IR 05000289/1977016
| ML19256D112 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/06/1977 |
| From: | Brunner E, Ruhlman W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML19256D109 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-289-77-16, NUDOCS 7910170564 | |
| Download: ML19256D112 (4) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:. ' ~ U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ' OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT - , ' Region I Report No.
77-16 Docket No.
50-289 License No.
OPR-50 Priority Category C -- . Licensee: Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 542 , Reading, Pennsylvania 19603
Facility Name: Three Mile Island i Inspection at: Middletown, Pennsylvania Inspection conducted: May 23,1977 Inspectors: [[,8- )ft!44 454./3,/6/'77 <A W. A. Ruhiman, Acting Chief, Nuclear /j date sfigned Support Section No. 2 date signed ' i < ..] date signed g Approved by-S 6/6/ 7 / fyE.J.Brunner, Chief,ReactorOperations 'date signed U and Nuclear Support Branch Inspection Sumary: Inspection on May 23,1977 (Report No. 50-289/77-16) Arras Inspected: Special, unannounced inspection of the licensee's response to NRC Circular 76-07 with respect to informing personnel of LER type information, with respect to methods for verification of procedure adherence, and with respect to management visits to the site during off normal hours. The inspector also reviewed the licensee's videotape programs in the health physics, security, emergency plans and quality assurance areas. The inspection involved 8 inspector-hours on site by one NRC inspector.
Results: No items of noncompliance were observed.
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l DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted ' Principal Licensee Employees ! W. Cotter, Supervisor - Quality Control , J. Fornicola, Quality Control Engineer l D. Goodman, Group Supervisor - Technical Training ' {
- J. O'Hanlon, Unit 1 Superintendent H. Wilson, Instrument and Control Foreman C. Yeagley, Instrument and Control Foreman i
The inspector also interviewed other licensee employees during the course of the inspection.
They included technicians, operations, quality control, training, maintenance, and office staff personnel.
denotes those present at exit interview.
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NRC Circular 76-07 - The inspector reviewed the licensee's current practices with respect t the questi ns c ntained in the Circu ar and with respect to the - O ' licensee's letter dated March 17, 1977, which delineated his answers to those questions.
Results are suninarized below.
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Dissemination of LER Type Information to Plant Personnel Based on the inspector's review of records and interviews with personnel, tne licensee currently disseminates LER type in-formation to NRC licensed personnel as part of the Operator Requalification Program.
The significant events, including operator errors, which have occurred at both the licensee's , i facility and at similar facilities, are covered during sched- ! uled requalification lectures during each requalification I training cycle.
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i r8 ..' Currently the various department foremen are routed copies of LER/ personnel error type information.
These foremen then disseminate this information to the non-licensed personnel under their cognizance.
Non-licensed personnel were inter-viewed by the inspector. Those interviewed were aware of LER/ personnel error type information.
The current training was not documented. The current practices were not described in the respective non-licensed training programs. The licensee i stated the current practices for dissemination of pertinent , ' LER/ personnel error type information, including recordkeeping requirements, would be documented in a program document.
! Until these actions have been completed, this item (289/77-i 16-01) is unresolved.
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Adherence to Procedures s To verify that personnel routinely conduct activities in ac- , cordance with written, approved procedures, audits of plant activities are conducted by an on site Quality Control (QC) l group. The inspector reviewed the records pertaining to ! several QC surveillance and audits records and interviewed A Quality Control audit personnel. Some records documented ' V activities conducted during off-normal hours.
j The inspector identified no discrepancies.
I Management Presenet Ouring Off-Normal Hours Activities c.
! Management personnel are always present during off-normal hours activities since a senior licensed member of the operating shift is part of the licensee's management organization.
In addition, based on interviews with station personnel routinely i working during off-normal hours (i.e. hours other than 8AM to SPM, Monday through Friday) other management personnel including the Unit 1 Superintendent and Unit 1 Supervisor of Operations do visit the facility during off-normal hours for a variety of reasons. Personnel interviewed characterized these visits as "not unusual" during discussions with the inspector.
The inspector identified no discrepancies.
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Indoctrination Videotapes For a period of approximately 21s hours, the inspector viewed color videotapes used by the licensee to indoctrinate personnel pricr to issuance of a site picture badge.
Records of this training, including a synopsis of content, had been reviewed and documented in Report 50-289/76-19. The current review was to evaluate the actual video-tapes.
Collectively, the videotapes, the question / answer period with a live instructor, and the written examination met the requirements of the licensee's programs for initial Health Physics, Security, Quality Assurance and Emergency Plan indoctrination.
As previously . documented, the licensee's programs meet the applicable regulatory ! requirements.
T l The inspector identified no discrepancies.
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Unresolved Items l Unresolved items are matters about which more information is required , j in order to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, items of noncompliance, or deviations. An unresolved item disclosed during sU the inspection is discussed in Detail 2.a.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Detail - 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on May 23, 1977. The inspector ' summarized the scope of the inspection and the findings.
With re-gard to the unresolved item (289/77-16-01), Mr. O'Hanlon, Unit 1 Superintendent, said that the required action would be planned for completion by August 29, 1977.
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