeting.
Mr. Baker stated that the Supply System's problems were not due to a lack of ability; the Supply System has good people.
Increased attention to detail has been seen at the management and supervisory levels, but this attitude needs to be pushed farther down in the organization.
The Supply System wants to feel proud of WNP-2's performance, and they want to be a top notch organization.
Mr. Baker stated that he perceived a
need for each department to feel more responsible for the implementation of proper health physics practices.
Mr. Oxsen stated that the six or seven startups and shutdowns conducted with no significant problems show improved staff attention to detail.
Mr. Chaffee stated, referring to an event that had occurred the previous week, that the unauthorized lifting of leads by a contract craftsman was a concern to the NRC.
Mr. Baker stated that this issue had been reviewed and discussed with the shops, and that management processes and sensitivity to such problems had been sharpened.
Mr. Chaffee replied that the NRC is looking for management aggressiveness of that nature.
Mr. McKay then made a presentation on the performance of the Operations Department during the SALP period.
He discussed various topics using a
handout he had prepared and which he distributed.
Mr. Chaffee noted several positive aspects of the Operations Department's initiatives.
He observed, however, that the several shutdown cooling isolations experi-enced during the current outage indicated a need for continuing atten-tion to the control of plant activities.
Mr. Harmon then discussed maintenance improvement actions.
His discus-sion was also accompanied by a handout.
He committed to looking at the preventive maintenance program this, year, which should help utilize manpower more efficiently and should help plant performance.
He stated that he would be enlisting the help of other utilities in this endeavor, especially San Onofre.
He also stated that he had seen improvements in training and in conformance with INPO guidelines.
He recognized that the NRC maintenance rule would be issued soon and would determine what could be done in the next year to meet this expectation.
There was much discussion concerning the improper lifted lead event that had occurred earlier that week, resulting in a shutdown cooling isolation.
There was also considerable discussion regarding self-assessment and the potential benefits of a procedure writer's guide for maintenance work requests (MWRs).
Mr. Johnson noted that the Operations Department had prepared a
writer's guide for operating procedures and also had several individuals involved in procedure rewrites.
He questioned whether the Maintenance Department was giving sufficient resources to the improvement of procedures.
Mr. Graybeal then presented his perspectives on the Supply System's performance" in the area of radiological controls.
It was accompanied by a handout and was received with few comments from the NRC representa-tive Nr. Bouchey followed by discussing some aspects of Licensing and Assurance activities and the status of the 1988 SALP recommendations.
He stated that the Supply System had taken significant steps with root-cause assessments (RCAs), but they still had weaknesses in timeliness and consistency (approach and thoroughness)
of the RCAs.
He also discussed the Problem Evaluation Request (PER) process.
Nr. Baker then elaborated on the PER process and on management review comnittee meetings.
Nr. Burn discussed elements and achievements'f the Engineering Improve-ment Plan.
He stated that about 35 to 40 system notebooks have been developed for use in design, each comprising a portion of the design data base.
Nr. Chaffee requested a copy of the system notebook for the residual heat removal (RHR) system, and Nr. Burn said he would provide one.
Mr. Oxsen then concluded the presentation by discussing the level of support for SALP improvements.
He stated that the Supply System fully supports the financial commitment to safe plant operation, and that the Executive Board was supportive of resources needed to meet NRC commit-ments.
Budgets will be increased for operations and maintenance, with large capital outlays pending for the turbine and the simulator.
The Supply System will also embark on a design basis program similar to San Onofre.
He noted that, unfortunately, replacement of the low pressure turbine rotors had caused deferral of the computerized maintenance management program.
Nr. Chaffee thanked the licensee for their presentation.
He acknow-'edged that improvements had been made and noted the increased level of self-critical appraisal and awareness of shortcomings, although a need for continued attention to the control of plant activities is apparent.
Nr. Chaffee recognized the financial impact of turbine rotor replace-ment, while noting that automation of the maintenance management program would be a definite asset in providing improved control of plant activities.
He encouraged the licensee to closely review the SSONI team findings, and correct the related problems and their root causes.
The meeting adjourned at I:00 OP TIOAL IMP 0 M
H INI I IV S
PERSONNEL CHANGES
~ MINIMIZE PERSONNEL ERROR
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IMPROVE PROCEDURAL 6UIDANCE
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IMPROVE OWNERSHIP IN TRAINING IMPROVE MGMT OWNERSHIP IN ACTIVITIES SUMMARY OF SALP RECOMMENDATIONS E SO NEL CHA G
S
~ ESTABLISHED 5. CREW ROTATION
~ SHIFT NANAGER ASSIGNED TO TRAINING AS A TRAINING ADVISOR
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OPERATIONS NANAGER TRANSFERRED TO SIMULATOR PROJECT
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LICENSED REACTOR OPERATOR TRANSFERRED TO LICENSE TRAINING
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LICENSED REACTOR OPERATOR TRANSFERRED TO E.O.
TRAINING
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LICENSED CONTROL ROOM SUPERVISOR ASSIGNED TO PROCEDURE GROUP
2 LICENSED REACTOR OPERATORS ASSIGNED TO PROCEDURE GROUP
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LICENSED REACTOR OPERATOR ASSIGNED TO W.C.C.G
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LICENSED TECHNICAL ENGINEER ASSIGNED TO W.C.C.G
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LICENSED TRAINING ENGINEER ASSIGNED TO E.O.P DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL ROOM SUPERVISORS PROMOTED TO SHIFT NANAGER
2 SHIFT SUPPORT SUPERVISORS PROMOTED TO C.R.S
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LICENSED REACTOR OPERATOR PROMOTED TO SSS
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TECHNICAL ENGINEER PROMOTED TO SSS
MININIZ OP RA IONAL R
S
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MANAGENENT PRESENCE DURING PLANNED EVOLUTIONS
AN AGRESSIVE PEER REVIEW PROCESS 0 MAINTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY
~ APPRAISAL PROCESS
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CREW, EVALUATION
EXPAND ROOT CAUSE TRAINING
IHPROVED CANDIDATE SELECI TON AND EVALUATION
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S I GN I F I CANT NEW HI RE SCREEN I NG
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COHPANY RIGHT OF SELECTION
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COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF E.O.
UPGRADES
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TASK BASED O.J.T.
PROGRAN
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SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR LICENSED PERSONNEL
INP OV OC UR UIDANC
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DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED 1.3. 1 (CONDUCT 'OF OPS)
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REVISED AND IMPLEMENTED 1.3.8 (C.O)
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DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED 1.3.51 (LABELING)
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DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED 1.3.50 (AIDS)
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DEVELOPED A PROCEDURE WRITERS 6UIDE
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DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED W.C.C.G I EXPANDED THE PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT 6ROUP
IMPROV OP RA IONAL OWN RSHIP RAINING
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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
~ ES-601 EXAM VALIDATION
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DEVELOPMENT OF J.T.A DEVELOPMENT OF O.J.T PROGRAM
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SUPPORT OF SOURCE SELECTION FOR SIMULATOR
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF E.O.P,S
~ VALI DATI ON OF THE I NPO NANDATED TRAINING S. E. R
INPROV NGN WN SHIP N
S ATION C I I S
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DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED THE PERFORMANCE OBSERVATION PROGRAM
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CONDUCT MEEKLY NEETINGS WITH SHIFT NANAGER
CONDUCT WEEKLY OPERATIONS UPDATE TO TRAINING CREW
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CONDUCT TRAINING CYCLE REVIEW COMMITTEE
~ ASSIST IN SIMULATOR EVALUATIONS
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PROVIDE CLASS ROOM INSTRUCTIONS ON SELECTED PROCEDURES ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN EXAM HANK VALIDATION
SUMMA OF SALP R
COMMENDATIONS,
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MORE MANAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT
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EXPANDED USE OF ROOT CAUSE 0 MINIMIZE PERSONNEL ERROR
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IMPROVE PROCEDURAL 6UIDANCE
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SUPPORT SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT
~ ESTABLISH A SELF CRITICAL ATTITUDE
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SET STANDARDS
SALP P RESENTAT I ON NA I NTENANCE I NP ROVENENT ACT I ONS NNAGENENT CHANGES
NANAGERr ASSISTANT NANAGERr ELECTRICAL SUPERVISORS'ECHANICAL SUPERVISOR 2.
SAFETY AND HATERIAL CONDITION ENGINEER 3.
WORK CONTROL SUPERVISORS IN EACH DISCIPLINE 4.
NAINTENANCE ENGINEERING SUPERVISORS IN EACH DISCIPLINE 5.
CRAFT SUPERVISORS PERSONNEL ERRORS AFFECTING PLANT PERFORNNCE
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COMMUNICATED PLANT MANAGEMENT S EXPECTATIONS TO PERFORMANCE THROUGH:
a.
INCREASED COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE NAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT 2.
DISCIPLINE 3.
PEER REVIEWS COMMUNICATION ON OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
CHANGES TO THE UNION CONTRACT I.
BARGAINING UNIT FOREMEN 2.
PAY INCREASES BASED ON PERFORMANCE SICK LEAVE/PERSONAL TIME,BANK
NINTENANCE TRAINING 1 ~
ADDED ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TRAINING 2.
QUARTERLY INDUSTRY EVENTS TRAINING 3.
REFRESHER TRAINING FOR JOURNEYMEN 4.
OJT TRAINING COORDINATORS (3)
I EXPANDED PLANNING R SCHEDULING DEPARPENT I,
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IMPROVED AND EXPANDED PRIORITIES 2.
DAILY SCHEDULE WHICH IS MANPOWER LOADED 3.
ORGANIZATIONAL INTERFACE BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTHENTS ON A DAILY BASIS 4.
TRENDING AND REPORTING TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY 5.
A JOB/NANHOUR MANUAL TO ENHANCE JOB PLANNING (ONGOING)
The following actions demonstrate the Supply System s
attentiveness to issues identified in the 1988 SALP Review.
- work Control Supervisors in Health Physics to provide enhanced supervision of HP Technician field activi.tie The budget for FY 1990 includes funds for additional HP personnel to augment current staf Management field tours to monitor performance.
- CY1988 Radiological Occurrence Reports (RORs) Trend Analysis and Action Pla Disciplinary action for HP non-compliance.
XZQLILLDK The Supervisory Radiation Area Training Training program for Jr HP Tech Review of General Radiation Orientation and other Craft-level radiation training to enhance skill leve Root Cause Training for HP personne Safety Meeting training module on HP issues.
HP Program Procedures revision.
Root cause emphasis for ROR investigation.
Frisking Booths at selected RCA locations added."
Improved Posting practices.
(3 High Radiation Area RHP changes.
Enhanced weekly trending during RF-89A Hotspot removal CRD Rebuild Room modification plans Radwaste Facility Review
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Through resin changes and increased emphasis on DAH sorting and minimization, radwaste volumes are down.
FY89 totals will be 3,000 cu. ft. less than FY88.
Specific training for radwaste workers is under developmen Detailed trending of RORs was performed for CY88 events Trending performed now on routine basi Action plan for ROR trend improvement shows positive impact:
CY88 Rate 1.02/wk RF88 Rate 4.10/wk CY89 Rate 0.83/wk RF89 Rate 2.30/wk Hot Spot Removal very successful 10.896 man-rem actual vs.
10.935 man-rem estimated ALARA Shields installed for CRD work Exposure rate reduced (450mR/hr to 100mR/hr)
Corresponding reduction in personnel dose per drive increased use of Fre-Job Briefings Required for all High Rad Entries More rigorous briefings for other high dose tasks Although subjective, staff reports much.higher sensitivity to ALARA in work planning.
IPM-8 Frisking Booths installed to enhance contamination control within the RCA.
Fewer skin contaminations requiring formal dose assessment (4 for CY89 vs 7 for 88).