PNO-III-97-035, on 970417,licensee Informed Zion Station of Results of Operations Assessment of Licensed & non-licensed Operating Staff.Licensee Assessed 187 Employees,Both in Mgt & Bargaining Unit Positions.States of Il & Wi Informed

PNO-III-97-035:on 970417,licensee Informed Zion Station of Results of Operations Assessment of Licensed & non-licensed Operating Staff.Licensee Assessed 187 Employees,Both in Mgt & Bargaining Unit Positions.States of Il & Wi Informed

ML20137W854
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	04/18/1997
From:	Dapas M, Dave Hills NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-97-035, PNO-III-97-35, NUDOCS 9704210030
Download: ML20137W854 (1)

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR' UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-III-97-035 l l

This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE l safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially i received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is  !

known by Region III staff (Lisle Illinois) on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Commonwealth Edison Co. Notification of Unusual Event Zion 1 2 Alert Zion. Illinois Site Area Emergency Dockets: 50-295.50-304 General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

LICENSEE COMPLETES ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS STAFF On April 17, 1997, the licensee informed the Zion Station staff of the l results of its Operations Assessment of the licensed and non-licensed '

operating staff.

The licensee assessed 187 employees, both in management and bargaining unit positions. About 25 percent of those reviewed are being removed from their positions, although some may be returned following remedial training.

Of the 187 employees evaluated. 141 will receive an intensive three-week training program. The initial group of employees will begin the program on April 28 with additional sessions to follow.

Of the remaining 46 employees,14 will leave the Zion staff for positions ,

within the utility organization or outside it: 6 management employees l l

will be reassigned to new positions in the Operations Department: 4 '

bargaining unit employees will be reassigned outside the Operations Department: and 22 will participate in a remediation program.

The licensee has also requested the termination of the NRC licenses for three NRC-licensed individuals who were involved in the February 21, 1997. control rod incident during the Unit 2 shut down. (

Reference:

Preliminary Notifications PNO-III-97-10 and 10A) Two of the individuals held senior reactor operator licensees and the third held a reactor operators license.

The States of Illinois and Wisconsin will be informed. The information in this preliminary notification has been reviewed with licensee management.

The resident inspectors were informed of tne results of the assessment process on April 17, 1997. This information is current as of 1:30 p.m. on April 18, 1997.

Contact:

DAVID HILLS MARC DAPAS (630)829-9733 (630)829-9628 9704210030 970418 PDR I&E PNO-III-97-035 PDR

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