IR 05000424/1997099

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Summary of 970924 Meeting to Discuss NRC SALP Repts 50-424/97-99 & 50-425/97-99,dtd 970915 for Facility.List of Attendees,Summary of Matls Used & Presentation Encl
ML20211K877
Person / Time
Site: Vogtle  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 10/02/1997
From: Skinner P
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
50-424-97-99, 50-425-97-99, NUDOCS 9710100060
Download: ML20211K877 (14)


Text

V l

October 2, 1997-Southern Nuclear Operating Company. In ATIN:- Mr.: C. K. McCoy Vice President P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham.-AL 35201 SUBJECT: MEETING SUMMARY -SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANC V0GTLE NUCLEAR PLANT. REPORT NOS. 50 424/97 99 AND 50 425/97 99 Gentlemen:

This refers to the September 24. 1997 meeting held to discuss the NRC's

- Systematic- Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) for your Vogtle facilit Our report. 50-424/97-99 and 50 425/97-99, dated September 15. 1997, had been previously sent to you. I have enclosed a summary of material used at the presentation, and a list of attendees participating in the meeting with -local-officials which followed the presentatio In accordance with Section 2.790(a) of the NRC'1 " Rules of Practice " Part Title-10. Code-of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be-placed in the NRC Public Document Roo No reply to this letter is required. However, if you have any_ questions concerning this matter.-please contact u

Sincerely, (original. signed by Pierce 11. Skinner)

Pierce H. Skinner. Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 DivisionofReactorProjects Docket Nos: 50 424, 50 425 License Nos:-NPF-68. NPF-81 Enclosures: --

1. Meeting Attendees-2. SALP Presentation Material /t

+

cc w/encis: (See Paae 2)-

97 oi g 37

wpmm

.

,

SNC 2 cc w/encls:

-J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company. In P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham AL 35201-1295 J. B. Beasley General Manager. Plant Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company. In P. 0.-Box 1600 Waynesboro GA 30830 J. A. Bailey Manager Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company. In P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham AL 35201-1295 Jim Hurt. Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King. Jr. Drive Plaza Level - East: Suite 356 Atlanta GA 30334 4600 Office of Planning and Budget Room 615B 270 Washington Street. SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Office of the Count. Commissioner Burke Count Waynesboro GAy 30830 Commission Harold Reheis. Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street. SE. Suite 1252 Atlanta GA 30334

'

Thomas Hill Manager Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources 4244 International Parkway Suite 114 Atlanta, GA 30354 cc w/encls cont'd: (See Page 3)

_ . _ _ . _

[

l l

SNC 3 cc w/encis: Continued Attorney General-Law Department 132 Judicial Building

, Atlanta, GA 30334 R. D Barker Program Manager Fossil & Nuclear Operations Oglethor)e Power Corporation 2100 xchange Place Tucker. GA 30085-1349 Charles A. Patrizia. Es Paul. Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 10th Floor 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D. C. 20004 9500 Steven H. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway NW Atlanta, GA 30328 4684 list dbution w/ encl:

3 Scinner, Ril R. Carrion, Ril-W. P. Kleinsorge, Rll M. E. Ernstes. Ri!

L. Wheeler, NRR PUBLIC NRC Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory _ Commission 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 0FilCE RikbgP _ RitsbMS SIGNARRE gfL \)D RAIE - SPCarrient&a PNSkied.'

DATE 10/__2, /97 10/,'l/ .41 10/ /97 10/ /97 10/ /97 10/ /97 10/ /97 CEPT? [VERJ MD h MD I YER MD YER MD YER ED YER ED YES HD V

OfflCIAL RECORD COPY D003ENT NAfEt Ga\V0GtLE\V01998LP. Lit

. _ _

LISf 0F ATTENDEES NRC Attendees:

L. A. Reyes. Regional Administrator J. R. Johnson. Director. DRP P. H. Skinner. Chief. Reactor Projects Branch 2. DRP R. E. Trojanowski . State Liaison Of ficer M. T. Widmann Acting Senior Resident inspector. Vogtle K. F. O'Donohue. Resident inspector. Vogtle K. M. Clark. Public Affairs Officer L. L. Wheeler. Project Manager. NRR Licensee Attendees:

Southern Nuclear Ooeratino Comoany C. K. McCoy, Vice President. Southern Nuclear-L. Mayo. Emergency Preparedness. Plant Vogtle

- L. Ward Manager. Engineering and Licensing. SNC Public Attendees:

M. Mulligan Public Individual P. Cochran. Program Manager. Georgia Emergency Management Agency G. Gregory. Planner, Georgia Emergency Management Agency B. Simonton Environmental Specialist. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Emergency Preparedness Division B. Slocumb Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Emergency Preparedness Division J. Hardeman. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Emergency Preparedness Division E. Porterfield. Burke County Emer R. Rollins. Department of Energy.gency SavannahManagement River Pro ect Ag ncy Enclosure 1

. .

.

V0GTLE SALP PRESENTATION MATERIAL Enclosure 2

_ _

-

_ -

'1

UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION .

!

v AW*%gg e

8y 4 2C

, . M sgg

,

l u l

Cg 3h e J

'38, 9 ff* f

%w VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ,

CYCLE 14 JANUARY 28,1996 - AUGUST 2,1997 SALP BOARD BRIEFING PACKAGE I

l PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER 24,1997

,

, . - - . . . . - - , . - . . . , . - - - . , . . - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----,---~~-~~-,-----,--n,-~~--- -~-----------~~--------,v-- + - , ~ ~ - ' ~ ~ ' ' ~ ~ ' ' ~

---

V0GTLE SALP BOARD MEMBERS I

e Jon R. Johnson, Director

, Division of Reactor Projects e Herbert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate II 2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation e Charles A. Casto, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Safety

-

-

-

, l 1J P

L A

S

"

S "

S E " "

C

'

'

"

"

O " n R N r e i t

o n

P t s

a c

e p P l

a M s n

D P

i R

A L O B

A ,

S

\- / /

r s c t

n g s n

o o m t

n o n

,.

,. v o t w d c a r o do i

t i

s i n o io g i c n t

a oi s p g s v v o s o r e a pe o c

.i

.i n t

E oR R nPI R B s i L

I n i

> y

l PERFORMANCE CATEGORY RATINGS CATEGORY LICENSEE ATTENTION AND INVOLVEMENT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY FOCUSED ON SAFETY AND RESULTED IN A SUPERIOR LEVEL OF PERFORMANC LICENSEE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES HAVE PROVIDED EFFECTIVE CONTROLS. THE LICENSEE'S SELF ASSESSMENT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGENT ISSUES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TECHNICALLY SOUN COMPREHENSIVE AND THOROUG RECURRING PROBLEMS ARE ELIMINATED. AND RESOLUTION OF ISSUES IS TIMEL ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES ARE THOROUG CATEGORY LICENSEE ATTENTION AND INVOLVEMENT ARE NORMALLY WELL FOCUSED AND RESULTED IN A GOOD LEVEL OF SAFETY PERFORMANC LICENSEE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES NORMALLY PROVIDED THE NECESSARY CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES. BUT DEFICIENCIES HAY EXIS THE LICENSEE'S SELF ASSESSMENTS ARE NORMALLY GOOD. ALTHOUGH ISSUES MAY ESCAPE IDENTIFICATION. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE USUALLY EFFECTIVE. ALTHOUGH SOME HAY NOT BE COMPLETE. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES ARE NORMALLY THOROUG CATEGORY LICENSEE ATTENTION AND INVOLVEMENT HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER. LICENSEE PERFORMANCE MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR HORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS. LICENSEE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES HAVE NOT PROVIDED SUFFICIENT CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES IN IMPORTANT AREAS. THE LICENSEE'S SELF. ASSESSMENT EFFORTS MAY NOT DCCUR UNTIL AFTER A POTENTIAL PROBLEM BECOMES APPARENT. A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING 0F THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES HAY NOT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED. NUMEROUS MINOR ISSUES COMBINE TO INDICATE THAT THE LICENSEE'S CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT THOROUGH. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES DO NOT PROBE DEEP EN0 UGH, RESULTING IN THE INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION OF ISSUES. BECAUSE THE HARGIN TO UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE IN IMPORTANT ASPECTS IS SMALL. INCREASED NRC AND LICENSEE ATTcNTION IS REQUIRE _9

.

PLANT OPERATIONS CA~EGORY :.

.STREsG" S:

e FOCUS ON SAFETY AND CONSERVATIVE DECISION MAKING e OPERATOR KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSE TO PLANT TRANSIENTS e COORDINATION AND PLANNING FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS e OPERATOR OBSERVATIONS OF DEGRADED EQUlPMENT e MINIMlZATION OF CONTROL ROOM LIT ANNUNCIATORS o SELF-ASSESSMENT AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS e MANAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT IN MONITORING PLANT OPERATIONS C lA_LEbGES: -

o CONTAINMENT CLOSE0VT INSPECTIONS e VALVE AND SWITCH POSITION VERIFICATION

..

__

.

MAINTENANCE CA~EGORY 1 STRE4GT-S:

o CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS e REFURBISHMENT OF MAJOR EQUIPMENT e SAFETY EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY e SELF-IDENTIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES e INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM CHA__EsBES:

e SURVEILLANCE TES,S CONDUCTED FOR SPECIAL CONDITION e FOREIGN MATERIAL CONTROL IN NUCLEAR SERVICE WATER SYSTEM ,

- - - - - - - - - - - -

'

.

ENGINEERING CA~EGORY :.

STRENGTHS:

  • SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE o ENGINEERING MODIFICATION PACKAGES e MANAGEMENT OF ENGINEERING BACKLOGS e SELF-ASSESSMENTS e SUPPORT FOR LICENSING ACTIVITIES CFALLENGES.:

o PROCEDURE UPDATES FOR PLANT MODIFICATIONS

.. ..

.. .-

..

-

,

PLANT SUPPORT CA~EGORY :.

STREsGIHS.:

e EFFECTIVE RADIOLOGICAL DOSE CONTROL PROGRAM e PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COOLANT CHEMISTRY PROGRAM e EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM PERFORMANCE e GENERALLY EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPING e EXCELLENT SECURITY PROGRAM C iALLENGES:

o CONTAINMENT POST-0UTAGE CLEANLINESS

_ _ ___ _

V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT SALP RATING SUMMARY FUNCTIONAL RATING RATING AREA THIS PERIOD LAST PERIOD PLANT OPERATIONS 1 1 MAINTENANCE 1 1 ENGINEERING 1 1 PLANT SUPPORT 1 2

- - - -