ML20024A580
| ML20024A580 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/17/1983 |
| From: | Van Vliet J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8306210361 | |
| Download: ML20024A580 (2) | |
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'a June 17,1983 Docket ib. 50-289 MD40RANDlM FOR: John F. Stolz, Chief. Operating Reactors Branch #4, DL i
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James Van Vliet, Project Manager, Operating Reactors Branch #4, DL SUOJECT:
FORTHhNG MEETING WITH GPU NUCLEAR RE: THREE MILE ISLAND, UNIT 1:
Time & Date:
Monday, June 20, 1983 10:30-2)00pn Location:
Phillips Building, Rooms {-110. P-114, & P-118 Bethesda, Maryland
Purpose:
To discuss actions being taken by GPU Nuclear to reinforce confidence in the capability and integrity of the GPU Nuclear organization and personnel associated with THI-1. (See attached GPU 84tter dated 6/10/83).
Requested
Participants:
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Licensee-HDieckamp, et. al.
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June 10, 1983 Docket No. 50-289 Chairman Nunzio J. Palladino U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555
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Dear Chairman Palladino:
Recently, the NRC staff stated, "because of all the open issues....the staff can draw no conclusion regarding management integrity at this time". Additionally, the Commonwaalth of
, Pennsylvania's " Supplemental commente" of June. 2,1983, stated that, "the Commonwealth will not support the res tart of TMI-l until it receives adequate assurances from the Commission that the management of GPU Nuclear Corporation is willing and able to operate the plant in a safe and compet.ent manner".
We have again evaluated the present GPU Nuclear organization to reassure ourselves and to provide a basis for the confidence of others that any inappropriate attitudes or practices of the past have not been carri.ed forward and will not manifest themselves in GPU Nuclear.
...-l We retain confidence -in the ' cap. ability an.d integrity of, the GPU.
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Nuclear organization dnd ;pers'onnel The - basis is further evidcnced- :-
by the in-depth assessment. co'nducted by the' Licensing Board, as well as by independent measurements by industry's INPO, NRC's SALP and other inspections and by Licensea's own consultanta.
As a preliminary matter, it is usefu5. to review the Meted
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, at the time of the accident. No member of Me tEd's/TMI senior management is now involved with TMI. Four levels of management, the Me tEd president, vice-president, station manager, and both unit managers responsible for TMI at the time of the accident are not with GPU Nuclear. The senior management responsible for operation of TMI-l today is dramatically different than that which existed at the time of the accident.
l In atructuring GPU Nuclear we have provided dedicated' on sito I
personnel for each of the generating stations with a highly experi-enced senior manager on site. We have provided experienced managers and staff for a number of ceritralized support functions such as engineering, health physics, quality assurance, trai ning, maintenance, and construction in order to ef fectively support the atation managedent. Additionally, the organizational s tructure was specifically designed to provide inherent checke and balances.- GPU Nuclear, its operational philosophy, its senior managers, and numerous other key personnel within the organization were reviewed in depth and en'dorsed by the ASLB.
Over one hundred individuals, including top managers, appeared before that board in public
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hearings.
A broad look at the elements of GPU Nuc' lear which will be involved in the operation of TMI-1, reveals that the organization, down through two levels of management below the GPU Nuclear vice presidents,
encompassf6g"86 such positions, con {tains 16 individuals j
that were with Meted. priot to. the, accident. Of the balance, 30 are new employees since th's accident and the remaining 40 come fron l
other components of the GPU System. The executive v.p. of GPU Nuclear and the vice president directly responsible for TNI-1 site operations are now., '
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3-At the tkme of res tart we expeer to utiliza 38. currently licensed operators for TMI-1; 25 are newly licensed since the accident, out of the remaining 13 that were licensed at the time of the accident, 10 are assigned to shif t activities. These operators need to be viewed as a source of experience for the safe operation of TMI-1.
Their prospective performance must also be assessed in light of (1) the fact that all have been licensed under the new testing criteria, (2) the ability of GPUN to provide 6 shif t coveraga for TMI-l which provides one shif t out of six for training, (3) the p'resence of shif t technical advisors, and (4) significantly improved procedures.
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- 1) We will, prior to res tart,. reassign personnel suc'h that no TM{-2 licensed operator will operate TMI-1 (except for the manager of operations who was licensed on Unit 2 but who was evaluated in depth and specifically endorse'd by the ASLB), and
' 2) We will, prior to res tart, add full time on shif t operational quality. assurance coverage by degreed engineers until the open issues are resolved. We would defer to the NRC should it wish to. provide full time on shif t resident inspector' coverage of TMI-l ~ operations.
The balance. of the TMI-1 site staff in engineering,.maint,enance,.and
. s u'pervis or roles. contains numerous individuals with prior e,xpIrience 'in the. operation of TMI-1, experience which is important-
. to 'the safe opera' tion of TMI-1.
The prospective performance of the current TMI-l site staff must be assessed in light of. (1) the evaluation by the ASLB, (2) the NRC's Jan. 1983 SALP and (3) the mos t re. cent inspection 50-289/83-10 which'. found very f avorable results in the pervasive management areas of procedures, adherence,
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4 In order to provide added assurance; We will reassign personnel such that those functions which provide an overview assesament, analysis, or audi t of plant activities specifically; General office Review Board Independent on-Site Safety Group Shif t Technical. Advisors
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Licensing Radiation Control Emergency Preparedness will'contain only personnel with no pre-accident g
involvement as exempt employees at TMI-l or 2..We,will continue this constraint until the open issues are effectively resolved.
As a further action to' strengthen 'iMI-It We have reallocated the priorities and ass.ignments within the office of the president of GPU Nuclear, which office includes the president and executive vice president,. such that TMI-l will report to the executive vice president and -
such that he will be. able to devote his prime attenti~on' to.-
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. 1 In a letter to Governor Thornburgh we have committed to the a'cti.ons l
which we think necessary to satisfy the issues under appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.. A copy of that letter is attache'd.
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i We are taki.".g these s teps i n order to provide addi tional assurances during the period necessary to resolve the open issues. We are confident that the actions necessary to provide these added assurances will not detract from the first priority of safe ope ra ti ons.
We will work with your s taff to communicate the specifics of these steps.
In closing, we urge the Commission to expeditiously resolve the open issues so as to provide assurance that the learnings of the accident have been identified and ' implemented. We pledge our cooperation in that effort so that the TMI-1 management and staf f can be accorded the full support of the commission and the public.
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