ML17056A247
| ML17056A247 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/23/1989 |
| From: | Boger B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Burkhardt L NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
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| Download: ML17056A247 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000410/1989012
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Niagara
Mohawk Power Corp.
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Oocket Nos.
50-410
AUG 28 1989.
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
ATTN:
Mr. Lawrence Burkhardt, III
Executive Vice President
Nuclear Operations
301 Plainfield Road
Syracuse,
13212
Gentlemen:
Subject:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION AND BWR
POWER OSCILLATION PROGRAM
INSPECTION,
COMBINEO REPORT
NO. 50-410/89-12
(OL)
During the weeks of July
17 and July 24,
1989,
the
NRC conducted
a requalifica-
tion program evaluation at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2.
The evaluation
was conducted
in accordance
with Revision
5 to NUREG-1021,
"Operator Licensing Examiner Standards,"
specifically,
"Administration
of NRC Requalification
Program Evaluations."
The evaluation
had two purposes:
(1) to evaluate
individual operator
competency,
and (2) to evaluate
the effect-
iveness of the licensed operator requalification training program at Nine Mile
Point, Unit 2.
Generic findings and preliminary results of the evaluation
were
discussed
during the interim and at the conclusion of the two week examination
period with members of your staff identified in the enclosed
report.
As a result. of, this evaluation,
the Nine Mile Point,. Unit'. 2 requalification
program has
been rated
as unsati sfactory.
NRC results indicate four of 12
rnactor operators
and five of 12 senior reactor operators: failed at. least
one..
portion of the examination.
Additionally, two of six crews were determined to
be unsatisfactory.
Your requalification
program
was determined to be unsatis-
factory based
on the total. number of individual failures",: in'addition, the
progra~ exhibited
numerous- weaknesses
which are discussed
in the enclosed
report.
As a partial justification for allowing continued operation of Nine Mile Point,
Unit 2,
an additional requalification examination
was conducted during the week
of July 31,
1989, for five additional individuals.
One of the
two senior
reactor operators failed the written portion of the examination.
All other
operators,
except
one reactor operator,
passed
the entire examination
and the
clew was determined to be satisfactory.
The one reactor operator did not take
the written examination but has
passed all other portions..
As was discussed
in a telapnone
conversation
between yourself and Robert Gallo
of this office on August 8,
1989, you are expected
to complete
remedial train-
ing for all operators
and all crews that failed the
NRC requalification exami-
nation.
Further,
the individuals who were failed by the
NRC will not be
. returned to licensed duties until they have
been successfully
re-examined
by
the
NRC.
Also, the crews that were determined to be unsatisfactory
shall not
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be returned to licensed duties
as substantially the
same
crews until they have
been successfully
re-examined
by the
NRC.
The
NRC re-examination
is scheduled
for the week of September
18,
1989.
To support the
NRC re-examination,
you are
requested
to provide validated examination material to the
NRC for review and
approval
by September
5,
1989.
Section
6 of this report contains
the
NRC review of the Requalification
Program
Action Plan,
the Requalification
Exam Remediation
Schedule,
and the
NMPC Justi-
fication for Continued Operation
submitted to the
NRC on August 10,
1989.
Based
on our independent
assessment,
we agree that Nine Mile Point-, Unit 2,
may
continue
power operations for the reasons
stated
herein.
However,
we are
concerned with the adequacy of the action plan in that the deficiencies in the
operator training program are not fully addressed.
Specifically, the results
of the requalification examination
and the results of the- inspection
performed
on
BWR power osci llations indicate that performance
and knowledge deficiencies
exist in your operations
organization.
The action plan does not address
the
underlying reasons
why these deficiencies exist.
In addition, the plan
contains
no provisions for independent
assessment
of training program actions.
You are requested
to review the requalification program action plan
and respond
to
NRC concerns
by September ll, 1989.
The response
requested
by this letter is not subject to the clearance
proce-
dures of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980; PL-96-511.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission regulations,
a copy of this
letter
and. the enclosure will be placed
in the
NRC Public: Document.i<oom.
Should you have
any questions
regarding this evaluation,
please
contact the
undersigned';
Sincerely,
ln'%8iuAy Sided Byg
Bruce A. Boger, Acting Director
Divi s ion
of Reactor
Sa fety
Enclosures:
l.
Operator Licensing
Program Evaluation
and
BWR Power Oscillation Program.
Inspection
Report
No. 50-410/89-12
(OL)
2'.
Attachment 1, Persons
Contacted
3.
Attachment 2, Simulator Examinations
(cover sheets
only)
4.
Attachment 3, Job Performance
Measures
(cover sheets
only)
5.
Attachment 4, Written Examination
and Answer Key Part
A (RO and
SRO)
6.
Attachment 5, Written Examination
and Answer Key Part
B (RO and
SRO)
7.
Attachment 6, Licensee Letter, dated August 10,
1989 from L. Burkhardt,
NMPC, to W. Russell,
USNRC enclosing;
(1) the Nine Mile Point Unit 2
Requalification
Program Action Plan, (2) the Nine Mile Point Unit 2
Requalification
Exam Remediation
Schedule,
and (3) Niagara
Mohawk Power
Corporation's Justification for Continued Operation
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C.
V. Mangan,
Senior Vice President
D. Palmer, Acting Manager, Quality Assurance
W. Hansen,
Manager,
Corporate Quality Assurance
R.
G. Smith, Unit 2 Superintendent,
Operations
C.
Beckham,
Manager,
Nuclear Quality Assurance
Operations
R.
B. Abbott, Unit 2 Station Superintendent
J. Perry,
Vice President,
Quality Assurance
K. Dahlberg,
Unit
1 Station Superintendent
R. Randall, Unit I Superintendent,
Operations
J . Willis, General
Station Superintendent
C. Terry, Vice President
Nuclear Engineering
and Licensing
J.
F. Warden,
New York Consumer Protection
Branch
Connor 5 Wetterhahn
Troy B. Conner, Jr.,
Esquire
Gary D. Wilson, Senior Attorney
John
W. Keib, Esquire
Director,
Power Division, Department of Public Service,
State
State of New York, Department of Law
Licensing Project Manager,
Public Document
Room (PDR)
Local Public Document
Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center
(NSIC)
NRC Resident. Inspector
State of New York
of New York
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