ML17298B576

Submits Proposal Re Shift Makeup for Staffing Facility Control Room During Normal Operation.Proposal Advantages Provided.Advisor Experience & Qualification Summaries Forthcoming

ML17298B576
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	12/04/1984
From:	Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	Knighton G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
ANPP-31313-WFQ, NUDOCS 8412060473
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ACCESSION NBR;8412060473 DOC,DATE: 84/12/04 NOTARIZED:

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TITLE: Operator Requalification Program NOTES:Standar dized plant

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, 'Arizona Public Service Company Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention:

Mr-. George W. Knighton, Chief Licensing Branch No'.

3 Division of Licensing.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. '0555 December 4,

1984 ANPP-31313 WFQ/TFQ

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Unit 1

Docket No. STN-50-528 Operating Shift Staffing File:

84-056-026; G.l.01.10

References:

(A) Letter from E.E.

Van Brunt, Jr.,

ANPP, to D.G. Eisenhut, NRC, dated September 12,

1984, (ANPP-30491).

(B) Letter from E.E.

Van Brunt, Jr.,

ANPP, to D.G. Eisenhut, NRC, dated October 25,

1984, (ANPP-30958).

Dear Mr. Knighton:

References (A) and (B) provided data respecting the experience and qualifications of personnel available for staffing of the PVNGS Unit 1

control room during normal operation.

This information was also dis-cussed in a November 7, 1984 meeting between the NRC and ANPP.

In that

meeting, the following was presented and understood by both parties.

1)

Two supervisors meet the experience requirements and need no special consideration.

2)

All shifts must meet the industry proposed requirements for experience and qualifications by initial criticality.

3)

Two supervisors can meet the industry proposed requirements by initial criticality with additional experience at an operating PWR.

4)

Personnel from the PVNGS Staff meet the requirements for a shift

advisor, and may be used in such a capacity.

5)

The NRC staff i ndicated their support for use of a supervi sor with extensive, large BWR-SRO experience to allow the use of a six shift rotation, given that the other five shifts fully meet the industry proposed requirements.

6)

The NRC staff encouraged the use of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) operators as shift advisors.

We committed to inform you of our shift makeup as soon as we completed our evaluation of the various alternatives.

We have completed this evaluation and propose the following.

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1)

ANPP will send two PVNGS Operators with SRO licenses to operating PWR's for additional 'observation training to fulfill the requirements for at least six months of hot.participation experience.

2)

ANPP will arrange to obtain and train two qualified advisors from SONGS.

3)

Request from NRC Region V early grading for two supervisors (Eimar and Aho) who meet the industry proposed requirements of at least six months of hot participation'experience and will be taking the SRO examination in April of 1985.

4)

ANPP proposes shift manning as shown in Table l.

Advantages of this proposal include.

i )

Allows the use of six shifts, which is discussed in detail in Reference (B).

ii )

Experience at SONGS will be utilized at PVNGS iii )

Training of advi sors is reduced due to the similarity between SONGS and PVNGS.

iv)

Most of the operating shifts will be able to gain experience from important activities, such as fuel loading, and post-core hot functional testing.

v)

Minimal impact on existing shift manning.

Unit 1 will be able to maintain several cohesive crews.

As soon as the advisors from SONGS have been identified we will forward summaries of their experience and qualifications.

This proposal assures PVNGS Unit 1 will meet the industry proposed requirements for five shifts prior to initial criticality.

In addition, we request your continued support for use of a supervisor with extensive, large BWR operating experience for the sixth shift.

We believe this proposal will assure the safe and reliable operation of the PVNGS Unit 1, and wi 11 be the least disruptive to the current operations organization.

Please contact Mr. W.F. Quinn of my staff if you have any questions on this matter.

EEVBJr/TFQ/no Attachment Very truly y urs, E.F. ~~

E. E.

Van Brunt, Jr.

'APS Vice President Nuclear Production ANPP Project Director cc:

E. A. Licitra w/a L.

Crocker w/a A. C. Gehr w/a R.

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Zimmerman w/a

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ANPP-31313 TABLE 1

PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT 1

OPERATING SHIFT STAFFING SHIFT SRO MANNING CREW MANNING MONTHS OF,

'PWR HOT PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE D"

Vallely Jurn Denni s White Ni edermeyer (1 )

Ensign Middleton (2)

Reidel Hal pin Buzard Callaghan Buckingham Shift Advisor (3) 20 1.5 22 1.5 3

1.5 2.5 2.5 0

2 12 or more (l),Additional observation t1 aining to be obtained prior to initial criticality to fulfillrequirement for at least six months of hot participation experience.

(2)

Middleton also has 60 months of experience at a large operating BWR.

(3) If Eimar or Aho pass the April NRC Exam and an early grading request is successful, the NUMARC requirements'ould be met without use of Shift Advisors.

Shift Advisors may be used to supplement operations activities for this case.

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December 4,

1984 ANPP-31313 STATE OF ARIZONA

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) san COUNTY OF MARICOPA)

I, Edwin E.

Van Brunt, Jr.,

represent that I am Vice President, Nuclear Production of Arizona Public Service

Company, that the foregoing document has been signed by me on behalf of Arizona Public Service Company with full authority to do so, that I have read such document and know its

contents, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements made therein are true.

Edwin E. Van Brunt, Jr.

Sworn to before me this day o

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I My Commissi'on Expires:

,My Cammission Expires April 6, 1987 1984.

Notary Public

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