ML20136H405

Intervenor Exhibit I-TMIA-11,consisting of 840301 Internal Memo Commenting on 840214 Observation of Licensed Operators & Staff Training at B&W Lynchburg,Va Simulator

ML20136H405
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	01/02/1985
From:	Long R GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	Newton S GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
References
SP-I-TMIA-011, SP-I-TMIA-11, NUDOCS 8508200305
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Date: March I, 1984 Subiect Observation of B&W Simulator Trainin9 NA/557 February 14, 1984

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2 SE On Tuesday, February 14, 1984, I observed training of TMl-1 I go fed . ')CE

• operators and staff at the B&W Lynchburg Simulator. The followrq 3 M

ments are provided for your review and appropriate followup.

1. Conduct of the morning lecture class began at 0805 hours0.00932 days <br />0.224 hours <br />0.00133 weeks <br />3.063025e-4 months <br /> and ended at 1122 hours0.013 days <br />0.312 hours <br />0.00186 weeks <br />4.26921e-4 months <br />. There were three breaks. Including the late start and early (before 1130 hours0.0131 days <br />0.314 hours <br />0.00187 weeks <br />4.29965e-4 months <br />) stop. 58 minutes out of 31/2 hours (ie, about 30% of the time) were not used for instructional purposes.

2. Mr. Heilmeier, the instructor for the first 20 minutes used four trans-parencies on which the type was too small. Particularly since he acknowledged this, it seems that these could have been redone with larger type before being used in the class.

3 Mr. Frank Ober, the Instructor for the rest of the morning session, used several graphs which were very difficult to read. Given that this was the 4th or 5th group to receive this training, it seems that better quality visual aids should have been prepared.

4. Mr. Ober's presentations consisted of review of TMI-l Procedures 1210-2, 1210-6, and 1210-7 Mr. Colitz, THI-l Di rector Plant Engineering and )

GPUN Training Observer for the week, was making careful notations of j any problems identified with these procedures. I presume that these l comments have been provided to appropriate personnel at TMI-1. l S. Mr. Ober was teaching f rom a set of TMI-l approved learning objectives.

His presentations were effective and relative to the objectives; and he reviewed the objectives at the start and conclusion of the discussion on each procedure.

6. During the first two hours of simulator training, .which began at 1200 hours0.0139 days <br />0.333 hours <br />0.00198 weeks <br />4.566e-4 months <br />, the B&W Instructor involved the STA and SF (SS was not prese..t because of death in family) in oral exercises of sequences involving tech spec limitations and requirements. Meanwhile the three CR0's  ;

were instructed to, first, bring the plant from 100% power to hot l shutdown (~1 1/2 hours) and, second' perform CR group exercises at 100% power (*1/2 hour) .

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! l 7 During this two hour period no one was really observing the CRO's 4 manipulations of the reactor controls. Occasionally the SF would turn away from the B&W Instructor and ask, "How are you doing?".

However, the CRO's basically operated the " plant" for two hours without observation by the instructor. At one point, I observed one CR0 ask for and receive Instruction from another CRO. I do not know whether the information given was correct; neither do the SF and B&W Instructor since they were not even aware the exchange had occurred.

8. It is essential that the performance of the operators be observed, evaluated, and critiqued if we are to achieve maximum benefit from their operating time on the simulator.

9 At about 1410 hours0.0163 days <br />0.392 hours <br />0.00233 weeks <br />5.36505e-4 months <br />, the crew began performing ATOG exercises. The B&W Instructor asked that all observers stay behind the desks, and only the licensed operator crew and STA be in the console areas. The first exercise terminated at about 1525 hours0.0177 days <br />0.424 hours <br />0.00252 weeks <br />5.802625e-4 months <br />. The instructor provided an effective crew critique. Some of his comments were:

a. Better communications were needed; the crew needed to give attention to the directions of the SF. One CRO, in particular, was challenging the SF in an area where the SF was correct. . Th's CR0 was reluctant to accept the guidance / direction given.

b. The instructor was concerned about the crew awareness of which pro-4 cedure they were following and the times when transitions occurred from one procedure to another. He suggested that they specifically announce when transition occurs, as apparently other TMl-l crews have been doing.

10. I noted that, other than a declaration that an Emergency Action level had been exceeded, no other actions related to the Emergency Plan were taken during the exercises.

11. The second exercise, involving a Small Break LOCA with a stuck rod, ended a little after 1600 hours0.0185 days <br />0.444 hours <br />0.00265 weeks <br />6.088e-4 months <br />. The critique was very brief and it was not clear to me whether the transient had been handled effectively or not, it seemed to me that the Instructor could have moved the group from the Simulator back to the classroom and completed the critique (since another group was waiting to begin their simulator time).

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12. During the simulator session, the operators, SF, and instructor did not always maintain good operating discipline. There were several times when all were involved in discussions and no one was observing the con-trol panels - and the simulator was not in " freeze". We should assure that 86W Instructors and our SS and SF follow good " conduct of operations" practices, if everyone's attention is needed for a discussion, the simu-lator should be put on " freeze".

-In summary, the classroom lectures were significantly improved since my last observation, with the exception of time discipline. I was very concerned about the two hour simulator time Internal where CR0 actions were not being actively observed by an Instructor or SF/SS. And I believe that we should insist that the critiques be fully completed before the crews are dismissed for the day.

I orally reviewed these observations and comments with James Watson before leaving on Tuesday afternoon.

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