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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 06/23/1987 |
| From: | Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Heider L YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8707080233 | |
| Download: ML20234F473 (2) | |
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Yankee Atomic Electric Company ATTN:
Mr. L. H. Heider
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Framingt.am, Massachusetts 01701 Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection No. 50-29/86-20 (OL)
This refers V; your letter dsted May 21, 1987, in response to our letter datec' March 3,1987.
Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions doct. anted in your letter. These ictions will be examined during a future irspecti.;1 of your licensed program.
A meeting was held on June 3, 1987, at your facility to ensure that the concerns raf sed by the NRC nave been fully understood. A meeting is platned for the week of June 23, 1987, at the Region I office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to formally discuss your planned corrective actions and proposed schedule.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Sincerely, Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief Projects Braach No. 3 Division of Reactor Projects
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N. N. St. Laurent, Plant Superintendent J. E. Tribble, President G. J. Papanic, Jr., Senior Project Engineer - Licensing Public Document Room (PDR)
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t May 21, 1987 FYR 87-52 United Statec Nuc1 car Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attention:
William T. Russell Regional Administrator References:
(a) License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)
(b) I&E Letter to YAEC, I&E Inspection No. 50-029/86-20(OL),
dated March 3, 1987 Dear Sir'
Reference is made to I&E Inspection No. 50- 29/86-20(OL) conducted by your Mr. Noel F.
Dudley during the period of November 5-14, 1986 at the Yankee Ateinic Electric Company (YAEC), Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPS) _in Rowc,
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The report made subsequent to that inspection identified weaknecces in the Training Departn.cnt's implementation of the Operator Requalification Progra:n and requested a response to explain actions taken and planned for cur training staff to irprove these areac.
The report detailc three crecific areas of concern:
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Training on recent facility and procedural changen war not provided tirriy nanno
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Review of Lt.e anr;ual requalif ientica writ ten exninat ienc agn:nr t
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FYR 87-52 In response to these findings, we have embarked on an sction plan designed to improve the overall effectiveness of our training program, including your specific areas of concern.
With como changes already in place, and the remaining elements currently in development, the renewed program will be implemented by the end of the year and will include:
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Management changes including:
(1) a new training manager, (2) a more effective internal organization for the department, and (3) a new reporting chain that will provide more direct support by plant management.
The new training manager is eminently qualified and is already implementing these changes to our best advantage.
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Significant strengthening and use of our Training Advisory Committee to screen and control the license candidates and their. training.
The committee consists of Training, Operations, and upper plant
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Lesson plans and training material will continue 'to be upgraded with
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analysis of industry experience and documents, including NRC exams.
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Annual requalification written examinations are being restored equal to or greater than the standards set by your own examinations. We have changed our independent source of examinations to a provider of excellent materials and will contractually insist upon a level of examinations that will achieve this goal..
In addition, facility reviews will be conducted approximately two weeks in advance of examinations by dual reviewers, at least at the level of senior instructors.
This will address your specific concern (number 3 above).
Examination results will be analyzed and fed back to the students and into the training program.
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In order to provide more of fcctive continuing training, and in concert with the philosophies of the new 10CFR, part 55, we will change the time basis of our training cycle from an annual six-week program for each operator to a cegmented program, incorporating a routine chift rotation through training throughout each fuel cycle This will provide a timely hacis for t raining on industry operating experiences, facility and procedure changec, and identified operator weaknecce. and will address your cpecific conce'nc (Numbers 1 and 7
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission May 21, 1987 Attention: William T. Russell page 3 i
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FYR 87-52 In summary, we are actively addressing your concerns within a larger effort to improve our operator training program.
The objective of this plan is to train and maintain operators capable of guaranteeing their licensed responsibilities.
The motivation is built-in.
Finally, this program is designed to evolve further with time so that it will continue to keep pace with your own efforts to improve the industry operator licensing process.
We look forward to later discussions with your staff to confirm the positive results of these efforts.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Very truly yours, YM L. H. Heider Vice President Manager of Operations LHH/dlb cc:
USNRC, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC U S!!RC, Resident inspector. YNPS l
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