ML18052A297
| ML18052A297 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 02/25/1986 |
| From: | Bordine T CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 8602280055 | |
| Download: ML18052A297 (7) | |
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consumers Power company General Offices: 1945 West Parnell Ro11d, Jackson, Ml 49201 * *{517) 788-0550 February 25, 1986
- Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation US Nuclear Regulatory Cormnission Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES PLANT -
NUCLEAR OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM REVISIONS Consumers Power Company on May 11, 1982 submitted revised Reactor Operator, Senior Reactor Operator, and Requalification Training Programs in response to several TMI items.
These NUREG 0737 items required upgrading of our training and qualifications.
NRC letter dated December 2, 1982 enclosed a Safety Evaluation Report approving our upgraded programs.
The operator requalification program (Procedure No, 4.0) currently in use has undergone numerous format revisions from the previously NRG-approved version.
It should be noted that the Reactor Operator Training, Senior Operator Training and Operator Requalification Training Program have been merged into one program and has since been accredited by the INPO Accreditation Board.
Revisions to the program are currently in progress through implementation of the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT).
A copy of the completed program will be submitted pending completion of these final revisions.
We have checklisted the requirements of our 1982 operator requalification program via an independent evaluation by our Quality Assurance Organization.
Each requirement in the 1982 program was first evaluated to determine the source of the requirement:
ie, if it originated in CP Co; 10CFRS5, Appendix A; ANS 3.1-1981, etc.
The attached "Training Program Requirements Matrix" reflects the results of our initial review.
Due to organizational changes and other reasons specified in the attached "cormnents" column, several previously approved requalif ication training program requirements may be considered a change "by which the scope, time allotted for the program or frequency in conducting different parts of the program is decreased."
These requirements are specified on the attached.
Six requirements from our original 1982
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- Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation Nuclear. Operator Training Program Revisions February 25, 1986 2
NRG-approved operator requalification program may be considered subject to NRC approval in accordance with 10CFR50.54(i-l).
Your approval is, therefore, requested.
Your review of our completed training program will also be requested pending completion of our final revisions.
Pursuant to 10CFR170.21, a check in the amount of $150.00 is enclosed.
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Thomas C Bordine Staff Licensing Engineer CC Administrator, Region III, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades Attachment OC0185-0022-NL02
Checklist Number
- 19.
- 38.
Original Program #1302 Reference V.A) Preplanned Lecture Series Examination shall be adminis-tered after each lecture with performance standard of 80%
expected 1302 V.B.7 Each licensed individual per-formance shall be evaluated during (1) Nuclear plant sim-ulator exercises and (2) plant drills TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MATRIX Location In.
Revised Prog/Proc NTD Program 4, Continuous Licensed Operator Train-ing, Sec. 7.0, Pg 45 as specified topic lectures can be given at the re-quest of the Operations Department in addition to those topics listed in the course description.
(b)
Attaining an overall score of 80% or greater on periodic exams during the lecture series.
Palisades Plant Adminis-trative Procedure A 4.05 Sec. 5.2a Licensed Oper-ator Performance Evalua-tions.
All facility licensed operators will be subject to a documented annual observation/evalua-tion of their individual performance for the opera-ting facility and the facility simulator.
Source Reference B
A Attachment Page 1.
Comments Examinations are* periodic during continuing t"raining and may con..:.
tain several topics.
The require-~
ment for one exam after each lectuWI' was found to be too restrictive in that several exams could result dur-ing a day in which multiple lectures occurred.
Plant drills are no longer scheduled since the addition of the plant spe-cific simulato"r
- Source Codes:
A-10CFR55, Appx A, B=ANS 3.1~1981, C=10CFR55, D-NRC Letter to all licensees, 28 March 1980, HRDenton OC0185-0022A-NL02
Checklist Number
- 47.
TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MATRIX Original Program #1302 Reference 1302 V.C.l Changes to emergency procedures technical specifications per-tinent to plant operations and plant modifications shall be reviewed prior to the licensee assuming shift operations responsibility.
Location In Revised Prog/Proc Source Reference Palisades Plant Adminis-trative Procedure A 4.05, Sec 5. 2 A (c)
Operational Review.
Each licensed Operator shall be cognizant of f ac-ili ty design changes/ mod-ifications, procedure changes, facility license change, License Event Re-ports and NRC Inspection and Enforcement Bulletins.
All licensed operators shall read the "Licensed Operator Review Book" and maintain themselves current of all routing entered into the book
- B Attachment Page 2*
Comments The review requirement for procedural changes pertinent to plant operations prior to the licensee assuming shi.
operation responsibilities has bee removed from the training program and incorporated in the Plant Administra-tive Procedures.
. *Source Codes:
A-10CFR55, Appx A, B=ANS 3.1-1981, C=10CFR55, D-NRC Letter to all licensees, 28 March 1980, HRDenton OC0185-0022A-NL02
Checklist Number
- 51.
TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MATRIX Original Program /11302 Reference 1302 V. C 2 Operating Experience Review Program Selection of the information shall be by the Shift Technical Advisor/Shift Engineers, Operation Superint~n dent artd Training Supervisor.
Location In Revised Prog/Proc Palisades Plant Adminis-trative Procedure A 4.05, Sec. 4.4.
The Operations Training Shift Supervisor shall:
(c) Coordinate with the Training Administra-tor-NTD in determining the schedule and con-tent of any training courses.
(f) Evaluate and distri-bute applicable opera-ting experience infor-mation to the opera-ting shifts and to initiate a request for training if classroom instruction is required.
Source Reference Attachment Page 3 Comments
. Training Administrator and Operations Training Shift Supervisor have suf-ficient experience and background.-._
determine the selection of
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information.
- Source Codes:
A-10CFR55, Appx A, B~ANS 3.1-1981, C=10CFR55, D-NRC Letter to all licensees, 28 March 1980, HRDenton OC0185-0022A-NL02
Checklist Number
- 63.
TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MATRIX Original Program #1302 Reference 1302 V.D.I Annual Requalifica-tion Examination.***
covering the categories of less than 70%, or a complete examin-tion, whichever is determined by the Operation Superintendent Location In Revised Prog/Proc Source Reference Palisades Plant Adminis-B trative Procedure A 4.05 Sec. 5.3.
Accelerated Training When an operator fails to meet the completion require-ments for any level training, he shall be required to satisfactorily complete an accelerated training program, unless waived based on the require-ments of Sec. 12.0, of this proce-dure.
The Operations Training Shift Suprv & the Training Admin-istrator-NTD shall:
- a. Provide accelerated training as needed to upgrade the indivi-dual operator's level of knowledge in areas found to be deficient at any level of training, ~s well as the completion of train-ing requirements not met due to personal or job-related problems.
- b. Provide accelerated upgrade train-ing as needed to recover an opera-tor's failure of all or any part of the NRC license exam (RO/SRO) based on the areas of deficiency noted during the evaluation of the indivi-dual l.icense exam results.
Attachment.
Page 4 Comments Training Administrator and Operations Training Shift Supervisor have sufficient experience and background to determine* the selection of information.
- Source Codes:
A-10CFR55, Appx A, B=ANS 3.1-1981, C=10CFR55, D-NRC Letter to all licensees, 28 March 1980, HRDenton OC0185-0022A-NL02
Checklist Number 74A.
TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MATRIX Original Program 111302 Reference 1302 V.E.l Special Requalifi-cation Programs The performance standard.shall be at least 80% in each written category and a satisfactory re-sult in each oral category.
Location In Source Revised Prog/Proc Reference NTD Procedure 4, Sec. 5.2 B
A different written exam-ination and answer key shall be used for each exam date administered.
A license individual who received less than 70% in any category on the annual written examination or an overall grade less than 80%
shall be placed in an accel-erated training program.
A grade of less than 70% in any category shall require accelerated requalification in that category.
A grade of less than 80% overall requires accelerated train-ing in all categories less than 80%., Successful com-pletion of the accelerated training shall be by grade
.criteria established for the annual written exam.
Attachment Page 5 Comments ll.
80% in each area was considered too restrictive and was revised to estab-tablish one criteria for grading a.
annual examinations.
A grade of I than 80% overall will require acceler-ated training in all categories less than 80%.
- Source Codes:
A-10CFR55, Appx A, B=ANS 3.1-1981, C=10CFR55, D-NRC Letter to all licensees, 28 March 1980, HRDenton OC0185-0022A-NL02