ML20086K096

Forwards NRC Transmitting Comments on Util Operator Qualification Program.Ltr Referenced by ASLB in 820727 Decision.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20086K096
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Issue date:	01/16/1984
From:	Aamodt M AAMODTS
To:	Buck, Edles, Kohl NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP)
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R. D. 5, Box 428 Coatesville, PA 19320 January 16, 1984 Administrative Judges Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

Dear Chairman Edles and Judges Kohl and Buck:

The letter from Paul Collins of OLB to Henry Hukill and its attachment (Comments on Three Mile Island Operator Requalification Program) are being provided as promised on January 11, 1984 These documents are referenced by the Licensing Board in its July 27, 1982 decision at page 131, paragraph 2323 S cerely yours, M.< [r;._ [

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DEC 1 1980 Docket No. 50-289 d.

Mr. Henry D. Hukill Vice President and Director Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Metropolitan Edison Company P. O.. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

Dear Sir:

We have reviewed the Revised Licensed Operator Qualification and Requalification Training Program submi.tted by you in response to the March 28, 1980 letter fran H. R. Denton.

Based on our review, we find that program to be unacceptable for 'IMI-1 licensed operations personnel.

Incorporation of tha itms listed in the enclosure to this letter will be hecessary for acceptability.

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Mr. Joseph McMillen has been assigned to review your program. He nay be reached on 3Ur.4%-7476.

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Enclosure:

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COiMENTS ON 7 FREE MILE ISIAND

. ; OPERATOR REOUALIFICATION PROGRAM L

(Unit 1 Adulnis'trative Procedure 1006) f 4 ~2.1(q)Docn book cuizes administered for periodic evaluation of an Q

operators knowledge of the subject matter _do not appear apnropri-

& 'iince these are oeriodic ouizes ana are normally admihliiitered

_at tPe conclusion of a short series of lectures, we can not accept the concept of an open book examination testing the licensee's O

' Enowledge of a subject' This nortion of the recualification program should be changed to reflect this requirenent. This

-l enage should alsc be ude on page 6.0 witn reterence to the v

. annual written examinat2.ons.

,ferer 9 to control nanipulations which are. not performed -

2.2(c)

The re at the plaa shall be modi.fied to state that all control nanipulations shall be performed at the plant or on the similator. The March 28th letter provides for the use of

-a similator for control manipulations as a substitute for actual plant operations but does not allow the leeway suggested by the wording in your procedure as now written.

4 This section nust be nodified to clarify the requirement for control nanipulations.

In addition, the last paragraph of this sect %n states that,

" licensed personnel, whose job assigrants a'e not directly related to udit operations will actively par;icpate in control

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roan operation a mininum of one shift per quarter. We do not believe this is adequate

• o mintain the skills and knowledge required to operate the plant in a safe mnner.

' This secton should be rodified to' better define " job assignnents not directly related to unit operations" and then require a specific numb'r of shift assigments per conth or per quarter depen?ng on the closeness to the day to day operations of the plant.

For inst;cce a Licensed Nuclear Engineer assigned to the facility and wrking at the plant on a day to day basis, ene.. shift _.per;cntLmy,be adeouate, but the_ sam _e engineer assigned. on.a.non-routik,b, asis 6eeds nnre cine during a three nenth _ period to reta n his ikills and kncraledge to clearly reflecTEhe requfr5enEs~

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The exmption frce taking the current annual evaluation 2.7 examination for personnel rece'i'i~nftheiFlichise"16ss'then v

six nonths prior to the administration of this examination is unacceptable. Mewly licened personnel shall be required to enter the requalification program upon receipt of their license and will be exemot frcrn the annual evaluation examination only when this examination is administered.less than three (3)

L nonths.after the applicant.has ?dceNE[d,]hi'sIMC license'. ~

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CERTIFICATE & SERVICE

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This 13 to ecrtify that ft11owing:

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AAMODI HOTION FOR REOPENING TO EXAMINE LEAK RATE FALSIFICATION AT UNIT -1 AAMODE-LETTER-OF-JANUART-16T1984-TtrAFFEAL-90hRD-AND-A SUPPLE 1ENT TO AAMODI COM!ENIS OF JANUARY 7,1984 CONCERNING NRC STAFF PROPOSAL FOR SIARTUP OF UNIT 1 AT 257. POWER were served by deposit in U. S. Mail, express to those marked

• and otherwise first class, on January 24, 1984

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Service List

• Commissioner Frederick Bernthal

• Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gary J. Edles, Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Washington, D. C. 20555 Appeal Board

• Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Panel Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555

• Administrative Judge

• Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Christina N. Kohl Board Panel Atomic Safety & Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Appeal Board Washington, D. C. 20555

'.. S. Nuclear Regulatory U

Commission

• Docketing.& Service.Section Washington, D. C. 20555 Office of the Secretary U. S. Nuclear Reguletory Connission

• Administrative Judge Washington, D. C. 20555 J ohn H. Buck Atomic Safety & Licensing

• Jack R. Goldber, Esq.

Appeal Board Office of the Executive Legal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l

Director Commission l

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Washington, D. C. 20555 i

Washington, D. C. 20555

• Commissioner Nunzio J. Palladino, Louise Bradford Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consission Three Mile Island Alert 315 Peffer St.

Mashington, D. C. 20555 Harrisburg, EA 17102

• Commissioner James Asselstine l

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Douglas Blazey, Chief Counsel Department of Environmental Resources Washington, D. C. 20555 Executive House Harrisburg, EA 17120

• Commissioner Victor Gilinsky U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission George F. Trowbridge, Esq.

Washington, D. C. 20555 Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge

• Commissicner Thomas Roberts 1800 M St.., N. W.

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20036 l

Washington, D. C. 20555

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Mithaal McBrida, Esq.

Jane Lea s

- LeBoguf,. Lamb, Leiby & MacRa3 183 Vollsy Road 1333 New Hampshire Ave., N. W.

Etters, PA 17319

-Washington, D. C. 20036 David E. Cole, Esq.

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2931 Pront St.

Harrisburg, PA 17110 Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq.

Harmon & Weiss 1725 I St., N.W.

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- Washington, D. C.20006 Edward J. Markey, Chairman.

Subcomittee on Oversights

& Investigations House Committee on Interior 205 Cannon House Office Bldg.

Washington, D. C. 20515 Att: Richard D. Udell Robert Eddar U.S. House of Representatives t Washington, D. C. 20515

.Att: Bill Dickinson Michael W. Maupin, Esq.

Hunton & Williams 707 E. Main St.

P.O. Box 1535 R

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