ML20043G009
| ML20043G009 | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/06/1990 |
| From: | Burdick T, Shembarger K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20043G005 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-295-90-08, 50-295-90-8, 50-304-90-08, 50-304-90-8, CAL-RIII-89-21, NUDOCS 9006180416 | |
| Download: ML20043G009 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000295/1990008
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U.S, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Reports No. 50-295/90-008; 50-304/90-008
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Licensee: Commonwealth Edison
Post-Office 767
Chicago, IL 60690
' Facility Name:
Zion Generating Station
Examination-Administered At: Zion Generating Station
Examination Conducted: . March 16 and April 3, 1990
Inspector:
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Kristine SheMbarger
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Thomas M. Burdick, Chief
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Operator Licensing Section 2
Inspection Summary
inspection'on March 16 and April 3, 1990 (Report Nos. 50-295/90-008;
50-304/90-008)).
Areas Ins >ected:
This refers to the routine, unannounced inspection conductec
- by Kris 51embarger of. this office on March 16 and April 3,1990, of activities
at Zion Generating Station authorized by Operating Licenses No. DPR-39 and
DPR-48 and to the discussion of our findings with Mr. Glenn Trzyna and other
members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was performed to review the actions taken by the Zion Station
in response to Confirmatory Action Letter Rlll 89-021 that was issued as a
. result of the Zion Operator Licensing Requalification Program being rated-
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unsatisfactory in September,1989. The primary areas inspected were-(1) the
scope of the enhanced training provided and content of quizzes administered to
all licensed individuals at the Zion Station, (2) the attendance at the
training sessions, and (3) the make-up quizzes administered to individuals that
did not take the scheduled quizzes.
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Following-the inspection activities Region 111 and licensee management
personnel met on April 23 and May 10, 1990 to discuss various aspects of the
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inspection findings.
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Results: The Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) indicated that enhanced
training based on those knowledge and performance deficiencies identified by
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the Zion training staff, be provided to all licensed staff at the Zion
Station. Results of the inspection indicate that a broad scope of training in
the areas identified by Zion for enhanced training was provided. The quizzes
administered primarily examined the individual's knowledge in those areas
through the use of abnormal and emergency operating procedures.
Detailed
evaluation of the facility test items by the Region led to the conclusion that
the Zion quizzes did evaluate operator knowledge similar to that of the NRC
examination.
The CAL required completion of the enhanced training and examination by
March 31, 1990. Although the training, quizzes, and makeup quizzes were
scheduled for all licensed individuals prior to this date, not all license
holders attended training and/or were administered a quiz prior to this date.
As of March 31, 1990 s11 but six individuals had been examined. Makeup
quitzes were edministered to these remaining six operators by April 27, 1990.
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Meetings were held on April 23 and May 10, 1990 during which G. C Uright,
Region 111 and T. Joyce, Zion Station, discussed the Zion Station impitmentation
of proceduras to ensure that operators not only attend requalification
lectures but also must demonstrate acceptable performance on quizzes according
to established standards.
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MrsonsContacted
Zion Nuclear power Station
T. Joyce, Zion Station Manager
W. Stone, Regulatory Assurance
+*G. Trzyna, Training Supervisor
++H. Logaras, Operator Training
+ R. Thornton, Operator Training
+ R. Shepard, Operator Training
+ K. Moser, Regulatory Assurance
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
R. Leemon, Resident inspector, Zion Station
A. Bongiovanni, Resident inspector, Zion Station
- Denotes those personnel in attendance at the exit interview on March 16,
1990.
4 Denotes those personnel in attendance at the exit interview on April 3,
1990.
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purpose of inspection
The purpose of this inspection was to review the actions taken
in response to Confirmatory Action Letter Rlll 89-021 that was
issued as a result of the Zion Operator Licensing Requalification program
being rated unsatisfactory in September, 1989. The primary areas
inspected were (1) the scope of the enhanced training provided and the
Zion Station, (quizzes administered to all licensed individuals at the
content of the
2) the attendance at the training sessions and (3) the
make-up quizzes administered to individuals that did not take the
scheduled quizzes.
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Results
a.
Scope of Training and Content of Quizzes
The Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) indicated that enhanced
training and examination be administered to all licensed individuals
at the Zion Station by March 31, 1990. The remediation was to be
based on those knowledge and performance deficiencies identified by
the Zion training staff.
The inspection indicated that a broad scope of training in the areas
identified by Zion for enhanced training was provided.
The quizzes
administered primarily examined the individual's knowledge in the
areas of abnormal and emergency operating procedure application.
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A detailed comparison by the Region of the quiz test items and the
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NRC exam test items was made following a May 10, 1990 meeting
between Region 111 and licensee representatives.
This review led
to the conclusion that acceptable coverage of licensee identified
weaknesses had been met.
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Training Attendance
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The CAL required that enhanced training be provided to all licensed
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individuals at the Zion Station during the period of January 1,
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1990, through March 31, 1990. A review of the attendance records
indicated that twenty-six (26) of the eighty-four (84) licensed
individualsattheZionStationfailedtoatt,endallrequired
training sessions. This lack of attendance was considered a
weakness in the. licensee's requalification program particularly in
light of commitments made in the CAL. All licensee personnel who
missed this training were given the lecture notes for review and-
exams on the subject material. A new station procedure was issued
May 10, 1990, addressing attendance at requal lectures.
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procedure was reviewed and found acceptable by the Region.
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Make-up Quizzes
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The CAL required that copies of all quizzes be provided to the NRC
in the Region 111 office within one week.following administration
with administration being complete by March 31, 1990.
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the quizzes indicated that six (6) of the eighty-four (84) licensed
individuals had not been administered a regularly scheduled or
make-up quiz as of April 3, 1990. _All make-up quizzes were
completed as of April 27, 1990 and were provided to the region for
review.
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Exit Interview
The inspector met with the licensee representatives denoted in Section 1
on March 16 and April 3, 1990. The-inspector summarized the purpose,
scope, and findings of the inspection, and the likely information content
of the inspection report.
The licensee acknowledged this information and
did not identify any information and did not identify any proprietary
information.
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