ML13317A223

Discusses Upcoming Site Visit by Bnwl to Obtain Info Re Manpower & Use of Shift Technical Advisors,As Part of Safety Technology Program for Div of Human Factors Safety

ML13317A223
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	07/02/1982
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Dietch R Southern California Edison Co
References
LSO5-82-07-012, LSO5-82-7-12, NUDOCS 8207140063
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July 2, 1982 Docket No. 50-206 LS05-82-07-012 Mr. R. Dietch Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Operations Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California 9770

SUBJECT:

SITE VISITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF NRC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY EFFORTS As part of the Division of Human Factors (DHFS) Safety Technology program, a review of (a) practices regarding manpower and staffing, (b) the STA positfon (c) the use of Independent Safety Engineering Groups (ISEGs), (d) human factors in maintenance, (e) annunciator systems, and (f) system status verification, is being conducted under contract by the Battelle-Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL).

The purpose is to detemine current industry practices to assist in developing our long-term regulatory policy in these areas.

Site visits at selected utilities and plants are being conducted to obtain relevant information. The topic areas covered include manpower issus (e.g., planning, sources of labor supply, recruitment and retentionsof staff); the use of the STA (e.g., establishing work in operations and engineering functions, career path); the functions of safety review groups including the ISEG, Utility Review Group, and Plant Review Group; maintenance issues (e.g. equipment, facility and 3 CPS0) procedural.factors that result in maintenance errors); annunciator system philosophies, functions and designs; and system status verifi cation system design and practices. Not all topice will be covered at each plant. During the visit to San Onofre Unit No. 1 we expect to discuss manpower issues and the use of the STA.

PNL staff may be contacting you during June to arrange a site visit at a mutually convenient time between June and July, ]982. The site visits may take up to three days and may involve meetings at the cor porate level with people such as the vice president for nuclear operations, the personnel manager and members of the utdlity review group; and at the plant level with the plant manager, members of the 8207140063 620702 PDR ADOCK 05000206 P

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Mr. July 2, 1982 plant review group, the ISEG, and a group of qpproximately five to ten individuals in operations, technic'i support, and maintenence units. Discussions with these personnel are expected to take approximately one hour each.

This letter confirms that the contacts made regarding these site visits are endorsed by the NRC. Further, we wish to emphasize that arrangements for the site visit are voluntary on the part of the utility and the individuals. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact M1r. Walter A.

Paulson, (301) 492-7214.

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Paulson, (301) 492-7214.

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Zwolinski, (301) 492-8460.

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Mr. July 2, 1982 cc Charles R. Kocher, Assistant General Counsel James Beoletto, Esquire Southern California Edison Company Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California 91770 David R. Pigott Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 600 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94111 Harry B. Stoehr San Diego Gas & Electric Company P. 0. Box 1831 San Diego, California 92112 Resident Inspector/San Onofre NPS c/o U. S. NRC P. 0. Box 4329 San Clemente, California 92672 Mayor City of San Clemente San Clemente, California 92672 Chairman Board of Supervisors County of San Diego San Diego, California 92101 California Department of Health ATTN:

Chief, Environmbental Radiation Control Unit Radiological Health Section 714 P Street, Room 498 Sacramento, California 95814 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX Office ATTN:

Regional Radiation Representative 215 Freemont Street San Francisco, California 94111 Robert H. Engelken, Regional Administrator Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region V 1450 Maria Lane Walnut Creek, California 94596