IR 05000277/1988025
| ML20207H287 | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/1988 |
| From: | Lange D, Walker T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20207H285 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-277-88-25, 50-278-88-25, NUDOCS 8808240442 | |
| Download: ML20207H287 (5) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Report Nos.
50-277/88-25 50-278/88-25
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opp.-44 DPR-56 Licensee:
Philadelphia Electric' Company 2301 Market Street
Philadelphi, PA 19101 Facility Name:
Peach Bottom Unit 2 and Unit 3
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Delta, Pennsylvania Inspection conducted:
July 18 - 22, 1988 Inspectors:
@-//-80 g T. Walker', Sfnfor Operations Engineer Date Approved by:
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D. Lange, Chief,'BWR Op4 rations Secti4n Date r
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Division of Reactor Safety i
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Summary:
Inspection on July 18 - 22, 1988 (Report Nos. 50-277/88-25 and
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50-278/88-25)
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. Areas Inspected: A routine, unannounced safety inspection was conducted to
inspect the Peach Bottom Licensed Operator Requalification Program in order
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to evaluate the effectiveness of,the licensee's program.
The inspection i
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and interviews with licensed operators and training personnel.
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i Results: No violations or deviations were identified. The Peach Bottom
Licensed Operator Requalification Program meets the requirements of 10 CFR'Part
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55.59.
Results of interviews with members of the operations staff indicated that the licensed operators believe that the requalification training program is valuable for training the operators to perform job-related activities.
One concern was identified regarding operator training regarding new and revised procedures prior to implementation.
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1.0 PERSONS CONTACTED 1.1 Philadelphia Electric Company J. F. Franz, Plant Manager
R. G. Andrews, Operations Training Supervisor
J. W. Lyter, Operations Training Instructor
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D. McClellan, Senior Requalification Instructor D. Ahmuty, Training Evaluation and Feedback _
F. Polaski, Assistant Superintendent of Operations
R. H. Scheide, Compliance
The inspector also interviewed other licensed operators during the 1." pection period.
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1.2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. C. Linville, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 2A
L. E.' Myers, Resident Inspector
0. J. Lange, Chief, BWR Section
T. H. Fish, Operations Engineer
Denotes those present at the exit meeting conducted on 7/22/88.
- 2.0 PROGRAM AREAS INSPECTED
The requalification program schedule, content, examination requirements
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and on-the-job training were discussed with the senior requalification instructor.
Present and planned facilities for conducting classroom and I
simulator training were discussed with the senior requalification
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instructor and the Operations Training Supervisor.
Requalification
_ program documentation was discussed with a member of the Training Feedback
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and Evaluation Group and the senior requalification. instructor.
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status of INPO accreditation and preparation for NRC administered requalification examinations were also discussed with the senior J
requalification instructor.
Procedure A-50 was reviewed to ensure that it met the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(c), whien defines the
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requalification program requirements.
Selected lesson plans from previous and planned training cycles and several. written examinations from previous requalification cycles were reviewed.
Several licensed operators were interviewed to discuss requalification program content, simulator training, on-the-job training and the training facilities.
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3.0 FINDINGS 3.1 Requalification Program Schedule The requalification program is conducted on a two year cycle and includes lectures given on a regular and continuing basis which meets the schedule requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(c)(1). A minimum of eighteen lectures are included in the two year program.
Attendance is mandatory at all requalification lectures for licensed personnel and Shift Technical Advisors (STA). Training personnel responsible for Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) level material are required to attend certain lectures by direction of training supervision.
Operations personnel have a designated week for training in their shif t schedule and are discouraged from scheduling vacations during their training week.
Training missed due to vacation or illness must be made up by attending subsequent presentations on that topic.
Senior plant staff permission is required for an individual to be excused from required training if it will adversely affect plant operations and the Senior Staff member is-
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responsible for the course of action to make up the missed training.
3.2 Requali fication Program Content Procedure A-50 ensures that the lecture subject material meets the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(c)(2).
Lecture topics and emphasis are determined by training personnel with input from the
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operations sta 'f and f rom operator performance on previous written examinations.
i One area of concern was that the applicable portions of 10 CFR
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Part 55 concerning licensed operator responsibilities were not included in the 1988 requalification program schedule.
These areas were covered in the 1987 requalification program and are
covered in initial training for licensed operators and senior i
operators.
Lesson plans are prepared by the instructors and reviewed by tech-l nical experts and the operations staff.
The operators felt that, while technically accurate, the material presented in recent training sessions was not as high in quality as material presented in previous requalification cycles.
The operators felt that the quantity of information provided could be increased in the time allotted for training.
Deficiencies in the training naterial were brought to the attention of the instructors by the operators but were not corrected prior to the next training week due to lack of time and personnel resources.
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3.3 On-the-Job Training i
Simulator training is mandatory for all licensed' personnel.
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crews participate;in simulator training as a team and staff. engineers and other non-shift personnel are grouped together in crews for training.
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An area of concern was that operators who were acting as observers during simulator training were receiving credit for selected control
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manipulations. When required control manipulations are performed on
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the simulator, only those crew members that manipulate the controls or direct the manipulation of controls may. use the! evolution to meet requalification program requirements.
One discrepancy was found in Procedure A-50 concerning the required control manipulations and plant evolutions. A-50 specifies that a loss of instrument air must be performed once in a two year cycle, while 10 CFR 55.59(c)(3) requires that it be performed on an annual basis. Documentation of control manipulations' indicated that'a loss of instrument air was being performed by the licensed operators on an annual basis as required.
The operators felt that use of the new plant specific simulator was
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an improvement over use of the Limerick facility and that the scenarios prepared by the training department were innovative and
challenging.
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New procedures, procedure revisions, Technical Specification
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revisions, plant modifications, industry events and other pertinent information are covered during requalification training sessions and/or by means of shift training (i.e., requ; red reading).
T' e Operations Support Group is responsible for determining the
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The operators noted several instances when new procedures were implemented prior to training being provided on the-changes.
licensee management attention to this* area appears warranted.
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Further review of training on new procedures and procedure revisions
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will be conducted during a future NRC inspection.
3.4 Evaluations
Biennial comprehensive requalification examinations and annual oral i
examinations are mandatory for all licensed personnel which meets the
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evaluation requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(c)(4).
In addition, an annual written examination is required for any individual who does not take all the lecture series quizzes or maintain his/her quiz
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average (initial and make-up) equal to or greater than 80%.
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Shift Supervision and Senior Plant Staff are informed of the training status of all licensed operators on a regular basis.
This includes individual quiz averages and any deficiencies such as overdue make-up quizzes.
3.5. Records Requalification program documentation was found to be cenplete and easily accessible.
Program participation including lecture attendance and required control manipulations was documented in individual files for each operator as well as in the Nuclear Records Management System (NRMS).
Copies of examinations, quizzes and evaluations are also maintained in NRMS. All the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(c)(5), for record retention, were met or exceeded.
3.6 INPO Accreditation Job task matrices are in the process of being reviewed and re-val:iated in preparation for the upcoming INP0 visit.
Plans are being made for preparation of open-book questions and job perform-ancr-maasures for use in requalification examinations.
3.7 Trair.j ng_ Facili ties The operators felt that the lack of permanent facilities for requali-fication training has a tendency to be distractino dur ng lectures and simulator training.
Permanent training facilities are expected to be available in early 1989.
4.0 EXIT INTERVIEW The inspection scope and findings as detailed in this report were summarized on July 22, 1988, during'an exit interview with licensee personnel (see paragraph 1.0 for attendees).
The inspector determined that no proprietary information was utilized during the inspection.
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