ML20024C819
| ML20024C819 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/1979 |
| From: | Geoffrey Miller METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| To: | Herbein J METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| TASK-01, TASK-04, TASK-1, TASK-4, TASK-GB B&W-0798, B&W-798, NUDOCS 8307130373 | |
| Download: ML20024C819 (5) | |
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July 27,1979 j
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Enclosures:
4_;;QSERVICE (1), Meeting with G. P. Miller and R. W. Zechman on 7-5-79 a'nd'R. W.'"**H
.Zechman follow-up memo.
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(2) Meeting with G. P. Miller, M. J. Ross and O'
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T. L. Hombach and R. W.
(3) Meeting with G. P. Miller, Zechman (part time) on 7-9-79 I
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INVESTIGATION
~On 7-2-79, I was notified by J. t., Seelinger that W
had received grades, on twgo.f_. bis _four.make_up hand-Jn.exarCsections, that were below the minimum a
criteria. Specifically, a 75.6% on the. Category E Section (Safety and Engineering Systems) and a 64% on the Category H Sectica (Fuel Handling and Core Parameters). -
Additionally, the Training'Decartment had raised a question as.'.to the_poss_ibility that~the~ handwriting on~two oItE5 e'x'amiEstions did_nqt_. appear t.o_ba y'.y
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.j My actions on this. item are detailed below:
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Initia1' discussions with J.; L. Seelinger, Unit 1 Superintendent, as noted above.
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Meeting with Mr. Zechman on 7-5-79.
See Encle'sure (1). This meeting also included the formal definition of the required license makeup program (Enclosed).
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Meeting wi'.h M. J. R'ss and 6
on 7-7-79.
See Enclosure (2).
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T. L.-Hombacn and R. W. Zechman (part time) on 7-9-79.
See enclosure (3)
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e II. EVALUATION A..To ccmply with TMI Administrative and Training Requirements vV-must be placed in an accelerated training program, pass the appropri, ate examinations and the required notifications be made.
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A,revjew..of the TMI. Requal.iff,ca,tjen Training,P_ro. gram.needs_to.be.condu.cted to ascertain that Licensed personnes have been and continue to meet the intent of the program especially in the area of lecture attendance and in timeliness t
of refresher training in identified weak areas.
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~further identified in our p,recedu,ble_ to take-home examinations ne The, specific.-requireme.nts applica C.
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Senior site management must b'e notified as soon as practical when the specifics BegiTi to~ide'ntifyihis'~ type'oi"1 Fobled with licensed ~peFio'rEe'1. Site Management 5
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l must take co_si.ti.ve foUow actic:1 to p.tgelude these kinds of eroblems.
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J. G. Herbein Subjecti THI Station -
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July 27, 1979 II. EVALUATION (continued) j
, in'_dividual is.not an acceptable or_ations by any other than..tke_r.e.spons, Es The.perfomance of ta,Le-home. examin valid practice.
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REC 0KMENDATIONS A. - Issue an accelerated training program. for VV
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Action:
Completed Review and complete action to insure that the requalif[ cation program B.
requires prompt upgrading of identified weak areas anQthat lecture j
attendance meetithe intent of the program.
Action:
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Revise administrative procedures to detail examination requirements.
Action:
R. W. Zechman D.
Revise the administrative requirements to put a groc.e.ss._in. place forb site management to assure attention and early action in situations I-of this type.
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R. W. Zechman/G. p. Miller E.
O invMmentinthissituationisu.nacceptable. However, I rely on his being a person of unquestionet4_integr.ity and do not co.ns.i. der that_there was any. malfeasance.on his.part. I recomend that no actfon be taken relative to him as I believe this investTgaEIon'has accomplished any need for action.
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VX,._.should be. disciplined.for his performance in this matter. My recorrnendation is that he be given one week time off without pay,(his other Company benefits to be continued) and that th'ii~1'ettir be'placed in his
.f.i.le I base this on the fact that this invei6gition ?eveili~his7cfifns to be outside the program limits but the implementation of the program by the Station requires substantive improvement.
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ENCLOSURE (1) 4 f ' MEETING:
G. P. Miller /R. W. Zechman 7/5/79 VV License Exam
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HISTORY VV received grades of 1977 and 1978 Dual SRO License Examinations -This resulted in a requirement for classes less than 80% on foui exam sections.or readini assignments'follo' 'ed'b w
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These makeup exams were recently handed in and subsequent grading.
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of less than 80% for categories onTdillandlin'g/CoFe PaFamete'rs, Safety a
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I Two of the exams appear to be in handwriting of an individual other than VV i
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PROGRAM be removed from duty, assigned Vy Administrative procedures required thatto an accelerated program an G. P. Miller to tak; the appropriate action to investigate and resolve the. h writing question, detailing the specific program for VV
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R. W. Zechman to issue a memo to
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maintaining his license and including the required notifications (attached he i
R. W. Zechman to provide G. P. Miller with specific wording of Administrativ procedures which required the above actions.
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G. P. Miller, M. J. Ross and
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VV recentLibnse G. P. Miller stated the situat' ion relative to G. P. Miller requested O
examinations being in handwriting resemblingthat he be open, frank and questions.
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kngi.ngly,comple,te the exams for He had been requested by VV i exams.
/, he was_n.ot, aware._that he was answering ~TV to write up s
. O___ _.did.not.. recognize recognize these as F5R exam questions?
stated that he had not Didn' t O
O the inforldgation he had been given as an exam,been dishonest on any exam T
beiliglii tha'n honest.
G. P. Miller concluded the meeting by stating that he would get back to all involv and that there would be an evaluation of the required disciplinary measures for' the l
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, T. L. Hombach, R. W. 'lechman (part time)
MEETING:
G. P. Miller,-
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_ VV 1.icense Exams VV 6fthe' actions $akentodate.
G. P. killer opened the. meeting by infoming and a-Principally, the meetings with J. L. Seelinger..R. 'W.
Zechman and O
brief description'of the identified items from these meetings. - At this point I that. I had direct questions for him to respond and react _to.
told VV Did VV agree that the subject exams were those he handed in in acco,rdance with the license requalification program?
stated these were the exams he handed,i.n..
W-VV was informed that he had grades of less than the minimu
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sented to VV in a formal memo.
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agtee.d_,.that the_pI.23r.am woul_d be_c,omp.1_e._te.d_by_ Aim jn..a f,a,shi,on.
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G. P. Miller stated that two of the exams were in hand writing other than O_-
had state _cL1h,e. answers _we.r_e_ completed..by-l' -
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yV stated.that these were_in O.. ired ~ que.st,i.'onsIBasically, VV stated
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Jt in directly to comple,te the requ thll'he'was somewhat pressed f6r~ time,"that he was
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the assignments in the most expeditious fashion. VV said that he to provide needed to complete a number of questions and that he asked. O j
some information to him.
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G. P. Miller stated that this was not an acceptable. method of completing l
exams and that the program intent was that it be the assigned individual' Further, the time problem, was in G. P. Miller's op work.
fashion, over a time period since last year's examinations.
~V V VV ~ s.tated_that.he..did.not..see a significance..in t He felt by completing and studying exam in without any modification.
the work, he had completed the requirements.
G. P. Miller stated that this was not the case and that the Company would It was evaluate the item and that he would be informed of a j'
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