ML20035F376
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1993 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9304210215 | |
| Download: ML20035F376 (29) | |
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i APR 071993 I
Docket Nos. 50-424, 50-425 License Nos. NPF-68, NPF-81 Georgia Power Company ATTN: Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Senior Vice President -
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P. O. Box 1295 i
Birmingham,.*I. 35201 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC A5SESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERF0 PRANCE l
(INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-424/93-01 AND 50-425/93-01)
This refers to the NRC's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) report for your Vogtle facility which was sent to you on March 1, 1993; our meeting of March 18, 1993, at which we discussed the report; and your written i
comments dated April 2, 1993. We appreciate your efforts in evaluating the interim SALP report.
Your comments clarifying the VEGP-2 reactor pressure vessel nozzla examination rescheduling will be incorporated into the final SALP report.
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I have enclosed a summary of our presentation at the meeting, an errata sheet, a copy of the slides which were used at the presentation, a copy of your written comments, and the two pages of the SALP report which were affected by the changes. Please update your initial SALP report with these pages.
l In accordance with Section 2.790, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
l No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions i
concerning these matters, I will be pleased to discuss them with you.
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- 3. SALP Slides
- 5. Affected SALP report pages I
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P. O. Box 1295 i
Birmingham, AL 35201 l
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General Manager, Nuclear Operations Georgia Power Company i
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Manager-Licensing l
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P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201 Nancy G. Cowles, Counsel I
Office of the Consumer's Utility Council i
84 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 201 Atlanta, GA 30303-2318 Office of Planning and Budget Room 615B 270 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Harold Reheis, Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 cc w/encls: Continued page 3 1
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Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources 4244 International Parkway Suite 114 Atlanta, GA 30354 l
Attorney General Law Department i
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Dan H. Smith Vice President 1
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Oglethorpe Power Corporation 2100 E. Exchange Place Tucker, GA 30085-1349 Charles A. Patrizia, Esq.
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MEETING
SUMMARY
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A meeting was held at 10:00 a.m., on March IB,1993, at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant to discuss the SALP Board Report for the Vogtle facility.
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Licensee Attendees R. Mcdonald, Executive Vice President - Nuclear Operations l
W. Hairston, III, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations l
K. McCoy, Vice President - Nuclear l
W. Shipman, General Hanager, Nuclear Operations l
W. Kitchens, Assistant General Manager, Plant Operations l
J. Beasley, Assistant General Manger, Plant Operations S. Chesnut, Manager, Technical Support J. Swartzwelder, Manager, Outage and Planning R. LeGrand, Manager, Health Physics and Chemistry D. Huyck, Nuclear Security Manager G. Frederick, Manager, Maintenance K. Holmes, Manager, Operations l
R. Brown, Acting Manager, Training and Emergency Preparedness W. Burmeister, Manager, Engineering Support C. Stinespring, Manager, Plant Administration M. Griffis, Manager, Plant Modifications l
J. Bailey, Manager, Licensing C. Christiansen, Supervisor, Safety Audit and Engineering Review Group The list of licensee attendees above does not include all the Georgia l
Power Company employees that were present at the SALP presentation. The attendees also included superintendents, supervisors and other Georgia Power employees. This large turnout was beneficial to the SALP process and is highly recommended for future presentations.
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NRC Attendees S. Ebneter, Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)
E. Merschoff, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII (Chairperson)
B. Bonser, Senior Resident Inspector, Vogtle, DRP, RII D. Starkey, Resident inspector, DRP, RII P. Balmain, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII J. Starefos, Resident Inspector (Intern), DRP, RII D. Seymour, Project Engineer, DRP, RII M. Marshall, Project Engineer (Intern), DRP, RII I
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Others B. Parsons, Atomic Energy Control Board, Canada R. Schepens, Director, Reactor Operations, Department of Energy D. Hammonds, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) l l
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R. Duggleby, South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division (SCEPD)
J. Mitchener, SCEPD G. Schneider, SCEPD T. Mozingo, Oglethorpe Power I
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INITIAL SALP REPORT FINAL SALP REPORT 16 18-21 However, a requested However, a notification to the change to defer code NRC concerning the licensee's inspection of Unit 2 re-scheduling of the code nozzles was not well inspection of the Unit 2 reactor supported, and after pressure vessel nozzles was not discussions with the accepted. After discussions j
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regularly scheduled maintenance / refueling outage (Outage 2R3) at Unit 2.
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20555 V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT RESPONSE TO SYSTEN TIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFDRMANCE Gentlemen:
Georgia Power Company (GPC) has reviewed information presented in the systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Report transmitted by your WCAP-13377,Rev 2 & Proprietary WCAP-13376,Rev 2, Bypass Test Instrumentation for Vogtle Electric..., encl.WCAP-13376,Rev 2 Withheld|letter dated March 1,1993]], and at the meeting held between GPC and the NRC at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant site on Narch 18, 1993.
We appreciated the constructive comments made in the SALP evaluation, as well as your recognition of GPC's efforts and successes in improving our performance.
However, GPC wishes to make the following clarification to a statement on page 16 concerning the code inspection of the Unit 2 vessel nozzles.
The statement, 'However, a requested change to defer code inspection of Unit 2 nozzles was not well supported, and after discussions with the staff, the licensee decided to conduct the inspection as previously scheduled." should be changed to:
However, a notification to the NRC concerning the licensee's rescheduling of the code inspection of the Unit 2 RPV nozzles was not accepted. After discussions with the NRC staff, the licensee committed to examine the affected components during the next regularly scheduled maintenance / refueling outage (Outege 2R3) at Unit 2.
It should be noted that the proposed re wording incorporates wording from the NRC letter of July 30, 1992 and our submittal of November 20, 1992.
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learned from this event aided in improved performance during the balance of the period. The cooperative working attitude and long term tenure of Engineering and Technical Support (ETS) personnel aided in maintaining these strengths.
l The licensee's initial GL 89-10 testing commitments were not comprehensive or aggressive in scope, due, in part, to a lack of differential pressure testing. Toward the end of this assessment period the licensee agreed to incorporate differential pressure testing and other improvements in its MOV program. An associated schedule extension was needed to 1
complete this testing.
The licensee demonstrated sound technical support for most amendment requests submitted to the NRC.
Examples included requests to allow limited use of Zirlo cladding, deletion of the negative flux rate trip, and removal of the autoclosure interlock from the residual heat residual removal suction valves. However, a notification to the NRC concerning the licensee's re-scheduling of the code inspection of the Unit 2 reactor pressure vessel nozzles was not accepted.
After discussions with the NRC staff, the licensee decided to examine the affected components during the next regularly scheduled maintenance / refueling outage (Outage 2R3) at Unit 2.
An effective licensed operator training program was l
demonstrated by a 100% pass rate on two initial examinations (24 candidates), and a 97% pass rate on one requalification examination (30 operators). The licensee also had a 100%
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pass rate on the Generic Fundamentals Examination Section (9 candidates). During the initial examinations, a strength l
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portion of the examination. During the requalification examination, strengths were noted in the areas of written exam development, exam administration, and facility evaluator performance. No generic operator weakncsses were identified.
During the assessment period, four violations were identified.
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