ML19329E145

Chapter 12 of AR Nuclear 1 PSAR, Conduct of Operations. Includes Revisions 1-18

ML19329E145
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Issue date:	11/24/1967
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TABLE OF C0!iTE:ITS SECTION TITLE PAGE 12 CONDUCT OF OPERATIO IS 12-1 12.1 ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY 12-1 12.1.1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPIION 12-1 12.1.2 QUALIFICATIONS 12-2 12.1 3 ORGANIZATION DIAGRAM 12-2 12.2 IRAEIEIG 12-2 12.2.1 STATION STAFF 12-2 12.2.2 REPIACEME!iT PERSO:iNEL 12-4 12.2 3 ON-THE-JOB TRAHIEIG 12-4 12.2.4 EMERGENCY DRILIS 12-5 12.3 WRITTEN PROCEDURES 12-5 12.4 RECORDS 12-5 12.5 ADMETISTRATIVE CONTROL 12-5 0277 M

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure No. Title 12-1 Production Department Organization Chart 12-2 Russellville Nuclear Unit Organization Chart 12-3 Training Program Schedule 13 12-3A Operations Training Schedule 12-11 5-4-70 Supplement No. 17

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12. CCUDUCT OF OPERATICUS 12.1 CRGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY 12.1.1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The Production Department of Arkansas Power & Light Company has direct line responsibility for all fossil and nuclear production operations.

Centralized control over all of these operations is maintained by the Department General Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, directed by the Vice President in charge of Engineering and the Vice President and Chief Engineer and a staff experienced in all phases of station cperation and maintenance. Figure 12-1 shova this organization. Available to this department for consultation and advice on a day-to-day basis are the other departments of the Company. Each station functicns as an independent unit with assistance from the General Office staff as needed. Under supervisicn of the General Office Production Department, the Station Superintendent is responsible for safe, reliable and efficient operation of his plant.

The Russellville Nuclear Unit organization, as shown by Figure 12-2 will consist of approximately 61 fulltime employees functioning in three main groups: Operation, Maintenance and Technical Support.

The normal operating shift will be one Shift Supervisor, one Plant Operator, one Assistant Plant Operator and one Auxiliary Operator. The Shift Super-visor will report to the Operating and Maintenance Supervisor.

The maintenance force will consist of approximately 22 men experienced in mechanical and electrical maintenance of large steam-electric generating stations under an Operation and Maintenance Supervisor. This number of men will be adequate for normal maintenance, but wi31 be supplemented by maintenance men from other power stations for large conventional maintenance jobs such as turbine-generator inspections.

The Technical Support Group will consist of a Technical Support Engineer and a staff of approximately 14 engineers and technicians who will function in the areas of reactor physics, conventional chemistry, radiochemistry, radiological protection, station performance and maintenance of instruments and controls.

The initial start-up including acceptance tests, initial core loading, initial criticality and approach to full power operation vill be performed by the Russellville Nuclear Unit regular staff with assistance in physics testing and other areas from The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Bechtel Corporation and the Production Department General Office staff as needed.

For core loading and initial criticality, cold (pre-critical) Senior Operator licenses will be obtained for the Assistant Plant Superintendent, Operating and Maintenance Supervisor, Technical Support Engineer, and the five Shift Supervisors. After an initial operating period sufficient for necessary training, Operator licenses will be obtained for shift personnel and Senior Operator licenses for engineering personnel as required. The personnel 12-1 0'J79 M

assigned to the station and their organization vill be essentially the same for both start-up and regular operation excepting personnel assigned to the station for training.

12.1. QUALIFICATIONS The personnel assigned to the Russellville Nuclear Unit will have many years ' experience in conventional stations and will be given special nuclear training. Section 12.2 gives the details of this training program and methods for qualifying ctation personnel. The station organization chart (Figure 12-2) shows established qualifications by positions.

':.1.3 ORGANIZATION DIAGRAM A diagram showing the organization for the Russellville Nuclear Unit is included as Figure 12-2. The relationship that the station organization has to the Company management is shown by Figure 12-1. For a description of the organization, see 12.1.1. The lines of responsibility for control and review of operations are discussed in 12.5 12.2 TRAINING 12.2.1 STATION STAFF The program for training the Russellville staff is designed to meet the needs of each man chosen, depending upon background, previous training and job assignment. The progres is divided into five phases of activities >

(Figure 12-3): (a) Basic Fundamental Theory; (b) Operator Training at a l3 Comparable Nuclear Power Station; (c) Station Design; (d) On-The-Job Training and Station Check-Cut; and (e) Operator Training Following Initial Criticality.

These are described as follows:

(a) Basic Fundamental Theory All men selected for the Supervisory and Operating Groups and certain ones in the Maintenance and Technictl Support Groups who have not had extensive nuclear power station experience vill begin their training with a basic course covering the fundamental laws of physics, nuclear theory, nuclear instru-centation, health physics and nuclear power station theory.

Arrangements vill be made by Arkansas Power & Light Company for the teaching of these courses.

(b) Operator Training at a Comparable Nuclear Power Station The Supervisors and Operators from the Production Department personnel who have had no nuclear power station experience, but will need a license prior to fuel loading, will be sent to a nuclear station comparable to the Russellville Nuclear Unit for extensive operating experience.

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(c) Station Design Characteristics The Station Supervisors and selected personnel from the Operating, Maintenance and Technical Support Groups will participate in a station design training program organized and taught by Babcock &

Wilcox at their facilities. This design instruction period of about two months includes the following:

1. Reactor Systems presents the functions, fluid conditions and descriptions of the primary and auxiliary systems. Preliminary operating precedures, safety considerations and instrumentation are an integral part of the course.

2. Nuclear Instrumentation and Control includes deceription of the system, detector theory, basic functions of components, station control theory and preliminary operating procedures.

3 Mechanisms includes a physical and operational description of the control rod drive assemblies, their mounting and positions. Description of the reactor vessel head closure and refueling equipment is covered.

4 Health Physics includes instruction in measurement of radiation, working techniques with radioactive material and equipment, decontamination methods and precautions. Radiation monitoring systems are discussed.

5. Chemistry presents the basic concepts of water chemistry application to the reactor system. Radiochemistry measurements, precautions, compling and selected chemical analyses are included.

6. Reactor Protection presents both general and specific safety aspects of reactors. The history of accidents that have occurred is presented. Special safety considerations of the reactor include the accident analysis and emergency procedures. Technical specifications and emergency procedures are e:cplained. Organizational relationships and the functions of regulatory aspects are presented. Emphasis is placed on developing safety attitudes.

(d) On-The-Job Training and Station Check-Out This phase of the over-all training program will be at the Russellville Nuclear Unit. The station staff, except for certain maintenance personnel, will be assembled at the site ten to twelve months prior to fuel loading. The on-the-job training and station check-out phases of the training program vill be organized to obtain the maximum participation of the operating personnel in on-site activities, including installation of equipment, testing and start-up. Those in training will be integrated into these activities to become familiar with the g y _3 0281

station and to utilize their experience and training. Their activities will include participation in the following:

1. Testing of individual equipment snd systems.

2. Developing and writing test programs.

3 Developing and writing detailed test, operating, refueling, and emergency procedures.

4 Preparation of maintenance procedures and participation in maintenance work.

Babcock & Wilcox personnel will also participate in this phase of the training program.

Approximately two months before fuel loading, the personnel scheduled to obtain cold licenses for participation in fuel loading and initial operation of the reactor will take license examinations. This will be preceded by several weeks of on-site classroom study to review theory and to become familiar with the latest developments in the station design. The examinations will conclude the formal training for this group, who will then participate in the training of the operating personnel to obtain licences during the first few months of operation.

(e) Operator Training Following Initial Criticality Training will be a continuing progran throughout the life of the station. However, the primary emphasis during the first few months following fuel loading and initial criticality will be training and qualifying necessary operating personnel for Operator licenses.

12.2.2 REPIACEMENT PERS0mTEL During the normal operations of the Russellville Nuclear Un it extra operating and maintenance personnel will be assigned to the station specifically for training purposes since it is expected that our Company will continue to consider nuclear units for the future. These men, as needed, will be drawn from the experienced operating personnel 92 the Production Department or employed directly into the organization at the station. The training pro-gram for replacement personnel will cover the same general material and follow the fundamental program outlined for training the original personnel, but will be presented by the station staff with outside assistance as needed.

Cadet engineers will be assigned to this station in regular training positions.

12.2.3 OH-TEE-JOB TPADTHIG This section is covered by phases (d) and (e) of the training program under 12.2.1. '

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12.2.L E3"ZRGENCY DRILIE As part of the over-all progrcm of developing station procedures, an emergency plan will be developed. The plan will cover emergencies such as fire, medical injury and illness, radiation and contamination accidents and other conditions that may result from nuclear and non-nuclear accidents.

Insofar as possible, the station will be self-sufficient in handling emer- I 6ency conditions but outside agencies such as Police and Fire Departments, the AIC, etc. , will be called upon as needed.

All station persennel will be thoroughly fmniliar with the emergency plan, and practice drills will be held as necessary for training. All outside agencies included in the plan will be informed of our procedures and their expected role in an emergency.

12 3 WRITTEU pRCCEDURE3 Written procedures will be prepared and periodically reviewed and revised as necessary to ecver both normal and emergency operating conditions. These

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procedures will include recommended actions f or all credible abnormal situa-tions. The emergency procedures will include those applicable to accidents which might conceivably result in a radioactivity release beyond the site boundary.

12.h RECORDS Arkansas Power & Light's standard system of record keeping with amendments and adiitions as necessary will be utiliced at the Russellville Huclear Unit. These records will include log books, maintenance files and reports, station and switchboard log sheets and other necessary records to verify compliance with governmental regulations.

12.5 ADIGIISTPATIVE COITfROL ,

Administrative controls will be established to assure that all operations, tests and emergencies are handled in accordance with written procedures which have been reviewed and approved by established channels. The staticn superinteadent has thc responsibility and authority to cperate the staticn safely within the limits cf the facility license. Within these limits he has the authority to approve procedures and their subsequent revisicna after review and reconnendaticns by the station Operating and Technical Support etnff. Procedures vill also be reviewed and approved by the Producticn Department General Office prior to final approval. Any significant changes to procedures will also be subject to Production Department General Office review and approval as cutlined above. All charJ;es will be reported to the General Office for record and review.

Changes in methods of operation, or any other procedures, which have a bearing on nuclear safety, or might result in release of radioactive material to the environment, vill first be approved by the Production Department General Office 7 When appropriate, pricr to such approval, other knowledgeable departments of the Ccmpany, outside scurces and/or the AEC vill be censulted.

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tcair.iatra t i . :ontrols 111 also be established for making any changes to I,he physisal st1ticn. These controls will follow the same administrativa channels sa outlined by the preceding paragraphs for control of procedures.

A daily review of the shift supervisor's log and other operating data will be made by the Operations and Maintenance Supervisor and all non-routine operations and conditions will be reviewed by the Technical Support staff.

In addition to these reviews, periodic station staff meetings will be held to keep all operating personnel advised of conditions in the station.

The Production Depsrtment will make independent off-site review of all operating records, including logs, reports and special tests. The General Office staff will asstre the functions generally performed by a conventional rmator safety ccrrittee. As is the case with all other stations on the a isnaas Pow'r Light system, periodic visits to the station will be made c:. -,iers of U &neral Office staff to review operations and assist in . r./ probic c si:h might arise.

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