ML20247B915
| ML20247B915 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1989 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Cockfield D PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML20247B919 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8903300075 | |
| Download: ML20247B915 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000344/1988051
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Docket No. 50-344
Portland General Electric Company
121 S. W. Salmon Street, TB-17
Portland, Oregon 97204
Attention: Mr. David W. Cockfield
Vice President, Nuclear
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE
The NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Board has
completed it's evaluation of the performance of your Trojan facility for the
period from December 1, 1987 through December 31, 1988. The performance of
your Trojan facility was evaluated in the functional areas of plant
operations, radiological controls, maintenance / surveillance, emergency
preparedness, security, engineering / technical support, and safety
assessment / quality verification. The criteria used in conducting this
assessment and the SALP Board's evaluation of your performance in these
functional areas are contained in the enclosed SALP report. Specific
recommendations have been made in Section IV of the attached report for each
functional area.
Based on discussion between our respective staffs, a management meeting to
discuss the results of the SALP Board's assessment has been scheduled for
1:00 p.m. on March 21, 1989 at your Portland offices. Additionally, we understand
that, after the SALP discussion, you would like to discuss your upcoming outage
activities and some of your fire protection efforts. Arrangements for this
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management meeting will be discussed further with your staff in the near future.
Overall plant performance during this SALP period has been acceptable and
improved performance has been noted in several functional areas, e.g.,
emergency preparedness and radiological controls. Although your overall
activities at Trojan have been found to be directed toward safe operation, the
SALP Board's assessments in almost every functional area indicate that
increased management attention is required to assure timely, thorough
resolution of plant problems.
This concern was key in the Board's findings in the Safety Assessment / Quality
Verification functional area. Recent concerns, with the procurement of
commercial grade materials for safety-related feedwater piping and the
accuracy of related information provided to the NRC, are indicative of a
Quality Assurance (QA) department which has not effectively established the
ability to identify and focus on problem areas and affect timely, conservative
resolutions. This is particularly bothersome in light of Portland General
Electric's historical weakness with QA program effectiveness, and management's
stated intention to improve performance in this area.
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problems was the fact that the quality organizations appeared to be insufficiently
involved in the initial review of events and plant problems, and were not
providing independent verification that management's policies were being
successfully implemented.
In some specific post-event cases, the NRC found it
necessary to supply the impetus for the licensee's review and verification of
planned actions.
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The SALP Board also found that although you were defining and taking actions
to improve overall performance, progress was being made slowly. This problem
was most evident in the Category 3 areas of Safety Assessment / Quality
Verification and Security, and in the functional area of Maintenance /
Surveillance. This situation was to the point where the slowness of the
actions became a negative perception.
Since your performance was evaluated Category 3 in the Safety Assessment /
Quality Verification functional area and in the Security functional area, you
are requested to provide a written response within 30 days after our
forth:.oming meeting which addresses your plans to improve performance in these
functional areas.
Comments on other portions of the SALP report may be
provided as appropriate.
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 and the enclosed
SALP report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, as well as any
comments you may wish to submit to NRC regarding the content of the SALP
report.
The NRC's Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data performed an
assessment of licensee event reports submitted for Trojan. This assessment
was provided as an input to the SALP process; a copy is therefore provided as
Enclosure 1 to the enclosed SALP report.
The response requested by this letter is not subject to the clearance
procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning the SALP report, we will be pleased
to discuss them with you.
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Enclosure:
SALP Report No. 50-344/88-51
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T. D. Walt, PGE
C. P. Yundt, PGE
L. A. Girard, PGE
W. Dixon, DOE
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