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2011/05/25-Comment (5) of Mark Callahan on Proposed Rule Pr 26 Regarding Alternative to Minimum Days Off Requirements
ML11146A110
Person / Time
Site: LaSalle  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/25/2011
From: Callahan M
Exelon Nuclear
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NRC/SECY/RAS
SECY RAS
References
76FR23208 00005, NRC-2011-0058-0001, PR-26
Download: ML11146A110 (2)


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Page 1 of 1 PR 26 (76FR23208) 5 As of: May 26, 2011 Received:

May 25, 2011 Status: Pending-Post PUBLIC SUBMISSION Tracking No. 80e3lcac Comments Due: May 26, 2011 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2011-0058 DOCKETED Alternative Controls Governing Minimum Time Off USNRC Comment On: NRC-2011-0058-0001 May_26, 2011 (9:07am)Alternative to Minimum Days Off Requirements OFFICE OF SECRETARY Document:

NRC-2011-0058-DRAFT-0004 RULEMAKINGS AND Comment on FR Doc # 2011-09925 ADJUDICATIONS STAFF Submitter Information Name: Mark Callahan Address:.2065 N, 2653 Road Marseilles, IL, 61341 Submitter's Representative:

Local 15 IBEW Organization:

Exelon Nuclear Government Agency Type: Federal Government Agency: NRC General Comment The current work hour rule is intended to reduce worker fatigue, but my expirience is that it has the OPPISITE effect.If working a Dayshift schedule having to take a day off is not disruptive to one's sleep pattern. HOWEVER, when working BACKSHIFT schedule taking a one day break disrupts this sleep patern. This disruption takes SEVERAL DAYS to recover from, thus INDUCING FATIGUE. My personal expirience supports the idea that once adjusted to an unnatural sleep patern (nightshift), it is far better to continue that pattern for the duration of an outage. My past expirience shows that even working 14 to 21 nights in a row is LESS FATIGUEING than breaking that sleep cycle for one day.Perhaps the OPTION of working one 8 hour9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> shift every week could limit hours worked during outages without disrupting the established sleep patern an individual has been acclicmated to.Beside the fact of not reducing worker fatigue, the current work hour rule has negatively impacted my earning ability by $12,000 or mor per year.Thank you for taking my comments into consideration, Respectfully, Mark Callahan Mech. Maintenance Tech.LaSalle County Station Exelon Nuclear M srw https://fdms.erulemaking.net/fdms-web-agency/component/submitterlnfoCoverPage?Call=Print&Printld...

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Gallagher, Carol Thursday, May 26, 2011 7:52 AM Rulemaking Comments Comment on Alternative to Minimum Days Off Requirements NRC-2011-0058-DRAFT-0004.pdf Van, Attached for docketing is a comment from Mark Callahan on the above noted proposed rule (76 FR 23208;3150-AI94) that I received via the regulations.gov website on 5/25/11.Thanks, Carol 1