ML20154F627

Forwards Insp Rept 50-344/88-29 on 880619-0730.No Violations Noted.Root Cause Analysis on Several LERs Found Lacking. Further Efforts Needed on Part of Util to Achieve Complete & Thorough Event Repts & Appropriate Corrective Actions

ML20154F627
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Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	08/31/1988
From:	Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Cockfield D PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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ML20154F630	List: IR 05000344/1988029 ML20154F627
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Docket No. 50-344

Portland Genaral Electric Company

121 S.W. Salmon Street

Portland, Oregon 97204

Attention: Mr. David W. Cockfield

Vice President, Nuclear

Gentlemen:

Subject: NRC Inspection of the Trojan Nuclear Plant

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. C. Barr and Mr. G. Y. Suh of

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this office en June 19 - July 30, 1988, of activities authorized by NRC

License No. NPF-1, and to the discussion of our findings held by Mr. Barr and

Mr. Suh with Mr. Olmstead and other nembers of your staff periodically during

the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed inspection

report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective

examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel ani observations by the inspectors. Within the scope of this

inspection no violations of NRC requirements were identified.

However, this inspection found the root cause analysis on several licensee

event reports (LERs) lacking. This is particularly bothersore since the

topic of root cause adequacy has been previously discussed with you in

inspection reports, exit meetings and management neetings. Also, the

inspectors found that LERs submitted by PGE were not consistently clear and

specific so that an understanding of the complete event could be gained.

Recently, we have conrunicated our concerns on this topic to you (D. F.

Kirsch's letter dated August 5, 1906), and NRR has also previously discussed

this problem with PGE. We underJtand that you have an action plan to irrprove

LER qutlity and root cause analyses. Hewever, our preliminary, in-office

review of revision 1 to LER 88-18, dealing with control room emergency

ventilation system operability, still found problems. We understanc' that you

plan another revision to LER 88-18 to address these concerns and otner

problems PGE identified. Additionally, the inspectors review of fire protection

LERs concluded that trending and corrective actions in this area have not been

fully effective. Further efforts appear to be needed on the part of your

, staff to achieve complete and thorough event reports, and appropriate

corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosure

will be placed in the NRC Public Docurrent Room.

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