ML20216J134

Ltr Contract:Task Order 49, Millstone Units 2 & 3 Employee Concerns Program Insp, Under Contract NRC-03-98-021

ML20216J134
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	09/28/1999
From:	Stewart S NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Beckman V External (Affiliation Not Assigned)
References
CON-FIN-J-2548, CON-NRC-03-98-021 NUDOCS 9910040199
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SEP 2 41999 Beckman and Associates, Inc.

Attn: Vicki Beckman 1071 State Route 136 Belle Vemon, PA 15012

SUBJECT:

TASK ORDER NO. 049, " MILLSTONE UNITS 2 AND 3 EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM INSPECTION" UNDER CONTRACT NO. I NRC-03-98-021

Dear Ms. Beckman:

i in accordance with Section G.5, Task Order Procedures, of the subject contract, this letter q definitizes the subject task order. The effort shall be perfoimed in accordance with the enclosed 1 Statement of Work.

1 Task Order No. 049 shall be in effect from September 24,1999, through October 18,1999, with l a total cost ceiling of $25,528.81. The amount of $24,725.24 represents the estimated reimbursable costs and the amount of $803.57 represents the fixed fee.

Accounting data for Task Order No. 049 is as follows:

l B & R N o.: 920-15-103-105 Job Code:. J-2548 BOC: 252A A P P N N o.: 31X0200.920 FFS#: NRR98021049 Oblig. Amt.: $25,528.81

.The..following individual is considered to be essential to the successful performance of work "

hereunder: Mr. James Cummins. The Contractor agrees that such personnel shall not be removed from the effort under the task order without compliance with Contract Clause H.4. Kev Personnel.

The issuance of this task order does not amend any terms or conditions of the subject contract.

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Your contacts during the course of this task order are:

Technical Matters: Edmund Kleeh Project Officer (301) 415-2964 Contractual Matters: Mona Selden Contract Specialist (301) 415-7907-Acceptance of Task Order No. 049 should be made by having an official, authorized to bind your organization, executs three copies of this document in the space provided and return two copies to the Contract Specialist. You should retain the third copy for your records.

Sincerely, hbd b A haron D. Stewart, Contracting Officer p' Contract Management Branch 2 Division of Contracts and Property Management Office of Administration

Enclosure:

Statement of Work ACCEPTED: Task O er o.04

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STATEMENT OF WORK W Task Order 049

Millstone Units 2 and 3 Employee Concoms Program inspection

[ 00CKET NUMBER: 50-336 : - B&R NUMBER: 920'15-103-105 JOB CODE:'J-2548

!;WSPECTION REPORT NUMBER: 50-336/

L l NRC PROJECT OFFICER: T E. A'. Kleeh, NRR (301) 415-2964 TECHNICALMONITOR: Jim Linville, NRR (610? 337-5129 PERFORMANCE PERIOD: September 24,1999'- October 18,1999

, BACKGROUND ,.

l In the cover istter to the heensee (Attachment 4 of SECY-99-010), the NRC staff is required to reconfirm that licensee l m:nagement intends to perform independent, third-party audits of the SCWE and ECP at Millstone until the " fragility' ir l the various programs that make up the SCWE is remedied. This inspection of the ECP at Millstone Units 2 and 3 is beinc l performed by the NRC staff in accordance with the direction provided by the Commission in the SRM to SECY 99-010 OBJECTIVE lThe objective of this Task Order is to obtain expert technical assistance from one specialist in the performance of ar .

Employee Concems Program inspection at Millstone Units 2 and 3. The specialist should have a background in humar rcsources, communications, and management techniques, but with the requisite technical expertise to understand thr purpose and process of an Employee Concems Program at a commercial nuclear facility. The specialist %ouid tw thoroughly familiar with NRC regulations and inspection methodology. The inspection will be . conducted in accordance

' with IP 40001 " Resolution of Employee Concems." '

llt sh;ll be the responsibility of the contractor to assign technical staff, employees, and subcontractors, who have thi l rcquired combination of educational background and experience to meet both the technical and regulatory objectives e ithe work specified in this Statement Of Work (SOW).- The NRC will rely on representation made by *he contractr l concoming tho' qualifications of the personnel proposed for assignment to this task order including aswrance that s linformation contained in the technical and cost proposals, including resumes and conflict of interest disclosures lT Iaccurata and truthful.

' WORK REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE l The contractor shall provide the qualified specialist, and the necessary facilities, materials, and services to assist the NR r l staff in preparing for, conducting,' and documenting the inspection activities and findings. The contractor shall provic lthe latest red-worker training and MMPI test dates of the specialist to the Project Officer. The Technical Monitor / Tea Leader for this task is Jim Linville The Technical Monitor may issue technical instructions from time to time during tt l duration of this task order. Technical instructions must be within the general state and sh;ll not constitute now assignments of work or changes of such nature as to justify an adjustment in cost or peric l of performance. The contractor shall refer to the basic contract for further information and guidance on any technic; directions issued under this task order, i

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Any modificat6ons t$ the scope of work, cost or period of performrnce of this tisk order must be i Officer and will be coordinated with the NRR Project Officer. Specific tasks under this task order are:

Innh Schedule Completion

1. Prepare for tho ECP inspection at Millstone 1. Prepare for the inspection of Millstor,e Units Units 2 and 3. 2 and 3 at Millstone site on or about September 27 - October 1,1999.

a. ' Review the allegation history of the site.

b. Examine; the ECPb programmatic requirements, information flow process, and .

independonoe from other line organizations.

2. Parform the inspection

2. On-site inspection is to take place at

a. Make queries to the licensee on ECP Millstone Units 2 and 3 sites on or about issues consistent with the intent of the October 4 - October 8,1999.-

inspection..

b. Evaluate thoroughly the ECP and focus 1 on issues that have safety significance.

1.) Effectiveness of ECP.

2.) Freedom from retaliation for employee reporting a concern.

3.) Review .ECP concems reported for the last two years. "

4.) Adequacy of closure of ECP concerns.

5.) Refer : to IP 40001 for additionalinsights.

c. Respond in a timely manner to licensee's responses to queries made in 2.a.

d. Identify and ' develop findings in cccordance with the intent of IP 40001.

3. Prepare the inspection report.

3. Documentation ofinspection will take place

c. FeBow the : . guidelines of NRC on' or. about October 11 - 15, 1999 in ~

- INSPECTION MANUAL , Manual Chapter contractor's home office. Final feeder report 0610,' inspection Reports." input is due on or about October 18,1999.

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b. Feodor report should discuss inspection activities, be concise, and focus on safety-significant findings based on facts and regulatory requirements.

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i . T REPORT REQUIREMENTS Technical Ranort I At the completion of Task 1, the contractor's specialist shall provide an inspection plan to the NRC Team

' format and scope of this input shall be as directed by the_ NRC Team Leader. .

, During Task 2, the contractor's specialist shall provide daily reports to the NRC Team Leader.-The format and scope

[ of this report shall be as directed by the NRC Team Leader, j At the cewfi of Task 2 (prior to the inspection team's debnefing the licensee), the contractor's specialists shall

! provide a summary of theirinspection findings to the NRC Team Leader. The format and scope shall be as directed by 3

the NRC Team Leader. Typically, this input will consist of a handwntten summary of the specialist's inspection findings.

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. At the c-Wi=i of Tasks 3, the contractor shall send a copy of the final inspection report input (feeder report) to the NRC Project Officer and the original and one computer diskette version (Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or other IBM PC compabble software acceptable to the NRC Team Leader) to the NRC Team Leader. The format and scope of the final

. rt port inputs shall be in accordance with the guidance in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0610 or as directed by the NRC

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l A specialist's feeder report will serve as documentation of the specialist's inspection activities, effort, and findings, anc l . will be used by the NRC Team Leader for the preparation of the NRC's inspection report. The form and scope.of the fina~

ttport input shall be in accordance with the guidance in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0610 or as directed by the NRC Team' Leader. As a minimum, each specialist's repott input shall include the following:

o identity of the individuals (name, company, and title) that provided information to the specialist during the inspection o Fcr cach area inspected, a description of the activities and general findings and conclusions reached regarding the adequacy of the area.

o n For each area with a concem or findings, a discussion of the concems or findings with technical bases.

l NOTE: The contractor.is not required to undertake any further efforts toward report finalization. For example

- management review of the feeder report beyond its submittal to the NRC Team Leader and Project Officer is not needec -

Businegs Letter Rooort The contractor shall provide monthly progress reports in accordance with the requirements of the basic contract.

MEETINGS AND TRAVEL For estimating purposes, the following meetings and travel are anticipated:

'One,'one-person, 5 day trip to Millstone Units 2 and 3 Stations near New London, CT to prepare for the i inspection on ortbout September 27 to October 1,1999.

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Che, one-person,- 5 day trip t3 ths Millstone Units 2 cnd 3 St:.tions near New London, CT to conduct the onsite p of the inspection on or about October 4 to October 8,1999.

NOTE: The contractor's staff shall ccordinate all travel arrangements in advance with the NRC Team Leader.

NRC FURNISHED MATERIAL Documents required to prepare for the inspection will be provided by the NRC Team Leader.

3THER APPLICABLE INFORMATION rhe work speedied in this SOW is 100% licensee fee recoverable. The contractor shall provide fee recovery information n the monthly progress reports in accordance with the requirements of the basic contract.

rhe contractor's specialist assigned to this task order will have to be badged for unescorted access privilege at the plan tit?. The contractor shall provide all documentation required for badging (as identified by the NRC Team Leader) at the

> lint sita. Questions concerning badging and the plant site access shall be addressed to the NRC Technical Monitor.

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