ML17201K066
| ML17201K066 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/20/1988 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17201K124 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8809140173 | |
| Download: ML17201K066 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1988001
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Docket No. 50-237
Docket No. 50-249
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN:
Mr. Cordell Reed
Senior Vice President
Post Office Box 767
Chicago, IL 60690
Gentlemen:
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Enclosed for your review, prior to our scheduled meeting of May 2, 1988, is
the SALP 7-Board Report for the Dresden Nuclear Plant covering the period
January l, 1987 through January 31, 1988.
In accordance with NRC policy, I have reviewed the SALP Board assessment and
concur with all ratings assigned except that for maintenance.
You will recall
in SALP 6 my perception.of maintenance performance at Dresden was different
than that of the Board, but I did not change the Board rating. I am now
convinced that that rating should have been changed to Category 3.
I recogniz~
that SALP 7 performance in maintenance has improved when compared with that of
SALP 6.
However, when I consider the state of maintenance considering such
factors as the status of your maintenance improvement program, the status of
your preventive maintenance program, the staffing which existed ~uring a
significant portion of the period, the reactor scrams caused by maintenance
errors, and the number of plant leaks, I believe the Category 2 rating is
inappropriate. * Therefore,. I am adjusting the rating to Category 3 with an
improving trend.
l.
The Dresden Plant assessment indicated eight Category 2 ratings, one
Category 3 rating - improving trend .and two Category 2 - 1mproving
. trend rati*ngs. These ratings reflect acceptable performance in all
functional areas.
2.
The area of quality programs and administrative controls affecting
quality, received a Category 2 rating which is an improvement from
the Category 3 rating received during the previous SALP period.
3.
The area of licensing activities, received a Category 2 rating which
is a decline from the Category l rating received during the previous
SALP period.
The decline is due to slow response to issues (e.g.,
alternate safe shutdown), technical specification problems, and, in
general, the apparent ~xcessive workload of the Nuclear Licensing
Administrator. Although we acknowledge corrections being made by
you, they occurred too la.te in the SALP period to affect the rating.
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4.
The areas of Fire Protection/Housekeeping and Outages were not rated
because of incomplete assessments of all of the elements within
those areas.
For Fire Protection/Housekeeping, 1t was recommended
by the SALP Board that the NRC staff assure prompt issuance of the
fire protection SER and conduct additional inspections 1n th1s area.
On balance, I noted improvement in the overall performance of the Dresden
Station toward the end of the SALP period. Continued strong management
attention, however, is warranted on your part to ensure that the positive
actions you have taken to improve the material condition of the plant and
personnel performa~ce continue to be reinforced and enhanced.
In this regard,
I plan to closely monitor your overall performance during the subsequent SALP
period focusing on maintenance activities, inservice testing, training, fire
protection and the expanded performance indicator program .
. While you w*i 11 have sufficient opportunity to present your comments at the
meeting on May 2, 1988, we also solicit written comments withi.n 30 days after
the meeting to enable us to thoroughly evaluate your comments and to provide
yo~ with our conclusion relative to them.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Pari 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the SALP
Report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document _Room.
No reply to this letter is required at this time; however, should you have any
questions concerning the SALP Report, we would be pleased to discuss them with
.you.
Enclosure:
SALP 7 Board Reports
No. S0-237/88001(0RP);
- No. S0-249/88001(DRP)
See Attached Distribution
Sincerely,
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A. Bert Davis
Regional Administrator
Commonwealth Edison Company
Distribution
cc w/enclosure:
D. Galle, Vice President,
BWR Operations
H. Bliss, Nuclear
Licensin~ Manager
J. Eenigenburg, Plant Manager
DCD/DCB (RIDS)
Licensing Fee Management Branch
Resident lnspecto_r, RIII Dresden
Richard Hubbard
J. W._ McCaffrey, Chief, Public
Utilities Division
M. Grotenhuis, NRR LPM
T. E. Murley, Director, NRR
Regional Administrators
RI , RII , RIV, RV
L. W. Zech, Chairman
K. C. Rogers, Commissioner
F. M. Bernthal, Commission~r
T. M. Roberts, Commissioner
K. M. Carr, Commissioner
D. R. Muller, NRR Director,
Project Directorate III-2
J. Lieberman, Director, Office of
Enforcement
Ann Ramey-Smith, SALP Coordinator, NRR
RIII PRR
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Riil SGA
State Liaison Officer, State
of Illinois
DRP, DRS and DRSS Branch Chiefs
and Section Chiefs
D. Jones, Project Inspector, Riii
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