ML20153D625
| ML20153D625 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 02/18/1986 |
| From: | Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Harrington W BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20153D628 | List: |
| References | |
| CON-#487-5019 2.206, NUDOCS 8602240202 | |
| Download: ML20153D625 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000293/1985099
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FEB 181986
Docket No. 50-293
Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear
ATTN: Mr. William D. Harrington
Senior Vice President, Nuclear
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
Gentlemen:
Subject: Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Report No.
50-293/85-99
The Region I SALP Board has reviewed and evaluated the performance of activities
at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for the period October 1,1984 through
October 31, 1985. The results are presented in the enclosed report. A meeting
to discuss this assessment has been scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on March 5,1986.
The meeting is being held on-site so that appropriate senior corporate management
and plant officials can discuss with us the strengths and weaknesses noted.
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is our intent that the meeting provide a forum for a candid exchange of views.
We have found the overall performance at the Pilgrim Station to be acceptable
during the recent assessment period.
The steady upgrading of plant hardware
has been noteworthy during this period. Notwithstanding these hardware
improvements, there are areas such as operations, maintenance, radiological
controls and emergency preparedness where marginal perfo'rmance is of concern to
NRC. During its review, the SALP Board found a recurrent theme of inadequate
personnel staffing and inadequate supervisory oversight at the plant. A'special
concern we have is with regard to the chronic shortage of licensed reactor
operators and the routine exceeding of NRC overtime guidelines.
The enclosed review of SALP history for Pilgri.n shows a pattern of performance
that raises other questions.
For instance, the areas of operations and
radiological controls have shown essentially no improvement over the years.
In other areas, such as maintenance, surveillance and emergency preparedness,
there have been improvements followed by a slippage back to the lower level of
performance in later years. This inability to improve performance, or sustain
improved performance once achieved, is of concern to us, and we would like to
discuss your views on the reasons for this.
In order to better understand the nature of your on-site efforts, we are
conducting an in-depth team inspection. One of our objectives is to attempt to
determine the underlying reason (s) for the poor performance discussed above and
to ascertain whether or not they could have an adverse impact on the safety of
plant operations.
Likewise, the results of this inspection will be used to
assess whether your corrective action programs are properly structured and
focused to achieve the desired improvements.
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' In preparation _ for the 'SALP meeting, please be prepared to discuss your.
evaluation of the situation. For the areas rated as Category 3, we request
your comments in. writing within 30 days'of receipt of =this letter. After the-
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meeting and upon receipt of your response, your comments will be' evaluated and.
we will provide you our conclusions relative to them after consideration of
our results from the team inspection.
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Thomas E. Muriey
Regional Administrator
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SALP Report 50-293/85-99
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Pilgrim SALP History
cc w/ encl:
A. V. Morisi, Manager, Nuclear Management Services Department
C. J. Mathis, Station Manager
Joanne Shotwell, Assistant Attorney General-
Paul Levy, Chairman, Depa:tment of Public Utilities
W. F.-Nolan, Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen
Plymouth Civil Defense Director
Senator Edward P. Kirby
Public Document Room (PDR)
local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl).
DRP-Section Chief
W. Raymond, SRI, Vermont Yankee
1. Shediosky, SRI, Millstone 1&2
H. Eichenholz, SRI, Yankee
P. Leech, LPM, NRR
D. Holody, RI
J. Tay1or, IE
SALP Board Members
T. Murley
K. Abraham
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09/01/81 - 06/30/82
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07/01/82 - 06/30/83
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