ML20034F126

Summary of 930127 Meeting W/Util in King of Prussia,Pa Re Status of Training Program C/A.List of Attendees & Viewgraphs Encl

ML20034F126
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	02/19/1993
From:	Bettenhausen L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Pelletier J VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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10 093 Docket No. 50-271 Mr. James P. Pelletier Manager of Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation RD 5, Box 169 Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

SUBJECT:

MEETING TO DISCUSS TRAINING PROGRAM ISSUES On January 27,1993, a meeting was held between the NRC staff and the Vermont Yankee.

Nuclear Power Corporation at the NRC Regional Office in King of Prussia,- Pennsylvania.

The purpose of the meeting was to provide Vermont Yankee the opportunity to discuss the status of the training program corrective actions. Enclosure 1 provides a summary of the meeting. Your staff updated all of the issues raised by the NRC in the October 1991, training inspection. The meeting provided an open exchange of information about the training program status in a mutually beneficial manner.

The NRC indicated that a future inspection will evaluate the changes to the training programs.

No response is required. Your cooperation with our staffin these matters is appreciated.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed summary will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

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'W Lee H. Bettenhausen, Chief Operations Branch i

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Summary (with attachment)

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J. Gilroy, Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Inc.

D. Tefft, Administrator, Bureau of Radiological Health, State of New Hampshire Chief, Safety Unit, Offhe of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts R. Gad, Esquire '

G. Bisbee, Esquire R. Sedano, Vermont Department of Public Service T. Rapone, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety -

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ENCLOSURE 1 VERMONT YANKEE MEETING

SUMMARY

1 JANUARY 27,1993 1.0 OBJECTIVE The objective of this meeting was to provide Vermont Yankee the opportunity to discuss the

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the issues raised during the NRC Training Inspection Report No. 50-271/91-81.

2.0 ATTENDEFE Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation John Herron, Operations Supervisor Mark Mervine, Training Manager Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rich Conte, Chief, BWR Section, Operations Branch Sam Hansell, Operations Engineer, DRS Wayne Lanning, Deputy Director, DRS Jim Linville, Chief, Projects Branch No.3, DRP Warren Swenson, Section Chief, NRR/HHFB 3.0

SUMMARY

The Vermont Yankee staff addressed the issues associated with:

Improvements in staffing / resources Improvements in I&C, Maintenance and Chemistry laboratories Upgraded simulator containment models Status of the seven deficiencies noted in the NRC Training Inspection The licensee discussed these issues as they covered the material in a handout provided (Attachment 1). Licensee representatives provided examples of how the new program-changes have added to the " defense in depth" of the training program.

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4.0 CONCLUSION

The meeting provided an open exchange of information about the training program current'.

status. The NRC indicated that a future inspection will evaluate the changes to' the training.

programs. The licensee addressed all of the training issues raised by the NRC staff.

VERMONT YANKEE VITAL STATISTICS e First Commercial Operation........................................... 3/27/72 e Lifetime Capacity Factor........................................................... 72.5 e 19 91 Capacity Factor.................................................................. 91.2 3

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e 1992 Projected Capacity Factor........................................... 84.4 S

s e Number of Permanent Emp. oyees........................................ 347 k

O Equivalent Full Time Contractors........................................130

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G Number of Training Department Employees................. 33

e. Equivalent Full Time Training Contractors........................ 2 s

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e New 'Iraining Manager & Operations 'Ilaining Supervisor eNew.RP and I&C Instructors e New Administrative Assistant O Operations training. staffing a

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1992 Continuing Iiaining Hours e Auxilliary Operator Requalification..................152 hrs (Includes 32 hrs Fire Brigade) e Ch em i s try............................................................................ 1 19 h rs e Electrical Maintenance..............................................114 hrs e Instrumentation & Control......................................109 hrs O Licensed Operator Requalification....................192 hrs L

(96 Classroom,96 Simulator) l 9 Mechanical Maintenance............................................. 90 h rs i

O Radiation Protection...................................................... 91 h rs e Shift Engineer Requalification............................. 248 hrs (Includes 24 hrs SE Specific,32 hrs Fire Brigade) i

27U91-81-01: The task analysis is not kept current. It appears that a conscious management decision has been made not to maintain the task analysis data base.

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hnplementation, 'or use of Emergency Response Facility instrwnentation (ERFIS). The incomplete program description is considered a deficiency.

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Validation of Task Inventory Complete

. Update.of Program Description Complete

27U91-81-03: The loss ofchernistry technician training completion data was identified during an internal audit by the licensee.

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Change of personnel L

Revised TDD-4 L

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5 27U-91-81-04: The lack of clearly defined responsibilitles and authority ofpersonnelin the TDDs is considered a deficiency. (This Deficiency is in reference to in instructor evaluation criteria.)

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TDDs will be restructured 12 TDDs have been revised

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27U91-81-07: The team noted that...the annualprogram evaluations included reconunendationsfor improvement. However, the reconunendations are not prioritized or tracked to completion.

The annual evaluations are highly variable in detail. The lock of a systematic methodfor generating and using the program evaluations is considered a deficiency.

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• Completed review of previous evaluations

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