ML20058G556
| ML20058G556 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1990 |
| From: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| WM-90-0183, WM-90-183, NUDOCS 9011130265 | |
| Download: ML20058G556 (3) | |
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i References Letter dated October 1, 1990 from R. D. Martin, NRC to B. D. Withers, WCNOC
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Response to Violation 482/9028 01
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- Gentlemen:
' Attached is Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation's-(WCNOC) response to violation 482/9028-01 which is-documented in the Reference. _
Violation 482/9028 01 involved r watchstander with an inactive license.
.o If1-you,have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me or Mr.
H. K.,Chernoff of my st'aff.
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.N_s Bart D. Withers-President and
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-1 Violation (482/9028-01): Watchstander With Inactive License Findinn Technical Specificatha Table 6.2-1 requires that shif t crew composition include an individual with a senior operator license in addition to the shift-supervisor.
This individual is designated by the licensee as the supervising operator. To maintain an active license, 10 CFR 55.53(e) requires that a senior operator actively perform the functions 6f a senior j
operator.a minimum of-five 12-hour shifts per calendar quarter.
i contrary to the above, on July 17, 1990, an individual assumed the
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supervising' operator watch without having performed five 12-hour shifts the 1
preceding: calendar quarter.
Agggon for Violations i
The individual assumed the supervising operator _ watch on July 7, 1990 at.
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1857 hours0.0215 days <br />0.516 hours <br />0.00307 weeks <br />7.065885e-4 months <br /> until 2004-hours when it was recognized by the affected individual during a review'of proficiency. watches 1that he had four of the 3,
required five proficiency watches in the previous quarter. The reason for
.j this violation-is a failure of the individual watchstander to keep an
-l accurate count of his' proficiency watches as n'euporvising operator.
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Corrective ~ Stoos Which llave Been Taken Arid Results Achieved:
I A log _ book-has been placed in the Control Room and each Reactor Operator-(RO) and' Senior' Reactor Operator-(SRO) is required'to record the dates th6y i
stood a watch including the five proficiency watches required per quarter.-
This. log book was in the process of being updated when the,above violation
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.was. identified..Each' Shift Supervisor is being held accountable for.
l' ensuring-the. log book is' maintained'currenttfor his crew and-that-licensed 1
- personnel not assigned
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license, are current:and have the required proficiency watches prior'to e
assuming a watch. A review has been performed to verify all~other licensed 1
z'.M personnel have. met the necessary proficiency watch requirements with no other. unqualified watchstanders found.
j The<above occurrence was logged in the Control Room Log on July 7, 1990.
This log, along with the Shift Supervisors Log is reviewed on a daily basis
-by a number of management-and supervisory personnel.. Since the situation was' discovered and corrected by the individual, and another qualified' supervising operator present in the Control Room assumed the watch upon
< discovery, the proper level of significance was not placed on the event and
.the need for timely assessment of corrective actions was-not recognized.: On October 4, 1990, the Plant Manager issued, to all station personnel, a letter discussing the importance of identification of problems, mistakes, near misses, or unusual plant occurrences so that appropriate root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurrence can be initiated.
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Corrective Steen Which Will Be Taken To Avoid Further Violations Maintaining-the log book-for proficiency watches current and the Shift Supervisor accountability for personnel on his shift being qualified will j
avoid further violations of this nature. Additionally a computerized
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- program is being developed which will identify if an individual is current i
and qualified for a.particular assigned position on shift.
This program will be_ expanded to. include other shift positions such as fire _ brigade
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This will allow the Shift Supervisor to readily check to ensure all' requirements (i.e. training, physical examinations, proficiency watches) are met-for an individual assuming a particular position on shift.
Management _will continue to review the Control Room and Shift Supervisor Logs with an-increased awareness to question identified problems for
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- 1 Date When Full Cameliance Will Be Achieved:
Maintaining the IIog book for. proficiency watches current has been' achieved..
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full implementation will be completed by December 14,-1990.-
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