ML19343B738

Forwards Jl Crew & Encl Setting Forth Results of First Systematic Appraisal of Licensee Performance

ML19343B738
Person / Time
Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	11/24/1980
From:	Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Buck J, Johnson W, Rosenthal A NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP)
References
TAC-13152, NUDOCS 8012300188
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Docket No. 50-344 (Control Building)

Gentlemen:

Enclosed is a letter from the Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Region V (IE:V), to Portland General Electric Cogany dated October 14, 1980. The letter and its enclosure set forth.the results of the first Systematic Appraisal of Licensee Performance for licensee Portland General Electric Cogany.

The letter and enclosure (p.2) state that IE:V plans to increase the frequc" icy and/or scope of future inspection activities in certain areas.

In particular, page 2 of the enclosure states that the Trojan Regional Pei formance Evaluation Board (Board) recomends increased inspection activity for cogleteness of licensee's review process as it relates to tne requirements of 10 CFR 50.59, based on apparent weaknesses in this area recently identified in a Health Physics Appraisal for Trojan Nuclear Plant.

The Board further recommends that the existence and adequacy of written safety evaluations for modifications to be made to f acility structures, systems, or components described in the f acility's Final Safety Analysis Report be examined more closely in future i nspections.

Because this information is related to the appeal of the State of Oregon in this proceeding which asks for accelerated reporting to the NRC staff of licensee safety evaluations made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 regarding changes to the Control Building modification program, the letter and its enclosure is fonvarded to you for your information.

Sincerely, ovak, Assistant Director for Operating Reactors Division of Licensing E nclosure:

SRC letter dated October 14, 1980 cc w/ enclosure:

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Portland General Electric Company cc:

Mr. Ronald W. Johnson, Esquire Mr. John A. Kullberg Corpordte Attorney Route One Portland General Electric Company Box 250Q 121 S.W. Salmon Street Sauvie Island, Oregon 97231 Portland, Oregon 97204 Maurice Axelrad, Esquire Robert M. Hunt, Chairman Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Board of County Comissioners Axelrad and Toll Columbia County Suite 1214 St. Helens, Oregon 97051 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D. C.

20036 Columbia County Courthouse Law Library, Circuit Court Room St. Helens, Oregon 97051 Frank W. Ustrander, Jr.

Counsel for Oregon Dept. of Director, Oregon Department of Energy E.nergy Labor and Industries Building,' Room lil 500 Pacific Building Salem, Oregon 97310 520. S.W. Y amhill Portland, Oregon 97204-Dr. Hugh D. Paxton rir. David B. McCoy 1229.41st Street Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 348 Hussey Lane Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Michael Malmros, Resident inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission William Kinsey, Esquire Trojan Nuclear Plant 1002 N.E. Holladay P. O. Box 0.

Portland, Oregon 97232 Rainier, Oregon 97048 Ms. Hina Bell Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom, Dean -

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Marshall E. Miller, Esquire, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 Atomic Sefety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission Washington, D. C.

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Office of the Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission Washington, D. C.

20555 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 Dr. John H. Buck Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 Dr. W. Reed Johnson Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

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121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204 Attention: Mr. Bart D. Withers Vice President, Nuclear Gentlemen:

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NRC Regional Evaluation of Licensee Performance - Trojan This refers to the meeting held at Portland General Electric Company offices in Portland, Oregon, on October 10, 1980, between Mr. R. H. Engelken and members of the Region V staff with Messrs. W. J. Lindblad, and others of your staff. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the results of NRC's regional evaluation of licensee performance for those activities authorized by NRC License No. NPF-1.

A copy of this evaluation and supporting data are enclosed.

Results of this, the first of NRC's planned hystematic Appraisal of Licensee Performance (SALP) evaluations conducted with regard to the Trojan plant, reveal areas which, although not of serious concern at this time, we plan to increase the frequency and/or scope of our future inspection activities. We feel these areas, identified in the enclosed evaluation, represent areas where you should direct particular management attention as well.

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 its enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Rooms.

Should you have questions regarding the enclosed evaluation and supporting data, we will be glad to discuss them with you.

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September 25, 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR:

J. L. Crews, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, IE:RV FROM:

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REGIONAL EVALUATION OF TROJAN - SEPTEMBER 1979 THROUGH AUGUST 1980

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The Regional Performance Evaluation Board, consisting of representatives from Reactor Operations, Construction, Radiation Protection, Safeguards, and NRR, met on September 9,1980, and performed an evaluation of Trojan activities for the period of September 1,1979, through August 31, 1980. The Board's review encompassed the following:

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Licensee performance in each of the 17 functional areas identified in Appendix A of MC 2955.

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Enforcement actions for the period of September 1,1979, through August 31, 1980.

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Licensee event reports submitted during the period of September 1,1979, through August 31, 1980.

The Board reconsnends, based upon the results of the review, that increased or special inspection activity be performed in the functional areas of (1) manage-ment control and (2) design changes and modifications.

One aspect of management control which has raised the concern of the Board stems from the sequence of Licensee Event Report Nos. 80-08, 80-09, 80-10 and 80-11 each of which was attributed to personnel error and occurred during a major refueling-maintenance outage. The Board noted that the Oregon Department of Energy has also expressed a concern in this area, as discussed in a letter to the licensee dated July 25, 1980. It appears that improved management coordin-ation of plant activities with the requirements of the facility license during major plant outages could preclude incidents such as those described in the Licensee Event Reports.

Increased inspection attention to this facet of manage-ment control during future major plant outages is recommended for the resident inspectors and cognizant Region V inspectors.

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