ML20135H734

Forwards SALP Rept 50-312/85-18 for Dec 1983 - May 1985, Conducted on 850807.Overall Performance Acceptable

ML20135H734
Person / Time
Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	09/09/1985
From:	Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Reinaldo Rodriguez SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
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ML20135H735	List: IR 05000312/1985018 ML20135H734
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Docket No. 50-312

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

P. O. Box 15830

Sacramento, California 95812

Attention:

Mr. Ronald J. Rodriguez

Assistant General Manager, Nuclear

Gentlemen:

Subject: Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP)

The NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) Board has

completed its' periodic evaluation of the pe'rformance of your Rancho Seco

facility during the period December 1, 1983, through May 31, 1985.

The performance of your Rancho Seco facility was evaluated in the functional

areas of plant operations, radiological controls, maintenance, surveillance,

fire protection, emergency preparedness, security, refueling, quality programs

and administrative controls, licensing activities, engineering and

construction and training. The criteria used in conducting this assessment

and the SALP Board's evaluation of your performance in these functional areas

are contained in the enclosed SALP report.

In the past, as part of the SALP program, we have routinely met with your

management to discuss the results of the SALP Board's assessment. The format

of the SALP program was recently revised such that a management meeting is no

longer a requirement, but may be held as a public meeting at the discretion of

the licensee or NRC. We are requesting a meeting to' discuss the results of

this SALP assessment on September 16, 1985, at 9:00 A.M. at the Region V

office in Walnut Creek, California.

The overall performance of your facility was acceptable and exhibited an

improving trend since the last SALP evaluation period in several areas. The

SALP Board was concerned that, in the areas of engineering and construction,

radiological controls, quality programs and training, more effort is still

needed.

This has been a difficult report period to evaluate-in that it has been one of

rapid changes. Need to improve performance was recognized during the first

part of the report period, and a program of corrective action was decided upon

and initiated. Some demonstrated results have'become evident.

In most areas,

however, it's really too early to tell if permanent improvements in terms of

performance are resulting. This is partly because the changes came during the

last part of the report period and because the plant has been down for the

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I agree with the Board that considerable management attention in this SALP

period to long-standing problems at Rancho Seco has begun to yield results in

several functional areas. Emphasis is now needed on actually implementing

improvements, assessing their effectiveness and making adjustments, as

necessary. Your success at sustaining and carrying out the broad changes and

improvements which have been initiated will be closely monitored, and

discussed in the next SALP Board Assessment for your facility. . Specific

strengths and weaknesses were identified, as discussed in Section III, Summary

of Results, and Section IV, Performance Analysis. The Board recommendations

related to the various functional areas are also provided in Section IV.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed

SALP report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, as will any

comments you wish to submit to NRC regarding the content of the SALP report.

No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions

concerning the SALP report, we would be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

Original Signed by

jolin B, Martist

John B. Martin

Regional Administrator

Enclosure:

SALP Report

No. 50-312/85-18

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State of CA (Gordon K. Van Vleck)

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