ML19332D456
| ML19332D456 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 11/22/1989 |
| From: | Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mroczka E NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19332D457 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8912010226 | |
| Download: ML19332D456 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000423/1989009
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NOV 221989
Docket'No. 50-423
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SUBJECT: REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION REPORT NO. 50-423/89-09(OL-RQ)
OnLSeptember 18 - 22, 1989, the NRC administered requalification examinations
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. Unit No. 3. .The' evaluation was conducted in-accordance with NUREG-1021, Opera-
tor.' Licensing Examiner Standards, ES-601, " Administration of' NRC' Reque.lifica-
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tion. Program Evaluations." The evaluation had two purposes, evaluation of!the
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' effectiveness on=the licensed' operator requalification training program at
naintaining the' competency of the licensed operators, and examination of the
individual' operators to determine-if they would satisfy the regulatory require-
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- ment of-. passing-an NRC administered examination prior to license renewal.
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the conclusion of.the evaluation, any generic findings'that evolved as a result
'of the evaluationLwere discussed with those members of your staff identified =in
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As evaluated =by the NRC, six of twelve operators failed one or more segments-of
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the examination, and one crew failed the simulator portion of the examination.
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As a result of this evaluation, your requalification program has been assigned-
an overal1 }rogram rating of " unsatisfactory." The evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the criteria of NUREG-1021, ES-601, noted above. The six'
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operators and one crew who failed the examination were immediately removed.from
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shift operational duties and assigned to an upgrade training program designed
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Return to licensed duties shall
not-occur until after satisfactory reexamination by the NRC.
By letter dated September. 22, 1989, the licensee.provided to the NRC a basis
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for continued operation.in response to the unsatisfactory requalification
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= program evaluation. This letter addressed several interim measures implemented
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ing all' operating crews on -oroper Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP) usage;
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designating the Shift . Supervisor as the primary person responsible for assuring
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-Technical Specification compliance; and assigning to each shift a management
representative with licensed operator training to ensure crew performance
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consistency and verify proper E0P and procedure usage.
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-Following the completion of the examination, a meeting was held on September
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25, 1989, at the NRC Region 1 office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to
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discuss the results of the evaluation and various courses of-actions resulting
from the unsatisfactory program evaluation.
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- During the September 25, 1989 meeting in Region 1, Northeast Nuclea'r Energy
Company (NNECO) committed.to provide a letter to the NRC identifying additional-
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actions =taken or planned to justify continued safe-operation of Millstone Unit
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On September 28 - 29, 1989, the NRC conducted performance assessments of two
other operating crews on the simulator to verify that the interim measures
implemented by the licensee would assure continued safe operation of Millstone,
Unit 3.
As a result of these assessments, the interim measures were found to
be satisfactory for continued operation as detailed in the enclosed report.
In a letter dated October 3, 1989, NNECO identified long term improvements to
be made in the requalification training program and rules of usage applying to=
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Emergency Operating Procedures. This letter satisfied the NNECO commitment
made at the September 25,-1989 meeting.
In summary, the interim measures relative to continued safe operation and the
long term improvements identified by NNECO are considered acceptable; however,
the Millstone 3 requalification program rating will continue in an unsatisfac-
tory status until such time. as an NRC administered requalification exam receives
an.overall program rating of satisfactory.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this
letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
No reply to this letter is required.
Should you have any questions regarding
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-this examination, please contact the undersigned at 215-337-5291.
Sincerely,
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Robert M. Gallo, Chief
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Division of Reactor Safety
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Enclosure:
Requalification Program Evaluation Report No. 50-423/89-09
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