ML20053D308
| ML20053D308 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1982 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20053D304 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-81-018, EA-81-18, NUDOCS 8206040284 | |
| Download: ML20053D308 (4) | |
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6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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CONSUMERS POWER COMPNAY
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Docket No. 50-255 (Palisades Nuclear Power Facility
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(EA 81-18)
PARTIAL RESCISSION OF ORDER I
The Consumers Power Company (the " licensee") holds Provisional Operating License No. DPR-20 which authorizes the operation of the Palisades Nuclear Power Facility at a steady state reactor core power level not in excess of 2530 megawatts thermal (rated power). The facility, a pressurized light water moderated and cooled reactor, is located at the licensee's site in Covert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan.
II On March 9, 1981, the Director of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement issued an " Order Confirming Licensee Actions to Upgrade Facility Performance" 8206040284 820421 DR ADOCK 05000255 PDR
at the Palisades facility.
See 46 Federal Register 17688 (March 19, 1981).
The Director's order confirmed the licensee's commitments to take certain actions to ensure safe operation of the Palirades facility. The Director's Order was effective upon issuance.
Although the licensee had made substantial commitments to implement long-term improvements in the licenrie's control of licensed activities, it was important that these commitments be implemented without adversely impacting the safety of near-term operation. The staff was concerned that operators at the plant, who already appeared to be working excessive amounts of overtime, would be required to work increased overtime to pro-vide assistance in the development and implementation of the licensee's corrective measures. The staff also foresaw that, if attrition of operators on staff continued to occur, additional burdens might be placed on the remaining licensed operators.
In response to the staff's concern, the licensee committed to adhere to the following restriction that was incor-porated in the March 1981 Order:
" Extended overtime on the part of licensed operators shall be avoided by restricting the overtime for licensed operators as follows:
(1) No more than 4 overtime hours in any 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> period; (2) No more than 24 overtime hours in any 7-day period; (3) No more than 64 overtime hours in any 28-day period.
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o III Since the Order was issued in March 1981, the licensee has substantially implemented its actions to improve its control over operation of the Palisades facility. Thus, the concern for the potential adverse impact on operations as a consequence of the additional burden of developing and implementing the licensee's actions has been substantially ameliorated.
Therefore, adjustment of the March 1981 Order's work hour restrictions to the limits prescribed in the Commission's general policy on nuclear power plant staff working hours (47 Federal Register 7352) is appropriate.
The March 1981 Ordcr explicitly authorizes the Administrator of Region III to make this type of change to the Order.
IV Accordingly, the provisions of Section V.B. (1)-(3) of the Order Confirming Licensee Actions to Upgrade Facility Performance are revised as follows:
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Extended work hours on the part of licensed operators shall be avoided by restricting the work hours for licensed operators consistent with the following provisions:
(1) An individual shall not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight (excluding shift turnover-time);
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(2) An individual shall not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> r
in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48-hour period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any seven day period (all excInding shift turnover time);
-(3) A break of at least eight hours shall be allowed between work periods."
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION kN James G. Keppl r Regional Administrator NRC Region III Effective Date: April al, 1982 Glen Ellyn, Illinois 4
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