ML20117J364
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| Site: | Oconee, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 01/31/1983 |
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SUMMARY
A INTRODUCTION ..
e The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) conducted an evaluation of Duke Power Company's Oconee Nuclear Station during the weeks of September 12 and .
19,1982. The station is located on Lake Keowee near Walhalla, South Carolina. Unit 1 7
began commercial operation in 1973, and Units 2 and 3 in 1974. The three units are i Babcock & Wilcox 860 Mwe pressurized water reactors.
i PURPOSE AND SCOPE INPO conducted an evaluation of site activities to make an overall determination of plant safety, to evaluate management systems and controls, and to identify areas needing improvement. Information was assembled from discussions, interviews, obser-vations, and reviews of documentation.
S The INPO evaluation team examined station organization and administration, oper-
.i ations, maintenance, technical support, training and qualification, radiological pro-tection, and chemistry. The team also observed the actual performance of selected evolutions and surveillance testing. Corporate activities were not included in the scope
, of the evaluation, except as an incidental part of the station evaluation. As a basis for _
the evaluation,INPO used performance objectives and criteria relevant to each of the '
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areas examined; these were applied and evaluated in light of the experience of team
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INPO's goal is to assist member utilities in achieving the highest standards of 1 excellence in nuclear plant operation. The recommendations in each area are based on
[ best practices, rather than minimum acceptable standards or requirements. Accord-ingly, areas where improvements are recommended are not necessarily indicative of unsatisfactory performance.
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Duke Power Company is again pleased to have had INPO perform an evaluation of the Oconee Nuclear Station. As a result of the INPO evaluation in 1981, definite improvements have been made at Coonee. In this evaluation, INPO has again identified -
areas of needed improvement, some of which we were aware of, and we will take action to address them. ;
We appreciate INPO's observations of improvements from the 1981 evaluation in several areas, including some that resulted in Good Practices this year. INPO's evaluation of the results achieved from station programs has contributed significantly to our review and improvement of these programs and in their implementation. ,- l The station has already implemented corrective action to address those areas listed in the preceding Determination section. Specific items will be addressed in the responses i to findings as listed in the body of the report.
Let us again express our appreciation of the action and dialogue that went on between the INPO team members and station personnel. We feel that this is beneficial both to Duke Power Company and to INPO. The experience has been a good one for Oconee Nuclear Station.
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Management should assess and monitor station activities "
to ensure effective performance of all aspects of nuclear plant operation.
Finding (OA.3.1-1)
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PLANT STATUS CONTROIE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Operational personnel should be cognizant of the status 7 of plant systems and equipment under their control, and should ensure that systems and -
equipment are controlled in a manner that supports safe and reliable operation. _
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OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Operational procedures and documents should provide appropriate direction and should be effectively used to support safe operation of the Pl ant.
Finding (OP.5-1)
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$ OPERATIONS FACILTTIES AND EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Operational facilities ami equipment should effectively i support plant operation.
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E PLANT MATERIAL CONDITION PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The material condition of the plant should be main-tained to support safe and reliable plant operation.
Finding (MA.2-1) '
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WORK CONTROL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The control of work should ensure that identified snaintenenee actions are properly completed in a safe, timely, and effielent manner.
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MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE OBJECT!YE: Facilities and equipment should effectively support the performance of maintenance activities.
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OPERATING EXPERIEhCE REVIEW PROGRAM .'
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Industrywide and in-house operating experiences should be evaluated and appropriate actiorm undertaken to improve plant safety and reliability.
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PLANT MODIFICATIONS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Plant modification programs should ensure proper re-view, control, implementation, and completion of plant design changes in a safe and timely manner.
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REACTOR ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: On-site reactor egir.--ig activities should ensure optimum nuclear remeter operation without compromising design or safety limits.
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Page 15 PLANT EFFICIENCY AND RELIABUJTY MONfrORING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Performance monitoring activities should optimize plant -
thermal performance and reliability. -
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The nort-licensed operator training and qualification program should develop and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to perform assigned job funetions.
Finding (TQ.2-1)
Recommendation
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IJCENSED OPiRATOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION PERFORMANCE OBJECT!YE The licensed operator training and quellfloation program should develop and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to perform assigned job funetions.
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PRRFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The maintenance personnel training and qualification program should develop and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to perform .
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TECHNICAL TRAININO FOR MANAGERS AND ENGINEERS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The technical training program for engineers and mana-gers should broaden overall knowledge of plant processes and equipment as a supple-ment to position-specific education and training.
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The organization and administrative systems should ensure effective control and implementation of the radiological protection program.
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GENERAL EMPLOYEE TRAINING IN RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: General employee training sho'dd ensure that plant FExi contreetors, and visitors have the knowledge and practical abilities necessary to effectively implement radiological protection practices asmoeisted with their work.
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INTERNAL RADIATION EXPOSURE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Internal radiation exposure controls should minimise intornal exposures.
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Radiomative contamination controls should minimise the contamination of areas, espalpment, and personnel Finding (RP.9-1)
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: The chemistry qualification program should ensure that chemistry personnel have the knowledge and practical abuities necessary to implement chemistry practices effectively.
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Work practices associated with chemistry activities should ensure the safety of personnel Finding (C Y.5-1)
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' APPENDIX X 1 Page1 APPENDIX 1 Summary of Outstanding Response Action from Previous Evaluation (1981)
PREVENTIVE MADfTENANCE (INPO Procedure MA-402, Revision 2)
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APPRNDIXE 2 Performance ObMtives Reviewed
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OROANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION .
OA.1 Station Otranisation and Administration Station organisation and administrative systems should ensure effective imple-mentation and control of station activities, j OA.2 Mission. Goals and ObMtives Station mission, goals, and objectives should be established and progress monitored through a formal program.
OA.3.1 Manarement Assessment Management should assess and monitor station activities to ensare effective performance of all aspects of nuclear plant operation.
OA.3.2 Quality Prerrams Quality programs should ensure the effective performance of activities im-portant to nuolear safety.
l OA.4 Personnel Plannina and Quallfloation Personnel programs should ensure that station positions are filled by individuals with proper job quellfications.
OA.5 Industrial Safety Station industrial safety programs should aohleve a high degree of personnel safety.
OA.8 Document Control Doeument control systems should provide correct, readily necessible infor-mation to support station requirements.
OA.7 On-site Nualear Safety Review Committee Review of station'nuoloar activities by a knowledgeable interdisciplinary group should ensure aohlevement of a high degree of nuclear safety.
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l The operations organisation and administrative systems should ensure effective l control and implementation of department activities. _
OP.2 Conduct of Operations .
Operational activities should be conducted in a manner that aohleves safe and
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OP.3 Plant Status Controls ,
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! equipment under their control, and should ensure that systems and equipment are controued in a manner that supports safe and reliable operation.
t OP.4 Operations Knowledre and Performanoe Operator knowledge and performance should support safe and reliable plant
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0P.5 Operations Procedures and Documentation Operational procedures and documents should provide appropriate direction and should be effectively used to support safe operation of the plant.
OP.8 Operations Faellities and Eeulofnent Operational faculties and equipment should effectively support plant operation.
MAINTENANCE MA.1 Maintenance Orranlaation and Administration The maintenance anization and administrative systems should ensure effee-tive control and im mentation of department activities. -
MA.2 Plant Material Condition The material condition of the plant should be maintained to support safe and reliable plant operation.
MA.3 Work Controllystem The eentrol of work should ensure that identitled maintenance actions are
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Page 3 MA.4 f.gshigi.gfRelDiem i .s l '. 3 Maintenance should be conducted in a manner that ensures affleient and I l effective plant operation. .
c MA.8 Preventive Maintenance The preventive maintenance programs should contribute to optimum perform- -
anee and reliability'of plant equipment.
MA.8 Maintenance Procedures and Documentation _
Maintenance procedures should provide appropriate directions for work and l should be used to ensure that maintenance is performed safely and effielently.
MA.7 Maintenance History The maintenance history should be used to support maintenance activities and optimise equipment performanee.
,s MA.8 Maintenance Faellities and Eautoment Faellities and equipment should effectively support the performance of mainte-nance activities.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT 78.1 Technica18unoort Orranlaation and Administration The technical support organisation and administrative systems should ensure effective control and traplementation of department activities.
TS.2 Surveillance Testina Promram s Surveillance inspection and testing activities should provide assurance that equipment important to safe and reliable plant operation'will perform within required limits.
TS.3 Operations Experience Review Prorram Industrywide and in-house operating experiences should be evaluated and appro-priate actions undertaken to improve plant safety and reliability.
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Plant modifloation' programs should ensure proper review, control, implementa-tion, and completion of plant design changes in a safe and timely manner.
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tion and should be effectively used to support safe operation of the plant.
C TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION TQ.1 Training Orranization and Administration
- The training organization and administrative systems should ensure effective control and implementation of training activities.
TQ.2 Non-Licensed Operator Training and Qualification The non-11 censed operator training and qualification program should develop and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to perform assigned job functions.
TQ.3 Licensed Operator Training and Qualification a
Th'e licensed operator training and qualification program should develcp and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to perform assigned job functions.
TQ.4 Shift Technical Advisor Trainina and 99-11fication The shift technical advisor training program should develop and improve the knowledge and skills to perform assigned job functions.
TQ.5 Maintenance Personnel Traininr and Qualification The maintenance personnel training and qualification program should develop and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to perform assigned job functions.
TQ.6 Technical Trainine for Manarers and Enrineers The technical training program for engineers and managers should broaden overall knowledge of plant processes and equipment as a supplement to ' --
position-specific education and training.
TQ.7 General Emplovee Training The general employee training program should develop a broad understanding of employee responsibilities and safe work practices.
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9 RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION RP.1 Radiological Protection Organization and Administration The organization and administrative systems should ensure effective control and implementation of the radiological protection program.
RP.2 Radiological Protection Personnel Qualification
- The radiological protection qualification program should ensure that radiolog-ical protection personnel have the knowledge and practical abilities necessary to effectively implement radiological protection practices.
RP.3 General Employee Training In Radiological Protection l
General employee training should ensure that plant personnel, contractors, and visitors.have the knowlefge and practical abilities necessary to effectively implement radiological protection practices associated with their work.
l RP.4 ' External Radiation Exposure i External radiation exposure controls should minimize personnel radiation ex-f posure.
l RP.5 Internal Radiation Exposure .
Internal radiation exposure controls should minimiza internal exposures.
RP.6 Radioactive Effluents Radioactive effluent controls should minimize radioactive materials released to l the environment. l RP.7 Solid Radioactive Waste -- - ---
Solid radioactive waste controls should minimize the volume of radioactive waste and ensure safe transportation of radioactive material ,
RP.8 Personnel Dosimetry '
.i The personnel, dosimetry program should ensure that radiation exposures are accurately determined and recorded.
RP.9 Radioactive Contamination Control -
Radioactive contamination controls should minimize the contaminatioit .of . _
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4 The organization and administrative systems should ensure effective imple-mentation and control of the chemistry program. -
CY.2 Chemistry Personnel Qualification The chemistry qualification program should ensure that chemistry personnel ;
have the knowledge and practical abilities necessary to implement chemistry i practices effectively.
CY.3 Chemistry Control - . ,
l Chemistry controls should ensure optimum chemistry conditions during all phases of plant operation. j CY.4 Laboratory Activities i
Laboratory and counting room activities should ensure accurate measuring and '
reporting of chemistry parameters.
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