ML20209H587

Recommends Consideration of Listed Actions to Insure Proper Licensee Vendor Info Distribution.Vendor Interface & NRC Program Vendor Insp Program Changes Recommended Due to Westinghouse & Util Confusion Re Reactor Trip Breaker Maint

ML20209H587
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	05/23/1983
From:	Starostecki R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Jay Collins, Mattson R, Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Roger J. Mattson, Director, Division of System Integration, NRR James M. Taylor, Director, Division of Reactor Program, OIE John T. Collins, Regional Administrator, Region IV FROM: Richard W. Starostecki, Director, Division of Project and Resident Programs, Region I

SUBJECT:

GENERIC ISSUE OF VENDOR INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION Because of the uncertainty of whether the licensee, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), had received certain information from Westinghouse Elec-tric Company pertinent to the maintenance of reactor trip breakers (DB-50) and relative to the recent failures at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, the OI Region I Field Office was requested to assist us in the matter. A copy of their Assist to Inspection Report is enclosed as Attachment 1. While their ef-fort resulted in no firm conclusions, it appears unlikely that the appropriate individual (s) in PSE&G received the information at the time of issuance or be-tween then and late February, 1983.

The issue of vendor information distribution and assurance of receipt and pro-per disposition by licensee's is one of great importance (as evidenced by the Salem ATWS events). It is also a large task that requires close initial and continuing interface between vendors and licensees and should receive scrutiny by periodic NRC inspection of both licensees' and vendors' program implementa-tion.

It is not clear from a reading of the recommended generic actions (Mattson memo to Denton et al, dated April 27,1983) that the required actions developed by the Salem Generic Implications Task Force will achieve the expected goal. The reason for this is the diversity of programs which probably will be established by licensees and vendors. Additionally, the requirement for lists of vendor technical information, and the technical information itself, to be available on site for NRC inspection will not provide assurance that the list is complete at all times and could involve considerable inspection time for comparison.

In light of this, we recommend that the following additional actions be consi-l dered:

A. Intermediate Term Actions To Be Taken By Licensees (3) Vendor Interface Require licensee to implement a system of positive feedback with their vendors for mailings containing technical information.

This could be accomplished by licensee acknowledgement for re-ceipt of technical mailings and would require vendors to enno-tate receipt by licensees on the vendor's distribution ist.

Explore with INP0 their role as a clearing house for distribu-tion of vendor technical information with a positive feedback mechanism to ensure licensee receipt.

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. 1. .. , MAY 2 31%3 B. Staff Program Changes (6) Vendor Inspection Include in Vendor Inspection Program, review of vendor compli- l ance to licensee required information handling systems. Include in resident / regional inspection program, review of lic-ensee implementation of its information handling system. If you have any questions on these recommendations, please call. Original Signed BYt Richard W. Starostecki, Directo Division of Project and Resident Programs

Enclosure:

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