ML19207B258
| ML19207B258 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 06/25/1979 |
| From: | Ford E, Ruhlman W, Taylor P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19207B252 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-348-79-22, NUDOCS 7908230683 | |
| Download: ML19207B258 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1979022
Text
.
[
'o,
UNITED STATES
'
'c
NUCLEAR REGUL ATORY COMMISSION
8V
2
'
$
REGION 18
'
kk $lg/f
101 MARIETT A sT., N W., SUIT E 310o
ATL ANT A, GEORGI A 30303
'g
,
.....
Report No. 50-348/79-22
Licensee: Alabama Power Company
600 North 18th Street
,
Birmingham, Alabama
35202
Facility Name:
Farley Unit 1
Docket No. 50-348
License No. NPF-2
Inspection at Fat ey ite near Dothan, Alabama
l
6
2a
77
Inspectors:
l' 49h
H
P. 4.. Taylor
/
Date Signed
i
6
)C 7C
E. J. Ford
'T'
Date Signed-
'
/
.l
j){jr
Approved by: / [ jT.
/ i.4 52141;
/[-
Ji
7'-
W. A. Ruhlman, Acting Section Chief, RONS Branch
DE e Signed
SUMMARY
Inspection on June 4-5, 1979
Areas Inspected
This routine, announced inspection involved 34 inspector-hours onsite in the
areas of licensed peratort, requalification training p-ogram; train.ng and
retraining programs - nonlicensed personnel and licens . response to IE Bulletin
79-06A in areas of training.
Results
Of the 3 areas inspected, no appare..t items of noncompliance or deviations were
identified.
. . . . ' .
'
-t
_
c.
t~
/
t
3
7 9082g9 Q
DETAILS
1.
Persons Contacted
Licensee Employees
- W.
G. Hairston, Plant Manager
D. C. Poole, Operations Superintendent
- R. D. Hill, Plant Quality Assurance Engineer
- L.
S. Williams, Training Supervisor
T. Horne, Training Instructor
Other licensee employees contacted included technicians, operators, and
mechanics.
- Attended exit interview
2.
Exit Interview
The inspection scope and findings were summarized on June 5, 1979, with
those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above.
Licens?e Action on Previous Inspection F.ndings
.4. .
%pected.
4.
Unresolved Items
Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
5.
Training and Retraining Programs; Non-licensed Plant Personnel
References:
a)
AP-45, Training Plan, Rev. 2, dated 3/78
a.
Review Conducted
There were no changes made to the licensee's training procedures since
the last inspection.
This area was reviewed with respect to maintain-
ing the implementation of the licensee's commitments for:
1)
General employee training for new employees
2)
General employee retraining
3)
Tecporary employee training
,
4)
On the-job training for:
auxiliary /craf tsmen; technicians;
QA/QC personnel; and technical staff
r
c l'.
13o
-:
>
.
,
-2-
-
The inspector reviewed training records for two individuals in each
category above to verify that the described training program was
p-ovided. The inspector interviewed one employee from each category
above to verify that the individual actually received the training
which was documented in the training records.
Within the areas reviewed, no items of noncompliance or deviations
were identified, one open item was found as documented in Paragraph
5.b below.
b.
Failure to Provide Security Training
While reviewing licensee training records the inspector noted that
records for several individuals showed no participation in security
training as required by reference (a).
The inspector had determined
that the licensee had identified this area and corrective action is in
progress with a completion date of October 1, 1979.
This item will remain open and will be inspected at a future inspection
(348/79-22-01).
6.
Requalification Training
References:
a)
Training Plan, Revision 2, dated 3/78
There were no changes made to the licensee's requalification program
- ,ince the last inspection. This area was reviewed with respect to
'
maintaining the implementation of tbe accepted requalification train-
ing program. The inspector reviewed:
the licensee's prepared schedule
for conducting lectures; the licensee's prepared lesson plan or equiva-
lent for three lecture topics; and the licensee's inclusion in the
requalification program of deficient areas identified by evaluation of
the most recent annual examinations.
The inspector determined which
licensed operators:
failed all or portions of the annual examinations;
received unsatisfactory performance evaluations,
or did not perform
licensed duties for a period four months or longer.
The inspector
verified the completion of r
apriate follow through action for each
of these individuals.
The raspector reviewed the training records for
NRC licensed Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators to verify
that they included:
copies of annual written examinations and the
individual responses, documentation of attendance at all required
lectures, documentation of the required control manic lations, the
a
results of performance evaluations, documentation of required addi-
tionally traicing to satisfy deficient performance, documentation of
cc,pletion of required procedure reviews and/or self-study.
Addition-
ally, the inspector interviewed (5) operators to verify that the
training records reflect the actual training received.
Within the areas reviewed no ie. ems of noncompliance or deviation were
identified.
.r
- c C,
2J
.
-3-
.
7.
Licensee Response to IE Bulletin 79-06A
a.
heview Conducted
The inspectors conducted a review of licensee actions to verify the
effectiveness of operator training conducted in response to IE Bulletta
79-06A. The inspectors reviewed:
ewergency procedures related to a
small break LOCA; management controls implemented to incorporate plant
modifications into the operator training and requalification proFrams;
management controls implemented to incorporate the operational knowledge
gained from the Three Mile Island incident into the operator training
and requalification programs; management controls implemented to
increase the standard of operator knowledge required in the area of
plant transient responses; management controls implemented to assess
the effectiveness of the training conducted, including, but not limited
to, auditing of training presentations, examination content, and
examination grading. The inspectors interviewed (2) reactor operators,
(3) senior reactor operators, to establish the operators' subjective
evaluations of the effectiveness of training received in conjunction
with incidents at the same or other facilities.
Within the areas reviewed no items of noncompliance or deviation were
identified.
b.
Inadequate Operator Training
With respect to operator training conducted in recponse to IE Bulletin
79-06A, the licensee committed to conduct a corporate QA audit on
training presented in response to IE Bulletin 79-06A. This audit
would be complet'ed by June 15, 1979. This item aill remain open and
inspected at a future date (349/79-22-02).
The licensee stated that training in response to IE Bulletin 79-06A is
being incorporated in the license <
perators' requalification program
and that changes will be made as ,ilant procedures are revised end
plant modifications are implemented.
c
3';t-
,,ik.