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FEB 2 61986 FOR ADDRESSEES ONLY MEMORANDUM FOR: Harold R. Denton, Director, NRR James M. Taylor, Director,. IE Robert B. Minogue, Director, RES Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator, RI J. Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator, RII James G. Keppler, Regional Administrator, RIII Robert D. Martin, Regional Administrator, RIV John B. Martin, Regional Administrator, RV FROM: Victor Stello, Jr.
Acting Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR INCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS On October 16, 1985, the Comission approved the Incident Investigation Program (IIP), as described in SECY-85-208, to improve the existing program for the investigation of significant operational events. Selected significant events will be-investigated by an Incident Investigation Team (IIT) consisting of an SES-level team leader and senior-level team members who possess the expertise required to establish a factual record of the circumstances surrounding the event and to assess the probable cause(s). In addition, a selected number of other events of less safety significance will be investigated by an Augmented Investigation Team (AIT) which includes headquarters personnel to complement regional expertise.
The purpose of this memorandum is to develop p who are highly qualified to perform the import,ersonnel rosters ant functions of IITofleaders staff members and expert members. A roster of team leaders and a roster of expert members will be established from which the IIT members may be chosen in a timely manner.
Personnel may also be selected from these rosters to participate in an AIT.
It would be desirable to have a roster of highly trained investigators in all areas of expertise. However, due to time and budgetary constraints, nominations of staff members should be limited to those broad areas of expertise identified in Enclosure 1.
Please note that the IIP Program Plan indicated that personnel rosters will be developed for response to non-reactor events in the near future. Thus, in addition to updating the enclosed rosters, future rosters will include members with nuclear material safety and safeguards expertise.
Enclosure 2 contains a list of representative staff members who have been -
identified as possessing the leadership and technical abilities to be IIT mem-bers. Staff members from previous IITs have not been included in this listing since their qualifications are already known. Other staff members may also be highly qualified and should be nominated by you. Special efforts should be y .
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List of Addressees _2 made to nominate personnel in areas where there is a small number of expert members. If there are individuals on the attached list who you believe do not meet the qualification criteria, or would not be available to serve on an IIT because of unavoidable circumstances, please propose substitute candidates whom you consider best qualified. The candidates will be contacted and background statements prepared highlighting their areas of expertise and prior regulatory activities.
The individuals selected from among the candidates will represent an elite group of incident investigators. They will receive about 2 man-weeks of specialized training in investigative techniques and methodology. If selected for an IIT, they will report directly to me and will be relieved from existing duties for the duration of the investigation (about 6 weeks).
Please review the attached list with regard to individuals within your office and either endorse this nomination or propose other highly qualified candidates.
Your listing of candidates should be forwarded to Jack Heltemes, who is admin-istering the IIP, by March 10, 1986. Please note that until the personnel rosters have been finalized, the attached list should be considered preliminary and should not be distributed beyond your senior managers.
Origina1 signed by Victor Stello .
Victor Stello, Jr.
Acting Executive Director for 0perations
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ENCLOSURE 1 Qualifications and Characteristics for IIT Members Team Leader
- SES-level employee
- Demonstratedabijitiesinproblemsolvingandmeetingschedules.
- Broad know'edga c. a fange of engineering disciplines that is sufficient to understand nucl6ar technology, operating safety practices and procedures related to operational events.
- Ability to manage and direct a senior, multi-disciplined investigative team of technical experts from various NRC offices and from the nuclear industry.
- Ability to write and present in a clear, concise, and candid manner the results of the IIT activities to diverse groups (e.g., the Commission, ACRS,newsmedia).
Expert Members
- Special expertise in one or more of the several disciplines represented in nuclear power plant design and operation. Areas of special expertise include, but are not-limited to: human factors, reactor systems, instru-mentation and control, electrical systems, radiological / health physics, and operations.
- Broad understanding of reactor systems and safety.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and produce an acceptable analysis within a demanding schedule.
- Denonstrated ability to write clear and complete reports of complex technical issues. Must have demonstrated the ability to prepare such reports quickly and independently, with a minimum of supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate large quantities of complex and diverse technical data in a short period of time. '
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- FOR ADDRESSEES ONLY ENCLOSURE 2 l
List of Potential Nominees for IIT Members Team Leaders Robert Baer IE Brian Grimes IE Malcolm Ernst RES William Morris RES Gary Holahan NRR Warren Minners NRR Richard Starostecki RI Stewart Ebneter RI Roger Walker RII John 01shinski RII Edward Greenman RIII Carl Paperiello RIII Eric Johnson RIV Richard Bangart RIV Dennis Kirsch RV Team Members Expertise Joe Callan, IE Reactor Systems (PWR)
Ledyard Marsh, NRR Reactor Systems (PWR)
Norman Lauben, NRR ReactorSystems(PWR)
Roy Woods. NRR Reactor Systems (BWR)
Stuart Rubin, AEOD ReactorSystems(BWR)
Vincent Panciera, RII Reactor Systems (BWR)
Wayne Hodges, NRR Reactor Systems BWR)
Ronald Frahm, NRR Reactor Systems BWR)
Gerald Mazetis, NRR Reactor Systems PWR&BWR)
George Lanik, IE Reactor Systems (PWR & BWR)
Algis Ignatonis, RII ReactorSystems(BWR William Raymond, RI Reactor Systems (BWR John Jaudon, RIV Reactor Systems (BWR Michael Jordan, RIII Reactor Systems (BWR)
Dennis Allison, IE Reactor Systems PWR&BWR)
Robert Capra, ED0 Reactor Systems B&W)
Thomas Stetka, RII Reactor Systems B&W)
George Schwenk, NRR ReactorSystems(B&W)
Harold Ornstein, AEOD Reactor Systems (B&W) _
Ralph Architzel, IE ReactorSystems(CE)
George Constable, RIV ReactorSystems(CE)
Linda Watson, RII ReactorSystems(W)
Donald Burke, RII Reactor Systems (W)
Dorothy Zukor, AE0D ReactorSystems(W)
FOR ADDRESSEES ONLY Team Members Expertise Jose Calvo, NRR Instrumentation and Control Dominic Tondi, NRR Instrumentation and Contro'.
Richard Kendall, NRR Instrumentation and Control Vincent Thomas, IE Instrumentation and Contral Frank Ashe, AE0D Instrumentation and Control
. Edward Wenzinger, RI Instrumentation and Control Dorwin Hunter, RIV Operations (PWR)
Nicholas Chrissotimos, RIII Operations (BWR)
M. E. Cashatt, TTC Operations (BWR*)
Stephen Roessler, TTC Operations (BWR*)
William Thurmond, TTC Operations (BWR*)
Jesse Crews, RV Operations (PWR & BWR James Wiggins, RI Operations (PWR & BWR Kenneth Ferlic, RI Operations (PWR & BWR Edward Ford, TTC Operations (W Don Nelson, TTC Ope.ations Robert Nelson, RIII Operations )
Dennis Dubois, RIV Operations *)
Frank Jape, RII Operations (BWR)
Leonard Reidinger, TTC Operations W* & B&W)
William Orders, RII Operations W & B&W)
Roy Zimerman, RV Operations CE & W)
Paul Gage, TTC Operations / Electrical Systems (CE)
Jocely Mitchell, RES Radiological Assessment Patrick Easley, NRR -
Radiological Assessment James Wigginton, IE Haalth Physics J. M. Puckett, RII Health Physics John White, RI Health Physics Ronald Nimitz, RI Health Physics
> Jack Rosenthal, NRR Reactor Systems (PWR & BWR)
Peter Lam, AEOD Reactor Systems (PWR & BWR)
Richard Lobel, NRR Reactor Systems / Physics James E. Knight, NRR Electrical Systems
! Iqbal Ahmed, NRR Electrical Systems Eric Weiss, IE Reactor Systems / Mechanical Samuel Bryan, NRR Human Factors Kathleen Black, AE0D Human Factors John Pellet, RIV Human Factors James Clifford, NRR Human Factors -
Leonard Wiens, NRR Human Factors Anthony Mendiola, NRR Human Factors John Hannon, NRR Human Factors Ted Szymanski, NRR Human Factors Clyde Shiraki, NRR Human Factors ,
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