IR 05000255/1981016
| ML18046A938 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/03/1981 |
| From: | Baker K, Holzmer M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-255-81-16, NUDOCS 8109280525 | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFO~CEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-255/81-16
Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Facility Name:
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant Inspection At:
Covert, MI Inspection Conducted:
July 17-20, 1981
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M. M. Holzmer Approved By: ~Chief Management Programs Inspection Summary Section Inspection on July 17-20, 1981 (Report No. 50-255/81-16)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of Palisades training and operator requalification trainin The inspection involved 32 inspector-hours onsite by one NRC inspecto Results:
Of the two areas inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance were identified in one area, and one item of noncompliance was identified in the other area (failure to maintain training records as required by Technical Specifications - Paragraph 3).
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- DETAILS Persons Contacted
- R. Montross, General Plant Manager
- N. Hough, Training Administrator
- W. Burgess, Instructor, Licensed Operator Requalification Program
- K. Mitchell, QA Analyst P. Elbert, Director Nuclear Operations Training, Consumers Power Company R. Doan, General Staff Supervisor, Nuclear Operations Training Department The inspector also interviewed several other licensee employees including reactor operators, shift supervisors, instructors, training staff personnel, craftsmen, technicians, and clerk *Denotes those present at the exit interview on August 20, 198.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Open) Noncompliance (50-255/80-09-01):
Failure to adhere to pro-cedures for training and documentatio As discussed in Paragraph 3, the licensee's actions to prevent recurrence appear to be insufficien Training The inspector attended six hours of the licensee's General Employee Training and verified that lesson plan objectives were met and that training was in accordance with the objectives of the Initial General Employee Training Program (Administrative Procedure 13.1).
The inspector verified by direct questioning and record review of two new and five existing employees that administrative controls and pro-cedures, radiological health and safety, industrial safety, controlled access and security procedures, emergency plan, and technical specifi-cations training were provided as require Determined by direct questioning of two craftsmen and four technicians whether on-the-job training, formal technical training commensurate with job classifica-tion, and fire fighting training were provide Documentation Reviewed Chapter 13 of the Administrative Procedure Training Record Consumers Power Company letter from D. Hoffman to J. Keppler dated December 19, 1978, in response to Inspection Report No. 50-255/78-2 Consumers Power Company letters from D. Hoffman to J. Keppler dated October 6, 1980, and March 16, 1981, in response to Inspection Report No. 50-255/80-0 Chapter 6 of the Technical Specification..1**
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Findings Noncompliance 50-255/81-16-01-06 In May of 1977 a revision to Chapter 13 of the Administrative Procedures added numerous training requirements in the area of Departmental Trainin These internal commitments were made even though the training department staff was too small to meet the ad-ditional deman Inspection Report No. 78-26 listed five examples of areas in which records failed to show that the training to which the licensee committed was conducte The licensee responded in a letter from D. Hoffman to J. Keppler dated December 19, 197 In Inspection Report No. 80-09 the inspectors judged the licensee's corrective actions to be ineffective, and listed more examples of Departmental Training which was not conducte The licensee's response is found in letters from D. Hoffman to J. Keppler dated October 6, 1980, and March 16, 198 There has been no substantial change in the conduct of the Departmental Training program, and examples of failure to conduct training, and to keep records as specified in Section 6.10.1.e of the Technical Specifications follow:
Employee Position Secretary Office Clerk Craftsman Craftsman Technician Technician Required Training Not Properly Conducted/Documented Quarterly Job Related Industrial/Fire Safety Quarterly Job Related Industrial/Fire Safety Periodic Department Procedures Periodic Administrative Procedures Quarterly Job Related Industrial/Fire Safety Annual CPCo Tagging Procedures Biennial Crane Safety Biennial Scaffolding/Rigging Quarterly Job Related Industrial/Fire Safety Periodic Administrative Procedures Biennial Use of Forklifts Biennial Scaffolding/Rigging Quarterly Job Related Industrial/Fire Safety Annual CPCo Tagging Procedures Quarterly Job Related Industrial/Fire Safety Annual Controlled Material Procedures Periodic Technical Specification Senior Chem Tech Training Discussion The inspector conducted interviews with the Plant Manager and with two corporate Nuclear Operations Department Training personnel to
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- determine the extent and effectiveness of the actions the licensee has taken to correct long-outstanding training deficiencies.
The licensee has re-organized the corporate structure to create a Nuclear Operations Training Department, the director of which reports to the Vice President of Nuclear Operation Onsite training staff now are in the line authority of this department and no longer report directly to the plant manage The Nuclear Operations Training department is comprised of a staff of 64 persons, 13 of which are budgeted for the Palisades Plan The plant staff has added several full time employees, and contracted educational services have increased the effective plant training staff size to the budgeted amount of 1 Ground has been broken for a corporate training center in Midland, Michiga Generic company procedures are being written to provide the frame-work for plant revisions to Chapter 13 and Departmental Training procedure Drafts of the company and plant Chapter 13 revisions are scheduled to be submitted for review on September 1, 198 Drafts of company and plant Departmental Training procedures are scheduled for January 1, 198 While it appears that significant organizational changes have been made or are in progress, training and training documentation appear to have been largely unaffected thus fa It is recognized that changes of the magnitude needed at the Palisades Plant do not occur overnight, however, the inspector stressed that the programmatic changes must actually affect the training and its documentation, and that point has not yet been reache Requalification Training The inspector verified that any changes made to the requalification program were in conformance with requirements and commitments; and verified through record review of two control room operators holding NRC Reactor Operator Licenses, and three supervisors holding NRC Senior Reactor Licenses, the availability and adequacy of copies of most recent annual written examination and the individuals' performance evaluations, required procedure reviews, and oral exam In addition, the inspector attended two hours of requalification lecture Documentation Reviewed Administrative Procedure 13.3.6B - NRC Licensed Operator Requalification Training Consumers Power Company letter from D. Hoffman to D. Crutchfield, dated August 6, 1980 Licensed Operator Training Records
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.,,r*. * Findings No apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie Discussion The inspector attended two one-half hour audio visual presentations on Electrical Generation, Distribution and Contro These consisted of slide presentations automatically keyed by tape-recorded lecture Both presentations moved at a rapid pace, which made comprehension difficult, and strong overhead lighting in the room made the slides difficult to se During part of the second presentation, the slide and tape recording were not synchronized, which distracted the student These presentations need considerable improvemen A one hour lecture on thermodynamics presented by the training staff was also observed and was considered adequat The problems with the slide presentation were brought to the attention of the Requalification Training Instructor and were discusse It is the understanding of the inspector that the licensee will consider how these presentations can be improve Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1)
at the conclusion of the inspection on August 20, 198 The inspector summarized the purpose and the scope of the inspection and the findings.
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