ML20217B168

Requests Addl Info Re Proposed Rev to TSs Pertaining to Facility Staffing & Training & Certified Fuel Handler Training & Retraining Program

ML20217B168
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	09/12/1997
From:	Dan Dorman NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Sellman M Maine Yankee
References
TAC-M99425, NUDOCS 9709230251
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L T September'12, 1997 Mr. Michael B. Sellman. President Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company _

329 Bith Road

-Brunswick,.ME' 04011

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED EdSION TO  ;

THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND THE-CERTIFIED ~ FUEL HANDLER FOR THE MAINE. YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. M99425)

Dear Mr. Sellman:

The NRC staff has reviewed Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company's August 15.

1997, submittals regarding a proposed revision to the Technical Specifications pertaining to facility staffing and: training andithe Certified fuel Handler '

training and retraining program- The staff finds that further.infornation is required as indicated in the enclosed request for additional information, ,

if you have any questions regarding this request, please call me at-(301) 415-1429.

Sincerely, Original signed by.

Daniel H. Dorman, Project Manager

. Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects.I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Re91ation Docket No. 50-309 )ISTRIBUTION:

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Mr. Charles B. Brinkman Mr. Robert W. Blackmore Manager - Washington Nuclear Plant Manager Operations Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station ABB Combustion Engineering P.O. Box 408 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Wiscasset ME 04578 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Michael J. Meisner Thomas G. Dignan, Jr,. Esquire Vice-President Ropes & Gray Licensing and Regulatory Compliance One International Place Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Boston, MA 02110-2624 329 Bath Road Brunswick, ME 04011 Mr. Uldis Vana9s State Nuclear Safety Advisor Mr. Bruce E. Hinkley, Acting State Planning Office vice-President Engineering State House Sta+1on #38 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Augusta ME 04333 329 Bath Road Brunswick, ME 04011 Mr. P. L. Anderson, Project Manager Yankee Atomic Electric Company Mr. Patrick J. Dostie 580 Main Street State of Maine Nuclear Safety Bolton, MA 01740-1398 Inspector Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station Regional Administrator. Region I P.O. Box 408 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wiscasset, ME 04578 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Graham M. Leitch Vice President, Operations First-Selectman of Wiscasset Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station Municipal Building P.O. Box 408 U.S. Route 1 Wiscasset ME 04578 Wiscasset ME 04578 Mary Ann Lynch. Esquire Mr. J. T. Yerokun Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Senior Resident Inspector 329 Bath Road Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station Brunswick, ME 04578 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box E Mr. Jonathan M. Block Wiscasset ME 04578 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 566 Mr. James R. Hebert, Manager Putney, VT 05346 0566 Nuclear Engineering and Licensing Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company 329 Bath Road Brunswick, ME 04011 Friends of the Coast P.O. Box 98 Edgecomb. ME 04556 1

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND THE CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-309 I. FACILITY STAFFING AND TRAINING

1. Section 5.2.2.- Facility Staff. subsection d requires- an individual-qualified in radiation protection to be on site "when fuel is in the reactor." Describe the pro)osed radiation protection staff coverage-

'in your present condition w1ere fuel is not allowed to be placed in the reactor.

2. Section 5.2.2. Facility Staff, subsection e requires all core alterations to be directly supervised by an individual "who has no other concurrent res)onsibilities during this operation." The proposed change to t11s section removes this requirement. Describe the responsibilities of the certified fuel handler who is "directly supervising" fuel handling operations.

3. Section 5.2.2. Facility Staff, subsection h requires the Shift Manager to report to an individual who is qualified as a certified fuel handler. Will the individual the Shift Manager reports to be required to be current- in their certified fuel handler training and qualification?

II. PROPOSED CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAM

1. Section 1.0. Introduction.-Section 2.3.3. Exemption of Training Requirements, and Section 3.4.2. Exemption of Maintenance of Qualification Requirements, state "Such exemptions including the basis, shall be documented." How long will the exemption documentation including the basis for the exemption, be maintained in a retrievable format?

2. Section 2.1. Fundamentals Training. does not describe the tasks to be trained in the fundamentals training phase of the Certified Fuel Handler Training Program. Instead Section 2.1 states that " Selection of topics will be based on a job analysis ...". Describe the process that will be used to determine the content of this )hase of the program including the types of personnel that will )e involved in the analysis, i

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\- 3. Section 2.3.3 Exemption of Training Requirements, allows an individual to be exemptedLfrom specific training requirements based upon depth of ex Section 2,4,-

Oualifications, perience andrequirements outlines the previous training.

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Certified Fuel Handler, which can be exempted per Section 2.3.3. - What criteria have been developed for exempting individuals from

requirements (1), (2), or (3) of Section 2.47 Describe the controls to prevent ^a n individual, previously licensed as a senior reactor i operator at a similar facility,.with fuel handling experience, to be exempted from requirements (1), (2), and (3) and qualified as a certified fuel handler.

4. Section 3.1, Retraining gives the Plant Manager flexibility in  !

determining training to be Handler Retraining Program.provided as part What guidance willofbe the Certified provided to Fuel the ,

Plant Manager to aid in the determination of training topics? What  !

process will the Plant Manager follow for selecting retraining topics?.

5. Section 3.3.2, Examination, outlines procedures tu be followed when an individual fails to pass either the comprehensive biennial written or annual operating examination. Describe the procedure to be followed when an individual fails to pass one or more of the periodic written and/or operating exams described in Section 3.3.1, Examinations.

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