ML17187B076

Forwards Attendence List & Handouts of 970627 Meeting in Lisle,Il Discussing Status of Actions Re NRC CAL RIII-96-16

ML17187B076
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	08/04/1997
From:	Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Jamila Perry COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
CAL-RIII-96-16, NUDOCS 9708150165
Download: ML17187B076 (31)

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Mr. J. S. Perry Site Vice President Dresden Station Commonwealth Edison Company 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450 August 4, 1~97

SUBJECT:

DRESDEN CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER MEETING

Dear Mr. Perry:

This refers to the meeting conducted at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Region Ill Office in Lisle, Illinois, on June 27, 1997. This. meeting was to discuss the status of your actions related to the NRC *confirmatory Action Letter (CAL)

No. Rlll-96-016. As a result of this meeting, the CAL will not be closed pending further review of the effectiveness of the Dresden engineering assurance group in future inspections.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures (the agenda and handouts provided by your staff at the meeting) will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Mark Ring at (630) 829-9703.

Sincerely,

s/uJ. A. Grobe Docket No. 50-237 Docket No. 50-249

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List John A. Grobe, Acting Director Division of Reactor Safety

2. Dresden Station Presentation to NRC on Status of CAL Action Items See Attached Distribution SEE ATTACHED CONCURRENCES DOCUMENT: G:\\DRES\\CALMTGMN.627 I 1\\1111 \\Ill\\ \\Ill\\ 11111 \\Ill\\ \\llllJll\\ 1\\11 I To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w/o att/encl "E" = Copy w/att/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE Rlll:DRP I

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Mr. J. S. Perry Site Vice President Dresden Station Commonwealth Edison Company 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450

SUBJECT:

DRESDEN CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER MEETING

Dear Mr. Perry:

This refers to the meeting conducted at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Region Ill Office in Lisle, Illinois, on June 27, 1997. This meeting was to discuss the status of your actions related to the NRC Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL)

No. Rlll-96-016. As a result of this meeting, the CAL will not be closed pending further review of the effectiveness of the Dresden engineering assurance group in future inspections.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures (the agenda and handouts provided by your staff at the meeting) will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact me at 630/829-9633.

Sincerely, John A. Grobe, Acting Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-237 Docket No. 50-249

Enclosures:

1.

Attendance List

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Licensee Presentation, Dresden Station Presentation to NRC on Status of CAL Action Items See attached distribution ftl.-fi!~ ~JrtrauHP*~~,..~~/

Document: G:\\Dres\\Calmtgmn.627 To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE Riii

~ Riii NAME Lerch:nh Kropp DATE 071 /97

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J. cc w/encls:

T. J. Maiman, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations Division Distribution:

D. A. Sager, Vice President, Generation Support H. W. Keiser, Chief Nuclear Operating Officer T. Nauman, Station Manager, Unit 1 M. Heffley, Station Manager, Units 2 and 3 F. Spangenberg, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor I. Johnson, Acting Nuclear Regulatory Services Manager Document Control Desk - Licensing Richard Hubbard Nathan Schloss, Economist, Office of the Attorney General State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission Docket F~*1

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ATTENDANCE LIST Commonwealth Edison {ComEd)

Dresden Station J. S. Perry, Site Vice President D. Winchester, Manager of Quality & Safety Assessment F. A. Spangenberg, Regulatory Assurance Manager J. R. Basak, Engineering Assistance Group MaAager D. Brown, Engineering Assurance Supervisor G. Abrill, Regulatory Audit Administrator Corporate Office E. R. Netzel, Supplier Evaluation Services Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission {NRC)

J. A. Grobe, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Safety, Riii J. A. Gavula, Chief, Engineering Specialists Branch 1, DRS, Riii G. M. Hausman, Reactor Inspector, DRS, Rill W. J. Kropp, Chief, Reactor Project Branch 1, Riii M. A. Ring, Chief, Lead Engineers Branch, DRS, Riii

ENCLOSURE 2 ComEd.

DRESDEN STATION Dresden Station Presentation To NRC

. on Status of CAL Action Items June 27, 1997 *

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ComEd AGENDA DRESDEN STATION Russell Freeman Introduction I Opening Remarks Meeting Resolution of Open Items from Last DEAG Recent Activity DEAG Activity Summary DEAG Future Plans Dennis Winchester Summary of Audit Activity Future Internal and Vendor Audits Russell Freeman CAL Closure All Open Discl.1ssion

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DRESDEN STATION Action Items from Ma}' 12, 1997

• DEAG Staffing

• DEAG Review of 1 OCFRS0.59 Screenings

• DEAG Calculation.Sampling

ComEd Action Items (Continued)

DRESDEN STATION

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• DEAG Staffing.

• Currently at 5 FT I 2 PT vs. original

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• Added full-time ComEd as DEAG Lead

• Added experienced structural engineer

• Structural, Mechanical, Electrical~ and I&C Disciplines I

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r Review of 10 CFR 50.59 Screenings

• Performing reviews of 1 OCFR50.59 screenings in conjunction with review of other products such as. DCP' s, Procedures, etc.

• No inappropriate screenings to date I

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DRESDEN STATION DEAG Calculation Sampling

• Monitoring calculation log for new issues

• Random sampling, not statistical I

• Reviewing calculation samples from each discipline including vendor calculations

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DRESDEN STATION

• Weakness in control of design basis

- Action:* EAG Reviews, Training

• Retrievability *or design basis information

- Action: Cale retrieval program

• System Im pa.ct *or Mods *not identified e)

- Action: EAG Reviews, Training

• Discrepancies b_etween design documents

- Design Basis Program

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. Looking Back DRESDEN STATION

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• Impl~ment EAG

• Revise NEPs regarding I)esign Basis Discrepancies

• Perform 12 System Parameter Review

• Reconstitute Design as part of Mods for Key Safety System e)

• Conduct A/E Audits.

Open Item is EAG Effectiveness*

ComEd DEA G Effectiveness DRESDEN STATION

• DEAG established to provide additional.

assurance that the design basis is preserved

• Effectiveness demons_trated by high rework %

• Ultimate goal is to eliminate the need for the EAG

• Must improve first line supervisor skills, and worker standards

I ComEd DEA G Effectiveness Issues DRESDEN STATION

• St~ffing

• Sampling of Engineering Products

• Trending qf Review Results.

• SQV Unresolved Item

• Processing of DEAG Initiated PIF's

ComEd DRESDEN STATION DEAG Effectiveness

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• Organization returned to original size

• Increased cognizance of Engineering Products

• Improved Sampling *

• Revised Desk Top Instruction

- Common Scope at s-ix sites

- Common grading classification at six sites I

• Performance Indicators show improving trends in rework required *..

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. Summary of DEA G Activity DRESDEN STATION

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Reviewed Rework PIF's

• Safety Evc:tluations 89 49 7

Operability Assessments_

50 14 Design Changes 46 14

.3 Calculations 20

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Special Procedures 8

3 LER's 6

3 Engineering Evaluations_

23 Other 22 9

Total 264 101 15

ComEd DRESDEN STATION i

0. Technical error, attention to detail.

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C. Inadequate evaluation or understanding of

.design basis.

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PJF*Trends PIF CAUSE CODES

8. Inadequate design \\.erififcation.

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A. Inadequate evaluation or understanding of regulatory basis.

(44%)

ComEd EA G Effectiveness DRESDEN STATION

• Curves show we have made improvements

• We are not ready to disband EAG

• Areas which require further focus

- Improve the preparer's understanding of Plant

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- Insure that reviewers spend the time necessary to do a quality review

ComEd DRESDEN STATION

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• Problems We've had

• Initial Focus on mentoring and supporting rather than monitoring and reporting.

• PIFs not getting through First Line *.

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• Tracking system not established early on

ComEd DRESDEN STATION DEAG Effectiveness (Continued)

How To Improve?

• Additional training on licensing I design basis

• Reduce the number of qualified reviewers

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• DEAG is effective at identifying probleITis

• Engineering Management is listening and

• using direct feedback and training to improve line performance

• It's time to close the CAL

ComEd Future Action DRESDEN STATION

• Provide Written update of status in December

• Report on station plan for future DEAG activities

• Incorporate DEAG function into organization

ComEd DRESDEN STATION SQV Dennis Winchester SQVManager

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ComEd SQVCoverage DRESDEN STATION

• Significant Portion of the Commitments are Complete

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• Audit Results

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• Design Control (Calculations)

• Engineerin*g Interface.

• 50.59 Evals

• Procedures

• Audits

- Corrective.Action Monitoring

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• Station Integrated Design Control Audits

• Initial Audit of pri~ary AE 's

• Initial Audit of Fuel Suppliers

• Audit Schedule Approved for Continued e

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