ML20076N150

Affidavit of C Meyer in Support of Applicant Response to Board 910122 Memorandum & Order

ML20076N150
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/11/1991
From:	Meyer C GEORGIA POWER CO.
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i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REQULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC 8AFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of I Georgia Power Company, t il Aler  !

-(Vogtle Electrio DOCKET NO. 50-424-OLA Generating Plant, 3 50-425-OLA UnitsL1 and 2) ABLBP NO. 90-617-03-OLA AFFIDAVIT OF CHARLES MEYER IN SUPPORT OF APPLICANT 8' RESPOWSE TO TEE _ BOARD 18_KEMORANDUM_AND_QRDER OF JANUARY 22, 1991 I, Charles Meyer, having first been duly sworn, hereby depose and state as follows:

1. I am currently employed by the Georgia Power Company as an Operations-Superintendent-Support at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ("VEGP"). My office is located at the Plant near Augusta, Georgia, and I am responsible for assuring the completion of training of licensed oporators, plant equipment' operators and radwaste operators, supervision for Operations Engineering, Building and. Grounds, the Operations Department-budget, and daily shift manning. The phrase " shift manning" refers to the assignment of the appropriate number of employees for the l'E various operator positions to permit the safe and efficient day-to-day operations of the VEGP.

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2. I have worked in the commercial nuclear power  :

1 industry since 1972, when I was employed by Consolidated Edison at the Indian Point Nuclear Plant. Prior to 1972, I was enlisted in the United States Navy (from November, 1963 until May, 1971) and served as a Machinist's Mate and Engineering Watch Supervisor on the fast attack submarine Dace and the fleet ballistic missile submarine Nathan Hale.

In brief, I was licensed as a Senior Reactor Operator on Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3, worked for approximately one year as an employee of Sargent & Lundy (1978-79) in support of the planned start-up of the Zimmer nuclear facility, then worked as a Shift Supervisor and Training Supervisor as an employee of Public Service Indiana from 1979 until January, 1984 at the Marble Hill nuclear plant. Sihce April, 1984 I have been responsible as a Georgia Power employee for the same functions which I currently perform, except for the period June, 1989 through December, 1990, when I went through Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) school at the VEGP. I was SRO licensed on Vogtle Units 1 )nd 2 on January l

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3. I understand that this Licensing Board has-asked l-

"what are the normal shift-manning-requirements for operators-at the facility?" The January 11, 1990 Affidavit of Richcrd P. Correia, at pages 8 and 9, gives a partial answer L 2

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.to this question. Table 6.2-1 of the VEGP Technical Specifications, referred to by Mr. Correia, places a regulatory requirement on Georgia Power for a regulatory minimum of licensed Senior Reactor Operators, licensed Reactor Operators and non-licensed operators (commonly referred to as plant equipment operators or "PEOs"). While Mr. Correia's Affidarit correctly states that the Technical Specifications require a minimum of three non-licensed operators and that two PEOs are assigned to the fire brigade for any shift, the Affidavit incorrectly concludes that only one PEO might be available to respond to control room operator instructions.

4. The Technical Specifications do rot forth the minimum shift manning for PEOs, but actual manning of each shift is determined by VEGP practice and procedure, not Technical Specification requirements. Mr. Correia's Affidavit refers

. generally to these practices. As I view it, and as a determination of shift manning has been practiced since 1984, the' efficient operation of the plant in accordance with regulatory standards requires more than three PEOs. In other words, the Technical Specification numbers do not represent the " minimums" assigned to shifts. VEGP Procedure No. 10003-

. 3 (Rev. 11 at p. 4), Attachment A, sets forth a " minimum shift manning"'which basically reproduces the Technical 1

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Specification requirements. The further VEGP. procedural requirements are contained in~the " Normal Shift Manning" table on_this page and consist of a minimum of three SROs (the On-shift Operations Supervisor and the two Unit Shift Supervisors)'and four licensed Reactor Operators (for each Unit, one Reactor Operator and a licensed Bhiance of Plant e

Reactor Operator). A total of eight (8) non-licensed operators per shift (i.e., PEOs consisting of two Auxiliary-Building Operators (AO), two Turbine Building Operators (TO),

two Outside Area Operators (OAO), and two Control Building Operators (CBO)) more'than fulfill the Technical Specification requirements and constitute minimum, normal shift canning. Each of these PEOs is trained and qualified Two radwas'te

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to operate and monitor the-diesel generators.

operators (one per Unit) complete the minimum. " normal shif t manning" dictated by these procedures. Each-radwaste operator (RWO) either is or has been a qualified non-licensed operator (i.e., PEO). Thus, a total of eight non-licensed operators, complemented by.tvo RWOs, if necessary, are available at a minimum for assignment by the control room I

operators to respond to off-normal events. The OAO plant equipment operator is the non-licensed operator responsible.

for the diesel generators under routine operations. The OAO for a particular Unit would be dispatched to the diesel 4

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generators, and the OAO from the second Unit would serve as a backup. Therefore, even if two of the PEOs had to respond to r-a-fire coincident with a start of the diesel generators, procedures provide for sufficient qualified personnel to still be available for dispatch.

5. VEGP 10003-C,_in its "Hormal Shift Manning" table, does not proceduralize several'other qualified licensed and non-licensed operators normally assigned to a shift under present practice. First, two SRos in addition to those listed in the Normal Shift Manning table are routinely assigned to each shift (one SRO performs a clearance and tagging" function, while the other conducts rounds of the plant). In the event of an off-normal situation, both of these SROs would respond to control room instructions. Also, threez additional licensed Reactor Operators routinely are assigned each shift (two balance of plant Reactor Operators and one " extra" Reactor Operator assigned to the control room). Each of-these Ros is qualified to operate'and monitor the diesel generators.

Attachment B, entitled " Week At A Glance" is an example of the tracking document used by me to assure routine shift manning. This example sets out the A, B, C, D and E shifts for the week of February 16, 1991. As can be observed by reviewing this document, five (5) SROs, five (5) Ros, a 5

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w minimum of ten (10) non-licenced operators'(PEOs) and three (3)-RWOs are assigned each shift. During the week of February 16, 1991, both Units were scheduled for normal, steady state operation. These assignments are representative of actual shift manning at the VEGP.

6. Procedural requirements, as well as routine staffing practices, provide high assurance that qualified operators are available for dispatch by the control room upon the emergency start of diesel generators.

The foregoing is true and correct to the best-of my knowledge and belief.

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~ PROCEDURE No.

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~ ATTACHMENT A TABLE 1

-M__ INIMUM SHIFT MANNIEC POSITION NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REllUIRED TO FILL POSITION BOTH UNITS IN ONE UNIT IN MODE 1, 2, BOTH_ UNITS IN MODE 1, 2, 3, MODE 5 or 6 3, or 4 AND ONE UNIT IN or-4 OR DEFUELED MODE 5 or 6 or DEFUELED 1 1 1 OSOS SRO 1 none** 1 3 2 3 RO 3 3 3 NLO STA 1* none 1*

NORMAL SHIFT MANNIE UNIT 1 COMMON UNIT 2 OSOS USS STA* USS

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. Extra Operators OSOS - On-Shift Operations Supervisor with a valid Senior-l Reactor Operator's_(SRO) license.

[ SRO - USS - Unit Shif t Supervisor .with a valid SRO license,

! SSS - Support Shift Supervisor.

RO - RO - Reactor Operator with a valid RO license.

BOP - Balance of Plant Operator with a valid RO license.

NLO - AO, TO, OAO, CBO, RWO - Non Licensed Operators.

STA - Shift Technical Advisor

,. *< The STA is not required if the OSOS or an SS meets the

' qualification requirements for an STA.

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has no other concurrent responsibilities must be present during CORE ALTERATIONS on either unit. 3

.c WEEK- AT .A GLANCE ATTACHMENT B WEEh OF.02/15/91 THROUGH 02/22/9i IN' TRAINING -

REQUAL, BADGE AND FIRE TRAINING ON SCHEDULE ON VACATION PARKER, W, WAINWRIGHT EVANS. W COLLINS. M OTHER N/A WEEK LOOK AHEAD Wtth OF 02/23/91 THROUGH 03/01/91 ,

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-V IS VACATION T IS TRAINING t IS A TRAINING DAY WITH.No TRAINING SCHEDULED-B IS BADGE TRAINING G IS. NATIONAL GUARD H IS DEFERRED HOLIDAY, R IS RE-SCHEDULE-OR OVERTIME AS NOTIFIED- ,

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