ML20203G778

Informs That TAC Numbers M83309 & M85997 Being Closed Due to Change of Charter by Millstone Assessment Panel

ML20203G778
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	01/10/1995
From:	Andersen J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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FOIA-97-469 TAC-M83309, TAC-M85997, NUDOCS 9803030065
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3anuary 10, 1995 MEMORANDUM 10: File FROM: /s/ James W. Andersen, Project Manager Froject Directorate I-4 Division of Reactor Projects - I/Il

SUBJECT:

CLOSE0VT OF TAC NOS. M83309 AND M85997 The subject TAC numbers were opened to document the time NRR, specifically the Millstone Assessment Panel (MAP), spent in ir.specting the Northeast Utilities Performance Enhancement Program. Since the MAP has now ,

changed its charter to focus on evaluating the effectiveness of the licensee's corractive action programs, there is no longer a need for the subject TACs.

The time spent in evaluating licensee performance will be chargad to other existing TAC numbers.

l Docket Nos. 50-245 and 50-423 DISTRIBUTION:

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MILLSTONE ASSESSMENT PANEL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 26, 1995 ATTENDEES: P. MC KEE* J. DURR L. NICHOLSON P. SWETLAND* J. TRAPP R. BARKLEY G. VISSING* D. BEAULIEU* R. COOPER J. ANDERSEN* R. ARRIGHI*

• Participated telephonically A MAP meeting was held in Region I to discuss the agenda items contained in Attachment 1. The following items were discussed and conclusians reached:

The Millstone milestone chart (Attachment 2) was presentej for discussion and any needed corrections and update. The panel agreed that the chart represents the known events and the compressed time that confronts an orderly approach to restart of Unit 2. The chart will be maintained to graphically track the approach of the plant to restart.

s The panel discussed the use of NRC MC 0350, the need to formally implement the MC, and a proposed restart action plan to track restart of Unit No.2. The panel noted the added administrative burden and the relative short time remaining to implement the MC. R. Cooper agreed to address the formal entry into the MC with the Regional Administrator.

Notwithstanding the outcome of that meeting, the panel agreed to use MC 0350 as a guide and develop the associated action plan.

The MAP discussed the proposed MC 0350 action plan (Attachment 3) and the need to update it as new actions are identified. L. Nicholson was given the task of fully developing the action plan and maintaining it.

The integrated Restart Issues List (Attachment 4) was presented for comment and discussion. The panel accepted the list as written. It was noted that several design control issues have been identified by the licensee recently and that design control may be appropriate to include on the list. This is a new issue that has not previously been discussed with the licensee. The resident inspector staff was directed to discuss this with the licensee and determine the licensee's action with regard to this subject.

The panel discussed the need for an NRC restart inspe tion effort, when it would occur, and the scope of the inspection. It was ccncluded that an inspection team was needed, and that the first window of opportunity for inspection was February 27-March 10, 1995. L. Nicholson was tasked with developing the scope of the inspection effort and estimating the inspection resources by January 31, 1995.

The panel discussed the status of the licensee's restart list and ,

restart plan, and whether the licensee had developed a formal process

Y for determining 1. heir readiness for restart. It was concluded that the licensee's restart list should be combined with ours for verification by the restart inspection team. It was also concluded that the MAP would consider adding-to the Integrated Restart Issues List an issue relative "

to verification of the effectiveness of their restart process.

1 The licensee's startup assessment team, led by J. Thayer, requested that i we not participate in their effort as it would be viewed as a constraint )

to the free flow of information for them. The panel concluded that it would be best if we honored their request and not participate. It was decided that J. Durr would call D. Miller and inform him of our decision not to participate in the SAT. Further, it was decided that the call j

would be made after the 11:00 SAT briefing of NU management on 1/27/95. '

Durr would also inform NU at that time of our need for a public MAP /

licensee meeting to discuss their restart list, including the recommendations from the SAT and their correctivo actions before restart. At this meeting, the licensee would also be asked to discusz tue methodology it would use to measure the effectiveness of corrective 4

actions to restart issues. It was stated that NU intended to make the SAT report available for NRC reading on site, but it would not be docketed. The decision was made not to ask for a meeting to discuss the SAT report but to give NU a chance to digest the report and recommendations, determine what the restart issues are, and let them present the composite informaticn along with the existing vestart issues at the MAP / licensee public meeting. However, a coordination meeting I

will take place in advance of the formal meeting to ensure the MAP is properly prepared for the meeting.

The MAP discussed the information that the EDO kould need for the licensee board of directors meeting, including the results from the restart issues meeting, the SAT results, and current inspection results.

From the last MAP meeting, Nicholson had an action item to assess NU's responsiveness to NRC open items. Nicholson reported that the licensee had renewed efforts to close open items by hiring 3 contractors for the licenting group and increased management attention on the problem. It was agreed that no further action was warranted in the lins organization.

Also, from the last MAP meeting, a decision to implement the proposed enforcement recommendations was scheduled. The staff was directed to implement the recommendations as provided.

The next MAP meeting will be the formal licensee meeting to discuss the Millstone Unit No. 2 restart issues. The date to be negotiated with the licensee.

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3 m\,4, R. Cooper will pursue the need for entering Manual Chapter 0350 with '

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L. Nicholson to fully develop the action plan for restart of Millstone Unit 2 before the next MAP meeting, this meeting will be the formal public meeting with the utility.

• Resident inspection staff will discuss the design control issue with the utility and determine the extent of the problem and any proposed licensee actions. Report to the MAP at the next meeting the results of their discussion and make a recommendation for adding the issue to the restart list, if appropriate.

• L. Nicholson will develop the scope of the restart inspection activities )

and provide the draft to the MAP members on 1/31/95. The licensee's '

restart list will be integrated into the scope of this inspection for verification.

• J. Durr will call D. Miller and inform him of our decision not to participate in the licensee's Startup Assessment Team inspection.

Additionally, he will discuss the relationship of the milestone time line with the licensees activities, and inform them of our intent to perform a restart inspection in the February 27 time frame.

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k l ATTACHMENT I MILLSTONE ASSESSMENT PANEL MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 26, 1995 10:00

1. MILESTONE CHART FOR RESTART

2. INTEGRATED RESTART LIST TO INCUJDE THE RESTART ASSESSMENT TEAM INSPECTION SCOPE.

3. UNIT 2 RESTART INSPECTIuN PLAN FOR RESIDENT INSPECTORS. .

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ATTACHMENT 3 RESTART ACTION PLAN REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR Regional Administrator discusses with the Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations and Research, the Office of Enforcement and NRR, as appropriate, the need for an order or CAL.

• Regional Administrator decides, in consultation with the NRR Associate Director for Projects, whether this manual chapter applies to a specific reactor restart.

RA, in coordination with the NRR Associate Director for Projects whether to establish a restart panel. (MAP)

Approves restart of the shutdown plant, following consultation with ti.e EDO and Director NRR.

RESTART PANEL Develop a restart action plan including a case specific checklist.

• Review and determine the acceptability of licensee's corrective action program.

Develop a charter for the Restart Panel specific to the situation for the Regional Administrator's signature.

Have a public meeting with the utility to discuss their restart action plan and share the results and recomendations of the NU startup asssessment team.

Perform a restart assessment inspectiot of Millstone Unit No. 2 Have a public meeting with the utility wher. they have indicated completion of their restart action plan to understand their bases for declaring success.

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J ATTACHMENT 4 1/24/95 MILLSTONE UNIT NO.2 RESTART ISSUES

1. WORK CONTROLS PROCESS FORMALITY COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION ADEQUATE EFFICIENCY FDR OPERATIONAL PAtt

2. IMPROVED OPERATIONAL FOCUS

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3. IMPROVED CORRECTIVE ACTION EFFECTIVENESS ,.. . ,,

FIX BACKLOG AND DEMONSTRATE THEY WILL NOT RECUR E NCRS, PIRS, BY PASSES AND JUMPERS, CRDS, OIL, WORKAROUNDS \

PIR REVIEW PROGRAM FOR TRENDS AND PRECURSORS PIR TIMELINESS >90 DAYS OLD

4. MATERIAL CONDITION A. VULNERABILITY OF 4160 SWITCHGEAR ROOM FOR COMMON MODE FAILURE DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE SERVICE WATER EVENT AND HYDROGEN LEAK. SYSTEM REMOVAL AND TAGGING.

B. SERVICE WATER READINESS FOR RESTART. VERIFY THAT ADEQUATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR THE CSRR0SION DEGRADATION OF THE SERVICE WATER PIPING.

5. DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE WORK OBSERVATION PROGRAM AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS. DETERMINE THAT THE MANAGERS ARE GETTING INTO THE PLANT AND MAKING MEANINGFUL WORK OBSERVATIONS.

6. JOB PRE-BRIEFING OBSERVATION. OBSERVE SEVERAL JOB PRE-BRIEFINGS TO DETERMINE THEY ARE COMPREHENSIVE. O fCT 2-3 COMPLEX EVOLUTIONS 70 EVALUATE.

7. COMPONENT MANIPULATION FORM USE. EVALUATE THE NEW COMPONENT MANIPULATION FORM AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

8. PERSONNEL ERROR TRACKING PROGRAM. REVIEW THE PERSONNEL ERROR TRACKING PROGRAM THAT THEY COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENT AND DETERMINE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THE INFORMATION.

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TELEPHONE-CONFERENCE CALL JANUARY 27,1995 l D. MILLER G. BOUCHARD R. KACHIC I

J. DORR SUBJECT. MILLSTbNE UNIT 2 RESTART 1

I informed NU that we were not going to participate in the Millstone Unit 2 Startup Assessrant Team (SAT) because of perceived resistance from member of the team. We prefer that the team members feel comfortable, do a credible job, and experience a free flow of information.- I told them if J. Thayer, the team leader, wanted to continue his debriefs with P. Swetland that was acceptable to us. Mr. Miller told me that the SAT team debriefed with him today and informed him that because of recent initiatives, they were not able to arrive at definitive conclusions. The team is now considering extending the assessment one more week, later in the restart cycle. The most likely window would be the week after INPO leaves and the week before heatup.

I discussed the NRC's need to perform a restart assessment team inspection before the restart of the plant. We discussed the 2/27-3/10 dates and possible conflicts. Mr. Miller informed me that because of recent trouble reports, MOV hydraulic lock and service water problems, the restart date was slipping to the April 10-15 week.

l-j- They are delaying the loss of offsite power test from this week to next week.

The INP0 evaluation will consist of 3 team leaders, one for each unit

, We discussed the need to closely coordinate our milestone time lines. I read him the less sensitive portion of ours and requested he keep me updated. He 4

agreed to the need to coordinate. This led to a discussion of the need to have a MAP / licensee public meeting around the 2/15 time frame. I explained they should be prepared to present their restart issues, including the interim findings of the SAT. They indicated that it was their intent to send us the SAT report and put it in the oublic docket. I stated we are prepared to negotiate the 2/15 date, recognizing their need to digest the report, extract the salient restart issues and prepare responses to the recommendations. Mr.

Miller will call me next week to establish fira dates for the previously discussed milestone events.

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