ML20205E373
| ML20205E373 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 03/25/1987 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Dewease J LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8703300599 | |
| Download: ML20205E373 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000382/1986018
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MAR 2 51987
In Reply Refer To:
Docket:
50-382/86-18
Louisiana Power & Light Company
ATTN:
J. G. Dewease, Senior Vice President
Nuclear Operations
N-80
317 Baronne Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
70160
Gentlemen:
Thank you for your letter of February 20, 1987, in response to our letter
of January 23, 1987. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to
the concerns raised in our letter. We will continue to review the staffing
and qualifications of radiation protection personnel to assure that a proper
program is maintained to support plant operations.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
J. E. Gagliardo, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch
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Louisiana Power & Light Company
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G. E. Wuller, Onsite
Licensing Coordinator
P. O. Box B
Killona, Louisiana
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Louisiana Power & Light Company
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N. S. Carns, Plant Manager
P. O. Box B
Killona, Louisiana
70066
Middle South Services
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P. O. Box 61000
New Orleans, Louisiana
70161
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Docket No. 50-382
License No. NPF-38
NRC Inspection Report 86-18
Attached is the Louisiana Power and Light Company (LP&L) response to the
NRC request for information regarding the root causes of the high turnover
rate and the steps taken to maintain a stable technical support staff in
the Radiation Protection Group (Inspection Report 86-18).
If you have any questions on the response, please contact me at (504)
595-2805 or S.A. Alleman, Assistant Plant Manager, at (504) 464-3131.
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Louisiana Power & Light shares your concern about the turnover rate among
the technical support staff for the Radiation Protection Program. As
mentioned in your letter, you recognise that root causes for this turnover
need to be addressed. LP&L is satisfied that multiple causes existed and
for the most part they were intrinsically tied to the individual desires
and career decisions of the personnel who left.
One Health Physics Plant Staff Engineer was selected and transferred to the
Shift Technical Advisor (STA) training program. This senior individual
departed the Health Physics organisation pritr to the transfer of one and
termination of another senior staff member.
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foreseen, or occurred earlier, promotion into t e STA group would have been
postponed. The person terminated was terminatec. for cause for failure to
comply with the fitness for duty program. The person transferred was the
Radiation Protection Superintendent. This transfer was a management
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decision that,was made in the best interests of long term strengthening for ,
the organization.
As an interim measure LP&L has used very experienced contract personnel to
fill two engineering positions. These individuals were of great assistance
to us during the recent refueling outage and performed admirably.
Presently, we are in the process of interviewing personnel to fill the
permanent staff positions. The goal is to have staffing completed by June,
1987.
Two corporate staff technical support personnel also left the company
during the referenced period of about January through November, 1986. One
returned to the southeastern part of the country where he has family ties
and,the other went to work for a consulting firm. Both of these
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individuals have been replaced.
The recent reorganization transferred two of the corporate personnel to the
site and placed them in the Radiation Control Group of the Nuclear
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Operations Support & Assessments Department. Currently, the corporate and
the Radiation Control Group staffing is at the 100 percent level. With
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this group located onsite, they are able to be more closely involved with
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and support the plant Health Physics Departnient.
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Three positions are vacant in the plant staff technical support area. Two
of these are the results of actions previously stated and a new position
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was recently authorized by management. We will continue to use the two
contract personnel until the plant staff permanent positions are filled.
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LP&L believes that the addition of the new Radiation Protection
Superintendent, who possesses strong leadership and managerial traits, will
be a stabilizing force within the Health Physics Department and thus
contribute to reducing the turnover of personnel experienced in the past.
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