NRC Generic Letter 80-72, Interim Criteria for Shift Staffing

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GL80072

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555

July 31, 1980

TO ALL OF OPERATING LICENSES TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS AND APPLICANTS FOR OPER AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

SUBJECT: INTERIM CRITERIA FOR SHIFT STAFFING

This is to provide you with the manning requirements item

(1) of our letter of May 7, 1980. Pending completion of the long-term development of criteria for shift staffing and administrative controls, the NRC staff has developed interim criteria for licensees of operating plants and applicants for operating licenses. Except for senior reactor operators, described in the these interim criteria for shift staffing shall remain as de Standard Review Plan, Section 13.1.2, NUREG 75/087. Special requirements regarding the utilization and qualifications of an on-shift technical advisor to the shift supervisor were provided in our letter of October 30, 1979.

We have changed the previous requirements for senior reactor operators and now require that there be one licensed senior reactor operator in the control room at all times, other than during cold shutdown conditions. This will therefore require that there be a minimum of two senior reactor operators at each site at all times, other than during cold shutdown conditions, to assure the availability of one senior reactor operator in the control room without affecting the freedom of the shift supervisor to move about the site as needed. The criteria for reactor and auxiliary operators are stated below and the required staffing levels for selected station configurations and various plant operating modes are summarized in the enclosed table.

At any time a licensed nuclear unit is being operated in Modes 1-4 for a PWR (Power Operation, Startup, Hot Standby, or Hot Shutdown respectively) or in Modes 1-3 for a BWR (Power Operation, Startup, or Hot Shutdown respectively), the minimum shift crew shall include two licensed senior reactor operators (SRO), one of whom shall be designated as the shift supervisor, two licensed reactor operators (RO) and two unlicensed auxiliary operators (AO). For a multi-unit station, depend upon the station configuration, shift staffing may be adjusted to allow credit for licensed senior reactor operators (SRO) and licensed reactor operators (RO) to serve as relief operators on more than one unit; however, these individuals must be properly licensed on each such unit. At all other times, for a unit loaded with fuel, the minimum shift crew shall include one shift supervisor who shall be a licensed senior reactor operator (SRO), one licensed react operator (RO) and one unlicensed auxiliary operator.

Adjunct requirements to the shift staffing criteria stated above are as follows:

a. A shift supervisor with a senior reactor operator's license, who is also a member of the station supervisory staff, shall be onsite at all times when at least one unit is loaded with fuel.


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.b. A licensed senior reactor operator (SRO) shall, at all times, be in the control room from which a reactor is being operated. The shift supervisor may from time-to-time act as relief operator for the licensed senior reactor operator assigned to the control room.

c. For any station with more than one reactor containing fuel, the number of licensed senior reactor operators onsite shall, at all times, be at least one more than the number of control rooms from which the reactors are being operated.

d. In addition to the licensed senior reactor operators specified in a.,

b., and c. above, for each reactor containing fuel, a licensed reactor operator (RO) shall be in the control room at all times.

e. In addition to the operators specified in a., b., c., and d. above, for each control room from which a reactor is being operated, an additional licensed reactor operator (RO) shall be onsite at all times and available to serve as relief operator for that control room. As noted above, this individual may serve as relief operator for each unit being operated from that control room, provided he holds a current license for each unit.

Auxiliary (non-licensed) operators shall be properly qualified to support the unit to which assigned.

g. In addition to the staffing requirements stated above, shift crew assignments during periods of core alterations shall include a licensed senior reactor operator (SRO) to directly supervise the core alterations. This licensed senior reactor operator may have fuel handling duties but shall not have other concurrent operational duties.

These criteria do not relieve licensees of any special requirements for additional operators which may have been imposed for individual units.

General application of revised shift staffing criteria will be the subject of a rulemaking proceeding. However, these interim criteria will be effective for plants receiving operating licenses during the interim period (including TMI-1). Licensees of plants already holding operating licenses shall examine their current staffing practices and capabilities in light of these interim criteria and advise this office within 90 days of receipt of this letter of the date by which their shift staffing could be in compliance with these criteria. Licensees of operating plants shall take steps to meet the revised criteria as soon as practical, but no later than July 1, 1982. In your response to this letter, you are requested to discuss your plans, schedules and commitments to meet these staffing criteria. Holders of construction permits who have not as yet applied for an operating license should factor these criteria into their recruitment and crew training plans.

.In addition, licensees of operating plants and applicants for operating licenses shall include in their administrative procedures (required by license conditions) provisions governing required shift staffing and movement of key individuals about the plant. These provisions are required to assure that qualified plant personnel to man the operational shifts are readily available in the event of an abnormal or emergency situation.

The administrative procedures shall also set forth a policy concerning over-

time work for the senior reactor operators, reactor operators, and shift technical advisor required by these interim criteria. These procedures shall stipulate that overtime shall not be routinely scheduled to compensate for an inadequate number of personnel to meet the shift crew staffing requirements. In the event that overtime must be used, due to unanticipated or unavoidable circumstances, the following overtime restrictions shall be followed:

(1) An individual shall not be permitted to work more than 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> straight (not including shift turnover time).
(2) An individual shall not be permitted to work more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48 hour5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> period.
(3) An individual shall not work more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any 7 day period.
(4) An individual shall not work more than 14 consecutive days without having two consecutive days off.

However, recognizing that circumstances may arise requiring deviation from the above restrictions, such deviation may be authorized by the plant manager or higher levels of management in accordance with published procedures and with appropriate documentation of the cause.

The limitations on overtime follow the guidance provided in IE Circular 80-02, except for the requirement noted above on the restriction on use of overtime in circumstances that are unavoidable.

Operating license applicants shall complete these administrative procedures before fuel loading. Development and implementation of the administrative procedures at operating plants will be reviewed by the Office of Inspection and Enforcement beginning 90 days after the date of this letter.

Sincerely,

Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing

Enclosures:

As stated

cc: OR Licensees, and OL Applicants CP Holders Service Lists

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PLANTS UNDER OL REVIEW

1. Farley 2 5 50-364
2. Byron 1/2 50-454, 455
3. Braidwood 1/2 50-456/457
4. LaSalle 1/2 50-373, 374
5. Midland 1/2 50-329,330
6. McGuire 1/2 50-369, 370
7. So. Texas 1/2 50-498, 499
8. Shoreham 50-322
9. Waterford 50-382
10. Grand Gulf 1/2 50-416/417
11. Diablo Canyon 1/2 50-275, 323
12. Susquehana 1/2 50-387, 388
13. Salem 2 50-311
14. Summer 1 50-395
15. San Onofre 2/3 50-361, 362
16. Bellefonte 1/2 50-438, 439
17. Watts Bar 1/2 50-390, 391
18. Sequoyah 1/2 50-327, 328
19. Comanche Peak 1/2 50-445, 446
20. North Anna 2 50-339
21. WPPSS-2 50-397
22. Fermi 2 50-341
23. Zimmer 1 50-358

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PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

1. Palo Verde 1/2/3 50-528, 50-529, 50-530
2. Perry 1/2 50-440, 50-441
3. Cherokee 1/2/3 50-491, 50-492, 50-493
4. Beaver Valley 2 50-412
5. St. Lucie 2 50-389
6. Vogtle 1/2 50-424, 50-425
7. River Bend 1/2 50-458, 50-459
8. Clinton 1/2 50-461, 50-462
9. Forked River 50-363
10. Wolf Creek 1 50-482
11. Jamesport 1/2 50-516, 50-517
12. Nine Mile Point 2 50-410
13. Millstone 3 50-423
14. Bailly 1 50-367
15. Limerick 1/2 50-352, 50-353
16. Rope Creek 1/2 50-354, 50-355
17. Marble Hill 1/2 50-546, 50-547
18. Seabrook 1/2 50-443, 50-444
19. Sterling 1 50-485
20. Hartsville 1/2/3/4 50-518, 50-519, 50-520, 50-521
21. Phipps Bend 1/2 50-553, 50-554
22. Yellow Creek 1/2 50-566, 50-567
23. North Anna 3/4 50-404, 50-405
24. WPPSS 1/3/4/5 50-460, 50-508, 50- 513, 50-509
25. Callaway 1/2 50-483, 50-486
26. Harris 1/2/3/4 50-400, 50-401, 50-402, 50-403


27. Catawba 1/2 50-413, 50-414

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PLANTS UNDER CP REVIEW

1. Pilgrim 2 50-471
2. Greenwood 2/3 50-452, 50-453
3. Perkins 1/2/3 50-488, 50-489, 50-490
4. Allens Creek 1 50-466
5. Montague 1/2 50-496, 50-497
6. New Haven 1/2 50-596, 50-597
7. Erie 1/2 50-580, 50-581
8. Pebble Springs 1/2 50-514, 50-515
9. Clinch River 50-537
10. Black Fox 1/2 50-556, 50-557
11. Skagit 1/2 50-522, 50-523
12. Davis Bess 2/3 50-500, 50-501
13. Haven 50-502
14. Greene County 1 50-549
15. FNP 50-437

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ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES

Docket No. 50-348 Docket No. 50-3 Farley Unit 1 Indian Point Unit 1

Docket No. 50-313 Docket No. 50-247 Arkansas Unit 1 Indian Point Unit 2

Docket No. 50-368 Docket 50-286 Arkansas Unit 2 Indian Point Unit 3

Docket No. 50-317 Docket No. 50-155 Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 Big Rock Point

Docket No. 50-318 Docket No. 50-255 Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 Palisades

Docket No. 50-293 Docket No. 50-409 Pilgrim Unit 1 Lacrosse

Docket No. 50-325 Docket No. 50-269 Brunswick Unit 1 Oconee Unit 1

Docket No. 50-324 Docket No. 50-270 Brunswick Unit 2 Oconee Unit 2

Docket No. 50-261 Docket No. 50-287 H. B. Robinson Unit 2 Oconee Unit 3

Docket No. 50-10 Docket No. 50-334 Dresden Unit 1 Beaver Valley Unit 1

Docket No. 50-237 Docket No. 50-302 Dresden Unit 2 Crystal River 3

Docket No. 50-249 Docket No. 50-335 Dresden Unit 3 St. Lucie Unit 1

Docket No. 50-254 Docket No. 50-250 Quad-Cities Unit 1 Turkey Point Unit 3

Docket No. 50-265 Docket No. 50-251 Quad-Cities Unit 2 Turkey Point Unit 4

Docket No. 50-295 Docket No. 50-321 Zion Unit 1 Edwin I. Hatch Unit 1

Docket No. 50-304 Docket No. 50-366 Zion Unit 2 Edwin I. Hatch Unit 2

Docket No. 50-213 Docket No. 50-315 Connecticut Yankee (Haddam Neck) D. C. Cook Unit 1

.Docket No. 50-316 Docket No. 50-344 D. C. Cook Unit 2 Trojan

Docket No. 50-331 Docket No. 50-333 Duane Arnold FitzPatrick

Docket No. 50-219 Docket No. 50-267 Oyster Creek Unit 1 Ft. St. Vrain

Docket No. 50-309 Docket No. 50-272 Maine Yankee Salem Unit 1

Docket No. 50-289 Docket No. 50-244 Three Mile Island Unit 1 R. E. Ginna 1

Docket No. 50-320 Docket No. 50-312 Three Mile Island Unit 2 Rancho Seco

Docket No. 50-298 Docket No. 50-206 Cooper Station San Onofre 1

Docket No. 50-220 Docket No. 50-269 Nine Nile Point Unit 1 Browns Ferry Unit 1

Docket No. 50-245 Docket No. 50-260 Millstone Unit 1 Browns Ferry Unit 2

Docket No. 50-336 Docket No. 50-296 Millstone Unit 2 Browns Ferry Unit 3

Docket No. 50-263 Docket No. 50-346 Monticello Davis-Besse 1

Docket No. 50-282 Docket No. 50-271 Prairie Island Unit 1 Vermont Yankee

Docket No. 50-306 Docket No. 50-338 Prairie Island Unit 2 North Anna 1

Docket No. 50-285 Docket No. 50-280 Ft. Calhoun Surry Unit 1

Docket No. 50-133 Docket No. 50-281 Humboldt Bay Surry Unit 2

Docket No. 50-277 Docket No. 50-266 Peach Bottom 2 Point Beach Unit 1

Docket No. 50-278 Docket No. 50-301 Peach Bottom 3 Point Beach Unit 2

.Docket No. 50-305 Kewaunee

Docket No. 50-29 Yankee-Rowe

Docket No. 50-267 Ft. St. Vrain

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