View source for PNO-III-87-025, on 870223,12 of 15 Operators Failed to Rept to Work.Licensee Was Unsuccessful in Attempt to Fill Vacancies.Cold Shutdown Met by Using Supervisory Senior Reactor Operators & Nonlicensed Operators in Training

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| number = ML20211N773
| issue date = 02/23/1987
| title = PNO-III-87-025:on 870223,12 of 15 Operators Failed to Rept to Work.Licensee Was Unsuccessful in Attempt to Fill Vacancies.Cold Shutdown Met by Using Supervisory Senior Reactor Operators & Nonlicensed Operators in Training
| author name = Knop R, Warnick R
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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| docket = 05000461
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| document report number = PNO-III-87-025, PNO-III-87-25, NUDOCS 8703020217
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
| page count = 1
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DTTIO PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-87-25              Date February 23, 1987 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date.
Facility:   Illinois Power Company                  Licensee Emergency Classification:
Clinton Nuclear Plant                         Notification of an Unusual Event Clinton, IL 61727                            Alert Site Area Emergency
[0- WL                       General Emergency X Not Applicable

==Subject:==
SICK-IN Twelve of 15 operators (licensed and nonlicensed) failed to report to work for the 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. shift on February 23, 1987. The licensee said all 12 called in sick.
The licensee attempted to fill the vacancies by calling in personnel from the 3:00 p.m.
to 11:00 p.m. shift er calling in those operators who were on their scheduled day off.
Th2 licensee was unsuccessful, however, in reaching anyone.
The licensee is currently meeting its technical specification manning requirements for cold shutdown by using supervisory Senior Reactor Operators and non-licensed op:rators in training.
The licensee has not been officially informed of the reason behind the sick-in; however, a licensed reactor operator was fired on February 20, 1987.
Th) resident inspector is currently monitoring the licensee's course of action. (Although the utility received its low-achicy:d initial criticality) power license on September 29, 1986, the unit has not yet Th2 State of Illinois will be notified.
The resident inspector was first notified of this event at 11:30 a.m. (CST), February 23, 1987. This information is current as of 1:00 p.m. (CST), February 23, 1987.
RR0fv CONTACT:   R. C. Knop                             R. F.
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Warnick FTS 388-5547                           FTS 388-5575 DISTRIBUTION:
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Com . Carr ACRf SP N@         Regional Offices SECY                         INP0 N 0 6 TE,' 3p NSAC N.64 CA                           RIII Resident Offi e PDR Licensee: .$O               (Corp. Office - Reactor Lic. Only) 0703020217 070223                                                                   0, ku-I!     87-025 PDR                                         Region III Rev. November 1986}}

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