ML20035E047

Summary of 920520 Meeting of ACRS Subcommittee on Regional Programs in Walnut Creek,Ca Re Activities of NRC Region V Ofc

ML20035E047
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Issue date:	07/16/1992
From:	Shewmon P Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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/ MINUTES OF THE ACRS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING ON REGIONAL PROGRAMS MAY 2 0, 1992 WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA PURPOSE The ACRS Subcommittee on Regional Programs hcid a meeting on May 20, 1992 at Region V Headquarters, Walnut Creek, California. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the activities of the NRC Region V Office. A copy of the meeting agenda and selected slides from the presentations are attached. The meeting began at 8:30 am and adjourned at 4:00 pm and was held entirely in open session. No written comments or requests for time to make oral statements were received from members of the public. The principal attendees were as follows:

ATTENDEES ACRS NRC/ REGION V P.

Shewmon, Chairman J. Martin, Rgn. Admin.

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Carroll, Member B.

Faulkenberry, Dep.Ad W.

Kerr, Member R.

Zimmerman T.

Kress, Merber R.

Scarano H.

Lewis, Member F. Wenslawski D. Ward, Member D.

Kunihiro E. Wilkins, Member P. Gallagher C. Wylie, Member K.

Perkins D.

Houston, Cognizant Staff K. Hamill Engineer S. Richards L. Miller G. Yuhas Public attendees numbered 5 and included representatives of NUS, SCE, PG&E, WPPSS and PGE.

DOCUMENTS There were no official review documents for this meeting.

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DISCUSSION Chairman's Orening Remarks In his opening remarks, Dr. Shewmon indicated that the ACRS Members were ple'ased to meet with the Regional Staf f and that they hoped to learn more about the activities on the regional level.

Region V Presentations J. Martin, Regional Administrator, welcomed the ACRS Subcommittee and discussed his philosophy in directing the regional activities.

i One of his main efforts was to establish good communications between Region V and NRC Headquarters, Regional Inspectors and the Licensees. He noted the problems associated with distance and time overlap. He indicted that Region V includes seven contiguous states plus Alaska, Hawaii and Samoa. In regard to Headquarters, he has emphasized frequent and vigorous communication between region and headquarter counterparts. With regional inspectors, he holds weekly discussions with the Senior Resident Inspectors. With nuclear plant licensees, he arranges quarterly management meetings to discuss topics of interest. These communications are intended to produce timely comments on areas of concern before big problems arise.

B. Faulkenberry, Deputy Administrator, addressed the organization, allocation of resources, and supervisory and management development i

within the region, and the activities for maintaining uniformity among regions. He noted that Region V is the smallest of the regions and that they are about one-third the size of Region I.

Due to their size, many of the personnel have dual functions and many of the reviews depend on technical assistance from headquarters.

In regard to maintaining uniformity, he noted I

counterpart meeting, joint inspections involving inspectors from other regions, rotational assignments in and out of the region, and frequent coordination and contact throughout the NRC.

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Hamill (Director),

Division of Resource Management and Administration, discussed the functions of DRMA which included division management, personnel services, site access programs and drug testing.

She indicated that personnel recruitment and i

retention are more difficult for Region V due to the high cost of-living in the San Francisco area but that the recent 8% pay i

dif ferential should help in the future. Region V had a 9% attrition rate over the past few years. She also indicated that considerable resources are spent in the fee recovery process. DRMA activities in the area of computerization of Region V were also described.

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Division of Reactor Safety and Projects activities were discussed by R.

Zimmeman (Div Dir),

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Richards (Br Ch) and L. Miller (Br Ch).

They discussed the internal and external lines of communication for various phases of the inspection programs, the training and development programs for new and qualified inspectors, and the organization, composition, planning considerations and current topics for Team Inspections. They presented examples of recent management meeting topics, SALP Board evaluation techniques and inspection findings. They also noted their interface with INPO j

in many areas and touched briefly on their activities in the area j

of operator qualification.

Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards activities were discussed by R.

Scarano (Div Dir),

F. Wenslawski (Dep Div Dir),

and G.

Yuhas (Br Ch). The ALARA Program was described in terms of how Region V plants were meeting or exceeding the standards for liquid and gaseous ef fluents, occupational radiation exposure, and solid radioactive wastes. Fitness-For-Duty Programs at the various plants within the region were discussed in terms of their strengths and weaknesses, cypes of additional drugs in the test programs, and the results of the random and follow-up tests programs at the individual plants. During this portion of the meeting, it was indicated that there are no separate on-site spent fuel storage facilities (ISFSI) planned for any plants in Region V although t

Rancho Seco is thinking of going this route. Also, it was indicated that the Region had no interface with Yucca Mountain even though the site was within the regional boundary.

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Blume (Rgn Counsel) discussed various aspects of the NRC enforcement process as applied within the Region. He indicated how the guidance in this area is used in individual cases, especially the guidance given for civil penalty adjustment. Under the heading i

of recent developments, he discussed the Fitness for Duty Rule, the Wrongdoer Rule, and Open Enforcement Conferences.

Under the Wrongdoer Rule, a public order may be issued against a violator so that his/her past history can not be hidden from prospective i

employers. Open Enforcement Conferences will be applied on a trial basis for the next two years. Most of these conferences have been closed in the past but the Commission has decided to be more open in the future.

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Kunihiro (State Liaison Officer) discussed the activities in regard to state and local governments. The topics that he discussed included emergency

planning, low level waste

siting, state inspector programs, and the interface with PUCs. In regard to low level waste, he described the situation with the Southwest Compact and the._ legal maneuvering between California and Arizona and the use of licensed brokers.

In addition to the above presentations, B.

Faulkenberry conducted a tour of the Emergency Response Center for the Subcommittee Members and some of the public attendees.

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In closing, Dr. Shewmon thanked the regional personnel for a very interesting and fruitful discussion. Mr. Martin acknowledged these comments and thanked the ACRS Members for the thought-provoking questions.

Subcommittee Ouestions During the meeting, various questions were asked by Subcommittee Members and Region V personnel responded. Some of these questions and responses are listed as follows (random order) :

o Has there been any significant change in the Region V approach to regulation as a result of the Regulatory Impact Survey ?

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Martin indicated that any change has been one of emphasis rather than any fundamental structural changes.

o Does the Region have any dif ficulty understanding what Commission Policy is ? Mr. Faulkenberry indicated that they only implement policies that have been well defined and proceduralized through other mechanisms, such as, the five-year plan, field policy manuals or Commission directives. Mr. Martin indicated that they have an awareness of new policies and discussed an example at Palo Verde where the inspection program highlighted a problem associated with a specific accident sequence in the IPE that gave a CDF of E-03. The licensee did not respond to this finding and only did so after the Region pushed for resolution.

o Does the Agency get its money worth from the fitness-for-duty drug testing program ? Ms. Hamill indicated that the cost of the program had been $390,000 over t_he past three years and that only two individual violators had been detected. Since many of the staff personnel were also members of military / guard units, some of_this testing was duplication. She expressed doubt about the overall worth of the program.

o In answer to questions in regard to off-loading of cores, the Region responded that it is becoming common practice for both PWRs and BWRs to completely remove (off-load) the entire core during the refueling operation. This helps to lower the radiation exposure during outage maintenance activities and does away with shutdown risks.

o Are you emphasizing the use of PRAs both by the utilities and among your own staff ? Mr. Zimmerman indicated that they are using PRAs to the extent that they can but that most of the internal PRA effort comes from Headquarters. He also stated that they are not pressuring the utilities to maintain living PRAs but that the utilities do recognize the advantages of doing so.

o In respect to the foreign takeover of fuel fabrication facilities, the Region was asked if this was leading to

4 Reg Prgs Minutes May 20, 1992 any unsafe practices. Mr. Scarano indicated that it was in that the new management (owners) were leaving safety matters up to the previous safety manager while they concentrated on operations. He also indicated that in one case, foreign owners were importing low level waste for disposition in this country.

Future ACRS Action The Subcommittee did not specify any further action in regard to this meeting. The Subcommittee will plan to continue its round of visits to all of the NRC Regional Offices on an appropriate schedule.

ACTIONS. AGREEMENTS AND COMMIT!ENTS No items of this nature were identified during the meeting.

NOTE: Additional meeting details can be obtained from a transcript of this meeting available in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 634-3273 or can be purchased from Ann Riley and Associates, LTD., 1612 K Street,- NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 292-3950.

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MEETING AGENDA i

ACRS VISIT TO REGION Y - MAY 20, 1992 l

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8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks Paul Shewson Sub-Committee Chairman Introduction Jack Martin Regional Administrator 8:45 a.m.

Region V Operations Bobby Faulkenberry, I

Deputy Regional Administrator

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. Organization and Responsibilities

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. Region V Management Systems

. Allocation and Expenditure i

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. Supervisory and Management Development-

. Activities for Maintaining Uniformity Among Regions t

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Division of Resource Management Kathleen Hamill, and Administration Director

. NRC Fitness for Duty Program i

(How handled and impact on Region V)

. Impact of Mandated Fee Collection Program I

Recruitment / Retention of Personnel Impact of Computer Technology on P,egion V Operations

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Division of Reactor Safety Roy Zimerman, and Projects Director

. Status of Plant Operations i

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. Resident Inspector Program i

. Team Inspection Program

. Current and Recent Past Issues

- Risks During Shutdown Operations

- Risks From on-line maintenance Master Inspection Plan Staff Training and Development Interface with INPO 11:30 a.m.

Lunch 1:00 p.m Division of Radiation Safety Ross Scarano, and Safeguards Director i

. Radiological Protection

- ALARA Programs (Results/ Trends)

- Inspection Efforts and Problems 4

. Fitness for Duty - 10 CFR Part 26

- Results to Date

- Impact on Licensees

- Problems (if any)

. Fuel Facilities

- Fuel Facilities

- On-Site Spent Fuel Storage (ISFSI)

. Master Activities Plan

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Enforcement Mike Blume Regional Counsel l

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. NRC Enforcement Guidance i

. How NRC Enforcement Guidance i

is Used in Individual Cases r

. Coordination with Office of Investigations i

. Recent Developments Affecting i

Enforcement: Fitness for Outy, Wrongdoer Rule, Open Enforcement Conferences i

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State / Government Programs Dean Kunihiro, State liaison Officer

. State MOU's i

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. Experiences and Current Relations with State of Oregon

. Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal i

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OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR - JOHN B.

MARTIN Deputy Regional Administrator - Bobby Faulkenberry Regional Attorney - Michool Blume i

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Karen Hunko - Word Processing Amie Wieder - Resource Analyst Ann Rivers - Word Processing (Vocont) - Management Analyst Bees Fleming - Office Services Joan Zollicoffer - Computer Prog. Anotyst Mark Mattivi - Mail & Supply Laura Housin - Management Amelstant Rosemary Cosmo - Purchasing Agent Peggy Brennes - Reference Assi'etont Betty Zimmerman - Info / Voucher Assistant Dion Bond - Office Assistant Jo Ann Ho ker - Office Ameletont 4

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MASTER INSPECTION / MASTER ACTIVITIES PLAN

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. REVIEWS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS THE ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE OF RESOURCES TO POWER REACTOR FACIUTIES

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1 SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPM?g ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS i

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MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

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OPM EXECUTTVE SEMINAR CENTERS f

(KINGS POINT, DENVER, OAKRIDGE)

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EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR SEMINAR FOR NEW MANAGERS MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES FOR EXECUTIVES -

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR FEDERAL EXECUTIVE INSTTTUTE

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QUARTERLY MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF PERSONNEL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT i

1 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, DEPUTY REGIONAL f

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JOINT INSPECTIONS WITH INSPECTORS, FROM OTHER REGIONS ROTATION ASSIGNMENTS IN AND OUT OF THE REGION FREQUENT COORDINATION AND CONTACT WITH HO'S AND OTHER REGIONS TO DISCUSS EVENTS AND PROPER RESOLUTION OF EVENTS.

DAILY TELEPHONE CALL WITH NRR PROJECT DIRECTORATE TELEPHONE CALLS TO OTHER REGIONS TO DISCUSS UNIQUE EVENTS CONTAINMENT SPRAY EVENTS AT SAN ONOFRE AND PALO VERDE REACTOR TRIP BREAKER EVENT AT PALO VERDE STEAM GENERATOR TUBE PROBLEMS AT TROJAN.

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SMALL SIZE - INDIVIDUALS HANDLING MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENTS o

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION REPORTING o

TELECOMMUNICATIONS o

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RANDOM TESTING - 81 REGIONAL EMPLOYEES ARE IN RANDOM DRUG TESTING t

POOL. RANDOM TESTING COLLECTIONS OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES PER YEAR. GIVEN THE 100% TESTING RATE, TYPICALLY ElGHT COLLECTIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR EACH COLLECTION CYCLE.

NO POSITIVE TEST RESULTS HAVE BEEN FOUND.

ALL COLLECTIONS ARE ON-SITE.

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OF DRMA FOR EACH COLLECTION CYCLE.

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PERIODIC REQUESTS FOR NRR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE i

PHONE PATCH TO WEEKLY NRC PLANT EVENTS BRIEFING QUARTERLY PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEWS INCLUDE NRR x

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strengths and weaknesses Sound decisions for NRC resource allocations e

B. SALP Board Evaluation Technique Board members familiar with facility Technical presentation by knowledgeable staff e

e Thorough discussions Secret ballot by voting SALP board members e

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Strong Management Support for Program:

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Lack of Random Testing on Weekends:

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San Onofre

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Procedures Needed Updating:

Palo Verde Trojan WNP-2 Management Notified.of Presumptive Positive Tests:

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High Turnover of Key Program Person n el:

Polo Verde (MRO)

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