ML20247G540

Forwards Insp Repts 50-348/89-19 & 50-364/89-19 on 890821-25.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Licensed Operator Performance During Simulator Training Did Not Meet Expectations

ML20247G540
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Site:	Farley
Issue date:	09/12/1989
From:	Gibson A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Hairston W ALABAMA POWER CO.
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ML20247G546	List: IR 05000348/1989019 ML20247G540
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See also: IR 05000348/1989019

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September-12, 1989

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Docket Nos. 50-348, 50-364

License Nos. NPF-2, NPF-8

Alabama Power Company

ATTN: .Mr. W.'G. Hairston, III

' Senior Vice President

Nuclear Operations

40 Inverness-' Center. Parkway

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P.'O. Box 1295

Birmingham, AL~ 35201

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-348/89-19 AND 50-364/89-19-

This refers to- the; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted

The inspection included' a review' of

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by B.~ ' Breslau on August 21-25, 1989.

activities authorized for your, Farley Units 1 and 2 facility. At the conclu-

sion of' the inspection, the findings were discussed with t oseh members of your

staff identified in the enclosed Inspection Report.

Areas examined during the inspection are. identified in the report. Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of

activities in progress.

Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were identified.

We direct your attention to areas where improvements are needed. We observed

that the licensed operator performance during simulator training did not meet

- our expectations. Specifically, deficiencies were noted. in the areas of

communications, normal operations, immediate operator actions, and accident

mitigation strategies. Please respond, within 30 days,- with your plans to

address. these areas. - Additionally, we feel staffing levels in the Training

Department could be improved to allow more effective preparation time for

classroom instructions and to allow utilization of more than one instructor in

the simulator, thereby achieving greater effectiveness in simulator training.

!In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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September 12, 1989.

.Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

I (Original signed by E. W. Merschoff for)

H Albert F. Gibson, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report

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B. ' M. Guthrie

Executive Vice President

Alabama Power Company

P. O. Box.2641

Birmingham, AL- 35291-0400

R. P. Mcdonald

Executive Vice President-

Alabama Power Company-

P. O. Box 1295

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Birmingham, AL 35201

J. D. Woodard

Vice President - Nuclear Generation

Alabama Power Company

P. O. Box 2641

Birmingham, AL 35291-0400

D. N. Morey

General Manager - Nuclear Plant

Farley Nuclear Plant

Drawer 470

Ashford, AL 36312

J. W. McGowan, Manager

Safety Audit and Engineering Review

Alabama Power Company

P. O. Box 2641

Birmingham, AL 35291-0400

S. Fulmer, Supervisor

Safety Audit and Engineering Review

Farley Nuclear Plant

Drawer 470

Ashford, AL 36312

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Louis B. Long, General Manager

Southern Company Services, Inc.

P. O. Box 2625

Birmingham, AL 35202

Robert A. Buettner, Esq.

Balch, Bingham, Baker. Hawthorne,

Williams and Ward

P. O. Box 306

Birmingham, AL 35201

Ernst L. Blake, Jr. , Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge

2300 N Street, NW

Washington, D. C. 20037

D. Biard MacGuineas. Esquire

Volpe, Bokey and Lyons

918 - 16th Street, NW

Washington, D. C. 20006

Claude Earl Fox, M. D.

State Health Officer '

State Department of Public Health

State Office Building

Montgomery, AL 36130

Chairman

Houston County Commission

Dothan, AL 36301

State of Alabama

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E. Reeves, Project Manager, NRR

Document Control Desk

NRC Resident Inspector

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Route 2, Box 24

Columbia;,AL '36319a

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