ML20138P987

Forwards Draft Staff Responses to Jr Biden 840601 Questions Re Plant for Comment by 840620.Questions Will Be Included in Senate Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation 840223 Hearing Records

ML20138P987
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Issue date:	06/13/1984
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To:	Gilinsky, Palladino, Roberts NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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T June 13, 1984 NEMORANDUM FOR:

Chaiman Palladino Co::raissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Roberts Corm 11ssioner Asselstine Co.u:lissioner Bernthal FROM:

Carlton Kamerer. Director Office of Congressional Affairs

SUBJECT:

DRAFT RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR BIDEN Attached for your review and cot:nent are the draft staff responses to questions from Senator Joseph R. Biden (D-Del) regarding the Salem Nuclear Power Plant. The questions were received by NRC on June 1,1984, and will be included in the Senate Subco::mittee on Nuclear Regulation, Comittee on Environment.and Public Works' Budget Hearing Record of February 23, 1984.

Please provide any cor:ments to the Office of Congressional Affairs by close-of-business Wednesday, June 20, 1984.

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QUESTION 1 GENTLEMEN, IN A BROAD SENSE, WHAT I WOULD MOST LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY IS A REPORT CARD ON THE " PROBLEM CHILD" CALLED SALEM, FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION UP TO THE PRESENT, IT HAS SEEMED THAT THE SALEM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT HAS HAD ONE PROBLEM OR ANOTHER, BUT THE INCIDENT LAST YEAR MADE US IN DELAWARE ALL PAUSE TO WONDER WHAT POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER REALLY EXISTS AT SALEM.

DESPITE THE ATTENTION THE SALEM PLANT OPERATION RECEIVED AFTER LAS YEARS ACCIDENT, I SENSE AN UNEASE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.

THE COMMISSION'S ANNUAL SAFETY REPORT ON SALEM, THE S0-CALLED "SALP,"

RELEASED LAST MONTH, GAVE THE CATEGORY OF " PLANT OPERATION," THE LARGEST CATEGORY EVALUATED, THE LOWEST MARK POSSIBLE, WHERE DO WE STAND WITH SALEM?

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ANSWER, THE SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PER BY THE NRC STAFF ON NOVEMBER 7, 1983 EVALUATED LICENSEE AT SALEM UNITS 1 AND 2 DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, s

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WITH THE LICENSEE'S RESPONSE, WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 19, 1984, i

THE PERIOD. 0F TIME ASSESSED INCLUDED THE TWO RE EVENTS AND THE DETAILED INSPECTION / REVIEW PERIOD WHICH FOLLOWED, AS STATED IN THE SALP, THE VARIOUS MANAGEMENT AND EQUIPMENT WHICH RESULTED FROM THAT SCRUTINY INFLUENCED THE CO i

IN THE SALP BOARD MEETING.

TO A LARGE EXTENT, THE DEGREE OF 1

SCRUTINY BY OUR INSPECTORS HAS CONTINUED DURING THE SUB PERIOD OF OPERATION.

THE ALLOCATION OF INSPECTION RESOURCES, WHICH IS HIGHER FOR SALEM THAN MOST OTHER PLANTS IN REGION I, IS GUIDED BY THE SALP CONCLUSIONS.

1 THE STAFF ASSESSMENT, BASED ON SALP AND THE FOLLOWUP INSPE CONCLUDES THAT THE LICENSEE IS CAPABLE OF, SAFE OPERATION.

AS NOTED IN THE RESPONSE TO QUESTION 2, WE ARE CONTINUING TO CLOSELY SCRUTINIZE SALEM OPERATIONS AND ASSESSING THEI 1

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AFTER THE ACCIDENT LAST YEAR, THERE WERE EXTENSIVE REPORTS MADE BY THE NRC, AND THE PLANT OPERATORS PERFORMED A MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE OPERATION.

AS I RECALL, THE REPORTS ISSUED BY THE NRC WERE QUITE NEGATIVE TOWARD WHAT THEY FOUND AT SALEM AND ALSO EXPRESSED A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT MANY NUCL POWER PLANTS.

WHEN THE NRC' ALLOWED THE SALEM PLANT'TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS LAST YEAR, THE RECORD SHOWS THERE WAS A CERTAIN RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF THE COMMISSION.

IN PART YOU SEEMED TO DECIDE THERE WAS LITTLE MORE YOU COULD DO IN THE SHORT TERM.

BUT YOU ALSO RELIED UPON COMMITMENTS BY THE PLANT OPERATORS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS, GIVEN THE ORIGINAL MISGIVINGS EXPRESSED BY THE COMMISSION, HAVE YOU HELD ANY FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE OPERATIONS THERE? --WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND? --AND i

ISN'T ONE WARRANTED IF YOU HAVE NOT?

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IN ADDITION TO THE COMMITMENTS MADE BY THE LICENSEE, WHI DISCUSSED IN THE RESTART SAFETY EVALUATION REPOR BIDEN/IE REV8 SED 06/08/84 h

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QUESTION 2. (CONTINUED) CHAIRMAN PALLADIN0'S LETTER TO YOU DATED JUNE 2, 1983, AN ORDER MODIFYING THE LICENSE WAS ISSUED ON MAY 6, 1983.

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ORDER IMPOSED A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC LONGER TERM ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS IDENTIFIED AT SALEM DURING THE REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS WHICH FOLLOWED THE TRIP BREAKER EVENTS.

INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WERE THIRD PARTY REVIEWS, PARTICULARLY A MANAGEMENT DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSESSMENT BY THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS COMPANY, AND

- A CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY THE BETA CORPORATION, WHICH WERE SUBMITTED TO THE NRC.

THESE REVIEWS RECOMMENDED MANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WARRANTED PSEaG ATTENTION AND LONG TERM CORRECTIVE ACTION.

THE LICENSEE, IN AUGUST 1983, SUBMITTED TO THE NRC AN ACTION. PLAN TO ADDRESS EACH DEFICIENCY OR RECOMMENDATION CITED IN THESE THIRD PARTY REVIEWS.

THE ACTION PLAN WAS REVIEWED BY THE STAFF AND MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH THE LICENSEE ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS TO REVIEW PROGRESS AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THESE ACTIONS.

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QUESTION 2._ (CONTINUED) FOLLOWUP INSPECTIONS, FOCUSING ON OPERATIONS, HAVE BEEN AN ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY THE TWO RESIDENT INSPECTORS, SUPPLEMENTED BY A COMBINATION OF TEAM INSPECTIONS A BASED INSPECTORS.

THESE EFFORTS ARE ADDRESSING THE CONFIRMATION OF ORDER ITEM COMPLETION AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE ACTIONS.OUR INSPECTIONS HAVE NOTED TMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF WORK PROCEDURES, QUALITY ASSURANCE, SUPERVISORY TRAINING, PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, POST MAINTENANCE TESTING, TRIP REVIEWS, AND EQUIPMENT CLASSIFI-MAJOR QUESTIONS REMAIN OUTSTANDING IN THE AR

CATION, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, INTERFACE, AND MANAGEMENT DIRECTION AND CONTROL, SfNCE MANY OF THE LICENSEE'S ACTION PLAN ITEMS XSSUES OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ORGANIZATION, PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW AND DELIBERATE, AS EXPECTED. TO FACILITATE COMPLETION OF THESE ACTIONS, A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH WAS DEVELOPED, WITH MILESTONES ESTABLISHED FOR STATION AND SUPPORT STAFF, OF 81 MILESTONES DEVELOPED, 51 HAVE BEEN

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BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

MILESTONES THAT REMAIN OUTSTANDING INCLUDE CHANGES IN BASIC ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND C0'NTROL.

THE NRC STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TIMELINESS OF COMPLETING EACH ACTION ITEM AND, BEYOND THAT, 4-WILL MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE ACTIONS TH IN OPERATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES OVER THE MONTHSc.

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ANSWER, THE COMMISSION'S 1984. POLICY AND PLANNING GUIDANCE STATES THAT "NRC'S FUNDAMENTAL TASK IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EXISTING NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND THOSE COMING ON-LINE OPERATE SAFELY, CON-SEQUENTLY, THE HIGHEST PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO ASSURING THAT OPERATING FACILITIES MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LEVELS OF PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY."

CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY, NRC RESOURCES HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON OPERATING PLANTS OR PLANTS SOON TO BE LICENSED, IN RECENT YEARS, AND AS PLANTS HAVE BIDEN/IE 06/06/84 REVISED 06/08/84

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(CONTINUED) 2-BECOME LICENSED AND RESOURCES ARE MADE AVAILABLE, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TOWARD OPERATING FACILITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE MANPOWER BUDGETED FOR OPERATING REACTOR INSPECTION BY NRC REGIONAL INSPECTORS INCREASED FROM A TOTAL OF 193 FTE IN 1983 TO 208 FTE IN 1984, AND NILL INCREASE FURTHER IN 1985. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASED REGIONAL INSPECTION PROGRAM, THE OFFICE OF NUCLE.AR REACTOR REGULATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF OPERATING REACTORS, 263 FTE AND $11.0 MILLION IN CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT IN 1983, 298 FTE AND $11.4 MILLION IN CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT IN 1984, AND ABOU.T 330 FTE AND $14.5 MILLION IN CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT IN 1985.

PART 0F THE INSPECTION RESOURCE INCREASES IN 1984 AND 1985

. ARE ATTRI3UTED TO INCREASED INSPECTIONS BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE SALEM ATWS EVENT.

WHILE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS IN ALLOWING NRC TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS EARLY, WE BELIEVE THAT PRESENT RESOURCES ARE SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE THE. SAFE OPERATION OF REACTOR FACILITIES.

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AS AN ADDITIONAL NOTE, WE HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK FROM THE RESULTS OF INPO ACTIVITIES AT OPERATING LICENSEES FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF OPERATIONS AT REACTOR FACILITIES.

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THESE ACTIONS INCLUDED:

FORMATION OF THE OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATh0NALDATA,WHOSEPURPOSEISTOEVALUATEOPERATIONALDATA AND FEEDBACK THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE; EXPANSION OF RESOURCES IN NRC HEADQUARTERS AND NRC REGIONAL OFFICES DEDICATED TO THE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL EVENTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPROVED LICENSEE SYSTEMS FOR ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE; AND, UPGRADING THE NRCS' SAFETY DECISION MAKING PROCESS BY IMPROVING METHODS FOR BIDEN/IE 06/06/84 REVISED 06/08/84 1

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(CONTINUED) PRIORITIZATION OF ISSUANCES TO BE ADDRESSED.

THE NRC SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP) IS ANOTHER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AT FACILITIES AND TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BEFORE PROBLEMS OCCUP.,

FINALLY, INPO HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LICENSEES TO SHARE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO ALERT LICENSEES TO POTENTIALLY COMMON PROBLEMS AND TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AT AN EARLY STAGE.

RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN DIRECTED TOWARD IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF PROBLEMS AT OPERATING FACILITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE PREVENTION OF PROBLEMS IN POWER REACTOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, NRC IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO EXPLORE THE APPLICABILITY OF RELIABILITY TECHNIQUES USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIES TO COMPLEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE.

THESE TECHNIQUES MIGHT HELP LICENSEES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PROGRAMS TO PREVENT EQUIPMENT FROM DEGRADING IN RELIABILITY DURING THE OPERATING LIFE OF THE PLANT.

THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO HELP CONTROL THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF CONDITIONS THAT CHALLENGE PLANT SAFETY SYSTEMS AND TO HELP ASSURE THAT SAFETY SYSTEMS FUNCTION RELIABLY WHEN CHALLENGED.

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SAFE AND RELIABLE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IS AN EXACTING TASK, WHICH DEMANDS A MAJOR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE BY THE UTILITY.

IF A UTILITY IS UNABLE TO DEVELOP THIS COMMITMENT ITSELF, THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONS MUST GENERATE IT.

DOES THE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE EXIST AT SALEM, AND IF IT DOES NOT, WHAT CONTINUING STEPS HAS THE NRC MADE TO GENERATE IT?

ANSWER, BASED ON'0BSERVATIONS AT SALEM AND ON MEETINGS HELD WITH PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY MANAGEMENT, WE BELIEVE THERE IS A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AT THE CORPORATE BIDEN/IE REVISED 06/08/84 06/06/84

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THIS IS, IN PART, EVIDENCED BY THE EXTENSIVE INVOLVE-MENT OF THE COMPANY PRESIDENT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT - NUCLEAR IN SITE ACTIVITIES.

EFFECTIVE TRANSLATION OF THIS COMMITMENT INVOLVES THE DEVELOP-MENT OF AN INQUISITIVE ATTITUDE OR SAFETY ETHIC AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION, TO EFFECT THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE LICENSEE

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BASED ON OBSERVATIONS TO DATE, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO SAFETY IS GENERALLY EVIDENT AT SALEM, HOWEVER, INSTANCES HAVE ARISEN WHERE WE HAVE SEEN INSUFFICIENT PROBING OR QUESTIONING ON THE PART OF SOME OPERATIONS PERSONNEL.

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SUCH INTERVENTION ON THE PART OF THE STAFF IS INDICATIVE OF THE SLOW PACE WITH WHICH SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS ARE BEING MANIFESTED AMONG THE WORKING LEVELS OF THE LICENSEE.

ALTHOUGH THE STAFF IS CONCERNED WITH THE NEED TO OCCASIONALLY INTERJECT ITSELF INTO THE DECISION-MAKING PROC'ESS, SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACHIEVED.

THIS IMPLIES TO US THAT THE PROGRAM IS CONTINUING TO IMPROVE BUT THE LICENSEE HAS NOT YET ACHIEVED THE DESIRED LEVEL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

THE LICENSEE'S IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES AN ACTION PLAN TO REVIEW THE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE.

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THAT THE LICENSEE MAY INITIATE MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND STAFFING CHARGES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

IF SUCH CHANGES ARE PROPOSED, THE STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE OPPORTUNITY WILL EXIST TO PROVIDE AN INFUSION OF NEW APPROACHES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE PERSPECTIVE TOWARD SAFETY. O H E Star F. rm :ii,&R*Tur un "" f BIDEN/IE REVISED 06/08/84 06/06/84 9

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, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY HAS MADE COMMENDABLE COMMITMENTS TO STAFFING, RELOCATION OF ENGINEERING SUPPORT PERSONNEL, QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING, IMPROVEMENTS IN MAINTENANCE, AND INCREASED MANAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT, THESE ATTRIBUTES ARE NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE PREREQUISITES FOR A VALID COMMITMENT TO SAFETY IN OPERATIONS, SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED SALP EVALUATION, BIDEN/IE

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