ML20207F608
| ML20207F608 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1986 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20207F586 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-483-86-02, 50-483-86-2, NUDOCS 8701060155 | |
| Download: ML20207F608 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000483/1986002
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SALP 6
APPENDIX
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SALP BOARD REPORT
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
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SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE
50-483/86002
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Callaway Plant
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Summary of Meeting with Union Electric Company on September 24, 1986
The findings and conclusions of the SALP Board documented in Inspection
Report No. 50-483/86002 were discussed with the licensee on September 24,
1986, at the Westphal Holiday Inn Airport North in Bridgeton, Missouri.
The licensee's regulatory performance was presented and found acceptable
.in each functional area.
The following licensee and NRC personnel attended the meeting.
Union Electric Company
E. K. Dille, Executive Vice President
D. F. Schnell, Vice President-Nuclear
J. F. McLaughlin, Assistant to Vice President-Nuclear
R. J. Schukai, General Manager, Nuclear Engineering
S. E. Miltenberger, General Manager, Nuclear Operations
A. P. Neuhalfen, Manager, Quality Assurance
G. L. Randolph, Manger, Callaway Plant
C. D. Naslund, Manager, Operations Support
D. W. Capone, Manager, Nuclear Engineering
M. A. Stiller, Manager, Nuclear Safety & Emergency Preparedness
R. A. McAleenan, Manager, Public Relations
J. D. Blosser, Assistant Manager, Operations & Maintenance
J. R. Peevy, Assistant Manager, Technical Services
W. H. Weber, Advisor to General Manager, Quality Systems
J. R. Veatch, Superintendent, Quality Assurance
A. C. Passwater, Superintendent, Licensing
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
J. G. Keppler, Regional Administrator, RIII
R. F. Warnick, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1
W. L. Forney, Chief, Reactor Projects, Section 1A
R. M. Lerch, Project Inspector, Callaway
T. W. Alexion, Project Manager, Licensing Branch 1
B. H. Little, Senior Resident Inspector, Callaway
C. H. Brown, Resident Inspector, Callaway
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Comments Received from Licensee
By letter dated October 24, 1986, the licensee provided written comments
on the SALP Report in which they expressed a need to clearly identify
the RERP activations as drills, not actual emergency events.
Additionally, the licensee identified actions to be taken to strengthen
licensing activities.
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Regional Administrator's Conclusions Base'd on Consideration of Licensee
Comments
In evaluating the overall operational and regulatory performance of the
newer plants, Callaway is rated as one of.the better performers. 'The
actions initiated in recent months by the licensee in response to
weaknesses identified in the SALP report should result in overall
improvements for the next assessment period.
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The Emergency Preparedness Required Reading
Procedure has been revised to make the supervisor accountab e
for assuring that the procedure is adhered to by those wi
emergency preparedness responsibilities.
The training p gram
is well defined and implemented with dedicated resour e and
a means for feedback experience.
Two activations of the Callaway Radiological
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Plan (RERP) were identified during this SALP-6
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events were categorized correctly and proper
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made in a timely manner to State, local agen
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control room
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this aspect of communications has improved
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SALP period.
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Conclusion
The licensee is rated Category 2 i
s area.
Licensee
performance was determined to be impr ving near the close
of the assessment period.
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for the last SALP
was Category 2.
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Board Recommendations
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Security
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One routine ins
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period.
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of security activities assessing routine program implementation
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and providing initial response to security events.
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violation was ide'ntified as follows:
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Severity Level IV - The licensee failed to have a fully
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adequate barrier from the owner controlled area to the
protected area.
(Inspection Report No. 50-483/86005)
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During the' assessment period, the region received allegations
of secur,ity improprieties and communicated telephone threats
to the,, plant.
The allegations were not substantiai.ed.
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licensee's investigative actions and increased security
measu'res pertaining to the security related telephone threats
wer,s comprehensive, timely, and adequately reported, although
initial evaluation of the significance and reaction to the very
firsteventrequiredregionalmanagementdiscussionswiththe
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Procedure has been revised to make the supervisor accountable
for assuring-that the procedure is adhered to by those with
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emergency preparedness responsibilities. The training program-
is well defined and' implemented with dedicated resources and-
a means for feedback experience.
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Two activation drills of the Callaway Radiological Emergency
Response Plan (RERP) were identified during this SALP-6 period.
Both events.were categorized correctly and proper notifications
were made in'a timely manner to State, local agencies,.and the
NRC. With the addition of the ring down phone in the control
room and emphasis on correctly completing the notification form,
this aspect of communications has improved from the previous
SALP period.
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Conclusion
The licensee is rated Category 2 in this area. Licensee
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performance was determined to be improving near the close
of the assessment period. The rating for the last SALP
was Category 2.
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Board Recommendations
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One routine inspection and one reactive inspection were
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conducted by regional based inspectors during this assessment
period. The' resident inspectors also made periodic inspections
of security activities assessing routine program implementation
and providing initial response'to security events. 'One
violation was identified as follows:
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Severity Level IV - The licensee failed to have a ful_ly
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adequate barrier from the owner controlled area to the
protected area.
(Inspection Report'No. 50-483/86005)
During the assessment period, the region received allegations
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of security improprieties and communicated telephone threats
to the plant. The allegations were not substantiated. The
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licensee's investigative actions and increased security
measures pertaining to the security related telephone threats
were comprehensive, timely, and adequately reported, although
initial evaluation of the significance and reaction to the very
first event required regional management discussions with the
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security organization.
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Donald F. Schnell
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Mr. James G. Keppler, Regional Administrator
U.S. Nuclear-Regulatory Commission'
Region III
799 Roosevelt Road
Glen Ellyn, IL
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Dear Mr. Keppler:
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SALP 6 REPORT (50-483/86002)
UNION ELECTRIC COMMENTS
This responds to your letter dated September 11, 1986
which transmitted the SALP 6 Board Report for Callaway Plant
covering the period June 1,
1985 through May 31, 1986.
None of the material in this response is considered
proprietary.
We appreciate the favorable comments expressed in the
report and in our discussions on September 24.
At the~same
time, we acknowledge those areas of the report which identify
opportunities for improvement.
Concerning-the functional area of Licensing, UE
personnel met with the NRC Licensing Project Manager for
Callaway on October 9.
The intent of the meeting was to better
understand the Commission's basis for the decline of our
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Licensing rating from a 1 to a 2 and to identify actions which
could assist in restoring the more favorable rating.
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improve communications with the NRC as follows:
1) more
frequent reviews of the status of current licensing topics;
2) more frequent face-to-face meetings between UE Licensing
management and the NRC Project management; and
3) identification of the specific UE_ Licensing Engineer
assigned to each licensing topic.
These engineers can be
utilized as secondary contacts when the primary contact (UE's
Licensing Supervisor) is unavailable.
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 149. St. Louis. MO 63166
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October 24, 1986
On page 17 of the report, in the first full
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paragraph, we suggest that the word " activations" be replaced
with " activation drills".
This would clearly identify the RERP
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activations as drills, not actual emergency events.
Again, we appreciate the opportunity to discuss the
SALP 6 findings with you, the members of your Region III staff,
and the representative from NRR.
I believe such interactions
contribute measurably to our mutual goal:
the continued safe,
efficient operation of Callaway Plant.
Very truly yours,
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Donald F. Schnell
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cc:
C. W. Hehl, NRC Region III Divirion of Projects
and Residents Chief
W. L. Forney, NRC Region III
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Paul O' Conner, NRC Licensing Project Manager
NRC Resident Inspectors (2)
Manager, Electric Department,
Missouri Public Service Commission
Gerald Charnoff (Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge)
N.A. Petrick, SNUPPS
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