ML20154G058

Provides Supplemental Info Re Notice of Violation,Item 87-34-02,per 880421 Fire Protection Insp Exit Meeting. Corrective Action:Training Conducted & Documented for Previously Untrained Personnel

ML20154G058
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Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	05/16/1988
From:	Cockfield D PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
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NUDOCS 8805240199
Download: ML20154G058 (2)

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David W. Cockfield Vice President, Nuclear May 16, 1988 Trojan Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 License NPF-1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555

Dear Sir:

Supplomental Information Concerning Notice of Violation Item 87-34-02 This response provides supplemental information concerning Portland General Electric's (PGE's) previous response to the subject item, as committed to Mr. Chuck Ramsey of Region V during the NRC Fire Protection Inspection exit meeting of April 21, 1988.

First, PGE confirms the validity of our original response to this issue provided in the Response to a Notice of Violation letter, dated December 28, 1987. At that time all supervisors issuing welding and cutting permits were properly trained.

However, as noted by Mr. Ramsey during his April 1988 inspection, untrained cupervisors did issue welding and cutting permits during April 1988. The supervisors involved were contract personnel recently hired to augment the plant staff during the 1988 refueling outage.

Although they all have experience in welding and cutting activities, they had not been provided pt. ant-specific training in this area. It should be noted that all regular PGE personnel of the Plant Maintenance and Modification work groups who issued permits in 1988 were quallflod at the time of the inspection.

The causes of the event are twofold: (1) Inadequate administrative controls for ensuring proper qualification and training of applicable craft personnel and (2) Inadequate procedural controls for issuing welding and cutting permits.

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PDfiland COMOfal MM Document Control Desk May 16, 1988 page 2 Immediate corrective action taken included suspending the practice of issuing permits on April 21, 1988. Training was conducted and documented for the previously untrained personnel. Temporary administrative controls were established to require shift supervisors to verify the training qualification of personnel issuing permits prior to authorizing commencement of work. Subsequently, issuing permits commenced.

Long-term corrective action planned to avoid a repeated occurrence is to proceduralize the practices of providing training and verification thereof by the shift supervisor. Procedures will be revised by June 30, 1988.

Sincerely c: Mr. John B. Martin Regional Administrator, Region V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Bill Dixon State of Oregon Department of Energy Mr. R. C. Barr NRC Resident Inspector Trojan Nuclear plant 1