ML20057B201
| ML20057B201 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1993 |
| From: | Mcmeekin T DUKE POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9309200153 | |
| Download: ML20057B201 (5) | |
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Dut.e Pcwr Company T C Af.uuns McGulet Nuclear G neration Department Vice President 12T00 Hager,s Ferry Road (MGCIA)
(704)S75-4500 Hemtersalle. NC:h0T885 (701)Si5 4809 f4x i
DUKE POWER September 10,1993 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 i
Subject:
McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 NRC Inspection Report No. 50-369,370/93-300 Violations 50-369,370/93-300-02 and 50-369,370/93-300-03 Reply to a Notice of Violation Gentlemen:
Enclosed is the response to the Notice of Violation dated August 12,1993 concerning the use of procedures and tailure to report the medical status of certain licensed individuals. In addition, as i
requested in Thomas A. Peebles' letter dated August 12,1993 transmitting the Notice of Violation, enclosed are the planned corrective steps for non-cited violation 50-369,370/93-300-06.
Should there be any questions concerning this response, contact Randy Cross at (704) 875-4179.
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Mr. George Maxwell Mr. S. D. Ebneter NRC Senior Resident inspector j
Regional Administrator, Region 11 McGuire Nuclear Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta St., NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. Victor Nerses U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ottice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation One White Flint North, Mail Stop 9H3 Washington, D. C. 20555 9309200153 930910 3
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Violation 369.310/93-300-02 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, in part, states that the pertinent requirements of this appendix apply to all activities affecting the safety-related functions of those structures, systems, and components which includes operating. Furthermore, it states that quality assurance includes quality control, which comprises those quality assurance actions related to the physical characteristics of a material, structure, component, j
or system which provide a nicans to control the quality of the material, structure, component, or system to predetermined requirements.
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings.
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Contrary to the above, on July 12, 1993, the examiner discovered that at least two Senior Reactor Operators had been using an uncontrolled document, Guidelines for inoperability, in the Control Room j
to make Technical Specification operability decisions on safety-related equipment.
i This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Reply to Violation 369 370/93-300-02 m
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Reason for the Violation:
The Guidelines for Inoperability manual was not deleted as expected due to a lack of follow-up once the information contained in the manual was incorporated into other controlled documents.
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Corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved:
The Guidehnes for inoperability manual was removed from the control room horseshoe area and training simulator area and is unavailable as a reference document. No additional events have occurred regarding the use of the Guidelines for Inoperability manual.
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Correctiv_e steps that will be taken to avoid further violations:
All manuals currently available in the control room horseshoe area will be evaluated to determine it the manuals need to be available in this area and if so, are properly controlled and in good material condition.
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Date when full compliance will be achieved:
The evaluation and corrective action will be completed by November 16,1993.
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l VioMtion_369 370/93-300-03 10 CFR 55 25 states "If, during the term of the (an operator's) license, the licensee develops a physical or mental condition that causes the licensee to fail to meet the requirements of 55.21 of this part, the facility bcensee shall notify the Commission within 30 days of learning of the diagnosis. For conditions for which a conditional license (as described in 55.33 (b) of this part) is requested, the facility licensee shall provide medical certification on Form NRC 396 to the Commission (as described in 55.23 of this part)."
j Also,10 CFR 50.74 states "Each (facility) licensee shall notify the Commission in accordance with 50.4 within 30 days of the following in regard to a licensed operator or senior operator:. 4c) Disability or illness as descobed in 55.25 of this chapter."
Contrary to the above, on August 12,1992. October 11,1991, and March 16,1989, the facility licensee's physician made the determination that each of the three operator's eyesight no longer met the minimum
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standards required by 55.33 (a)(1) as measured by the standards of ANSI /ANS-3.4-1983. Also, on November 27,1991, the f acihty licensee's physician made the determination that a fourth operator's license should have been conditioned "no solo" because the operator did not meet the standards specified above.
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Subsequently, the facility ficensee, in each case, failed to notify the Commission of the change in medical status of these operators within 30 days as required by 10 CFR 55.25 and 10 CFR 50.74.
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Reason for the Violation:
On March 16,1989, the McGuire medical staff determined during a routine physical exam that a licensed operator's vision did not meet the standards of ANSI /ANS-3.4-1983 and that corrective lenses were required. This license condition was not reported to the NRC within 30 days as required by 10 CFR 55.25. This violation occurred because responsibility had not been clearly defined as to who would review medical exam results to identify changes that would impact license i
restnctions and ensure the proper notifications were made. Similar occurrences also took place
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on October 11,1991 and August 12,1992 involving two other operators.
Beginning on October 7,1990, the Company physician determined that a "no solo watch" restriction was appropriate for a McGuire licensed operator. The NRC was notified of this concern and the Company's intent to restrict the operator's license within 30 days as required by 10 CFR 55.25 (Reference T.L. McConnell's letter dated October 12,1990, to C. Casto re: Docket Number 55-21127). On Novembet 25,1991, the Company physician determined there was no longer a need for the restriction. The NRC was notified within 30 days of this result and of the Company's request to remove the restriction from his license (Reference T. L. McConnell's letter dated November 27, 1991, to C. Casto re: Docket Number 55-21127). The facility licensee's correspondence regarding the operator's status was timely in both instances; however, neither notice was accompanied by a revised NRC 396 form as required by 10 CFR 55.25. This occurred due to a lack of understanding by the parties involved that this change in license restriction should have been accompanied by a revised NRC 396 form.
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CQtrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved:
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Notices were sent to the NRC on July 13,1993 requesting t' senses for the three operators to be amended. These notices were accompanied by revised NRC 396 forms.
(Reference T C. McMeekin's letter to L. L. Lawyer dated July 13,1993 re: Docket Numbers 55-7955, 55-8829, and 55-20244).
B Operations Training statt will continue to maintain a monthly report of operator status that includes medical exam dates and any medical restrictions. Operations Training staff will compare physical exam results; forwarded by the Company physician, to the monthly report in order to update medical exam dates and to identify any changes in medical status to include medical restrictions. Operations Training staff will be responsible for making any required notifications to the NRC which will include NRC Form 396, as appropriate.
T hese corrective steps have been reviewed with the responsible individuals in Operations, Operations Training and Medical.
No additional violations have occurred since implementation of these corrective steps.
3 Corregttve steps that will be taken to avoid further violations:
Operations Management Procedure OMP 1-10 will be revised by November 1,1993 to include the corrective steps addressed in 2(B) above.
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Date when fulLcompliange v4ti_be_aghieved; Full compliance will be achieved by November 1,1993.
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tJpn-cited violation 50-369, 370/93-300-06:
NCV - Failure to adhere to the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59 regarding the evaluations and documentation of operating tests for operators who have exhibited deficiencies, j
Planned corrective stepr Additional administrative requirements have been established to improve consistency in remediation training, including documentation. These requirements will be incorporated into the training procedure for conduct of annual requalification examinations. In addition, this procedure will be revised to include additional guidance on design of remediation training and consistency in retake examination practices.
These corrective steps will be completed by December 31,1993.
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