ML20245F306
| ML20245F306 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/1989 |
| From: | Kovach T COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| To: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| 8569Z, NUDOCS 8908140232 | |
| Download: ML20245F306 (3) | |
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Mr.?A.'Bert Davis Regional. Administrator L
U. S.. Nuclear' Regulatory Commission
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SUBJECT:
Braidwood Station Units 1 '& 2 Response to Inspection Report Nos. 50-456/89-014 and 50-457/89-014, NRC Docke6 l
.Nos. 50-456.and 50-457' L)
REFERENCE:
E. G. Greenman letter to C. Reed. dated May 26, 1989
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Dear Mr.' Davis:
i This letter is in response to the inspection conducted by an HRC Augmented Inspection Team composed of E. McKenna, j
G. VanSickle, and M. Kunowski of your office, S. Sands.of the Office.
1 of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and 'an NRC Consultant, S..Nealey, on April 25 through April 28, 1989, of activities at Braidwood Station. The above referwice requested that Commonwealth Edison
-(Edison) respond documenting our actions to the inattentiveness incidents. The Edison response to these items is provided in the j
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i If you have any further questions on this matter, please i
direct them to this office.
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ENCLOSURE cc: NRC Resident Inspector - Braidwood NRC Document Control Desk N (A l
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' EEC0191ENDAIJDLG As a result of'this inspection, the team developed the following.
recommendations which relate to improvements in attentiveness.
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Management'needs to be sensitive to tasks which may be conducive to inattentiveness, due either to environmental conditions or the monotony of the-job and to take steps to minimize the problem. Such steps should include:
Rotate people through these jobs on a more frequent basis, during the shift. This step was already being used by the licensee for the guard force.
Improve the environment affecting the job, such as by installation of an' environment barrier, or relocation of the duty station. As stated in Paragraph 3D, the licensee had been evaluating various plans for improving the environment of the RCA control point since December 1988.
Establish formal mechanism for individuals to receive relief if needed.
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Management should establish a consistent policy defining when and where sleeping on site is permitted and communicate this policy to all employees. The policy should address lunch breaks, overtime and waiting times for activities, as applicable.
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The licensee should conduct periodic refresher training for all station employees on Attention to duty Methods that individuals can employ to prevent sleeping on the job Company policy on sleeping on site D.
The licensee should consider extending recommendations to other CECO stations.
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At Brdidwood' Station the Radiation Protection Department is
'Eaking: steps that'should alleviate the conditions that led to the inattentiveness of the Radiation Protection' Technician L
(RPT). The-control station on the.401' level is being moved.
.from the Turbine Building into tha Auxiliary' Building. This change should reduce both the noise level and the temperature conditions associated with the work station. 'The RPT has already been repositioned inside the Aux Dullding and plans are underway to move the whole body contamination monitors into the Aux Building.
Additionally, work reliefs are provided to the RPT on a schedule so that conditions that could produce inattentiveness do'not occur. All RPTs have been given-instruction that, should. conditions develop that could possibly lead to
~1 attentiveness to' duty, the foreman should be contacted.
B.
A policy has been established in a Vice President's Instruction that applies to all persons reporting to and gaining access to a nuclear station's property.
The' instruction defines the on duty requirements and specifically addresses off duty periods and areas. The policy is being distributed as part of the Commonwealth Edison Fitness for Duty Program.
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Periodic' refresher training -overing:
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- 2) methods that individuals can employ to prevent sleeping on the job and 3)'the Corr auealth Edison Company Policy on sleeping on site will s included in the annual retraining i
program conducted for.all station employees.
This material will'be incorporated into the training program beginning with the 1990 program.
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The Vice' President's Instruction applies to all persons reporting to and gaining access to a nuclear statfor_'s property.
j In addition to the above mentioned actions taken by Braidwood Station and the corrective actions already discussed in the Inspection Report, the importance of attentiveness to duty was emphasized during a j
week long training program conducted for all incumbent station supervisors and upper Icvel station management personnel.
Inattentiveness to duty has been and will continue to be I
discussed by the Station Manager through his addresses at the different I
station department meetings of Braidwood Station.
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