ML20134K936

Forwards SALP 14 Rept 50-237/96-01 & 50-249/96-01 for Period 950319-961228

ML20134K936
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	02/10/1997
From:	Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Jamila Perry COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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ML20134K939	List: IR 05000237/1996001 ML20134K936
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NUDOCS 9702180051
Download: ML20134K936 (5)

See also: IR 05000237/1996001

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February 10,1997

Mr. J. S. Perry

Site Vice President

Dresden Station

Commonwealth Edison Company

6500 North Dresden Road

Morris, IL 60450

Dear Mr. Perry:

Enclosed for your review is the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance

(SALP) 14 Report for the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, covering the period March 19,

1995, through December 28,1996. This report will be discussed with you at a public

meeting to be held at the Dresden Training Facility, at 10:00 a.m. (CST) Friday,

February 21,1997.

During this meeting you are encouraged candidly to discuss any comments you may have

regarding our report. While this meeting is considered a presentation and discussion forum ,

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betweeri Commonwealth Ediscn Company and the NRC, the meeting will be opened to any

i other interested parties as observers. In accordance with NRC policy, I have reviewed the

recommendations from the SALP Board assessment and concur with their ratings. The i

functional areas of piant operations and plant support were rated Category 2; maintenance

1 and engineering areas were rated Category 3. The current SALP ratings reflect an

improved performance in plant operations and with some performance decline in

j maintenance and surveillance activities. It is my view that the conduct of nuclear activities

in connection with the Dresden facility was adequate and overall performance continues to )

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l During the previous (SALP 13) assessment period, performance was cyclical and was

declining near the end of the period. The efforts to reinvigorate your improvement

j initiatives during the SALP 14 period resulted in overallimproved performance. During the

assessment period, you continued to utilize the "Dresden Plan" to focus on problem areas.

One of these focus areas, conduct of operations, achieved significant improvement.

improvements noted in the operations area resulted from implementing effective

performance standards and improved procedural adherence by control room operators.

Strong management support of conservative decision making was clearly demonstrated

during the assessment period when, on several occasions, operating units were shut down

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or remained shut down until root causes and corrective actions were implemented for

equipment problems. While significant sustained improvements were demonstrated by

control room operators, operations performance outside the control room has not yet

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Many improvements in plant material condition were made over the assessment period

during extended maintenance outages including upgrades to the feedwater level control

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system, installation of the station blackout modifications, and replacement of the Unit 2

reactor water cleanup system piping and heat exchanger. However, overall plant

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performance continued to be challenged by persistent weaknesses rooted in material

j condition, work control, test control, and the quality of some maintenance activities.

Equipment performance problems for important systems and components, such as the high

pressure coolant injection system, the safety-related 4kV circuit breakers, the feedwater ,

j system, and the control room emergency ventilation system led to forced shutdowns, plant

. transients, and reduced safety system availability and reliability. Additionally, significant

l deficiencies were identified in the surveillance and test programs this assessment period.

j These deficiencies, along with the continued problems in material condition, work control,

! and quality of some maintenance activities, led to the Category 3 rating in Maintenance.

l The overall quaiity of engineering support to plant operations improved, particularly support  !

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from system engineers. Positive initiatives included improving plant system engineers'

capabilities, and focusing resources to improve material condition and reduce engineering

backlogs. However, some significant errors in maintaining the design basis of the

containment cooling service water system and in the adequacy of a number of plant design  :

basis calculations were identified. Other weaknesses, such as the inconsistent quality of

engineering work, the inability to resolve some long-standing design problems, and the lack '

of aggressive resolution of some nonconforming conditions until prompting by the NRC, led  ;

to the Category 3 rating in Engineering.

Good performance in chemistry, emergency preparedness, and fire protection, and

improved performance in the control of personnel exposures and contaminated areas i

indicate some success with your improvement initiatives in the area of Plant Support. i

However, continued examples of radworker performance deficiencies were observed during

this assessment period.

You are requested to respond in writing within 30 days after the SALP meeting, specifically

addressing corrective actions planned to improve your performance in the areas of

maintenance and engineering. You should also be prepared to discuss our assessments

and your plans in these areas, as well as your plant performance expectations during the

SALP meeting. l

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i in accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code  ;

i of FederalRegulations, a copy of this letter, the SALP report, and your response to this

i letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room. '

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Should you have any questions concerning the SALP report, we would be pleased to  !

discuss them with you.

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Original signed by

A. Bill Beach

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A. Bill Beach

Regional Administrator

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Docket No. 50-10

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Docket No. 50 249

Enclosure: SALP 14 Report

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T. J. Maiman, Senior Vice President

Nuclear Operations Division

D. A. Sager, Vice President,

Generation Support

H. W. Keiser, Chief Nuclear

Operating Officer

T. Nauman, Station Manager Unit 1

M. Heffley, Station Mhnager Units 2 cnd 3

F. Spangenberg, Regulatcry Assurance  ;

Manager

1. Johnson, Acting Nuclear

Regulatory Services Manager  :

Richard Hubberd

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Attorney General

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce Comr..ission

Document Control Desk-Licensing  ;

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J. Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement  !

) F. J. Miraglia Jr., Acting Director, NRR '

R. Zimmerman, Associate Director for Projects, NRR

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A. C. Thadani, Acting Deputy Director, NRR i

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J. W. Roe, Director, Division of Reactor Projects lil/lV, NRR j

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J. N. Hannon, Director, Project Directorate lil-1, NRR l

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Bob Schaff, Palisades Project Manager, j

j. D. L. Gamberoni, SALP Program Manager, NRR (2 copies) j

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Distribution continued: ,

Chairman Jackson

Commissioner Rogers

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Commissioner Diaz

Commissioner McGaffigan

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J. Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement '

F. J. Miraglia Jr., Acting Director, NRR -

- R. Zimmerman, Associate Director for Projects, NRR 1

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A. C. Thadani, Acting Deputy Director, NRR

~ J. W. Roe, Director, Division of Reactor Projects Ill/lV, NRR l

R. A. Capra, Director, Project Directorate lil-1, NRR

J. F. Stang, Dresden Project Manager

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