05000266/FIN-2012004-07
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| Title | Shift Manager Working Outage Hours Contrary to Guidance |
| Description | The inspectors identified a Severity Level lV non-cited violation and associated finding of very low safety significance of 10 CFR 26.207(a), Waivers, for the licensees failure to perform multiple activities as required when licensed reactor operators in the shift manager (SM) position worked outage hours during the Unit 1 outage in fall 2011. Specifically, for each circumstance where an SM exceeded operating hours, the licensee did not meet the following requirements: a determination that the waiver is necessary to mitigate or prevent a condition adverse to safety; a face-to-face assessment of the individual to determine that there was reasonable assurance that the individual would be able to safely and competently perform his or her duties during the additional work period for which the waiver will be granted; and a circumstance did not exist that could not have been reasonably controlled because additional personnel could have been added to the shift to perform the related outage activities. The issue was entered into the licensees corrective action program for resolution as action request AR01797782, for evaluation and development of corrective actions. The finding was determined to be more than minor in accordance with IMC 0612, Power Reactor Inspection Reports, Appendix B, Issue Screening, dated September 7, 2012, because if left uncorrected, the exclusion of workers from work hour controls could have led to a more significant safety concern due to personnel exceeding work hour limits while performing safety related or risk significant activities. Specifically, without proper fatigue assessments, incorrect assessment or directions could be provided by the SM for routine activities or during transient/emergency response. The inspectors evaluated the finding using IMC 0609, Significance Determination Process, Attachment 0609.04 Initial Characterization of Findings, Tables 2 and 3, dated June 19, 2012, and Appendix M, Significance Determination Process Using Qualitative Criteria, dated April 12, 2012. The inspectors determined that the finding was of very low safety significance because no deficiencies which affected risk significant structures, systems, or components occurred as a result of SM fatigue. This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution, self and independent assessment, because the licensee failed to conduct sufficient in-depth self-assessments. Specifically, the licensee conducted a self-assessment of the fatigue rule annually with its corporate licensing department giving the licensee the prior opportunity to identify and correct this issue had the self-assessments been more rigorous |
| Site: | Point Beach  |
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| Report | IR 05000266/2012004 Section 4OA2 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2012 (2012Q3) |
| Type: | TEV: Severity level IV |
| cornerstone | Other |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71152 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Zoia J Jandovitz M Kunowski S Burton R Krsek V Meghani M Learn M Thorpe-Kavanaugh P Cardona-Morales K Carrington |
| CCA | P.6, Self-Assessment |
| INPO aspect | CL.2 |
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Finding List (Point Beach) @ 2012Q3
Self-Identified List (Point Beach)
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