ML20209E832

Order Modifying License NPF-43 to Require Submittal & Implementation of Control Room Audit,As Listed & to Direct Util Not to Assign D Aniol to Duties Which Require Licensed Operator Until Expertise Determined

ML20209E832
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	07/03/1986
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	DETROIT EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML20209E709	List: IR 05000341/1985040 IR 05000701/2010015 ML20209E702 ML20209E725 ML20209E744 ML20209E759 ML20209E779 ML20209E832
References
EA-86-061, EA-86-61, NUDOCS 8609110366
Download: ML20209E832 (6)

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WITED STATES OF NERICA IEJCLEAR REGULATORY Com!$$ ION In the Matter of p I

DETRDlf EDIS0N COMPANY h Docket No. 50-341 (Femi-2) J License No. NPF-43 J EA 86-51 ORDER MODIFYING L!rENSE (EFFECTIVE IW4EDIATELY) 1 Detmit Edison Company (Deco or Licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. NPF-43 which authorizes the licensee to operate the Femi-2 facility in Newport, Michigar..

, 11 On July 1,1985, a reactor operator, about an hour into his shift, while with-drawing control rods to achieve criticality on his first attempt ever to bring

! a coemercial power reactor critical, pulled 11 rods in Group 3 to the full out

! position, rather than position 04 requiruf by the rod pull sheet. This resulted in the reactor prematurely reaching criticality although this was not fully recognized until July 5,1985.

l While pulling the lith control rod in Group 3. the Short Period Alam

annunciated five times and the pen for the Channel A Sourca Range Monitor jd failed to int for about three minutes. When the pen began inking again the PE O S8%

count rate was increasing. At about the same time, t,he rod pull error was l

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$m@ recognized and the reactor operator began reinserting the 11 rods. Mr. Anto1, ecao i "" the Nuclear Shif t Supervisor, was called and he came out of his office to consult with the reactor operator. The Nuclear Shift Supervisor who was also l

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t nsponsible'for directing his first start up of a cesseercial power roector, reviewed the event with the reactor operator and Shift Technic'al Advisor in -

Training and dataruined that the reactor had not gone critical. He then  !

authorized recommencing of rod pulls. In making this decision he did not consult with the Shift Reactor Engineer, the Shift Operations Advisor or the Shift Technical Advisor. However, after the recomunencement of rod pulling he did contact the Operations Supervisor at his home and briefly discussed the event with him.

During the event both the Nuclear shift Supervisor and the Nuclear Assistant Shif t $Vpervisor were in the Shif t $wpervisor's office. While the rod pull error was documented in a nur.ber of records, it was not recorded in the control roor log or the Shift Supervisor's log. The Nuclear Supervising Operator in charge of the coa. trol roor with responsibility for the cor. trol roor lo; did not learn of the event until after the shift was over. Neither the Shift Operations Advisor nor the Shift Technical Advisor was observing the rod pulling nor was aware of the incident at the time it happened. The violations identified during this event are described in the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil penalties which accompanies this Order.

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In view of the above, the NRC has concluded there was insufficient supervision of licensed activities in the control room on July 1-1,1986, during startup.

3 There was eso special attention given to the inexperienced reacter operator en his first criticality experience with power reactors. There ass no special attention given by the inexperienced leuclear Shift Supervisor on his first criticality experience at a power reactor. The Nuclear Shift Supervisor, who is responsible for oversight of plant operations, did not demonstrate adequate appreciation for the need to assure that operators strictly followed procedures, for the need to use the senior operators and advisors as a team, and for ~

, the need for good comunication logs and general awamness of activities by

! control room Personnel. In addition. the Nuclear shift Supervisor demonstrated a lack of appreciation of the potential significance of the event by failing to require ar, adequate evaluation of the situation before authorizing recorsnencement of rod pulling. I have concluded that further oversight in the control room is necessary to provide reasonable assurance that operation of the facility will be in compliance with Coenission requirements. I have else concluded that further training and examination of the Nuclear Shift Superv'isor is necessary to assure that he understands the responsibilities of a supervisor of licensed activities and duties of a reactor operator. Therefore, I have detemined the public health and safety requires that the actions in this Order be effective imediately. In addition, since the purpose of this Order is to assure that the facility will operate in compliance with existing Comission requirements, I have determined that this Order is not a backfit within the meaning of 10 CFR

50.10g of the Commiission's Regulations.

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In view of the foregoing, pursuant to Sections 103,107,1611 and 161o of the Atomic Enery Act of 1954, as amended, and the Caemission's regulations in

4 10 CFR t.20'4 and 10 CFR Part 50 and 55. IT IS MEREBY ORDDtED. FFECTIVE IDMEDIATELY. THAT THE LICENSEE:

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(A) Submit a control room audit program to the Regional Administrator, Region III within two weeks of the date of this Order and shall i implement it following approval by the Regional Administrator. The

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pmgram shall include at least the following-i i

(1) Unannounced audits, at least one each shift each week to be l l

conducted at varying times on the shift (beginning, middle, and, etc.) and to cover each shift team.  !

i (2) Each audit to be conducted by at least one corporate manager

assisted by an er.ployee or consultant not repe ting to plant management who either (a) has been qualified as a SRO at a

( licensed facility, and has had satisfactory experience supervising licensed operations at a nuclear power reactor for which j he has held a license, and is or becomes fart 11ar with operations and procedures at Fermi before connencing this audit or (b) has

! similar qualifications, such as being a certified instructor. The persons appointed to conduct the audit must be approved by the Regional Administrator.

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(3) The audits shall include examination of: procedural compliances awareness of plant status and fulfillment of the duties  !

and responsibilities of control room personnel including, operators, supervisors, and shift advisors; post-trip and

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5 post-event evaluations; personnel errors log keeping; and control room decorum, discipline, and attitude for the purpose of monitoring safe operations in compliance with Commission raquirements.

(4) Sufficient documentation of each audit shall be kept to pemit a corporate and NRC review of findings and development of recorrendations as appropriate to assum continued safe operation in compliance with Commission requirements. The prograr shall also provide for a final report to be submitted to the Regional l Adr.inistrator describing the findings and recanumendations and actier.s taken or to be taken as a result of the recosmandations j or, if no action is to be taken on a recomendation, an explanation i

of the basis for no action. l (B) Shall not assign Mr. D. Anic1, Nuclear Shift Supervisor, to duties associated with operation of Fami-2 which require a Senior Reactor Operator License or a Reactor Operator License without at least 30 days prior notice to the Regional Administrator at which time the licensee

. shall demonstrate that Mr. Anto1 has been adequately trained and exartned, including simulator exercises, to assure that be will properly perform and supervise licensed operations.

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v The Regional Atkinistrator. Region III, any relax or taminate any of the

j. above condition 1 for good cause.

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VI The Licensee or any other person whose interest is adversely affected by this Order may request a hearing on this Order. Any roguest for hearing shall be sutunitted to the Director. Office of Inspection and Enforcement. U. 5.

Nuclear Regulatory Cassission Washington, D. C. 20555, within 30 days of

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the date of the Order. A copy of the request shall also be sent to the seneral Counsel at the same address and to the Regional Administrator, Region !!!, 799 Roosevelt Road, Glenn Ellyn, Illinois 60137. If a persor other l than the Licensee or the Nuclear Shift Supervisor requests a hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity the manner in which the petitioner's interest is adversely affected by this Order and should address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.714(d). AN ANSWER TO THIS ORDER OR A REQUEST FOR HEARING i

$ HALL NOT STAY THE IPNEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS OF SECTION !Y OF THIS ORDER. l l l l l If a hearing is to be held concerning this Order, the Coreission will issue an order designating the time and place of hearing. If a hearing is held, the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this Order shall be sustained.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0pmIS$10N

a N mes Taylor. ter Office of Inspection and Enforcement Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this % ay of July 1986

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