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Forwards Mgt Meeting Rept 50-293/86-41 on 861124.Concerns Re Slow Response to Findings & Weaknesses in Areas,Including Control of Worker Overtime,Fire Protection & Security Noted. Partial List of Startup Issues Encl
ML20207K453
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 12/31/1986
From: Kane W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Lydon J
BOSTON EDISON CO.
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See also: IR 05000293/1986041

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DEC 311988

Docket No. 50-293

Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear

ATTN: Mr. James M. Lydon

Chief Operating Officer

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Gentlemen: I

Subject: Management Meeting 50-293/86-41

We appreciated the opportunity to discuss your plans for program improvements

at Pilgrim and the status of current outage activities at the management

meeting on November 24, 1986. Our meeting report is attached.

We believe that the program changes you discussed, including the establishment

of an on-site systems engineering group and management structure changes, have

the potential to significantly improve your future performance. However, we are

concerned by the slow response to some NRC findings and weaknesses in areas

which were previously identified in our inspections and criticized during the

1985 Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP). These areas include

control of worker overtime, and the fire protection, security, and radiological

protection programs. As we indicated in our letter dated November 6, 1986, we

also do not believe that you are taking prompt action to resolve our concerns

in the surveillance test prngram. In addition, the number of licensed reactor

operators on shift is low and continues to decrease.

The NRC is looking for strong evidence of progress at Pilgrim prior to restart.

Current performance is still weak in several areas and needs significant im-

provement. We have summarized many of the issues we plan to review prior to

startup in Attachment 1 to this letter. The list is not all inclusive and we

expect that we will add more issues to it. We anticipate that you will factor

these issues into your restart plans. Our Senior Resident Inspector will dis-

cuss and further clarify these issues if you so desire. Further, you should ,

note that we plan to complete a SALP review prior to reaching a position

regarding the restart of the Pilgrim facility. Evaluation of your progress

in resolving the issues listed in Attachment I will be an integral part of

this SALP.

Consequently, please inform us in writing of your schedule for completion of

your corrr.ctive actions to address the items in Attachment 1. Further, please

advise us periodically of the status of your actions.on these items as well as

on the status of other startup issues that are subsequently identified.

The esponses described in this letter are not subject to the clearance

precedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Driginal Sisuaa;p

William Kane, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Attachment 1 - Partial List of Startup Issues

2. Attachment 2 - Management Meeting No. 50-293/86-41

cc w/ enc 1:

L. Oxsen, Vic.e President, Nuclear Operations

A. Pedersen, Station Manager

Paul Levy, Cnairman, Department of Public Utilities

Edward R. MacCormack, Senior Regulatory Affairs and Program Engineer

Chairman, Board of Selectmen

Plymouth Civil Defense Director

J. D. Keyes

The Honorable E. J. Markey

Senator Edward P. Kirby

The Honorable Peter V. Forman

Sharon Pollard

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room )LPOR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2)

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o enc 1)

Section Chief, DRP

W. Raymw:d, SRI, Vermont Yankee

T. Shediosky, SRI, Millstone 1&2

H. Eichenholz, SRI, Yankee

P. Leech, LPM, NRR

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Robert J. Bores, DRSS

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ATTACHMENT 1

Startup Issues

The following is a partial list of startup issues at Pilgrim as of November

24, 1986. Items are grouped according to SALP functional area.

1. OPERATIONS

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Low Number of Licensed Operators 1985 SALP,

86-06

Lack of Staff Support for Operations 1985 SALP,

Department 86-06

Worker Overtime _ Control 1985 SALP,

85-26,

85-25, 86-37

Unreadable Station Drawings 86-37

2. RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS

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A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Continuing Weakness in Followup to 86-07,

Problems 86-21,

3 86-29

Worker Attitude Towards Radiation 86-06

, Protection and Accountability

Implementation and QC of New 86-09

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Environmental TLD Program

Communication between the Health 86-06

. Physics Group and Other Licensee 86-19

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3. MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATIONS

A. Programmatic Con ~cerns Reference

Maintenance Supervisory Staffing 86-06

Vacancies

Limited Maintenance - Operations 86-29

Interface

Implementation of Maintenance 1985 SALP,

Planning Group (Backlog Disposition) 86-27

Formalization and Implementation 1985 SALP,

of Preventative Maintenance 85-28,

Program 85-30

B. Hardware

ATWS Recirculation MG Set 83-09, 85-03,

Field Breaker Failures 85-14, 86-21,

86-24

Breaker Setting and Coordination 86-14

Implications of the Loss of Safety

Bus B-10

Minimum Flow Protection for 86-14,

Residual Heat Removal Pumps 86-25

Cracked Welds and Loose Bolts 85-28,

in Low-Pressure ECCS Systems 86-29,

86-34

Core Spray Check Valve and MOV 86-29,

Problems 86-29,

86-34

Heat Damage to Primary 86-29

Containment Isolation System

Cabling

Secondary Containment Damper 85-21,

Failures 86-25

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Salt Service Water Piping Corrosion 86-34

Potential Corrosion of Primary 86-25

Containment Isolation Valves

Design Deficiency in Intermediate 86-25

Range Neutron Monitor Power Supply

Residual Heat Removal and Core Spray 86-21,

Pump Inspection Results 86-25, 86-34

, Design Deficiency in the Standby 86-21, 86-37

Gas Treatment System

Potential Concrete Wall Issue 86-31

Design Deficiency in the High 85-18,

Pressure Coolant Injection 85-30

Turbine Exhaust System

. Loose Wiring 86-14

Use of Fuses and Metal Links in 86-01,

Control Circuits 86-21,

86-25

Seismic Qualification of HCA Relays 86-37

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4. SURVEILLANCE

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Surveillance Scheduling Weaknesses 85-03,

86-21,

86-34

ECCS Test Adequacy 86-21,

Calibration and Testing of 86-25,

Protective Relays and Breakers 86-29

Control of Measuring and Test 86-14

Equipment

Local Leak Rate Test Program None

Administration

B. Hardware Issues

Recurring Local Leak Rate Test 86-21

Failures 86-25

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5. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Emergency Action Level Review 86-33

6. SECURITY AND SAFEGUARDS

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Continuing Weaknesses in 85-32,

Following Up on Problems 86-34,

86-37

Prioritization of Security 86-08, 86-28  ;

Maintenance 86-42

Termination of the Use of 86-08, 86-28

Long Term Compensatory Measures 86-42

7. FIRE PROTECTION

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

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Inadequate Fire Brigade Drills 86-21,

and Training 86-25, 86-36,

86-37, 86-38

Inadequate use of Corrective Action 86-25, 86-36

Program

Prioritization of Fire Protection 86-06, 86-36,

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B. Hardware Issues

Identification of Fire Barriers 83-06,

and Resolution of Penetration 86-21, 86-34,

Discrepancies 86-34

8. QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Weakness in Responding to QA Findings 1985 SALP,

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9. REFUELING AND OUTAGE MANAGEMENT

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Housekeeping Control 1985 SALP

B. Hardware Issues

Resolution of Inservice Inspection 86-34

NDE Indications on Safety Related

Piping and Loose Piping Supports

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10. LICENSING

A. Programmatic Concerns Reference

Technical Specification Changes to 1985 SALP,

Support Plant Startup 86-25,

86-29

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