ML19309G330
| ML19309G330 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/08/1979 |
| From: | Mccormcik F METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| To: | North H NRC - NRC THREE MILE ISLAND TASK FORCE |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19309G327 | List: |
| References | |
| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8005050555 | |
| Download: ML19309G330 (3) | |
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(," C) 3_, yJ.i I 8005oso ffg Interviewee:
Frank A. McCormick, Group Supervisor Technical Training (since 7/1/78)
TMI, MET-ED Interviewers H. S. North, SIG/T4 Date:
October 8, 1979, Informal Mr. McCormick stated that he began his employmer.. with Met-Ed as an Aux Operator and after training as an operator for one year transferred to the training depart-ment in June 1975.
In November 1977, Zechmann was named Acting-Supervisor Trainingc In September 1978 he was named Supervisor of Training and began full-time training for an SRO license (Unit 1).
McCormick was designated Acting-Supervisor Training and Group Supervisor Non-licensee training in September 1978. He continued in this position until March 28, 1979.
McCormick stated that the document TMI-Nuclear Station, Emergency Training /Qualif-ication, Status as of March 1,1979 (TM-0395; 7906150363) identifies those individus T
which have completed the formal training required by Emergency Procedure 1670.9 and does not include any trair.ing received as a result of drills. The list represents the entire station and is updated as additional training is completed. The training in 1670.9 is to be conducted on an annual basis, however, training received during one year will qualify the individual for the entire following year. An individual once trained could remain on the list for up to 23 months before being dropped for lack of repeat training.
Certain correspondence contained in (TM-508; 7906150012), February 14, 1979 letter to G. P. Miller, Station Manager from F. McCormick, noting that Repair Par,ty Team l
Drill and Training documentation due by the end of 1978 had not been received.
The letter notes that Dubiel and Shovlin had been made aware of the' problem.
McCormick said that Miller's response may have been a phone call to McCormick'as l
well as talking to Dubiel and Shovlin.
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2 In addition McCormick letter to L. Landry, November 29, 1978, was discussed.
This letter concerned the failure to supply lesson plans and to complete the documentation of drills conducted during 1978.
McCormick said that Landry was swamped and that training was not documented to the Training Department even after the training had been conducted.
McCormick identified the principal prob 1 cms in the Emergency Plan training area principally as due to organizational structure.
The Training Department was assigned the responsibility for the accomplishment of the required training, however, the workers who were to be trained were responsible to their supervisors and not to training. The Training Department scheduled the training, made up training outlines and provided facilities but was dependent on operations or radiation protection personnel for the development of lesson plans and for the conduct of the training. He said that procedure 1670.9 was developed after Reg.
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Guide 1.101 was issued and that 1978 was the first year in which TMI had attempted to live with the new training plan and in conformance to the Reg. Guide. Training m.
had been done in previous years but it was not as detailed as called for in the new procedure.
Procedure 1670.9 was revised (revision 6) February 3,1979, at the request of Zechru n
McCormick believes after Zechmann talked to D. Donaldson OIE/R1, McCormick wrote the revisions which changed the wording from a requirement for emergency training for all workers in certain TMI job classifications to a limitation o'n management to seit
,w This' limj only those individuals trained in certain emergency response specialtie(.-c ation was imposed with respect to accident assessment, radiological monitoring team fire brigade team, repair party team and first-aid rescue team personnel. The chan!
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resulted from an attempt to avoid a noncompliance condition due to failure to train 100% of the personnel in specific job classifications and substitute a training program which would still provide sufficient personnel to staff during an emergency.
The printout of personnel qualifications and Rev. 6 to 1670.9 went hand in hand.
In connection with drills McCormick said that drill attendnace lists are actually critique attendance lists and do not necessarily represent the total number of participants. He said that management attempts to get full attendance at drill critiques, critiques are announced, but that the Rad Chem Techs are unresponsive, some refuse overtime, and don't attend the critiques.
McCormick said with respect to his activities during the accident, he was at the observation center on the 28th and 29th, with an NSS monitoring team on the 30th,
" Black Friday." He said that on Friday (after 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br /> at the plant), he arrived.
home to find his wife almost hysterical as a result of the news stories. His wift had a bag packed and was waiting for him to evacuate. At that time, his wife was 5 months pregnant. He determined,that there had been no change in conditions at the plant since he had left and reassured his wife.
On April 1, he acted as an information coordinator, calling the plant for information to update the status board.
With respect to training he feels that more classroom training in emergency plan-ning would be beneficial as well as drills better spaced through the year. The Gi~ -
revised drill spacing would better maintain management awareness of emergency response capabilities. He said they plan to use previous years drill scenarios during the operator requalification training.
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