ML20212D188

Forwards Insp Rept 50-267/86-31 on 861117-21.No Violations or Deviations Noted

ML20212D188
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Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	12/19/1986
From:	Johnson E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Robert Williams PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
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In Reply Refer To:

. Docket: 50-267/86-31

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Public Service Company of Colorado

ATTN: Robert 0. Williams,-Jr.

Vice President, Nuclear Operations

P. O. Box 840

Denver, Colorado 80201-0840 .

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. J. E. Gagliardo, J. P. Jaudon,

L. A. Yandell, D. J. Sullivan, and D. L. DuBois of the NRC during the period {

November 17-21, 1986, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License DPR-34

for the Fort St. :Vrain Generating Station, and to discussion of our findings

with you and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

The area examined during the inspection cover the effectiveness of your

management initiatives and charges to enhance performance. The inspection

consisted of extensive interviews of performance level personnel and first-line w

supervisors. The inspection findings are documented in the enclosed inspection

report.

The nature of this inspection was a special assessment of the attitudes and

perceptions of your employees in order to evaluate the depth to which the

management changes and initiatives you have initiated have penetrated throughout

the organization. The findings of this inspection are noteworthy because of the

excellent attitude identified in the personnel associated with the operation and

maintenance of the Fort St. Vrain facility. The effect of your management

initiatives to enhance personnel performance appear to have been successful, but

the inspection findings also indicate that you should continue your vigorous

efforts to implement fully these initiatives.

Within the scope of this inspection, no violations or deviations were identified.

A written response to this report is not required, but we will continue to

monitor your progress in implementing your performance improvement efforts. We

will, in particular, closely monitor your efforts relating to the concerns

identified in this report.

During the course of the interviews, we promised to provide the interviewees

with a copy of this report. We have enclosed an addressed envelope with a

copy of the report for each of the people interviewed. Please put these

reports into your internal mail system.

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we shall be pleased

to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

Orir,inal Signed By

E. H. Jchncon

E. H. Johnson, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

and Projects

Enclosure:

Appendix - NRC Inspection Report

50-267/86-31

cc w/ enclosure:

J. W. Gahm, Manager, Nuclear

Production Division

Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station

16805 WCR 19

Platteville, Colorado 80651

P. Tomlinson, Manager, Quality

Assurance Division

(sams address)

PSC (for interviewees) - 100 copies

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Colorado Radiation Control Program Director

Colorado Public Utilities Commission

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