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{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY1REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9702030207DOC.DATE:97/01/28NOTARIZED:NOACIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTEUR.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONLUNKETT,T.F.FloridaPower6LightCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)SUBJECT:RespondstoNRC961223ltrreviolationsnotedininsprept50-335/96-17.Correctiveactions:FPLhasadoptedpolicyofverbatimcompliancewithproceduralinstructionsatStLucieplant.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:ZEOZDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRiENCLtSIZE:l0TITLE:General(50Dkt)-InspRept/NoticeofViolationResponseNOTES:DOCKETI05000335ERECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-3PDINTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DRPM/PERBOEDIRRGN2FILE01TERNAL:LITCOBRYCEPJHNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11221111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEWIENS,L.AEOD/SPD/RABDEDRONRR/DISP/PIPBNRR/DRPM/PECBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS3NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111111DNNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMOWFNSD-5(EXT.4l5-2083)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR19ENCL19  
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FloridaPowersLightCompany,i.u.Box128,FortPierce.FL34954-0120@PLJanuary28,1997L-971610CFR2.201U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Re:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335ReplytoaNoticeofViolationFloridaPowerandLightCompanyhasreviewedthesubjectNoticeofViolationand,pursuantto10CFR2.201,theresponsestotheviolationsareattached.ThesubjectinspectionreportwasdatedDecember23,1996,witharesponsetotheNoticeofViolationrequiredwithin30daysofthatdate,i.e.,byJanuary22,1997.FPLreceivedIntegratedInspectionReportNo.96-17onDecember30,1996.ThesevendaydelayinthereceiptoftheinspectionreportandNoticeofViolationbyFPLwasdiscussedwithCaudleA.Julian(USNRC/RegionIQandEdwardWeinkam(FPL)onJanuary9,1997.InaccordancewiththeresponsereliefdiscussedintheNoticeofViolation,Mr.Juliangrantedanextensiontotherequiredresponsedate.Verytrulyyours,T.F.PlunkettPresidentNuclearDivisionTFP/JAS/EJWAttachmentcc:RegionalAdministrator,USNRC,RegionIISeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlant9702030207970%28PDRADOCK050003358PDRanFPLGroupcompany  
FloridaPowersLightCompany,i.u.Box128,FortPierce.FL34954-0120
L-97416AttachmentTechnicalSpecification6.8.1.a,requiresthatwrittenproceduresshallbeestablished,implementedandmaintainedcoveringtheactivitiesrecommendedinappendixAofRegulatoryGuide1.33,Revision2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph7ofRG1.33requiresproceduresforcalibrationofarea,process,portableandairborneradiationmonitors.I&CProcedureNo1-1220053,"CalibrationoftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"Rev2,datedSeptember15,1994,providesinstructionsforcalibratingthecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiationmonitors.Step7.1ofI&CProcedureno1-1220053,statesacompletedcopyofthisprocedureshallbemaintainedintheplantfilesinaccordancewithQI17-PR/PSL-1,"QualityAssuranceRecords."Step7.2statesacopyoftheassayreportfortheradiationchecksourcesanddatasheetsassociatedwiththisprocedureshouldberetainedandincludedasacalibrationpackageuponcompletion.Step9.3.10,ofI&CProcedureNo1-1220053,required,inpart,thatifthehighvoltageisadjustedmorethan50volts,oranewdetectorisinstalledorifmonitorcannotbeadjustedtowithinJ10%tolerancegotostep9.4NewCalibration.Step9.4,ofI&CProcedureNo1-1220053,describedtheprocessforperformingaprimarycalibrationandrequired,inpart,theperformanceofahighvoltageplateaufordeterminingoperatingvoltageforthedetector.TheprocedurealsorequiredtheintroductionofknownradioactivegasinvariousactivitylevelstodevelopanefficiencycurveinpCi/ccvscpmforthenewdetector.Atleast4pointswererequiredonthegraph.Contrarytotheabove,onApril11,1995,thelicenseereplacedthedetectorfortheUnit1RE-26-47ControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitorandfailedtoadequatelyperformtheprimarycalibrationinaccordancewithI&CProcedureNo1-1220053,inthat;thelicenseefailedtodevelopanefficiencycurvewithatleastfourcalibrationpointsofknownquantitiesofradioactivematerialasrequiredbystep9.4oftheprocedure;andthelicenseefailedtomaintaincalibrationdocumentationasrequiredbysteps7.1and7.2ofprocedure.  
@PLJanuary28,1997L-971610CFR2.201U.S.NuclearRegulatory
'-97-016turb~snt>nlv"ak~tirpn'En(ntinnThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementIV)applicabletoUnit1only.1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.2.ThecauseoftheviolationwaspersonnelerroronthepartofautilityInstrumentandControl(1&C)Technicianwhofailedtostrictlyadheretoanapprovedplantprocedure(1-1220053)requiringtheperformanceanddocumentationofaprimarycalibrationoftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeRadiationMonitor(RE-26-47).Thetechniciandidnotdemonstrateathoroughawarenessoftheimportanceandthespecificrequirementsrelatedtotheimplementationofthecalibrationprocedure.A.Sincethetimeofthisviolation(April1995)FPLhasadoptedapolicyofverbatimcompliancewithproceduralinstructionsatSt.LuciePlant.ThepolicyappliestoallplantpersonnelandiscurrentlyincorporatedintheSt.LuciePlantQualityInstructions.B.TheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor(RE-26-47)wasremovedfromserviceonJanuary6,1997,pendingtheperformanceofaprimarycalibrationoftheinstrument,andaredundantchannel(RE-26-46)wasselectedforuse.C.AprimarycalibrationwasperformedusingrevisedI&CProcedure1-1220053,andafunctionaltestwascompletedforControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitorRE-26-47.ThemonitorwasreturnedtoserviceonJanuary21,1997.4.A.ThecurrentsitephilosophyregardingverbatimcomplianceandproceduraladherencewasreinforcedtotheI&Cpersonnelinvolvedinthisevent,whichactuallyoccurredinApril1995.B.Sincethetimeofthisviolation(April1995)FPLhasimplementedseveralkeyactionstoimprovepersonnelperformance,includingprocedureadherence,atSt.LuciePlant.Theseactionshaveincludedincreasedmanagementoversight,  
Commission
L-97-016Attachmentreinforcementofmanagementexpectationsatthesupervisorylevel,anddevelopmentofguidelinesforassessingandimprovingemployeeperformance.FPLiscontinuingtoreinforcehighstandardsofpersonalaccountability,includingproceduraladherence,toplantpersonnelatSt.Lucie.C.ThisviolationwillbeincorporatedintotheeventstrainingprogrammaterialsforSt.Luciemaintenancepersonneltoreinforcetheexpectationforverbatimprocedurecomplianceandtheimportanceofmaintainingdocumentationasrequiredbyprocedures.ThisactionwillbecompletedbyMarch31,1997.5.FullCompliancewasachievedonJanuary21,1997,withthecompletionofItem3C,above.TechnicalSpecification6.8.1.a,requiresthatwrittenproceduresshallbeestablished,implementedandmaintainedcoveringtheactivitiesrecommendedinappendixAofRegulatoryGuide1.33,Revision2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph7ofRG1.33requiresproceduresforcalibrationofarea,process,portableandairborneradiationmonitors.ISAACProcedureNo1-1220053,"CalibrationoftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"Rev2,datedSeptember15,1994,providesinstructionsforcalibratingthecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiationmonitors.Contrarytotheabove,theprocedureforcalibratingthecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiationmonitorswasinadequate,inthat,onApril11,1995,theproceduredidnotprovidesufficientguidanceforthedocumentationofinstrumentcalibration.Thecalibrationrecordsnecessarytoprovidesufficientdocumentationtodemonstratethataprimarycalibrationhadbeenperformedwerenotclearlyspecifiedbytheprocedure.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementIV)applicabletoUnit1only.1~FPLconcurswiththeviolation.  
Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,
I97-016Attachment2.Thecauseoftheviolationwaspersonnelerror,inthatsufficientguidanceregardingrequireddocumentationrecordswasnotincorporatedduringtheoriginaldevelopmentofProuxiure1-1220053,"CalibrationoftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"whichwaswrittenin1989.Specifically,highvoltageandprimarycurveplotswerenotproperlyidentifiedasrecordswhichwererequiredtobemaintainedfollowingtheperformanceofaprimarycalibrationonthisinstrumentation.3.A.I&CProcedure1-1220053,"CalibrationoftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor's"wasrevisedtomoreclearlyspecifytherequirementsformaintainingsufficientdocumentationasarecordwhenaprimarycalibrationhasbeenperformed.TheprocedurechangewasapprovedonJanuary10,1997.B.TheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor(RE-26-47)wasremovedfromserviceonJanuary6,1997,andaredundantchannel(RE-26-46)wasselectedforuse.AprimarycalibrationwassubsequentlyperformedusingrevisedI&Cprocedure1-1220053andthemonitorwasreturnedtoserviceJanuary21,1997.4.A.FPLhasidentifiedseveraladditionalproceduresforreviewwhicharecurrentlybeingusedbyI&Ctocalibrateandfunctionallytestradiationmonitoringinstrumentation.Theseprocedureswillbereviewedtoensurethatproperguidanceisincludedtodescribethedocumentationrequiredtobemaintainedasaqualityrecord.ThisactionwillbecompletedbyFebruary28,1997.B.RecentselfassessmentactivitiesperformedbyFPLhaveidentifiedthatproceduralimprovementsarenecessarytoimprovethelevelofdetailprovidedinplantprocedures.FPLhasinitiatedactionstoaddresstheweaknesseswhichwereidentifiedbytheaboveselfassessmentandtoensurethatcurrentprocedureupgradeinitiativesareadequatelysupported,staffedanddirected.5.FullcompliancewasachievedJanuary10,1997,withthecompletionofItem3A,above.  
D.C.20555Re:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335ReplytoaNoticeofViolation
L-97-016Attachment5lialatioiijTechnicalSpecification6.3.1stateseachmemberoftheunitstaffshallmeetorexceedtheminimumqualificationsofANSI/ANS-3.1-1978.TechnicalSpecification6.4.1statesaretrainingandreplacementtrainingprogramfortheunitstaffshallbemaintainedunderthedirectionoftheTrainingManagerandshallmeetorexceedtherequirementsandrecommendationsofSection5.5ofANSUANS-3.11978and10CFRPart55andthesupplementalrequirementspecifiedinSectionsAandCofEnclosure1oftheMarch28,1980NRClettertoalllicensees,andshallincludefamiliarizationwithrelevantindustryoperationalexperience.LicenseeprocedureQI2-PR/PSL-2,"IndoctrinationandTrainingofStLuciePlantPersonnel,"revision23,datedOctober23,1996,statestheinstructionshallapplybutnotbelimitedtotraininginseveralgeneralareas,including6.0JobSpecificTechnicalTraining.Section4.1,statestheTrainingManagershallberesponsibletothePlantGeneralManagerfortheestablishmentandcoordinationoftrainingactivitiesasrequiredbySt.LuciePlantTechnicalSpecifications,Section6.4andasrequiredtomeetregulatory'equirements.Section4.3.2statesthatdepartmentheadsshallberesponsibleforapprovingdepartmentpersonnelqualificationstandards,appropriateforthedutiestobeperformed.Section4.3.3statesthatDepartmentHeadsshallensurethatpersonnelperformingactivitiesaffectingqualityreceivedepartmentaltrainingcommensuratewiththeworkperformedpriortoperformingthoseactivitiesorareperformingthoseactivitiesunderthesupervisionofatrainedindividualuntiltherequiredtrainingiscomplete.Contrarytotheabove,onJuly1,1996,licenseepersonnelassignedI&CpersonneltheresponsibilitiestocalibrateUnit1plantradiationmonitoringinstrumentationutilizedtoperformcertainplantprocesscontrols,radiologicalmonitoringandcontinuouseffluentmonitoringfunctionsthatwerenotfullytrainedandqualifiedtoperformthosefunctionsinaccordancewiththelicenseestrainingprogram.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementIV)applicabletoUnit1only,  
FloridaPowerandLightCompanyhasreviewedthesubjectNoticeofViolation
and,pursuantto10CFR2.201,theresponses
totheviolations
areattached.
Thesubjectinspection
reportwasdatedDecember23,1996,witharesponsetotheNoticeofViolation
requiredwithin30daysofthatdate,i.e.,byJanuary22,1997.FPLreceivedIntegrated
Inspection
ReportNo.96-17onDecember30,1996.Thesevendaydelayinthereceiptoftheinspection
reportandNoticeofViolation
byFPLwasdiscussed
withCaudleA.Julian(USNRC/Region
IQandEdwardWeinkam(FPL)onJanuary9,1997.Inaccordance
withtheresponsereliefdiscussed
intheNoticeofViolation,
Mr.Juliangrantedanextension
totherequiredresponsedate.Verytrulyyours,T.F.PlunkettPresident
NuclearDivisionTFP/JAS/EJW
Attachment
cc:RegionalAdministrator,
USNRC,RegionIISeniorResidentInspector,
USNRC,St.LuciePlant9702030207
970%28PDRADOCK050003358PDRanFPLGroupcompany  
L-97416Attachment
Technical
Specification
6.8.1.a,requiresthatwrittenprocedures
shallbeestablished,
implemented
andmaintained
coveringtheactivities
recommended
inappendixAofRegulatory
Guide1.33,Revision2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph
7ofRG1.33requiresprocedures
forcalibration
ofarea,process,portableandairborneradiation
monitors.
I&CProcedure
No1-1220053,
"Calibration
oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"
Rev2,datedSeptember
15,1994,providesinstructions
forcalibrating
thecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiation
monitors.
Step7.1ofI&CProcedure
no1-1220053,
statesacompleted
copyofthisprocedure
shallbemaintained
intheplantfilesinaccordance
withQI17-PR/PSL-1,
"QualityAssurance
Records."
Step7.2statesacopyoftheassayreportfortheradiation
checksourcesanddatasheetsassociated
withthisprocedure
shouldberetainedandincludedasacalibration
packageuponcompletion.
Step9.3.10,ofI&CProcedure
No1-1220053,
required,
inpart,thatifthehighvoltageisadjustedmorethan50volts,oranewdetectorisinstalled
orifmonitorcannotbeadjustedtowithinJ10%tolerance
gotostep9.4NewCalibration.
Step9.4,ofI&CProcedure
No1-1220053,
described
theprocessforperforming
aprimarycalibration
andrequired,
inpart,theperformance
ofahighvoltageplateaufordetermining
operating
voltageforthedetector.
Theprocedure
alsorequiredtheintroduction
ofknownradioactive
gasinvariousactivitylevelstodevelopanefficiency
curveinpCi/ccvscpmforthenewdetector.
Atleast4pointswererequiredonthegraph.Contrarytotheabove,onApril11,1995,thelicenseereplacedthedetectorfortheUnit1RE-26-47ControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitorandfailedtoadequately
performtheprimarycalibration
inaccordance
withI&CProcedure
No1-1220053,
inthat;thelicenseefailedtodevelopanefficiency
curvewithatleastfourcalibration
pointsofknownquantities
ofradioactive
materialasrequiredbystep9.4oftheprocedure;
andthelicenseefailedtomaintaincalibration
documentation
asrequiredbysteps7.1and7.2ofprocedure.  
'-97-016turb~snt>nlv"ak~tirpn'En(ntinnThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation
(Supplement
IV)applicable
toUnit1only.1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.
2.Thecauseoftheviolation
waspersonnel
erroronthepartofautilityInstrument
andControl(1&C)Technician
whofailedtostrictlyadheretoanapprovedplantprocedure
(1-1220053)
requiring
theperformance
anddocumentation
ofaprimarycalibration
oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeRadiation
Monitor(RE-26-47).
Thetechnician
didnotdemonstrate
athoroughawareness
oftheimportance
andthespecificrequirements
relatedtotheimplementation
ofthecalibration
procedure.
A.Sincethetimeofthisviolation
(April1995)FPLhasadoptedapolicyofverbatimcompliance
withprocedural
instructions
atSt.LuciePlant.Thepolicyappliestoallplantpersonnel
andiscurrently
incorporated
intheSt.LuciePlantQualityInstructions.
B.TheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor(RE-26-47)
wasremovedfromserviceonJanuary6,1997,pendingtheperformance
ofaprimarycalibration
oftheinstrument,
andaredundant
channel(RE-26-46)
wasselectedforuse.C.Aprimarycalibration
wasperformed
usingrevisedI&CProcedure
1-1220053,
andafunctional
testwascompleted
forControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitorRE-26-47.
ThemonitorwasreturnedtoserviceonJanuary21,1997.4.A.Thecurrentsitephilosophy
regarding
verbatimcompliance
andprocedural
adherence
wasreinforced
totheI&Cpersonnel
involvedinthisevent,whichactuallyoccurredinApril1995.B.Sincethetimeofthisviolation
(April1995)FPLhasimplemented
severalkeyactionstoimprovepersonnel
performance,
including
procedure
adherence,
atSt.LuciePlant.Theseactionshaveincludedincreased
management
oversight,  
L-97-016Attachment
reinforcement
ofmanagement
expectations
atthesupervisory
level,anddevelopment
ofguidelines
forassessing
andimproving
employeeperformance.
FPLiscontinuing
toreinforce
highstandards
ofpersonalaccountability,
including
procedural
adherence,
toplantpersonnel
atSt.Lucie.C.Thisviolation
willbeincorporated
intotheeventstrainingprogrammaterials
forSt.Luciemaintenance
personnel
toreinforce
theexpectation
forverbatimprocedure
compliance
andtheimportance
ofmaintaining
documentation
asrequiredbyprocedures.
Thisactionwillbecompleted
byMarch31,1997.5.FullCompliance
wasachievedonJanuary21,1997,withthecompletion
ofItem3C,above.Technical
Specification
6.8.1.a,requiresthatwrittenprocedures
shallbeestablished,
implemented
andmaintained
coveringtheactivities
recommended
inappendixAofRegulatory
Guide1.33,Revision2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph
7ofRG1.33requiresprocedures
forcalibration
ofarea,process,portableandairborneradiation
monitors.
ISAACProcedure
No1-1220053,
"Calibration
oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"
Rev2,datedSeptember
15,1994,providesinstructions
forcalibrating
thecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiation
monitors.
Contrarytotheabove,theprocedure
forcalibrating
thecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiation
monitorswasinadequate,
inthat,onApril11,1995,theprocedure
didnotprovidesufficient
guidanceforthedocumentation
ofinstrument
calibration.
Thecalibration
recordsnecessary
toprovidesufficient
documentation
todemonstrate
thataprimarycalibration
hadbeenperformed
werenotclearlyspecified
bytheprocedure.
ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation
(Supplement
IV)applicable
toUnit1only.1~FPLconcurswiththeviolation.  
I97-016Attachment
2.Thecauseoftheviolation
waspersonnel
error,inthatsufficient
guidanceregarding
requireddocumentation
recordswasnotincorporated
duringtheoriginaldevelopment
ofProuxiure
1-1220053,
"Calibration
oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"
whichwaswrittenin1989.Specifically,
highvoltageandprimarycurveplotswerenotproperlyidentified
asrecordswhichwererequiredtobemaintained
following
theperformance
ofaprimarycalibration
onthisinstrumentation.
3.A.I&CProcedure
1-1220053,
"Calibration
oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor's"
wasrevisedtomoreclearlyspecifytherequirements
formaintaining
sufficient
documentation
asarecordwhenaprimarycalibration
hasbeenperformed.
Theprocedure
changewasapprovedonJanuary10,1997.B.TheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor(RE-26-47)
wasremovedfromserviceonJanuary6,1997,andaredundant
channel(RE-26-46)
wasselectedforuse.Aprimarycalibration
wassubsequently
performed
usingrevisedI&Cprocedure
1-1220053
andthemonitorwasreturnedtoserviceJanuary21,1997.4.A.FPLhasidentified
severaladditional
procedures
forreviewwhicharecurrently
beingusedbyI&Ctocalibrate
andfunctionally
testradiation
monitoring
instrumentation.
Theseprocedures
willbereviewedtoensurethatproperguidanceisincludedtodescribethedocumentation
requiredtobemaintained
asaqualityrecord.Thisactionwillbecompleted
byFebruary28,1997.B.Recentselfassessment
activities
performed
byFPLhaveidentified
thatprocedural
improvements
arenecessary
toimprovethelevelofdetailprovidedinplantprocedures.
FPLhasinitiated
actionstoaddresstheweaknesses
whichwereidentified
bytheaboveselfassessment
andtoensurethatcurrentprocedure
upgradeinitiatives
areadequately
supported,
staffedanddirected.
5.Fullcompliance
wasachievedJanuary10,1997,withthecompletion
ofItem3A,above.  
L-97-016Attachment
5lialatioiij
Technical
Specification
6.3.1stateseachmemberoftheunitstaffshallmeetorexceedtheminimumqualifications
ofANSI/ANS-3.1-1978.
Technical
Specification
6.4.1statesaretraining
andreplacement
trainingprogramfortheunitstaffshallbemaintained
underthedirection
oftheTrainingManagerandshallmeetorexceedtherequirements
andrecommendations
ofSection5.5ofANSUANS-3.11978and10CFRPart55andthesupplemental
requirement
specified
inSectionsAandCofEnclosure
1oftheMarch28,1980NRClettertoalllicensees,
andshallincludefamiliarization
withrelevantindustryoperational
experience.
Licenseeprocedure
QI2-PR/PSL-2,
"Indoctrination
andTrainingofStLuciePlantPersonnel,"
revision23,datedOctober23,1996,statestheinstruction
shallapplybutnotbelimitedtotraininginseveralgeneralareas,including
6.0JobSpecificTechnical
Training.
Section4.1,statestheTrainingManagershallberesponsible
tothePlantGeneralManagerfortheestablishment
andcoordination
oftrainingactivities
asrequiredbySt.LuciePlantTechnical
Specifications,
Section6.4andasrequiredtomeetregulatory
'equirements.
Section4.3.2statesthatdepartment
headsshallberesponsible
forapproving
department
personnel
qualification
standards,
appropriate
forthedutiestobeperformed.
Section4.3.3statesthatDepartment
Headsshallensurethatpersonnel
performing
activities
affecting
qualityreceivedepartmental
trainingcommensurate
withtheworkperformed
priortoperforming
thoseactivities
orareperforming
thoseactivities
underthesupervision
ofatrainedindividual
untiltherequiredtrainingiscomplete.
Contrarytotheabove,onJuly1,1996,licenseepersonnel
assignedI&Cpersonnel
theresponsibilities
tocalibrate
Unit1plantradiation
monitoring
instrumentation
utilizedtoperformcertainplantprocesscontrols,
radiological
monitoring
andcontinuous
effluentmonitoring
functions
thatwerenotfullytrainedandqualified
toperformthosefunctions
inaccordance
withthelicenseestrainingprogram.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation
(Supplement
IV)applicable
toUnit1only,  
   
   
L-97-016Attachment1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.2.ThecauseofthisviolationwastheineffectivetransferofaccountabilityfortheUnit1radiationmonitoringinstrumentationfromChemistryandHealthPhysicsDepartmentstotheI&CDepartmentpriortoensuringthattheaffectedI&Cpersonnelhadcompletedallappropriatetrainingqualifications.TrainingforthesubjectI&CpersonnelhadbeenscheduledtobeimplementedandwaspostponedbytheI&Csystemsupervisorduetoworkpriorities.AsubsequentverificationwasnotmadebyI&Csupervisiontoverifythatpersonnelhadbeenfullytrainedpriortoreceivingresponsibilityfortheaboveinstrumentation.A.ArevisedschedulewasimplementedforthecompletionofthespecifictrainingandqualificationrequiredforI&Cpersonnelresponsibleforperformingradiationmonitorcalibrationandtesting.TheabovetrainingforthesepersonnelwillbecompletedbyMarch31,1997,followingareviewoftheassociatedI&Cprocedures.B.Asupervisor'smeetingwasheldbytheI&CDepartmentheadtoaddressandemphasizetherequirementsforobtainingpriordepartmentheadapprovalofchangestoscheduledtrainingandensuringthatallpersonnelareproperlyandcurrentlytrainedtoperformthetaskswhichtheyareassigned.I&Cpersonnelperformingradiationmonitoringcalibrations,andfunctionalcheckswererequiredtoworkunderadditionalsupervisoryoversightpendingthecompletionoftheappropriatequalificationtraining.C.AppropriateTrainingpersonnelwerecounseledontheimportanceofinformingmanagementwhentrainingorqualificationrequirementsarenotbeingadequatelymet.4.A.TherequiredtrainingandqualificationofI&Cpersonnelresponsibleforperformingcalibrationandtestingofradiationmonitoringinstrumentationwill
L-97-016Attachment
L-97-016AttachmentbecompletedbyMarch31,1997.Additionalsupervisoryoversightisbeingprovideduntiltheabovetraininghasbeencompleted.B.St.LucieTrainingDepartmentimplementedaprograminwhichthemanagersofeachdepartmentareinformed,onaweeklybasis,oftrainingwhichisscheduledfortheirpersonnel.Aspartofthisprocess,weeklyattendanceispresentedtothedepartmentmanagers,whoarenotifiedofanyindividualswhohavenotattendedthescheduledtraining.C.TheSt.LucieMaintenanceManagerrequiredthatdepartmentheadsreviewandconcurwithanychangestoscheduledtrainingandensurethatpersonnelintheirdepartmentsarefullyqualifiedtoperformthetaskswhichtheyhavebeenassigned.D.TrainingDepartmentguidelinesandadministrativerequirementswillbeenhancedtorequirethatqualificationtrainingbecompletedforindividualswhoareperformingnewtasks,andtobetterdefinetheresponsibilityforensuringthattrainingisachievedpriortothetransferoftaskaccountability.ThisactionwillbecompletedbyMarch31,1997.E.ArecentFPLself-assessmentinitiativerecognizedthatthetransferofresponsibilitiesatSt.Luciewasnotalwaysproperlyevaluatedpriortoimplementingsiteorganizationalchanges.FPLhassinceinitiatedactiontoaddresstheweaknessesidentifiedinthe"ChangeManagement"processatSt.Lucieandensurethattheimpactoffutureorganizationalchangeisproperlyassessed,sothatthedefinitionofresponsibilities,adequatetraining,andresourcesareinplacepriortoimplementingsuchchanges,5.FullcompliancewillbeachievedbyMarch31,1997,withthecompletionofthetrainingdescribedinItem4A,above.TechnicalSpecification6,8.1.arequiresthatwrittenproceduresbeestablished,implemented,andmaintainedcoveringtheactivitiesrecommendedinAppendixAofRegulatoryGuide1.33,Revision2,February,1978.AppendixA,paragraphl.dincludesadministrativeproceduresforproceduraladherence.ProcedureQI5-PR/PSL-1,Revision73,"Preparation,Revision,Review/ApprovalOfProcedures,"section5.14.1requiresverbatimcompliancetoproceduresbyallpersonnel.  
1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.
0L-97-016AttachmentOperatingSurveillanceProcedure64.01,Revision16,"ReactorEngineeringPeriodicTests,ChecksandCalibrations,"Appendix7,"ReactivityDeviationFromDesign,"requiredthatreactivitydeviationresultsbedocumentedintheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBook,FigureB.3,"ReactivityDeviationLog,"uponcompletionofthedeterminationofreactivitydefect.Contrarytotheabove,thereactivitydeviationcalculationperformedonOctober8,1996,wasnotdocumentedintheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBook.ThisresultedinoperatorsusinganincorrectreactivitydeviationintwoShutdownMarginVerificationsperformedonOctober31andNovember1,1996.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation(SupplementI)applicabletoUnit1only.Bespot&1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.2.ThecauseoftheviolationwaspersonnelerroronthepartofReactorEngineeringpersonnelwhofailedtoupdatetheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBookinaccordancewithproceduralrequirementsfollowingperformanceofamonthlysurveillance.TheprocedureviolationoccurredwhenthePlantPhysicsCurveBookwasnotimmediatelyupdatedwiththecurrentdataafterthereactivitydeviationvaluewascalculatedasrequiredbyOperatingSurveillanceProcedure(OSP)64.01.TheReactorEngineerperformingthesurveillancefailedtoexecuteproperfollow-upandverifythatthedatawasproperlyrecordedinthePlantPhysicsCurveBookpriortoclosingthecorrespondingsurveillanceprocedure.3.A.AConditionReport(CR)waswrittenonNovember5,1996,toevaluatethecauseoftheeventandtodeterminetheappropriatecorrectiveactions.B.TheUnit1ControlRoomplantphysicsdatawasupdatedtoreflectthecurrentvalueforreactivitydeviation,inaccordancewithprocedure,followingdiscoveryoftheaboveconditiononNovember5,1996.C.AreviewofthePlantPhysicsCurveBooksforbothSt.LucieUnits1and2  
2.Thecauseofthisviolation
I97-016AttachmentBepLytomHoticeafYialatianwasperformedtoensurethatnoadditionalmissingdataexisted.Noothermissingdatawasidentifiedduringthereview.4,A.ReactorEngineeringperformedaselfassessmentoftheprocessinplaceforupdatinginformationinthePlantPhysicsCurveBooks.Asaresultofthisassessment,adetailedverificationchecklistwasdevelopedforuseinperformingthePlantPhysicsCurveBookupdates.B.TheReactorEngineeringScheduleofPeriodicTestsandReports,AP-0010127,wasrevisedtorequirethataweeklyreviewofthePlantPhysicsCurveBookbeperformedtoverifythatreactorphysicsdatacontainedinthebookarecurrent.C.AmeetingwasheldwiththeresponsibleReactorEngineeringpersonnel,thePresidentoftheNuclearDivisionandtheVicePresidentofNuclearEngineeringtodiscussthiseventandtheexpectationsofFPLmanagementwithregardtopersonnelperformance.D.ThepersonnelinvolvedinthefailuretoproperlyupdatethereactivitydeviationinformationreceivedappropriatedisciplinaryactioninaccordancewithFPLpolicy.5.FullcompliancewasachievedonNovember5,1996,withthecompletionofItem3B,above.
wastheineffective
transferofaccountability
fortheUnit1radiation
monitoring
instrumentation
fromChemistry
andHealthPhysicsDepartments
totheI&CDepartment
priortoensuringthattheaffectedI&Cpersonnel
hadcompleted
allappropriate
trainingqualifications.
TrainingforthesubjectI&Cpersonnel
hadbeenscheduled
tobeimplemented
andwaspostponed
bytheI&Csystemsupervisor
duetoworkpriorities.
Asubsequent
verification
wasnotmadebyI&Csupervision
toverifythatpersonnel
hadbeenfullytrainedpriortoreceiving
responsibility
fortheaboveinstrumentation.
A.Arevisedschedulewasimplemented
forthecompletion
ofthespecifictrainingandqualification
requiredforI&Cpersonnel
responsible
forperforming
radiation
monitorcalibration
andtesting.Theabovetrainingforthesepersonnel
willbecompleted
byMarch31,1997,following
areviewoftheassociated
I&Cprocedures.
B.Asupervisor's
meetingwasheldbytheI&CDepartment
headtoaddressandemphasize
therequirements
forobtaining
priordepartment
headapprovalofchangestoscheduled
trainingandensuringthatallpersonnel
areproperlyandcurrently
trainedtoperformthetaskswhichtheyareassigned.
I&Cpersonnel
performing
radiation
monitoring
calibrations,
andfunctional
checkswererequiredtoworkunderadditional
supervisory
oversight
pendingthecompletion
oftheappropriate
qualification
training.
C.Appropriate
Trainingpersonnel
werecounseled
ontheimportance
ofinforming
management
whentrainingorqualification
requirements
arenotbeingadequately
met.4.A.Therequiredtrainingandqualification
ofI&Cpersonnel
responsible
forperforming
calibration
andtestingofradiation
monitoring
instrumentation
will
L-97-016Attachment
becompleted
byMarch31,1997.Additional
supervisory
oversight
isbeingprovideduntiltheabovetraininghasbeencompleted.
B.St.LucieTrainingDepartment
implemented
aprograminwhichthemanagersofeachdepartment
areinformed,
onaweeklybasis,oftrainingwhichisscheduled
fortheirpersonnel.
Aspartofthisprocess,weeklyattendance
ispresented
tothedepartment
managers,
whoarenotifiedofanyindividuals
whohavenotattendedthescheduled
training.
C.TheSt.LucieMaintenance
Managerrequiredthatdepartment
headsreviewandconcurwithanychangestoscheduled
trainingandensurethatpersonnel
intheirdepartments
arefullyqualified
toperformthetaskswhichtheyhavebeenassigned.
D.TrainingDepartment
guidelines
andadministrative
requirements
willbeenhancedtorequirethatqualification
trainingbecompleted
forindividuals
whoareperforming
newtasks,andtobetterdefinetheresponsibility
forensuringthattrainingisachievedpriortothetransferoftaskaccountability.
Thisactionwillbecompleted
byMarch31,1997.E.ArecentFPLself-assessment
initiative
recognized
thatthetransferofresponsibilities
atSt.Luciewasnotalwaysproperlyevaluated
priortoimplementing
siteorganizational
changes.FPLhassinceinitiated
actiontoaddresstheweaknesses
identified
inthe"ChangeManagement"
processatSt.Lucieandensurethattheimpactoffutureorganizational
changeisproperlyassessed,
sothatthedefinition
ofresponsibilities,
adequatetraining,
andresources
areinplacepriortoimplementing
suchchanges,5.Fullcompliance
willbeachievedbyMarch31,1997,withthecompletion
ofthetrainingdescribed
inItem4A,above.Technical
Specification
6,8.1.arequiresthatwrittenprocedures
beestablished,
implemented,
andmaintained
coveringtheactivities
recommended
inAppendixAofRegulatory
Guide1.33,Revision2,February,
1978.AppendixA,paragraph
l.dincludesadministrative
procedures
forprocedural
adherence.
Procedure
QI5-PR/PSL-
1,Revision73,"Preparation,
Revision,
Review/Approval
OfProcedures,"
section5.14.1requiresverbatimcompliance
toprocedures
byallpersonnel.  
0L-97-016Attachment
Operating
Surveillance
Procedure
64.01,Revision16,"ReactorEngineering
PeriodicTests,ChecksandCalibrations,"
Appendix7,"Reactivity
Deviation
FromDesign,"requiredthatreactivity
deviation
resultsbedocumented
intheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBook,FigureB.3,"Reactivity
Deviation
Log,"uponcompletion
ofthedetermination
ofreactivity
defect.Contrarytotheabove,thereactivity
deviation
calculation
performed
onOctober8,1996,wasnotdocumented
intheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBook.Thisresultedinoperators
usinganincorrect
reactivity
deviation
intwoShutdownMarginVerifications
performed
onOctober31andNovember1,1996.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation
(Supplement
I)applicable
toUnit1only.Bespot&1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.
2.Thecauseoftheviolation
waspersonnel
erroronthepartofReactorEngineering
personnel
whofailedtoupdatetheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBookinaccordance
withprocedural
requirements
following
performance
ofamonthlysurveillance.
Theprocedure
violation
occurredwhenthePlantPhysicsCurveBookwasnotimmediately
updatedwiththecurrentdataafterthereactivity
deviation
valuewascalculated
asrequiredbyOperating
Surveillance
Procedure
(OSP)64.01.TheReactorEngineerperforming
thesurveillance
failedtoexecuteproperfollow-up
andverifythatthedatawasproperlyrecordedinthePlantPhysicsCurveBookpriortoclosingthecorresponding
surveillance
procedure.
3.A.ACondition
Report(CR)waswrittenonNovember5,1996,toevaluatethecauseoftheeventandtodetermine
theappropriate
corrective
actions.B.TheUnit1ControlRoomplantphysicsdatawasupdatedtoreflectthecurrentvalueforreactivity
deviation,
inaccordance
withprocedure,
following
discovery
oftheabovecondition
onNovember5,1996.C.AreviewofthePlantPhysicsCurveBooksforbothSt.LucieUnits1and2  
I97-016Attachment
BepLytomHoticeafYialatian
wasperformed
toensurethatnoadditional
missingdataexisted.Noothermissingdatawasidentified
duringthereview.4,A.ReactorEngineering
performed
aselfassessment
oftheprocessinplaceforupdatinginformation
inthePlantPhysicsCurveBooks.Asaresultofthisassessment,
adetailedverification
checklist
wasdeveloped
foruseinperforming
thePlantPhysicsCurveBookupdates.B.TheReactorEngineering
ScheduleofPeriodicTestsandReports,AP-0010127,
wasrevisedtorequirethataweeklyreviewofthePlantPhysicsCurveBookbeperformed
toverifythatreactorphysicsdatacontained
inthebookarecurrent.C.Ameetingwasheldwiththeresponsible
ReactorEngineering
personnel,
thePresident
oftheNuclearDivisionandtheVicePresident
ofNuclearEngineering
todiscussthiseventandtheexpectations
ofFPLmanagement
withregardtopersonnel
performance.
D.Thepersonnel
involvedinthefailuretoproperlyupdatethereactivity
deviation
information
receivedappropriate
disciplinary
actioninaccordance
withFPLpolicy.5.Fullcompliance
wasachievedonNovember5,1996,withthecompletion
ofItem3B,above.
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AUTHORAFFILIATION

LUNKETT,T.F.

FloridaPower6LightCo.RECIP.NAME

RECIPIENT

AFFILIATION

DocumentControlBranch(Document

ControlDesk)SUBJECT:RespondstoNRC961223ltrreviolations

notedininsprept50-335/96-17.Corrective

actions:FPL

hasadoptedpolicyofverbatimcompliance

withprocedural

instructions

atStLucieplant.DISTRIBUTION

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FloridaPowersLightCompany,i.u.Box128,FortPierce.FL34954-0120

@PLJanuary28,1997L-971610CFR2.201U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,

D.C.20555Re:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335ReplytoaNoticeofViolation

FloridaPowerandLightCompanyhasreviewedthesubjectNoticeofViolation

and,pursuantto10CFR2.201,theresponses

totheviolations

areattached.

Thesubjectinspection

reportwasdatedDecember23,1996,witharesponsetotheNoticeofViolation

requiredwithin30daysofthatdate,i.e.,byJanuary22,1997.FPLreceivedIntegrated

Inspection

ReportNo.96-17onDecember30,1996.Thesevendaydelayinthereceiptoftheinspection

reportandNoticeofViolation

byFPLwasdiscussed

withCaudleA.Julian(USNRC/Region

IQandEdwardWeinkam(FPL)onJanuary9,1997.Inaccordance

withtheresponsereliefdiscussed

intheNoticeofViolation,

Mr.Juliangrantedanextension

totherequiredresponsedate.Verytrulyyours,T.F.PlunkettPresident

NuclearDivisionTFP/JAS/EJW

Attachment

cc:RegionalAdministrator,

USNRC,RegionIISeniorResidentInspector,

USNRC,St.LuciePlant9702030207

970%28PDRADOCK050003358PDRanFPLGroupcompany

L-97416Attachment

Technical Specification 6.8.1.a,requiresthatwrittenprocedures

shallbeestablished,

implemented

andmaintained

coveringtheactivities

recommended

inappendixAofRegulatory

Guide1.33,Revision2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph

7ofRG1.33requiresprocedures

forcalibration

ofarea,process,portableandairborneradiation

monitors.

I&CProcedure

No1-1220053,

"Calibration

oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"

Rev2,datedSeptember

15,1994,providesinstructions

forcalibrating

thecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiation

monitors.

Step7.1ofI&CProcedure

no1-1220053,

statesacompleted

copyofthisprocedure

shallbemaintained

intheplantfilesinaccordance

withQI17-PR/PSL-1,

"QualityAssurance

Records."

Step7.2statesacopyoftheassayreportfortheradiation

checksourcesanddatasheetsassociated

withthisprocedure

shouldberetainedandincludedasacalibration

packageuponcompletion.

Step9.3.10,ofI&CProcedure

No1-1220053,

required,

inpart,thatifthehighvoltageisadjustedmorethan50volts,oranewdetectorisinstalled

orifmonitorcannotbeadjustedtowithinJ10%tolerance

gotostep9.4NewCalibration.

Step9.4,ofI&CProcedure

No1-1220053,

described

theprocessforperforming

aprimarycalibration

andrequired,

inpart,theperformance

ofahighvoltageplateaufordetermining

operating

voltageforthedetector.

Theprocedure

alsorequiredtheintroduction

ofknownradioactive

gasinvariousactivitylevelstodevelopanefficiency

curveinpCi/ccvscpmforthenewdetector.

Atleast4pointswererequiredonthegraph.Contrarytotheabove,onApril11,1995,thelicenseereplacedthedetectorfortheUnit1RE-26-47ControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitorandfailedtoadequately

performtheprimarycalibration

inaccordance

withI&CProcedure

No1-1220053,

inthat;thelicenseefailedtodevelopanefficiency

curvewithatleastfourcalibration

pointsofknownquantities

ofradioactive

materialasrequiredbystep9.4oftheprocedure;

andthelicenseefailedtomaintaincalibration

documentation

asrequiredbysteps7.1and7.2ofprocedure.

'-97-016turb~snt>nlv"ak~tirpn'En(ntinnThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation

(Supplement

IV)applicable

toUnit1only.1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.

2.Thecauseoftheviolation

waspersonnel

erroronthepartofautilityInstrument

andControl(1&C)Technician

whofailedtostrictlyadheretoanapprovedplantprocedure

(1-1220053)

requiring

theperformance

anddocumentation

ofaprimarycalibration

oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeRadiation

Monitor(RE-26-47).

Thetechnician

didnotdemonstrate

athoroughawareness

oftheimportance

andthespecificrequirements

relatedtotheimplementation

ofthecalibration

procedure.

A.Sincethetimeofthisviolation

(April1995)FPLhasadoptedapolicyofverbatimcompliance

withprocedural

instructions

atSt.LuciePlant.Thepolicyappliestoallplantpersonnel

andiscurrently

incorporated

intheSt.LuciePlantQualityInstructions.

B.TheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor(RE-26-47)

wasremovedfromserviceonJanuary6,1997,pendingtheperformance

ofaprimarycalibration

oftheinstrument,

andaredundant

channel(RE-26-46)

wasselectedforuse.C.Aprimarycalibration

wasperformed

usingrevisedI&CProcedure

1-1220053,

andafunctional

testwascompleted

forControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitorRE-26-47.

ThemonitorwasreturnedtoserviceonJanuary21,1997.4.A.Thecurrentsitephilosophy

regarding

verbatimcompliance

andprocedural

adherence

wasreinforced

totheI&Cpersonnel

involvedinthisevent,whichactuallyoccurredinApril1995.B.Sincethetimeofthisviolation

(April1995)FPLhasimplemented

severalkeyactionstoimprovepersonnel

performance,

including

procedure

adherence,

atSt.LuciePlant.Theseactionshaveincludedincreased

management

oversight,

L-97-016Attachment

reinforcement

ofmanagement

expectations

atthesupervisory

level,anddevelopment

ofguidelines

forassessing

andimproving

employeeperformance.

FPLiscontinuing

toreinforce

highstandards

ofpersonalaccountability,

including

procedural

adherence,

toplantpersonnel

atSt.Lucie.C.Thisviolation

willbeincorporated

intotheeventstrainingprogrammaterials

forSt.Luciemaintenance

personnel

toreinforce

theexpectation

forverbatimprocedure

compliance

andtheimportance

ofmaintaining

documentation

asrequiredbyprocedures.

Thisactionwillbecompleted

byMarch31,1997.5.FullCompliance

wasachievedonJanuary21,1997,withthecompletion

ofItem3C,above.Technical Specification 6.8.1.a,requiresthatwrittenprocedures

shallbeestablished,

implemented

andmaintained

coveringtheactivities

recommended

inappendixAofRegulatory

Guide1.33,Revision2,February1978.AppendixA,paragraph

7ofRG1.33requiresprocedures

forcalibration

ofarea,process,portableandairborneradiation

monitors.

ISAACProcedure

No1-1220053,

"Calibration

oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"

Rev2,datedSeptember

15,1994,providesinstructions

forcalibrating

thecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiation

monitors.

Contrarytotheabove,theprocedure

forcalibrating

thecontrolroomoutsideairintakeradiation

monitorswasinadequate,

inthat,onApril11,1995,theprocedure

didnotprovidesufficient

guidanceforthedocumentation

ofinstrument

calibration.

Thecalibration

recordsnecessary

toprovidesufficient

documentation

todemonstrate

thataprimarycalibration

hadbeenperformed

werenotclearlyspecified

bytheprocedure.

ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation

(Supplement

IV)applicable

toUnit1only.1~FPLconcurswiththeviolation.

I97-016Attachment

2.Thecauseoftheviolation

waspersonnel

error,inthatsufficient

guidanceregarding

requireddocumentation

recordswasnotincorporated

duringtheoriginaldevelopment

ofProuxiure

1-1220053,

"Calibration

oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitors,"

whichwaswrittenin1989.Specifically,

highvoltageandprimarycurveplotswerenotproperlyidentified

asrecordswhichwererequiredtobemaintained

following

theperformance

ofaprimarycalibration

onthisinstrumentation.

3.A.I&CProcedure

1-1220053,

"Calibration

oftheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor's"

wasrevisedtomoreclearlyspecifytherequirements

formaintaining

sufficient

documentation

asarecordwhenaprimarycalibration

hasbeenperformed.

Theprocedure

changewasapprovedonJanuary10,1997.B.TheControlRoomOutsideAirIntakeMonitor(RE-26-47)

wasremovedfromserviceonJanuary6,1997,andaredundant

channel(RE-26-46)

wasselectedforuse.Aprimarycalibration

wassubsequently

performed

usingrevisedI&Cprocedure

1-1220053

andthemonitorwasreturnedtoserviceJanuary21,1997.4.A.FPLhasidentified

severaladditional

procedures

forreviewwhicharecurrently

beingusedbyI&Ctocalibrate

andfunctionally

testradiation

monitoring

instrumentation.

Theseprocedures

willbereviewedtoensurethatproperguidanceisincludedtodescribethedocumentation

requiredtobemaintained

asaqualityrecord.Thisactionwillbecompleted

byFebruary28,1997.B.Recentselfassessment

activities

performed

byFPLhaveidentified

thatprocedural

improvements

arenecessary

toimprovethelevelofdetailprovidedinplantprocedures.

FPLhasinitiated

actionstoaddresstheweaknesses

whichwereidentified

bytheaboveselfassessment

andtoensurethatcurrentprocedure

upgradeinitiatives

areadequately

supported,

staffedanddirected.

5.Fullcompliance

wasachievedJanuary10,1997,withthecompletion

ofItem3A,above.

L-97-016Attachment

5lialatioiij

Technical Specification 6.3.1stateseachmemberoftheunitstaffshallmeetorexceedtheminimumqualifications

ofANSI/ANS-3.1-1978.

Technical Specification 6.4.1statesaretraining

andreplacement

trainingprogramfortheunitstaffshallbemaintained

underthedirection

oftheTrainingManagerandshallmeetorexceedtherequirements

andrecommendations

ofSection5.5ofANSUANS-3.11978and10CFRPart55andthesupplemental

requirement

specified

inSectionsAandCofEnclosure

1oftheMarch28,1980NRClettertoalllicensees,

andshallincludefamiliarization

withrelevantindustryoperational

experience.

Licenseeprocedure

QI2-PR/PSL-2,

"Indoctrination

andTrainingofStLuciePlantPersonnel,"

revision23,datedOctober23,1996,statestheinstruction

shallapplybutnotbelimitedtotraininginseveralgeneralareas,including

6.0JobSpecificTechnical

Training.

Section4.1,statestheTrainingManagershallberesponsible

tothePlantGeneralManagerfortheestablishment

andcoordination

oftrainingactivities

asrequiredbySt.LuciePlantTechnical

Specifications,

Section6.4andasrequiredtomeetregulatory

'equirements.

Section4.3.2statesthatdepartment

headsshallberesponsible

forapproving

department

personnel

qualification

standards,

appropriate

forthedutiestobeperformed.

Section4.3.3statesthatDepartment

Headsshallensurethatpersonnel

performing

activities

affecting

qualityreceivedepartmental

trainingcommensurate

withtheworkperformed

priortoperforming

thoseactivities

orareperforming

thoseactivities

underthesupervision

ofatrainedindividual

untiltherequiredtrainingiscomplete.

Contrarytotheabove,onJuly1,1996,licenseepersonnel

assignedI&Cpersonnel

theresponsibilities

tocalibrate

Unit1plantradiation

monitoring

instrumentation

utilizedtoperformcertainplantprocesscontrols,

radiological

monitoring

andcontinuous

effluentmonitoring

functions

thatwerenotfullytrainedandqualified

toperformthosefunctions

inaccordance

withthelicenseestrainingprogram.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation

(Supplement

IV)applicable

toUnit1only,

L-97-016Attachment

1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.

2.Thecauseofthisviolation

wastheineffective

transferofaccountability

fortheUnit1radiation

monitoring

instrumentation

fromChemistry

andHealthPhysicsDepartments

totheI&CDepartment

priortoensuringthattheaffectedI&Cpersonnel

hadcompleted

allappropriate

trainingqualifications.

TrainingforthesubjectI&Cpersonnel

hadbeenscheduled

tobeimplemented

andwaspostponed

bytheI&Csystemsupervisor

duetoworkpriorities.

Asubsequent

verification

wasnotmadebyI&Csupervision

toverifythatpersonnel

hadbeenfullytrainedpriortoreceiving

responsibility

fortheaboveinstrumentation.

A.Arevisedschedulewasimplemented

forthecompletion

ofthespecifictrainingandqualification

requiredforI&Cpersonnel

responsible

forperforming

radiation

monitorcalibration

andtesting.Theabovetrainingforthesepersonnel

willbecompleted

byMarch31,1997,following

areviewoftheassociated

I&Cprocedures.

B.Asupervisor's

meetingwasheldbytheI&CDepartment

headtoaddressandemphasize

therequirements

forobtaining

priordepartment

headapprovalofchangestoscheduled

trainingandensuringthatallpersonnel

areproperlyandcurrently

trainedtoperformthetaskswhichtheyareassigned.

I&Cpersonnel

performing

radiation

monitoring

calibrations,

andfunctional

checkswererequiredtoworkunderadditional

supervisory

oversight

pendingthecompletion

oftheappropriate

qualification

training.

C.Appropriate

Trainingpersonnel

werecounseled

ontheimportance

ofinforming

management

whentrainingorqualification

requirements

arenotbeingadequately

met.4.A.Therequiredtrainingandqualification

ofI&Cpersonnel

responsible

forperforming

calibration

andtestingofradiation

monitoring

instrumentation

will

L-97-016Attachment

becompleted

byMarch31,1997.Additional

supervisory

oversight

isbeingprovideduntiltheabovetraininghasbeencompleted.

B.St.LucieTrainingDepartment

implemented

aprograminwhichthemanagersofeachdepartment

areinformed,

onaweeklybasis,oftrainingwhichisscheduled

fortheirpersonnel.

Aspartofthisprocess,weeklyattendance

ispresented

tothedepartment

managers,

whoarenotifiedofanyindividuals

whohavenotattendedthescheduled

training.

C.TheSt.LucieMaintenance

Managerrequiredthatdepartment

headsreviewandconcurwithanychangestoscheduled

trainingandensurethatpersonnel

intheirdepartments

arefullyqualified

toperformthetaskswhichtheyhavebeenassigned.

D.TrainingDepartment

guidelines

andadministrative

requirements

willbeenhancedtorequirethatqualification

trainingbecompleted

forindividuals

whoareperforming

newtasks,andtobetterdefinetheresponsibility

forensuringthattrainingisachievedpriortothetransferoftaskaccountability.

Thisactionwillbecompleted

byMarch31,1997.E.ArecentFPLself-assessment

initiative

recognized

thatthetransferofresponsibilities

atSt.Luciewasnotalwaysproperlyevaluated

priortoimplementing

siteorganizational

changes.FPLhassinceinitiated

actiontoaddresstheweaknesses

identified

inthe"ChangeManagement"

processatSt.Lucieandensurethattheimpactoffutureorganizational

changeisproperlyassessed,

sothatthedefinition

ofresponsibilities,

adequatetraining,

andresources

areinplacepriortoimplementing

suchchanges,5.Fullcompliance

willbeachievedbyMarch31,1997,withthecompletion

ofthetrainingdescribed

inItem4A,above.Technical

Specification

6,8.1.arequiresthatwrittenprocedures

beestablished,

implemented,

andmaintained

coveringtheactivities

recommended

inAppendixAofRegulatory

Guide1.33,Revision2,February,

1978.AppendixA,paragraph

l.dincludesadministrative

procedures

forprocedural

adherence.

Procedure

QI5-PR/PSL-

1,Revision73,"Preparation,

Revision,

Review/Approval

OfProcedures,"

section5.14.1requiresverbatimcompliance

toprocedures

byallpersonnel.

0L-97-016Attachment

Operating

Surveillance

Procedure

64.01,Revision16,"ReactorEngineering

PeriodicTests,ChecksandCalibrations,"

Appendix7,"Reactivity

Deviation

FromDesign,"requiredthatreactivity

deviation

resultsbedocumented

intheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBook,FigureB.3,"Reactivity

Deviation

Log,"uponcompletion

ofthedetermination

ofreactivity

defect.Contrarytotheabove,thereactivity

deviation

calculation

performed

onOctober8,1996,wasnotdocumented

intheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBook.Thisresultedinoperators

usinganincorrect

reactivity

deviation

intwoShutdownMarginVerifications

performed

onOctober31andNovember1,1996.ThisisaSeverityLevelIVviolation

(Supplement

I)applicable

toUnit1only.Bespot&1.FPLconcurswiththeviolation.

2.Thecauseoftheviolation

waspersonnel

erroronthepartofReactorEngineering

personnel

whofailedtoupdatetheUnit1PlantPhysicsCurveBookinaccordance

withprocedural

requirements

following

performance

ofamonthlysurveillance.

Theprocedure

violation

occurredwhenthePlantPhysicsCurveBookwasnotimmediately

updatedwiththecurrentdataafterthereactivity

deviation

valuewascalculated

asrequiredbyOperating

Surveillance

Procedure

(OSP)64.01.TheReactorEngineerperforming

thesurveillance

failedtoexecuteproperfollow-up

andverifythatthedatawasproperlyrecordedinthePlantPhysicsCurveBookpriortoclosingthecorresponding

surveillance

procedure.

3.A.ACondition

Report(CR)waswrittenonNovember5,1996,toevaluatethecauseoftheeventandtodetermine

theappropriate

corrective

actions.B.TheUnit1ControlRoomplantphysicsdatawasupdatedtoreflectthecurrentvalueforreactivity

deviation,

inaccordance

withprocedure,

following

discovery

oftheabovecondition

onNovember5,1996.C.AreviewofthePlantPhysicsCurveBooksforbothSt.LucieUnits1and2

I97-016Attachment

BepLytomHoticeafYialatian

wasperformed

toensurethatnoadditional

missingdataexisted.Noothermissingdatawasidentified

duringthereview.4,A.ReactorEngineering

performed

aselfassessment

oftheprocessinplaceforupdatinginformation

inthePlantPhysicsCurveBooks.Asaresultofthisassessment,

adetailedverification

checklist

wasdeveloped

foruseinperforming

thePlantPhysicsCurveBookupdates.B.TheReactorEngineering

ScheduleofPeriodicTestsandReports,AP-0010127,

wasrevisedtorequirethataweeklyreviewofthePlantPhysicsCurveBookbeperformed

toverifythatreactorphysicsdatacontained

inthebookarecurrent.C.Ameetingwasheldwiththeresponsible

ReactorEngineering

personnel,

thePresident

oftheNuclearDivisionandtheVicePresident

ofNuclearEngineering

todiscussthiseventandtheexpectations

ofFPLmanagement

withregardtopersonnel

performance.

D.Thepersonnel

involvedinthefailuretoproperlyupdatethereactivity

deviation

information

receivedappropriate

disciplinary

actioninaccordance

withFPLpolicy.5.Fullcompliance

wasachievedonNovember5,1996,withthecompletion

ofItem3B,above.