ML20202G043

Discusses Systematic Assessment Program Portion of Performance Improvement Program,Per 860617 & 18 Discussions. Little Progress Made to Define & Implement Meaningful Sys Review & Test Program.Review of Program Suggested

ML20202G043
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	07/03/1986
From:	Miraglia F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Julie Ward SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
References
TAC-61635, NUDOCS 8607150288
Download: ML20202G043 (2)

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e Dm6 - #14 July 3, 1986 Docket No. 50-312 DISTRIBUTION ACRS-10 (UbcRet g EJordan Mr. John E. Ward NRC PDR BGrimes Assistant General Manager, Nuclear (Acting)

L PDR JPartlow Sacramento Municipal Utility District PBD#6 Rdg RIngram 6201 S Street FMiraglia SMiner P. O. Box 15830 OELD Gray File Sacramento, California 95813 NThompson

Dear Mr. Ward:

Members of my staff met with your staff on June 17 and 18 to discuss the Systematic Assessment Program part of your Performance Improvement Program with respect to providing an acceptable systems review and test program for the Rancho Seco Plant. From these discussions my staff concluded you had a well structured program under way to uncover equipment, procedures, and maintenance problems in your Systematic Assessment Program, but that little progress has been made to define and implement a meaningful systems review and test program. My staff was surprised to learn that the System Engineering Function, a key contributor to a systems review and test program, was only being organized at the time of the visit.

Based on our recent experience at other plants, including Davis-Besse, there are worthwhile benefits to be derived from identifying the functions required by safety-related systems and reviewing the adequacy of these systems to perform these functions. The staff emphasized at your meeting the importance of the benefit to be derived from such an approach and is concerned that SMUD is significantly underestimating the scope of such an effort. We again suggest you review the Davis-Besse System Review and Test Program so that you may get an appreciation for the effort involved in establishing the system functions and verifying the adequacy of the systems to perform these functions.

We are concerned that, at this date, very little progress has been made in defining and implementing your Systems Review and Test Program. This program could easily become the critical path in your Performance Improvement Program.

My staff is available for followup discussions on the program at any time sufficient progress has been made to make these discussions fruitful.

Sincerely, O W e f pam,a no Frank J. Miraglia, Director Division of PWR Licensing-B cc: See next page K A Lv Q

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Mr. David S. Kaplan, Secretary Sacramento County and General Counsel Board of Supervisors Sacramento Municipal Utility 827 7th Street, Room 424 District Sacramento, California 95814 i

6201 S Street P. O. Box 15830 Ms. Helen Hubbard Sacramento, California 95813 P. 0. Box 63 Sunol, California 94586 Thomas Baxter, Esq.

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Mr. Ron Columbo Sacramento Municipal ~ Utility District Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station 4440 Twin Cities Road Herald, California 95638-9799 i

Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division i

Suite 220, 7910 Woodmont Avenue i

Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Resident Inspector / Rancho Seco c/o U. S. N. R. C.

14410 Twin Cities Road Herald, California 95638 i

Regional Administrator, Region V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Director Energy Facilities Siting Division Energy Rescurces Conservation &

Development Commission 1516 - 9th Street Sacramento, California 95814 i

Mr. Joseph 0. Ward, Chief

. Radiological Health Branch State Department of Health Services 714 P Street, Office Building #8 Sacramento, California 95814 i

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