ML20059J664
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1993 |
| From: | Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
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| NUDOCS 9311150004 | |
| Download: ML20059J664 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000352/1992099
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Docket Nos. 50-352
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Mr. D. M. Smith
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Senior Vice President - Nuclear
Philadelphia Electric Company
Nuclear Group Headquarters
Correspondence Control Group
P.O. Box 195
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Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195
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Dear Mr. Smith:
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SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP)
REPORT NOS. 50-352/92-99 AND 50-353/92-99
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This letter forwards the Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, SALP report for the '
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' period March 15, 1992, to September 25,1993. This SALP was conducted under the
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revised SALP process that was implemented by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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on July 19, 1993. The revised SALP process rates licensees in four functional areas:
Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Plant Support. The Plant Support functional area
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includes: radiological controls, security, emergency preparedness, fire protection, chemistry,
and housekeeping.
Overall, the NRC vbserved an excellent level of performance at Limerick. Strong
performance in the Operations and Engineering areas continued this SALP period. in -
addition, the Maintenance area was improved, with significant progress in decreasing the
maintenance backlog and gaining control of the equipment trouble tag system. Thus far, the
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implementation of the Nuclear Effectiveness and Efficiency Design Study (NEEDS) has been
well controlled with no adverse impact on safe plant operation. Self-assessments performed
by groups such as the Independent Safety Engineering Group, the Plant Operations Review
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Committee and the Nuclear Review Board were effective. Proactive licensee management
attention and involvement were evident in implementation of initiatives to address weaknesses
in the maintenance and radiological controls areas. For example, the Independent
Verification Task Force is addressing previous inadequate verifications of. system
configuration, primarily in the Maintenance area. In addition, special radiation worker and
radiation protection supervisor training programs were implemented to address issues in the
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radiological controls area.
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Operations was rated Category 1 and was characterized by long duration safe operating runs -
for both units, which was the result of close management oversight and proactive problem
identification and resolution. Continued outstanding command and control by operators in
response to plant challenges was noted. The use of the simulator in training was shown to be
very effective in the actual response of operators to events. Some personnel ermrs, of minor
safety significance, occurred, but operation's involvement in a station initiative to assess the
problem was seen as a strength.
Engineering was also rated Category 1. Technical expertise, project management skills,
effective internal and extemal communications, good safety perspective and excellent
engineering practices were notable in the planning and implementation of major projects.
Exceptions to the overall high level of performance were isolated and promptly addressed by
corrective actions.
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Although improvement was observed in the Maintenance functional area, this area was again
rated Category 2. In general, maintenance was effectively implemented, with a significant
decrease in the maintenance backlog noted. Management's commitment to performing
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detailed event investigations was an observed strength. However, personnel errors, a
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weakness from the last SALP period, continued throughout this SALP period, especially
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during the early part of the SALP period. A work scope change, together with weak
interdepartmental communications, contributed to weak work control that resulted in a loss of
power, resultant feedwater transient and reactor scram. Implementation ofinitiatives to
improve maintenance performance have not yet been in place long enough to be judged
effective.
Plant Support was also rated Category 2. The Plant Support areas of security, emergency
preparedness, fire protection, chemistry and housekeeping continue to be very effective and
contributed to safe plant performance. Performance weaknesses in radiation controls were
addressed by increased management attention, but procedure adherence problems in the
radiological controls area continued at the end of the assessment period.
We have scheduled a management meeting with you, open for public observation, at 1:00
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p.m. on November 19,1993, at the Limerick Training Center. At the meeting you should
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be prepared to discuss our assessment and any initiatives that you plan to take to address the
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weaknesses detailed in our evaluation.
We appreciate your cooperation.
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Thomas T. Martin
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Enclosure:
Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Report Nos.
50-352/92-99 and 50-353/92-99
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J. Doering, Chairman, Nuclear Review Board
D. R. Helwig, Vice President - Limerick Generating Station
G. A. Hunger, Jr., Manager - Licensing Section
J. L. Kantner, Regulatory Engineer - Limerick Generating Station
Secretary, Nuclear Committee of the Board
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
K. Abraham, PAO (22)
NRC Resident Inspector
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Chairman
Commissioner Rogers
Commissioner Remick
Commissioner de Planque
Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
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J. Taylor, EDO
W. Russell, NRR
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