ML20237F123

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Actions Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-272/87-21 & 50-311/87-26

ML20237F123
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	12/16/1987
From:	Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Corbin McNeil Public Service Enterprise Group
References
NUDOCS 8712290374
Download: ML20237F123 (2)

See also: IR 05000272/1987021

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Public Service Electric and Gas Company

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Gentlemen:

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Inspection 50-272/87-21 (OL) snd 50-311/87-26 (OL)

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Thank you for informing uo of the shorf and long term corrective' a.:.tions

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SALEM LICENSED OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATION

REPORT RESPONSE

SALEM GENERATING STATION

UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2

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DOCKET NO. 50-272/50-311

Public Service Electric and G.as Company (PSE&G) hereby submita

its response to your letter dated August 25, 1937,

"Requalification Program Evaluation Report Nos. 50-272/87-21 (OL)

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and 50-311/87-26 (OL)."

An Examination Peview Team was formed to

determine the root cause of the examination failures.

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findings of the review team along with the sopropriate correctivr;

actions are included in the attachment.

PSE&G believes the short and long term corrective actions will

significantly improve both operator tr6ining e.nd operator

p e r +? o' n a n e .

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operator k weledge requirement, should ensure successful

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USNRC Licensing Project Manager

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Scott, Chief

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ROOT CAUSE FOR THE HIGH FAILURE RATE

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No single root cause for the high failure rate could be

determined; however, three diverse groups of failures were

revealed.

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Two of the Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) failures resulted

from a single action taken during the operational exam.

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SRO was acting as Shif t Supervisor and the other as the desk

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operator.

While in a Dropped Rod scenario, the desk

operator reset the negative flux rate trip at the Shift

Supervisor's command prior to being directed to do so by

procedure.

In review it was determined that lack of

familiarity with the procedure, trying to move too rapidly

through the procedure and poor judgement in not evaluating

the potential consequences of this action all contributed to

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this operational error.

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One staff SRO and one staff Reactor Operator (RO) who were

members of the same team performed unsatisfactorily on the

simulator portion of the operational examination.

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failures were attributed to insufficient experience as part

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of the control room functional team.

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training it was found that staff license simulator training

time was unintentionally reduced, to increase shift

simulatcr training time.

Thus, a degradation in staff

license skills and performance had resu;ted.

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Twc SROs and one RO failed one or more sections of the

wr.itten examination.

These failures were not specifically

related; however, a need for ensuring that a broader

technical knowledge is maintained by all operators at all

times was identified.

Sh0RT TERM CORAFCTIVE ACTIONS

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All individual exam failures have been remediated in

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accordance with Training Procedures (TP)-305, " Licensed

Operator Requalification."

All remedial training and

re-examination is complete.

We consider this item closed.

2.

The Operations Department has revised Operations Directive

( OD- 15 ) to describe the proper use of Operations Department

procedures.

This will standardize the use of procedures and

ensure that proper procedural sequence is followed.

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consider this item closed.

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An increased emphasis on understanding the basis for

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procedural steps, cautions and continuous actions has been

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incorporated into the Requalification Program.

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lead to a better overall understanding of the procedures and

ensure a more strict compliance to them.

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We consider this

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The two SROs involved in the Rod Drop scenario have been

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counseled by the Operations Department management concerning

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the proper use of procedures and strict adherence to them.

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This item is considered closed.

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5.

The detailed examination review revealed eleven topics

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needing increased emphasis during training.

These topics

have been prioritized and incorporated into the 1987-88

Requalification Cycle.

We consider this item closed.

6.

A set of " generic requalification objectives" have been

developed to describe the general areas of technical

information for which a licensed operator

at all times,

is accountable to

know,

This should broaden the scope ofas part of the requalification process.

licensed operator

knowledge, enabling the operator to successfully complete

all future Requalification exams.

We consider this item

closed.

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The need for staff licenses has been re-evaluated.

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result, several staff licenses have been terminated.

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will result in an increased focus on the specific traiaing

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and tae licensed shift personnel.

This will result in

oetter overall exam performance in the f u t u r e ,,

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LONG TEPX CORRECTIVE ACTION

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A standard of perfor.mance governing the conduct of control

room operators, including command and control functions

during transient conditions, will be developec by Decem'rer

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31, 1987.

This standard will be incorporated in the

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Segment 4,

1987-88 Requalification Training Cycle.

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Senior Operations Department and other station line

management will participate more often in the observation

and critique of simulator training sessions.

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The Operations Training Group is currently reviewing

NUREG-1122 K&A items to ensure all significant items are

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included in the Operation Training Program Learning

Objectives.

4.

Requalification Examination difficulty is being increased by

incorporating a significant number of questions requiring

synthesis and analysis.

This process has been included in

the current Requalification Cycle.

We consider this item

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