ML20101A622

Advises That Since Taking Exam in Feb 1977 Author Has Not Been in Training or Received Guidance on What Course of Study to Pursue to Fulfill NRC Requirements

ML20101A622
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	06/17/1977
From:	Book T BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
To:	Ohanlon J NRC
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l STATEMENT l

(typed copy of original) l l

I, Theodore L. Book, hereby make the following voluntary statement to R. K.

l Christopher and P. J. Connolly who have identified themselves to me as Investigators l

with the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

I make this statement freely l-with no threats or promises of reward having been made to me.

Investigator l

Connolly is writing this statement for me at my request.

l I am presently employed with Babcock and Wilcox, Lynchburg Virginia as Product l

Developer in Training Services.

I have been employed with Babcock and Wilcox since March 1978.

I was previously employed by Metropolitan Edison at Three Mile Island (TMI).

I was licensed as a Reactor Operator in 1974 and received my senior operators license in 1976.

I was a shift foreman for approximately 21/2 years until I resigned in March 1978 and accepted employment with B & W.

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I resigned from TMI out of personal family considerations and a desire to get l

out of plant operations work.

I did not leave TMI under adverse conditions or l

differences of opinion. While employed at TMI I was solely assigned to Unit I j

except for 3 days at Unit 2.

My first line supervisor at Unit I was Joe l

Chwastyk and above him was George Kunder. The Unit I Plant Superintendent was James P. O'Hanlon and Joe Colitz. (sic)

I have reviewed a copy of a memo addressed to O'Hanlon dated June 17, 1977 and signed by ntyself.

I was the author of this document.

In paragraph (1) page (1) of this memo, I made a comment about not being in a single training lecture or receving any guidance as to how to study to fulfill NRC training requirements.

What I was referring to in this paragraph was my preception at the time of the l

letter that I was totally on my own when it came to training to meet the NRC l

requirement for 60 hours6.944444e-4 days <br />0.0167 hours <br />9.920635e-5 weeks <br />2.283e-5 months <br /> per year of various subject matters (which I cannot i

specifically recall at this time).

In 1977 (I believe) (sic) Nelson Brown who was in the Training Department was documenting the training I and other operators were receiving during the year to meet the 60 hour6.944444e-4 days <br />0.0167 hours <br />9.920635e-5 weeks <br />2.283e-5 months <br /> requirement.

It is the best I

of my knowledge neither Brown or anyone else was falsifying operator training records. (sic) The records accurately recorded the material we received for study and testing and thcre were no records indicating training-topics that were not actually covered by the operators.

My concern was that I felt as well l

as many of the other operators that the training program relied too much on a self-taught method and not enough on formal classroom instruction.

In other words, while we were actually studying the required materials, it was in my opinion, a less than adequate method to complete the training requirements.

This was because we'did not have an adequate training staff to perform formalized training.

Too much responsibility was being placed on shift supervisors and shift foremen to ensure that the training was completed. At no time did anyone suggest that we should not read the required training documents and take the required test.

The material we were required to study was distributed to the operators and supervisors.

While on shift we would study the material and take the accompanying exam. A green sheet was signed-indicating we had received the material and had l

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i completed the training curriculum. This green sheet would be used to document our training time during the year in computer readout.

I felt this was an inadequate way to conduct a training program.

This is what I was referring to in the second paragraph, page (1) of my memo.

To the best of my knowledge we never turned in any training material that we did not actually do.

i I, as well as other operations personnel addressed this problem of the lack of training staff to George Kunder and R. Zechman.

Zechman was in charge of training. Both individuals indicated their desire to hire additional staff for training but in my opinion they were unable to do anything about it because of an apparent mentality in upper management to minimize expenses.

I sent this memo to O'Hanlon because I thought he would listen to my concerns and would have the horsepower to take corrective actions.

Subsequent to this memo and up to the time I left TMI, as far as I was aware little action was taken to improve the training process. The system remained the same which resulted from a lack of an adequatc training staff and operating personnel.

In the second paragraph, page two of my memo, I commented that "it was somewhat erroneous to say we fulfilled the NRC requirements when they are based on r

documentation of subject matter supposedly covered on shift.

Many times more hours are documented than were actually used for training." What I meant by this paragraph was if they, meaning training, sent out material that said it was to be covered in a one hour time period we did not always expend a full hour i

on the topic.

T. L. Book is writing this portion of the statement to more accurate 13e reflect what he thinks are the facts:

The reason for this is because quite often during the time we were going over the training material in the control room, off normal or plant upsets would occur requiring us to lay the training aside. After attending to the problem and then regrouping to continue, our track of time was lost.

Therefore,'we may havs spent less time or more time than was indicated we should spend. We did, however, attempt to adcress the material prescribed in as much as we were able.

In keeping with a conservative attitude, I thought it was quite possible that les's hours could have been documented than were actually used for training.

i My statement on page (2) paragraph (2)~ was a reflection of my frustration at j

the time and while I believed it was possible for soi,ie hours to be documented that were not used, I do not believe that was the norm or that it was done blatantly or irresponsibly.

I merely wanted to point out a flaw in the system.

However, there was no training documented that was not actually received or i

covered.

What I was addressing to O'Hanlon in my memo was the need for a more formalized training program.

I felt that the system of self-taught (on shift) training left alot to be desired and did not reflect the most meaningful method available, My objection was this less than meaningful and informal methodology., Page 2

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To my knowledge, no supevisors at my level or above condoned or suggested that the training records be falsified.

I am not aware of any falsification of NRC required training records or any other records.

l After I had submitted my memo, I do not recall any management personnel discussing with me the concerns I had addressed in my memo.

There may have been action taken, but I am not aware of them.

I did not formally discuss my concerns with anyone else in management beyond the submission of my memo.

I have no information at this time relevant to any falsification of records L

or other improprieties at TMI.

I have read the foregoing statement consisting of 5 handwritten pages.

I have made and initialed any necessary corrections and have signed my name in ink in the margin of each page.

This statement is the truth to the best of my knowledge and belief.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on 5-26-83 at 7:10 p.m.

l INTERVIEWEE:

Original signed by Theodore L. Book, Sr.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of May,1983, at Lynchburg, i

Virginia.

INVESTIGATOR:

Original signed by R. Keith Christopher l

WITNESS: Original signed by Peter J. Connolly l

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