ML20133K842

Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from Pilgrim Review & Forwards Details of Insp Plan for Next Six Months

ML20133K842
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	01/14/1997
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Boulette E BOSTON EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9701210367
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JAN 14, 1997 i

3 E. Thomas Boulette, Ph.D.

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i Boston Edison Company-Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360-5599 t

SUBJECT:

PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (PPR) - PILGRIM i

On November 7,1996, the NRC staff completed the semi-annual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The staff conducts these reviews for all operating nuclear power plants to develop an integrated understanding of safety performance. The results are used by NRC management to facilitate planning and allocation of inspection i

resources. The PPR for Pilgrim involved the participation of all technical divisions in i

evaluating inspection results and safety performance information for the period April to October 1996. PPRs provide NRC management with a current summary of licensee performance and serve as inputs to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and senior management meeting (SMM) reviews.

This letter advises you of our planned inspection effort resulting from the Pilgrim PPR review. It is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. The enclosure details our inspection plan for the next 6 months and tentative plans beyond. The rationale or basis for each inspection outside the core' inspection program is provided so that you are aware of the reason for emphasis in these program areas.

Resident core inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

We willinform you of any changes to the inspection plan. If you have any questions, please contact me at 610-337-5183.

Sincerely, Richard J. Conte, Chief Reactor Projects Branch No. 5 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Inspection Plan

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L. Olivier, Vice President - Nuclear and Station Director T. Sullivan, Plant Department Manager N. Desmond, Regulatory Relations D. Tarantino, Nuclear Information Manager R. Hallisey, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1

The Honorable Therese Murray The Honorable Linda Teagan B. Abbanat, Department of Public Utilities Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Chairman, Nuclear Matters Coramittee Plymouth Civil Defense Director P. Gromer, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources J. Shaer, Legislative Assistant J. Fleming A. Nogee, MASSPIRG Regional Administrator, FEMA Office of the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of l

Environmental Quality Engineering Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts T. Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Chairman, Citizens Urging Responsible Energy i

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee l

J E. Thomas Boulette, Ph.D. '

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

PUBLIC Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident inspector R. Conte, DRP H. Eichenholz, DRP D. Beard, DRP DRS Director, Region 1 DRS Deputy Director, Region 1 Marie Oprendek Distribution w/enci (VIA E-MAIL):

S. Bajwa, NRR A. Wang, NRR W. Dean, OEDO R. Correia, NRR R. Frahm, Jr., NRR inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

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PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION INSPECTION PLAN IP -Inspection Procedure Tl - Temporary Instruction Core inspection - Minimum NRC Inspection Program (mandatory all ple..%)

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INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE OF INSPECTION -

INSPECTORS INSPECTION COMIAENTS DATES IP 81700 Physical Security Program for Power 1

1/21-24/97 Core inspection (First)

Reactors

P 83728 Maintaining Occupational Exposures same above 1/21-24/97 Regional Initiative per SALP -

i Weakness in ALARA planning ALARA IP 62702 Maintenance Program -

2 Start 2/1/97 Regional Initiative per SALP -

IP 3680 Resident inspectors using IP 36800 Weakness in operations interaction with work controls planning and guidance focus on root of relatively high number of operator workarounds and post work activities / testing control room deficiencies IP 83750 Occupational Radiation Exposure 1

2/24-28/97 Core Inspection (First) l l

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NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE OF INSPECTION -

PROGRAM AREA INSPECTORS INSPECTION COMMENTS DATES IP 62700 Maintenance Practices 1

2/24-28/97 Regional Initiative per SALP -

Using also IP 36800 guidance -

Focus on parts control with contractor managing parts program (potential causes in engineering area) -

Weakness in work controls planning and post work activities / testing (effectiveness of work controls) in planning area IP 71715 Sustained Control Room and Plant 1

5/19-23/97 Regional Initiative per SALP -

Observations Weakness in procedure adequacy /use and related operator performance IP 37550 Inservice inspection 1

3/3-7/97 Core inspection IP 73753 Engineering 1

3/10-14/97 Core Inspection (First)

IP 41500 Training and Qualification Effectiveness 1

5/5-9/97 Regional Initiative per SALP -

To be performed during initial or requal examinations -

Weakness in management oversight of candidate preparation and job performance measures (corrective actions from last exam failures) on MiPS

l INSPECTION TITLE / PROGRAM AREA NUMBER OF PLANNED TYPE OF INSPECTION -

INSPECTORS INSPECTION COMMENTS DATES IP 82701 Operational Status of the 1

5/5-9/97 Core Inspection Emergency Preparedness Program IP 37550 Engineering 2

5/12-16/97 Core inspection (S:cond) i IP 86750 Solid Radioactive Waste Management &

1 5/12-16/97 Core Inspection l

Transportation of Radioactive Material Tl 2515/133 49 CFR Parts 100-177 same above 5/12-16/97 Safety issue inspection IP 40500 Effectiveness of Licensee Controls in 3

7/14-25/97 Core inspection -

Identifying, Resolving, and Preventing

+ Initiative per SALP Board to i

Problems include NRR HFs assistance -

l Weakness in BECo corrective l

action program in identifying root

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procedure adequacy and use.

t Tl 2515-109 Inspecticn Requirements for Generic 3

CQ 97-3 Safety issue Inspection j

Letter 89-10; S/R MOV Valve Testing IP 37550 Engineering 1

CQ 97-3 Core inspection (Third) f t

IP 92903 Follow-up Engineering 1

CQ 97-3 Reactive Inspection -

j NPSH for ECCS suction (strainer j

installation modification)

IP 82701 Operational Status of the 1

CQ 97-3 Regional Initiative -

Emergency Preparedness Program Offsite EP support from Yankee Atomic t

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PLANNED TYPE OF INSPECTION -

INSPECTORS INSPECTION COMMENTS DATES IP 81700 Physical Security Program for Power 1

8/4-8/97 Core Inspection (S:cond)

Reactors IP 83750 Occupational Radiation Exposure 1

8/18-22/97 Core inspection (S:cond)

IP 82302 Review of Exercise Objectives and 2

9/8-12/97 Core inspection Scenarios for Power Reactors Activity End of SALP Period NA 9/13/93 NA IP 71001 Licensed Operator Requalification 2

10/20-24/97 Core Inspection Program Evaluation IP 82301 Review of EP Exercise 4

11/3-7/97 Core inspection 92903 Follow-up Engineering 1

CQ 97-4 Reactive inspection Follow-up on containment electrical penetration problem