ML17056A920

Discusses Licensee Engineering Initiatives.Encourages Initiation of Initiative Similar to Region V Licensees Establishment of Engineering Managers Forum

ML17056A920
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	08/06/1990
From:	Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Mangan C NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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Docket Nos.:

50-220 50-410 AUG Oem'iagara Mohawk Power Corporation ATTN:

Mr. C. Mangan Senior Yice President 301 Plainfield Road

Syracuse, New York 13212

Subject:

Licensee Engineering Initiatives Nuclear power plant licensees, industry groups, professional societies, and the NRC have devoted substantially increased attention to nuclear power plant engi-neering program enhancements in recent years.

Many licensees'have undertaken significant positive initiatives in the engineering

area, including design basis document (DBD) updates, safety system functional inspections,*and other engi-neering program improvements.

In order to share experiences and foste'r a disciplined and coordinated approach to engineering initiatives, licensees in the NRC Region Y area have established an Engineering Managers'orum.

This forum has held several meetings.since it was initiated in 1988, and has issued a formal charter plus two guideline docu-ments dealing with plant design basis documentation and other engineering pro-grams.

Appropriate liaison has been provided with INPO and NUMARC regarding the forum efforts and guidelines.

The forum plans to issue additional guide-

lines, on subjects which include engineering

backlog, spare parts, and qualifi-cation of engineers.

Forum members have indicated that their counterparts in NRC Regions II and III are also in the process of setting up similar working groups.

I encourage you and other power reactor licensees in Region I. to initiate a

similar initiative that would provide for the sharing of information and ex-periences involving engineering initiatives and solution of problems common to all.

= A cooperative effort of this nature would promote efficiency and enhance the effectiveness of nuclear power plant engineering activities.,

The current chairman of the Region Y Engineering Hanagers'orum is Mr. John Allen of Arizona Public Service

Company, telephone (602) 340-4181.

If you should de-sire additional information regarding the approach being taken by their forum, you

Niagara Mohawk Power, Corporation AUG 0659D may contact him or Hr.

Ed Ster ling, (602) 340-4176.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further with this office, please contact me or Hr.

H.

Wa ne Hod es at (215) 337-5359.

Sincerely,

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Thomas T. Hartin Regional Administrator CC:

L. Burkhardt, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Operations

Hansen, Manager, Corpora te,qua 1 ity Assurance M. Colomb, Unit 2 Superintendent, Operations C.

Beckham, Manager, Nuclear guality Assurance Operations R. Abbott, Unit 2 Station Superintendent J. Perry, Vice President, guality Assurance K. Dahlberg, Unit I Station Superintendent R. Randall, Unit I Superintendent, Operations

, J. Willis, General Station Superintendent C. Terry, Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Licensing J.

Warden, New York Consumer Protection Branch T: Conner, Jr., Esquire G. Wilson, Senior Attorney J.

Keib, Esquire Director, Power Division, Department of Public Service, State of New York State of New York, Department of Law Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector State of New York, SLO Designee

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