ML20195H197
| ML20195H197 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1988 |
| From: | George Thomas PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NYN-88002, NUDOCS 8801190068 | |
| Download: ML20195H197 (3) | |
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George S. Thomas vice hedderd Nuclect hoduction Pubec Service of New Hampshire New Hampshire Yankee Division NYN-88002 January 6, 1988 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Attention:
Document Control Desk
References:
(a) Facility Operating License No. NPF-56 Docket No. 50-443 (b) USNRC Letter. Dated October 26, 1987, ' Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP)', Report No. 50-443/86-99
Subject:
Response to SALP Report Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the SALP Management Meeting on December 9, 1987, New Hampshire Yankee (NHY) offers the following additional information regarding the functional areas of Plant Operations, Engineering Support, and Assurance of Quality as described in Reference (b).
Plant Operations. Functional Area #3 In order to alleviate the burden of the paperwork /nonoperational workload placed on the Unit Shift Supervisor (USS), the work control process will be reviewed to determine areas where the workload can be transferred from the USS to the equipment control group.
The equipment control group will be comprised of operators which will be responsible for reviewing work requests.
Another area of concern=== the inattention to detail in routine daily operations.
To resolve this concern, either the Operations Manager or the Assistant Operations Manager is currently attending all requalification simulater exams to observe shift crews in an operating environment.
Additionally, a course is being developed which emphasizes the need to keep in mind the overall operational objectives, as well as details, while conducting an evolution guided by Station procedures.
This course will be provided as part of the Annual Operator Requalification Program.
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 6, 1988 Attention:
Document Control Desk Page 2 Engineering Support. Functional Area #7 Engineering is now placing greater emphasis on interfacing with and responding to the needs of the Station staff as well as implementing the initiatives as discussed in the SALP report. Management will closely monitor progress in these artas and will make further adjustments to engineering programs, as necessarr. to facilitate a strong teamwork approach.
Assurance of Quality. Functional Area #10 A formal review is being conducted of the manner in which operational problem areas are ider.tified and analyzed, and the role of Quality Assurance (QA) in the correctiv; action process.
Initiatives have been and will continue to be taken to assure that implementation of internal programs used to identify and correct material and program deficiencies are both effective and performance oriented.
Initiatives already in place include the following:
1.
Integrating the construction QA personnel into the operations QA staff.
This has resulted in a combined group with a greater range of technical expertise to identify and review problems.
2.
Establishing a QA surveillance section to perform both preplanned and programmatic surveillances, increasing interface with the NRC resident inspectors and initiating early independent reviews of identified operational problem areas.
3.
Relocating all QA personnel, including the Nuclear Quality Group (NQG) Manager, to the Operations Support Building in order to improve the tively support of Quality Control (QC) and early involvement by QA in the resolution of operational problems.
4.
Establishing a Quality Control Department Supervisor position to provide more oversight of QC activities and to ensure that proper management attention is focused on resolution of problems.
5.
Providing for more timely review and evaluation of Station Information Reports to identify generic programmatic weaknesses.
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Upgrading and expar. ding the operational QA trending program through the use of a computerized data base to categorize problem areas and focus audit and inspection activities and management attention where they will be most effective.
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission January 6, 1988 Attention:
Document Control Desk Page 3 Management will continually assess quality program effectiveness, and it is expected that additional initiatives will be taken, as necessary, to enhance the overall program.
Should you have any questions concerning our response, please contact Mr. William J. Temple at (603) 474-9574, extension 3781.
Very truly yours.
-(*pt" George S. Thomas cci Document Control Desk United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, DC 20555 Hr. Victor Nerses, Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Mr. A. C. Cerne NRC Senior Resident Intpector Seabrook Station Seabrook, NH 03874