ML050880178
| ML050880178 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 03/22/2005 |
| From: | - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2004-0282, RIII-2004-A-0048 | |
| Download: ML050880178 (6) | |
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NRRR211-2004-A-0048 j# ofConVlYl i a]Anonymo Concerns/Closure Information For Point Beach 1 27
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... Substaniatedl N/A a!27 An individual Isconcerned that the licensee's over-emphasis on backlog reduction and arbitrary 'Excellence Plan' items significantly reduces the plant staffs ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve issues.
Basisfor Closure An attribute of the inspection plan for the 95003 supplemental inspection (IR05-266/301/2003-07) included interviews with plant staff and managers; the interviewees indicated that they were willing to raise safety concerns. Another attribute ,
included an assessment of the thoroughness of selected evaluations. In addition the effectiveness of the corrective action program is also reviewed as part of the resident inspectors' routine inspection efforts. In general, the corrective action:
program was found to be adequate. Lastly, the inspectors Identified that worker are being held accountable for the time It takes to complete corrective action evaluations which basically meant that extensions are no longer routinely granfed--
The inspection team did not find examples where the failure to grant an extension resulted in an Inadequate evaluation Our inspection/interviews did not substantiate that (1)workers are chilled or are not willing to raise Issue and (2)workers do not perform thorough evaluations of corrective actions because of a negative perception associated with asking-for a due date extension. Although not a specific attribute of the inspection plan, the inspectors found no indication that workers do not admit or report personal errors The ARB determined that without specific examples, the concern is to general for the NRC to inspect and it is to general to refer the concern to the licensee and request an Independent Investigation. Since the concern istoo general and baSed on our inspections to date the ARB determined that this concern should be closed FCLSDatee ljOINUMBERI . ISubstaniated NIA An Individual is concerned that a widespread "chilling effect exists at the plant Inthat, in fear of retaliation: a) workers do not perform thorough evaluations of corrective actions because of a negative perception associated with asking for a due date extension, and b)workers do not admit to or report personal errors. A consequence of this, is that the corrective action program Is not being used and, as a result, is not effective.
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During the 95003 supplemental inspection (IR05000266/2003007; 05000301/2003007) an attribute of the inspection plan included interviews with plant staff and manager; the interviewee indicated that they were willing to raise safety concerns.
Another attribute included an assessment of the thoroughness of selected evaluations and the willingness of plant staff to identify issues. In addition the effectiveness of the corrective action program Isalso reviewed as part of the resident inspectors' routine inspection efforts. Ingeneral, the corrective action program was found to be adequate. The inspectors did identify that worker are being held accountable for the time it takes to complete corrective action evaluations which basically means that extensions are no longer routinely granted. The Inspection team did not find examples cases where the failure to grant an extension resulted Inan Inadequate evaluation Our inspection/interviews did not substantiate that (1)workers are chilled or are not willing to raise Issue; and (2)workers do not perform thorough evaluations of corrective actions because of a negative perception associated with askingqfor a due date extension The ARB determined that without specific examples, the concern isto general for the NRC inspectors or to refer to the licensee. Since the concern Is to general and based on our Inspections to date the ARB determined that this concern should be closed.
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? Concerns/Closure Information For IfPoint Beach 1 i 27 I CIS Da-te Fj12(4 01NUM I BERI H I iro [1a 7Substaniated An individual is concerned that the licensee's over-emphasis on backlog reduction and arbitrary "Excellence Plan' items significantly reduces the plant staffs ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve issues.
Basisfor Closure The ARB determined that without specific examples, the concern Is too general for the NRC to inspect and it is too general to refer the concern to the licensee and request an independent investigation. Since the concern is too general and based on our inspections to date the ARB determined that this concern should be closed.
CLIS Date OO4 1p UAIBRI [Substaniatedl N l An individual is concerned that a widespread "chilling effect" exists at the plant in that, in fear of retaliation: a) workers do not perform thorough evaluations of corrective actions because of a negative perception associated with asking for a due date extension, and b)workers do not admit to or report personal errors. A consequence of this, is that the corrective action program is not being used and, as a result, is not effective.
Basisfor Closure The ARB determined that without specific examples, the concern is too general for the NRC Inspectors or to refer to the licensee. Since the concern istoo general and based on our Inspections to date the ARB determined that this concern should be closed.
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RilI-2004-A-0048 Conicerns For .
Point Beach 1 Nu imber of Concerns Anonymous OI NUMBER LCOnCernsi u I The Cl is concemred that the present over emphasis on back-log reduction and arbitrary "excellence plan" items siginificantly reduces the plant staffs ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve issues.
H An individual is concerned that there is a widespread "chilling effect" in the plant. In fear of retaliation, a) the workers do not perform thorough evaluations of corrective actions so the due dates are not extended, b) staff does not admit to human errors and evebts are not being reported.
I~ _~ XAn individual Is concerned that the corrective action program is not being used; therefore It is not effective.
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