ML17325B793
| ML17325B793 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1987 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Buckman F CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17325B794 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8709170395 | |
| Download: ML17325B793 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000255/1987001
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
799 ROOSEVELT ROAD
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Consumers
Power
Company
ATTN:
Mr. F.
W. Buckman
Vice President
Nuclear Operations
212 West Michigan Avenue
Jackson,
MI
49201
Gentlemen:
Enclosed for your review, prior to our scheduled
meeting of October 1, 1987, is
the
SALP 7 Board Report for the Palisades
Nuclear Generating Station, covering
the period of November 1,
1985 to April 30, 1987.
In accordance
with NRC policy, I have reviewed the
SALP Board Assessment
and
concur with their ratings.
.It is my view that your conduct of nuclear
activities in connection with the Palisades facility was acceptable,
but that
further management
attention is required to assure
that programs to improve
performance initiated during the past
18 months continue to be effectively
implemented.
Specific areas
I would like to highlight for .your attention are:
1.
The ratings in the two functional areas of Maintenance
and Quality Programs
and Administrative Controls Affecting Quality remain
a Category
3 from the
previous
SALP period.
Though it is recognized that
a major improvement in
corrective actions
and plant material conditions were
a result of management
emphasis
on maintenance
and quality during the extended
outage,
the rating
in these
areas
is based primarily on the poor performance exhibited early
in the assessment
period.
2.
The rating in the area of Surveillance
improved to a Category
2 from
the previous
SALP period.
Improvement
was noted in the implementation
of the surveillance
program and the expanded
scope of'testing.
Both are
an encouraging
sign and I urge you to continue this positive trend.
It is noted that Outages
and Training and Qualification Effectiveness
are
two new functional areas
assessed
during this rating period.
We recognize your program to improve performance
in the functional areas of
Maintenance
and Quality Programs
and Administrative Controls Affecting Quality,
and will continue to monitor your efforts in this program.
While you will have sufficient opportunity to present your comments at the
meeting
on October 1, 1987,
we also request
any written comments within 30
days after the meeting.
Upon receipt, your comments will be evaluated
and
our conclusions relative to them will be provided to you.
In accordance
with Section 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
Part 2,
Title 10,
Code of Federal
Regulations, z copy of this letter, the
SALP Report,
and your response
to this letter will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
Consumers
Power Company
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Should you have any questions
concerning
the
SALP Report,
we would be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
Enclosure:
SALP 7 Board
Report No. 50-255/87001
A. Bert Davis
Regional Administrator
cc w/enclosure:
Mr. Kenneth
W. Berry, Director
Nuclear Licensing
David P. Hoffman, General
Manager
DCS/RSB
(RIDS)
Licensing
Fee
Management
Branch
Resident Inspector, RIII
Ronald Callen, Michigan
Public Service
Commission
Michigan Department of Public Health
T.
E. Hurley,
Regional Administrators
RI, RII, RI V,
RV
L. W. Zech,
Chairman
K. C. Rogers,
Commissioner
F.
M. Bernthal,
Commissioner
T. M. Roberts,
Commissioner
K. M. Carr, Commissioner
T. V. Wambach,
NRR Project Manager
M. J. Virgilo, NRR Director, Project Directorate III-1
J.
Lieberman, Director, Office
of Enforcement
D. E. Hickman,
SALP Coordinator,
RIII PRR
RIII SGA
State Liaison Officer,
State of Michigan
DRP,
DRS,
DRSS Section
and Branch Chiefs