NRC-2006-0008, Commitments for Continued Performance Improvement

Commitments for Continued Performance Improvement

ML060440285
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	02/10/2006
From:	Koehl D Nuclear Management Co
To:	NRC/RGN-III
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NRC-2006-0008
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committed to N u d m r m e n c e Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nudear ManagementCompany, LLC February 10,2006 NRC 2006-0008 Regional Administrator Region Ill U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 2 10 Lisle, lL 605324352 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 4 and 2 Dockets 50-266 and 50-301 License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 Commitments for Continued Performance Improvement at Point Beach Nuclear Plant On February 2,2006, a meeting was held between representatives of Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) and U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (MRC)

Region Ill. The meeting focused upon additional improvements that are planned in the Engineering department and the Corrective Action Program (CAP) to ensure sustainable and predictable performance.

This letter formalizes our commitment to continued improvement to ensure sustainable and predictable performance. SpecificalIy, NMC commits to the following long-term continuous performance improvement actions at Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP) over the next two-year period:

1. Corrective Action Proqram

a. Perform a Root Cause Evaluation (RCE) that evaluates the two main drivers from our recent assessment of the Corrective Action Program by March 31,2006.

b. The PBNP Excellence Plan will be revised to track the corrective actions resulting from the RCE by April 14, 2006. The Excellenoe Plan actions will be controlled by the applicable procedures and monitored by the Picture of Excellence Review Group (PERG).

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c. Assessments of CAP performance will be performed every six months for the next two-yearperiod. The assessments will alternately be independent assessments and self-assessments. The first assessment will be an independent assessment to be performed and actions incorporated in the Point Beach Excellence Plan by September I,2006. The independent team assessments will consist of members from industry, outside of the NMC fleet, and have a host peer outside of our Performance Assessment Department.

NMC will provide the charter and members of the assessment team to the NRC prior to the start of each assessment and the results after each assessment.

2. Enaineerins De~aftmentImprovements

a. The long-term improvement actions discussed at the February 2,2006, meeting which have resulted from the recent Engineering assessment, wilt be incorporated into the Point Beach Excellence Plan by March 2,2006. The Excellence Plan actions will be controlled by the appticable procedures and monitored by the Picture of Excellence Review Group (PERG).

b. Assessments of Engineering performance will be pedormed every six months for the next two-year period. The assessments will alternately be independent assessments and self-assessments. The first assessment will be an independent assessment to be performed and actions incorporated into the Excellence Plan by August I,2006. The independent team assessments wiil consist of members from industry, outside of the NMC fleet, and have a host peer outside of Engineering. MMC will provide the charter and members of the assessment team to the NRC prior to the start of each assessment and the results after each assessment.

Please contact me at Point Beach Nuclear Plant at (920) 755-7658 if there are questions regarding the information provided in this letter or its enclosure.

I Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice-President, Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC Document Control Desk NRR Project Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant