ML17156B418
| ML17156B418 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 10/26/1989 |
| From: | Hodges M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17156B419 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-89-208, NUDOCS 8911010047 | |
| Download: ML17156B418 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000387/1989080
Text
Docket Nos.
50-387
50-388
EA 89-208
Power
& Light Company
ATTN:
Mr. Harold
W. Keiser
Senior Vice President - Nuclear
2 North Ninth Street
Allentown,
Penn syl vani a
18101
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection
Nos.
50-387/89-80
and 50-388/89-80
This letter transmits
the results of the special training program
team inspec-
tion led by Mr. Allen Howe of this office from August
21 to August 25,
1989, at
the
Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station,
Units
1 and
2 in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
The team's findings were discussed
with members of your staff at the conclusion
of the inspection
on August 25,
1989
'his
inspection is in keeping with NRC policy as stated
in the "Commission
Policy Statement
on Training and Qualifications of Nuclear
Power Plant
Personnel"
(as published in Federal
Register
which states
that
the
NRC will expand the method
by which it monitors the industry training
programs
by performing training program inspections
at selected
sites.
Areas
examined during this inspection
are described
in the enclosed
NRC Region I
inspection report.
Within these
areas,
the inspection consisted
of selective
examinations
of procedures
and representative
records,
interviews with
personnel,
and observations
by the inspectors.
The team concluded that the Susquehanna
Units
1 and
2 training programs
are
well implemented
and=-that personnel
are effectively trained with only a few
identified weaknesses.
The results of the inspection
are
summarized
in the
Executive
Summary to the enclosed
report.
However,
based
on the results of this inspection,
your licensed operator
requalification
program
had inadequate
controls to provide accelerated
training
to licensed operators
who have failed
a comprehensive
written examination or
annual operating test prior to their returning to licensed activities.
This
finding is detailed in Section
6.3 of the enclosed
report.
The NRC's concern
in this matter was that the program allowed personnel
who had not demonstrated
or maintained
a satisfactory
level of proficiency to perform licensed activi-
ties.
One instance
was identified of a licensed
senior operator
performing
licensed duties in January
and February
1989, without successfully
completing
the requalification program.
Accordingly, you are requested
to attend
an enforcement
conference
at the
NRC
Region I Headquarters
in King of Prussia,
on November 21,
1989
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to discuss this matter.
At the conference
you should
be prepared
to discuss:
1) the root cause(s)
of the apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.54 (i-1) and
10 CFR 50.54 (1) 2) whether or not any other nonproficient licensed operators
performed licensed duties since
May 26, 1987(implementation
date of the
amended
10 CFR 55), 3) the safety significance of the nonproficient operator(s)
who
actually performed licensed duties,
4) your perspective
on the apparent
discrepancies
regarding which revision of the ANSI/ANS Standards
for the
"Selection, Qualification and Training of Personnel
for Nuclear
Power Plants"
ANSI N18. 1) your training programs
are in conformance with, and
5) corrective actions
planned
oi taken.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations,
a copy of
this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
'priginal Signed 3V':
Marvin M. Hodges, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
Combined
NRC Region I Inspection
Report
No. 50-387/388/89-80
and Appendixes:
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Appendixes:
A.
R, Sabol,
Manager,
Nuclear Quality Assurance
E. A. Heckman,
Licensing Group Supervisor
R.
G. Bryam, Superintendent
of Plant-SSES
S.
B. Ungerer,
Manager,. Joint Generation
Projects
Department
J. D.'Decker,
Nuclear Services
Manager,
General Electric Co.
B. A. Snapp,
Esquire, Assistant
Corporate
Counsel
H.
D. Moodeshick,
Special Office of the President
J.
C. Tilton, III, Allegheny Electric Cooperative,"
Inc.
Public Document
Room
(PDR)
Local Public Document
Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center
(NSIC)
NRC Resident
Inspector
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Region I Docket
Room (with concurrences)
M. Thadani,
J.
Dyer,
Chief,
OLB DLPQE,
DRP Section Chief
P. Swetland,
R. Conte,
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