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Forwards Initial SALP Repts 50-266/90-01 & 50-301/90-01 Covering Apr 1989 to Aug 1990.Category 1 Rating Sustained for Maint/Surveillance & Plant Operations Performance Improved from Category 2 to Category 1
	ML20058D783
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Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	10/30/1990
From:	Davis A; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Fay C; WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
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ML20058D786	List: IR 05000266/1990001; ML20058D783;
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Docket No. 50-266

Docket No. 50-301

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Milwaukee, WI 53201

Gentlemen:

Enclosed for your review, prior to our scheduled meeting of November 19, 1990,

is the Initial SALP 8 Report for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, covering the

period April 1, 1989, through August 31, 1990.

In accordance with NRC policy, I have reviewed the SALP Board Assessment

and concur with their ratings.

It is my view that your conduct of nuclear

activities in connection with the Point Beach facility shows an appropriate

concern for nuclear safety.

Performance in the functional area of Plant Operations improved from a

Category 2 rating to a. Category I rating, while the area of

Maintenance / Surveillance sustained a Category 1 rating.

These high ratings

were in part due to:

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A strong, knowledgeable, and professional operations staff who

demonstrate a good awareness of plant conditions and create a

professional atmosphere in the' control room.

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Your maintenance of a " black board" condition in the control room and

the high pr_iority you place on repairing malfunctioning annunciators.

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Overall good performance, which is exemplified by relatively few violations

and low forced outage rate.

This latter point is indicative of a good

maintenance program.and few personnel errors.

The performance in the area of Radiological Controls declined from a Category

I rating to a Category 2 ratir.g.

Contributing to this decline were the

recurrent high radiation area and unplanned c.posure problems, including

training and management weaknesses associated with these problems.

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The functional-areas of Emergency Preparedness, Security, Engineering / Technical

Support, and Safety Assessment / Quality Verification each remained at a Category

2' rating.

I note problems in your corrective action program are highlighted in

the Safety Assessment / Quality Verification area.

We acknowledge the steps you have taken to further improve your performance.

These include an ongoing plan to increase your staffing, recent improvements

in your corrective action program, plans to continue your safety system

functional inspections, and plans to initiate a design reconstitution

program. Although it' is too early to judge the full effectiveness of these

initiatives, they'should accomplish the intended result. We will continue to

monitor your progress. An area that showed significant progress during this

assessment period is' communications among groups within Wisconsin Electric

_ Company and with the NRC,

At the SALP_ meeting, you should be prepared to discuss our assessments and

your plans-to improve-performance.

The meeting is intended to be a candid'

dialogue wherein any comments.you may have regarding our report are discussed.

- Additionally, you may provide written comments within 30 days after the meeting.

~ Your comments, a summary of'our meeting, and my disposition of your comments

will.be-issued as the Final SALP' Report.

In'accordance witF Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

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Title 10,, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the Initial

-SALP Report will-be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

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I have also noticed that your corrective action program needs further improvement

as detailed in-the Safety Assessment / Quality Verification area. This concern

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was also addressed during an enforcement conference on this topic January 16,

.1990;

Your commitments to resolve this weakness will be reviewed in subsequent

inspections to determine their effectiveness. Matters such as this merit your

continued attention to ensure they do not detract from your overall good

performance.

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