ML20099K139

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-438/84-26 & 50-439/84-26.Corrective actions:dual-rated Foreman No Longer Supervising Crew & Will Not Supervise Until Proper Training Received

ML20099K139
Person / Time
Site:	Bellefonte
Issue date:	02/20/1985
From:	Shell R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CHATTANOOGA. TENNESSEE 374ol 400 Chestnut Street Tower II 35 f Tsdr3=cW.51385 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Attn: Dr. J. Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323

Dear Mr. O'Reilly:

BELLEFMTE NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - ESPMSE TO VIOLATION 50-438/84-26-01, 50-439/81-29 INSTRIMENTATION CRAFT FOREMAN / DUAL RATED NOT TRAINED AND QUALIFIED TO APPROPRIATE TRAINING MODULE This is in response to D. M. Verrelli's letter dated January 23, 1985, report numbers 50-438/84-26, 50-439/84-26 concerning activities at the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant which appeared to have been in violation of NRC regulations. Enclosed is our response to the citations.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please get in touch with R. H. Shell at FTS 858-2688.

To the best of my knowledge, I declare the statenents contained herein are complete and true.

Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

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R. H. Shell Nuclear Engineer Enclosure oc (Enclosure):

Mr. James Taylor, Director Office of Inspection and Enforoement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Records Center Institute of Nuclear Power Operations 1100 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1500 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 O

An Equal Opportunity Employer

. ENQ,03URE

• . I BELLEFCNTE NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2  !

RESPONSE TO SEVERITY LEVEL V VIOLATION 50-438/84-26 AND 50-439/84-26 INSTRUMENTATION CRAFT FOREMN/ DUAL RATED NOI TRAINED AND QUALIFIED TO APPROPRIATE TRAINING MODULE BEFORE ASSICNENT TO ACTIVITY Description of Deficiency 10 TR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, and the accepted quality assurance program (TVA-TR-75-1 A, revision 8), Section 17.1. A.5, requires in part that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by docmented procedures of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these p. ocedures. Paragraph 6.1.6 of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN) quality control procedure (QCP) 10.30, revision 5, "Craf t Quality Assurance Training," states in part that craf t foremen / dual rates are to be trai,ned and qualified to appropriate construction training modules before being assigned to a new work activity.

Contrary to the above, as of December 11, 1984, activities affecting quality were rnt being accomplished in accordance with documented procedures in that an instrtanentation craf t foreman / dual rate was not trained and qualified to appropriate construction training modules before being assigned to a new work activity.

TVA Response i

1. Admission or Denial of the Alleged Violation TVA admits the violation occurred as stated.

2. Reason for Violation BLN QCP-10.30 requires that craf t foremen cr dual-rated foremen expected to serve as an Murly foreman for a period of five days or more be trained and qualified in the appropriate construction training modules prior to being assigned to a new work activity. The instrtanentation superintendent failed to follow this procedure in that he assigned a dual-rated craf t foreman to supervise a crew on second shift without training and qualifying the employee in the required training modules.

The dual-rated foreman supervised the crew seven days, violating the five-day time limit outlined in this . procedure.

3. Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved The dual-rated foreman is no longer supervising a crew and will not supervise another crew until the proper training is received. The violation has been discussed with the instrinnentation superintendent, and he is aware that he violated the QCP. He has been reprimanded for the incident and reminded of his msponsibilities to BLN's quality assurance program.

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