ML20245H932
| ML20245H932 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 03/28/1989 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20245H919 | List: |
| References | |
| CAL-RIII-89-09, CAL-RIII-89-9, NUDOCS 8908170361 | |
| Download: ML20245H932 (2) | |
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AR 2 81989 Docket No. 50-266 Docket No. 50-301 Wisconsin Electric Power Company ATIN: Mr. C.. W. Fay Vice President Nuclear Power 231 West Michigan Street - P379 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Gentlemen:
During the week of February 27, 1989 the NRC administered requalification examinations to twelve licensed personnel at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant.
It has been determined that five of those people failed the written portion of the examination.
In accordance with NUREG 1021, Operator License Examiner Standards, the Point Beach requalification program is rated unsatisfactory.
You were notified of this by telephone on March 17, 1989 by Mr. G. C. Wright of my staff.
Mr. J. Zach and Mr. R. Bruno of your staff met with Mr. H. J. Miller and others of my staff on March 23, 1989 to discuss assessment of the NRC examination 2
results and your plans to implement accelerated remedial training for those personnel who failed the examination and enhanced training in the areas where training program weaknesses were identified for those licensed individuals who did not take the NRC administered examination. Based on that meeting it is our understanding that Wisconsin Ele,ctric Power wili:
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Not reassign the five people who failed the NRC exam to licensed duties without NRC concurrence.
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Conduct accelerated remedial training for those five people in the specific areas of weakness identified by the exam. These five people j
will also be administered a complete written examination at the con-
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i clusion of the accelerated training. The exam will meet all NUREG 1021 requirements and have NRC approval prior to administration.
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Ensure the NRC is afforded sufficient advance notice to fully participate in the reexamination stated in B above.
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Provide enhanced training to all other licensed staff who did not take j
the NRC examination during the period of April 3,1989 through May 12, 1989. This training will focus on rod control and plant response interaction with particular attention to those issues covered in questions p
one through eight of Part A of the NRC exam.
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Provide to the NRC in the Region 111 offices, copies of all quizres and The material E.
graded answers associated with the training in D above.
will be made available as soon as possible but at least within one week following administration to each group.
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Ensure completion of above items by June I,1989.
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Issuance of thi; Confirmatory Action Letter does not preclude the issuance of an order requiring implementation of the above commitments.
i Please contact us immediately if you understanding differs from that set out above.
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J. J. Zach, Plant Manager DCD/DCB (RIDS) 9*
Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Virgil Kanable, Chief Boiler Section L.naries Thompsun, Chairman Wisconsin Public Service Commission R.1. Braund (SLO),
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APR 0 41989 Docket No. 50-266 Docket No. 50-301 Wisconsin Electric Power Company ATTN: Mr. C. W. Fay Vice President, Nuclear Power 231 West Michigan Street - P379 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REQUAt.1FICAT10N EXAMINATION REPORT 27, 1989, the NRC administered requalification During the week of February examinations to employees of your organization who operate your Point Beach At the conclusion of the examination, any generic findings Nuclear Plant.
that evolved as a result of the examinations were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
As a result of this evaluation of your requalification program it has been assigned an overall program rating of unsatisfactory in accordance with the For those individuals with unsatisfactory criteria of NUREG-1022, ES 601.
results, the facility should take corrective action as required by its A management meeting was held on March 23 approved requalification program.to discuss the results of the examination and th Based on the commitments made during that meeting a Confirmatory Action Letter
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(R111-89-009) was issued on March 28, 1989.
While the program has been judged unsatisfactory, the NRC wishes to note the training departments efforts in preparing the examination materials; both the quality and quantity of the examination material was comendable.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Comission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact us.
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