ML20054L356

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-285/82-02.Corrective Actions:Beginning 820701,util Will Conduct Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Fire Brigade

ML20054L356
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	04/21/1982
From:	William Jones OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
To:	Jay Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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LIC-82-168, NUDOCS 8207070447
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Omaha Public Power District 1623 HARNEYa OMAHA. NEBRASMA 68102 e TELEPHONE S36 4000 AREA CODE 402 April 21, 1982 LIC-82-168 Mr. J. T. Collins, Regional Administrator -]

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Reference:

Docket No. 50-285 Lu "

IE Inspection Report 82-02

Dear Mr. Collins:

The subject Inspection Report identified two violations regarding fire brigade training and the operator requalification program at the Fort Calhoun Station. The Omaha Public Power District's responses to these violations are attached.

Unresolved Item 8202-07 to IE Inspection Report 82-02 addresses the concern that the Fort Calhoun Station only conducts one fire brigade drill each calendar quarter. The NRC staff position requires that a fire brigade drill be performed each quarter for each shif t brigade.

Beginning July 1,1982, which is the start of a new calendar quarter, the District will conduct quarterly fire drills for each shift fire brigade.

Sigcerely),

W. C. Jones ff DivisionyManager Production Operations Attachments cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Washington, D.C. 20555 LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 8207070447 820702

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Manager - Production Operations of Omaha Public Power District; that he i is duly authorized to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Com-

, mission the attached response to the Notice of Violation identified in i IE Inspection Report 82-02; that he is familiar with the content thereof; i and that the matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best l of his knowledge, information and belief.}

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! Division Manager Production Operations STATE OF NEBRASKA

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'i Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Nebraska on this 3/c day of April,1982.

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OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT'S RESP 0fiSE TO IE IllSPECTIOli REPORT 82-02 Violation A.

Failure to Conduct Required Requalification Training for Operators and Senior Operators i

. 10 CFR 55, Appendix A requires, in paragraph 2, that, "the requali-I fication program shall include preplanned lectures on a regular and continuing basis throughout the license period in those areas where annual operator and senior operator written examinations indicate

that emphasis in scope and depth of coverage is needed . . . ."

Additionally,10 CFR 55, Appendix A, in paragraph 4, requires that,

. . . The requalification progran shall include . . . written

, examinations which determine licensed operator's and senior oper-ator's knowledge of subjects covered in the requalification program The approved training plan for Fort Calhoun Station requires, in paragraph I.1, that, ". . . individuals who score less than 80% in particular category (ies) will be required to attend the appropriate lectures." Also, paragraph I.2 of the approved train-ing plan for Fort Calhoun Station requires that, "Pe"f odic written quizzes will be given to all lecture study participants to evaluate

their knowledge of topics covered by these lectures '

Contrary to the above, four individuals, who were licensed as operators or senior operators and who scored less than 80% in particular categories on the annual written examination given in the spring of 1981, were neither given requalification lectures in

' their respective areas of weakness nor were they given re-exami-l nations in these areas.

Response

1. Corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved.

The four licer. sed operators who had scored less than 80% in re-i qualification examination categories have received retraining in j those categories and were retested as part of the annual written examination given in late 1981. Three of the four operators

] successfully completed the examination with a grade of 80% or greater in all categories. The final individual is presently in an accelerated training program and is scheduled for re-examination by April 23, 1982.

2. Corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of noncompliance.

j The District will re-examine the one remaining individual by j April 23, 1982. Additionally, in the future any operators scoring between 70% and 80% on any category during his annual requalifi-cation examination will be required to attend lectures on those categories and be re-examined during his next scheduled training cycle. This will ensure that these operators receive prompt attention in identified weak areas.

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3. Date when full compliance will be achieved.

The Omaha Public Power District will be in11ull compliance by j April 23, 1982, assuming the above described operator passes the re-examination.

Violation B.

Failure to Follow Training Manual Requirements 10 CFR S0, Appendix B, Criterion V r'equires that, " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by docur..ented instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstances

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procedures, or drawings."  ;

Contrary to this requirement, the following activities affecting safety were not carried out in accordance with the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station (FCNPS) Training Manual (Revision 3 of December 10,1981).

1. Section 8.2.2.2.c of the FCNPS Training Manual requires that,

) "each member of the fire brigade will maintain his prepared-

) ness for fighting fires by participating in a drill at least l every two years."

Contrary to this requirement, 18 members of the fire brigade (5 operators and 13 security guards) who began employment at the FCNPS prior to 1980 did not participate in a fire drill during the 2-year period ending December 31, 1981.

Response to Part 1.

During 1980 and the first part of 1981, the Training Department at the Fort Calhoun Station consisted of one individual who manually compiled and tracked the training records of plant personnel. In early 1981, two individuals were added to the Training Department, one of which was assigned the responsibility of fire brigade train-ing and maintenance of assuciated records. This individual was necessary to ensure that the fire brigade training program complied

with the requirements of the Fort Calhoun Station Fire Protection SER. During this same time period in 1981, the Training Department was in the process of developing a computer tracking system for personnel training that would enhance the management and timeliness of the training records system. However, in July 1981, two of the three Training Department personnel, including the individual responsible for the maintenance of the fire brigade training records, j

lef t the District's employment. The District subsequently added two new individuals to the Training Department and completed entering the necessary training record inputs into the computer tracking system as of February 1982.

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. 1. Corrective steps which have been taken and the results acnieved.

4 All Fort Calhoun Station fire brigade members participated in a fire drill and respective training during the first calendar quarter of 1982.

i 2. Corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of i noncompliance. .

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The institution of the computer tracking system which documents and i identifies all necessary personnel training will ensure that fire brigade drills and training meet schedule requirements.

3. Date when full compliance will be achieved.

The Omaha Public Power District is presently in full compliance. [

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2. Section 8.1.2.2.b of the FCf1PS Training Manual requires that i each fire brigade team member qualifies by completion of fire l brigade team training and that, " Qualification will be certi- t fied by the Training Department." ,

r Contrary to this requirement, the f4P.C inspector found that [

4 certification of fire brigade team members was not being l conducted.

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Response to Part 2.  ;

1. Corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved. l The District reviewed the records of all fire brigade team members  !

to ensure that the appropriate fire training had been completed. l Af ter confirming that initial fire brigade training had been  ;

i successfully completed by all Fort Calhoun Station brigade per-sonnel, the District issued and filed a letter of certification  !

which documents the completion of this training for all current  ;

l fire brigade individuals. i

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2. Corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further items of  !

noncompliance.

l The Fort Calhoun Station Training Department will issue and file a [

letter of certification for all new fire brigade members that  !

successfully complete the initial fire brigade training program.  ;

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l 3. Date when full compliance will be achieved. j l The Omaha Public Power District is presently in full compliance.  !

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