ML20196H278
| ML20196H278 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 12/02/1998 |
| From: | Crlenjak R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Cross J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20196H282 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-334-98-08, 50-334-98-8, 50-412-98-08, 50-412-98-8, NUDOCS 9812090036 | |
| Download: ML20196H278 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000334/1998008
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December 2,1998
Mr. J. E. Cross
President - Generation Group
Duquesne Light Company
Beaver Valley Power Station
Post Office Box 4
Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077
SUBJECT:
NRC OPERATIONAL SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION (OSTI) REPORT
50-334/98-08,50-412/98-08
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Dear Mr. Cross:
The NRC conducted an inspection of the Beaver Valley Power Station facilities from
October 26-30,1998. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. These
findings were discussed with you and members of your staff during an exit meeting, that
was open for public observation, held on November 16,1998.
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The plant operations witnessed by the team were conducted in a safe and controlled
manner. The team found that operators consistently met standards in the areas of
communications, shift turnovers, self checking, and establishing equipment clearances.
The operators conducted activities in accordance with approved procedures and
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supervisory oversight of activities witnessed was strong.
Your staff identified over a thousand operations procedure improvements during a recent
procedure upgrade review. Temporary procedure revisions and controls were applied to
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ensure that plant activities would not be performed using deficient procedures. However,
a significant effort remains to permanently incorporate these changes into the operations
procedures and to address recommended procedure enhancements. Your attention is
needed to ensure that the procedures are revised in a timely manner.
Surveillance and maintenance activities observed by the team were properly performed
with good procedural adherence, proper planning and execution, good self-checking, and
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appropriate supervisory oversight. The material condition of plant equipment and
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housekeeping at both units were generally good.
Your staff's efforts to reduce the backlog of corrective maintenance have not been fully
effective in meeting station goals. The challenges associated with the forced outages and
the recent implementation of a twelve-week work management process have contributed
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to the relatively steady backlog of corrective maintenance. The team's review of
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backlogged corrective maintenance concluded that the prioritization of open MWRs was
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appropriate and the outstanding maintenance activities did not adversely affect system's
functions. Therefore, while expeditious actions to reduce the backlog are not warranted at
this time, continued diligence is necessary to properly assess the affect of the backlog on
system performance,
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its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Original Signed By:
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Richard V. Crienjak,
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Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-334/98-08,50-412/98-08
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Sushil C. Jain, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Group
K. Ostrowski, Vice President, Nuclear Operations Group and Plant Manager
R. Brandt, Vice President, Operations Support Group
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B. Tuite, General Manager, Nuclear Operations Unit
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W. Kline, Manager, Nuclear Engineering Department
M. Pergar, Acting Manager, Quality Services Unit
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M. Ackerman, Manager, Safety & Licensing Department
J. Macdonald, Manager, System and Performance Engineering
J. A. Hultz, Manager, Projects and Support Services, FirstEnergy
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M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA
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