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Forwards Draft Teknekron Research,Inc Rept, Analyzing First Eighteen Months of Licensed Operation of B&W Plants. W/O Encl
ML19322A566
Person / Time
Issue date: 11/01/1979
From: Stello V
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To: Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 7911160089
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Lee 1. Gossick, Executive Director for Operations FRCM:

' lictor Stello, Jr,, Director, Office of Inspection ard Enforcemen.-

3JEJECT:

3F.A.:7 TE.<NEKRON REPORT - ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST 18 MONTHS 3.: L:CEh5ED OPERATION 0F BABCOCK & WILCOX PLANTS knekr. Assear:n,

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ce a-ing r.uclear pc er ;; ants wi-h B&W nuclear steam supply systems using

- et te:nricue for a alyzing causally linked events.

Teknekron performed a te: ::.tse study sing tnis te:hni;ue whicn has been previously reported in NJEEG/CR 0:.1C (3 rase :) and NJREG/CR 0979 (Phase II).

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-ere ase: Ts or.e Of - e tnree trial methods for Licensee Regulatory Performance ital' ation '!RPE) a: ented by the IE staff. in 1977 and 1978.

~ Ne :s recent Taknt<.ror. study, -he results of which are summarized in the e ci:sas rec:rt, is. a par of a continuing effort by the IE staff to develop a. e'fsc-ive ?r:gra: 'cr LRPE.

Several approaches to LRPE were attempted

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Usly ard tre restits were made available to the public in November 1978.

A: trat tir e it was ts;;rted -hat each of the three approaches attempted (sta-istical treasen Of non:ompliance history, ratings by regional inspectors, a.c analysis of catsa:ly linked events) had strengths and weaknesses, but no

!ir.gie meth c was fn: rec by -he 1E technical staff.

i g tne Tnree Pfle Island a:cident, Teknekron was-requested to perform a 3 u:y cf 0;eratir.; reacters with E&W nuclear steam supply systems to determine

" a / furtner safety insights could be gained by the analysis of operating excerience-at these facilities as reported through Licensee Event Reports

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Tne imper an:s cf evaluating operating experience is e:aphasized as e lessen learned fre.- tne Three. Mile Island accident.

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