ML17290B148
| ML17290B148 | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 05/04/1994 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Parrish J WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
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FORD I REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)
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CIL:50-397 WPPSS Nuclear Project, Unit 2, Washington Public Powe 05000397 UTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION CALLAN,L.J.
Region 4 (Post 820201)
RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION PARRISH,J.V.
Washington Public Power Supply System
SUBJECT:
Forwards plant SALP rept for period 930301-940331.Concludes that considerable challenges continue to face util.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011 6064 Docket:
50-397 License:
NPF-21 Hay, 4, 1994 Washington Public Power Supply System=-
ATTN:
J.
V. Parrish, Assistant Managing Director for Operations 3000 George Washington Way P.O.
Box 968, MD 1023 Richland, Washington'9352
SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP)
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-397/94-09)
The NRC SALP has been completed for Washington Nuclear Project 2
(WNP-2) covering the period from March 1,
- 1993, through March 31, 1994.
This SALP was conducted under the revised SALP process implemented by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 19, 1993.
A meeting to discuss this report with you and your staff has been scheduled for May 12, 1994, at the Washington Public Power Supply System headquarters office in Richland, Washington.
During this meeting, you are encouraged and expected to candidly discuss any comments you may have regarding our assessment.
While this meeting is considered to be a presentation and discussion forum between the Washington Public Power Supply System and the NRC, the meeting will be open to any other interested parties as observers.
In accordance with NRC policy, I have reviewed the recommendations resulting from the SALP Board assessment and concur with the ratings and views.
The areas of Plant Operations, Maintenance, and Plant Support were assigned Category 2 ratings, reflecting good performance.
The area of Engineering received a Category 3 rating, reflecting adequate performance.
Viewed as
- a. whole, we recognize that the Supply System has implemented a
number of improvement initiatives and consider that the overall performance at WNP-2 has improved.
Your actions to place managers with previous experience in successful nuclear power plant operation in key positions is particularly noteworthy.
Your management team has set higher standards of performance, and progress in achieving those new standards is evident.
Nonetheless, we conclude that considerable challenges continue to face the Washington Public Power Supply System.
Procedural adherence continues to be a weakness in several functional areas.
In the Engineering
- area, there were examples where the technical response to emerging issues was slow, of poor quality, or lacked thoroughness.
Licensing
'ubmittals have generally been weak.
While there have been a number of examples of Engineering identifying and promptly resolving issues, technical 9405ll0108 940504'"
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Washington Public Power Supply System to emerging issues should be consistently prompt and thorough.
In the Maintenance
- area, procedural adherence, supervisory oversight, and control of work warrant. additional attention.
In the Operations
- area, operator watchstanding and response to abnormal indications need improvement.
The SALP Board also concluded that your programs for self-assessment have not been'sufficiently involved in identifying areas where your improvement initiatives are not fully effective.
Although there were examples where Quality Assurance (QA) audits and surveillances were thorough and in-depth, QA did not appear to have a significant role in raising the level of performance, particularly in the Engineering and Maintenance areas.
In general, your oversight organizations and review groups need to be more demanding and critical.
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 SALP report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning the SALP Report, we would be pleased to discuss them with you.
Please provide a written response within 30 days addressing the weaknesses identified in the Engineering area.
Sincerely, p~
L. J Cal an'e i nal Administrator
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 50-397/94-09 cc w/enclosures:
Washington Public Power Supply System ATTN:
J.
H. Swailes, WNP-2 Plant Manager P.O.
Box 968, HD 927M
- Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Washington Public Power Supply System ATTN:
G.
E.
C.
- Doupe, Esq.
3000 George Washington Way P.O.
Box 968, MD 396
- Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council ATTN:
Warren Bishop, Chairman P.O.
Box 43172 Olympia, Washington 98504-3172
Washington Public Power Supply System Washington Public Power Supply System ATTN:
H. K. Kook, WNP-2 Licensing Manager P.O.
Box 968, HD PE20
- Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Washington Public Power Supply System ATTN:
P.
R. Bemis, Regulatory Programs Manager P.O.
Box 968, (Hail Drop PE20)
- Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Benton County Board of Commissioners ATTN:
Chairman P.O.
Box 190
- Prosser, Washington 99350-0190 Winston L Strawn ATTN:
H. H. Philips, Esq.
1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20005-3502
Washington Public Power Supply System NY -4 l994 E-Mail report to D. Sullivan (DJS) bcc to DMB (IE40) bcc distrib. by RIV:
L. J. Callan DRSS-FIPB Branch Chief (DRP/E)
RIV File Leah Tremper, OC/LFDCB, HS:
HNBB 4503 The Chairman (MS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner Rogers (HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner Remick (HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner de Planque (HS:
16-G-15)
J.
M. Taylor, EDO (HS:
17-G-21)
J.
M. Montgomery J. T. Gilliland, PAO Carol Gordon Resident Inspector MIS System Senior P} oject Inspector (DRP/E)
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
- Center, INPO G.
F. Sanborn, EO RRIs at all sites D. D. Chamberlain, AD:DRSS L.
W. Camper, DRSS B. Hurray, DRSS C. A. Hackney G.
N. Cook, WCFO RIV:C:DRP/E*
WCFO*
D:DRSS*
NRR*
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DKirsch:jb 4/26/94 SRichards 4/26/94 RScarano 4/29/94 Tguay 4/26/94 KPerkins 4/29/94 D:DRP*
DRA ABBeach JMH ntgomery 4/29/94 5/
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- previous y concurre LJC lian 5/
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Washington Public Power Supply System MAY -4 l994 E-Hail report to D. Sullivan (DJS) bcc to DMB (IE40) bcc distrib. by RIV:
L. J. Callan DRSS-FIPB Branch Chief (DRP/E)
RIV File Leah Tremper, OC/LFDCB, HS:
HNBB 4503 The Chairman (HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner Rogers (HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner Remick (HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner de Planque (HS:
16-G-15)
J.
H. Taylor, EDO (HS:
17-G-21)
J.
H. Hontgomery J. T. Gilliland, PAO Carol Gordon Resident Inspector HIS System Senior Project Inspector (DRP/E)
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
- Center, INPO G.
F. Sanborn, EO RRIs at all sites D.
D. Chamberlain, AD:DRSS L.
W. Camper, DRSS B. Hurray, DRSS C. A. Hackney G.
N. Cook, WCFO RIV:C: DRP/E*
DKirsch:jb 4/26/94 WCFO*
SRichards 4/26/94 D:DRSS*
RScarano 4/29/94 NRR*
TQuay 4/26/94 D:WCFO*
KPerkins 4/29/94 D:DRP*
DRA ABBeach 4/29/94 5/
/94 5/
/94
- previous y concurre JMH ntgomery LJC lian