View source for IA-85-419, Notification of Significant Meeting on 831118 W/Util in Atlanta,Ga to Discuss Util Program for Recertification of Facility Operating Personnel.Summary of 831111 Meeting W/ Util Encl

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| number = ML20213A588
| issue date = 11/14/1983
| title = Notification of Significant Meeting on 831118 W/Util in Atlanta,Ga to Discuss Util Program for Recertification of Facility Operating Personnel.Summary of 831111 Meeting W/ Util Encl
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| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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| addressee affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
| docket = 05000416
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| case reference number = FOIA-85-419
| document report number = NUDOCS 8704280085
| package number = ML20209C665
| document type = INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL MEMORANDUM, MEMORANDUMS-CORRESPONDENCE
| page count = 5
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NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT LICENSEE MEETING 1
Name of Licensee:     Mississippi Power and Light Company Name o.f Facility: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Unit 1 Docket No.:   50-416 Date and Time of Meeting:       November 18, 1983, at 10:00 a.m.
Location of Meeting:    Region II Office, Atlanta, Georgia Purpose of Meeting: MP&L's Program for Recertification of the Operating Personnel at the Grand Gulf Facility NRC Attendees:    J. P. O'Reilly, Regional Administrator R. C. Lewis, Director, Division of Project and Resident Programs (DPRP), RII J. A. Olshinski, Director, Division of Ngineering and Operational Programs (DEOP), RII A. F. Gibson, Branch Chief, DEOP, RII                  -             - '
D. M. Verrelli, Branch Chief, DPRP, RII                            ,
C. A. Julian, Chief, Project Section IA, DPRP, RII A. G. Wagner, Senior Resident Inspector, DPRP, RII L. J. Watson, Reactor Engineer, Project Section IA, DPRP, RII A. Schwenzer, Division of Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Additional members of the NRC staff may attend.
Licensee Attendees: J. P. McGaughy, Vice President-Nuclear Additional MP&L representatives may attend.               , .
NOTE:      Attendance by NRC personnel at this NRC/ Licensee meeting should be made known by 2:00 p.m., November 17, 1983, via telephone call to L. J. Watson, FTS: 242-4299.
Distribution: Victor Stello, Jr. , DEDROGR J. Lieberman, Director, ROED R. DeYoung, Director, IE H. R. Denton, Director, NRR D. Houston, Licensing Project Manager, (Grand Gulf), NRR Region II Distribution List C Receptionist
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==SUMMARY==
__OF FINDINGS ON OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS
: f. Approximately 502 of candidates who have taken NRC initial licensing exam                              i have failed.
l L Essentially no prior BWR operating experience on Grand Gulf staff. Quali fi-cations of GE advisors uncertain.                                                                      l A Operator requalification training program was not insplemented until April 1983.
Initial NRC exams were given in October 1981.
: 4. MRC evaluation of W&L requal program in August 1983 revealed problems. One cf three operators failed our portion of the exam. Their exams were judged to s                        he too easy.
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: 5. Significant weaknesses identified for three of ten operators given walkthru
;                        evaluations by NRC in early November 1983,
: i. Certifications on qual cards have been found to be inconplete and have apparently not etways been based on proper evaluations.
: 7. Operator weaknesses identified by Grand Gulf exams have not always been corrected.
E. Many deficiencies have been found in the ir.anagement cf the Grand Gulf operator training program.
                                -  The MP&L Training Dept. is understaffed. Current staff includes only two MP&L employees. There has been little oversite or appraisal of Quadrexinstructors by W&L.
                                -  License applications have overstated the amount of training given                           l t                                  to applicants.                                                                              .
                                - Training records are incomplete.
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November 11, 1983 Heeting With Mississippi Power and__ Light Areas Discussed:
: 1. Qualification Cards
                         ' - Revised guidance on qual card implementation issued
                             - Qual card reviewed by shift supervisor (SROS)                                                      ,
                            - Developing NRC style Matrix for signoffs of important attributes
                             - Matrix includes theory, practical factors, system knowledge, technical specification
                             - Signoffs to be accomplished by shift supervisors (SROS)
                            - Two classes: One on training; one on shift
: 2. Relief on Susp_e_nded Licenses
                              - Issue licenses withheld after completion of qual cards (4 licenses)?
                               - Reinstate three licenses af ter completion of qual cards / correction of weaknesses?
: 3. St_andards for Acceptable Pe,r_formance
: 4. _ Certification of Board
                              - After qualification cards are complete, operator Training Evaluation Board will certify training complete and satisfactory performance on oral exam
                              - MP8L will submit letter stating board certification complete i
B. Feedback of Generik Problems _&, Tra_ining Program             __
;                             - Feedback from operator
                              - Feedback from review of exams / records
                              - Tracking of weaknesses to identify generie problems                                                1 j                      6. STA Certification
                              - 3 STA's on-shift; 3 additional have completed training

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                 - Review of training to identify weaknesses
                 - Retraining if necessary
: 7. Shift Advisors
              ~ - Present advisors have three weeks of system training and h&ve been examined
                - MP&L will review exams and retrain in weak areas
                - MP&L will review qualifications, purpose and use of shift advisors and make determination of adequate training
: 8. _ Implementation of Practical factors
                - Will be accomplished as appropriate in plant or on simulator
                - MP&L will review qual cards and identify appropriate locations and how, i.e., walk-thru/ accomplish, the item will be complete
: 9. Documentation
                - Short term - all documents retained
                - Long term - retain main documents
                - Discussed types of documents to be used to adequately show that training is completed
: 10. _ Removal of Operators
                - Upon identification of significant weaknesses operator will be relieved of licensed 6.* ties
                - MP&L program will address how removal will be accomplished
: 11. lertification of Instructors (Quadrex)
.               - Schedule for certification
                - Use of instructors prior to certification l
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l yftS TO BE RESOLVED 1-   Unit is presently in Cold Shutdown. At what point should low power operation be resumed? Is power level a consideration for issuance of ifcenses on hold / reinstatement of licenses?
: 7. Can operator licenses be issued / reinstated after the individual has been recertified by MP&L?
J. Operators will be taken off-shift to participate in training program.
Should the OTEC Board certify each individual in training prior to placing that individual back on shift?
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