ML20204G183

Advises of Insp Initiative Implemented for Operating Reactors to Evaluate Licensee Maint Performance,Both safety-related & Balance of Plant Against Existing Regulations,Industry Stds & Good Industry Practices

ML20204G183
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/13/1988
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Trevors G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
References
NUDOCS 8810240067
Download: ML20204G183 (2)

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Nebraska Public Power District. t ATTN: George A. Trevors Division Manager - Nuclear Support P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68601  :

Gentlemen:

This is to advise you of an inspection initiative that has been implemented NRC >

wide for a*1 operating reactcrs. Periodically, one or more subject areas  :

(e.g.,plantconfigurationcontrol, maintenance,emergencyoperating i procedures) will be selectef for specific team inspection emphasis 1n the ,

fundamental inspection program. ' Maintenance has been selected as an area of l emphasis t.y the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, after consultation  !

with the Regional Administrators, and with input from various NRC offices. i Maintenance team inspections will be scheduled at each of the region IV l facilities. within the next two years. l f

The purpose of the inspection is to evaluate each licensee's maintenance performance, both safety related and balance of plant, against existing  !

regulations, industry standards, and accepted' good fndustry practices. The inspection will address all aspects of maintenance r .cformance including '

preventive and corrective maintenance, its scheduli.ig, planning, performance.

parts acquisition, ar.d engineering support.  ;

To accomplish this task, Region IV has selected two team leaders and formed a i multidisciplined inspection team. The team leaders are Dennis L. Kelley and l Raymond P. Mullikin. The teams engineering discipline areas are: mechanical, i electrical, instrument / control, health physics, and management evaluation. }

l The inspections will consist of two on-site inspection weeks separated by a i week of off-site inspection. Several weeks prior to the inspection you will I receive a letter identifying the team members, specifying the schedule dates }

of the inspection, a request for specific information, and identifying a one or j two day site visit by the team leader to discuss in detail the scope of the  ;

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, Nebraska Public Power District If yoe have questions regarding this inspection the Ragion IV team leader designated for your site (Raymond Mullikin, 817/860-8250) will be pleased to answer your questions.

' Sincerely, D:Igind sw 4 s, L F Ih a h L. J. Callan, Director Division of Reactor Projects CC' Cooper Nuclear Station ,

ATTN: Guy Horn Division Manager of Nuclear Operations ,

P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 i Kansas Radiation Control Program Director Nebraska Radiation Control Program Director bec to DMB (IE-01) bec distrib. by RIV:

RRI R. D. Martin RA SectionChief(DRP/C) Lisa Shea, RM/ALF RPB-DRSS MIS System RIV File Project Engineer, DRP/C RSTS Operator W. Long, NRR Project Manager DRS DRP J. E. Gagliardo J. E. Gagliardo Reading File D. Kelley Raymond Mullikin A. Gody, NRR J. Roe, NRR

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