ML20215J831

Forwards Requalification Program Evaluation Rept 50-289/87-07OL of Audit Administered on 870220-0312.Response to Remaining Concern Explaining Actions Taken or Planned Requested

ML20215J831
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	05/01/1987
From:	Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Hukill H GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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See also: IR 05000289/1987007

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MAY 01 1987

Docket No. 50-289

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GPU Nuclear Corporation

ATTN: Mr. H. D. Hukill

Vice President and Director of TMI-1

P. O. Box 480

Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Requalification Program Evaluation Report No. 50-289/87-07 (0L)

From February 20 through March 12, 1987, the NRC audited the administration of

your annual requalification written, simulator, and oral examinations. At the

exit meeting held on March 12, 1987, the preliminary results of these evalua-

tions were discu; sed.

Areas examined during this evaluation are described in the NRC Region I Requal-

ification Program Evaluation Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within

the scope of this evaluation, the requalification training program was found to

be satisfactory.

However, two concerns were identified as a result of this

audit.

These are documented in Appendix A.

Your response by letter dated

April 1,1987 (H. HLkill to T. Murley) satisfies our second concern and your

commitment to document individual performance will be reviewed following the

next annual simulator requalification evaluations.

You are requested to re-

spond to the remaining concern by explaining what actions have been taken or

are planned to improve this area.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this

letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Orihinni Sis.ned Bir'

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Samuel J. Collins, Deputy Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

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APPENDIX A

Specific areas 'of concern regarding the implementation of the requaliffbation

program and.the applicable regulatory requirements are presented below. Refer-

ences in the parenthesis are paragraphs in the enclosed report.

-1.

No provision exists to ensure that the simulator evaluation which takes

place under the terms of your: requalification program requires the opera-

, tor to be examined in a position and at a level commensurate with the

broadest possible scope of responsibility for which that individual is

licensed. Additionally, one seniar operator oral examination observed by

the NRC was conducted at an R0 level of knowledge and this operator was

not evaluated as an SR0 darine the simulator examination. An SRO must be

evaluated at an SR0 level of knowledge and ability during all' phases of

the evaluation.

This requirement is implicit in 10 CFR 55, Appendix A,

4.a-e. (Section 5.). (0 pen Item 87-0732)

2.

Evaluations made during the simulator portion of the requalification exam-

ination result in incomplete documentation of individual weakness neces-

sary to determine eligibility for operator license renewal. The require-

ment to keep individual records is contained in 10 CFR 55, Appendix A, 5.a

and their use to support an application for license renewal is contained

in 10 CFR 55.33(c)(2)(ii).

(Section 4). This concern has been satisfied-

by a licensee commitment to document individual performance during these

evaluations (0 pen Item 87-07-01).

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50-289

TMI-1 Hearing Service List

Sheldon J. Wolfe, Chairman

Bruce W. Churchill, Esquire

Administrative Judge'

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel

2300 N Street, N.W.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C.

20037

11ashington, D.C.

20555

D . Oscar H. Paris

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board

/aministrative Judge

Panel

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C.

20555

Washington, D.C.

20555

Frederick J. Shon

Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal

Administrative Judge

Board Panel

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C.

20555

Washington, D.C.

20555

Joanne Doroshow, Esquire

Docketing & Service Section

Three Mile Island Alert, Inc.

Office of the Secretary

315 Peffer Street

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Harrrisburg, PA 17102

Washington, D.C.

20555

Louise Bradford

Mary E. Wagner, Esquire

1011 Green Street

Office of Executive Legal Director

Harrisburg, PA 17102

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555

Thomas Y. Au

USNRC

Assistant Counsel Commonwealth

Resident Inspector

of Pennsylvania

Box 311

Dept. of Environmental Resources

Middletown, PA 17057

Bureau of Environmental Resources

Room 505, Executive House

P. O. Box 2357

Harrisburg, PA 17120

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