ML20058P651
| ML20058P651 | |
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| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1993 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Richard Anderson CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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| ML20058P655 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312270219 | |
| Download: ML20058P651 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000324/1993044
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Docket /Nos.: ' 50-325, 50 324
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ATTN: Mr. R. A. Anderson
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Gentlemen:
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SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE. PERFORMANCE (SALP)-
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The NRC Systemat U Nsessment'of Licensee Performance (SALP) has been:
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b iswick facility. The facility was evaluated for the
period of Novemy., ., .392, through' November 6,1993. The results ofJ the-
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evaluation are documented in the enclosed SALP report. This' report will be
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discussed with you at a public meeting to be held at.the Brunswick Media
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Center on December 16,L1993, at 9:00 a.m.
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This SALP was conducted under the revised SALP process that was implemented by1
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the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on July. 19, 1993. lThe'~re' vised SALP process
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rates licensees lin four functional areas: Plant.0perations, Maintenance,'
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The overall level of safety performance at the Brunswick facility has
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significantly improved. .During this SALP period,. corporate and' site ,
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management's attention to plant safety resulted in excell.ent oversight (and
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control of plant ~ activities. The very active role:of management was evidsnced
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by a. focus on' safety standards,-significantly improvi material ~ condition of-
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the. plant-and a very successful operating record for Unit:2 since, initial
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restart in April 1993, as well-as.an' excellent Unit 11 shutdown safety-
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performance.
For this SALP period, Plant 0perations and-Plant. Support werei
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rated as superior.;-Maintenance and Engineering were; rated as good.
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Significant improvement was observed in the effecti' enessiof Maintenance'
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Programs. The success of. the site self-assessment activities to assure
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readiness of: Unit 2 to restart from 'a year-long unplanned outage was
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commendable. Continuing challenges noted by the board include further?
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improvement of the work control process; reducing the backlogiof maintenance
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? procedure deficiencies; providing close oversight of the backlog;ofl
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Engineering issues and the- transition'of the Nuclear; Engineering Department ~
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organization- to the site and filling. key vacancies; and the Nuclear.- Assessment'
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identified. ?Although Plant Operations-was rated as-superior overall due to
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excellent performance in several areas, we direct your attention to the
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challenges identified in the areas of shift duty assignment administration,
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and coordination with maintenance activities discussed in the SALP report.
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Our review of your self-assessment efforts indicates that your line management
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programs in this area were extremely effective, comprehensive, and
sufficiently detailed to identify and correct previously identified problems
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with weak performance. Of particular note were your assessments of
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organizational and safety system readiness prior to Unit 2 restart. The
challenges identified in this report concerning oversight of design
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engineering activities were exceptions which continued through the SALP
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period.
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the-NRC Public Document Room.
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No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions or
comments, I would be pleased to discuss them with you.
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Stewart D. Ebneter
Stewart D. Ebneter
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Enclosure:
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SALP report
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H. W. Habermeyer, Jr.
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Vice President
Nuclear Services Department
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P. O. Box 1551
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Raleigh, NC 27602
J. P. Cowan
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Plant Manager Unit 1
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Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
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C. C. Warren
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Plant Manager Unit 2
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Mark S. Calvert
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Associate General Counsel
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Carolina Power and Light Companj
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P. O. Box 1551
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Don Warren, Chairman
Board of Commissioners
P. O. Box 249
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Dayne H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
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N. C. Department of Environment,
Commerce & Natural Resources
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P. O. Box 27687
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Karen E. Long
Assistant Attorney General
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P. O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
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Robert.P. Gruber
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Executive Director-
Public Staff - NCUC
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P. O. Box 29520
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Public Service Commission
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P. O. Box 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
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Mayor
City of Wilmington
City Hall
P. O. Box 1810
Wilmington, NC 28402
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Atlanta, GA 30339-5957
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NRC Resident Inspector
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H. L. Thompson, Jr., EDO
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T. E. Murley, NRR
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