ML20151A541

Forwards 880210 Enforcement Conference Summary Re Adequacy of Shift Manning at Plant to Perform Alternate Remote Shutdown While Simultaneously Conducting Fire Fighting Activities.List of Attendees Also Encl

ML20151A541
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/31/1988
From:	Nelson J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Head G GEORGIA POWER CO.
References
EA-88-037, EA-88-37, NUDOCS 8804070067
Download: ML20151A541 (17)

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MAR 311988 7#1-I a

Docket No. 50-424 License No. NPF-68 EA 88-37 Georgia Power Company ATTN: Mr. George F. Head -

Senior Vice President P. O. Box 4545 Atlanta, GA 30302 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

SUMMARY

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-424/87-71)

This letter refers to the Enforcement Conference held at our request on February 10, 1988. This meeting concerned activities authorized for your Vogtle facility. The issues discussed at this conference related to the adequacy of shift manning at plant Vogtle to perform alternate remote shutdown while simultaneously conducting firefighting activities. A list of attendees, a summary, and a copy of your handout are enclosed. We are continuing our review of these issues to detemine the appropriate enforcement action.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact us.

i Sincerely,

/S/

J. Nelson Grace Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Enforcement Conference Sumary

3. Handout cc w/encls: (See page 2) 8804070067 000331 PDR ADOCK 05000424 G PDR 1

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P D. Rice, Vice President, Project Director -

C. W. Hayes, Vogtle Quality Assurance Manager G. Bockhold, Jr., General Manager, Nuclear Operations L. Gucwa, Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing J. A. Bailey, Project Licensing Manager B. W. Churchill, Esq., Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge D. Kirkland, III, Counsel,

. Office of the Consumer's Utility Council D. Feig, Georgians Against Nuclear Energy bec w/encis:

J. Lieberman, DOE G. R. Jenkins, EICS L. Mellone A. Belisle E. Reis, OGC M. Miller, NRR M. Sinkule, RII

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ENCLOSURE 1 ATTENDANCE LIST ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 10, 1988 WITH GEORGIA POWER COMPANY Georgia Power Company G. Bockhold, General Manager W. Burns, Nuclear Licensing f.e ager H. Butterworth, Operations Supervisor

. C. Cross, NSAC M. Gentry, Operations, Vogtle L. Gucwa, Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing W. Kitchens, Operations Manager E. Kozinsky, Human Performance J. O'Reilly, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations K. Pointer, NSAC T. Ryan, Operations Vogtle R. Sprankle, Fire Protection Engineer J. Swartswelder, Manager, Nuclear Safety and Compliance NRC Region II G. Belisle, Section Chief, Quality Assurance V. Brownlee, Branch Chief, Reactor Projects T. Conlon, Section Chief, Plant Systems M. Ernst, Deputy Regional Administrator A. Herdt, Branch Chief, Engineering G. Jenkins, Director, Enforcement and Coordination L. Mellen, Inspector, Quality Assurance E. Merschoff, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety C. Patterson, Project Engineer C. Pault, Reactor Irspector L. Reyes, Director, Division of Reactor Projects J. Rogge, Senior Resident Inspector, Vogtle M. Sinkule, Section Chief, Reactor Projects L. Trocine, Enforcement Specialist D. Ward, Inspector, Fire Protection G. Wiseman, Inspector, Fire Protection NRC Headquarters J. Hopkins, Project Manager, NRR

I ENCLOSURE 2 ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

SUMMARY

During the meeting, the licensee presented an overview of concerns and requirements regarding plant Vogtle shift staffing. The licensee stated that their FSAR commitments for shif t staffing exceeds plant safety needs for performance of alternate shutdown.

GPC took issue with the violation concerning shift staffing to concurrently perform an alternate shutdown and extinguish a control room fire. The licensee stated that shift staffing assignments were denoted in shift

, briefings, a shift status board, and also the shift supervisors log. The licensee also indicated that an evaluation of a three operator team for alternate shutdown had been performed and that on this basis, three operators could accomplish safe shutdown and maintain safety functions. GPC stated that an OSOS and two control room operators for alternate safe shutdown were assigned duty onshift at all times and therefore, they believed that compliance with the safety intent was always tr.aintained.

The NRC staff stated that the three operator team had not been previously demonstrated and, therefore, this was an open issue and further review would be necessary, i

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ADEQUATE QUAUFIED PERSONNEL TO CONCURRENTLY PERFORW AN ALTERNATE SHUTDOWN AND EXTINGUISH A CONTROL R00W FIRE o FSAR EXCEEDS PLANT SAFETY NEEDS AND REGULATORY REQUIREWENTS o IN ALL BUT ONE CASE EQUALLED OR SURPASSED THE INDUSTRY STANDARD i

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o HISTORY o STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECiflCA710N o DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS o PROCEDURE OBJECTIVES 1

o ENSURE OSOS AND LICENSED OPERATORS

!1 AVAILABLE FOR ALTERNATE SHUTDOWN j

o ESTABUSH RESPONSIBILITY / ACCOUNTABILITY OF OSOS FOR PLANT OPERATION AND

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FRAMEWORK 0F PROCEDURAL CONTROL (CONT) o SAFE SHUTDOWN PERSONNEL QUAUFICATION o OSOS ACCOUNTABluTY _eep, coe ... , w o SHIFT STAFFING o SHIFT BRIEFING o STATUS BOARD-o SS LOG o PLANT OPERATIONS i

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SHIFT CREW ASSIGNMENTS OSOS i

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SHIFT SUPERVISOR j SUPERVISES FIRE BRIGADE I

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REACTOR OPERATOR FLANT EQUIPMENT BALANCE OF PLANT OPERATOR OPERATOR COND " "

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'l o EVALVATION OF THREE OPERATOR TEAW o REAL TIME SIM,ULATION OF TWO SCENARIOS NO FIRE INDUCED ACTUATIONS ALL FIRE INDUCED ACTUATIONS AND LOSS OF 0FFSITE POWER l o OPERATIONS REMOTE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE USED o THREE OPERATORS CAN ACCOMPUSH SAFE SHUTDOWN AND WAINTAIN SAFETY FUNCTIONS i

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A) EQ A"E Q A _ 7 CA" O s A s ) S"A 77 NG O ACTUAL ON-SHIFT PERSONNEL o AT LEAST 11 PERSONS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES o 5 MAN BRIGADE WAS AVAILABLE IN 635 0UT OF 636 TIMES REVIEWED o EXCEPTION WAS BRIGADE LEADER WHOSE QUALIFICATION HAD LAPSED - SELF IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED PRIOR

, TO INSPECTION o AN OSOS AND 2 CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS FOR SAFE SHUTDOWN AT ALL TIMES I

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ADEQUATE QUALIFICATION AND STAF o IN AD0lil0N THE FOLLOWING WINIWUW PERSONNEL WOULD NORWALLY BE ON SHIFT TO ASSIST IF NEEDED:

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- 5 IE TECHNICIANS I IE FOREWAN

- 4 WAINTENANCE WECHANICS j - 4 WAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS I WAINTENANCE FOREWAN 1 FIRE PROTECTION TECHNICIAN

- AT LEAST 5 UNIT 2 OPERATIONS PERSONNEL 1

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CORREC"VE AC"ONS 4

PROWPT ACTIONS o IWWEDIATELY ESTABUSHED ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TO ADDRESS NRC CONCERNS o OPERATIONS WANAGER ,lSSUED OPERATIONAL DIRECTIVE STRESSING SIGNIFlCANCE OF CONSISTENCY AND COMPLETENESS IN LOGKEEPING l

LONG TERW ACTIONS o EVALUATE FSAR CHANGE TO SECTION 9.5 TO ADOPT INDUSTRY POSITION o SIWILAR UNIT 2 COWWITWENT ALREADY SUBWITTED GB-5 10

SJMMARY As) SATE"Y S Gs CAsCE o LOGKEEPING REQUIRED IMPROVEMENT o GPC QA/ISEG CONCERN - JULY o IMPROVEMENTS - AUGUST o COMPUANCE WITH SAFETY INTENT

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ALWAYS MAINTAINED o 11 PERSONNEL AVAILABLE ON SHIFT AT ALL TlWES o FIRE BRIGADE WEMBERS ALWAYS

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SJMMARY & SA7E"Y S GN :CANCE (COs")

o FIRE BRIGADE MEMBERS NOTED ON SHIFT STATUS BOARD .

o SHUTDOWN PANEL DESIGN ADVANCED OVER TYPICAL INDUSTRY PANELS o EFFECTIVE OVERALL FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAW: DRILLS, HOUSEKEEPING, TRAINING RECORDS o ALWAYS ABLE TO FIGHT FIRE AND SAFELY SHUTDOWN PLANT l

o NRC CONCERN IS BEYOND INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PRACTICE GB-7 12

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