ML031560444

Lessons Learned Task Force Recommendations, Inspection Programs

ML031560444
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	06/04/2003
From:	Jeffrey Jacobson Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
Moroney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3974
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LLTF Report Recommendations Included in This Action Plan RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION Priority NUMBER 3.2.5.(2) The NRC should revise its inspection guidance to provide assessments of: (1) the safety High implications of long-standing, unresolved problems; (2) corrective actions phased in over several years or refueling outages; and (3) deferred modifications.

3.3.2.(2) The NRC should revise the overall PI&R inspection approach such that issues similar to Low those experienced at DBNPS are reviewed and assessed. The NRC should enhance the guidance for these inspections to prescribe the format of information that is screened when determining which specific problems will be reviewed.

3.3.2.(3) The NRC should provide enhanced Inspection Manual Chapter guidance to pursue issues Low and problems identified during plant status reviews [3.3.2.(3)]

3.3.2.(4) The NRC should revise its inspection guidance to provide for the longer-term follow-up of Low issues that have not progressed to a finding.

3.3.5.(4) The NRC should develop guidance to address the impacts of IMC 0350 implementation on High the regional organizational alignment and resource allocation.

3.3.7.(2) The NRC should establish guidance to ensure that decisions to allow deviations from High agency guidelines and recommendations issued in generic communications are adequately documented.



LLTF Low and Medium Items To Be Addressed In PBPM Process RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION Priority NUMBER 3.1.2(3) Establish process guidance to ensure that generic requirements or guidance are not Low inappropriately affected when making unrelated changes to processes, guidance, etc.

(e.g., deleting inspection procedures that were developed in response to a generic issue).

3.3.4(7) Reassess the basis for the cancellation of the inspection procedures that were deleted by Low Inspection Manual Chapter, Change Notice 01-017 to determine whether there are deleted inspection procedures that have continuing applicability. Reactivate such procedures, as appropriate.

APP. F Conduct an effectiveness review of the actions taken in response to past lessons-learned Medium reviews.

3.3.4(5) Review the range of NRC baseline inspections and plant assessment processes, as well Medium as other NRC programs, to determine whether sufficient programs and processes are in place to identify and appropriately disposition the types of problems experienced at DBNPS. Additionally, provide more structured and focused inspections to assess licensee employee concerns programs and safety conscious work environment.

3.2.5(1) Develop inspection guidance to assess scheduler influences on outage work scope. Medium 3.3.1(2) Develop inspection guidance to assess repetitive or multiple TS action statement entries, Medium as well as, the radiation dose implications associated with repetitive tasks.

3.3.3(1) As an additional level of assurance, identify alternative mechanisms to independently Medium assess plant performance as a means of self-assessing NRC processes. Once identified, the feasibility of such mechanisms should be determined.

3.3.4(1) Review inspection guidance pertaining to refueling outage activities to determine whether Medium the level of inspection effort and guidance are sufficient given the typically high level of licensee activity during relatively short outage periods. The impact of extended operating cycles on the opportunity to inspect inside containment and the lack of inspection focus on passive components should be reviewed. This review should also determine whether the guidance and level of effort are sufficient for inspecting other plant areas which are difficult to access or where access is routinely restricted.



3.3.4.(4) Revise IMC 0350 to permit implementation of IMC 0350 without first having established Medium that a significant performance problem exists, as defined by the ROP.

3.3.2(2) Revise the overall PI&R inspection approach such that issues similar to those experienced Low at DBNPS are reviewed and assessed. Enhance the guidance for these inspections to prescribe the format of information that is screened when determining which specific problems will be reviewed.

3.3.2(3) Provide enhanced Inspection Manual Chapter guidance to pursue issues and problems Low identified during plant status reviews.

3.3.2(4) Revise inspection guidance to provide for the longer-term follow-up of issues that have not progressed to a finding.

3.3.3(2) Perform a sample review of the plant assessments conducted under the interim PPR Low assessment process (1998-2000) to determine whether there are plant safety issues that have not been adequately assessed.

3.3.4(6) Provide ROP refresher training to managers and staff members. Low 3.3.5(2) Reinforce IMC 0102 expectations regarding regional manager visits to reactor sites. Low 3.3.5(3) Establish measurements for resident inspector staffing, including the establishment of Low program expectations to satisfy minimum staffing levels.