IR 05000219/1980031

IE Mgt Meeting Rept 50-219/80-31 of 800925 Meeting to Discuss Appraisal Board Evaluation of Facility Performance Aug 1979-Jul 1980.Performance Evaluation & Action Plan Encl

ML20002A560
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	10/06/1980
From:	Briggs L, Keimig R, John Thomas NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMI5".0N OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCtdENT Region I Report No.

50-219/80-31 Docket No.

50-219 License No. DPR-16 Priority Category _

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Licensee:

,1ercay contral Power and Licht Comoany Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Road

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Morristown, New Jersey 07960 Facility Name:

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Meeting at:

Forked River, New Jersey Meeting conducted: September 25, 1980 Inspectors:

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L. EfBriggs, S6tfior Resident Reactor Inspector date signed k k+5 w h'/D$f0 J. A. Thomar/ Resident Reactor Inspector date signed n

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Section No.1, R0&NS Branch Meeting Sumary:

Meating on September 25, 1980 (Report No. 50-219/80-31)

Lipe: Special, announced management meeting to discuss the results of an

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appraisal board convened to evaluate the performance of the facility from August 1,1979 to July 31,1980. Areas addressed to include:

Plant Operations, Refueling' Operations, Radiation Protection, Radwaste Operations, Transportatic.i, Maintenance, Security and Safeguards, Surveillance and Post Refuel Testing, Design Change and Modifications, Emergency Planning, Environmental, Training, Management Controls, Fire. Protection, QA/QC, Comittee Activities / Audits, Reporting, and Procurement.

Results: A summary of the licensee perfomance evaluation was presented.

Areas of concern were discussed with corporate and site management.

No new enforcement actions were identified; however, a number of areas where improvements are necessary were identified.

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DETAILS

Licensee Attendees J. T. Carroll, Director, Oyster Creek Operations, Jersey Central Power and Light Company P. R. Clark, Deputy Chief Operations Executive, GPU Nuclear Group I. R. Finfrock, Vice President, Oyster Creek, Jersey Central Power and Light Company R. W. Heward, Director, Radiation and Environmental Controls, GPU Nuclear Group M. W. '.aggart, Supervisor, Oyster Creek Licensing J. L. Sullivan, Manager, Oyster Creek Operations, Jersey Central Power and Light Company D. W. Turrer, Manager, Radiation Controls, Jersey Central Power and Light Company 2.

NRC Attendees J. M. Allan, Deputy Director, USNRC, Region I E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, Region I G. H. Smith, Chief, Fuel Facilities and Materials Safety Branc.1, Region I L. E. Briggs, Senior Resident Reactor Inspect::r, Oyster Creek J. A. Thomas, Resident Reactor Inspector, Oyster Creek S.

Areas Discussed a.

A brief sumary of the Systematic Appraical of Licensee Performance (SALP) Program was presented to explain the basis and purpose of the evaluation.

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The re ;1ts of the NRC Region I appraisal board's evaluation of the licensee's perfonnance were discussed.

Oyster Creek's overall perfomance for the evaluation period, August 1,1979 to July 31, 1980, was considered acceptable although seven areas will require increased inspection effort to detennine the effectiveness of program improvements implemented by the licensee in those areas.

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Items of concern were discusse.d witi corporate and site management and those areas where the NP.C considers additional licensee management attention is warranted were specifically addressed.

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0YSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ACTION PLAN September 22, 1980 Region I Licensee Performance Evaluation '(Operations).

Facility: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Licensee: Jersey Central Power and Light Company Unit Identification:

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License No./Date of Issuance Unit No.

50-219 DPR-16'

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Reactor Information:

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't Appraisal Period:

August 1,1979 to July 31, 1980 Appraisal Completion Date:

September 22, 1980 i

Review Board Members:

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B. H. Grier,. Director, Region I

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J. M. Allan, Deputy Director, Region I E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch, Region I G..H. Smith, Chief, Fuel Facilities and Materials Safety Branch, Region I R. T. Carlson, Chief, Reactor Construction and Engineering Support Branch J. W. Devlin, Acting Chief, Safeguards Branch Other Attendees:

R. R. Keimig, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 'No. - 1, Region-I W. Paulson, Oyster Creek Licensing Project Manager, NRR L. E. Briggs, Oyster Creek, Senior Resident Inspector J. A. Thomas, Oyster Creek, Resident Inspector R. Nimitz,. Radiation Specialist, FF&MS, Region I D. Neely, Radiation Specialist, FF&MS, Region I

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Number and Nature of Noncompliance Items Noncompliance Category:

Violations

Infractions

Deficiencies

Areas of Noncompliance:

VIO/INF/DEF Plant Operations 0/2/0 Nefueling Operations 0/2/0 Radiation Protection 1/12/1 Radwaste Operations 0/2/1 Radwaste Shipment 0/1/0 Security and Safeguards 0/0/1 Surveillance and Post Refuel Testing 0/2/1 Design Changes and Modifications 0/3/0 Training 0/1/0 Management Controls 0/2/1 Fire Protection 0/2/0 QA/QC 0/1/1 Review and Audit 0/2/0 Reporting 0/0/1 B.

Number and Nature of Licensee Event Reports Cause of Event:

Component Failure

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Total Tl Causally-Linked Events:

9 Events in 4 Groups Licensee Event Reports Reviewed (Report Nos.)

79-26 to 79-44, 80-01 to 34, ETS 79-04 to 79-08, and ETS 80-01 to 80-04

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Es'calattd' EnforcenK nt Actions Civil Penal M :

A civil penalty ($21,000) was issued on July 8,1980 based on the results of health physics inspection 80-11 and the total number (22) of health physics items of noncompliance issued since the January 1979 civil penalty.

Orders,

Confirmatory Order of April 4,1980, to confirm licensee commitments relative to IEB 79-27, " Loss of Nonclass 1-E Instrumentation and Control Power Bus During Operation."

Confirmatory Order of January 2,1980 to confirm licensee commitments to implement all " Category A" lessons learned requirements (excluding 2.1.7.a)

by January 1,1980.

Order of July 8,1980, which modified lice ae DPR-16 to require health physics technician qualifications to meet or exceed the requirements of ANSI N18.1-1971.

Immediate Action Letters IAL 79-21 of December 26, 1979, to confirm licensee commitments relative to gaseous effluent releases from the New Radwaste Facility.

IAL 80-13 of May 16,1980, to confirm licensee commitments relative to the

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emergency readiness posture of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

Other Correspondence Licensee letter of April 2,1980 stating the licensee's intent to take immediate_ corrective action in the Radiation Protection Department as a result of the Health Physics Appraisal Inspection.

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Management Conferences Held During Past Twelve Months

Management meeting, at the licensee's request, at the Region I office on August 30, 1979, to discuss health physics program status and commitments resulting from the January 1979 civil penalty.

Management meeting at the Region I office on April 29, 1980, to discuss NRC concerns and licensee corrective actions relative to the NRC's Performance Appraisal Branch inspection findings and radiation protection concerns resulting from recent Region I inspcetion.

Management meeting, at the licensee's request, at the Region I office on June 13,1980, to discuss program improvements and additional staffing of the Health Physics Department as a result of the Health Physics Appraisal inspection findings.

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