ML20207G052
| ML20207G052 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1999 |
| From: | Vietticook A NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Travers W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 SECY-99-010-C, SECY-99-10-C, NUDOCS 9903110401 | |
| Download: ML20207G052 (2) | |
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- ...j smum March 9,1999 MEMORANDUM TOi William D. Travers Executive Director for Operations,
Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary 4,M FROM:
SUBJECT:
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY-99-010 - CLOSURE OF ORDER REQUIRING INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY OVERSIGHT OF NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION OF THE MILLSTONE STATION EMPLOYEES' SAFETY CONCERNS 1
The Commission has approvcd the staff's recommendation to close the Order associated with third-party oversight of Northeast Nuclear Energy Company's efforts to improve performance in the Employee Concems Program (ECP) and Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE) at Millstone.
i The Commission believes that the staff must continue to be vigilant in its efforts to monitor the L
licensee's performance in the areas of ECP and SCWE so that any decline in performance is detected in its early stages. As discussed in the February 19,1999 SRM associated with the Millstone briefing, the staff should provide the Commission with its future plans to monitor and assess performance in the areas of ECP and SCWE at Millstone, including the criteria that will be utilized to determine if increased regulatory actions are warranted. The plan should provide for periodic assessments until ongoing organizational changes, the pending restart of unit 2, and
. continuing efforts to further improve the ECP/SCWE at Millstone have been successfully completed. The third-party audit reports which the licensee has indicated will be performed, should also be provided to the Commission as they are made available.- The staff should
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et Millstone and promptly inform the Commission if a decline in performance is detected in these
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(SECY Suspense:
5/28/99)
[)@'3 in the cover letter to the licensee (Attachment 4 of SECY-99-010), the staff should reconfirm that licensee management intends to perform independent, third-party audits of the SCWE and ECP l
at Millstone until the " fragility" in the various programs that make up the SCWE is remedied.
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