ML20044A788
| ML20044A788 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 06/25/1990 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Mcgowan G BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9007020268 | |
| Download: ML20044A788 (3) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
l wAsHiwoToN, D. C. 20666 June 25, 1990 y
i Docket Nos. 50-317 o
50-318 Mr. George V. McGowan j
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer-Baltimore Gas and Electric Company l
P.O. Box 1475 9
Baltimore, Maryland 21203
Dear Mr. McGowan:
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On June 12 and 13,.1990, NRC senior managers met to review the performance of~
nuclear powar plants licensed to operate by the NRC. This meeting is conducted' semiannually to focus NRC resources on those plants and related issues'of greatest safety significance. At this meeting the Calvert Cliffs facility was categorizedascontii.uingtorequireclosemonItoring. Plants in this category have been identified as having weaknesses that warrant increased NRC' attention j
from both Headquarters and the Regional Office until _the licensee demonstrates
'l a period of improved performance.
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A summary of the discussions held relating to Calvert Cliffs is provided below:-
l Licensee performance has continued -to improve since the January 1990 Senior Management Meeting with efforts focused on the short ters actions needed for restart of Unit:1.
The licensee has made good-progress in communicating its expectations of staff performance regarding' procedure 2
adherence, probleep identification and resolution, and self assessment.
Longer term activities under the performance Improveswnt Program are' i
proceeding; however, the procedure upgrade program has experienced i
significant delays.
The generic implications of the-licensee's 'past-1 failure to adequt.tely address low temperature, over-pretsure protection comitments to the NRC were assessed and= it was concluded that safety -
significant comitments were now being adequately implemented.
An NRC maintenance team inspection, in ' February / March 1990, concluded that maintenance activities were satisfactory and that a number of changes and-1 improvements have been made.
In April 1990, the licensee resolvedithe i
material concerns on the Unit 1 pressurizer and mac'e sufficient' improve-1 ments in the control of work activities, in the control of system status, i
i and ini the quality and use of procedures to permit Unit I restart. -The resulting short power ascension program and. shutdown, the,latter for a required steam generator inspection outage, demonstrated improved overall licensee performance.
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t Strengths were noted in control room operator performnce, line manage.
ment control of evolutions, and independent self assesssent of activ.
itits.
- However, problems were ' identified in inter disciplinary -
communicaticns, safety tagging ahd accuracy of drawings ' to ' support operations.
Additional management attention and~ effort are warrantec-to resolve the difficulties discussed above,_ sustain recent gains in l
performance, reduce a substantial maintenance backlog,. and complete implementation of the Performance _ Improvement-Program.
Readiness-for restart from the current outage, preparations for Unit 2 startup now scheduled for the end-of 1990, and; the results of the-longer term Performance leprovement Plan will continue-to receive close monitoring.
An NRC Commission meeting, open to the public, has been scheduled for June 27, f
1990, to review the results of the latest meeting _of NRC managers. Mr. Thomas T. Martin, the Region 1 Administrator, has discussed the basis for our conclu.
sions with regard to the Calvert Cliffs facility with members of-your staff.
If_you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely, Original Signed By:
J'm*/s*k.Yaflor Executive Director for_0perations:
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Mr. G. C. Creel Mr. C. H. Poindexter
. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
Vice Chairman of the Board Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 19th Floor MD Rts. 2 and 4; P. 0. Box 1475 P. 0.~ Box 1535 Baltimore, Maryland 21203 Lusby, Maryland 20657 Mr. William T.'Bowen, President-Mr. Joseph H. Walter Calvert County Board of Engineering-Division.
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Commissioners:
Public Service Commission # of Maryland Prince Frederick, Maryland. 20678 Arwrican Building 231 E. Baltimore Street:
1 Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3486 i
D. A. Brune, Esq.
General Counsel
-Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Ms. Kirsten A. Burger..Esq..
P. O. Box 1475 Maryland People's Counsel Baltiscre, Maryland 21203 American Building, 9th Floor 1
-231 E. Baltimore Street.
Mr. Jay E. Silberg, Esq.
Baltimore,' Maryland 21202-i Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge l
2300 N Street, NW Ms. Patricia Birnie-Washington,DC 20037 Co-Director Maryland Safe: Energy Coalition P.-0. Box.902 j
i Ms. G. L. Adams, Licensing
' Columbia, Maryland. 21044 l
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant L
MD Rts 2.& 4, P. 0. Box 1535 Regional Administrator,' Region I
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Lusby, Maryland 20657 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475~.Allendale Road 1 i
i Resident Inspector King of Prussia,-Pennsylvania 19406 c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consnission P.'0.. Box 437 Lusby, Maryland 20657
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Mr. Richard McLean
-Administrator - Radioecology
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Department of Natural Resources 580; Taylor Avenue-Tawes~ State Office Building PPER-83 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 l
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