ML20005G076

Responds to Violation Noted in Insp Rept 50-395/89-14 & Ofc of Investigations Rept 2-89-008.Corrective Actions:Author Attended Upgrade Requalification Program & Successfully Passed Exam Retake W/Grade of 89.5%

ML20005G076
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	01/12/1990
From:	Crowley C AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9001180095
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January 12, 1990-Director Office of Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555 Attention: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Notice of Violation Docket No. 55-8046' Licen:e No. SOP-21171-2 Response to Notice of Violation NRC Inspection Report 50/395/89-14 and NRC Office of Investigations Report No. 2-89-008 Gentlemen:

Attached is my response to the violation addressed in NRC Inspection Report'50 -

395 and NRC Office of Investigations Report No. 2-83-008.

I am in basic agreement' with the alleged violation, and the enclosed response addresses the reason for the violation and the corrective actions being taken to prevent recurrence.

I declare that the statements and matters set forth herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

-If you should have any questions, please advise.

Very truly yours, 0 Wp Christian A. Crowley CAC: led Attachment c: S. D. Ebneter R. L. Prevatte W. R. Higgins File (815.01)

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I RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLAlION VIOLATION NUMBER 50-395/89-14 i I. ADHISSION OR DENIAL OF THE VIOLATION i u 4 I am in basic agreement with the alleged violation. Despite the preponderance of evidence, I have been truthful in my statements and object to any conclusion to the contrary. ~

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II. REASON FOR THE VIOLATION  !

o At the time of the event I was in a new job, having been assigned  !

to that job;in late March 1989. There was much to learn about the i job and I had little time to learn it, since INPO was scheduled to .

arrive at the plant in early May. The paperwork load increased  !

significantly in preparation for the INPO visit.

From January 1.-1987, to January 3, 1989, I worked in scheduling, writing danger tag-outs for maintenance and repair of plant  ;

equipment. During this time. I stood five 12-hour shifts per  :

quarter. I did this eight times. I was, in essence, programmed to balance my regular work schedule with this requirement. When !

entered my current job. I was still programmed to do so, since !

continued to maintain an active license. From January 3, 1989, until I assumed my current job. I was on shift work in the Control '

Room at the controls.

I believe that the stress of events in my personal life which had occurred during the prior year, coupled with the stress of learning ,

a new Sb in a short period of time, helped to produce the mental }

1 apse on my part which lead to the event. '

On September 17, 1988, a refueling outage began. Being in scheduling, I was required to spend long hours at the plant. As previously mentioned, I changed job responsibilities on January 3,

! 1989, and again in late March 1989. These changes continued the l stressful situation I was experiencing.

In May, with the quarter more than one-half complete, my internal

alarm clock told me that I had to move quickly to stand the required L watches in order to maintain my license. This. alarm went off, even though I knew that I had not cassed the requal1fication test and had L

not at that time retaken it. So I began to search the calendar to find reasonable opportunities to get in my five 12-hour watches. I had to be able to balance my wife's schedule as well as my normal work schedule to find dates to stand those watches. My wife's schedule was such that I could not normally stand watches from

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Monday through Thursday, unless she'had the' day off.

When I noticed best opportunity for me to get in my five 12-hour watch On May 30, schedule earlyby in first the Friday day, I watch.

talked to the control room supervisor to I still.had not brought into my .

j of the'requalification examination and inability to be re before this' time.

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'My this thought processes were not what they should have been at the time event occurred.

requalification exam. I knew that I had not-passed the I had not forgotten that. I knew that failure-to watch. However as pass the requalification exam made me ineligible to stand became very narr,ow. ! approached the end of the quarter, 'my focus 3, I had programmed myself not to let the quarter get by me eitho making arrangement to stand watch.

failure to pass the~requalification exam as somethinI simply did not factor in m eliminated the watch requirement for the time being:g which-

. I knew it, but n nty impulse to stand watch, simply did not tie the two pieces of informati 1

n My standing watch in an unqualified status was an oversight, not an attempt to circumvent or break any rules,

'III.

CORRECTIVE STEPS TAKEN AND RESULTS ACHIEVED 1 attended an upgrade requalification program and successfully

-passed the examination retake with a-grade of 89.5%.

IV.

CORRECTIVE ACT_ IONS TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATION

1 will remain current in the Licensed Operator Requalification process.

I have reduced the level of stress in my personal life.

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DATE OF FULL COMPLIANCE June 29, 1989.

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