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Forwards Info Per NRC 800502 Request Re TMI-2 Action Plan Items I.A.2.1,I.A.2.3 & I.A.3.1
ML19326D970
Person / Time
Site: Farley Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 07/15/1980
From: Clayton F
ALABAMA POWER CO.
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 8007250320
Download: ML19326D970 (4)


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Alabama Power Company

.y , 600 North 18th Street Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham. Alabama 33391 Telephoto 205 323-5341 h k hbo?v^c'e' ,hffen, %bama Power July 15, 1980 the sournem elecinc snrem Docket No. 50-364 Director Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 RE: TMI-2 Action Plan Items Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Unit 2.

Gentlemen:

As requested by the NRC staff, Alabama Power Company submits the enclosed information regarding dated requirements, I.A.2.1, I.A.2.3 and I.A.3.1, as addressed in your May 2, 1980 letter.

If you have any questions concerning these items, please advise.

Very truly yours, hk

F.L.Claytof,Jr.

FLCJr/RWS:aw cc: Mr. R. A. Thomas Mr. G. F. Trowbridge Mr. L. L. Kintner Mr. W. H. Bradford I

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Faricy Nuc1 car Plant Unit 2 Docket No. 50-364 I.A.2.1 IMMEDIATE UPGRADING OF OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION Position Applicants for SR0 license shall have 4 years of responsible power plant experience, of which at least 2 years shall be nuclear power plant experience (including 6 months at the specific plant) and no more than 2 years shall be academic or related technical training.

Certificatiors that operator license applicants have learned to operate the controls shall be signed by the highest level of corporate management for plant operation.

These requirements will be met on or after May 1,1980. (See March 28, 1980 letter.)

Revise training programs to include training in heat transfer, fluid flow, thermodynamics, and plant transients.

This requirement shall be met by August 1,1980. (See March 28, 1980 letter.)

Response

These requirements have been implemented.

Farley Nuclear Plant

' Unit 2 Dock;,t No. 50-364 I.A.2.3 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LICENSED OPERATORS Posi tion

1. Training instructors who teach systems, integrated responses, transient and simulator courses shall successfully complete a SR0 examination.

Applications shall be submitted by August 1,1980. (See March 28, 1980 letter.)

2. Instructors shall attend appropriate retraining programs that address, as a minimum, current operating history, problems and changes to procedures and administrative limitations. In the event an instructor is a licensed SRO, his retraining shall be the SR0 requalification program.

Programs shall be initiated by May 1,1980. (See Marcn 28, 1980 letter.)

Response

Item 1:

Permanent plant instructors involved in training programs for licensed operators will be SR0 licensed or will make application for licenses by August 1,1980. Instructors obtained from other sources will be SR0 licensed, will make application for licenses, will be SR0 cold license certified by August 1,1980, or will make application for NRC instructor certification prior to August 1,1980; certification is expected to include satisfactory completion of a NRC senior operators examination and adherence to INP0 standards.

Item 2:

These requirements are being met.

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  • Farley Nuc1 car Plant Unit 2 Docket No. 50-364 I.A.3.1 REVISE SCOPE AND CRITERIA FOR LICENSING EXAMS Posi tion Applicants for operator licenses will be required to grant permission to the NRC to inform their facility management regarding the results of examinations.

Contents of the licensed operator requalification program shall be modified to include instruction in heat transfer, fluid flow, thermcdynamics, and mitigation of accidents involving a degraded core.

These requirements shall be met by May 1,1980. (See March 28, 1980 letter.)

The criteria for requiring a licensed individual to participate in accelerated requalification shall be modified to be consistent with the new passing grade for issuance for a license. ,

This requirement shall apply to all annual requalification examinations conducted after March 28, 1980. (See March 28, 1980 letter.)

Requalification programs shall be modified to require specific reactivity control manipulations. Normal control manipulations, such as plant or reactor startups, must be performed. Control manipulations during abnonnal or emergency operations shall be walked through and evaluated by a member of the training staff. An appropriate simulator may be used to satisfy the requirements for control manipulations.

This requirement shall be met by August 1,1980. (See March 28, 1980 l etter. )

Response

These requirements have been implemented.

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