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Forwards Corrected SALP Board Repts 50-266/86-01 & 50-301/86-01 for Oct 1984 - Mar 1986.Based on Reevaluation of Assessment of Fire Protection & Housekeeping Category 2 Rating,Rating Appropriate.Listed Inaccuracies Considered
	ML20214G013
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Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	11/17/1986
From:	James Keppler; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Fay C; WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
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ML20214G014	List: IR 05000266/1986001; ML20214G013; ML20214G086;
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Docket No. 50-266

Docket No. 50-301

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

ATTN: Mr. C. W. Fay

Vice President

Nuclear Power Department

231 West Michigan, Room 308

Milwaukee, WI 53201

Gentlemen:

This refers to the NRC's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP 5)

Report for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, our meeting of July 18, 1986,

which discussed in detail the contents of the report, and your written

comments dated August 15, 1986, relative to the report.

Based on our discussions during the meeting with you on July 18, 1986, and as

further amplified in your letter of response, we have re-evaluated our

assessment of the Fire Protection and Housekeeping Category 2 rating. We have

also considered the nine instances of noted " inaccuracies" detailed in your

letter. Certain portions of the SALP board report have been modified as

described in the attached errata sheet and corrected pages are included herein

to update your copy of the SALP report. Our comments and conclusions

regarding your response are discussed below.

Fire Protection and Housekeeping: Your assessment of the positive attributes

in the SALP report is correct. Your assessment, that the only negative factor

relating to failure to complete several Appendix R modifications does not

properly fall under this category, is not entirely correct. We believe that

failure to request a schedular exemption is a licensing matter and as you

noted this was also mentioned on page 25 under the Licensing Performance

category. We believe that failure to complete the required modifications,

with the one exception of the lack of availability of conduit for the charging

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modifications were submitted October 26, 1983, and the effective date of your

! exemption was July 3,1985, with a modification completion date of April 3,

l 1986. As noted by the level of work activity on these modifications, significant

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management attention was not given to these modifications until approximately

2 months prior to their required completion date. The fact that these

modifications were completed within a month after the due date indicates that

increased management attention and more effective scheduling could have

prevented the due date from being exceeded.

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The area of housekeeping was not elaborated on in the SALP report. However,

on at least 2 occasions during the rating period, tours of the site by Region

III management personnel resulted in negative comments in this area. Although

it was pointed out at the SALP board meeting that these were " snapshot"

observations and not indicative of the overall licensee performance in this

area, these comments were factored into the final category rating.

As a result of these matters, we conclude that the Category 2 rating was

appropriate.

With regard to the nine instances of noted " inaccuracies" detailed in your

letter we offer the following comments:

1. We concur with your comment and will modify the report to substitute

the word " implemented" for " initiated," and " radiation control operator"

for " professional."

2. We concur with your editorial corrections.

3. We acknowledge your concerns with regard to backfitting.

4. We agree on the content of your commitment for reporting and will change

the wording of the report. Your comments on the second event are duly

noted here and in previous discussions with NRC management. Your comment

regarding a possible inaccurate inference with respect to the closure of

the main steam isolation valves is noted. However, the statement is

technically correct ard will stand.

5. The reference to "cona nity college" will be changed to " technical

institute".

6. Your noted editorial error will be corrected by replacing the word "all"

with " appropriate".

7. Yonr understanding that the issue is now closed is correct. However, the

close-out inspection was done after the SALP period. Therefore, the

paragraph is technically correct.

8. It appears that there is a misunderstanding on the emergency procedure

issue with regard to manual operation of limitorque motor-operated

valves. While we acknowledge your letter of February 14, 1986, and the

fact that operators are trained in the local operation of MOV's, the

issue at the time of the special EQ inspection was whether or not written

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procedures for manual operation should be included as part of your E0P's.

'At the time of the writing of the SALP report, you did not have written

procedures included in your E0P's for the manual operation of M0V's. The

statement is therefore correct and will not be deleted.

9. The word " plants" will be changes to " plant."

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter with the

referenced attachments will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

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

basis of conclusions reached by NRC, or if you need clarification on the

changes made to the SALP report, please let us now and we will be pleased to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

James G. Keppler

Regional Administrator

Attachments:

1. Appendix to SALP V Board Reports

No. 50-266/86001;

No. 50-301/86001

2. Errata Sheet

3. Corrected Page(s) to Report

4. Licensee's response to SALP 5,

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J. J. Zach, Plant Manager

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R. Hague, SRI Pt Beach

Licensing Fee Management Branch

John J. Duffy, Chief

Boiler Section

Ness Flores, Chairperson

Wisconsin Public Service

Commission

J. M. Taylor, Director, IE

H. R. Denton, Director, NRR

Regional Administrators

RI, RII, RIV, RV

L. W. Zech, Chairman

J. K. Asselstine, Commissioner

F. M. Bernthal, Commissioner

T. M. Roberts, Commissioner

K. W. Carr, Commissioner

T. Colburn, NRR, Project Manager

G. Lear, Project Director, NRR

H. L. Thompson, NRR

J. Axelrad, IE

M. R. Johnson, IE SALP Coordinator

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