NRC Generic Letter 1982-04

NRC Generic Letter 1982-004: Use of INPO SEE-IN Program

ML031210688
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Hatch, Monticello, Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Browns Ferry, Salem, Oconee, Mcguire, Nine Mile Point, Palisades, Palo Verde, Perry, Indian Point, Fermi, Kewaunee, Catawba, Harris, Wolf Creek, Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Oyster Creek, Watts Bar, Hope Creek, Grand Gulf, Cooper, Sequoyah, Byron, Pilgrim, Arkansas Nuclear, Braidwood, Susquehanna, Prairie Island, Columbia, Seabrook, Brunswick, Surry, Limerick, North Anna, Turkey Point, River Bend, Vermont Yankee, Crystal River, Haddam Neck, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Vogtle, Waterford, Duane Arnold, Farley, Sterling, Robinson, Clinton, South Texas, San Onofre, Cook, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee, Quad Cities, Humboldt Bay, La Crosse, Big Rock Point, Rancho Seco, Zion, Midland, Bellefonte, Fort Calhoun, FitzPatrick, McGuire, LaSalle, 05000514, 05000363, 05000599, 05000000, 05000515, 05000502, 05000600, 05000452, Zimmer, 05000471, 05000453, 05000516, 05000517, 05000376, Fort Saint Vrain, Washington Public Power Supply System, Shoreham, Satsop, Trojan, Bailly, Allens Creek, Perkins, Cherokee, Black Fox, Hartsville, Phipps Bend, Yellow Creek, Crane
Issue date:	03/09/1982
From:	Eisenhut D G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
References
GL-82-004, NUDOCS 8203110001
Download: ML031210688 (2)

a-TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS, APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING LICENSESAND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITSGentlemen:SUBJECT: USE OF INPO SEE-IN PROGRAM (GENERIC LETTER NO. 82-04 )Item I.C.5 of the ThI Action Plan, requires licensees to develop proceduresto assure that important operating experience originating both within andoutside the utility organization Is continually provided to operators andother personnel, and is incorporated into training and retraining programs.Accomplishing this task requires that a utility assure that all events thatoccur throughout the industry are screened to determine whether or not theyare applicable to the utility's plant, and that those events which could besignificant are evaluated for applicability to the utility's plant.The initial screening process is a large undertaking involving severalthousand event reports each year from the U. S. nuclear plants alone.Such an undertaking by any one utility is both expensive and demanding ofresources.In an effort to provide a mechanism for central collection and screening ofall events from both U. S. and foreign nuclear plants, the Institute ofNuclear Power Operations (INPO) has established a Significant Event Evaluationand Information Network (SEE-IN). The latest description of the SEE-INprogram is provided in a January 1982 program description from INPO entitled"Significant Event Evaluation and Information Network (SEE-IN)."The NRC has now completed its review of the SEE-IN program and a recentletter to INPO (copy enclosed) endorses utility use of the program. Asstated in the letter, use of SEE-IN will relieve individual nuclear plantoperators and constructors of the necessity of setting up large staffs toobtain and screen the large volume of raw data pertaining to operationalexperience throughout the industry. The NRC believes that full partici-pation in SEE-IN will enhance your ability to meet the intent of theprocedures approved under THI Action Plan Item I.C.5.Participation in SEE-IN does not relieve a utility from taking those acti /specific to the utility's nuclear unit which result from an evaluation ooperational experiences. Each utility is still required to have an in alprocedure for handling operational experience information, including eprocedures necessary to assure that appropriate individuals are provi edthe results of evaluations and that recommendations for corrective a Ionidentified as a result of evaluation are translated into actions. Tinterface between SEE-IN and the functions and responsibilities of tutility necessary to satisfy the requirements of Item I.C.5 are discussein Section 3 of the SEE-IN program description. vSURNAMEb ~ 820-331l0-018031 I ................. ........................ .......... .............. .......... ......... ..... ,........................DATE 3 PDR MISC OPDR ....... ........................ ........................ ......... ............... ........................NRC FORM 318 (10-80) NRCM 0240 O..........0FFICIAL .....R ECO RD1 .... CO PY .... USGPO: 1981-3~96

-2 -The NRC believes that utilization of the SEE-IN program will result inthe elimination of duplication which will occur if each utility attemptsa separate evaluation of significant plant operation events. The central-ization of this initial screening effort at INPO should result in a moreefficient evaluation and will allow you to concentrate your efforts onevaluating the events that occur in your plant and those that are ident-ified through SEE-IN as being applicable or potentially applicable toyour plant.The full potential of the SEE-IN program can be realized only if allutilities participate actively, both in furnishing event information toINPO and in taking corrective actions as necessary when potential problemshave been identified as a result of INPO efforts. The SEE-IN program isacceptable to the staff with no additional review required. Your partici-pation in the SEE-IN program is strongly encouraged.Sincerely,Original sigredlFDcarrell G. EisenbutDarrell G. Eisenhut, DirectorDivision of LicensingOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDISTRIBUTIONDL Assistant DirectorsORB Branch Chiefs (#1-5)LB Branch ChiefsORB PMs (1 cy each Unit)ORB LA (1 cy)ORABSEPBOELD (5)OI&E (1)Anita McNamaraD. BrinkmanV. WilsonR. DiggsP. WoolleyM. WilliamsD. GarnerV. StelloNSICNRC PDRLocal PDRDocket FileGray FileACRS (10)D. EisenhutL. CrockerJ. ZwolinskiH. ThompsonW. DircksH. DentonC. MichaelsonNRR/DDsJ. KramerI