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Forwards Summary of 890728 Enforcement Conference on Insp Rept 50-395/89-14 Re Assumption of Licensed Operator Duties by Unqualified Operator
ML20246C639
Person / Time
Site: Summer South Carolina Electric & Gas Company icon.png
Issue date: 08/10/1989
From: Ebneter S
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Bradham O
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
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NUDOCS 8908250062
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See also: IR 05000395/1989014

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lSUBJECTL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE SUMMARY -

.(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO.'50-395/89-14)-

. This : letter . refers to the Enforcement,

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Conference held; atiour reque'st on

July 28, .1989.- LThis meetingt concernedEactivities authorized - for your

  1. :V; CLSumer '. facility. '.The issue discussed at- this conference' related to the

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assumption' of licensed. operator duties by an unqualified operator. A sumary,

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a list of attendees, and a ~ copy'of your handout.are enclosed.

It' is 'our. opinion; that.lthis meeting was beneficial and has provided.a better

- understanding of' the finspection findings, the ' enforcement issues and the

' status : of; your : corrective ' actions. We are continuing .our review of these

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issues to: determine the' appropriate enforcement action.

In accordance. with Section 2.790 of the- NRC's " Rule's of Practice," Part 2,

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Title 10,f Code of Federal Regulations' a, copy of this . letter and its .

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enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

m -Should'you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

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Stewart D. Ebneter

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'1. . Enforcement' Conference Sumary

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A. R. Koon, Jr. , Manager

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W. A. Williams, Jr., Technical

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ENCLOSURE 1

ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE SUMMARY

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Licensee: South Carolina Electric and Gas Company

, Facility: V. C. Summer

Docket No.: 50-395.

Subject: Assumption of licensed operator duties by an unqualified operator

Art Enforcement Conference was held at the Region II Office on July 28, 1989,

to discuss the assumption of the operator-at-the-controls watch by an

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Licensee representatives discussed the sequence of events surrounding a licensed

operator's failure of a requalification examination and who subsequently stood

watch. 'The licensee also described corrective actions which were taken to

prevent a recurrence of a similar event.

The licensee committed;to review how licensed operators assume a watch in the

control room and how mid-shift turnover is. accomplished (e.g., due to

illness). Additionally, commitments were made by the licensee to review the

process for physical disqualification and to provide additional' training on

'10 CFR 55.26, " Incapacitation because of disability or illness."

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ENCLOSURE 2'

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' LIST OF' ATTENDEES

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South Carolina ' Electric and Gas Company

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LO. Bradham,' Vice President, Nuclear Operations

e L K. Nettles. General Manager Nuclear Safety

, (J.' Skolds.sGeneral Manager Nuclear Plant Operations'

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b R. Mahan,-Assistant General Counsel

. .A.-~Koon , Manager,: Nuclear Licensing

K. Woodward, Manager,' Nuclear Operations Training

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G.' Williams . Shift Superivsor .

C. - Crowley, Operations- Specialist, Technic.al- 0versite

s Nuclear Regulatory Commission .

S. Ebneter,' Regional: Administrator

B. Grimes, Acting Deputy Regional Administrator.

A. Gibson, Director, Division of' Reactor Safety (DRS)-

W. Hehl, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor. Projects'(DRP)

'T. Peebles', Chief, Operations Branch, DRS

F.'Cantrell, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1B,.DRP

P.= Kellogg, Chief, Operational Programs Section, DRS

L. Lawyer, Reactor Inspector, DRS

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R. Prevatte, Senior Resident Inspector, V. C. Summer, DRP

P. Hopkins, Resident Inspector, V. C. Summer, DRP

B..Uryc, Senior Enforcement Specialist, Enforcement and Investigation

Coordination Staff

J.:Moorman, Operator Licensing Section 1 DRS

M.;Ernstes, Operator Licensing Section 1, DRS

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M. Morgan, Operator Licensing.Section 1 DRS

A. Boland, Tehnical Assistant, Office of the Regional Administrator

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Via Teleconference

' E. Adensam,-Director, Directorate II-1, DRP, Office of Nuclear Reactor

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J.. Hayes, Project Manager, NRR

R. Cooley, Chief, Regional. Support and Oversight Section, LOLB, NRR

W. Troskoski, Senior Enforcement Specialist, Office of Enforcement

T.'Szymanski, Senior Reactor Engineer, LOLB, NRR

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, ENCLOSURE 3

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ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE

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July 28,1989

Atlanta, Georgia

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. ENFORCEMENTCONFERENCE

JULY 28,1989

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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INTRODUCTION / OPENING REMARKS OLLIE BRADHAM

REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATION KEN WOODWARD

PROCESS

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT JACK SKOLDS

IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE JACK SKOLDS

ACTION TAKEN

LONG TERM CORRECTIVE ACTION JACK SKOLDS

QUESTIONS / DISCUSSIONS OLLIE BRADHAM

CLOSING REMARKS / CONCLUSIONS OLL5E BRADHAM

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ATTENDEES

Ollie Bradham Vice President,

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Jack Skolds General Manager,.

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- Ken Nettles General Manager,

Nuclear Safety

Ken Woodward Manager,.

Nuclear Education & Training

Gary Williams Shift Supervisor

Chris Crowley Operating Experience Group

Randy Mahan Legal Department

Al Koon Manager,

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NRC ENFORCEMENT

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e SCE&G TAKES EVENT SERIOUSLY

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e EVENT IDENTIFIED BY LICENSEE

IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION

TAKEN BY SHIFT SUPERVISOR

e MANAGEMENT RECOGNITION AND

INVOLVEMENT

e INVESTIGATION REVEALED CHECKS

AND BALANCES NEEDED

IMPROVEMENT

e REGION 11 MANAGEMENT KEPT

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REQUAL EXAM PROCESS

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INITIAL REQUAL EXAM

SCHEDULE

FEB 13 "E" SHIFT

FEB 20 "A" SHIFT plus STAFF NRC

FEB 27 "B" SHIFT plus STAFF NRC

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MARCH 13 "D" SHIFT plus STAFF

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MARCH 3 TWO INDIVIDUALS - ONE CREW

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MARCH 6-10 UPGRADE TRAINING FOR

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MARCH 23 TWO INDIVIDUALS FAILED

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OPERATORS REMOVED FROM

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MARCH 27 - APRIL 5 UPGRADE TRAINING FOR EXAM

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april 10 TESTED "C" SHIFT PLUS STAFF

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APRIL 21 MR. CROWLEY FAILED. WRITTEN

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MR. CROWLEY RESTRICTED

FROM LICENSED OPERATOR

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JUNE 12-19 UPGRADE TRAINING FOR STEFFY

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e STEFFY WOULD BE RETESTED BY NRC -

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RETEST STEFFY AND CROWLEY AT SAME TIME

e EXAM BANK WAS LIMITED

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NEED TO PROTECT UNUSED QUESTIONS

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CLARIFICATION OF NRC RETEST SCHEDULE WAS

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e Description of Event

. Applicable Rules / Procedures

. SAP-200

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. Station Directive No.13

. Previous Watchstanding Controls

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Description of Event

. Crowley fails written requal exam -

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e Letter sent from Training to Plant

Manager - 4/21/89

. Crowley attempts to enter upgrade

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. Operations Manager speaks to Crowley

e Associate Manager, Operations notifies

Shift Supervisors that Crowley failed

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e Crowley realizes need for watches (May)

e Crowley decides to stand watch on 5

Fridays in June

e Stood initia watch on June 2,1989

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.- June 2,1989,0730, Crowley assumes

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e Actual watchstanders I: partial list)

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1 BOP I: Licensed)

e SS overhears Crowley state that he had

not passed annual requal exam

e At 1000, Crowley taken off shift

. No board manipulations by Crowley -

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Applicable Rules / Procedures

Station Administrative Procedure (SAP}-

200," Conduct of Operations" '

. Shift Relief

. Qualified individual relief

. Relieving individual is capable

e Shif t Supervisor

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Station Directive No.13

. License Premiums

e Active watchstanding requirements

e Upgrade requirements for inactive

e Notification procedure for change of

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Station Directive No.13

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24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />

Requal 7-8's RO Watch under

Program S-12's With SRO Instruction

RO Inactive X

RO Active X X

SRO Inactive X

SRO Active (Supv.) X X

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Previous Watchstander Control

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e SAP-200 i

e Letter to Plant Manager / Manager of

Operations / individual

e immediately upgraded

. SD 13 pay not suspended upon

failure of requal exam

o Notification of Shift Supervisors

e List of License Holders in the Control i

Room - no requalification status

e Supervisory observations

e Individual Responsibility

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Corrective Action

Short Term

. Crowley taken off watch

e Crowley formal disciplinary action -

one day off without pay

e Letter from Manager of Operations to I

Crowley I:6/5/89)

. All licensed operators notified in

writing by Associate Manager, 1

Operations ll6/5/89)

. All licensed operators notified in

writing by the Vice President, Nuclear

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e Verified all licensed operators were

qualified to stand watch i

e Crowley Psychological Assessment ,

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Corrective Action

Lbng Term

.. Change to Station Administrative

Procedure (SAP)-200, " Conduct of

Operations"

. Statement by individual

. Shift Supervisor responsibilities

. Watchstander qualification list use

e improved watchstander list in Control

Room

. Active / Inactive

e Developed procedure to assign

responsibility to maintain

watchstander list in the Control Room

e Created procedure to more formally

track watchstanding performance

(OAP 101.4)

e Separated SD 13 (pay) procedure from

watchstander control

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requal failures

e QA Audit of all watchstanding since i

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e Nuc ear Safety Review Committee

(NSRQ review of all aspects of " fitness

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. Take the event seriously

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. SAP-200 was not followed

e Program controls were not adequate

. Licensee has responsibility to

establish / maintain program

. Individual has some responsibility

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SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS .

  • CORRECTIVE ACTION ADEQUATE TO

PREVENT RECURRENCE

e IN-DEPTH QA AUDITS AND-

INVESTIGATION FOUND NO OTHER

INSTANCES

e MR. CROWLEY'S LICENSE NOT

RETURNED TO ACTIVE STATUS

WITHOUT MUTUAL CONCURRENCE ,

WITH NRC AND SCE&G

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