ML17177A521
| ML17177A521 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden, Zion  |
| Issue date: | 06/30/1992 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Oconnor J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9207090357 | |
| Download: ML17177A521 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 Docket No. 50-295 Docket No. 50-304 Docket No. 50-237 Docket No. 50-249 Mr. James J. O'Connor Chief Executive Officer Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690
Dear Mr. O'Connor:
June 30, 1992 On June 15 and 16, 1992, NRC senior managers met to review the performance of nuclear power plants licensed to operate by the NRC.
These meetings are conducted semiannually to focus NRC resources on those plants and related issues of greatest safety significance.
At this meeting, Zion Station and Dresden Station were both categorized as requiring close monitoring.
Plants in this category have been identified as having weaknesses that warrant increased NRC attention from both Headquarters and the Regional Office until the licensee demonstrates a period of improved performance.
Summaries of the discussions held relating to Zion Station Units l and 2 and Dresden Station Units 2 and 3 are provided below:
Zion Station Units l and 2 Generally, the NRC's inspections and overview activities have shown that
- Zion Station's performance continues to improve.
Progress is being made on the major issues that you have targeted for improvement, although the rate of improvement on several of them is below expectations.
The Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance shows improvement in most functional areas.
Your performance in planning and scheduling, communications and teamwork, and Onsite Safety Group activities are worthy of note. Resources and management support continue to appear acceptable.
On the other hand the emergency diesel generator reliability problems, the loss of shutdown cooling/containment spray event, and performance in the area of radiological controls demonstrate that continued corporate support and attention and continued focus on your Zion Station
- performance improvement program are needed.
NRC plans to continue to closely monitory the programs and performance at Zion Station to assure bl~ ~~
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James J. O'Connor Dresden Station Units 2 and 3 As a result of a decline in performance in late 1990 and in 1991, Dresden Station Units 2 and 3 were identified by NRC senior managers in January 1992 as requiring close NRC monitoring.
Since then, you have initiated actions to achieve sustained, improved performance.
You have increased resources and management attention and obtained contractor support to assist you in these efforts. Your performance improvement program includes high priority initiatives that are in greate~t need of attention, accelerated priority initiatives developed to demonstrate short term improvement, and a qualitative plant vulnerability assessment.
While your programs and actions to date appear appropriate and are showing
. some progress toward improving performance, much remains to be done to demonstrate that they will be successful in achieving and sustaining improved performance.
Weaknesses continue in areas such as material condition, corrective actions, work planning, and the quality of procedures. Therefore, the NRC plans to continue to closely monitor the programs and performance at Dresden Station to assure continued progress.
An NRC Commission meeting, open to the public, has been scheduled for July 2, 1992, to review the results of the latest meeting of NRC senior managers.
Mr. A. Bert Davis, the Region III Administrator, has discussed the basis for our conclusion with regard to Zion Station Units 1 and 2 and Dresden Station Units 2 and 3 with you.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call me.
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1 James J. O'Connor Michael I. Mi 11 er, Esq.
Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60690 Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing Director of Research and Development Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago 100 East Erie Street Chicago, IL 60611 Phillip Steptoe, Esq.
Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60603
- Major of Zion Zion, IL 60099 IL Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office 105 Shiloh Blvd.
Zion, IL 60099 Robert Neumann Office of Public Counsel State of IL Center 100 W. Randolph Suite 11-300 Chicago, IL 60601 Mr. M. Wallace Vice President, PWR Operations Commonwealth Edison Company PO Box 767 Chicago*, IL 60690 Mr. D. Galle Vice President, BWR Operations Commonwealth Edison Company PO Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Mr. T, Joyce Plant Superintendent Zion Nuclear Power Station Zion, Illinois 60099 Mr. C. Shrader Plant Superintendent Dresden Nuclear Power Station Rural Route #1 Morris, illinois 60450 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office Dresden Station Rural Route #1 Morris, Illinois 60450 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Grundy County Grundy County Courthouse Morris, Illinois 60450
James J. O'Connor Dresden Station Units 2 and 3 As a result of a decline in performance.in"late 1990*anp. in*~ 199.1_, Dresden*.
Station Units 2 and 3 were identified by NRC senior managers in January 1992 as requiring close NRC monitoring.
Since then, you~have initiate~ **
actions to achieve sustained, improved performance. *You have* increased resources and management attention and obtained contra.ctor. support to
- assist you in these efforts.
Your performance improvement program
- includes high priority initiatives that ar~ in. greatest need of
- attention, accelerated priority initiatives develope~ to demonstrate, short term improvement, and a qualitative~plant vulnerability assessment.
While your programs and actions to date appear appropriafe*'and are showfng some progress toward improving performance, much remains to be done to demonstrate that they will be successful in achieving and sustaining improved performance.
Weaknesses continue in areas such as material condition, corrective actions, work planning, and the quality of procedures. Therefore, the NRC plans to continue to closely monitor the programs and performance at Dresden Station to assure continued progress.
An NRC Commission meeting, open to the public,*has been scheduled for July 2, 1992, to review the results of the latest meeting of NRC senior managers.*
Mr. A. Bert Davis, the Region III Administrator, has discussed the basis for our conclu~ion with regard to Zion Station Units 1 and 2 and Dresden _Station Units 2 and 3 with you.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call me.
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