ML17227A450
| ML17227A450 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 06/03/1992 |
| From: | Baldwin R, Casto C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-335-92-300, NUDOCS 9206120081 | |
| Download: ML17227A450 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000335/1992300
Text
ENCLOSURE
1
EXAMINATION REPORT
50-335/92-300
Facility Licensee:
Florida Power and Light Company
Facility Name:
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
Facility Docket Nos.:
50-335
and 50-389
Examinations
were administered
at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant,
Jensen
Beach,
Chief Examiner:
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Approved By:
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Operator
Licensing Section
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SUMMARY
Scope:
During the week of April 27,
1992, written and operating examinations
were administered to six Senior Reactor Operator
(SRO) applicants
and two
Reactor Operator
(RO) applicants.
Results:
All applicants
passed
the examinations.
A strength
was noted in the candidates'ommunication
skills.
They exhibited
formal repeat
backs allowing smooth operations while keeping
each other
apprised of each individuals area,
fostering team work (paragraph
3e).
Weaknesses
were noted in the following areas:
Knowledge of Emergency
Event
Classification
based
on faulted/ruptured
(paragraph
3a)
and
subsequent
plant announcements
concerning radiological
hazards
(paragraph
3b).
Crews did not recognize the'ain turbine failed to run back on loss of a feed
water
pump (paragraph
3c).
Some operators
did not sign in on the Radiation
Work Permit upon entry into the Radiologically Controlled Area
(RCA)
(paragraph
3d).
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REPORT DETAILS
1.
Facility Employees Attending Exit
D.
C.
p.
J.
J.
K.
J.
J.
J.
D.
Sager,
Plant Vice President
Burton, Operations
Hanager
Fincher, Training Hanager
Holt, Licensing Engineer
Hartin, Simulator Supervisor
Beatty, Training Hanager,
N.E.D.
Imbriale, L.O.R.
Lead Instructor
Spodick, Initial Operator Training Supervisor
West, Operations
Supervisor
Borgmann,
SRO Instructor
2.
NRC Personnel
Attending Exit
- R.
D.
K.
J.
H.
Baldwin, Examiner,
Faris,
PNL Examiner
Chao,
ROC/AEC Inspector
Chiao,
ROC/AEC Inspector
Scott, St. Lucie Resident
Inspector
- Chief Examiner
3.
Discussion
Operator
Performance
a ~
b.
C.
A weakness
was observed in the candidates'nowledge
of emergency
event classifications.
Two of three
SRO candidates
incorrectly
classified
Tube Rupture with a failed open Hain
Steam Safety Valve on the
same generator
as
an Alert.
This
classification is contrary to amplifying directions concerning this
type of casualty
as described
in a letter from J. West, Operations
Supervisor,
dated
February 20,
1992, to licensed operators.
The
letter describes this type of casualty
and discusses
that it shall
be
classified
as
a Site Area Emergency.
This same
weakness
was found on
examinations
administered
during the week of October 18,
1991.
A weakness
was observed
in that candidates'id
not make plant
announcements
concerning radiological
hazards
during a Steam Generator
Tube Rupture coincident with Hain,Steam Safety Valve failed open.
A weakness
was observed in that two of three simulator crews did not
recognize that .the turbine generator did not runback
upon
a loss of
one motor driven feed water pump.
Report .Oetails
d. It was noted that during the walkthrough examination
some of the
candidates
did not sign in on the Radiation
Work Permit or require
their examiners to sign in when entering the. Radiological Controlled
area.
e.
A strength
observed
was good communications
consisting of formal
repeat
backs which maintained
smooth operations.
f.
In general,
crew members maintained
each other apprised of their
individual areas fostering good team work.
4.
Exit Meeting
At the conclusion of the site visit, the examiners
met with those
representatives
of the plant staff indicated in paragraph I to discuss
the
results of the examinations
and inspection findings.
The cooperation of the facility training staff in reviewing and
administering the examinations
was noted
and appreciated.
The post-examination
review resulted in four facility comments.
This
review, while considered to be
a good effort, requested
deletion of one
question
from the examination
and acceptance
of additional
answers for
three other questions.
The facility must
be reminded that deletion of
questions dilutes the sample plan upon which the examination
has
been
based.
Greater effort must be taken in future examinations to preclude
question deletion.
The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the material
used or
reviewed
by the examiners.
ENCLOSURE
2
SIMULATOR FIDELITY REPORT
Facility Licensee:
Florida Power
and Light Company
Facility Name:
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
Facility Docket Nos.:
50-335
and 50-389
Operating Tests Administered
On:
April 28 through
May 1,
1992
This form is to be used only to report observations.
These observations
do
not constitute,
in and of themselves,
audit or inspection findings and are
not, without further verification and review, indicative of noncompliance with
These observations
do not affect
NRC certification or
approval of the simulation Pacility other than to provide information which
may be used in future evaluations.
No licensee
action is required solely in
response
to these observations.
During the conduct of the simulator portion of the operating tests,
the
following items were observed
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Xenon Model
During scenario
1-3, the simulator
seemed to have
exhibited uncharacteristic
Xenon buildin while
increasing in power.