ML20207T461

Responds to Util 861120 Comments on 861016 SALP Board Repts 50-348/86-14 & 50-364/86-14.Conflicting Conclusions Re Quality of licensee-conducted Audits in Area of Health Physics Do Not Exist.Errata to Repts Encl

ML20207T461
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	02/25/1987
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20207T462	List: ML20207T461 ML20207T494
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 8703240041
Download: ML20207T461 (2)

See also: IR 05000348/1986014

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February 25, 1987

Docket Nos.- 50-348, 50-364

License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8

Alabama Power Company

pATTN: Mr. R. P. Mcdonald

Senior Vice President

P. O. Box 2641

Birmingham, AL 35291-0400

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE, REPORT NOS. 50-348/86-14

AND 50-364/86-14

This refers to the NRC's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP)

Board Report for your Farley facility which was sent to you on October 16, 1986;

our meeting of October 21, 1986, at which we discussed this report; and your

written comments dated November 20, 1986, relative to the report.

We have reviewed your written comments as discussed below:

Comment 1

Alabama Power Company (APC) stated that the SALP Board Report had conflicting

conclusions concerning the quality of licensee-conducted audits in the

area of health physics. APC also indicated that statements in the report

concerning the qualifications of the on-site audit staff were in error.

The audits performed by the corporate staff discussed in Page 7 of the SALP

l Board Report referred to audits performed by the corporate health physics

l and chemistry staff rather than your quality assurance staff. We believe

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the statement on page 19 of the SALP Board Report concerning the technical

expertise of the safety audit and engineering group (SAEG) in this area

of health physics is correct. However, there is a distinct difference

between the " corporate staff" and your on-site SAEG. With the possible

exception of the one individual who has had some formal training in health

physics, the remainder of the SAEG had insufficient experience to perform a

meaningful audit of your radiation protection program. During an inspection

(50-348/86-09; 50-364/86-09), the plant manager acknowledged this fact and

indicated that personnel with health physics experience would be assigned to

l the SAEG to perform audits of the health physics area. Therefore, we do not

believe there is conflicting conclusions in the SALP Board Report.

l Comment 2

APC questioned that any of the " apparent" violations identified in the

Training and Qualification Effectiveness were actual violations, and that

upgrading or clarifying actions have been completed in all cases. APC

recommended that reference to the " apparent" violations and unresolved items

in this area be deleted from the SALP report.

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We concur with you that APC has taken the appropriate corrective actions and

the eight unresolved items and three additional inspector follow-up items

were closed as documented in IE Report No. 50-348/86-24. No violations were

issued for these items. However, the staff finds insufficient reason to

delete reference to these unresolved items from the SALP report. The SALP

Evaluation Criteria (see NRC Chapter 0516, Part II) states, in part, "It is

emphasized that all available information should be analyzed by the SALP

Board, and its significance, whether it be positive or negative, should be

weighted." Our review indicates the nine (corrected in this transmittal to

eight) unresolved items were adequately identified and summarized in the

SALP Board Report.

The enclosed Appendix incorporates the changes discussed and provides the errata

for the final approved version of the SALP Board Report.

No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions

concerning these matters, I will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

Original Signed by

M. L. Ernst /for

J. Nelson Grace

Regional Administrator

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i Enclosure:

Appendix to APC Farley Facility

SALP Board Report Nos. 50-348/86-14;

50-364/86-14 (Dated Oct. 16, 1986)

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