ML20246L233
| ML20246L233 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/1989 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20246L238 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8909060286 | |
| Download: ML20246L233 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000338/1989016
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Docket:Nos.;50-338, 50-339
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Senior Vice President - Nuclear
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT N05, 50-338/89-16 AND 50-339/89-16
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The -NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) has been
completed for your Not th Anna. futility.
The facility was evaluated' for the
period May 1,1988 through May 31, 1989.
The results of the evaluation are
documented in the enclosed Interim SALP Report. This report till be discussed
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with you at a public' meeting to be held at the North Anna facility on
-August 24, 1989, at 10:00 a.m.
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The performance of your North Anna facility was evaluated in the functional
areasf of Plant Operations, Radiological Controls, Maintenance / Surveillance.
. Emergency Preparedness, Security, Engineering / Technical Support, and Safety
Assessment / Quality. Verification.
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Overall performance of your North Anna facility was satisfactory during this
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assessment period. A.lthough the fune.tional areas evaluated during this assess-
ment period are .not identical to those in 'the previous - period, a close
correlation can be made concerning changes in performance.
Consequently,
based on. the correlation with the previous functional areas, no area was
identified as having degraded significantly in performance during the assessment
period. :The plant operations area, combined with the fire protection activity,
showed improvement in performance during this period.
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With Lrespect to plant operations, the substantial trip reduction and the
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corrective action programs initiated by station management contributed
significantly to the performance improvement in this area. Even with this high
level of performance, several instances of operator inattention to detail
continued to occur.which require your attention.
.Several weaknesses crossed functional areas and thus affected performance in
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multiple ' activities.
Instances of inadequate implementation of the root cause
analysis program affected the safety assessment activity and the maintenance
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and engineering functions.
Also, a lack of followup on concerns identified by
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the NRC during various inspections in this and previous assessment periods
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impacted security, emergency preparedness, maintenance and, to a lesser extent,
the other functional areas.
Procedure inadequacy also appeared to be a problem
in several areas, but most noticeably in maintenance and engineering.
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Based on several meetings with you toward the end of the assessment' period, we
recognize your intent to. improve your performance in several of the functional
areas.
These initiatives, such as the 'self assessment, startup assessment,
coaching, self verification, and procedure upgrade programs, have the potential
to improve.the overall performance of your North Anna facility if effectively
implemented.
Any comments you have concerning our evaluation of the performance of your
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North Anna . facility should be submitted to this office within 30 days
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following the date of our meeting.
These comments will be considered in
. development of the Final SALP Report.
Your comments and a summary of our
meeting will be issued as an appendix to the Final SALP Report.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to
-discuss them with you.
Sincerely.
Original signed by
Brian Grimes (for)
Stewart D. Ebneter
Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
Interim SALP. Report - North Anna
cc w/ enc 1:
W. R. Cartwright, Vice President -
Nuclear Operations
J. P. O'Hanlon, Vice President -
Nuclear Services
G. E. Kane, Manager
North Anna Power Station
R. F. Saunders, Manager - Nuclear
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Commonwealth of Virginia
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NRC Branch Chief
NRC Project Inspector
NRC Resident Inspector
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