ML20108A667
| ML20108A667 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 11/12/1984 |
| From: | Tucker H DUKE POWER CO. |
| To: | Adensam E, Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8411150107 | |
| Download: ML20108A667 (3) | |
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T DUKE POWER GOMPANY P.O. HOK 33180 CHAMLOTTE, N.C. 28242 HALB. TUCKER TELEP,50NE (704) 373-4NH m,en November 12, 1984
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Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Attention:
Ms. E. G. Adensam, Chief Licensing Branch No. 4 Re: Catawba Nuclear Station Docket Hos. 50-413 and 50-414
Dear Mr. Denton:
Section 13.1.2.3 of Supplement 3 to the Catawba SER discusses the shift staffing pattern for the startup of Catawba Unit 1.
As noted in that discussion, Duke Power would initially use four 12-hour shifts. The Staff considered this shift pattern to be essentially equivalent to five 8-hour shifts..During a June 13, 1984 meeting with the Staff, Duke Power representatives had discussed plans to go to five 12-hour shifts when additional licensed operators became available in mid-October, 1984. This discussion-is reflected in the above referenced SSER section.
Results from recent operator license examinations have given Catawba Unit 1 a total of 36' licensed operators (21 SRO's and 15 R0's).
This is a sufficient number of licensed operators to meet the minimum Technical Specification staffing levels for.either four or five 12-hour shifts as' illustrated in.
In order to maintain a high level of experience on each shift and to minimize overtime during the startup of Unit 1 and preoperational testing of Unit 2, we consider it advantageous to maintain a higher number of licensed and non-licensed operators on each shift by remaining on a four 12-hour shift pattern rather than going to five 12-hour shifts.
There are currently 12 additional people in license training. They are scheduled to take the NRC license examination on January 7, 1985. We would therefore propose to reevaluate our schedule for implementing a five 12-hour i
shift rotation after these examination results become available with the intent of going to five 12-hour shifts in the March-April, 1985 time frame.
Very truly yours s
S A:L Hal B. Tucker ROS: sib feb
a Mr. Harsld R. Dentrn, Dir;ctor November 12, 1984 Page Two
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Mr. James P.-O'Reilly, Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II'
- 101 Marietta. Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia. 30323 NRC Resident Inspector-
' Catawba Nuclear Station Mr. Robert Guild, Esq.
P. O.' Box 12097
- Charleston, South Carolina 29412:
Palmetto Alliance 2135h Devine Street Columbia, South Carolina 29205 Mr.~ Jesse L.;Riley.
Carolina-Environmental Study Group 854.Henley Place Charlotte, North Carolina 28207 t
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ATTACHMENT 1 CATAWBA flVCLEAR'STATI0t!
OPERATIONS LICENSE OPERATOR STAFFING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FUEL LOAD MODE 4, 3, 2, & 1 4
5 4
5 SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT OPERATING 1
1 OPERATING 1
1 ENGIllEER ENGINEER STA 4
5 SHIFT SHIFT 4
5 SUPERVISOR' 4
5 SUPERVISOR SR0
-SR0 IN CR 4
5 IN CR 4
5 I
R0 8
10 R0 8
10 TOTAL A
A TOTAL A
1 Current number of licensed operotors:
21 SR0's 15 R0's 36 Totol
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