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Proposed Tech Specs Revising TS 6.1, Responsibility, TS 6.2, Organization, TS 6.3, Unit Staff Qualification, TS 6.4, Training & TS 6.8, Procedures & Programs
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ATTACHMENT 1 EXISTING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 9301250056 930115 PDR ADOCK 05000206 P

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6.1.1 The Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site shall be responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance of Unit I at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and all site support functions. He shall delegate in writing the succession to this responsibility in his absence.

6.1.2 The SHIFT SUPERINTENDENT (or during his absence from the Control Room Area,* a designated individual) shall be responsible for the Control Room command function. A management directive to this effect, signed by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site shall be reissued to all site/station personnel on an annual basis.

"Control Room Area" is defined by the control room and the Shift Superintendent's office.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.1-1 AMENDMENT NO:

12, 39, 66, 91, 130*

OFFSITE AND ONSITE ORGANIZATION 6.2.1 Onsite and offsite organizations shall be established for unit operation and corporate management, respectively. The onsite and offsite organizations shall include the positions for activities affecting the safety of the nuclear power plant.

a. Lines of authority, responsibility, and communication shall be established and defined for the highest management levels through intermediate levels to and including all operating organization positions. These relationships shall be docujmented and updated, as appropriate, in the form of organization charts, functional descriptions of departmental responsibilities and relationships, and job descriptions for key personnel positions, or in equivalent forms of documentation. These requirements shall be documented in the FSAR.

b. The Station Manager shall be responsible for overall unit safe operation and shall have control over those onsite activities necessary for safe operation and maintenance of the plant.

c. The Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Safety, and Licensing and the Vice President and Site Manager shall have corporate responsibility for overall plant nuclear safety. The Vice President and Site Manager shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in operating and maintaining the plant to ensure nuclear safety. The Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Safety and Licensing shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in providing technical support to the plant to ensure nuclear safety.

d. The individuals who train the operating staff and those who carry out health physics and quality assurance functions may report to the appropriate onsite manager; however, they shall have sufficient organizational freedom to ensure their independence from operating pressures.

UNIT STAFF 6.2.2 a. Each on-duty shift shall be composed of at least the minimum shift crew composition shown in Table 6.2-1.

b. At least one licensed Operator shall be at the controls when fuel is in the reactor.*

During refueling operations, this operator is permitted to step outside the red line to update the refueling status board. In addition, while the unit is in MODE 1, 2, 3 or 4, at least one licensed Senior Reactor Operator shall be in the Control Room Area.**

"At the controls" means within the area bounded by the three vertical instrumentation boards and the red line on the floor of the control room.

- "Control Room Area" is defined by the control room and the Shift Superintendent's office.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-1 AMENDMENT NO:

44, 66, 91, 110, 130..

c. A health physics technician,# shall be on-site when fuel is in the reactor.

d. All CORE ALTERATIONS shall be observed and directly supervised by a licensed Senior Reactor Operator or Senior Reactor Operator Limited to Fuel Handling who has no other concurrent duties during this operation.

e. A Fire Brigade of at least five members shall be maintained on site at all times.#

The Fire Brigade shall not include the Shift Superintendent and the two other members of the minimum shift crew necessary for safe shutdown of the unit and any personnel required for other essential functions during a fire emergency.

f. Administrative procedures shall be developed and implemented to limit the working hours of unit staff in the following job classifications:

1) Shift Superintendents, Control Room Supervisors, Control Operators, Assistant Control Operators, Nuclear Plant Equipment Operators, Plant Equipment Operators;

2) Electricians and their first line supervisors;

3) I&C Technicians, Computer Technicians, Test Technicians and their first line supervisors;

4) Operational Health Physics Technicians and their first line supervisors;

5) Boiler and Condenser Mechanics, Machniists, Helders, Crane Operators and their first line supervisors;

6)

Contractor or other Department personnel performing functions identical to those performed by personnel identified in items I through 5 above and within the organizational framework of the station.(i)

Adequate shift coverage shall be maintained without routine heavy use of overtime. The objective shall be to have operating personnel identified above work a normal 8-hour day-, 40-hour week (excluding shift turnover and meal time) while the plant is operating (MODES 1, 2, 3 and 4).

However, in the event that The health physics technician and Fire Brigade composition may be less than the minimum requirements for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months in order to accommodate unexpected absence provided immediate action is taken to fill the required positions.

(M)

Shift Technical Advisors are exempt from the overtime guidelines specified, since sleeping accommodations are provided.

SAN ONOFRE -

UNIT 1 6.2-2 AMENDMENT NO:

88, 91, 130.

overtime which exceeds 25%(ii) of normal time is required due to unforeseen problems(iii) or during extended outages(iv), on a temporary basis, the following guidelines shall be followed:

1) An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days 0.00444 hours 2.645503e-5 weeks 6.088e-6 months straight (shift turnover and meal time are not included when calculating hours worked).

2) An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days 0.00444 hours 2.645503e-5 weeks 6.088e-6 months in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days 0.00667 hours 3.968254e-5 weeks 9.132e-6 months in any 48-hour period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days 0.02 hours 1.190476e-4 weeks 2.7396e-5 months in any 7-day period (shift turnover and meal time are not included when calculating hours worked).

3) A break (the time an individual leaves the work location to the time an individual returns to the work location) of at least 8 hours9.259259e-5 days 0.00222 hours 1.322751e-5 weeks 3.044e-6 months should be allowed between work periods (shift turnover time is not included when calculating the break; meal time is not included when calculating the break, unless it represents an administrative entry on the timesheet and not extra hours spent at the work location).

4) Except during extended shutdown periods, overtime should be considered on an individual basis and not for the entire staff on a shift.

Any deviation from the above guidelines shall be authorized by the Station Manager, or by the Responsible Station Division Manager, or higher levels of management, in accordance with established procedures and with documentation of the basis for granting the deviation.

Controls shall be included in the procedures such that individual overtime shall be reviewed monthly by the Station Manager or his designee to assure that excessive hours have not been assigned. Routine deviation from the above guidelines is not authorized.

g. The Plant Superintendent (at time of appointment), the Assistant Plant Superintendent, Shift Superintendents and Control Room Supervisors shall hold a senior reactor operator license. The Control Operators and Assistant Control Operators shall hold a reactor operator license.

(ii) 25% is established as a level of overtime which will not significantly reduce the effectiveness of personnel, but which requires additional management approval prior to exceeding this level.

(iii) Unforeseen problems are forced shutdowns or power reductions of any unit, equipment failure or unscheduled repair, surveillance, calibration or maintenance, entry into a Technical Specification ACTION Statement or the absence of personnel required to provide normal shift coverage.

(iv) Extended outages are periods in Modes 5 and/or 6.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-3 AMENDMENT NO:

66, 88, 91, 105, 110, 126,.130

TABLE 6,2-1 MINIH SHIFT CREN COMPOSITION POSITION NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO FILL POSITICN MODES 1, 2. 3 & 4 MODES S & 6 SS 1

1 CRS I

None Required RO 2

1 NPEO 2

1 STA 1

None Required SS -

Shift Superintendent with a Senior Reactor Operator's License on San Onoftre Unit 1 CRS-Control Room Supervisor with a Senior Reactor Operator's License on San Onofre Unit 1 RO-Individual with a Reactor Operator's License on San Onofre Unit 1 NPEO -

Non-Licensed Plant Equipment Operator STA-Shift Technical Advisor Except for the person filling the Control Room Command function, the shift crew composition may be one less than the mininum requirements of Table 6.2-1 for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months in order to accommodate unexpected absence of on-duty shift crew members provided immediate action is taken to restore the shift crew composition to within the minimum requirements of Table 6.2-1.

This provision does not permit any shift crew position to be unmanned upon shift change due to an oncoming shift crewman being late or absent.

During any absence of the Shift Superintendent from the Control Room Areal while the unit is in MODE 1, 2, 3 and 4, an individual (other than the Shift Technical Advisor) with a valid SRO license shall be designated to assume the Control Room Command function. During any absence of the Shift Superintendent from the Control Room Area* while the unit is in 00E 5 or 6, an individual with a valid SRO or RO license shall be designated to assume the Control Room command function.

"Control Room Area" is defined by the control room and the Shift Superintendent's office.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-4 AMENDMENT NO:

12. 58, 91, 130

6,3 UjNIT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS 6.3.1 Each mitber of the unit staff shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI N18.1-19 71. "Selection and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," for comparable positions, except for the Manager, Health Physics, who shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of Regulatory Guide 1.8, September 1975. The Shift Technical Advisor shall have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a scientific or engineering discipline with specific training in plant design and in the response and analysis of the plant for transients and accidents. The Shift Technical Advisor shall provide technical support to the Shift Superintendent in the areas of thermal hydraulics, reactor engineering and plant analysis with regard to safe operation of the unit.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.3-1 AMENDMENT NO:

12, 27, 39, 54, 58, 66, 91, 130

6.4 TRAINING 6.4.1 A retraining and replacement training program for the unit staff shall be maintained under the direction of the Manager, Nuclear Training and shall meet or exceed the requirements and recommen dations of Section 5.5 of ANSI N18.1-1971 and Appendix "A" of 10 CFR Part 55 and the supplemental requirements specified in Section A and C of Enclosure 1 of the March 28, 1980 NRC letter to all licensees, and shall include familiarization with relevant industry operational experience.

6.4.2 A training program for the Fire Brigade shall be maintained under the direction of the Manager, Station Emergency Preparedness and shall meet or exceed the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 27-1975.

SAN ONOFRE -

UNIT 1 6.4-1 AMENDMENT NO. 139

6.8 PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS 6.8.1 Written procedures* shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities referenced below:

a. The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.

b. Refueling operations.

c. Surveillance and test activities of safety related equipment.

d. Security Plan implementation.

e. Emergency Plan implementation.

f. Fire Protection Program implementation.

g. PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM implementation.

h. OFFSITE DOSE CALCULATION MANUAL implementation.

i. Quality Assurance Program for effluent and environmental monitoring, using the guidance in Regulatory Guide 4.15, Revision 1, February 1979.

Sj. "Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsibilities.

Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance,4 June 14, 1977, as specified in Section 6 of the Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Report dated July 19, 1979.

6.8.2 Each procedure of 6.8.1 above, and changes thereto. shall be approved by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site; or by (1) the Station Manager; or by (2) the Responsible Station Division Manager; or by (3) Cognizant Managers reporting directly to them as previously designated by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site, prior to implementation and shall be reviewed periodically as set forth in administrative procedures.

6.8.3 Temporary changes to procedures of 6.8.1 above may be made provided:

a. The intent of the original procedure is not altered.

b. The ihange Vs approved by two members of the site/station management staff exercising responsibility in the specific area and unit or units addressed by the change, and at least one of whom holds a Senior Reactor Operator's License on the unit affected.

Procedures and administrative policies shall meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Sections 5.1 and 5.3 of ANSI N18.7-1976, Administrative Controls for Nuclear Power Plants.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.8-1 AMENDMENT NO:

39, 54, 66, 79, 91, 105, 130.

ATTACHMENT 2 PROPOSED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 6.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6.1.1 The Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site shall be responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance of Unit 1 at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and all site support functions.

He shall delegate in writing the succession to this responsibility in his absence.

6.1.2 The Shift Supervisor (or during his absence from the Control Room Area,

a designated individual) shall be responsible for the Control Room Command function. A management directive to this effect, signed by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site shall be reissued to all site/station personnel on an annual basis.

"Control Room Area" is defined as the area interior to the control room security doors.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.1-1 AMENDMENT NO: 12, 39, 66 91, 130,

6.2 ORGANIZATION OFFSITE AND ONSITE ORGANIZATION 6.2.1 Onsite and offsite organizations shall be established for unit operation and corporate management, respectively. The onsite and offsite organizations shall include the positions for activities affecting the safety of the nuclear power plant.

a. Lines of authority, responsibility, and communication shall be established and defined for the highest management levels through intermediate levels to and including all operating organization positions. These relationships shall be documented and updated, as appropriate, in the form of organization charts, functional descriptions of departmental responsibilities and relationships, and job descriptions for key personnel positions, or in equivalent forms of documentation. These requirements shall be documented in the FSAR.

b. The Station Manager shall be responsible for overall unit safe operation and shall have control over those onsite activities necessary for safe operation and maintenance of the plant.

c. The Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Safety, and Licensing and the Vice President and Site Manager shall have corporate responsibility for overall plant nuclear safety. The Vice President and Site Manager shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in operating and maintaining the plant to ensure nuclear safety. The Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Safety and Licensing shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in providing technical support to the plant to ensure nuclear safety.

d. The individuals who train the operating staff and those who carry out health physics and quality assurance functions may report to the appropriate onsite manager; however, they shall have sufficient organizational freedom to ensure their independence from operating pressures.

UNIT STAFF 6.2.2

a. Each on-duty shift shall be composed of at least the minimum shift crew composition shown in Table 6.2-1.

b. At least one individual qualified to stand watch in the Control Room (a Shutdown Control Room Operator or a Certified Fuel Handler) shall be in the Control Room area** when fuel is in the spent fuel pool.

Deleted "Control Room Area" is defined as the area interior to the control room security doors.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-1 AMENDMENT NO:

44, 66, 91, 110, 130,

c. A health physics technician# shall be on-site when fuel is in the reactor.

d. All fuel handling operations shall be observed and directly supervised by a Certified Fuel Handler who has no other concurrent duties during this operation.

e. A Fire Brigade of at least five members shall be maintained on site at all times.#

The Fire Brigade shall not include the Shift Supervisor and the other member of the minimum shift crew and any personnel required for other essential functions during a fire emergency.

f. Administrative procedures shall be developed and implemented to limit the working hours of unit staff in the following job classifications:

1) On-shift operators responsible for the safe storage and handling of irradiated fuel;

2) Electricians and their first line supervisors;

3) I&C Technicians, Computer Technicians, Test Technicians and their first line supervisors;

4) Operational Health Physics Technicians and their first line supervisors;

5) Boiler and Condenser Mechanics, Machinists, Welders, Crane Operators and their first line supervisors;

6) Contractor or other Department personnel performing functions identical to those performed by personnel identified in items I through 5 above and within the organizational framework of the station.

Adequate shift coverage shall be maintained without routine heavy use of overtime. The objective shall be to have operating personnel identified above work a normal 8-hour day, 40-hour week (excluding shift turnover and meal time) while the plant is operating (Modes 1, 2, 3 and 4).

However, in the event that overtime which exceeds 25%(ii) of normal time is required due to unforeseen The health physics technician and Fire Brigade composition may be less than the minimum requirements for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months in order to accommodate unexpected absence provided immediate action is taken to fill the required positions.

(i) Deleted (ii) 25% is established as a level of overtime which will not significantly reduce the effectiveness of personnel, but which requires additional management approval prior to exceeding this level.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-2 AMENDMENT NO: 88, 91, 130,

problems(iii) or during extended outages(iv), on a temporary basis, the following guidelines shall be follower':

1) An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days 0.00444 hours 2.645503e-5 weeks 6.088e-6 months straight (shift turnover and meal time are not included when calculating hours worked).

2) An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days 0.00444 hours 2.645503e-5 weeks 6.088e-6 months in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days 0.00667 hours 3.968254e-5 weeks 9.132e-6 months in any 48-hour period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days 0.02 hours 1.190476e-4 weeks 2.7396e-5 months in any 7-day period (shift turnover and meal time are not included when calculating hours worked).

3) A break (the time an individual leaves the work location to the time an individual returns to the work location) of at least 8 hours9.259259e-5 days 0.00222 hours 1.322751e-5 weeks 3.044e-6 months should be allowed between work periods (shift turnover time is not included when calculating the break; meal time is not included when calculating the break, unless it represents an administrative entry on the timesheet and not extra hours spent at the work location).

4) Except during extended shutdown periods, overtime should be considered on an individual basis and not for the entire staff on a shift.

Any deviation from the above guidelines shall be authorized by the Station Manager, or by the Responsible Station Division Manager, or higher levels of management, in accordance with established procedures and with documentation of the basis for granting the deviation. Controls shall be included in the procedures such that individual overtime shall be reviewed monthly by the Station Manager or his designee to assure that excessive hours have not been assigned. Routine deviation from the above guidelines is not authorized.

g. The Plant Superintendent (at time of appointment) shall be a Certified Fuel Handler or shall have previously held an SRO license for the unit.

(iii)

Unforeseen problems are forced shutdowns or power reductions of any unit, equipment failure or unscheduled repair, surveillance, calibration or maintenance, entry into a Technical Specification ACTION Statement or the absence of personnel required to provide normal shift coverage.

(iv) Extended outages are periods in Modes 5 and/or 6.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-3 AMENDMENT NO: 66, 88, 91, 105, 110, 126, 130,

TABLE 6.2-1 MINIMUM SHIFT CREW COMPOSITION POSITION NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO FILL POSITION SS 1

SCRO 1

SS Shift Supervisor who is a Certified Fuel Handler SCRO Shutdown Control Room Operator, non-certified Except for the person filling the Control Room Command function, the shift crew composition may be one less than the minimum requirements of Table 6.2-1 for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months in order to accommodate unexpected absence of on-duty shift crew members provided immediate action is taken to restore the shift crew composition to within the minimum requirements of Table 6.2-1. This provision does not permit any shift crew position to be unmanned upon shift change due to an oncoming shift crewman being late or absent.

During any absence of the Shift Supervisor from the Control Room Area* an individual who is either a Certified Fuel Handler or non-certified Shutdown Control Room Operator shall be designated to assume the Control Room Command function.

"Control Room Area" is defined as the area interior to the control room security doors.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-4 AMENDMENT NO:

12, 58, 91,

130,

6.3 UNIT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS 6.3.1 Each member of the unit staff shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI N18.1-1971, "Selection and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," for comparable positions, except that the Plant Superintendent need not hold a Senior Reactor Operator's license at the time of appointment, and except for the Manager, Health Physics, who shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of Regulatory Guide 1.8, September 1975.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.3-1 AMENDMENT NO:

12, 27, 39, 54, 58, 66, 91, 130,

6.4 TRAINING 6.4.1 A retraining and replacement training program for the unit staff shall be maintained under the direction of the Manager, Nuclear Training and shall meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Section 5.5 of ANSI N18.1-1971 and shall include familiarization with relevant industry operational experience. An NRC approved program shall be used for the training and retraining of Certified Fuel Handlers.

6.4.2 A training program for the Fire Brigade shall be maintained under the direction of the Manager, Station Emergency Preparedness and shall meet or exceed the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 27-1975.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.4-1 AMENDMENT NO:

139,

6.8 PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS 6.8.1 Written procedures* shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the activities referenced below:

a. The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.

b. Refueling operations.

c. Surveillance and test activities of safety related equipment.

d. Security Plan implementation.

e. Emergency Plan implementation.

f. Fire Protection Program implementation.

g. PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM implementation.

h. OFFSITE DOSE CALCULATION MANUAL implementation.

i.

Quality Assurance Program for effluent and environmental monitoring, using the guidance in Regulatory Guide 4.15, Revision 1, February 1979.

j. "Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsibilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance," June 14, 1977, as specified in Section 6 of the Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Report dated July 19, 1979.

6.8.2 Each procedure of 6.8.1 above, and changes thereto, shall be approved by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site; or by (1) the Station Manager; or by (2) the Responsible Station Division Manager; or by (3) Cognizant Managers reporting directly to them as previously designated by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site, prior to implementation and shall be reviewed periodically as set forth in administrative procedures.

6.8.3 Temporary changes to procedures of 6.8.1 above may be made provided:

a. The intent of the original procedure is not altered.

b. The change is approved by two members of the site/station management staff exercising responsibility in the specific area and unit or units addressed by the change, and at least one of whom is a Certified Fuel Handler.

Procedures and administrative policies shall meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Sections 5.1 and 5.3 of ANSI N18.7-1976, Administrative Controls for Nuclear Power Plants.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.8-1 AMENDMENT NO:

39, 54, 66, 79, 91, 105, 130,

ATTACHMENT 3 FUEL HANDLER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAMS REVISION 1 SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION October 1992

TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 PURPOSE.........................

1 2.0 SCOPE..............................

1

3.0 REFERENCES

1 4.0 DEFINITIONS..

1 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.........

... 3 6.0 CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER(CFH) INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM......

... 4 7.0 CFH LICENSED OPERATOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM........

.. 6 8.0 CFH RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

7

1.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to describe the certification and recertification of personnel as fuel handlers at San Onofre Unit 1.

2.0 SCOPE The training programs presented in this document address initial certification of personnel, certification of licensed operators, and the ongoing recertification of both groups of personnel to ensure the presence of a staff certified to operate the equipment and controls which are required to safely store and handle spent fuel at San Onofre.

3.0 REFERENCES

3.1 10 CFR 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste, Subpart I, Training and Certification of Personnel.

3.2 San Onofre Permanently Defueled Technical Specifications 3.3 ANSI 3.1-1981, American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel.

3.4 10 CFR 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities 4.0 DEFINITIONS 4.1 Non-Certified Equipment Operator(NCEO) - A person who is trained and qualified to monitor and manipulate plant equipment.

4.2 Shutdown Control Room Operator(SCRO) - A person who is trained and qualified to monitor and manipulate plant equipment along with controls, instrumentation, and alarms in control room locations 4.3 Certified Fuel Handler(CFH) - A person who manipulates or directs the manipulation of equipment and controls that are important to the safe storage and handling of irradiated fuel.

4.4 CFH Initial Certification Training Program -

Establishes the prerequisites, structure, content, and evaluations required to be completed by candidates for the position of CFH. Successful completion of the program results in initial certification of an individual as a CFH at San Onofre.

4.5 CFH Licensed Operator Certification Training Proqgram - Establishes the prerequisites, structure, content, and eva'uations, required to be completed by candidates who hold Reactor Operator(RO)

Licenses with the NRC. Successful completion of the program results in initial certification of the person as a CFH at San Onofre.

4.6 CFH Recertification Training Program - Establishes the prerequisites, structure, content, and evaluations required to be completed by CFHs to retain their certification status or to recertify. Successful completion of the program results in recertification as a CFH at San Onofre.

4.7 Spent Fuel Storage Facility - A complex designed and constructed for the safe storage and handling of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive materials. The spent fuel facility at San Onofre consists of the spent fuel pit at Unit 1 along with the interconnected support systems.

4.8 Spent Fuel Storage Facility Experience - For the purpose of certification training programs, experience acquired at any of the following facilities shall be evaluated for applicability to San Onofre, Unit 1.

4.8.1 Experience acquired at any facility which is involved in maintaining nuclear spent fuel in a storage condition is applicable.

4.8.2 Experience acquired in the pre-operational and start-up reactor testing activities or operation of nuclear power plants including refueling is applicable.

4.8.3 Experience in design, construction, and operation of any nuclear facility is applicable.

4.9 Controls - Apparatus and mechanisms, the manipulation of which directly affects fuel movement, or the safe storage, cooling or shielding of the fuel.

4.10 Examination - An instrument/test used to measure knowledge, skills, or abilities in one or more subjects or topical areas. An examination may be in the form of a written instrument or operating test in a simulate or job performance mode.

5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 5.1 Schedule 5.1.1 The CFH Initial Training Program shall be scheduled and conducted in order to ensure that a sufficient number of CFHs are available to comply with the San Onofre Technical Specifications.

5.1.2 The CFH Licensed Operator Certification Training Program shall be scheduled and conducted in order to transition existing ROs at San Onofre Unit 1 to CFHs.

5.1.3 The CFH Recertification Program shall be conducted for a continuous period not to exceed twenty four months in duration. Satisfactory completion shall be based on both an examination and course attendance.

5.2 Certification 5.2.1 Certification shall be granted only by the Plant Superintendent and remain in effect as long as the CFH remains current in the CFH Recertification Program.

5.2.2 The Plant Superintendent may grant a certification if one of the following conditions are met:

5.2.2.1 The candidate has successfully completed the CFH Initial Training Program.

5.2.2.2 The Candidate has successfully completed the CFH Licensed Operator Certification Training Program.

5.2.2.3 The candidate has held an SRO license at San Onofre-Unit

1.

5.2.2.4 The candidate is qualified as an Shift Technical Advisor on San Onofre Unit 1.

5.2.2.5 The candidate has held an SRO certification on San Onofre Unit 1.

5.2.3 A certification shall remain valid for a period of twenty four months from the date of certification and is contingent on the individual being enrolled and meeting the requirements of the Certified Fuel Handler Recertification Program.

6.0 CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM 6.1 Prerequisites 6.1.1 The candidate shall have a High School diploma or equivalent combination of education and job related experience in accordance with ANSI 3.1-1981 and section 4.8 of this document.

6.1.2 The candidate shall be qualified as an NPEO/NCEO and CO/SCRO at San Onofre.

6.2 Program Overview 6.2.1 The CFH Initial Training Program is established to provide the training, evaluation and certification for replacement CFHs.

6.2.2 The Program is divided into two training phases. The two phases are classroom and on-the-job training (OJT).

6.2.3 The classroom training phase is designed to meet course objectives by utilizing instruction and testing in spent fuel storage and handling fundamentals, systems, procedures, and supervisory skills.

6.2.4 The on-the-job training phase is designed to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom phase on shift by participating in watchstanding with CFHs. A qualification guide documents the tasks performed or simulated during this phase of training.

6.3 Program Content 6.3.1 The classroom training phase covers the following topics:

.1 Operating and abnormal procedures

.2 Administrative controls

.3 Accident Analyses

.4 Design and Operation of Fuel Handling Equipment

.5 Technical Specifications

.6 Emergency Plan

.7 Supervisory Skills

.8 Applicable industry events and lessons learned 6.3.2 The on-the-job training phase covers all duties and responsibilities of a CFH along with all evolutions that are important to the safety of the spent fuel storage facility and its associated support systems.

6.4 Evaluation 6.4.1 Examinations shall be given to the candidates after completing topical areas during the classroom phase of training.

6.4.2 Job performance measures shall be given during the on-the-job training phase using pass/fail criteria.

6.4.3 An examination involving a written test and job performance measures is given to the candidates upon completion of the training program.

6.4.4 Satisfactory completion of training and subsequent certification shall be based on the results of this examination. The examination shall be graded on a pass/fail basis with successful completion being measured by the achievement of 80% or better.

7.0 CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER LICENSED OPERATOR(CFHLO) CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM 7.1 Prerequisites 7.1.1 The candidate shall have held a Reactor Operator license on San Onofre Unit 1.

7.2 Program Overview 7.2.1 The CFHLO Certification Training Program is established to provide supplemental training in technical topics and supervisory skills in order to certify the candidate at the same level as the CFH in the Initial Certification Program.

7.2.2 The Program is divided into two training phases. The two phases are classroom and self study.

7.2.3 The classroom phase involves participating in the supervisory skills courses which apply to the CFH.

7.2.4 The self study phase involves reviewing licensing type documents and procedures not previously covered in the license programs. A self study guide provides the structure for this phase of the program.

7.3 Program Content 7.3.1 The classroom phase of the program covers the, following types of topics depending on the candidate's past training:

.1 Good Operating Practices

.2 Control Room Coordination

.3 Control Room Oversight

.4 Design and Operation of Fuel Handling Equipment 7.3.2 The self study phase of the program covers the following types of topics depending on the candidate's past training:

.1 Operating and abnormal procedures

.2 Administrative controls

.3 Accident Analyses

.4 Technical Specifications

.5 Emergency Plan

.6 Applicable industry events and lessons learned 7.4 Evaluation 7.4.1 Upon completion of the self study phase of the program, a written test shall be administered to evaluate the candidate's knowledge of the topics.

7.4.2 Satisfactory completion of training and subsequent certification shall be based on the results of this examination. The examination shall be graded on a pass/fail basis with successful completion being measured by the achievement of 80% or better.

8.0 CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM 8.1 Prerequisites 8.1.1 Candidates must hold or must have held a fuel handler certification at San Onofre.

8.2 Program Overview 8.2.1 The CFH Recertification Program is established to maintain the certification of CFHs.

8.2.2 The CFH Recertification Program is divided into three training phases. They are the classroom phase, the OJT phase, and the, self study phase.

8.3 Program Content 8.3.1 The CFH Recertification Program is designed to review selected topics of the initial training program shown in section 6.3.1 during the classroom phase of the recertification cycle.

8.3.2 The CFH Recertification Program is also designed.to provide opportunity for ongoing Professional Development.

8.3.3 In-plant time will be maximized on abnormal evolutions in accordance with the appropriate procedures for OJT.

8.3.4 Recertification training will be scheduled for activities planned or in progress as a part of OJT.

8.3.5 Recertification training will also provide specialized training for generic weaknesses in job performance as a part of both classroom and OJT as appropriate.

8.3.6 On a two year frequency, each CFH will document the self study review of all abnormal procedures along with revisions to all procedures.

8.4 Evaluation 8.4.1 Periodic exams shall be given to all CFHs during the two year cycle based on shift rotation.

8.4.2 CFHs must pass an annual operating test including team drills and individual task evaluation.

8.4.3 A comprehensive written examination shall be administered on a biennial basis to determine the individual's knowledge to continue to safely operate the spent fuel storage facility.

8.4.4 Satisfactory completion of the training and subsequent recertification shall be based on the results of both the comprehensive and operating examinations along with the attendance and self study records.

8.4.5 Should the performance of the CFH be deemed unsatisfactory, the CFH shall be suspended from CFH duties and shall meet the conditions for certification prior to resumption of CFH duties.

8.5 Conditions for Certification 8.5.1 All CFHs shall participate in The CFH Recertification Program unless sickness, shift change or other justifiable cause precludes their attendance. After returningto a normal schedule, any training missed shall require satisfactory completion within three months using documented self study, one-on-one instruction, or reading assignments as appropriate.

In addition, any examinations missed shall be completed within three months.

If training or examinations are not satisfactorily completed, the individual shall be suspended from CFH duties. Resumption of duties can occur after the recertification requirements below are met.

8.5.2 A CFH who fails to achieve a passing grade on the biennial written test or operating examination shall be remediated and reexamined. A CFH who fails either of these tests shall be removed from CFH duties while the remediation and retesting is taking place. Passing the retest constitutes the only condition for reinstating the certification. A CFH who fails the retest must be enrolled in an accelerated recertification program. A passing grade is required before reactivation as a CFH.

8.5.3 Recertification requirements are as follows:

Enrolled in the CFH Recertification Program 80% or greater on the biennial examination and a pass rating on the operating Job Performance Measures.

Satisfactory attendance and participation in the CFH Recertification Program 8.5.4 The minimum number of hours that must be worked to keep a certification active shall be eight hours per calendar quarter.

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