IR 05000285/1986022

Insp Rept 50-285/86-22 on 860721-25.No Violations or Deviations Identified.Major Areas Inspected:Training Program for General Employee,Chemistry Shift Technician & Radiation Protection Shift Technician

ML20214L428
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	08/28/1986
From:	Jaudon J, Murphy M, Plettner E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20214L422	List: IR 05000285/1986022 ML20214L420
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50-285-86-22, NUDOCS 8609100146
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APPENDIX U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report: 86-22 License: DPR-40 Docket: 50-285 Licensee: Omaha Public Power District 1623 Harney Street Omaha, NE 68102 Facility Name: FortCalhounStation(FCS)

Inspection At: Fort Calhoun Station, Blair, Nebraska Inspection Conducted: July 21-25, 1986 Inspectors: $. 0. hkjfstu 6/2s flG E. A. Plettner, Resident Inspector, (RI) Date

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t-2-Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted July 21-25, 1986 (Report 50-285/86-22)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the licensee's non-licensed staff training program including: General Employee Training, Chemistry Shift Technician, Radiation Protection Shift Technician, Maintenance, QC Inspectors, Test Engineers, and Shift Technical Advisor Results: Within the areas. inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie s

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• R. L. Andrews, Division Manager - Huclear Production M. R. Core, Supervisor - Maintenance D. Dale, Senior QC Inspector

• J. J. Fluehr, Supervisor - Station Training J. J. Foley, Supervisor - I & C and Electrical Maintenance

• J. F. Gass, Training Supervisor - Operations J. K. Gasper, Manager, Administrative Services

• G. Gates, Manager, Fort Calhoun Station

• R. L. Hyde, Training Supervisor - Maintenance

• R. L. Jaworski, Section Manager - Technical Services R. J. Mueller, Plant Engineer

• D. J. Hunderloh, Licensing Engineer G. Roach, Chemistry / Radiation Protection Supervisor S. Vittitoe, Security Badge Clerk NRC Personnel

• P. H. Harrell, Senior Resident Inspector

• H. E. Murphy, Project Inspector

• E. A. Plettner, Resident Inspector

• Denotes those present during exit interview July 25, 198 The NRC inspectors also interviewed several other licensee employee . General Employment Training (GET)

The purpose of this inspection was to determine if the licensee met the general training requirements of 10 CFR 19.12,10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion II, and ANSI 1 The NRC inspector participated in classroom instruction for access to the facilit Several observations were made during classroom instructio These observations are listed in paragraph 5 of this repor Interviews of plant personnel with various employment times and occupational classifications revealed a good general knowledge in the ,

areas of quality assurance and Control, security, and radiological contro Review of 20 personnel GET records, selected at random, revealed an auditable and documented system. The individuals in the random sample completed requalification within the required time fram It was noted

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-4-that the test used in the initial qualification exam and subsequent requalification exams were the same. One randomly selected record revealed that the same test was being used in April 1983. Use of the same test for over three years was an item of concern to the NRC inspecto Further discussions with the licensee revealed that work is in progress to develop additional test .

l The licensee has scheduled an accreditation visit for GET from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) in August 198 No violations or deviations were identified in this are . Chemistry and Radiation Protection Training -

The purpose of this inspection was to determine if the licensee met the requirements of ANSI 18.1 in the areas of Chemistry and Radiation Protectio A random review of personnel folders for academic and experience requirements was performe The following list of personnel folders were reviewed:

. (4) Chemistry Shift Technicians

. (4) Radiation Shift Technicians All of the individuals, whose folders were reviewed, met or exceeded the requirements for ANSI 18.1. The individuals in the random sample had completed requalification within the required time frame. It was noted that the test used in the initial qualification exam and subsequent requalification exams were the same. Use of the same test was an item of concern to the NRC Inspecto The licensee has committed to making up additional tests for future us The licensee submitted a self-evaluation report to INP0 in Chemistry and Radiation Protection areas in June 1986. The licensee is continuing to take an active role in getting accreditation from INP No violations or deviations were identified in this are . Maintenance, Quality Control, Test Engineers, and Shift Technical Advisors

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The purpose of this inspection was to determine if the licensee met the requirements of ANSI 18.1 in the areas of Maintenance, Quality Control, Test Engineers, and Shift Technical Advisor A random review of personnel training records for academic and experience requirements was performe The following list of personnel folders were reviewed:

. (10) Maintenance personnel (including supervisors)

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. (2) Quality Control inspectors

. (3)TestEngineers

. (2) Shift Technical Advisors (STA)

The personnel whose folders were reviewed met or exceeded the requirements of ANSI 1 Two Licensee Event Reports (LER) were reviewed:

.85-004, dated July 20, 1985

.85-005, dated August 23, 1985 LERs85-004 and 85-005 were similar events, but were caused by different individuals. In each instance a technician did not' properly carry out a calibration. The root cause identified by the licensee in each LER was the lack of adequate training. The licensee provided additional training and there have not been any similar repeat occurrences thrcugh the time of the inspectio The licensee submitted a self-evaluation report to INP0 in the Technical Support and the STA areas in June 1986. A self-evaluation report to INP0 is expected to be submitted in September 1986, for the Maintenance area. The licensee is continuing to take an active role in getting accreditation from INP No violations or deviations were identified in this are . Inspector Observations The NRC inspector participated in GET classroom instruction and made the following observations:

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Classroom handout material did not follow video tape presentatio . Some material presented on video tape presentation was unreadable, even by people in the front ro . Some test questions were misinterpreted because of confusing languag .

Instructor was often required to leave roon during lesson presentation to attend to other matter These observations are neither violations nor unresolved items. These items were noted for licensee consideration for program improvement and have no specific regulatory requiremen .

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One item of concern was expressed to the licensee at the exit meetin The concern is with the licensee's upcoming transition from the current training manual to the new Training Program Master Plan which will be used for the INP0 accreditation. The NRC inspector believed that care should be exercised to ensure that the existing training and qualification requirements are maintained and that there would be a clean changeover to the new program without a loss of required documentatio . Exit Meeting An exit meeting was conducted at the conclusion of the inspectio The NRC inspectors summarized the scope and findings of each inspection segment at the meeting. The licensee committed to exercise care during the changeover to the new Training Program Master Plan.

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