ML20204A531
| ML20204A531 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 05/05/1986 |
| From: | Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | William Cahill GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
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| ML20204A532 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8605120317 | |
| Download: ML20204A531 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1986007
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Docket:
50-458/86-07
Gulf States Utilities
ATTN: William J. Cahill, Jr.
Senior Vice President
River Bend Nuclear Group
P. O. Box 2951
Beaumont, Texas 77704
Gentlemen:
This forwards the report of the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance
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(SALP) for the River Bend Station. The SALP Board met on March 25, 1986, to
evaluate performance of the River Bend facility for the period January 1,1985,
through January 31, 1986. The performance analyses and resulting evaluations
are documented in the enclosed SALP Board Report.
The performance of your facility was evaluated in the selected functional areas
identified in Section IV of the enclosed SALP Board Report.
The overall performance of Gulf States Utilities at the River Bend Station
indicates a high level of dedication to nuclear safety and a high degree of
technical competence. The involvement of management in assuring quality and in
resolving technical issues with safety significance is a noteworthy strength.
We encourage your continued close attention to assure that the transition to
operations is carried out smoothly.
Two functional areas, Fire Protection and Startup Testing, were found to be in
Category 1.
There were three functional areas evaluated as Category 2; however,
this was based on limited data.
These three functional areas are Operations,
Training, and Emergency Preparedness. We believe that your performance was
generally strong enough in these areas that with only slight improvement, a
performance Category 1 could be achieved.
Your conplete and rapid reporting of
operating events and your generally thorough assessment of these events were of
particular note. We found that your performance in the functional area of
Licensing was strong throughout the period of licensing. You were assessed a
performance Category 2 in the functional area of Quality Assurance and Admini-
strative Controls, and the SALP Board noted some problems in this area. We are
concerned about the staffing in the auditing and quality surveillance groups and
in the difficulty associated with your assumption of design control activities
from the architect engineer. We believe that continued close management
involvement in resolving these problems is warranted.
Unless you specifically request it, a management meeting will not be scheduled
for this reporting period. Any request for a management meeting should be made
i priting within 10 d ys of receipt y f this report.
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Any comments which you may have regarding our evaluation of the performance of
your facility should be submitted to this office within 30 days of the date of
issuance of this SALP Board Report. Your comments, if submitted, and our
disposition of them, will be issued as appendices to the SALP Board Report.
Comments which you may submit are not subject to the clearance procedures of
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PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we shall be pleased to
discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
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Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
Appendix - SALP Board Report 50-458/86-07
with: Attachment 1 - Licensing Analysis
Attachment 2 - Licensing Supporting
Data and Summary
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Gulf States Utilities
ATTN:
J.- E. Booker, Manager-
Engineering, Nuclear
Fuels & Licensing
P. O. Box 2951
Beaumont, Texas 77704
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