ML17199G043
| ML17199G043 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/06/1987 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17199G045 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8704130300 | |
| Download: ML17199G043 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1987001
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Docket No. 50-237
Docket No. 50-249
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN:
Mr. Cordell Reed
Vice President
Post Office Box 767
Chicago, IL 60690
Gentlemen:
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APR
6 1987
Enclosed for your review, prior to our scheduled meeting of April 13, 1987,
is the SALP 6 Board Report for the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, covering
the period October 1, 1985 through December 31, 1986.
The overall perfonnance of your facility was acceptable but exhibited a
declining trend since the last SALP evaluation period. The SALP Board
identified weaknesses in the areas of Plant Opera~ions, Maintenance,. Fire
Protection/Housekeeping, and Quality Programs and Administrative Controls
Affecting Quality.
Your performance in these areas will be closely
monitored to assess the effectiveness* of your planned improvements in these
a~eas. A strength was noted in the area of Litensing Activifies.
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In accordance with NRC policy, I have reviewed the SALP Board Report and
accept the.Board's findings.
You should be aware, however, that my perception
of maintenance activities at Dresden was not confinned by the Board's rating,
and I considered changing the rating to a Category 3.
However, I decided to .
let the Board's rating stand. Notwithstanding, based on the staff's analysis
it is apparent that both the NRC and the licensee need to increase attention
in thii area.
I was particularly influenced by such factors as the time spent
operating under LCOs, the amount of degraded equipment, the status of the
preventive maintenance program, and the status of your program for refurbish-
ment of components which are aging.
In addition, declining ratings in several
other functional areas are a matter of concern to me.
1 would like to
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Dresden received a Category 3 rating in two functional areas,*Fire
Protection/Housekeeping and Quality Programs and Administrative Controls
Affecting Quality. Although we acknowledge and support your improvements
in housekeeping, the ratings in both of these categories have declined
from the previoul SALP period where each received a Category 2 rating.
In addition, the area of Emergency Preparedness received a Category 2
rating which is a decline from the Category 1 rating received during
the previous SALP .Period.
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The area of Plant Operations sustained a Category 2 rating, however,
the Board noted a declining trend in performance at the end of the
assessment period. * You may reca 11 that this is the same rating received
during the last SALP.
It appears that during the early part of the
current assessment period, operational perfonnance had improved
considerably.
However, violations of Technical Specification.Limiting
Conditions for Operation occurred twice in the past several months (once
during and once subsequent to the assessment period) indicating operator
inattentiveness in the control room and a lack 6f proper management
attention to plant operations.
In addition, Unit 3 experienced a
.high rate of rea~tor scrams wh~n it returned to operation after its. last
refueling outage.
To avoid further decline in operating performance,
increased management involvement in plant operations at Dresden is
warranted.
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The area of Licensing Activities received a Category 1 rating;
demonstrating a continued high level of perfonnance in this;area.
Additionally, although the area of Outages. received a Category 2 rating,
a highlight from this area was the Recirculation Pipe Replacement Project
which demonstrated noteworthy perfonnance in the area of ou~age planning
and execution.
.. While you will have sufficient opportunity to present your conunents at the
meeting on April 13, 1987, we also request.written comiTlents within 30 days
after the meeting.
Upon receipt, your conunents will by evaluated and our
conclusions relative to them provide.d to you. Additionally, you are requested
to respond in writing specifically addressing corrective actions planned to
improve your performance in the areas of plant operations, fire protection/
housekeeping and quality programs and administrative controls affecting
quality. This response should include specific actions and dates by which
these actions will ba completed.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's-"Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Tile 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the SALP Board
Report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room .
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3 APR
6 1987
Should you have any questions concerning the SALP Report, we would be pleased
to discuss them with you.
Enclosure:
SALP 6 Board Report
No.
50~237/87001; No. 50-249/87001
cc w/enclosure:
- D. L. Farrar, Director
of Nuclear Licensing
J. Eenigenbur9, Plant Manager
DCS/RSB (RIDS)
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Licensing Fee Management: Branch
Residen*t Inspector, RUI
Richard Hubbard
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J. W. McCa.ffrey, Chief, Public
Utilities Division
- J. M. Taylor, Director, *IE
H. R. Denton, Director, NRR
Regional Administrators
RI, RII, RIV, RV
L. W. Zech, Chairman
J. K. Asselstine; Commissioner
F. M. Bernthal, Conmissioner
T. M. Roberts, Commissioner*
K. M. Carr, Cammi ss i oner "
M. Grotenhuis, NRR Project Manager
J. A. Axelrad, IE
H~ L. Tompson, NRR
M. R. Johnson, IE SALP Coordinator
RI II PRR
RII I SGA
State Liaison Officer, State of IL
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A. B. Davis
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