ML16341F503
| ML16341F503 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 12/28/1989 |
| From: | Kirsch D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Shiffer J PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16341F504 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9001180122 | |
| Download: ML16341F503 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000275/1989024
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CESSION
NBR 9001180122
DOC.DATE: 89/12/28
NOTARIZED: NO
DOCKET
FACIL:50-275 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Pacific Ga
05000275
50-323 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, Pacific Ga
05000323
AUTH.NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
KIRSCH,D.F.
Region 5, Ofc of the Director
RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
SHIFFER,J.D.
Pacific Gas
& Electric Co.
SUBJECT:
Forwards Insp Repts 50-275/89-24
& 50-323/89-24
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMNIISSION
REGION V
1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 210
WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596
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Docket Nos.
50=275 and 50-323
Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
77 Beale Street,
Room 1451
San Francisco,
94106
Attention:
Mr. J.
D. Shiffer, Yice President
Nuclear Power Generation
'
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES
INSPECTION AT DIABLO CANYON
UNITS 1 AND 2
This letter
forwards the results
and conclusions of a special
team inspection
conducted
by NRC Region
Y and the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation of
activities authorized by NRC Operating License
Nos.
Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2.
This inspection
was conducted
on November 27,
1989 through December 8, 1989.
At the conclusion of the inspection,
the
findings were discussed
with Mr. Townsend
and other members of your staff
identified in the enclosed
inspection report.
The purpose of this inspection
was to verify that your Emergency Operating
Procedures
(EOPs) are technically correct; that their specified actions
can be
accomplished
using existing equipment,
controls,
and instrumentation;
and that
the available procedures
provide the operator with an effective tool to
manage
and mitigate potential accidents.
The areas
examined during the
inspection are identified in the attached
inspection report.
The inspection
consisted of a selective
examination of procedures,
simulated
emergencies
exercised
on your plant specific simulator, procedure
walk-throughs in the
plant with operations
personnel,
and interviews with a broad selection of your
operations,
procedure writing, and training staffs.
Through direct observation of the performance of selected
procedures
during
the simulator exercises,
and through plant walk-throughs of selected
procedures,
we have concluded that your operating staff can effectively use
the
EOPs to manage
and mitigate serious
operational
events
and that the
are technically correct.
However, the inspection did identify numerous
minor deficiencies
in the
and areas
where the verification and validation of the
was not complete.
These specific items're 'described 'in the enclosed
inspection report for your
staff to review and correct.
These
items are based
on a relatively small
sample of your EOPs.
Consequently
we expect that your staff will expand
upon
this list both qualitatively and quantitatively.
General
areas that need to
be specifically addressed
include improving the verification and validation
program, modifying the writer's guide to make it more definitive, and
improving plant lighting.
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Also, during examination of the Operations Traininq Program related to the
EOPs, it was observed that during the requalificat>on cycle your operators
only received
a few hours of simulator training on the Functional Restoration
Procedures
and Emergency Contingency Actions.
Based
on this small amount of
training, the results of the simulator exercises,
and the
EOP walk-throughs
we
believe it is appropriate for your training staff to review the simulator
training progr'am emphasis
to ensure appropriate additional weight is given to
the Functional
Restoration
Procedures
and Emergency Contingency Actions.
Regarding guality Assurance activities related to EOPs, it was determined that
since early 1989 the Action Requests
(AR) initiated by all plant personnel
on
the
had been given a blanket deferral to allow for one major change to
the
EOPs.
This practice should not set
a precedent
and
ARs need to be handled
more promptly in the future.
This blanket deferral
reduces
the effectiveness
of the gA program.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790(a),
a copy of this letter and the enclosures
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
The response
requested
by this letter and its enclosures
are not subject to
the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget as required
by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L.
No.96-511.
Should you have any questions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
ennis
F. Kirsch, Chi
Reactor Safety Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Inspection
Report 50-275/89-24,
50-323/89-24
2.
Appendix A to Report 50-275/89-24,
50-275/89-24
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J.
Sexton,
R.
F.
Locke,
J.
D. Townsend,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
D. A. Tagqart,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
News Services,
T.
L. Grebel,
PG&E (Diablo Canyon)
State of California
Sandra Silver (Report Only)
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Resident Inspector
Project Inspector
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G.
Cook
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Faulkenberry
J. Martin
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L. Hiller
N. Western
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