ML20155D352
| ML20155D352 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1988 |
| From: | Miller H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gerstner W ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20155D356 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8806150124 | |
| Download: ML20155D352 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000461/1988007
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MAY 191988
Docket No. 50-461
Illinois Power Company
ATTN:
Mr.-W. C. Gerstner
Executive Vice President
500 South 27th Street
Decatur, IL 62525
Gentlemen:
This refers to the special, unannounced team inspection conducted by
Ms. Peggy R. Rescheske and others of this office on March 21 through April 15,
1988, of activities at the Clinton Power Station authorized by NRC Operating
License No. NPF-62. The inspection focused on the ability of your quality
verification (QV) organizations to identify, solve, and prevent significant
technical deficiencies in functional areas encompassing plant operations. The
inspection also assessed line management's effectiveness in dealing with
identified deficiencies promptly and completely. At the conclusion of the
inspection, our findings were discussed with you and members of your staff.
Our findings, in general, were positive.
The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies the areas, primarily
operations and C&I, examined during the inspection. Within these areas, the
inspection consisted of a selective examination of documents, observations,
and interviews with personnel.
No violations of NRC requirements were id ntified during the course of this
inspection.
The results of the inspection indicate that your QV organizations are actively
involved and generally effective in assuring the quality of activities in at
least the areas which were inspected.
In particular, the team noted that the
Quality Assurance Department is evolving into an effective performance oriented
organization, and is assertive in pursuing and trending significant issues.
Notwithstanding the positive attributes of the QA Department, the team was
concerned with the' quality of activities being performed by the Operations
Department. Through observations of surveillance testing in the control room
and review of available documentation of events, weaknesses were identified
in scheduling and planning, and in the performance of the testing. Based on these
team observations, the circumstances surrounding the testing, and discussions
with your staff, we do not believe that the identified weaknesses were isolated
to the specific surveillance testing witnessed.
We encourage you to further
review the events resulting in our conclusions to determine if a problem does
exist. To that end, we recommend that management attention and involvement in
operations activities be increased.
In addition, we encourage even more Quality
Assurance visibility in the control room.
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In accordance'with 10'CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of
this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC
Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
GaiG!!nl SiGUD D'l IE :'l J filllU
Hubert J. Miller, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
No. 50-461/88007(DRS)
cc w/ enclosure:
D. P. Hall, Vice President
R. D. Freeman, Manager,
Nuclear Station
Engineering Department
DCD/DCB(RIDS)
Licensing Fee Management Branch
Resident Inspector, RIII
Richard Hubbard
J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public
Utilities Division
H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance
Division, Sargent & Lundy
Engineers
David Rosenblatt, Governor's
Office of Consumer Services
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Sheldon Zabel, Esquire,
Schiff, Hardin, & Waite
L. Larson, Project Manager,
General Electric Company
Chainnan of DeWitt County
Illinois Department of
Nuclear Safety
D. Schopfer, Project Manager,
Sargent & Lundy Engineers
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