ML20082B603
| ML20082B603 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/1983 |
| From: | John Marshall ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | Seidle W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| NUDOCS 8311210252 | |
| Download: ML20082B603 (1) | |
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ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY POST OFFICE BOX 551 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72203 (501) 371-4000 August 30, 1983 BCAN088316 e
Mr. W. C. Seidle, Chief
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Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 h
Arlington, TX 76011
SUBJECT:
Arkansas Nuclear One - Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 License Nos. OPR-51 and NPF-6 Response to Inspection Report 50-313/83-16 and 50-368/83-16 Gentlemen:
We have reviewed the subject inspection report.
Please find attached our response to the " Notice of Violation" included in the report.
Very truly yours, ohn R. Marshall Manager, Licensing JRM:RJS:s1 Attachment cc:
Mr. Richard C. DeYoung Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Norman M. Haller, Director Office of Management & Program Analysis U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted during the period of July 11-15, 1983, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C), 47 FR 9987, dated March 9,1982, the following violations were identified:
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Failure'to Maintain Required Requalification Records 10 CFR Part 55, Appendix A, requires, in part, " Records of the requalification program shall be maintained for a period of two years.-
from the date of the recorded event to document participation of each licensed operator and senior operator in the requalification program.
The records shall contain copies of written examinations administered, the answers given by the licensee...."
Contrary to the above, Arkansas Power &~ Light' Company failed to maintain records of an examination given to Unit 2. licensed operators and senior operators on the classroom review of emergency procedures during the period of August and September 1981.
This is a Severity Level V Violation. (Supplement'I.E) (50-368/8316-01)
RESPONSE
Subsequent to notification of Inspection Report Item 50-368/8316-01,-a search of plant records has been accomplished and the missing records.
could not be found.
A spot check of requalification training records was conducted to determine.if the lost records were a system problem or an isolated incident.
Fifty entries were randomly ~ selected from the Requalification Status' Log and' film locations were.found for all fifty of the records using the Records Management System.
Based on this spot check, AP&L feels that the_ loss of the examination' records:is an isolated incident and -is not a symptom of a record keeping problem.
The emergency procedure exams for.1982 have been verified that they were entered into the Records Management' System and are retrievable, Thus,. full compliance was achieved August 24, 1983.
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Failure to Give General Employee Training to All Onsite Personnel
. Technical Specifications for Arkan_sas' Nuclear One, Units 1-and 2,z require that there be a training program which meets or exceeds the requirements and recommendations of ANSI ~18.1-1971. ' ANSI 18.1-1971.
requires that-General Employee ~ Training be given to all persons :
" regularly employed in the nuclear power plant."
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Contrary to the above, Arkansas Nuclear.One: Procedure 1063.'07, " General Employee: Training Program," Revision'1, dated February 8,J1983, limited-l full General Employee Training to Arkansas' Power &' Light. Company.
l employees permanently employed at Arkansas-Nuclear One, thereby:
excluding from' full General-Employee Training other~ site personnel working on site for'a' prolonged-and. indeterminate period.
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This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I.D) (50-313/8316-01 and 50-368/8316-02)
RESPONSE
Review of Inspection Report Item 50-313/8316-01 indicates the need for revision of Procedu e 1063.07, General Employee Training, to include General Employee Training for all regularly employed personnel at ANO.
Regularly employed indicates all non-ANO payroll personnel who work on site full time for periods exceeding one year.
The procedure revision will be completed by February 1,1984, resulting in full compliance.
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Failure to Follow Procedures in Requalification Training 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, requires, in part, " Activities
~affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures... and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures...."
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Arkansas Nuclear One Procedure 1063.08, " Operations Training Program," Revision 2, dated May 31, 1983, requires, in part,
" Pre planned lectures will be scheduled to coincide with t;..
current Operations rotation schedule.
Formal lecture schedules will be generated by the Training Department, approved by the Operations Superintendents, and distributed to each licensed operator."
Contrary to the above, the Operations Superintendent for Unit 1 only approved the lecture schedule for one Operations rotation (the first five-week training segment) for the 1982-1983 requalification training year.
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Arkansas Nuclear One Procedure 1063.08 also requires, in part, that licensed non-shift personnel participate in requalification training by, " Attendance of lectures in the categories in which a grade of less than-80% was scored on the previous annual written examination."
Contrary to the above, licensed, non-shift personnel did not, in at least two cases for each unit, attend lectures in the categories in which they had scored less than 80%'on the previous annual examination." -(50-313/8316-05 and 50-368/8316-05)
This is a Severity Level IV Violation.
(Supplement I.D)
RESPONSE
In response to Inspection Report Item 50-313/8316-04, formal lecture schedules were submitted to the Unit 1 Operations Superintendent; however, a followup was not made to insure approved copies were returned to Training. Approved requalification schedules for.the i
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remainder of the 1983-1984 requalification cycle have been approved by the Unit 1 Operations Superintendent.
To prevent further noncompliances, the lead trainer has been instructed to personally present all requalification schedules to the Operations Superintendent for approval and signature.
Full compliance was achieved August 22, 1983.
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