ML17228B553

Responds to Violation Noted in Insp Repts 50-335/96-06 & 50-389/96-06.C/A:responsible Nuclear Watch Engineer Counseled & Disciplined & Shift Complement of Licensed & non-licensed Operators (Including Fire Team) Reviewed

ML17228B553
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	07/08/1996
From:	Plunkett T FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-96-167, NUDOCS 9607150043
Download: ML17228B553 (8)

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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:960 7150043 DOC.DATE: 96/07/08 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-335 St. Lucie Plant, Unit 1, Florida Power & Light Co. 05000335 50-389 St. Lucie Plant, Unit 2, Florida Power & Light Co. 05000389 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION PLUNKETT,T.F. Florida Power & Light Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Responds to violations noted in insp rept 96-06 re St Lucie Plant Fire Protection Program discrepancies & observations re Fire Brigade training identified in NRC Insp Rept 95-12. A C/A:responsible NWE counseled & disciplined.

DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE01D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE:

TITLE: General (50 Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice of Vio ation Response E NOTES:

RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL PD2-3 PD 1 1 WIENSgL. 1 1 INTERNAL: ACRS 2 2 AEOD/SPD/RAB 1 1 A TTC 1 DEDRO 1 1 E C 1 1 NRR/DISP/PIPB 1 1 NRR/DRCH 1 1 NRR/DRPM/PECB 1 1 NRR/DRPM/PERB 1 1 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT 1 1 OE DIR 1 1 OGC/HDS3 1 1 RGN2 FILE 01 1 1 D

EXTERNAL: LITCO BRYCE,J H 1 1 NOAC 1 1 NRC PDR 1 1 N OTE TO ALL "RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE! CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK, ROOM OWFN 5D-5(EXT. 415-2083) TO ELIMINATE YOUR NAME FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS FOR DOCUMENTS YOU DON'T NEED!

TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 19 ENCL 19

Florida Power 5 Light Company, P.O. Box 128, Fort Pierce, FL 34954-0128 July 8, 1996 FPL L-96-167 10 CFR 2.201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Re: St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Reply to a Notice of Violation Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) has reviewed the subject inspection report and, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, the response to the notice of violation is attached.

The St. Lucie Plant Fire Protection Program discrepancies and observations related to Fire Brigade training, which were highlighted in NRC Inspection Report 95-12, were not properly resolved, as evidenced by the subject violation. FPL is confident that the attached corrective actions taken, and scheduled to be taken, will minimize the potential for further violations in this area. Additionally, FPL will review the other Fire Protection Program discrepancies and observations noted in NRC Inspection Report 95-12 to determine the need for additional programmatic corrective actions.

Very truly yours, T. F. Plunkett President Nuclear Division TFP/JAS/EJW

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Attachment cc: Stewart D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator, USNRC Region II Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie Plant 9607150043 960708 PDR ADOCK 05000335 8 PDR an FPL Group company

St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Reply to a Notice of Violation VIOLATION!

10 CFR 50 Appendix R, "Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1, 1979",

Criterion III, "Specific Requirements", paragraph H, "Fire Brigade", required, in part, that: "The qualification of the fire brigade members shall include an annual physical examination to determine their ability to perform strenuous fire fighting activities".

Contrary to the above, ten fire brigade members failed to complete an annual physical examination. These fire team members were assigned for a total of 61 shift fire team positions in April, 1996.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I)

It RESPONSEc FPL concurs with the violation.

St. Lucie Plant did not have effective processes for ensuring that special qualification requirements for certain emergency response personnel were current.

G .neral assignment of personnel to the fire team was by metns of the monthly Emergency Roster, which is published by the Plant's Training Department. The monthly roster was based on fire protection training and did not account for physical exams, respirator fits, and respirator physicals. A separate system, Radiation Exposure Monitoring and Access Control System (REMACS), existed for notifying Operations supervision of the status of these additional qualifications.

The Nuclear Watch Engineer (NWE), who is responsible for assuring the adequacy of staffing by on-shift personnel for the fire team duties, failed to perform th'is function.

Contributing to this failure of individual performance was the fact that there was no checklist to prompt a crosscheck of the REMACS printout against the Emergency Roster prior to personnel being assigned to the fire team. Consequently, he did not properly confirm all applicable qualifications were current prior to assigning on-shift personnel to the fire team.

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St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Reply to a Notice of Violation 3 ~

A. The responsible NWE was counseled and disciplined.

B. At the time the violation was identified, the shift complement of, licensed and non-licensed operators (including fire team) was reviewed to assure that assigned individuals met all qualification requirements.

C. Physical examinations and supporting documentation for operator respirator qualifications were reviewed and verified to be accurate and current.

D. The documentation for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) training was reviewed. The training records for seven individuals in the operations department were not retrievable. These individuals were subsequently I

retrained.

E. The Operations Scheduler has been assigned the responsibility and accountability of tracking and ensuring maintenance of general qualifications (such as RCAT, GET, respirator fit, respirator physicals).

A. The Emergency Roster format will be revised, by August 1, 1996, to include Operations Department qualifications.

The Emergency Roster will be published by the St. Lucie Plant Training Department each month and will list the required qualifications for the positions, as well as the individuals who are qualified to fill those positions.

B. Plant administrative procedure AP 0005729, Fire Protection Traininy, Qualification and Requalification, was revised to require notification of on-shift Operations management of the failure of a physical examination, or failure of Fire Brigade training/requalification by Operations Department personnel.

C. Health Physics procedures HP-73, Portacount Plus Fit Test System, and HPP-60, Respiratory Protection Manual, were revised to require notification of on-shift Operations management of the failure of a respirator qualification by Operations Department personnel.

D. The Operations Supervisor issued a Night Order reemphasizing the personal responsibility of each individual in the Operations Department, as stated in

St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Reply to a Notice of Violation Operations Policy OPS-202, Maintaining Qualification, to maintain active qualifications and to be currently qualified for the positions which they are filling within the plant organization.

5. Full compliance was achieved on May 7, 1996, when the existing and on-coming shift complements of operators (including fire team) were reviewed and assigned to shift responsibilities with confirmed current physical examination qualifications.