ML20206D812
| ML20206D812 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 04/06/1987 |
| From: | Kemper J PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| To: | Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8704130431 | |
| Download: ML20206D812 (3) | |
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PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 23O1 M ARKET STREET F).O. BOX 8699 PHILADELPHI A. PA.19101 1215)841-4500 JOHN S. KEMPER April 6, 1987 9,$%E."..U'fl"55' 5EI.
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1 License Nos. DPR-44 DPR-56 Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Administrator Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk I
Washington, D.C.
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SUBJECT:
Grder Suspending Power Operation Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3 l
Dear Dr. Murley:
In accordance with Section V.A of the Order, dated March 31, 1987 suspending power operation of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Unite 2 and 3, a Unit 3 shutdown was initiated at 1147 hours0.0133 days <br />0.319 hours <br />0.0019 weeks <br />4.364335e-4 months <br /> on March 31, 1987 and cold condition was achieved at 0010 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> on April 1, 1987.
Unit 2 has been in a refueling outage and is being maintained in cold condition.
In accordance with Section V.B of the Order, a description of the actions licensee has taken and plans to take to provide assurance that the facility will comply with all requirements including station procedures while in a cold condition follows.
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Licensee is establishing 24-hour coverage of operations by at least one independent, nuclear experienced engineer or physicist per shift who will be posted within the control room complex to observe licensed duties and report directly to the Superintendent of Nuclear Operations Quality Assurance Division at the Corporate Headquarters.
If it becomes necessary for this individual to leave the control room complex for a brief period, his functions will be assumed by the Shift Technical Advisor during his absence.
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This 24-hour coverage will be in place by April 11, 1987.
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Immediately after receipt of the Order, Senior Plant Management began making unannounced visits to the control room during each night shift (2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br /> to 0700 hours0.0081 days <br />0.194 hours <br />0.00116 weeks <br />2.6635e-4 months <br />)..This activity will continue until the additional 24-hour coverage of operations by the special monitoring team is established, at which time the frequency of these visits will be reduced.
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An administrative block which ensures the shutdown conditions are maintained was applied on March 31, 1987 at 1730 hours0.02 days <br />0.481 hours <br />0.00286 weeks <br />6.58265e-4 months <br />.
This block requires the mode switch of each unit to be in the SHUTDOWN or REFUEL position to ensure compliance with the Order.
Removal of the block requires the approval of the Plant Manager or the Superintendent-Operations.*
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Meetings chaired by the Plant Manager have been held with control room operating shift personnel, beginning on March 31, 1987, to discuss the Order and events leading to the Order.
During these meetings, it was forcefully restated that sleeping or the appearance of sleeping at their posts is unacceptable and will result in immediate suspension from duty with recommendation for termination of employment.
Personnel were urged to be open, frank, and candid during interviews with the NRC on this subject.
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Special meetings, in addition to the above meetings, have been held with Shift Superintendents and Shift i
Supervisors (senior licensed operators).
In these meetings Shift Supervision was forcefully reminded by the Plant Manager that it was their responsibility to ensure that personnel on their shift remain attentive and alert and to take appropriate action if this is not the case.
Furthermore, they were informed that if they received reports of such situations concerning other shifts or individuals that those reports should be forwarded to Senior Plant Management for disposition.
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Upon receipt, the Order was posted at the station and a summary was issued via a station newsletter.
Subsequently, a copy of the Order was distributed to all l
control room personnel.
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The Peach Bottom Operations Engineer has been reassigned to Corporate Headquarters effective April 6, 1987 and has been replaced with another nuclear experienced, qualified engineer holding a senior operator license at the Peach Bottom station.
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The following human factor related changes have been made to the control room to make the operators more observable by the Shift Supervisor.
The Shift Supervisor's post in the control room has been elevated to give him a better view of the room and the operators.
Additionally, the high-back chairs in the control room have been replaced with low-back chaits.
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Control room operators are being required to record certain key plant parameters and the decay heat removal equipment status hourly with review and sign-off by shift supervision to ensure that the cold condition is safely maintained.
The recorded data will be:
mode switch position, reactor water level and temperature, reactor pressure, reactor head vent valves position (not applicable if reactor head is removed), decay heat removal equipment status (in service or standby), and fuel pool temperature.
10.
An additional status report to Senior Plant Management is now required of the afternoon and night shifts.
Shortly prior to the end of these shifts, Shift Supervision is being required to report to Senior Plant Management the plant status and a brief synopsis of his shift's activities.
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All licensed control room operators are being required to re-review Administrative Procedure A-7,
" Shift Operations", and I.E. Circular 81-02, " Performance of NRC Licensed Individuals While on Duty", and sign a statement documenting that they have read and understand the material.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Very truly yours, 6' Wh cc:
Addressee V. Stello, Jr., Executive Director for Operations, USNRC T. P. Johnson, PBAPS Resident Site Inspector