ML20154C167
| ML20154C167 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Peach Bottom, 05560359  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1988 |
| From: | Tharpe G PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM), NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| References | |
| EA-88-025, EA-88-25, NUDOCS 8809140261 | |
| Download: ML20154C167 (4) | |
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Dcr September 7, 1988 Dirnctor, Office of Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission At'.ention :
Document Control Desk UdShington, D.C.
20555 Re:
George W. Tharpe Docket No. 55-60359 License No. OP-10420 EA 88-25 q.
Dear Sir:
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SUBJECT REPLY TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION I have been notified that as a result of my enforcement conference on February 9, 1988, I would be charged with a Notice of Violation, Severity Level III, and assessed a proposed civil 4
penalty of $500.00.
The reason for the imposition of the violation and penalty was my failure to comply with Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Administrative Procedurc A-7 entitled "Shift Operations" which required in paragraph 7.1.7 that I remain attentive to duty, and in paragraph 7.1.8 that I refrain from engaging in distracting activities in the Control Room.
I wish to inform you that I admit my violation of Adminis-i trative Procedure A-7 which, in turn, is a violation of the f
requirements of my Reactor Operator's License.
On occasion,
'Q prior to March 24, 1987, particularly during the 11:00 p.m..to s
agree that I was inattentive to instrumentat,th9m.
shift, I did recline in a resting position wi y eyes 1
7:00 a.m.
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+h closed.
I controls while engaged in this activity.
I also read' 'non-work 11 related material while I was on duty, and condoned distracting activities including, on several nights, the playing of a tape-deck in the Control Room.
My reason for engaging in this unacceptable behavior was that I permitted myself to succumb to boredom, rather than i
i attemtting to challenge myself with other activities.
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fit into the same mold as the other operators and I allowed myself to adopt had habits.
I stupidly thought there were things such as reading I could get away with, because they had gone on for so long in the Control Room.
I know that what I did was wrong and potentially unsafe.
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I also could have been delayed in responding to a piece of equipment, or in taking immediate, corrective action.
The disciplinary action I received as a result of my behavior really hit me hard.
I v3.ew the letter of reprimand placed in my personnel file by Philadelphia Electric Company as a permanent black mark against me.
I took many corrective steps to make sure that I no longer engaged in activities violative of plant procedures and my license.
I satisfactorily completed the PFE course set up by Philadelphia Electric Company to give me needed job skills.
I learned how to work together with my crew as a team and to understand the impcrtance of working together.
I was taught ways to communicate better and how to give directions to subordinates i
so that I could help my crew and myself pursue our work in a more personally rewarding manner.
I have received good evaluations of my job performance recently, primarily because I have been striving hard to incorporate all of the constructive suggestions I have received.
To help myself continue the momentum, I have made changes in the way I stand my shift.
After I make my formal, hourly rounds,
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I keep walking around my assigned area checking instruments, charts, etc.
I also keep talking about developments with my 3
follow operators and with the floor operators.
I get more involved than I used to in routine matters, such as diagnosing problems raised by the floor operators so that they can better understand their jobs.
All of these things keep my interest in my job high.
I feel that I got into trouble prior to shutdown because I tended to go along with others.
I did not speak up if I thought something violated A-7.
I just went along with it.
I now understand that I am responsible for everything that occurs on my j
shift.
I have the strength to rely on my own judgment of what is right and wrong, because I have support from my Shift Manager and from my co-workers.
Knowing that they will stand behind me if I am uncomfortable with any plant activities has heightened my confidence in my own judgment.
Throughout this ordeal I have done a personal reassessment of myself.
I understand that full compliance with procedures can only be achieved through constant monitoring of myself and others.
I give you my word that I will never jeopardize my i
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Director, Office of Enforcement September 7, 1988 Page 3 license by having to approach an enforcement conference situation again.
Respectfully submitted, W
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cc:
Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Director, Office of Enforcement September 7, 1988 Page 4 AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTt! OF PENNSYLVANIA M
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Before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared George W.
Tharpe, who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that the statements made in his Reply to a Notice of Violation are true and correct to the best of his information, knowledge and belief.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this I
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