ML19341B923
| ML19341B923 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/1981 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Johnson W TOLEDO EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19341B924 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8102280171 | |
| Download: ML19341B923 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000346/1980003
Text
+
- )
~ , v. 3
WA
of
,. n
(h
~
- - - -
ge
u
4
[*g
UNITED STATES
$
p,
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
.
r.
- j
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20555
\\...../
Docket No. 50-346
Toledo Edison Company
ATTN:
Mr. W. A. Johnson
President and Chief
Operating Officer
Edison Plaza
300 Madison Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43652
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Management Inspection 50-346/80-3 (PAS)
This refers to the management inspection conducted by Messrs. L. W. Gage, A.
T. Gody, D. G. Hinckley, P. H. Johnson, W. L. Kushner, C. R. Oberg, and
J. D. Woessner of the Performance Appraisal Section of the Division of
Program Development and Appraisal, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, on
October 27-31, November 1, 3-7, and November 17-21, 1980, of activities
authorized by NRC Operating License No. NPF-3, for the Davis-Besse Nuclear
Power Station at Oak Harbor, Ohio and the Toledo Edison Company corporate
office at Toledo, Ohio; and to the significant observations discussed with you
and others of your staff on October 31, November 7, and November 21, 1980, at
the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station and the Toledo Edison Company corporate
Office.
The enclosed Appraisal Report No. 50-346/80-3 (PAS) identifies the areas
examined during the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted
of a comprehensive examination of your management controls over licensed
activities which included examination of procedures and records and interviews
with management and other personnel.
This inspection is one of a series of management appraisal inspections being
conducted by the Performance Appraisal Section of the Division of Program
Development and Appraisal, Office of Inspection and Enforcement.
The results
of this inspection will be used to evaluate the performance of your management
control systems on a national perspective.
The enclosed appraisal report
i
includes observations which may be potential enforcement findings.
These
l
items will be followed by the IE Regional Office.
The enclosed appraisal
report also addresses other observations and the conclusions m0de by the team
for this inspection.
Section 2 of the report provides further information
regarding the observations and how they will be utilized. Appendix A to this
letter is an Executive Summary of the conclusions drawn for the nine
functional areas inspected.
l
Of the nine areas inspected and evaluated, the Training Program received a
highest rating of p od.
Seven areas were considered to be average; however,
significant weaknesses were identified in several areas which require
g w ,,m ; u;.._..
- . T T G
8102280171
.
t
.
.*
.
..
.
Toledo Edison Company
-2-
management attention. The Procurement Program received an evaluation of poor.
A summary of the bases of these ratings is included in the attached Executive
Summary. The generally favorable evaluation is considered a reflection of the
efforts and resources applied by the Toledo Edison Company toward problems
that were recognized earlier by the NRC Region III office and Toledo Edison
management.
As a result of the conclusions regarding Procurement, you are requested to
inform this office within 30 days of receipt of this report of the actions you
have'taken or plan to take to improve the management controls in the area
identified as poor.
In addition you are also requested to inform this office
in this same submittal of the actions you have taken or plan to take in regard
to the excessive backlog of outstanding maintenance work and facility change
requests, a problem discussed in the attached Executive Summary.
Your
response to this office concerning these matters, as well as your action
regarding the identified weaknesses, will subsequently be followed by the IE
Regional Office.
In accordance with Section 2.790(d) of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, your facility security procedures are
exempt from disclosure; therefore, the pertinent section of the Appraisal
Report, Attachment
'A', will not be placed in the Public Document Room and
will receive limited distribution.
In accordance with Secton 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed
appraisal report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this
report contains any information that you or your contractor believe to be
proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within five
(5) days to this office tc withhold such information from public disclosure.
Any such application must inct
a full statement of the reasons for which it
is claimed that the informatic
proprietary, and should be prepared so that
proprietary information identi.
% the application is contained in a separate
part of the document.
If we do
ear from you in this regard within the
specified period, the report will
ilaced in the Public Document Room.
If you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be glad to
discuss them with you.
1
Sincerely,
b
- 1" ) .
T
Victor Sta1/lo, Jyr
r
DirectorU
J
Office of Inspection
and Enforcement
i
Enclosures:
(See next page)
.
.. .
.
. .
.
-
Toledo Edison Company
-3-
Enclosures:
1.
IE Appraisal Report No.
50-346/80-3 (PAS)
2.
Appendix A
3.
Attachment A*
- Contains 10 CFR 2.790 Information
.
Distribution: (w/ Attachment A*)
Chairman Ahearne
Commissioner Hendrie
Commissioner Bradford
SECY
OCA(3)
W. J. Dircks, EDO
H. R. Denton, NRR
'
-W.
Haass, NRR
C. Michelson, AE0D
S. Hanauer, D/DHFS
R.*A. Erickson, NMSS
H. Boulden, OIA
SALP Chairman
L. Reyes, NRC Senior Resident Inspector
V. Stello, IE
H. D. Thornburg, IE
N. C. Moseley, IE
J. M. Taylor, IE
'
PAS Files
'
Regional Directors
Central File
I
w/o Attachment A*:
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
Technical Information Center (TIC)
RIII Reading Room
State of Ohio
- -
'All Licensees
l
!
- Contains 10 CFR 2.790 Information
l
l
t
- - .
..
-
e.
..
.
.
Appendix A
Executive Summary
A teain of seven NRC Inspection Specialists from the Performance Appraisal
Section conducted an announced inspection at the Davis-Besse site and Toledo
Edison Corporate office during October 27 - November 21, 1980.
Management
controls in nine areas were inspected.
A summary of results of the inspection
is given below.
While improvements were noted in most of the areas examined,
a number of weaknesses were identified during the appraisal. One area was
considered good, seven average, and one poor.
Training:
Good.(Section 9).
The effectiveness of the Training program
was enhanced by active management support, a number of highly motivated
and qualified instructors, and continuing program development.
Improve-
ment was needed in the area of continuing training for maintenance
personnel.
Committee Activities: Average (Section 3).
The review committees were
composed of capable individuals who possessed positive attitudes toward
improving the adequacy and effectiveness of facility activities.
Both
committees, however, needed to expand their review activities, increase
their responsiveness to identified problem areas, and direct management
attention to needed improvements.
Quality Assurance Audits: Average (Section 4).
Audit findings were well
researched and involved substantial safety issues.
However, significant
weaknesses were noted regarding audit guidance, checklists, audit
followup, and certain aspects of management support for the program.
Design Changes and Modifications: Average (Section 5). While there were
a large backlog of Facility Change Requests and an apparent lack of
safety evaluations ii the interface between construction activities and
the plant during operation, the established program appeared to have been
implemented in a satisfactory manner.
Maintenance: Average (Section 6). Most of the maintenance personnel
were familiar with the requirements of the maintenance program, and
except for some minor instances, the program was being satisfactorily
implemented. Two significant weaknesses were noted during the
inspection.
Some routine safety related maintenance activities, which
were beyond the skill of the crafts, were being performed using
unreviewed maintenance instructions. There was also an excessive backlog
of outstanding maintenance work.
Review and Control of Licensed Activities: Average (Section 7).
The licensee had an effective operating organization.
Improvements were
needed in equipment operator staffing and control of procedures. Weak-
nesses were noted in certain Control Room operations such as the
tolerance of excessive numbers of alarm indications.
..
..
,-
..
2-
Corrective Action Systems:
Average (Section 8). The licensee had not
established a system to prioritize the different methods used to identify
deficiencies.
Engineering activities had been redirected to reduce an
existing backlog of these identified deficiencies.
Physical Protection:
Average (Section 11). Management involvement has
been increasing to minimize items of noncompliance, resolve equipment
problems, and improve the overall effectiveness of the security program.
However, additional management attention was needed in the areas of
personnel screening, search proceduret, the number of persons granted
access to the vital areas, and enuipment problems.
Procurement:
Poor (Section 10).
Numerous violations of regulatory
requirements were observed in the area of material storage and handling.
These are detailed in the body of the report.
Procurement should be
recognized as an activity which both impacts and is affected by the full
range of utility organizations: Operations, engineering, quality
assurance, quality control, administration, security and training.
Effective procurement is directly related to safety of operation as well
as plant reliability.
There appeared to be-three root causes of the nonconforming conditions
found in procurement:
(1) an indifferent attitude on the part of upper
management toward Quality Assurance in procurement activities, (2) the
failure of middle management to control procurement actions and storeroom
personnel activity, and (3) the failure to train procurement personnel in
the basics of quality assurance and ANSI standards.
As documented in previous NRC correspondence, the past regulatory and
operating performance of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant had been less
than desired. However, it was the Performance Appraisal Section's judgment
that actions initiated by Toledo Edison Company since late 1979, partly in
response to the inspection and enforcement efforts of Region III, have been
responsive to identified concerns and should provide for improved future
performance. These actions included a corporate reorganization which has
increased emphasis on activities affecting the Davis-Besse plant.
The Performance Appraisal Section did conclude that management emphasis was
weighted too heavily to complete activities which immediately affected on-line
operation of the facility or which were specific license requirements. As a
result, other outstanding plant-affecting work has accumulated as evidenced by
over 1100 outstanding Facility Change Requests (FCR's) and approximately 1400
Maintenance Work Orders (MWO's).
During his plant tour the Director, IE,
personally witnessed the results of a deferred maintenance item involving
clogged lines in a level indicating instrument on a radioactive waste collec-
ting tank; the absence of this level indication contributed to the tank
rupture disc parting and a resulting spill of contaminated water. Management
should ensure that work, as identified in the outstanding FCR's and MW0's, is
-carefully reviewed for any potential to disrupt safe, continued operation of
the facility.
1
..
.
.
.
..-
..
.
.
. .
.-