IR 05000335/1979016
| ML17207A393 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 07/13/1979 |
| From: | Dyer J, Verdery E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-335-79-16, NUDOCS 7909210458 | |
| Download: ML17207A393 (4) | |
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on UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 Report No. 50-335/79-16 Iicensee:
Florida Power and Light Company 9250 West Flagler Street Miami, Florida 33101 Facility Name:
St. Lucie Unit 1 Docket No. 50-335 License No. DPR-67 Inspection at ucie lant near Fort ierce, Florida Inspector:
Dat Si ned Approved by.
. H. Verdery, Acting ction Chief Da Si ed SB9IARY Inspected on July 2, 1979.
Areas Inspected This special, announced inspection involved 10 inspector-hours onsite in the area of review of operator working hours.
Results Of the one area inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie DETAILS Persons Contacted Licensee Employees-C.
M. Wethy, Plant Manager J.
H. Ruby, Plant Administrative Supervisor Other licensee employees contacted included 14 operators and 1 office person.
+Attended exit interview.
2.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on July 2, 1979 with the person indicated in Paragraph 1 above.
The inspector stated that findings on operators working hours would be dvaluated.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings r,.
Not inspected.
Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
5.
Operator Working Hours The inspector interviewed ten (10) licensed operators and four (4) unlicensed nuclear (auxiliary) operators.
The inspector also reviewed the time records for thirteen (13) licensed operators for the period from January 1,
197$
through June 30, 1979.
During scheduled outages, the licensee schedules normal 12-hour shifts. It appears from review of records and personnel interviews that during operations, when overtime is required, it is routine to work a 16-hour shift.
When a
licensed operator calls in sick, and no one can be contacted to work for him, the operator on duty with the least seniority is required to work.
Consequently, the operator already on duty ends up with a 16-hour shift.
These 16-hour shifts occur approximately once every two weeks and, on occasion, once per week.
The inspector noted at least one instance where an operator worked back to back 16-hours shifts (one shift off between the two).
The union contract between Florida Power and Light (FPL)
and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers states that no employee will be required to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> without immediately thereafter having 7.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> off duty.
(This contract is for all FPL personnel of which nuclear plant operators are a small percentage.)
Most operators live approximately 45 minutes from the plant.
When an operator has worked a
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16-hour shift and must be back for his next regular shift, he in reality only gets 4.5 to 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> of rest.
The operators have signed an agreement between them to split an additional 8-hour shift so that no one will have to work more than 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.
This has not worked because the operators frequently do not answer their telephones, when they are off duty.
The sixteen (16)
hour shifts appear more frequently following extended outages.
The personnel interviewed stated that the 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> shifts also are more frequent during peak vacation periods during the summer and Christmas holidays.
Although the Nuclear Plant (auxiliary) Operators and Turbine Plant Operators are not licensed, their activities can directly affect safe operation of the facility.
Based on interviews, these operators also work 16-hour shifts on occasion.
(Time records for unlicensed operators were not reviewed.)
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.