U-600403, Responds to SALP Rept.Mgt Involvement in All Activities Increased.Specific Mgt Action Listed,Including Preoperational Testing,Security & Licensing

Responds to SALP Rept.Mgt Involvement in All Activities Increased.Specific Mgt Action Listed,Including Preoperational Testing,Security & Licensing

ML20137N596
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Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	01/08/1986
From:	Hall D ILLINOIS POWER CO.
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ILLINDIS POWER 00MPANY IP CLINTON POWER STATION. P.O. 80x 678. CLINYCN, ILLINO45 61727 January 8, 1986 j Docket No. 50-461 Mr. James G. Keppler >

l Regional Administrator Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

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Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance i

Dear Mr. Keppler:

This is in response'to your report covering the >

Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) for Clinton Power Station (CPS). Illinois Power Company (IP) has increased management involvement in all activities at Clinton Power Station during the transition from construction to preoperational testing and plant operation.

In addition, in the following areas the specific management ,

action is discussed.

a. Preoperational Testing. Startup procedures have been revised to ensure that if deviations from the test sequence in the preoperational test procedure are required they do not affect the test results.

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b. Radiological Controls. Consultants experienced in radiochemistry have been hired to supplement plant staff personnel and raise the level of experience of the Chemistry Departnent.

c. Security. A project manager reporting directly to the Vice President has been assigned to expedite the Personnel Screening Program. Consultants have been hired to assist in this work.

d. Operational Readiness. The CPS Cold Licensed Operator Requalification Program has been implemented.

An evaluation is in progress to consolidate the safety review program for control of operations, tests and experiments.

e. Licensing. Reports submitted to the NRC are being reviewed for technical accuracy and completeness by independent technical validators and by all department managers who share responsibility for the content of ,

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, f. Allegations. IP is aggressively investigating all -'

i allegations that have been reported to Illinois Power and will continue to work with the NRC to resolve them.

t Illinois Power Company has committed the resources to develop a highly qualified technical and management staff to ensure that the transition from censtruction to plant operation is conducted in a deliberate and professional manner.

S arely yours,

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B. L. Siegel, NRC Clinton Licensing Project Manager NRC Resident Office Director, Cffice of I&E, USNRC, Washington, DC 20555

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Clinton Power Station j Name of Facility i

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Clinton Power Station Facility Meeting Summary The findings and conclusions of the SALP Board are documented in Report No. 50-461/85001, and were discussed with the licensee on December 12, 1985, at the Clinton Visitors Center in DeWitt, Illinois. The licensees regulatory performance was presented in each functional area. Overall performance and performance in each functional area was found to be acceptable. The licensee has shown aggressive managament attention and high level of performance in the functional areas of containment and other Safety-Related Structures, Piping Systems and Supports, and Licensing Activities as evidenced by the Category I ratings in each of these areas. Overall performance has shown an improving trend but additional management attention is warranted in the functional areas of Radiological Controls, Preoperational Testing, and Security in preparation for receipt of a license to load fuel.

Increased attention to detail is required in licensee responses to Violations, Bulletins, 50.55(e) reports, and other submittals to eliminate inadequacies, errors, or omissions in the data submitted.

While this meeting was primarily a discussion between the licensee and NRC it was open to members of the public as observers.

The following licensee and NRC personnel were in attendance on December 12, 1985. Media representation immediately follows the attendance listing.

Illinois Power Company B. E. Baker, Clinton District Manager J. S. Perry, Manager, Nuclear Program Coordination R. F. Schaller, Director, Nuclear Training Department F. A. Spangenberg, Manager, Licensing and Safety S. B. Fisher, Manager, Nuclear Planning and Support J. H. Greene, Manager, Startup A. Adams, Public Affairs J. Wilson, Manager, Clinton Power Station M. R. Haben, Startup Engineer D. C. Shelton, Manager, Nuclear Station Engineering G. L. Edgar, IP Counsel, Newman and Holtzinger S. A. Zabel, Attorney S. L. Johnson, Attorney S. Frantz, Counsel J. Helton, Supervisor, Visitors Center B. Lillyman, Public Affairs C. Spets, Public Affairs J. .E. Williams, Senior Project Manager F. Ries, President, Stone and Webster B. Fleming, Public Affairs

n J. Dodson, Supervisor, Nuclear Communications E. Corrigan, Director, Quality Engineering and Verification R. E. Wyatt, Director, Nuclear Program Assessment Group E. P. Rasol, Project Manager, Baldwin Associates (BA)

R. W. Grier, Manager, Quality & Technical Services, BA H. M. Sroka, Project Director, Sargent & Lundy (S&L)

H. S. Taylor, Manager, Quality Assurance Department (S&L)

R. C. Heider, Project Manager, S&L D. K. Schopfer, Site Project Manager, S&L J. E. Leatherman, Manager, Central Pegion Licensing, GE D. L. Arndt, Acting Site Manager R. W. Sass, EETA C. R. Wright, Senior Licensing Engineer, GE J. Greenwood, Managar, Power Supply K. A. Baker, Supervisor,.I&E Interface W. J. Kelley, Chairman of the Board & President W. C. Gerstner, Executive Vice President D. P. Hall, Vice President H. E. Daniels, Project Manager, S&W Nuclear Regulatory Commission A. B. Davis, Deputy Regional Administrator C. E. Norelius, Director, Division of Reactor Projects J. P. Gwynn, Senior Resident Inspector P. L. Hiland, Resident Inspector F. J. Jablonski, oroject Inspector B. Siegel, Licensing Project Manager, NRR C. L. Wendell, Resident Clerical Aid R. J. Strasma, Public Affairs Officer Other S. W. Swartz, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Media 1

M. Coslow, WGLT T. Bayles, WICD C. Jones, WICD T. Long, The Pantograph R. Caortt, WAND-TV J. Warfield, WICS-TV D. E. Brandon, WCIA-TV J. E. Davis, WCIA-TV 2