ML20039E865
| ML20039E865 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 01/04/1982 |
| From: | Cwalina G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Russell W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8201110559 | |
| Download: ML20039E865 (4) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR: William T. Russell, Chief
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SUff4ARY OF MEETING HELD Otl DECEMBER 17, 1981 RE: SYSTEMATIC EVALUATI0tl PROGRAM (SEP)
On December 17, 1981, a meeting was held in Bethesda between NRC and SEP utility senior management. A list of attendees is included as Enclosure 1.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss licensee perfomance since June 30,1981, in the redirected SEP program.
Mr. D. Eisenhut of the staff opened the meeting with a short discussion of past experience and how the schedules have slipped in the year following the start of the redirected program.
He stated that the purpose of the neeting was to assure that the licensees maintain a canagement comitment tc the completion of SEP.
Mr. D. Edwards of Yanked Atomic Electric Company responded for the utilities by reaffirming the utilities comitment to completion of SEP. He further g 6ol stated that the SEP has shown a marked improvement in progress since the 6
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with the turnover in NRC staff which was causing a lack of continuity on some reviews.
Some owners proposed that they be more involved in the integrated assessment phase of the program.
Several other licensee spokesman comented specifically regarding their utilities perfomance and comitments to the SEP program.
Messis. Dircks and Denton then asked if the licensee would perform independent analysis of their plants safety without the NRC. Various licensee pointed out internal programs they use to assure their own safe operation.
A discussion was held regarding the licensees performing the integrated assessment (IA) for their plants using the staff topic evaluations. The licertee indicated a willingness to do the IA with the understanding that it would take approximately six months. Mr. Eisenhut ended the meeting with e20 mossy,2010,I l
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Insure comon understanding between the staff and utility of the 1.
work to be performed to complete individual SEP Topics and to complete This work includes:
(a) completion of the Integrated Assessment.
Itcensee SARs, (b) response to staff questions on licensee SARs, (c) response to staff questions on topic reviews being perfomed by the staff or contractors, (d) review of staff SERs for differences to be evaluated during ictegrated Assessment and (e) both licensee and staff effort necessary to complete Integrated Assessments.
Establish realistic licensee schedules for completion of SEP.
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Following these meetings each licensee is to submit to the NRC by the end of January 1982 a letter containing the following:
A commitment and schedule for their completion of individual topic 1.
SARs, and A proposed method and schedule specifying how and when the licensee 2.
would perform an Integrated Assessment on their plants.
Individual meetings are to be The utilities agreed to this approach.
scheduled with the utilities by their Operating Reactors Project Manager.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: William T. Russell, Chief Systematic Evaluation Program Branch Division of Licensing FROM:
Gregory C. Cwalina, Acting Section Leader, Systems Section Systematic Evaluation Program Branch Division of Licensing
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 1981 RE:
SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION PROGRAM (SEP)
On December 17, 1981, a meeting was held in Bethesda between NRC and SEP utility senior management.
A list of attendees is included as Enclosure 1.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss licensee performance since June 30,1981, in the redirected SEP program.
Mr. D. Eisenhut of the staff opened the meeting with a short discussion of past experience and how the schedules have slipped in the year following the start of the redirected program.
He stated that the purpose of the meeting was to assure that the licensees maintain a management commitment to the completion of SEP.
Mr. D. Edwards of Yankee Atomic Electric Company responded for the utilities by reaffirming the utilities commitment to completion of SEP.
He further stated that the SEP has shown a marked improvement in progress since the initiation of the SEP redirection. The utilities feel that the status information kept by the staff since June 1981, does not reflect the total effort expended by the licensees.
In addition, they expressed concern with the NRC statements that topic safety assessment reports have been of poor quality citing a lack of feedback from the NRC.
They were concerned with the turnover in NRC staff which was causing a lack of continuity on some reviews.
Some awaers proposed that they be more involved in the integrated assessment phase of the program.
Several other licensee spokesman commented specifically regarding their utilities performance and comitments to the SEP program.
Messrs. Dircks and Denton then asked if the licensee would perform independent analysis of their plants tafety without the NRC. Various licensee pointed out internal programs they use to assure their own safe operation.
A discussion was held regarding the licensees performing the integrated assessment (IA) for their plants using the staff topic evaluations.
The licensee indicated a willingness to do the IA with the understanding that it would take approximately six months.
Mr. Eisenhut ended the meeting with
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William T. Russell a proposal to arrange meetings with each individual utility. in early January 1982 to accomplish the following:
1.
Insure common understanding between the staff and utility of the work to be performed to complete individual SEP t'opics and to complete the Integrated Assessnent. This work includes:
(a) completion of licensee SARs, (b) response to staff questions on licensee SARs, (c) response to staff questions on topic reviews being performed by the staff or contractors, (d) review of staff SERs for differences to be evaluated during Integrated Assessment and (e) both licensee and staff effort necessary to complete Integrated Assessments.
2.
Establish realistic licensee schedules for completion of SEP.
Following these meetings each licensee is to submit to the NRC by the end of January 1982 a letter containing the following:
1.
A commitment and schedule for their completion of individual topic SARs, and 2.
A proposed method and schedule specifying how and when the licensee would perform an Integrated Assessment on their plants, The utilities agreed to this approach.
Individual meetings are to be scheduled with the utilities by their Operating Reactors Project Manager.
Gregory C, Cwalina, Acting Section Leader Systems Section Systematic Evaluation Program Branch Division of Licensing
Enclosure:
As stated
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SEP OWNERS MEETING
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ATTENDANCE LIS'i Name Title Organization William Dircks Executive Director for Operations NRC Harold R. Denton Director - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation NRC Darrell G. Eisenhut Director - Division of Licensing NRC Gus C. Lainas Assistant Director for Safety Assessment NRC William Russell Chief - Systematic Evaluation Program Branch NRC Gregory Cwalina Acting Section Leader - Systems Section Systematic Evaluation Program Branch NRC Robert Hermann Section Leader - Engineering Section, Systematic Evaluation Program Branch NRC W. G. Counsil Sr. Vice President Northeast Utilities Mike Bain Licensing Engineer Northeast Utilities R. C. Mecredy Mgr. Nuclear Engineer Rochester Gas & Electric John E. Maier Vice President Rochester Gas & Electric Ken Baskin Mgr. Nuclear Engr. and Licensee Southern California Edison Jack Rainsberry Licensing Engineer Southern California Edison R. E. Schaffstall Consultant KMC, Inc.
D. E. Vandenburgh Sr. Vice President Yankee Atomic D. W. Edwards Director Operational Project Yankee Atomic Andrew C. Kadak Yankee Operational Project Manager Yankee Atomic Neil P. Smith Senior Engineer Commonwealth Edison Jim Knubel Manager - BWR Licensing GPUNC Yosh Nagai Senior Engineer GPUNC R. F. Wilson Vice President GPUNC W. R. Schmiht Engineer MPR Associates J. R. Thorpe Director - Licensino GPilNC Fred Bucknan Exec. Director Nuclear Activities Consumers Pnwer Company Jack Reynolds Executive Vice President Consumers Power Company Pebert A. Vincent Staff Engineer Consumers Power Company