ML20214U953
| ML20214U953 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 05/21/1987 |
| From: | Heider L YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| FYR-87-52, NUDOCS 8706110388 | |
| Download: ML20214U953 (3) | |
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.w May 21, 1987 FYR 87-52 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attention:
William T. Russell Regional Administrator
References:
(a) License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)
(b) I&E Letter to YAEC, I&E Inspection No. 50-029/86-20(OL),
dated March 3, 1987
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to I&E Inspection No. 50-29/86-20(OL) conducted by your Mr. Noel F. Dudley during the period of Novembec 5-14, 1986 at the Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC), Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPS) in Rowe, Massachusetts. The report made subsequent to that inspection identified weaknesses in the Training Department's implementation of the Operator Requalification Program and requested a response to explain actions taken and planned for our training staff to improve these areas. The report details three specific areas of concern:
1.
Training on recent facility and procedural changes was not provided in a timely manner.
2.
Training in areas of individual or generic weaknesses was not provided in a timely manner.
3.
Review of the annual roqualification written examinations agalnst standards was inadequate to ensuro broad coverage and technical accuracy.
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United States Nuc1 car Regulatory Commission May 21, 1987 Attention: William T. Russell Page 2 FYR 87-52 In responso to these findings, we have embarked on an action plan designed to improve the overall effectiveness of our training program, including your specific areas of concern. With some changes already in place, and the remaining elements currently in development, the renewed program will be implemented by the end of the year and will include:
A.
Management changes including:
(1) a new training manager, (2) a more offective internal organization for the department, and (3) a new reporting chain that will provido more direct support by plant management. The new training manager is eminently qualified and is already implementing these changes to our best advantage.
B.
Significant strengthening and use of our Training Advisory Committee to screen and control the license candidates and their training.
The committee consists of Training, Operations, and upper plant management personnel.
C.
Lesson plans and training material will continue to be upgraded with feedback from the plant-specific training process and with the analysis of industry experience and documents, including NRC exams.
D.
Annual requalification written examinations are being restored equal to or greator than the standards set by your own examinations. We have changed our independent source of examinations to a providor of excellent materials and will contractually insist upon a level of examinations that will achieve this goal.
In addition, facility reviews will be conducted approximately two weeks in advance of examinations by dual reviewers, at least at the level of senior ins t ructors. This will address your specific concern (number 3 above).
Examination results will be analyzed and fed back to the students and into the training program.
E.
In order to provido more effective contlnuing training, and in concert with the philosophics of the new 10CFR, part 55, we will change the time basis of our training cycle from an annual six-wook program for each operator to a segmented program, incorporating a routino shift rotation through training throughout each fuel cycle.
This will provido a timely basis for training on industry operating exporlonces, facility and proceduro changes, and identified operator weaknouses and will address your specific concerns (Numbers 1 and 2 abovo).
g-United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission May 21, 1987 Attention: William T. Russell Page 3 FYR 87-52 In summary, we are actively addressing your concerns within a larger effort to improve our operator training program. The objective of this plan is to train and maintain operators capable of guaranteeing their licensed responsibilities. The motivation is built-in.
Finally, this program is designed to evolve further with time so that it will continue to keep pace with your own efforts to improve the industry operator licensing process.
We look forward to later discussions with your staff to confirm the positive results of these efforts. Pleaso contact us if you have any questions.
Very truly yours, L. H. Heider Vice President Manager of Operations LHH/dib cc: USNRC, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC USNRC, Resident Inspector, YNPS
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