ML20210A671
| ML20210A671 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1987 |
| From: | Rivenbark G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8702060516 | |
| Download: ML20210A671 (8) | |
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8 FEB 1987 Dockets Nos. 50-321/366 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Daniel R. Muller, Director BWR Project Directorate #2 Division of BWR Licensing FROM:
George Rivenbark, Project Manager BWR Project Directorate #2 Division of BWR Licensing
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING WITH GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, HATCH, UNITS 1 AND 2 A meeting with representatives of Georgia Power Company (GPC) (L. Gucwa and J.
Heidt) and personnel from the NRC (D. Muller and G. Rivenbark) was held at the NRC's offices in Bethesda, Maryland, on January 7,1987. GPC representatives briefed the staff on the positive programs and results that it has implemented and accomplished related to the Hatch plant principally over the past year.
The charts used in this briefing are enclosed. The meeting was requested by GPC so that it could refresh the staff's memory and provide new information on positive actions taken to improve operation of Hatch prior to the staffs preparation of its " Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance" report.
l Possible schedules for the next Unit I refueling outage were discussed. GPC indicated that while early April appears to the current schedule, it may be decided to continue operation until June 1, 1987. The submittals requiring staff review and approval prior to restart of Unit 1 following the outage (and for which approval prior to shutdown would be desirable) were discussed. GPC indicated that only two such submittals are forseen as certain, one on ATWS modifications and the other on its intergranular stress corrosion cracking inspection program for Unit 1.
It also suggested that it might need to request Technical Specification changes related to performing the hydro test if it's current requests related to this area are not approved by the ASME Code Committee.
1 Bridlutalped97 George Rivenbark, Project Manager BWR Project Directorate #2 Division of BWR Licensing
Enclosure:
DISTRIBUTION As stated
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Mr. J. P. O'Reilly Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Georgia Power Company Units Nos. I and 2 cc:
Bruce W. Chruchill, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20037 Mr. L. T. Gucwa Engineering Department Georgia Power Company Post Office Box 4545 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. H. C. Nix, Jr., General Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Georgia Power Company Post Office Box 442 Baxley, Georgia 31513 Mr. Louis B. Long Southern Company Services, Inc.
Pcst Office Box 2625 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 1, Post Office Box 279 Baxley, Georgia 31513 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Charles H. Badger Office of Planning and Budget Room 610 270 Washington Street, S.W.
l Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. J. Leonard Ledbetter, Commissioner Department of Natural Resources 270 Washington Street, N.W.
l Atlanta, Georgia 30334 l
Chairman l
Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse Baxley, Georgia 31513 i
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i PLANT HATCH PROGRAMS 1.
MAJOR CORPORATE AND PLANT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION CHANGES
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CORPORATE ADDED NEW CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS INDEPENDENT SAFETY EVALUATION GROUP SECURITY MAINTENANCE STRENGTHENED EXISTING FUNCTIONS TRAINING LICENSING ENGINEERING AND RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY EMERGENCY PLANNING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SAFETY REVIEW BOARD
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SITE VICE PRESIDENT ON SITE PLANT MANAGER FUNCTION REDEFINED PLANT SUPPORT MANAGER FUNCTION CREATED 1
NUCLEAR SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE ELEVATED' PLANT TRAINING AND ONSITE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ELEVATED 2.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION
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BEST INTEGRATED PROGRAM NRC AUDITORS HAD SEEN l
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DEDICATED ORGANIZATION
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LIVING PROGRAM l
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FIRE PROTECTION / APPENDIX R
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DEDICATED ORGANIZATION NRC AUDIT RESULTED IN NO VIOLATIONS AND ONLY ONE IFI
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GPC COMMENDED ON OVERALL PROGRAM INTEGRATED INTO EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES
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LIVING PROGRAM
e PLANT HATCH PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) 4.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING CHANGE
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COMPREHENSIVE IN-HOUSE PROGRAM 5.
APPENDIX J
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CONTAINMENT ORGANIZATION
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INSTIGATED FORMATION OF BWROG SUBCOMMITTEE
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LEAD PLANT FOR DELETION OF TABLES 6.
SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM
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HARDWIRED PARAMETERS ONE OF THREE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY BASED ON NRC AUDITS
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OPERATOR TRAINING COMPLETE 7.
EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES ACRS AND NRR PRESENTATION RECEIVED POSITIVE NRC STAFF
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FEEDBACK APPENDIX R AND SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY INTEGRATED
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FULLY IMPLEMENTED 8.
PROCEDURE UPGRADE PROGRAM
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PRESENT PROCEDURES EQUAL TO INDUSTRY
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AVERAGE
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FORMAT AND CONTENT BASED ON INDUSTRY REVIEW
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APPR0XIMATELY 5000 PROCEDURES INVOLVED
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COMPREHENSIVE UPGRADE INCLUDES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, VENDOR MANUALS, COMMITMENTS MATRIX
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DEDICATED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION
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LIVING DOCUMENT 9.
FSAR UPDATE PROGRAM ORIGINAL UPDATE COMPLETED BY GE, BECHTEL, SOUTHERN
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SERVICES, INC., AND GEORGIA POWER
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CHANGES SUBJECT TO MULTI PARTY REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES SUBJECT TO MULTI PARTY REVIEW AS PART
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0F CONFIGURATION CONTROL PROGRAM i
s PLANT HATCH PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) 10.
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ONE OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS IN INDUSTRY
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COMPREHENSIVE TESTING PROGRAM
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STRICT COMPLIANCE ENFORCED 11.
MAINTENANCE
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TRAINING FACILITIES AMONG BEST IN INDUSTRY
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THREE SHIFT COVERAGE AGGRESSIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE
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LP TURBINE ROTOR REPLACEMENT LIVE LOAD PACKING FOR VALVES REPLACEMENT OF SELECTED VALVES ENHANCED SPARE PARTS STOCXING ENHANCED TRAINING AND PROCEDURES RECENT NRC AND INPO AUDITS RESULTED IN NO VIOLATIONS
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12.
TRAINING
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OPERATIONS TRAINING SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE OF ON-SHIFT OPERATOR'S THROUGH ACCELERATED REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM.
PARTICIPATED IN AN NRC REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM PILOT - HATCH REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM NOW ENJ0YS REPUTATION AS BEING ONE OF THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY i
PASS RATE ON NRC ADMINISTERED EXAMINATIONS EXEMPLARY - 20 0F 21 PASSED = 95%
ALL OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE INP0 ACCREDITED HATCH SIMULATOR HAS OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR FIDELITY.
EVALUATED AMONG BEST IN NATION BY INP0 AND NRC l
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MAINTENANCE TRAINING FACILITIES REPEATEDLY EVALUATED AMONG THE BEST IN INDUSTRY - EVALUATION WAS BY NRC AFTER JULY -
AUGUST TEAM VISIT
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HEALTH PHYSICS / CHEMISTRY TRAINING l
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PLANT HATCH PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)
ALL PROGRAMS FULLY ACCREDITED BY INPO TRAINING FACILITIES DESCRIBED BY INP0 AS BEING AMONG THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY 96% of HP/ CHEM TECHNICIANS HAVE COMPLETED THE ACADEMIC PHASE OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO NRC, INPO, or QA FINDINGS 13.
SECURITY
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INTEGRATED INTO CORPORATE ORGANIZATION
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STAFFING STRENGTHENED
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ESTABLISHED SECURITY SPECIALTY GROUPS
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UPGRADED SEVERAL SYSTEMS PERIMETER ALARM SECURITY COMPUTER SYSTEM
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ON SITE REGULATORY EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW TEAM EVALUATION COMPLETED WITH POSITIVE RESULTS 14.
QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CONCERNS PROGRAM AT V0GTLE
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RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF BEST IN COUNTRY.
SAME PROGRAM EXISTS FOR HATCH
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ONE OF LARGEST MOST THOROUGH STAFFS IN COUNTRY 15.
INTERGRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACKING
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UNIT 2 PIPING REPLACEMENT
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UNIT 1 FULL INSPECTION / MITIGATION
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HYDROGEN WATER CHEMISTRY BEING IMPLEMENTED 16.
NSSS VENDOR INVOLVEMENT
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COMMITMENT TO VENDOR INYOLVEMENT FOR ORIGINAL SCOPE OF SUPPLY RESIDENT GE AND WESTINGHOUSE ENGINEERS IN LICENSING
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CONFIGURATION CONTROL PROGRAM AT VENDORS HEADQUARTERS
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INDEPENDENT DESIGN REVIEW AND SAFETY EVALUATIONS
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TIED INTO GE OPERATIONS ENGINEERS NETWORK
I PLANT HATCH PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) 17.
CONTRACTOR REDUCTION
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KEEP WITH ORIGINAL DESIGNERS / CONSTRUCTORS
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MORE DIRECT GPC INVOLVEMENT
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STAFF WITH HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS 18.
ENGINEERING STRENGTH
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OVER 500 ENGINEERS ASSIGNED TO HATCH
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AVERAGE EXPERIENCE INCREASING
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REPLACEMENT CRITERIA EXTREMELY STRINGENT QUALIFICATIONS SCREENING 19.
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OVER 8 MILLION MANHOURS WITHOUT LOST TIME ACCIDENT
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BEST RECORD IN US FOR ALL INDUSTRIES INDICATIVE OF ATTENTION PAID TO SAFETY AND DETAIL
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20.
EMERGENCY PLANNING
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EXCELLENT FACILITIES IN EXISTENCE, IMPROVED FACILITIES BEING IMPLEMENTED
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DEDICATED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
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ONGOING TRAINING DESIRE BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO BE INVOLVED
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HIGH MARKS FOR DRILLS 21.
RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING
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STRICT CONTROLS
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ADVANCE WORK PLANNING LOW EXPOSURE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING MAJOR OUTAGE WORK
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PIPE REPLACEMENT UNIT 2 FULL INSPECTION / MITIGATION UNIT 1
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25-30% REDUCTION IN RADWASTE IN-HOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL /TLD MONITORING
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s PLANT HATCH PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) 22.
REWIND PROGRAM FOR CLASS IE MOTORS
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MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS SEISMIC ENVIRONMENTAL
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BEING USED BY OTHER UTILITIES
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INTEREST EXPRESSED BY OTHER UTILITIES 23.
REPORTING QUANTITY AND DETAIL OF PROCEDURES INCREASES NUMBERS
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS LEVEL OF DETAIL INCREASES REPORTS
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LOW THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING 24.
NONCONFORMANCES MINIMAL NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIAL NONCONFORMANCES LAST YEAR
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MOST NONCONFORMANCES DUE TO LEVEL OF DETAIL QUANTITY AND LEVEL OF DETAIL OF PROCEDURES LEVEL OF DETAIL OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MAJOR FOCUS ON MINOR ITEMS DUE TO DILIGENT GPC QUALITY
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ASSURANCE
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