ML20154C288
| ML20154C288 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 09/06/1988 |
| From: | Agnes P MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| To: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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sunum September 6, 1988 Samuel J. Collins, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Projects H.R.C. Region One 475 Allendale Road Xing of Prussia, Pa. 19406 Dear Mr. Collins This is in repiy to your letter dated September 1, 1988, regarding the Commonwealth's participation in the recently completed IATI inspection at Pilgrim Station.
The Commonwealth's observers, Mr. Gholly and Ms. Chan, generally concur with the findings of the IATI team.
The Commorvealth's observers followed the prescriptions of paragraph three of the ' Guidelines For Accompaniment On The Integrated Assessmont Team Inspection" by communicating their observations, concerns and comments about matters considered during the inspection to appropriate N.R.C.
the inspection.
The only additional comment personnel during we wish to add about the IATI at this time is a reconmendation by Mr. Sholly, that in view of the difficulty in one case with imp;ementation of a satellite EOP, that there should be an effort to validate all new plant procedures before restart.
Any specific reaction we may have to the written IAT! report will, of course, have to await our review of the document.
However, as I pointed out during the recent S.A.L.P.
meeting, the conmonwedith reserves the right to disagree with the conclusions drawn by the N.R.C. or the licensec about the IATI findings.
For example, notwithstanding what might be considered unnistakable evidence of progress by Bostnn Edison Company, the Commonwealth remains skeptical of the Itcensee's readiness to restart at this time.
In addition to our concerno about offsite energency preparedness which have been outlined recently in letters to Mr. Henry Vickers of
?.E.M.A.,
Rogional Administrator William Russell, and to the A.C.R.S.
Ad Hoc Gebcommittee on the restart of Pilgrim, the Commonwedith is concerned that mediocre sectes by the licensee during the last l[3'ADOOK 93 y
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period coupled with a history of poor performanco by the licensee have not been taken seriously enough in the staff's evaluation of readiness to restart.
If the licensee is unable to achieve S.A.L.P.
scores that even equal the national average for licensed commercial nuclear power plants in this country while Pilgrim remains shutdown, why should we believo that the plant is ready to restart?
Some of our other concerns, which tranecend the scope of the IATI, are outlined in our letter to the A.C.R.G.,
a copy of which will be forwarded to you tomorrow.
He appreciate your acknowledgment of the professional.cm exhibitisd by Mr. Sholly and Ms. Chan during the IATI and the cooperation extended to them by the team menbers and the licensee.
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