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Forwards Meeting Summary Rept 50-054/87-68 on 870528 to Discuss Proposed Corrective Actions for Weaknesses Identified in Requalification Program Evaluation Rept 50-054/87-02OL

ML20215E898
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Site:	05000054
Issue date:	06/12/1987
From:	Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Mcgovern J CINTICHEM, INC.
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, Cintichem, In ATTN: Mr. Jame's J. McGovern Plant Manager Post Office Box 324 Tuxedo, New York 10987-SUBJECT: MEETING SUMMARY REPORT 87-068 A meeting was held on May 28,. 1987, at - the NRC Region I Office to discus Cintichem's proposed corrective actions for the areas of weakness identified in the NRC's requalification program evaluation report 50-54/87-02 (OL). .The meeting was requested by Cintichem, Inc. The details of the ' discussion are included in the Meeting Summary which is enclosed with this lette The meeting facilitated Cintichem's understanding of NRC , expectations _'for up-

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grading the requalification program in . the area of principles and theory of reactor operation, resulted in a mutually acceptable short-term upgrade program in this area and a commitment by Cintichem to determine the underlying cause:of this weakness so that the requalification program may be appropriately modified to prevent recurrence of this weaknes 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 report will be place in the NRC's Public Document Roo No reply - to this letter is required;. however, should you - have any question concerning this matter, we.will be pleased to~ discuss them with yo

Sincerely, 0:rihi Sitzned By4 obert M. Gallo, Chief Projects Branch No. 2 ,

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MEETING SUMMARY Docket No.: 50-54 Meeting No.: 87-068 License No.: R-81 Licensee: Cintichem, In P.O. Box 324 Tuxedo, New York 10987 Facility Name: Cintichem

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Purpose of Meeting: Licensee Plan to Upgrade Requalification Training NRC Attendees S. Collins, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

E. Wenzinger, Chief, Projects Branch 3, DRP L. Bettenhausen, Chief, Operations Branch, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS)

R. Keller, Chief, Projects Section 1C, DRP D. Coe, Lead Reactor Engineer (Examiner), DRP Cintichem, Inc. Attendees D. Gallaher, President, Cintichem, In '

J. McGovern, Plant Manager W. Ruzicka, Operations Manager PRESENTATION The licensee proposed a short-term upgrade program of lectures and quizzes /

tests for all licensed operators from July 1,1987 to December 18, 198 The NRC requested that the quizzes / tests and scores (without individual ,

identifying information) with applicable references and lesson plans, be '

provided as they are completed so that progress of the program may be monitore . The licensee has taken action in accordance with their NRC approved re-qualification program to remove one Senior Operator (SRO) from licensed  !

duties based on the results of the March 27, 1987 NRC requalification audit examination until the operator satisfies the retraining requirements for written examination sections J and The NRC concurred with this action and asked to be informed when the oper- l ator was evaluated as satisfactory to resume licensed dutie j l  !

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3.- The -licensee committed to requiring all licensed operators to take the reactor theory section of the Cintichem biennial requalification written '

examination in January 1988 to measure the overall effectiveness of the

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upgrade program and to determine if additional training is necessar The NRC stated that the six month time period to conduct _ upgraded training is _ acceptable .provided that -(1) the NRC monitors the progress of the pro-gram as stated above and (2) the NRC may participate in the biennial re- -i qualification examination to the extent . of prior examination review and possible unannounced replacement of any or all reactor theory section questions and review of facility grading and results. The NRC noted that successful completion of this short-term program will not have identified the underlying cause of the weakness in this area such that appropriate modifications to the licensee's ' requalification program, if required, can

- be made to prevent a recurrenc The licensee committed to make this determinatio . The licensee indicated that the operators who took the March 1987 NRC audit examination would be required on the Cintichem 1988 requal examina- '

tion to take only the reactor theory section and any other section from the NRC audit examination on which they received a score of less than 70%.

The NRC stated that the two SR0's who scored less than 70% overall on the NRC audit examination-should be required to take the entire Cintichem 1988 requal examination. The NRC questioned whether it was appropriate to al-low greater than. 24 months between requalification written examinations and asked the licensee to provide justification for this actio The licensee agreed to require the full 1988 requalification examination for the two SRO's specified and to' provide written justification for allowing the March 1987 NRC audit examination to count for -the Cinitchem 1988

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requal examinatio DISCUSSION The licensee asked if future NRC requalification examinations would be similar to the March 1987 examination administered at Cintichem. The NRC stated that the NRC March 1987 examination is likely to be representative of future NRC requalification examinations and that the continuing requalification training program should prepare operators to achieve a minimum passing score on this examination at any time during the period of their licens The licensee asked for the status of operator renewal requests which have been held in abeyance by Region I until the NRC review of the requalification pro-gram is complete. The .NRC stated that a decision on continuing to process license renewals would be made following the meeting and that Cintichem would be notified the next day of the resul The NRC indicated that a formal written response to the NRC report 50-54/87-02 (OL) should include the short-term actions presented above and the following I commitments:

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. To provide Region I operator licensing section with quiz / test results and supporting information to allow NRC monitoring of progres To notify Region I when the SRO, who was removed from licensed duties, is restored to active status, To require the two SR0's who scored less than 70% on the NRC audit exam-

' ination to take the full 1988 Cintichem biennial requalification examina-tio To provide justification for allowing operators who passed portions of the NRC March 1987 audit examination to credit those passing sections for meeting the requirements of a biennial written requalification examination required by 10CFR55.5 To review their past requalification program for the root causes of the deficiency in the reactor theory knowledge area and determine what action will be required after the short-term upgrade program to prevent a recur-renc POST MEETING DISCUSSION On May 29, 1987 during a telephone conversation between Mr. Jim McGovern of Cintichem and Mr. Douglas Coe, Lead Reactor Engineer (Examiner), the NRC stated that all renewals previously held in abeyance would be processed upon receipt of the licensee's formal written proposal as described above.

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