ML20154B035
| ML20154B035 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Peach Bottom, 05560361  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1988 |
| From: | Macentee L PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM), NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| References | |
| EA-88-018, EA-88-18, NUDOCS 8809130185 | |
| Download: ML20154B035 (4) | |
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f September 7, 1988 Director, Office of Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention:
Document Control Desk l
Washington, D.C.
20555 Re Leo E. MacEntee, III i
l Docket No. 55-00361 l
License No. OP-10227-1 l
EA 88-18 l
Dear Sir
SUBJECT:
REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION On August 9, 1988, I was notified that I would be charged with a Severity Level III Violation of my Reactor Operator License, and assessed a civil penalty of $500.00.
This penalty is being imposed because at times prior to March 24, 1987, I was in violation of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Administrative l
Procedure A-7, which required that I be attentive to instruments I
and controls within my area at all times, and that I refrain from engaging in distracting activities in the control Room.
Please accept this as my full admission of the charge against me.
I did violate paragraph 7.1.7 of Administrative Procedure A-7.
During the 11:00 p.m.
to 7:00 a.m.
shift I did i
prop up my feet and close my eyes, which prevented me from being attentive to my assigned area.
I also violated paragraph 7.1.8 of Administrative Procedure A-7 in that I read non-technical material on shift, and I played a computer game and a golf game while in the Control Room.
It is only too apparent that I was not givitig my job the full attention that I should have.
I took the easy way out.
I rat around thinking I had nothing to do, so I read a magazine or played a video game.
I spent all my time on shift waiting for l
something to happen.
I never pulled myself together to put the I
kind of extra effort into my job that would have stopped me from l
violating the terms of A-7.
l I came into full compliance with Administrative Procedure I
A-7 after shutdown.
I was sent a copy of the Procedure with l
directions to review it.
I followed that directive; however, my full comprehension of the magnitude of my deep-seated problems took months.
The process was ongoing as I
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re-training, read highly critical reports of our activities and went through the enforcement conference on February 8, 1988.
Throughout this time I
have worked on the attitude I
perceptions that others had of me, particularly that I was disinterested and uncaring.
I began to talk more with the people 3
on my shift no that they could sense my involvement with them.
I also realized that I
was not getting enough sleep.
I had i
.J down-played symptoms that I should have detected, such as my irritability and inability to concentrate.
I changed my siccp
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habits for night shift, so that I sleep until un hour and a half f
l before the shift starts.
This adjustment, t.h e new clockwire i
rotation and the increase in personnel available for shift work, j
have all helped me considerably.
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The biggest boost in my self-improvement has come from i
working on the Centrol Room modification program.
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i operator and I volu: steered to be part of a committe looking into t
control panel
- design, after we realized that proposed 1
modifications were too "engineering oriented,"
We thought that
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some of their technical information was wrong, the labeling on 1
the panels was either wrong or inconsistent and that they should i
evaluate changes from an Operations' perspective.
Although it l
4 took some doing, we convinced the engineers to see things our way.
Our faith in our abilities convinced those in design to l
acknowledge our input into design criteria.
The reward for our J
assertiveness is a
control panel that will decrease the l
likelihood of human errora.
3 My project focused my attention on how plant equipment l
affects other equipment; for example, one switch can eventually
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affect an entire flow path.
I have been able to take this lesson 1
back into the control Room, realizing that the more I am involved t
with the plant, the more likely I am to find small things to f
repair, clean or replace.
I know now that taking that small step l
prevents a much larger problem later; for example, fixing an l
I electrical short prevents a burning wire later on, or detecting l
j an improper switch position can stop a later malfunction, I have found myself catching things that I do not think I wo 1d have i
caught before.
I am pleased that I am so attuned to tnis now, because once re t,t a r t occurs and equipment is fully funetioning, there will be far more instances of equipment malfunctioning to t
i keep me on my toes.
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Looking towards the
- future, I
would like to stay in
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Operations with the goal of becoming involved with operator j
training.
I have an enormous amount of Operations experience for j
someone my age.
Anyone can read a book to teach operators, but 7 f
would bring the deeper understanding that comes from having
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performed just about every job in the Operations Depart nent.
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Director, Offics of Enforcement September 7, 1988 Page 3 Finally, although I hated having to go through this, I know now that there is nothing better than trial by fire.
I have been there and know firsthand what can go wrong.
Someone who has something and almost loses it, values it far more than someone who has never had it.
The thought of losing my license concerned me for months.
Without my license, I would have lost a career that I
realize now means more to me than anything.
Your willingness to trust in my abilities has given me back the relf-esteem I need to do the best job I can and to try t? do better all the time.
I am very grateful 'or the chance to prc,ve to Philadelphia Electric Company the caliber of its operators and to prove to the NRC and the general public that I not onlf have the technical ability, but the character to do an excellent job.
Respectfully submitted,
.d...E0hW-1.EO E. MacENTIfE, III Enclosurer
$500.00 Penalty cca Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 t
AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA eg.
7 k$s[G COUNTY OF Before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Leo E.
MacEntee, who being dulv sworn according to law deposes and says that the statemants made in his Reply to Notice of Violation are true and correct to the best of his information, knowledge and belief.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this [
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