ML17298B059

Forwards Industrial Working Group Proposal Re Nuclear Plant Shift Experience & Industry Evaluation of Operating Shift Experience Requirements.Commission Should Accept Industry Proposal Subj to Listed Items

ML17298B059
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	05/29/1984
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
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Docket Nos.:

50-528, 50-529 and 50-530

.MAY29~

Mr. E.'.

Van Brunt, Jr.

Vice President - Nuclear Projects Arizona Public Service Company P. 0.

Box 21666 Phoenix, Arizona 85036

Subject:

Operating Shift Staffing for Palo Verde Plant In response to a request from the Commission, the NRC staff has been tasked with performing a special review of the operating shift staffing for each nuclear plant approaching an operating license decision.

The objective of the review is to assure that the operating shift crews have adequate previous "hot" operating experience.

In cases where this experience is not available within the ranks of the licensed plant operators, such that shift advisors must be used, the review is to assure the adequacy of the shift advisor qualifications.

The criteria against which the crew experience will be reviewed are contained in the proposal by the Industry Working Group, presented to the Commissioners on February 24,

1984, by Mr. J.

H. Miller of Georgia Power Company and Mr. D. F. Schnell of Union Electric Company.

A copy of the industry proposal is enclosed (Enclosure I).

The staff has recommended that the Commission accept the industry proposal subject to the following:

1.

With regard to the shift crews that meet the industry experience proposal:

a.

The Hot Participation Experience tabulated in Mr. Miller's slide 5 (Operating Shift Experience Requirements) should be at a 1'arge, same type plant.

b.

The use of an SRO-licensed STA to satisfy the Hot Participation Experience is acceptable provided that the STA serves as a

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With regard to the use of shift advisors:

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The shift advisors that have at least one year on shift as a

licensed SRO at an operating plant of the same type are acceptable.

Proposals to utilize an individual as an advisor who has only an RO license will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to assure that an appropriate level of knowledge and supervisory experience has been accumulated.

b.

The utility-administered examinations for advisors should include both oral and written examinations.

If no plant-reference simulator is available, a board, of at least three individuals, qualified at the SRO level, should conduct the oral examination.

c.

The utility should provide the NRC with a list of certified advisors and their qualifications.

The NRC staff should be notified one month prior to their release.

We are in receipt of your March 23, 1984 letter to Mr. Denton which summarized the experience levels of your operating crew personnel.

In order to perform our review, we need confirmation that the data presented in your March 23, 1984 letter is still correct, together with an explicit statement as to whether you do or do not plan to use shift advisors to augment the operating shifts.

In addition, if you do plan to use shift advisors, we need information as shown in Enclosure 2.

The above information should be submitted so as to reach this office not later than sixty days prior to the date you expect to receive an operating license.

Should you have questions regarding this matter, the staff point of contact is Mr. L. P. Crocker in the Division of Human Factors Safety, who can be reached on 301/492-4891.

This collection of information has been approved by OMB control number 3150-0011 which expires April 1985.

Sincerely, Origina~~ ~ea'bt garret,G, Efsenh<

Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing

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Vice President - Nuclear Proje"ts Arizona Public Service Company P. 0. Box 21666 Phoenix, Arizona 85036 Arthur C. Gehr, Esq.

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Phoenix, Arizona 85073 Mr. James M. Flenner,.Chief Counsel Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Charles R. Kocher, Esq. Assistant Counsel James A. Boeletto, Esq.

Southern California Edison Company P. 0.

Box 800..

Rosemead,.

Cal ifornia 91770 Ms. Margaret Walker Deputy Director of Energy Programs Economic Planning and Development Office

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'hoenix, Arizona 85007 Mr. Rand L. Greenfield Assistant Attorney General Bataan Memorial Building Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503 Resident Inspector Palo Verde/NPS

,,U:S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Box 21324

Phoenix, Arizona 85001 Ms. Patricia Lee Hourihan 6413 S. 26th Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Regional Administrator - Region V

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria Lane Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Kenneth Berlin, Esq.

Winston 5 Strawn Suite 500 2550 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Ms. Lynne Bernabei Government Accountability Project of the Institute for Policy Studies 1901 gue Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 Ms. Jill Morrison 522 E. Colgate Tempi, Arizona 85238