ML20005G582
| ML20005G582 | |
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| Site: | Grand Gulf |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1990 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Cottle W SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. |
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| ML20005G583 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9001190358 | |
| Download: ML20005G582 (29) | |
See also: IR 05000416/1989022
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Enclosures:
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November ~30, 1989 Meeting Summary
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2.1' November 30, 1989 SALP Slides
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Errata Sheet for Final SALP Report
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K. C. Rogers, Commissioner
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R. Nease, SALP Coordinator, NRR
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Meetino' Summary
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A meeting was1 held at 10:00 a.m. , on November 30,1989, at the Grand
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SALP Board Report for' the Grand Gulf facility.
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Licensee Attendees
- E._Lupberger, Chairman, SERI Board'of Direc...s
W. Cavanaugh, President and Chief Executive 'n 'icer
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D. C. Hintz, Executive Vice President
W. T. Cottle, Vice President Nuclear Operations
T. H. Cloninger, Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Support
C. R. Hutchinson, GGNS General Manager
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number of: SERI employees that were present at the 'SALP
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S. D.~Ebneter, Regional Administrator
C. W. Hehl, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)
D. M. Verre111, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 1, DRP
E. G. Adensam, Director, Project Directorate II-1, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).
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L. L. Kintner, Senior Project Manager, NRR
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H. O. Christensen, Senior Resident Inspector - Grand Gulf, DRP
J. Mathis, Resident Inspector - Grand Gulf, DRP
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SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF MISSED SURVEILLANCES
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OVERALL ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WAS G000
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INSPECTIONS ARE
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IMPROVEMENTS NOTED IN ROOT CAUSE IDENTIFICATION, CONTINUED
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SAFETY ASSES $NENT AND QUALITY VERIFICATION PERFORMANCE HAS
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WEAKNESS NOTED IN PERFORMANCE OF SAFETY EVALUATIONS AND
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SUMECT
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
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Docket No. 50-416
License No. NpF-29
Response To SALP Report
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Your letter dated November 22, 1999, transmitted the Systematic
Assessment of Licensee Perforinance (SALP) report for the Grand Gulf
Nuclear station (0GNs) facility for the period May 1, 1988 through
September 30, 1989. On November 30, 1989, members of our staff and the
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OGNS Safety Review Constittee met with you and members of your staff to
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review the results of the report.
System Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI)
is responding to that report via this letter.
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SERI endorses the SALP concept and believes that objective
evaluations of licensee performance benefit the licensee, the NRC and
the public by identifying and focusing attention and resources on
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matters inportant to safety of plant operation. SERI is consnitted to
operating OGNS safely and at a standard well above the minimum
regulatory repairements. Accordingly, we intend to be responsive te the
conclusions and recomendations discussed in your report.
On December 26, 1989, SERI contacted Mr. Floyd Cantrell of NRC
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Region II to discuss submittal of the SALP response. SERI requested an
oxtension to January 5, 1990 due to holidays and general availability of
management staff. Mr. Cantrell agrood that this extension would be
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acceptable.
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Mr. N. L. Thomas (w/o)
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Mr. N. O. Christensen (w/a)
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Mr. L. L. Kintner, Project Manager (w/a)
Offies of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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The SALP report acknowledged in9rovenants and strengths in the
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Maintenance / Surveillance, Emergency Preparedness and security.
SERI is very pleased with the category I rating received in these
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SERI has implemented, or is in the process of isplementing
initiatives to improve overall plant performance.
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to ensure that results supseted are achieved.
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SERI will continue to strive for a reduction in the number of
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events caused by personnel errors, i.e., inattention to details,
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failure to follow procedures. SERI considers this to be an area
that is not at an acceptable level and is continuing and/or
inplementing the following initiatives aimed towards improving
overall personnel perfomance,
SERI has developed a program for evaluating Incident
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Reports and other significant human error related events.
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This program requires in depth reviews and high
management involvement in the process. This program has
been evolutionary in nature.
It has been very effective
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in addressing the root sausa and ensuring adequate
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corrective actions are taken for human error related
events.
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A series of briefings will be conducted by Grand Gulf
management to ensure all personnel are aware of the
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Incident Review Board process, Human Performance
Evaluation System (Hpts) and Management philosophy.
SERI will publish results of significant incidents and
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hman performance evaluations (HPES) to enphasise
management's interest in reducing personnel related
events.
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Other initiatives will continue to be evaluated and laplemented as
appropriate, one such initiative currently in trial use is the
Eero Deviation Recognition Program.
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The SALP report comented, "A weakness was noted in
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controlling contract worker adherence to posting
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requirements." SERI recognises that ingroved control of
contracted work activities is vital in achieving overall plant
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radiological goals. To further inprove personnel adherence to
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these. requirements, SERI will develop and implement an advance
radiation worker training oourse aimed towards inyroving
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casuunications between Health Physics personnel and contracted
workers.
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This training will consist of shinistrative controle
governing Radiation Work permits, minimisation of personnel
contamination events and adherence to radiological posting
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supervisors, contracted craft supervisors and foremen. It
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will enable craft personnel to better assess work activities
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the number of contractor personnel errors.
Initial training
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will be coupleted prior to Refueling Outage Number 4 (RF04).
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As stated in the SALp report, "An increase was noted in
personnel contamination events (Pcts) when canyared with
events from the previous assessment period." SERI will
continue the following management initiativos in an effort to
reduce the number of personnel contamination events at the
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Grand Oulf facility:
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The painting program which seals porous surfaces making
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decontamination easier and helping to eliminate the
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buildup of low-level contamination will be continued.
2.
SERI will continue to assign personnel as refueling floor
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coordinators to minimise errors made during refueling
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activities which have resulted in a large percentage of
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personnel contamination. By having an overall
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refueling floor area can be accomplished.
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Efforts to maintain the total amount of contaminated area
as low as reasonably possible will be continued.
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SERI will also inplement an advanced radiation worker training
course to include guidance on minimisation of personnel
contamination. This training will be given to SSRI
supervisors, contracted craft supervisors an( foremen as
appropriate.
Initial training will be conyleted prior to
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The 8&LP report consented, "The NRC staff concluded (during
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improvements in these areas and has taken steps to strengthen
existing controls.
Deficioney taan
The following steps have been taken to enhance the deficiency
identification program:
The Maintenance Work order Deficiency Tagging System
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procedure was revised to incorporate the fellowing:
A requirement to include the deficiency tag number
and the location of the tog on the work order,
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A 100% walk-down of deficiency tags was performed by
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plant personnel following start-up from Refueling Outage
Deficiencies noted during this walk-down were
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evaluated and subsequently corrected. This program is
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self-assessments and programatic audits.
A more durable deficioney tag is currently being used in
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system (SIMS) provides a mandatory requirement that any
deficiency tog written must be entered into SIMS for
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The snLp indicated " weaknesses concerning the lack of details
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problems and corrective actions en work ordere were very
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sut has sospleted implementation of SINS which will
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allow SERI Management the opportunity to closely monitor
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planned work activities. This system will provide
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An Engineering Review Group has been fomed within the
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a final, independent review of work orders prior to
closeout. This group is tasked with ensuring work orders
reflect adequate details of the identified problem,
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actions taken and conponent failures. This will allow
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work activities.
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Activity logs will be !aciudod in work orders to document
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work activities performed by plant personnel. This
action will provide consistency within the work order
isplementation process.
3.
The SALp Report also stated that no formal, proceduralised
program on Predictive maintenance existed at cons. Su!
recognises the need and benefit of a formalised system that
will consolidate the programs currently being used to detect
potential degrading equipeent problems prior to failure. ssRI
has begun plans to iglement such a program. This program
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SERI is aggressively pursuing the issue to " properly maintain
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systems important to safety" through the use of a task Force
created to ensure those systems important to safety, but not
addressed by Technical specifications are receiving
appropriate management attention. This group will assess the
need to enhance the level of attention being applied to other
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systems, such as, the Post Accident Sampling System and
Instrument Air. SERI will make the necessary changes to plant
procedures and programs, as appropriate, after congletion of
this review.
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Easreaner presaredness
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The anLp report identified a weakness noted during the
September 1989 full scale euereise. This weakness is based on
the similarities of the scenarie used during the practies
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drill and the annual esercise senducted three weeks later.
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computerised scenarie tracking system for initiating events
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used in previous drills and esercises.
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used to compare recently developed initiating events with
previously performed events and will inevitably preclude
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future scenario similarities. Emergency preparedness
Administrative procedure No. 203 will be o%nged to implement
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2splementation will be cospisted
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during the first quarter 1990.
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The thLp report indicated that a " full accountability drill
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for onsite personnel should be conducted during the nemt
annual energency exercise." Relative to this concern, StRI
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will submit as an euereise objective for the 1990 annual NRC
exercise, performance of a full accountability drill for
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onsite personnel within the protected area. The 1990 annual
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An NRC identified weakness which was not resolved prior to the
end of this assessment period was "the lack of fossal training
for system engineers in root cause analysis to ensure
consistent performance in oesponent trending and deficiency
reporting."
SERI shares the NRC's concerne over this issue
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and is taking steps to remedy this problem. The following are
specific initiatives currently in progress to assist in this
ondeavor:
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The Material Nonconformance Report (NNCR) procedure has'
been revised to require a root cause determination review
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be performed in the NNCR process for significant
deficiencies.
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A Root cause Analysis training course will be developed
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and incorporated into the Technical staff and Managers
Training program by June 30, 1990. Appropriate technical
statf personnel, including system engineers, will be
required to attend.
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the confipration Management Program. SMI recognises the
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objective in this area and is inylementing the following
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The SALP report raised several concerns regarding SERI
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submittals related to proposed changes to technical
specifications in the area of thoroughness and timeliness of
requests and responses. To address these concerne, SERI is
developing a " cycle lisensing plan" to include major licensing
act{vities. The plan will be maintained as a living-document
for discussion with the NRC. The plan will allow SERI tot
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To strengthen the overall license amendment process, stat will
include a senior Roseter operator (820) in the review and
approval cycle, as appropriate, for proposed changes to the
operating license. Plans are also being made to include
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10CpA50.59 Safety tvaluations
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The 84Lp report indicated, ".. 10CFR50.59 evaluations and
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events continue to be weak." 8tRI has recognised the need to
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improve the 10CFR$0.59 process. A number of enhancements were
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made during the SALP period to address internal SERI
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management and NRC concerns: Procedures and policies have
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been revised; corporate-wide training has been Laplemented;
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Comnittee have been given responsibility for the 10CFR50.99
screening process including review and approval of procedures.
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In addition to these enheacements, Quality Programa (97) has
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effectiveness. The audit report is tentatively scheduled to
be issued by March 31, 1990.
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of this audit for any further 10CFR50.59 ohanges..
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Two procedural weaknesses are being studied for the inclusion
of appropriate improvements into the 10CFR50.59 process.
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addressing " nuclear safety" in the screening process, in
addition to the standard applicability criteria. As
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diemussed with the NRC staff, stRI recognises the need to
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apply appropriate criteria in the screening process to
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ensure its effectiveness, i.e., the proper level of
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safety evaluation of a proposed change. SERI recognises
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the importance of this question and intends to give it
proper attention. Steps to assess this matter include
surveys of other utility programs for their use of this
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criteria, the upcoming SERI screening effectiveness
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audit, additional review and study of the NUMARC
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guidelines, and consultation with NUMAnc staff on the
subject. SERI plans to arrive at a decision on this
issue and inylement any needed policy changes by
September 30, 1990.
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program as the criteria used in the screening and
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evaluation process.
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between departments, as wo11 as a demanding training
progres, have been put in place to establish proper
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walifications. However, 88R1 is sentinuing to assess
this area for inprovements. Qualification rep irements
are now being reviewed. Any changes to those
p alification rep irements will be made by September 30,
1990.
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SERI is further revising its 10CrR80.59 training eeures to
include r84R and Technical Specification training. This
revised training course will be developed by May 15, 1990.
Retraining will begin June 1, 1990 and be eenpleted by July
31,' 1991.
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