IR 05000277/1993019

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-277/93-19 & 50-278/93-19

ML20062K318
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	12/13/1993
From:	Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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5 1 0 1993 t Docket Nos. 50-277 50-278 Mr. D. Senior Vice President-Nuclear Philadelphia Electric Company Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control Desk P. O. Box 195 Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195

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Dear Mr. Smith:

SUBJECT: Reply to NRC Combined Inspection Nos. 50-277/93-19; 50-278/93-19 This letter refers to your November 3,1993 correspondence, in response to our October 4, 1993 letter.

Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your ,

letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station radiological controls program.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

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Sincerely, O@lnalSigned By:

James H.Joyner James H. Joyner, Chief Facilities Radiological Safety and i

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Subject: Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 & 3 Response to Combined Inspection Report 93-19/19 ,

Concerning Radiological Controls

Dear Sir:

In the cover letter for the subject Inspection Report, you -

requested a response concerning our actions to address weaknesses noted in the Radiological Occurrence Reporting (ROR) process. .

Please find attached, the response to that request. ,

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, DBM/RKS: bah Attachment cc: R. A. Burricelli, Public Service Electric & Gas W. P. Dornsife, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania W. L. Schmidt, Senior Resident Inspector, US NRC T. T. Martin, Administrator, Region I, US NRC R. I. McLean, State of Maryland H. C. Schwemm, Atlantic Electric C. D. Schaefer, DelMarVa Power

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l Response to Inspection Report 93-19/19 The Radiological Occurrence Report (ROR) process was a system )

under which radiological discrepancies were evaluated for cause ando i corrective action. More significant radiological discrepancies ;

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were evaluated through the In-House Event Investigation (RE/EIF)

process. Although a more comprehensive evaluation was performed '

under the In-House Event Investigation process, corrective actions from both processes were effective in resolving most of the events identified. There were a few examples in the ROR process, however, where corrective actions could have been more comprehensive. This process shortcoming has been addressed by the incorporation of RORs into the Performance Enhancement Program (PEP). PEP was designed 7~

to contain all of the essential elements of an ef fective corrective action program. It consolidated a number of plant corrective action processes including the In-House- Event Investigation process. PEP was implemented September 7, 1993.

i PEP is a unified mainframe computer based program .that provides a mechanism to ensure that plant events and issues are thoroughly evaluated and that appropriate corrective actions to prevent recurrence and address generic implications are developed and successfully completed. Any issue determined to have a potential adverse radiological impact is reviewed by the Health Physics staff upon initiation. Additionally, corrective action plans developed to prevent recurrence and to address generic implications are also reviewed and accepted by the Health Physics staff. Through the PEP process, the evaluation of radiolo'gical discrepancies and the development of comprehensive corrective actions will be more effective.

To enhance worker performance in the field and prevent radiological discrepancies, Health Physics technicians were instructed on their. role as coaches to ensure work groups meet established standards. Additionally, middle management will also-be held more accountable for improving station performance through increased monitoring and coaching of workers. An increased emphasis has also been placed on publishing articles in the site daily newsletter on proper radworker practices to heighten worker awareness. A video that will feature line supervisors communicating management expectations for adherence to established standards in contamination control and proper radworker practices is under development. This video will show examples of identified improper radworker practices and the correct practice for each situation. This video will be completed by January 31, 1994.

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