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Site: Calvert Cliffs  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 08/09/1993
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BG&E)

-i FACILITY: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. I and 2

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

REGARDING THE JULY 29, 1993, MEETING TO DISCUSS ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES - CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR-POWER i

PLANT, UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 PURPOSE:

In September of 1992, Mr. Charles Cruse, Nuclear Engineering Department Manager, was promoted to the position of General Plant Manager at the Calvert Cliffs site. Mr. Cruse was succeeded by Mr. Peter Katz as Manager of the Nuclear Engineering Department. The meeting was convened to provide Mr. Katz the opportunity to discuss the programs and activities of the Nuclear i

Engineering Department with members of the Division of Reactor Projects -

I/II, Office of Nuclear Reactor ~ Regulation. Mr. Peter Chabot, Superintendent-Technical Support (Mr. Katz' former position) also discussed his unit's activities and its interaction with the Nuclear Engineering Department.-

The meeting was held in the NRC One White Flint North Office in Rockville, Maryland. A list of attendees is attached as Enclosure 1 and the reference material provided by BG&E is attached as Enclosure 2.

An outline of the presentation is included as part of Enclosure 2.

An overview of the organizational structure at the Calvert Cliffs site was provided which included details of the responsibilities and interaction of the operations staff with both the Technical Support and Nuclear Engineering Department staffs. Mr. Katz stressed that one of the primary goals' emphasized at the site is safe event-free operation which results in a decrease in challenges and an overall increase in system availability.

Personnel activities and training, selected programs, and the material condition of i

various systems were discussed as outlined in Enclosure 2.

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. August 9,1993 The meeting was informative and provided the NRC staff general insights relative to the Nuclear Engineering Department and Technical Support Unit in relation to this support of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the actions being taken to improve their overall efficiency and effectiveness.

Daniel G. Mcdonald, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Unit Nos. I and 2 cc:

Mr. Michael Moore, President Mr. Joseph H. Walter Calvert County Board of Engineering Division Commissioners Public Service Commission of 175 Main Street Maryland Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678 American Building 231 E. Baltimore Street D. A. Brune, Esquire Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3486 General Counsel Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Kristen A. Burger, Esquire P. O. Box 1475 Maryland People's Counsel Baltimore, Maryland 21203 American Building, 9th Floor 231 E. Baltimore Street Jay E. Silberg, Esquire Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Patricia T. Birnie, Esquire Washington, DC 20037 Co-Director Maryland Safe Energy Coalition Mr. G. L. Detter, Director, NRM P. O. Box 33111 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Baltimore, Maryland 21218 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Lusby, Maryland 20657-4702 Mr. Robert E. Denton Vice President - Nuclear Energy Resident Inspector Baltimore Gas and Electric Company c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Commission 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway P. O. Box 287 Lusby, Maryland 20657-4702 St. Leonard, Maryland 20685 Mr. Richard I. McLean Administrator - Radioecology Department of Natural Resources 580 Taylor Avenue Tawes State Office Building B3 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 r

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LEAKS TRACKED WEEKLY AND PRESENTED TO MANAGEMENT RESULTS:

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THERMAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:

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ACTIONS TAKEN:

ESTABLISHED ROUTINE MONITORING AND TRENDING

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