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Comments on 800506 Presentation to NRC Commissioners Re Status of SEP & Description of Difficulty as Lack of Aggression by Licensees.Nrc Has Not Provided Guidelines. Issues W/Higher Priorities Have Arisen
ML17250A332
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Site: Ginna, Sterling  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 06/12/1980
From: WHITE L D
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: EISENHUT D G
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION o89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER, N.Y.14649LEOND,WHITE,JR.VICCPRESIDENT TCLSPHONC ARCACOOKTld546.2700June12,1980Mr.DarrellG.Eisenhut, DirectorDivisionofProject.Management OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555

DearMr.Eisenhut:

Werecentlyreviewedthetranscript ofthepresentation youandothersfromtheNRCStaffmadetotheCommissioners onMay6,1980regarding thestatusoftheSystematic Evaluation Program(SEP).Weweredisappointed tonotethatyoudescribed amajorprogramdifficulty asbeing"licensees notaggressively pursuingprogram."

Further,wedrewtheinference fromthepresentation thatlicensees werebeinguncooperative inproviding

/theproperinformation totheStaff.Wearedisappointed fortworeasons.First,thattheNRCStaffhasnotcommunicated tousanyspecifics regarding whatweshouldnowbedoingthatwearenotnowdoing.Andsecond,wedonotbelieve,theStaffcharacterization ofprogramdifficulties tobefair.ThepurposeofthisletteristoprovideRochester GasandElectricCorporation's viewsonouraggressiveness intheSystematic Evaluation Programandtobrieflyoutlineourviewsonprogramdifficulties.

IthasbeencleartousthattheSEPistheNRCStaff'sprogram.This.preceptwasstatedinitially andhasbeenrestatedanumberofptxmes.

Itwasmostrecentlyevidenced inaletterdatedDecember12,1979whichcategorized topicsintothosethattheNRCwouldaddressandthoseforwhichthelicenseewouldbeaskedtobearmajorresponsibility.

Theareasthatwehavebeenaskedtoperformmajorreviewshavebeenfewinnumber.IntheDecember12letter,theStaffstatedthat.wewouldbeprovidedguidelines forourefforts.Iackofguidelines forsometopicsshouldnothowever,betakentomeanthatwehaveignoredtheseandothertopics.Substantial workhasbeenperformed insupportofStaffsitevisitsandevaluations.

Anexampleispreparation andreviewofsafeshutdowntechniques, including discussion inlicensedoperatortrainingclasses,whichwascompleted priortotheStaff'ssafeshutdownsitevisitofJune14-16,1978andhasbeencontinued sincethattime.Thatworkhasbeenusefulinaddressing otherlicensing andoperating concernsandhas,webelieve,provideda5strongeroperating complement.

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~E~~VROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORP.DATEJune12,1980ToMr.DarrellG.Eisenhut, DirectorSHEETNO.Anotherexamplewasourstudyonelectrical penetrations, sub-mittedonApril12,1979.Althoughinitiated forreasonsotherthenSEP,ourSeismicUpgradeProgramisamajorinitiative.

Asdescribed toyourStaffonJuly24,1979,thisprogramwillresultinreanalysis ofallmajorseismiccategoryIpipingatGinna.Theresultsofourprogramwillbeincorporated intotheStaff'sSEPevaluation asdescribed inanNRCletterdatedApril29,1980.Programdifficulties andtheattendant, slippageincompletion datesisnotunexpected tous.First,theProgrambeganwithout,clearlydefinedreviewcriteria.

Whilerealistic assessments, givingcreditforalternate'methods ofsatisfying

criteria, weretobeperformed, littleguidanceonhowtoperformtheserealistic assessments orwhatconstituted anacceptable levelof"realism" wasprovidedfortheStaffreviewers.

Thisiscertainly under-standable sincenosuchprogramhadbeenperformed previously.

Further,it.wasprobablydesirable nottobeoverlyprescriptive priortobeginning theProgrambuttoletexperience gainedduringearlyreviewsshapethereviewtechniques

'tobeusedlater.Progresshasthusbeendeliberate.

Secondly, issueswithhigherpriorities havearisenduringtheSEPwhichcouldnotbeforeseen.

ThesehaveaffectedtheStaffreviewsinsomecasesandthelicensees resources inothers.Althoughtheyarewellknown,itisusefultomentionseveralofthese:environmental qualification ofelectrical equipment, IEBulletins 79-02,79-04,79-14,andresponses tothelessonslearnedfromTMIarebutseveral.AthirdreasonthatweperceiveforslippageisthechangingofStaffreviewers onindividual topics.Thesechangeshavebeenduetoreviewertransfers orpromotions or,mostrecently, tothereorganization withinNRR.Afewexamplesinthisareamaybeillustrative.

Controlroomhabitability wasapartofanSEPsitevisitonSeptember 6,1978.Sincethattimetherehasbeenanadditional sitevisitandtherehavebeentwosubsequent reviewers.

Further,arelatedaspect,offsitehazards,wasassignedtoanotherreviewer.

Heobtainedsubstantial information fromusandweunderstand thathemadeanumberofthecontactsgathering information.

Unfortunately, priortopreparing hisassessment hewastransferred toanotherNRCBranch.Itmay,therefore, benecessary foranewreviewertoreperform thistask.AnotherexampleisTopicII-2.D,Meteorological Measure-mentsProgram.Information onthetopicwasprovidedinformally onAugust,24,1978.Inresponsetoadraftsafetyassessment whichwereviewedwiththeStaffonMay29,1979,weprovidedcommentsbothinformally (July5,1979)andformally(April11,1980).FurtherwehavemadenumerousattemptstodiscussthistopicwiththeStaffeitherviatelephone orinameetingbuthavebeenunsuccessful inourattemptstoarrangeatechnical ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORP.DATEJune12,1980ToMr.DarrellG.Eisenhut, Director8SHEETNO.dialogue.

InTopicIII-5.A,HighEnergyLineBreaksInsideContainment, weprovidedtheStaffwithinformation duringasitevisitinMarch1979andbysubmittals datedFebruary9,1979andSeptember 11,1979.Sincethattime,wehavebeeninformedthattheStaffisradically revisingtheanalysisguidelines, jeopardiz-ingmuchoftheprogressmadetodatebyusandotherSEPutilities.

Atthistime,weareawaitingStaffresponsetooursubmittals orStaffissuanceoftherevisedguidelines.

BasedonourreviewofSEP,wedonotbelievethatthereasonsforslippageinSEPshouldbeattributed tolackoflicenseeaggressiveness.

Itisapparent, however,thatthereneedstobeincreased communications betweentheStaffandRG&Eregarding thestatusandprogressofSEP.Wewouldbepleased.to discusstheSEPwithyouoryourStaffatyourconvenience.

Verytrulyyours,p