JAFP-97-0184, Informs of Missed Attendance of Licensed Operator Requalification Training That Previously Went Undetected Due to Administrative Error.List of Corrective Actions That Will Prevent Recurrence of Event,Encl

Informs of Missed Attendance of Licensed Operator Requalification Training That Previously Went Undetected Due to Administrative Error.List of Corrective Actions That Will Prevent Recurrence of Event,Encl

ML20141G945
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	05/16/1997
From:	Michael Colomb POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To:	Meyer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
JAFP-97-0184, JAFP-97-184, NUDOCS 9705230097
Download: ML20141G945 (7)

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Lycoming New York 13093 v5 342 38C Aueon.I4 Michael J. Colomb s1e execuove eer ce, May 16,1997 JAFP-97-0184 Mr. Glenn W. Meyer Chief Operator Licensing ar d Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415

SUBJECT:

James A. RtzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket 50-333 Licensed Operator Reaualification

Dear Mr. Meyer:

In accordance with the requirements of 10CFR55.57, Renewal of Licenses, Section (a)(4),

and 10CFR50.59, Licensed Operator Renewals were submitted during the period 1994 through 1996. During a subsequent review of licensed operator requalification tra:ning records, it was determined that individuals had missed some required training topics.

Review of the topics missed for the 1994 through 1996 period was performed. The Operations and Training Managers evaluated the topics, reviewed other training performed, and determined that operator qualification was not in quertion.

4 Q.n, March 31,1997, NYPA identified instances of missed attindunce of Licensed Operator Requalification Training that previcusly went undetected due.o administrative errors. The instances of missed training had not been identified earlier due to reliance on results from pre-established computer database queries tnat were later freund to be inadequate. These j

queries would only indicate an absence from required trainirg if the code ' ABS' was f

l entered into the database. Training department personnel erroneously thought that any

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entry other than ' PRES' would indicate an absence and consequently did not always enter the ' ABS' code. The inadequacies of these queries were recently discovered during a

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follow up to a OA inspection and subsequent implementation of a new computer network M database application / program (2/28/97).

The new computer network database application accurately identified the missed training.

A characterization of the missed topics and numbers of missed topics are provided in Attechment 1. The corrcatM actions that will prevent recurrence of this type of event are provided as Attachment 2.

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U.S. Nuclear Regul tory Commissi:n Attn: Mr. Clenn W. Mey r

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Licensed Operator Requalification Page If there are any further questions, please contact the Training Manager, Mr. Roger Locy, at 315-349 6451.

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MICHAEL J. COLOMB Site Executive Officer MJC/JSR/las Attachmsnts cc:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Mail Station P1-137 Washington, D.C. 20555 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Office of the Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Ms. K. Cotton, Acting Project Manager Project Directorate 1-1 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Ston 14 B2 Washington, DC 20555

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ATTACHMENT 1 There are currently a total of 54 Licensed Operators at JAF.

Thirty-one are assigned to operating shifts and the remaining 23 i

are staff licenses, assigned to duties that are generally conducted outside of the control room.

The distribution of the shift and staff licenses is as follows:

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SHIFT STAFF TOTAL 8RO 14 19 33 RO 17 4

21 During the period from 1994 through 1996, eighteen (6) License renewals were submitted of which ten (10) were staff licenses that remained inactive throughout the entire period.

Analysis of Licensed Operator requalification training for the period from 1992 through 1996 indicates that the queries used to poll the Training Database did not accurately ' indicate missed attendance.

The queries only indicated an absence if it was specifically documented as ' ABS'.

The training department staff was.not sensitive to this and thought that entering ' ABS',

'N/A' or no entry were all appropriate means of documenting absences.

This resulted in entries of

'N/A' or non-entries not being identified as absences.

The new Training Records Database was placed into service in February, 1997.

The queries developed for this database correctly identified all absences.

Using the new queries, a review of the training records database for the period from 1992 through 1996 indicated numerous instances of absence.

For 1992 and 1993, subsequent follow-up review of hard copy-files identified that there were no unresolved absences.

For 1994 through 1996, similar follow-up of hard copy files resolved the missed topics with the exception of those identified below.

A detailed review of the topics missed for the last rer]ualification period (1995 and 1996) indicates that there is not a concern. with Licensed Operator qualification. During that two-year period, 9 of the 54 Licensed Operators had missed only 1 training topic (exclusive of

quizzes, practice examinations and simulator evaluationo); 2 of 54 had missed 2 training topics; and 8 of 54 were delinquent on procedure reviews.

These are not considered to represent serious deficiencies in operator qualification because of the relatively low numbers of topics missed. Also during 1995 and 1996, all licensed individuals participated in tha annual exam process.

If knowledge weaknesses were identified, t~

individuals were remediated or placed in an accelerated requcin ication training program, as applicable.

The missed procedure reviews are not considered significant from the perspective that Licensed Operators at JAF review emergency and abnormal operating procedures annually versus biennially and also

-because changes to all procedures are reviewed separately via the Operations Department Night orders.

ATTACEMENT 1 1914.

A-The number of TOPICS delivered during the training cycle (a cycle repeats over a 6 week duration).

B-The total of the number of topics missed by any individual, multiplied by the number of individuals missing the topic, by position.

C-The total of the number of topics missed by any j

individual, multiplied by the number of individuals missing the topic, by type of License.

D-The percentage of all training attended, by license type.

1994 A

B C

D TOPICS SHIFT STAFF RO SRO RO SRO 4

CYCLE 1 3

0 0

0 0

100 100 CYCLE 2 7

1 2

0 3

100 99 CYCLE 3 5

0 0

0 0

100 100 CYCLE 4 2

1 2

2 1

95 98 CYCLE 5 7

1 3

2 2

98 99 j

CYCLE 6 7

2 5

2 5

98 97 CYCLE 7 9

8 28 7

29 95 90 CYCLE 8 8

7 13 3

17 99 93 SE 3

2 11 0

13 100 87 22 64 16 70 SE - Simulator Evaluations - Procedurally require three per year MISSED TOPICS 1994

• These items were subsequently covered during training in l

the 1995 and 1996 two year cycle.

• R94 - 2.1 EOP-5,10 R94 - 2.2 RPV Internals

• R94 - 2.6 Cycle Written Quiz R94 - 4.3 Simulator Training R94 - 5.5 Feedwater & Condensate Systems R94 - 5.7 Cycle Written Qui:

R94 - 6.2 MT Generator Stator Cooling and H2 Cooling i

R94 - 6.7 Cycle Written Quiz

• R94 - 7.1 Electro Hydraulic Control (EHC) System R94 - 7.2 EPIC Power Supply / Admin Building UPS i

R94 - 7.3 Simulator Training

• R94 - 7.4 Control Room Ventilation l

• R94 - 7.5 Neutron Monitoring System

• R94 - 7. 6 AOP-28, 43, 58; Switchyard walkthrough j

• R94 - 7.8 CAD system j

R94 - 8.2 HVAC Systems Review R94 - 8.3 Simulator Training e

• R94 - 8.5 Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) l R94 - 8.7 Operating Experience l

R94 - SE Simulator Evaluation

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ATTACHMENT 1 1995 A-The number of TOPICS delivered during the training cycle (a cycle repeats over a 6 week duration).

B-The total of the number of topics missed by any individual, multiplied by the number of individuals missing the topic, by position.

C-The total of the number of topics missed by any individual, multiplied by the number of individua)s missing the topic, by type of License.

D-The percentage of all training attended, by license type.

1995 A

B C

D 4

TOPICS SHIFT STAFF RO SRO RO SRO CYCLE 1 7

2 5

2 5

98 98 CYCLE 2 7

0 0

0 0

100 100 CYCLE 3 4

0 0

0 0

100 100 CYCLE 4 8

1 0

0 1

100 99 CYCLE 5 7

1 0

1 0

99 TOO 2

CYCLE 6 7

1 2

1 2

99 99 4

SE 3

0 0

0 0

100 100 5

12 4

13 SE - Simulator Evaluations - Procedurally require three per year MISSED TOPICS 1995 R95 - 1.2 Site Electrical Supply 13.2 KV l

R95 - 1.5 Cycle Written Quiz R95 - 4.5 RWR Control Systems s

R95 - 5.3 Simulator Training l

R95 - 6.6 Cycle Static Quiz j

R95 - 9.03 Self Verification 1

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ATTACHMENT 1 s

1996 A-The number of TOPICS delivered during the training cycle (a cycle repeats over a 6 week duration).

B-The total of the number of topics missed by any individual, multiplied by the number of individuals missing the topic, by position.

C-The total of the number of topics missed by any individual, multiplied by the number of individuals missing the topic, by type of License.

D-The percentage of all training attended, by license type.

1996 B

C D

TOPICS A

SHIFT STAFF RO SRO RO SRO CYCLE 1 6

1 1

1 1

99 99 CYCLE 2 7

0 1

0 1

100 99 CYCLE 3 4

0 0

0 0

100 100 CYCLE 4 8

0 3

0 3

100 99 CYCLE 5 5

1 1

1 1

99 99 CYCLE 6 12 0

2 0

2 100 99 SE 3

0 0

0 0

100 100 2

8 2

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-SE - Simulator Evaluations - Procedurally require three per year MISSED TOPICS 1996 R96 - 1.3 Simulator Training R96 - 1.4 Cycle Static Quiz R96 - 2.7 Cycle Written Quiz R96 - 4.9 Cycle Written Quiz R96 - 5.3 Simulator Training R96 - 5.5 Electro Hydraulic Control (EHC) System R96 - 6.3 Simulator Training R96 - 9.07 Startup Training Items

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ATTACEMENT 2

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CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 1.

All training topics identified as misr,ed during 1995 j

and 1996 will be completed by 6/2/97.

2.

All training topics identified as missed during 1994 that are repeated during 1995 and 1996 will not be remediated. However, all non-repeated topics will be completed by 9/8/97.

3.

Training Database queries have been developed-and tested by Information Technology staff members as part of the records analysis.

These queries identify any licensed operator who does not have a l

successful completion recorded as being absent from

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training.

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A formal validation of the queries used to monitor licensed operator requalification training attendance will be completed by 5/30/97.

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The problems identified in this letter will be i

discussed with training staff as lessons learned by

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5/30/97.

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