ML20154Q939
| ML20154Q939 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/1988 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20154Q943 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8810040108 | |
| Download: ML20154Q939 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000321/1988018
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SEP 4 0 1988
Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366
Georgia Power Company
/ ATTN:
Mr. W. G. Hairston, III
Senior Vice President -
Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 4545
Atlanta, GA 30302
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-321/SS-18 AND 50-366/86-18)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Systematic Assessment of Licensee
Performance (SALP) Board has completed its periodic evaluation of your Hatch
facility for the period January 1,19S7, through June 30, 1933.
The results of
this evaluation are documented in the enclosed SALP Report.
This report will
be discussed with you at your Hatch facility in Baxley, Georgia, on
September 30, 1968, at 10:00 a.m.
The performance of your Hatch facility was evaluated in the functional areas of
plant operations, radiological controls, maintenance, surveillance, fire
protection, emergency preparedness, security and safeguards, refueling / outages,
quality programs and administrative controls affecting quality, licensing
activities, and training and qualification effectiveness.
The overall performance of Hatch was satisfactory. Although management
attention was evident and a number of specific irprovements were made, an
inconsistency was exhibited by the slight decline in overall SALP ratings.
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Wnen compared to the last SALP report, performance ratings in the areas of
security and licensing had improved while performance ratings had declined in
the areas of f're protection, emergency preparedness, and training.
Several areas of concern exist for which we encourage continued manage ent
involverent to ensure an improvement in performance.
Specifically, tnese areas
of concern and recom endations are as folloas:
Management had not placed e pnasis on ensuring that operatcrs were well
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trained on the use of E ergency Operating Procedures (EOP) and or, ensuring
that the control room drawings and E0Ps were readily useab!c by tFe
operators for response to abnormal situations.
We recognize that
corrective actions have been initiated and in some cases completed;
however, centinued management attention on trainina operators en the use
of the ECPs and on 3 orewin'
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that tnese weakcesses coulc be r>e:tise c' an overall
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attitude that favors attention to routine operatlons rather than enhancing
the operator's bflity to reso:nd ta abnor~al e,onts.
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The number of reactor scrams, safety system failures, recurring events,
and events for which the root cause could not conclusively be determined
indicates the need for improvement of the programs for root cause
identification and expeditious completion of corrective actions. We are
also concerned with your response to known industry-identified problems,
carticularly in the area of check valve failures.
The number of events caused by personnel and procedural errors is high.
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Therefore, we recommend that management place high priority in this area.
-Additionally, management should place high priority on completing the
Procedure Upgrade Program which was begun late in 1985 to review
procedures for technical adequacy and verify procedure usability.
Management attention to fire protection activities may have declined as a
result of the removal of Fire Protection Program details fron the
technical specifications.
This action should not be construed as a
reduction in significance, and management attention in this area should
not be de-emphasized.
Although the number of personnel contaminations received at Hatch in 1987
was sharply reduced, the number is still greater than the number received
at most other Region II facilities.
Continued management attention should
also be given in this area.
Any comments you have concerning our evaluation of the performance of your
facility should be submitted to this office within 30 days following the
date of our meeting in Baxley, Georgia. Your comments; a summary of our
September 30,19SS meeting; and my disposition of your comments will be
issued as appendices tu the enclosed SALP Report.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to
discuss them with you,
Sincerely,
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Regional Ad:ninistrator
Enclosure:
SALP Report - Hatch
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V0. M. Fraser Site Quality Assurance Manager
4. Gucwa, Manager, Nuclear Safety
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