ML17146B109
| ML17146B109 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1988 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| PLA-2910, NUDOCS 8801200080 | |
| Download: ML17146B109 (4) | |
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IJAN 12 1998 Docket Nos.
50-387 50"388 Pennsylvania Power and Light Company ATTN:
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W. Keiser Vice President Nuclear Operations 2 North Ninth Street Al 1 entown, Penn syl vani a 18101 Gentlemen:
Subject:
Report of Inattentiveness of a Shift Supervisor This letter acknowledges receipt of your letter (PLA-2910) of September 14, 1987 and its attachments, which are being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(a)(6).
In your submittal, you describe your investi-gations and review of this matter.
After reviewing your letter and its attachments, we developed several concerns that we believe should be further discussed at a
management meeting in NRC Region I.
These items are detailed in the enclosure.
We will contact you in the near future to arrange a mutually agreeable date to discuss this event and your response actions.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Enclosure:
As stated Or~."-iaal Sr~el Bp'illiam T. Russell Regional Administrator BBO 1 2000B PDR ADGC 6
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ENCLOSURE NRC Concerns Relative to Licensee Investi ation of Inattentive 0 erator 2.
3:
The documentation provided does not sufficiently explain the basis for Pennsylvania Power and Light (PP&L) conclusions regarding the appropriate-ness of initial actions by section supervision.
The PP&L conclusions and corrective actions suggest that the actions were not sufficiently conser-vative but could be considered reasonable based on the information avai 1-able to the supervisors at the time.
In order to evaluate this conclus-ion, it is necessary to know the extent to which supervision was aware of the problem at various times.
For example, what did supervision know (1) prior to June 19, and (2) between June 19 and 23?
What was their basis for concluding that the situation had improved and was acceptable'fter June 23?
To what extent did the PP&L investigation attempt to determine whether instances of inattentiveness occurred after June 23?
The PP&L report does not directly address the safety significance of the item relative to the importance of the attitude and example which are set by shift management.
Also, it does not address the event relative to compliance with procedures for shift manning and alertness.
The event indicates that there was reluctance on the part of many to raise to management their concerns regarding a shift supervisor's attentiveness.
PP&L. should be prepared to discuss the adequacy of their corrective actions regarding the general issue of worker reluctance to elevate concerns to assure'esolution.
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The NSAG report investigated cases where one engineer signed for all attendees at Installation Kickoff Meetings.
The report does not supply the basis for its conclusion that the event was an error, as opposed to a
willful noncompliance.
- Also, the report does not indicate if the affected documents constituted NRC-required records.
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