ML20154E225
| ML20154E225 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/09/1997 |
| From: | Markley A NRC |
| To: | Dicus G NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20154E211 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-98-252 NUDOCS 9810080103 | |
| Download: ML20154E225 (2) | |
Text
_. _ . _ _ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ _ -
4 ,,
3 June 9,1997 -
'f &-to-D ';
Memorandum To: Commissioner Dicus -
From: _ Anthony W. Markley j
Meeting { Courtesy Visit by Northeast Utilities,' inc. (NEU)
Anundees: -
Northeast Utilities, Inc. (NEU) Nuclear Regulatory Commission .
Bruce D. Kenyon, President and Greta Dicus, Commissioaer Chief Executive Officer Anthony Markley, OCM :
Neil (Buzz) S. Carns, Senior Vice President -
and Chief Nuclear Officer - Millstone Pat Loftus,-
On June 5,1997, representatives from NEU met with Commissioner Dicus and other NRC staff. The following items were key topics of discussion:
.. The mapr item diacussed involved an update to the status of the' Millstone Restart efforts. NEU has submitted some detailed information that provides support for their status report to the Commission during the last briefing.
NEU indicated that they met their first major milestone in notifying the NRC that Unit 3 was ready for the ICAVP to commence. NEU indicated a great deal of surprise and pleast..e that the NF3C staff had responded with the identification of :
two systems for extensive inspection two days later.
L. - Commissioner Dicus expressed some concern for middle management buy-in of the new regime.
NEU indicated that the leadership is looking at the weakest links, manager are i train in a two-week leadership program, and that employee assessments should !
identify individuals who are having difficulty meeting the "new standard." '
NEU has established a Millstone Advisory Group that will meet to discuss restart l program status and issues every three weeks. This groups first meeting was scheduled for June 6,1997.
NEU acknowledged that the NRC and internal assessment organizations has utilized a lessons-learned effort. However, NEU expressed a great deal of constemation with INPO. They believe that INPO either did not see the 9e10000103 990928 ? 14 PDR FOIA CHOINIE99-252 PDR w asogwos i
' [ 2
_ L. l ' ~ ~~
1 t !
\
l problems or did not want to address management issues. They believe that INPO "got there too little too late."
l 9
,\
.