View source for U-600744, Advises That Safeteam Interview Program Disestablished, Effective 861028.Methods Remain Providing Employees Opportunity to Confidentially Express Quality Issues. Draft Pages 23 & 64 from 50-461/86-05 & News Article Encl

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| number = ML20235F961
| issue date = 10/28/1986
| title = Advises That Safeteam Interview Program Disestablished, Effective 861028.Methods Remain Providing Employees Opportunity to Confidentially Express Quality Issues. Draft Pages 23 & 64 from 50-461/86-05 & News Article Encl
| author name = Hall D
| author affiliation = ILLINOIS POWER CO.
| addressee name = Keppler J
| addressee affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
| docket = 05000000, 05000461
| license number = 
| contact person = 
| case reference number = FOIA-87-413
| document report number = U-600744, NUDOCS 8709290383
| package number = ML20235F817
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE, UTILITY TO NRC
| page count = 4
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==Subject:==
Disestablishment of SafeTeam Program at Clinton Power Sta tion

==Dear Mr. Keppler:==

In June 1984, Illinois Power (IP) instituted the SafeTeam program at Clinton Power Station (CPS).              This program was insti-tuted during the construction phase of the project with the intent to provide employees a method to identify their concerns to IP independent of the IP Nuclear Program. This program was operated in conjunction with two established systems at CPS: the Quality Report system - originated in February 1982 and the Illinois Power Quality Concern Hotline - established in November 1983. Quality Reports provide confidential access to the Executive Vice Presi-dent, Illinois Power, and the Hotline provides confidential access to the Vice President through the Manager - Quality Assurance.
Effective October 28, 1986, the SafeTeam Interview Program at CPS was disestablished.         Although the SafeTeam program no longer exists, methods remain which provide employees an opportunity to confidentially express quality issues.
Illinois Power will continue to emphasize the importance of employees reporting their concerns and will provide confidential programs to resolve these concerns.
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continuing top management oversight is needed to achieve a more effective quality program for plant operations.
The licensee has maintained three allegation processing programs throughout the assessment period. NRC inspection of the Clinton Safeteam identified a number of programmatic problems but no deficiencies that affected plant hardware.
Additional reviews of the licensee's other allegation processing programs (the IPQA ' HOTLINE" and the Quality Report Program) have resulted through NRC inspection of allegations.
Those progrees have been generally effective in resolving both hardware and construction program concerns. The Itcensee intends to discontinue the Safeteam in the near future but intends to retain their other allegation processing programs.
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: 1. Insoection Data Facility Name: Clinton Power Station Unit 1 Docket No.:      50-461 SALP 6 includes Inspection Reports No. 50-461/85-043 through 85-065, 86-001 through 86-004, 86-006 through 86-014, 86-016 through 86-021, 86-023 through 86-026, 86-028 through 86-045, 86-047 through 86-052, and 86-055. Repor   0-461/86056 was initiated prior to the end of the ass        period and completed after the assessment peri    . esults of that inspection were included in this re   t.
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