ML20234C895
| ML20234C895 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1987 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Joseph Austin PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8709210450 | |
| Download: ML20234C895 (4) | |
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Do*c*ket Nos. 50-277
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50-278 Philadelphia Electric Company ATTN: Mr. J. H. Austin i
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania' IO RI Gentlemen:
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Review of' Peach Bottom Commitment to Excellence Action Plan L
On August 26, 1987, we met.with you in Bethesda -Maryland to discuss your.
Commitment to Excellence Action Plan and our questions on the-plan which were.
forwarded to you by our August 28, 1987 letter.
The purpose of-the meeting was to obtain a clear understanding of how the actions you propose. to complete-prior to the restart of tne Peach Bottom plants will! address and correct the root causes of the problem which resulted in the shutdown order.of March 31, 1987.
As a result of our meeting, it is not clear to us that you have fully examined:
the potential root causes of the problems ~to insure that those actions.iden-tified by your plan are comprehensive.
In addition' you should provide a clear nexus between the root causes, the criteria for categorizing plan,_and the assurance that completion of Category 1 tasks w.the tasks.in the ill fully address the root causes ~and correct the problems prior to restart. - The need for such an explanation' was particularly evident when you were unable to provide a con-vincing basis to establish that the tasks identified in questions 1-1.L1-2, 1-3,1-5,.1-6 and 1-10 of our August 24 request for additional information, should not be completed prior to restart.
Our August 26, 1987 meeting was the first in a series of meetings between your staff and our Peach Bottom Restart Review Panel'necessary for the NRC to fully.
understand and assess the adequacy of your plan. We expect that the next meeting with the panel will be at the Peach Bottom site to discuss the results-of our review of your response to our August 24, 1987 requests for additional information,-and the additional requests which are attached to this letter..
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The.information in Section 2 need not be submitted at this time,-but should be:
a made:available for the staff's review before our onsite assessment of_ your L
operator. attitude and performance training program currently scheduled for the:
week'of September 21, 1987. Please advise us.of your schedule to provide ~ the-requested information so that we_ can effectively plan for our review and the.
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1 We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
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William T. Russell l
Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/enci Mr. J. W. Gallagher, Vice President, Nuclear Operations
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Dickinson M. Smith, Manager, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station l
John S. Kemper, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Production Thomas S., Shaw, Jr., Vice President, Production Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esquire l
W. H. Hirst, Director, Jo. int Generation Projects Department,
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l Atlantic Electric G. Leitch, Nuclear Generation Manager Eugene J. Bradley, Esquire, Assistant General Counsel (Without Report) l Raymond L. Hovis, Esquire Thomas Magette, Power Plant Siting, Nuclear Evaluations 1
W. M. Alden, Engineer in Charge, Licensing Section j
Doris Poulsen, Secretary of Harford County Council Public Document Room (POR) l Local Public Document Room (LPOR) i Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) l NRC Resident Inspector Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1
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Commitment to Excellence Action Plan Questions Request for Additional Information Section 1 Question No.
Plan Section Question 1-27 3.2 Describe the process by which Philadelphia Electric Company i
established that the list of root causes is complete.
In particular, explain why the need for a third party to identify problems like operator inattentiveness as previously indicated in the l
NRC Region I letter of.
i September 2, 1986 forwarding our diagnostic inspection report was not characterized as a root cause.
1 1-28 3.2 Explain the nexus between the 4
4.5.5 root causes of the operator 5.1 to 5.5 inattentiveness problems,
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the criteria categorizing the tasks in the plan, and j
the assurance that completion of Category 1 tasks will fully address and correct the problems prior to restart.
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i 1-29 4.5.5 Explain why it is not necessary to assess the i
extent to which Category 2 I
and 3 tasks have been f
completed prior to restart.
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COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE ACTION PLAN QUESTIONS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION 2
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Section Information Requested 2-19 Provide all interview protocols or survey forms used by:
l 1.0 RHR (Page'3 PBCTE Action Plan) j 1
2.3.4 MAC (6 sets /page 2 PBCTE Action Plan) 3.4.2 Plant Manager i
2-20 3.1 Provide pre-'and post-training testing data of operators.
(Page 3-2) 2-21 3.4.2 Provide psychological evaluations. (Pages 3-7 and~3-8)'
2-22 3.4.7 l
Provide PECo's disciplinary guidelines. (Page 3-15) 2-23 3.5 Provide the needs assessment used as the bases for " People" team training. (Page 3-18) l 2-24 3.5 Explain how,oerators were involved in task development for the "Peop. " program.
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Provide the shift 'rew team training program. (Pages 3-18f 5.1.1.9 5-7) 2-26 5.1.1.5 Provide the feedback from first " People - The' Foundation of Excellence" course.(Page5-7) 2-27 5.1.1.5 Provide the Shift Manager Attitude Assessment Form I
2-28 5.1.1.5 Provide daily lesson plans, student handouts, and weekly Excellence" c(ourse.Page 5-7).for " People'- The Foundation of.
assessments 2-29 5.1.1.6 Provide.the Shift Manager training program. (Page 5-7) 2-30 5.1.2.4 Provide operator overtime data' for.1 year previous to the' shutdown order.
s 2-31 General.
Provide' any performance evaluations / appraisals for-last two years for the operations staff, i
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