ML20036C403
| ML20036C403 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1993 |
| From: | Gibson A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Tuckman M DUKE POWER CO. |
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| ML20036C404 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9306160274 | |
| Download: ML20036C403 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000413/1993300
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Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414
Duke Power Company
ATTN:
Mr. M. S. Tuckman
Vice President
Catawba Site
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NRC EXAMINATION REPORT N0. 50-413/93-300
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) administered
examinations led by James H. Moorman, III during the period May 11-14, 1993.
The examinations were administered to employees of your company who currently
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hold licenses to operate the Catawba Nuclear Plant. At the conclusion of the
examination, the examinations and preliminary findings were discussed with
those members of your staff identified in the NRC Examination Report,
Enclosure 1.
A Simulator Facility Report is included in this report as. Enclosure 2.
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of the initial retake and requalification written examination questions and
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answer key, as noted in Enclosure 3 and 4, was provided to members of your
training staff at the conclusion of the examination.
This is the third time in as many years that the NRC has found your licensed
operator requalification program to be borderline satisfactory. Any decrease
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in the effectiveness of your licensed operator requalification training
program could reduce the margin of safety provided by properly trained
operators and result in the program being judged unsatisfactory by the NRC.
While improvement was noted in areas that were identified as weak during last
year's examination, operators taking this examination exhibited weaknesses in
another area.
As demonstrated to our examiners during the walkthrough portion
of the exams, there was a pervasive attitude among the operators that
performance of non-emergency evolutions need not necessarily be accomplished
in accordance with procedural guidance.
This lack of attention to detail in
the implementation of procedures is consistent with past performance of
personnel at your facility as indicated in your most recent SALP evaluation.
Future performance in this area will be closely monitored by the NRC.
You are requested to respond to this letter detailing your corrective actions
to the concerns expressed above.
Please provide this response within 30 days
of receipt of this letter.
Our examiners noted an improvement in the_ quality of your Emergency Operating
Procedures (EOPs) and in the operator's ability to use these procedures. They
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also noted that the communication between operators during the implementation
of the E0Ps, while significantly better than last year, still has room for
improvement.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
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this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact us.
Sincerely,
(Original signed by A. F. Gibson)
Albert F. Gibson, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
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NRC Examination Report 50-413/93-300
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Simulator Facility Report 3.
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Initial Retake Written Examination (s) and
Answer Key (s) (Document Control Desk Only)
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Requalification Written Examination (s) and
Answer Key (s) (Document Control Desk Only)
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R. C. Futrell
Compliance
Duke Power Company
4800 Concord Road
York, SC 29745-9635
A. V. Carr, Esq.
Duke Power Company
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28242-0001
R. Bugert
System Training Specialist
Duke Power Company
Technical Training Center
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13339 Hagers Ferry Road
Huntersviller, NC 28078-8985
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J. D. Wylie
Training Manager
Catawba Nuclear Station
4850 Concord Road
York, SC 29745
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J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
Winston and Strawn
1400 L Street, NW
Washington, D. C.
20005
North Carolina MPA-1
Suite 600
P. O. Box 29513
Raleigh, NC 27626-0513
Heyward G. Shealy, Chief
Bureau of Radiological Health
S. C. Department of Health
and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Richard P. Wilson, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General
S. C. Attorney General's Office
P. O. Box 11549
Columbia, SC 29211
Michael Hirsch
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, Sw, Room 840
Washington, D. C.
20472
North Carolina Electric
Membership Corporation
P. O. Box 27306
Raleigh, NC 27611
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Karen E. Long
Assistant Attorney General
N. C. Department of Justice
P. O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
Saluda River Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
P. O. Box 929
Laurens, SC 29360
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T. Richard Puryear
Nuclear Technical Services Manager
Carolinas District
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
P. O. Box 32817
Charlotte, NC 28232
County Manager of York County
York County Courthouse
York, SC 29745
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency
121 Village Drive
Greer, SC 29651
G. A. Copp
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Duke Power Company
P. O. Box 1006
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
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M. Ernstes, DRS
R. Freudenburger, Catawba Senior
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J. Moorman, DRS
R. Aiello, DRS
T. Guilfoil, Sonalysts, Inc.
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