ML20058M622

Discusses Licensee Engineering Initiatives.Encourages Initiation of Initiative Similar to Region V Licensees Establishment of Engineering Mgrs Forum to Foster Disciplined & Coordinated Approach to Initiatives

ML20058M622
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	08/06/1990
From:	Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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Docket No.: 50-271 Vermont; Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation ATTH:

.Mr.-Warren P. Murphy Senior Vice President, Operations I

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Nuclear power plant licensees industry group,. professional societies; and the-NRC have devoted substantially increased atte.W on to nuclear power plant engi--

neering program enhancements in recent years.

Many licensees have ' undertaken.

significant positive initiatives in the engineering area, including design basis document (DBD) updates,' safety system functional inspections, and other engi-neering program improvements..

.In order to share experiences and foster a disciplined and coordinated approach' to engineering initiatives, licensees in the NRC Region V area have established Lan Engineering Managers' forum.

This forum-has held several-meetings'since it.

-was-initiated in:1988, and has issued a formal charter plus two guideline _docu -

-ments dealing with plant design basis documentation and other engineering pro-grams. : Appropriate liaison has been provided with INP0 and NUMARC regarding

,the forum efforts _and guidelines. The forum plans to issue additional--guide-lines, on subjects which include engineering-backlog, spare parts, and qualifi-cation of engineers. Forum members have indicated that-their counterparts in' NRC Regions 11 and 111 are also in the process of setting up similar working i

groups.

I encourage you and other power reactor licensees in Region I to initiate a similar initiative that would provide for the sharing of information and ex-l periences involving engineering initiatives-and solution of problems common to y

i all. -A cooperative effort of this nature would promote efficiency and enhance the effectiveness of nuclear power plant engineering-activities.

The current chairman of the Region V Engineering Managers' Forum is Mr. John Allen I

'of Arizona Public Service Company, telephone (602) 340-4181.

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may contact him or Mr. Ed Sterling,,(602) 340-4176.- Should you wish to discuss-this matter further with this office, please contact me-or Mr. M. Wayne Hodges.

at (215) 337-5359..

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VERMONT YANKEE HEARING SERVICE LIST Diane Curran, Esq.

Public Service Board Harmon, Curran &-Tousley State of Vermont 2001 S Street, N.W., Suite 430 120 State Street Washington,_D.C.-

20009 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 John Traficonte, Esq.

David J. Millett, Esq.

Administrative Judge Special Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Vermont Department of Public Service

.One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor 120 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Geoffrey M. Huntington, Esq.

G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Office of the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Environmental Protection Bureau Environmental Protection Bureau

-State House Annex State House Annex-25 Capitol Street 25 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301-6397 Concord, New Hampshire 03301-6397 Charles Bechhoefer, Esq.

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-Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Montpelier,-Vermont 05602 R. K. Gad, III Conner & Wetterhahn, P.C.

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