ML19325C525

Forwards Rept of Programmatic Audit of Safety Performance Improvement Program at Plant.Evaluation Based on NRC 890731 Audit at Parsippany,Nj

ML19325C525
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	10/06/1989
From:	Hernan R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hukill H GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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TAC-68206, NUDOCS 8910170008
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Dear Mr. Hukill:

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SUBJECT:

NRC PROGRAMMATIC AUDIT OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SPIP) - THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1 (TAC NO. 68206)

Enclosed is an evaluation report on the implementation'of the Babcock & Wilcox -

4 Owners Group's Safety and Performance Improvement Program (SPIP) at Three Mile

. Island, Unit 1(TMI-1). This evaluation is based on an NRC staff audit at 4

your Corporate headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey during the week of July 31, 1989. The audit was-conducted with assistance from Idaho National Engineering Laboratory consultants.

The staff-audit of SPIP implementation is planned for two phases:

(1)a programma+.ic audit to evaluate the commitment and involvement of corporate managemenc'and the site organization in the SPIP re

' disposition of SPIP technical recommendations (TRs)garding)the process for

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audit to perform more detailed review of the implementation and disposition of

' individual SPIP TRs. We have completed the programmatic audit, and have scheduled the implementation audit for the week of April 2,1990.

-As a result of the' programmatic audit, the staff found that:

.(1)- GPUN corporate and site management were committed to and adequately involved in the SPIP and established a formal process to adequately control the disposition of TRs,

(2) the personnel involved in the SPIP process are knowledgeable with respect to their SPIP duties and responsibilities,

'(3) good communication channels existed between organizations, (4) TRs were receiving adequate prioritization for i

disposition and were being closed out in a timely manner even though some TRs were categorized as Close/ Operable with open action items still outstanding, L

(5) the open action items were adequately tracked in the Review Board meetings minutes and were being satisfactorily completed, and 891017000s 891006 l

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s (6) the documentation presented in the TR files was auditable and in mesi cases, adequately supported the decision regarding TR disposition.

There are only a few minor deficiencies, described in Appendix D of the staff evaluation report, such as an omission in the meeting minutes of SPIP Review Board approval of TR disposition. These findings were discussed at the exit meeting on August 3, 1989.

NII$N&thIlf!btfolIlk"dIsph!ktkh!.GPUNSPIPprogramattheTMI.1 Sincerely,

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Ronald W. Hernan, Senior Project lianager i

Project Directorate 1 4 Division of Reactor Projects. 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Enclosed is an evaluation report on the implementation of the Babcock & Wilcox Owners Group's Safety)and Perfomance Improvement Program (SP!f') at Three Mile

!sland, Unit 1 (TMI-1. This evaluation is based on an NRC staff audit at i

L your Corporate headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey during the week of L

July 31, 1989. The audit was conducted with assistance from idaho National Engineering Laboratory consultants.

-The staff audit of $P!P implementation is planned for two phases:

(1)a programmatic audit to evaluate the commiitment and involvement of corporate managementandthesiteorganizationintheSPIPregarding)theprocessfor disposition of SP!P technical recommendations (TRs) and (2 an implementation audit to perform more detailed review of the implementation and disposition of individual $ PIP TRs. We have completed the programmatic audit, and have scheduled the implementation audit for the week of April 2,1990.

As a result of the progressistic audit, the staff found that:

(1) GPUN corporate and site managesent were conmitted to and adequately involved in the SPIP and establishd a formal process to adequately control the disposition of TRs, (2) the personnel involved in the SPIP process are knowledgeable with respect to their $ PIP duties and responsibilities, (3) good consunication channels existed between organizations, (4) TRs were receiving adequate prioritiration for disposition and were being closed out in a timely manner even though some TRs were categorized as close/ Operable with open action items still outstanding, (5) the open action items were adequately tracked in the Review Board meetings minutes and were being satisfactorily completed, and i

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decision regarding TR disposition.

J There are only a few minor deficiencies described in Appendix D of the staff evaluationreport,suchasanomissionInthemeetingminutesofSPIPReview Board approval of TR disposition. These findings were discussed at the exit meeting on August 3, 1989.

Overall, the staff determined that the GPUN SPIP program at the TMI-1 satisfactorily controls TR disposition.

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V Ronald W. Hernan, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-4 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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0&M Director TMI-1 SeniorResidentInspector(TMI-1) ht"0NI$e $N8 N6ltOfdceSox311 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 i

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. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 100 Interpace Parkway 475 Allendale Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 C. W. $syth Robert B. Borsum TMI-1 Licensing Manager Babcock & Wilcox GPU Muclear Corporation Nuclear Power Generation Division Post Office Box 480 Suite 525 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 1700 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 l

Ernest L. Blake, Jr.. Esq.

Governor's Office of State Planning l

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge and Development 2300 N Street, N.W.

ATTN: Coordinator, Pen'isylvania l

Washington, D.C.

20037 State Clearinghouse Post Office Box 1323 i;

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 l

Sally S. Klein, Chairman Thomas M. Gerusky, Director Dauphin County Commissioner Bureau of Radiation Protection l-Dauphin County Courthouse Pennsylvania Department of i

Front and Market Streets Environmental Resources Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Post Office Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 l

Kenneth E. Witmer, Chairman Board of Supervisors I

of Londonderry Township 25 Roslyn Road Eilzabethtown, PA 17022 Mr. Henry D. Hukill,.Vice President and Director - TMI-1 GPU Nuclear Corporation P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

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