ML20056D827

Forwards Revised SALP Program Consisting of Revised Date of Assessment Period from 920802 to 940702

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Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/11/1993
From:	Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 9308180099
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REVISED SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP) PROGRAM On July 14, 1993, the NRC implemented a revised SALP program. A copy of the revised SALP program has been enclosed for your information. The revised program states that the NRC may adjust the frequency of the assessment, for plants in extended shutdowns, on a case-by-case basis.

To implement this guidance provided by the revised SALP program, your current SALP assessment period has been revised. The revised dates are August 2, 1992, to Jul; 2,1994. The end date of this assessment period will be adjusted, if a scessary, to include a period of 6 to 9 months aft 2r startup of the first unit from the current extended outage.

Should you have any questions regarding the revised assessment period, I will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, A. Bill Beach, i

r Division of Rea or P ojects

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1 Organizational Responsibilities and Delegations of Authority..........

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Policy (8.6-01)

It is the policy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) process to articulate the agencv's observations and insights on the l

licensee's safety performance. The SALP report communicates those l

observations and insights to licensee management and the public. The NRC discourages use of SALP data for any purpose other than its intended objeenves.

Objectives (8.6-02)

To conduct an intecrated assessment of licensee safety performance : hat focuses on the safety significance of the NRC findings and conclusions during an assessment period. (021)

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To assist NRC management in making sound decisions regarding allocation of NRC resources used to oversee, inspect. and assess i

licensee performance. (023) i To provide a method for informing the public of the NRC's assessment of licensee performance. (024) l 1

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Oversees the activities described in this directive and handbook.

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Implements the requirements of this ' directive within NRR. (a).

Monitors the SALP process. Assesses the uniformity and adequacy of the implementation of the program. (b) l Evaluates and develops 'SALP ' policy,

criteria, and methodology. (c)

Regional Administrators (033) i Implement the requirements of this directive within their respective regions. (a)

. Confer with the Director. NRR and' inform the Depurv Executive -

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and Research (DEDR) when contemplating significant deviations -

from the requirements or guidelines of this directive. (b)-

. Develop and issue.the SALP report. which contains a concise-assessment oflicensee performance. including category ratings for.

each functional area. (c)

Direct reallocation of regional inspection resources, as and when e

appropriate, based on th'e functiolial area assessment. (d)

Establish a schedule and determine a site for a public meeting with -

i the licenseefas appropriate, to ensure mutual understanding of the issues discussed in the SALP reponf(e).

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l Category 3 list of problem facilities as a result of the. Senior Management Meeting process. The SALP process should not resume until the facility is removed from this category.SALP l

assessments with no ca tegory ratings may be perfonned as a part of i

the restart readiness evaluations. (f)

Assess the uniformity and adequacy of regionalimplementation of the SALP Program. Provide to the Director, NRR,

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recommendations for improving the SALP Program. (g)

Applicability (8.6-04)

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The SALP process is used to develop the NRC's conclusions regarding a licensee's safety performance. The SALP report documents the NRC's observations and insights on a licensee's performance and :

communicates the results to the licensee and the public. It presides a vehicle for clear communication with licensee management that l

focuses on plant performance relative to safety risk perspectives. The NRC utilizes SALP results when allocating NRC inspection resources at licensee facilities.

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The NRC will normally review and evaluate each power reactor licensee that possesses an operating license or a construction permit on about an 18-month interval (plus or minus 2 months). Variations to this interval can be made in the following instances: (1) -

When a new operating license is issued, two consecutive SALP l

evaluations should be scheduled at approximately 12-month intervals after issuance of the low-power license. Following completion of these two evaluations. a determination should then be made on whether to place the licensee on a normal SALP schedule. (a)

When NRC assessments. such as SALP or. plant performance reviews. indicate that licensee performance warrants additional oversight the regionaladministrator mayelect to reduce the SALP assessment period (up to a minimum of 12 months), to conduct additional management > meetings with the licensee, or some combination of the two. (b) t The assessment period may be extended to a mammum of 24 months when a plant receives a Category I rating in all four functional areas. The Director. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i NRR). will be informed in writing when extensions are j

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SALP frequency and the scope of the assessment may be adjusted.

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Handbook 8.6 Part I Evaluation Frequency (A)(continued)

The SALP process will be suspended for any plant that is shut down and requires authorization by the Commission (not the staff) to restart. As a part of a restart review process. an ungraded evaluation of performance in the SALP functional areas may be performed. (e)

Each reactor site will have a separete assessment. For plants at one i

site in different stages (construction or operating), individual assessments will be performed. For other multiple unit sites, the regional administrator will determine if individual assessments are necessary to caorure and communicate the NRC's assessment of licensee perforniance. (2)

Evaluation Process (B)

The evaluation process entails the following steps:(1)~

Members of the regional and headquarters staff who have inspection and/or oversight responsibility for the site develop i

background information for the SALP Board. Background information may come from a variety of sources, including inspecnon reports. events. enforcement results, management meetincs and discussions with licensees, and results of periodic plant performance reviews. (a)

The SALP Board assesses licensee safety performance and provides recommendations to the regional administator. (b) l The regional administrator issues the SALP report. ic) i The regional administrator or the deputy regional administrator condue:s a public meeting with the licensee's management to discuss the assessment. (d)

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Functional Areas (c) l Functional areas represent a grouping of similar licensee activities.

Operating Phase Reactors (1)

The functional areas for operating reactors are--

Plant Operations (a)

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activities directly related to operating a plant. It includes actisities such I

as plant startup. power operation, plant shutdown, and system lineups.

Tht?s, it includes actisities such as monitoring and logging plant conditions, normal operations, response to transient and off-normal conditions, adequacy and implementation of emergency operating procedures and abnormal operating procedures, manipulating the reactor and auxiliary controls, and control room professionalism. It also includes initial and requalification training of licensed operators.

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This functional area includes all activities associated with either diagnostic, predictive. preventive, or corrective maintenance of plant structures, systems, ano components. or maintenance of the physical l

condition of the plant. It also includes conduct of all surveillance.

testing activities. all insenice inspection and testing, instrument j

calibrations, equipment operability tests. post-maintenance testing, and post-outage testing. containment leak rate tests, and special tests.

l Engineering (c) i This functional area addresses the adequacy of technical and i

l engineering support fer all plant activities. It includes all licensee j

activities associated with design control: the design, installation, and l

testing of plant modifications: engineering and technical support for i.

operations, outages. maintenance, testing, sutveillance, and i

L procurement activities configuration management: design-basis information and its remeval; and support for heensme acovmes.

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Operating Phase Reactors (1) (continued) l Plant Support (d) e This functional area covers all activities related to plant support functions. including radiological controls, emergency preparedness, security, chemistry, and fire protection. It includes all activities associated with occupational radiation safety, radioactive waste _

t management, radiological effluent control and monitoring, transportation of radioactive materials, licensee performance during emergency preparedness exercises and actual events that test emergency plans. emergency plan notifications; interactions with onsite and offsite emergency response organizations during exercises and actual events. and safeguards measures that protect plant equipment. including physical security, fitness for duty, access authorization, and control of special nuclear material. Housekeeping I

controls are included in this area.

l Other Functional Areas (as appropriate)(e)

For example, when plants are in extended shutdowns. it may be more appropriate to address shutdown operations in lieu of plant operations. For readiness assessments. SALP Boards may need to i

consider activities that take place over a shorter interval, such as-t startup testine.

I Construction Phase Reactors (2) j To be provided at a later date.

Performance Category Ratings (o)

Licensee performance in each functional area is assessed by assigning i

a category rating as discussed below.1.icensees assigned a Category 1 -

1 rating in a functional area have clearly demonstrated superior safety performance, which justifies some relaxation in NRC oversight, i

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Performance Category Ratings (o)(continued) i The final rating for each functional area will be a composite rating of.

the performance based on a knowledgeable balancing of theissues in a functional area and their safety signi5cance. Statistical or numerical i

balancing of data is inappropriate. (2) ~

Tne three category ratings are as follows: (3) l

'Categon 1. Licensee attention and. involvement; have been i

properly focused on safety and resulted in a superior level ofsafety -

performance. Ucensee programs and procedures have provided.

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actions are technically sound. comprehensive, and' thorough.

l Recurring problems are eliminated and' resolution of issues is timelv. Root cause anah'ses are thorough. (a)'

Category 2. Ucensee attention and involvement are normally well I

focused and resulted in a good level of. safety performance.

Ucensee programs and procedures normally provide the necessary control of activities, but de5ciencies may exist. The licensee's -

self-assessments are normally good.'although issues may escape identification. Corrective actions are usually effective. although some may not be complete. Root cause. analyses are normally-l thorough. (b) l

. Categon 3. Ucensee attention and involvement have resulted in' '

l an acceptable level of safety performance. However, licensee performance.may. exhibit cone - or more of ' the ; following characteristics. Ucensee-programs. and procedures have not provided suf5cient control of activities in important areas. The licensee's self-assessment. efforts may not occur until after a potential problem becomes apparent. A clear understanding of the safety implications' of signi5 cant-issues may not have been demonstrated. Numerous minor issues combine to indicate that '

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.the licensee's corrective action 'is not thorough. Root cause analyses do not probe de'ep enough. resulting in the incomplete l

resolution; of' issues. Because the margin to unacceptable' l

performance in important aspects is small, increased NRC and.

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Category N. Insufficient information exists. to support an assessment oflicensee performance. These cases include instances in which a rating cannot be developed because of insufficient licensee activity or insufficient NRC inspection. This category is normally used for construction phase reactors only. (d) 1 i

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Preparation for the SALP Board Meeting (1)-

To prepare for the SALP Board meeting, each region shall-Issue a memorandum establishing the assessment period, the due date for SALP Board input. and scheduled dates for the SALP Board meeting, issuance of the SALP report. and the licensee management meeting for all facilities within the region scheduled for a SALP during the 5 scal year. The regions shall distnbute this memorandum to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR),

including the NRR SALP Program Manager, and to the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) by the end of the Escal year preceding the scheduled activities. The regions shall provide any changes to SALP schedules to these of5ces. The applicable SALP data in the Shared Information Network (SINET) should be updated as appropriate. (a)

Members of the resident inspector staff. the NRR project manager.-

other staff members with inspection responsibilities or oversight functions. and their supenisors should develop the background information for the SALP Board. Sources of background information vary and include, but are not limited to. the following:

inspection report 5ndings, licensee events, enforcement results.

Safety Evaluation Report inputs, the outcome oflicensee and hTC management meetings. results of periodic plant performance j

reviews, and other performance information. The background information will be assembled to highlight significant issues to the board. Repetitive items or issues that may cross functional area boundaries should also be highlighted. (b)

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Preparation for the SALP Board Meeting (1) (continued) discussions of each functional area in order to. contribute effecti cely to the assessment of the licensee's performance and the.

identification of common themes and symptoms of that performance. All board members should (1) become familiar with the plant's performance during the assessment period either by having visited the site or through involvement in management-level meetings with the licensee and (2) be familiar with inspection report findings that were issued during the assessment period. The i

regional administrator may exempt specific board members on a case-by-case basis from these requirements. It is important that the board membership for 'a specific SALP remam constant l

throughout the board's assessment process. (c) l The SALP Board will be composed of.the following four l

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- One SES-level representative from each of the responsible t

region's Division of Reactor Projects. Division of Reactor Saferv. and Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards. (i)

- An NRR SES-level manager from the Division of Reactor Projects. (ii)

- An NRR deputy division director or above (not from the i

Division of Reactor Projects) may be substituted for one of the three regional SES-level representatives on the board. (iii) t Because of the combination of reactor projects and reactor safety in Region V. the Regional Admmistrator for Region V may appoint two SES-level representatives from the Division of Reactor Safety and Projects to ensure both the reactor projects and l

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One of the four members of the board will be appointed SALP Board Chairman by the regional administrator. (f)

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Conduct of the SALP Board Meeting (2)

Based on the background information and staff briefings, the SALP Board shall produce an assessment for each functional area. The assessment will address the observed performance and place it in context with plant safety. The safety significance of an issue should dictate the level of detail required by the assessment.The SALP Board members will ensure that each functional area section concisely conveys the board's views with selected examples to illustrate key findings. SALP Board members should discuss characteristics of a licensee's performance in a functional area and the common themes or symptoms that extend through multiple functional areas. Issues will normally be discussed in only one functional area. (a)

The SALP Board should examine licensee performance trends in each functional area. While all plants may exhibit trends during the assessment period the use of trendsin the functional area assessment should be reserved for special cases. When the board determines licensee performance exhibited a signi5 cant improving or declining performance trend. it is appropriate to discuss that signi5 cant trend in the functional area writeup. nel as part of the category rating. (b)

The SALP Board will recommend a category rating for each functional area. Although the funcnonal area assessments should consider the licensee's performance throughout the period, the category rating should emphasize the licensee's performance during the last 6 months of the assessment period. In those casesin which the board determines that performance was signi5cantly different between the beginning and the end of the assessment period, consideration may be given to assigning a category rating based on the performance during the entire assessment period. Note that it is inappropriate to refer to Performance Indicator Program results in forming a SALP rating (see _

l NRC Announcement 00. " Revised Guidance on ~ the Use of Performance Indicators." November 28. 1989). The board will _

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category ratings, including differences in opinions, to the regional administrator. The regional administrator may override the recommendations provided by the board. In these instances, the regional administrator shall document his or her decision to the Director, NRR. (c)

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a The SALP Board will recommend changes to the NRC inspecnon program based on its assessment of performance for implementation at the specific facility. (d)

Completion and Issuance of the SALP Report (3)

The cover letter for the SALP report will communicate the overall.

Essessment of the licensee's performance and will emphasize those areas considered most signi5 cant. The enclosure will contain the assessment (one to twe pages) of each functional area. along with the 3

category ratings. The significance of the issues discussed in the SALP report will dictate the length of the report. The SALP cover letter should include the following:(a)

A characterization of overall safety performance of.the licensee.

The SALP cover letter will highlight common themes oflicensee performance identified by the SALP process. The cover letter i

should characterize the license' 's performance and should place in e

perspective any significant events or findings that took place outside the assessment period that bear on the evaluations in the report. The SALP report should be consistent with the results of any other current events and processes related to the plant's performance. such as results of recent Senior Management j

Meetings and major team inspections, to ensure that conflicting messages are not inadvertently transmitted to the licensee. The cover letter will include a specific reference to and assessment of the licensee's Safety AssessmenuQuality Verification actisities.

l including the licensee's effectiveness in discovering and correcting its own problems. (i)

Areas orissues that warrant discussion during the meeting with the licensee. For any functional area rated Category 3. the cover letter j

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l performance and planned actions in this functional area. (ii) i For all functional areas rated Category 3. a request for the licensee.

to reply in writing within 30 days and address identified weaknesses. (iiii The cover letter and functional area assessments will be transmitted to the licensee before being publicly released. (b) j I

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Copies of the repon should be provided to the offices of the EDO: the Director, NRR: the Director, Office of Enforcement; the i

Commissioners: and the NRR Division of Reactor Inspection and Licensee Performance (DRIL) SALP Program Manager. The SALP report will be distributed on a timely basis as a standard docket item to i

the Document Control System, the NRC Public Document Room, the appropriate local Public Document Room, and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. Each report will be assigned an inspection report number. (c)

SALP Meeting With the Licensee (s)

General (1) t The SALP meeting with the licensee should be scheduled no sooner than 2 weeks after the SALP repon has beenissued. Additionally, this public meeting with the licensee's management will be held within 60 days of the end of the assessment period to discuss the. assessment.

The meeting will be conducted onsite or in the vicinity of the site,if feasible, to foster accessibility and a more widespread understanding of the NRC's views. The regional administrator will normally hold a SALP public meeting unless unusual circumstances arise that may

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The region shall notify those on distribution for the SALP report of the meeting with the licensee. (See Section (A) of this part.) (a)

The region shal:

+ the media and State and local government officials of the issuance of the SALP report and of the meeting with the l

licensee once the report has been released. Generally, at least l week's i

notice should be provided before the meeting. (b)__

The licensee should be encouraged to have the following management representatives participate in the meeting: (c) t The senior corporate nuclear officerimanager (i) o

Vclume 8, Licensee Oversight Programs e

Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP)

Handbook 8.6 Part H t

SALP Meeting With the Licensee (s)(continued)

Meeting Preparation (2) (continued)

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Management of5cials responsible for the major functicnal e

areas (ii)

The site manager (iii) l i

Licensee Meeting (3)

The reponal admmistrator will designate the NRC parncipants for the licensee meeting. NRC participants for this meeting typicallyinclude the following:(a)

The regional administrator or the deputy regional administrator. (i)

Other regional and NRR personnel, as appropriate, to suppon the regional administrator. (ii)

The regional admmistrator or the deputy regional admmntrator will conduct the licensee meeting. These meetings are intended to proside a forum for a candid discussion of issues relating to the licensee's i

performance. The regional administrator should discuss those aspects of thelicensee's operation that need improvement. as well as the positive asoects of the licensee's performance. The licensee also will l

be given the opportunity to respond at the meeting and to provide comments on the report in writing within 30 days after the meeting. (b)

SALP management meetings with the licensee should be public meetings. unless portions of the meetingsinvolve discussion of the type i

of matters that are not required to be publicly disclosed under Section 2.790 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations i

(10 CFR 2.790). For those portions. the meeting must be closed.

Members of the public. the press, and Government officials should be treated as observers. Adequate noti 5 cation of the SALP meeting i

should be accomplished by the timely distribution to the Public Document Room and the Local Public Document Room of the letter i

scheduling the meeting with the licensee, with copies to the parties on -

the service list for the appropriate docket. (c)

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