ML20195H579
| ML20195H579 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1988 |
| From: | Tiernan J BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8801200258 | |
| Download: ML20195H579 (5) | |
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9 B ALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC CHARLES CENTER R O. BOX 1475 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21203 JoscPH A.TIERNAN Vict PatslOENT NucLtAR ENtmOY January 13, 1988 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 ATTENTION:
Document Control Desk
SUBJECT:
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit Nos.1 & 2; Docket Nos. 50-317 & 50-318 Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP)
REFERENCE:
(a) Letter from Mr. W. T. Russell (NRC) to Mr. J. A. Tiernan (BG&E),
dated December 3,1987, same subject Gentlemen:
This is in response to Reference (a) and the SALP conference held on December 14, 1987, at Calvert Cliffs. We appreciate your assessment and constructive criticism of our nuclear program. Action plans are underway in many areas to strengthen our Nuclear Program. Enclosure (1) provides some specific comments regarding those efforts.
I will keep you informed of our initiatives and we welcome your cornments and insights as we continue to strive for excellence at Calvert Cliffs.
Very truly yours,
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JAT/SRC/ dim Enclosure cc:
D. A, Brune, Esquire J. E.
Silberg, Esquire R. A.Capra, NRC S. A. McNeil, NRC W. T. Russell, NRC T. Foley/D. C. Trimble, NRC f
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l EUCLOSURE (1)
REPLY TO SALP REPORT NO. 50-317/86-99; 50-318/86-99 PLANT OPERATIONS We will continue to focus on an' strengthen plant operations. For example, we changed the Plant Operations and Safety Res a Committee (POSRC) meeting format and introduced the facilitator concept.
The E
itator controls the meeting and ensures its formality. We will continue to evaiuate the effectivt: ness of POSRC and make changes as necessary.
Communications between the operations organizatior. and the rest of the plant will be improved. Our supervisory staff has been receiving training to enhance plant teamwork.
In August we initiated a morning meeting for p'an-of-the-day activities which the General Supervisor-Operations chairs. The meeting inci. ides engineering and maintenance personnel and has improved intra-organizational contmunication.
CIIEMISTRY AND RADIOLOGICAL CON's ROLS No comments.
MAINTENANCE
' Additional human resources in the Mechanical and I&C Maiutenance oreas are being provided through the addition of contractor forces, loaned craf ts from risewhere in our company and temporary additions to the complement. The preventive maintetance program j
will be improved.
Although we have ir.itiated a strong program to reduce Control Room deficier :es, we also are not satisfied with the number of out-of-service instruments in the Comrol Room and we intend to improve in this area. It should be pointed out that the number of out-of-service instruments has been cut approximately in half in the last 12 moi.ths through our aggressive efforts.
SURVEILLANCE Documentation of surveillance results will be improved by more aggressively documenting and reviewing equipment performance. We will continue and strengthe1 ou-proactive efforts regarding equipment problems.
We do not believe that we rely too stringently on the Technical Specification definition of "OPER ABLE" sinc; we frequently p '., beyond what is required by the j
Technical Specifications in demonstrating operability.
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EF LOSURE (1)
REPLY TO SALP REPORT NO. 50-317/86-99; 50-318/86-99 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS In response to your assessments regarding Emergency Preparedt:ess, we sgree that resources are adequate and reasonably effective so that $ntisfactory performance is achieved. Your report accurately reflects the shortcomings experienced in the 1986 annual graded exercise, liowever, we believe a definite trend of improving performance is discernible in Emergency Response. The basis for this includes our own evaluations conducted during the Fei)ruary 1987 and June 1987 drills and the SALP Boards' summary statement which says in part: "The licensee immediately recognized the (1986 exercise) weakness and performance has improved corisiderably since...." While the SALP Report does not elaborate on the results of the IAEA, Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) review, it is worthy to note that Emersency Response received acclaim in several respects.
SECURITY AND SAFEGUARDS We have no general comments, however, we would like to point out that our engineering organization is responsible for and conducts the inventory of special nuclear materials (SNM). The security organization would report unaccounted for shipments, suspected
- thefts, unlawful diversions, radiological
- sabotage, or events which significantly threaten or lessen the effectiveness of safeguards.
REFUELING. OUTAGE MANAGEMENT In
- 1988, we will focus more attention on improving equipment condition and availability. We have scheduled an outaga on Unit No. 2 specifically to improve the unit's material condition.
ENGINEERING SUPPORT l
Your observations on our engineering organiza' ion are appropriate. As you said, we are j
improving. However, we will devote additional resources to the situation and will l
strengthen pt;oritization and interdepartmental work relations.
With respect to working relationships between Operation +, Maintenance, and Lagineering, l
the TERG (Trip Evaluation r nd Tecovery Group) was implement *1 last year and established a teamwork approach to problem solving. Wo will c.unue 'o build on that experience.
We have a first draft of a Syst:m Engineer responsibilities and interfaces document.
We are gathering comments and finalizing it.
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ENCLOSURE (1)
REPLY TO SALP REPORT NO. 50-317/86-99; 50-318/86-99 We have hired a consultant to develop a customized project management training seminar.
A key element in development of that seminar was to reach consensus among Operations, hiaintenance, and Engineering on how.ve want to perform project management at Calvert Cliffs.
The consensus reaching sessions are completed, the results have been incorporated into the training syllabus, and the first of several seminar sessions is in progress.
We have hired a consultant to perform an independent assessment of the Nuclear Engineering Services Department. Expected completion date is second quarter 1988.
We are in the process of shifting the focus of our S stem Engineers toward more plant i
maintenance engineering. In order to unburden System Engineers, project manager.ent of additional modifications will be assigned by System Engineers to the hiajor Projects Engineering Unit. We are also increasing our staff and the number of long-term contrat. tors in the System Engir.eering area. A third systems unit, Auxiliary Systems Engineering, is being organized and staffed.
We are increasir.g our staff and the number of long-term contractors in the Design Engineering area. The Electrical Engineering Unit is being expanded and split into an Electrical Analysis Engineering Unit and an Electrical hiodifications Engineering Unit.
We are increasing our staff in Performance Engineering in the area related to the Preventive hiaintenance Program.
The System Engineering Training Program has a high priority. We initiated training in fall '9D, and we expect to accelerate the scope of that training in 1988 and have the program fully develcped and implemented by 3989.
We are also increasing the staff and elevating the hiaterials Analysis and Non-Denructive Examination Inservice !nspection Work Group to the status of ar, organizational unit.
LICENSING l
We are increasing aur staff in the Licensing & Operational Safety and Feel Cycle hianagemeat Units. Additionally, we will improve the training and experience of our licensing staff.
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ASSUR ANCE OF OUALITY l
l Our major emphasis in this area is to improve communications and teamwork.
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Programs which emphasire communications and team building have been in progress since l
July 1987. The programs have included the Vice President - Nuclear Energy Division, cli four Nuclear Energy Division hianagers, all Calvert Cliffs General 51pervisors, and during 1988 will incluJe all on-site supervision. 1; is expected that these progra ns.
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ENCLOSURE (1)
REPLY TO SALP REPORT NO. 50-317/86-99; 50-318/86-99 along with' a clarification of responsibilities of various key groups, will have the desired effect in assuring the proper functioning and strengthening of interfaces between all on-site groups.
TRAINING AND OUALIFICATION EFFECTIVENFRR Added emphasis is being placed on developing and implementing additional training -
programs for both craft and engineering personnel during 1988.
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