ML17157A725
| ML17157A725 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1991 |
| From: | Raleigh J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Keiser H PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9106210179 | |
| Download: ML17157A725 (11) | |
Text
I j
g RK0y Wp
~t~
-p W~
0
<<**<<+
Docket Nos.
50-387 and 50-388 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 June 12, 1991 Hr. Harold M. Keiser Senior Vice President-Nuclear Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101
Dear Hr. Keiser:
SUBJECT:
STAFFING STUDY The NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research has contracted with Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL) to develop information on the extent to which there are empirical trends in the relationship between nuclear power plant staffing and safe operations and maintenance.
Issues related to staffing were addressed in several investigations of the accident at Three Nile Island Unit 2 and resulted in changes to staff size and composition at all plants, both in the United States and abroad.
The NRC is aware that some of these changes were the result of regulation while others were the result of the utility's own initiatives.
The NRC needs to better understand the decision making process utilities use to determine staff size and composition so that the NRC can make informed decisions on staffing issues.
The important information gained from this effort will be considered in ongoing efforts related to maintenance and operator licensing and for decisions related to staffing for advanced reactors.
Current data are needed from a sample of nuclear power plants to determine how decisions are made to establish numbers of people, qualifications for positions, types of jobs, configuration of staff, bases for staffing practices, manpower planning and decision making, and the extent to which these factors correlate with safe start-up and operations of nuclear power plants.
The primary information NRC wants to gain from this effort relates to the decision making process utilities go through when establishing staffing practices.
The information will be obtained through interviews with key personnel at utility headquarters and at the plant.
A copy of the interview questions is in Enclosure 1 for your information.
PNL will need to spend approximately one day at utility headquarters and a day and a half at the plant.
Actual staffing data are also needed to examine the results of your decision making process.
To reduce the time needed to retrieve the quantitative data which would be available from your records, we are including a list of these information needs at Enclosure 2.
Please have them available for PNL at the time of the interviews.
Susquehanna was selected for this study from a stratified random sample where all operating plants were divided into eight categories based on plant age and number of nuclear units operated by the utility.
(
9f06210179 910612 Q Imp HQ gQ$fi"l9gyp'
\\
14
~
~
(
Mr. Harold W. Keiser June 12, 1991 Please inform us of your consent to participate in this study within one month of the date of your receipt of this letter.
If you are unable to participate, please let us know so that a backup plant can be selected.
Contact me if you have any questions on (301) 492-1447.
S in cere ly,
Enclosures:
l.
Interview guestions 2.
guantitative Information Needs cc w/enclosures:
See next page
/S/
James J. Raleigh, Acting Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION NRC
& Local PDRs PDI-2 Reading SVarga JCalvo WButler MO'Brien(2)
JRalei gh OGC EJordao 3701 ACRS(10
- Rgloogh, RGN-1
- JWhite, RGN-I
- DI-P
- PDI-D NAME DATE: /
THAAG0%
Document Name:
- JRalei b: WButler
- g/ig491 C
SU STAFFING STUDY
Mr. Harold W. Keiser June 12, 1991 Please inform us of your consent to participate in this study within one month of the date of your receipt of this letter.
If you are unable to participate, please let us know so that a backup plant can be selected.
Contact me if you have any questions on (301) 492-1447.
S in cere ly,
Enclosures:
1.
Interview guestions 2.
guantitative Information Needs cc w/enclosures:
See next page mes J.
Rale gh, Acting Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
iNr. Harold W. Keiser Pennsylvania Power 5 Light Company Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1
5 2
CC:
Jay Silberg, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts 5 Trowbridge 2300 N Street N.M.
hashington, D.C.
20037 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq.
Assistant Corporate Counsel Pennsylvania Power 5 Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Al1entown, Pennsylvania 18101 Yir. J. ti. Kenny Licensing Group Supervisor Pennsylvania Power 5 Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Yir. Scott Barber Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatorv Commission P.O.
Box 35 Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603-0035 Vir. Thomas N. Gerusky, Director Bureau of Padiation Protection Resources Commonwealth of Pennsylvania P. 0.
Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 fir. Jesse C. Tilton, III Allegheny Elec. Cooperative, Inc.
212 Locust Street P.O.
Box 1266 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1266 Nr. S.
B. Ungerer Joint Generation Projects Department Atlantic Electric P.O.
Box 1500 1199 Black Horse P i ke P leasantvi1 le, New Jersey 08232 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Hr. Harold G. Stanley Superintendent of Plant Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Al 1 entown, Pennsy 1 vani a 18101 Nr. Herbert D. Moodeshick Special Office of the President Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 1009 Fowles Avenue Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 tlr. Robert G.
Byram Vice President-Nuclear Operations Pennsylvania Power and Light Company 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101
Enclosure 1
UESTIONS FOR FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS WITH LICENSEE PERSONNEL 1.
Staffing levels and type of staff positions.
I am interested in finding out the numbers of stNff for each position within ENGINEERING (or technical services),
OPERATIONS, and HAINTENANCE, and the number of NANAGEHENT positions for your plant.
Let us begin by reviewing your plant organization chart so I can record the number of staff.
B.
D.
E.
What areas have experienced the most growth in number of staff in the last five years (e.g., operations, maintenance, engineering, training, health physics, security, management positions, etc.)?
What do you think are the reasons for this increase?
What areas have experienced the least growth or a decline in number of staff in the last five years (e.g., operations, maintenance, engineering, training, health physics,
- security, management positions, etc.)?
What do you think are the reasons for this (these) area(s) remaining stable (decreasing) in staff size?
In which areas do you use contractors during regular operations?
About how many contractor staff typically work at the plant during regular operations?
Has there been a change in the number of contractor personnel used for regular operations in the last five years?
Please explain.
In which areas do you use contractors during outages?
About how many contractor staff typically work at the plant during outages?
Has there been a change in the number of contractor personnel during outages in the last five years?
Please explain.
2.
Staff Selection and Promotion.
B.
C.
D.
What is the usual promotion route (career path) for entry-level employees in (1) maintenance, (2) engineering, and (3) operations?
What is the usual route of entry into plant management (e g.i promotion of in-house staff, outside hiring, transfers from other fossil fuel plants, nuclear Navy)?
Who provides input for making hiring decisions?
Which plant personnel and which headquarters personnel are involved (specify technical and managerial positions, e.g, plant:
plant manager, reactor engineer; headquarters:
manager of selection and recruitment, human resources specialist, etc.)?
Are standardized tests or selection instruments administered to Job candidates as part of the hiring process?
If yes, which ones do you use?
F.
G.
H.
How long does it usually take to fill vacancies (by position-e.g.,
cr aft, professional, technical, and management within maintenance, oper ations, engineering)?
What would you estimate was the average turnover rate this past year for positions in (1) maintenance, (2) operations, (3) engineering, and (4) management?
What is the current number of vacancies for positions in (1) maintenance, (2) operations, (3) engineering, and (4) management?
What are your current recruiting practices?
What sources do you rely on (e.g., local cotmunity colleges or technical
- schools, union apprenticeship
- programs, nuclear Navy, etc.)?
Do you generally have a large applicant pool for filling open positions in (1) operations, (2) maintenance, (3) engineering, and (4) management?
3.
gualifications and training.
r A.
What are the typical amounts of experience and education that entry-level hires have at the time they are hired in the areas of (1) maintenance, (2) operations, and (3) engineering?
B.
What training is usually given to new hires and what refresher training is provided to entry-level employees in (1) operations, (2) maintenance, (3) engineering, and (4) management positions?
List the course titles, type of course (basic, refresher, etc.),
number of class hours for each course, and who conducts the course (e.g.
plant staff, vendor personnel, community college instructors, etc).
4.
Manpower planning policy.
A.
C.
0.
E.
Please describe the process for developing manpower projections at this plant.
Who provides input to the manpower planning process?
What is the role of plant staff and of utility headquarters staff?
How are the manpower projections used (e.g.,
basis for changes in staffing levels, recruitment planning, budgeting, etc.)?
Who has the authority for decisions to increase or decrease staffing 1 eve 1 s?
What have been the driving forces behind changes in staffing levels over the past'ive years (e.g.,
more or less staff needed because of
changing technology, regulatory requirements, training time, overtime usage, work scheduling
- issues, etc.).
5.
Background information A.
What is your current position?
How long have you been in that position?
B.
Hhat'as your position prior to this one?
How long did you hold that position?
C.
How long have you worked at this plant7 This utility?
D.
How long have you worked in the electric power or nuclear power industry (e.g., fossil fuel power plants, nuclea~
Navy, nuclear reactor vendors, etc.)?
3
Enclosure 2
QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION NEEDS Numbers of plant personnel in Engineering (Technical Services),
Operations, and Maintenance Plant organization chart(s)
Numbers of contractor personnel used during regular operations in Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance for each of the last five years Numbers of contractor personnel used during outages for Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and other areas during each of the last five years Turnover rate figures for the past year for positions in (1) maintenance, (2) operations, (3) engineering, and (4) management Staffing plan or other document(s) that indicate vacant positions in (1) maintenance, (2) operations, (3) engineering, and (4) management Lists of training courses for entry-level employees in (1) operations, (2) maintenance, (3) engineering, and (4) management positions, including a brief description of each course that includes type of
- course, number of class
- hours, and qualifications of instructor(s) for the course
p
~
RANDOHLY SELECTED SITES WITHIN CATEGORIES (with alternative sites*)
CATEGORY 1
OLDER UNIT r1.
Pilgrim 1 (1972)
Boston Edison Co.
- 14.
Kewaunee (1974) Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
- 8.
Ft. Calhoun (1974)
Omaha Public Power (Ft. Calhoun, NE)
- 15.
Yankee (1961)
Yankee Atomic Elec.
Co.
(Rowe, HA)
PWR CATEGORY 1
NEMER UNITS 19.
WATERFORD 3 (1985) Louisiana Power and Light PMR
- 17.
Fermi 2 (1988) Detroit Edison BWR
- 22.
Wolf Creek (1985) Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co.
- 20.
(Virgil C.)
Summer (1984)
South Carolina Electric and Gas PWR CATEGORY 2 OLDER UNIT 28.
Beaver Valley 1 (1976)
Duquesne Light Co.
- 31.
Nine Hile Point 1 (1969) Niagara Hohawk Power Corp.
- 25.
Arkansas Nuclear 1 (1974) Arkansas Power and Light PWR
- 37.
San Onofre 1 (1968) Southern CA Edison and San Diego Gas and Elec.
PWR CATEGORY 2 NEWER UNIT 48.
Susquehanna 1 (1983) Pennsylvania Power and Light
- 46.
Diablo Canyon 1 (1985) Pacific Gas and Electric
- 50.
Grand Gulf 1 (1985)
System Energy Resources, Inc.
- 43.
Perry 1 (1987) Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
CATEGORY 3 OLDER UNIT 35.
Millstone 2 (1974) Northeast Nuclear Energy "66.
James A. Fitzpatrick (1975)
New York Power Auth. (Scriba, NY)
- 73.
Surry 1 (1972) Virginia Power Co.
- 61.
St. Lucie 1 (1976) Florida Power and Light (Hutchinson Island, FL)
CATEGORY,3 NEWER UNIT 80.
Limerick 1 (1986) Philadelphia Electric Co.
- 81.
WNP 2 (1984) Washington Public Power Supply System
- 79.
Vogtle 2 (1989) Georgia Power Company (Waynesboro, GA)
CATEGORY 4 OLDER PLANT 86.
Dresden 2 (1970)
Commonwealth Edison
- 83.
Robinson 2 (1971) Carolina Power and Light Company
- 97.
Browns Ferry 3 (1977) Tennessee Valley Authority
- 92.
Oconee 1 (1973)
Duke Power Company CATEGORY 4 NEWER PLANT 110.
Catawba 2 (1986)
Duke Power Co. (Clover, SC)
- 103.
LaSalle 2 (1984)
Commonwealth Edison (Senaca, IL) BWR
- 102.
(Shearon)
Harris 1 (1987) Carolina Power and Light Co.
Indicates alternative sites