ML20138J215

Comments on SALP Board Rept & Responds to Category 3 Functional Areas,Per 850925 Request.Weaknesses in Area of Radiological Controls Recognized & Procedural Improvements Implemented

ML20138J215
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Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	10/17/1985
From:	Reinaldo Rodriguez SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
To:	Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
References
RJR-85-517, NUDOCS 8510290289
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( iSMUD SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT O 6201 S Street, P.O. Box 15830, Sac amento, CA 95813; (916) 452-3211 RJR 85-517 AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM SERVING THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA October 17, 1985 J B MARTIN REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR REGION V 0FFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1450 MARIA LANE SUITE 210 WALNUT CREEK CA 94596 DOCKET 50-312 RANCHO SEC0 NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT NO. 1 RESPONSE TO SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP)

The District has reviewed the SALP Board Report provided by your letter dated September 9, 1985, and discussed with you during the September 16, 1985 meet 1ng in Walnut Creek. Your letter dated September 25,1985,(Mr.

D. F. Kirsch to Mr. R. J. Rodriguez) requested a written response. The District's comments on the SALP Board Report and responses to the Category 3 Functional Areas are provided by this letter.

The District is implementing many programatic improvements in virtually all areas of the District's nuclear operations as noted in the SALP Board Report. These improvements are the result of the District's commitment to continually improve the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station Operations. The District's actions will strengthen those identified areas of weakness while continually improvirg other areas as well.

The District's responses to the SALP Category 3 areas are provided below:

. Radiological Controls @

The District recognized the weaknesses in the area of radiologNal 8 "

controls and implemented procedural improvements. The DistricB in retained a consultant to evaluate the radiological protection ifrograd s 0;@g and recommend improvements. The consultant's study consists of threg phases. The first two phases are complete. ThebalanceofthWstudf will be completed by March,1986. The District is implementing -

near-term improvements recomended by the study to date, and by othem organizations, over the next three month period. The implementation" of long-term improvements will be scheduled upon completion of the study. The District anticipates that the implementation of the results of this study, coupled with the District's commitment to increase supervisory involvement in plant activities, will greatly strengthen the area of radiological controls.

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J B MARTIN October 17, 1985 i

The District's Quality Department has added personnel experienced in radiological controls to monitor radiological protection activities.

4 This improved QA monitoring, in conjunction with the District's new root cause evaluation program, will help minimize the repetitive nature of occurrences in the radiological control area. These programs will also lead to continued improvements in the radiological control program.

. Engineering and Construction The District agrees that past perfonnance in the area of engineering and construction has indicated the need for improvement. Recognizing this need, the District embarked on a program to produce an integrated system of procedures (Nuclear Engineering Procedures.

NEPs) for design and construction of plant modifications. Procedure generation and revision will be ongoing activities. The initial implementation of the NEPs will be completed by January 3, 1986.

The Nuclear Engineering Department provides training on the procedures and revisions. This ensures that training is provided to

, the design engineering team. In addition, training has been upgraded for field engineers, craft supervision and quality control personnel.

The District has established a goal to become more technically self sufficient. Additions to the technical staff are planned for the next-several years. This increase in permanent District staff and corresponding decrease in contractor staff, coupled with increased control of contractor activities, should eliminate problems seen in the past with contractor control.

The District is in the process of strengthening its quality assurance and control program. The once separate Quality Control' organizations have been combined and placed under the Quality Department to improve their direction and independence. A Quality Engineering group is being established to monitor design engineering activities. The Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering and Quality Control groups will provide improved monitoring of the engineering and construction

activities.

The District.is conffdert that it is t' king a steps that are improving the engineering and construction activities at Rancho Seco. The increased monitoring and continued management attention will ensure that improvement in the engineering and construction areas is a continuous process.

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The District is committed to improve its operation of the Rancho Seco j

Nuclear Generating Station. This commitment is apparent in the

~ improvements seen in the.SALP Board ratings and the ongoing District

programs. The strengthening of the District's QA program and.the j implementation of self evaluation programs are indicative.that the

.; - District's management is determined to continue improvements in the future,N

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