ML20128K964

Summarizes Enforcement Conference Detailed in Insp Rept 50-278/85-22 on 850621.Major Areas Inspected:Possibility of Licensed Operator Asleep on 850610.No Enforcement Action Planned.Actions Required within 30 Days

ML20128K964
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	07/17/1985
From:	Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Daltroff S PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
References
EA-85-075, EA-85-75, NUDOCS 8507240253
Download: ML20128K964 (2)

See also: IR 05000278/1985022

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Docket No. 50-278

Licen'se No. DPR-56

EA 85-75

' Philadelphia Electric Company

ATTN:

Mr.-S. L.-Daltroff

Vice President

Electric Production

2301 Market Street

' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania <19101

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Enforcement Conference

(Inspection 50-278/85-22)

On June 21, 1985, an enforcement conference was conducted with you, members of

your staff, one of your-licensed operators at Peach Bottom, and members of the

NRC Regional and Headquarters staff to discuss events which occurred on June

10, 1985 at Peach Bottom, Unit 3.

On that day, an NRC inspector observed the

licensed' reactor operator at the controls of Unit 3 with his eyes apparently

- closed, thereby giving the appearance of being inattentive to his duties as a

licensed reactor operator. These events are documented in NRC Inspection

Report No. 50-278/85-22 dated June 18, 1985.

At the enforcement conference, the operator maintained that he was not asleep

and not inattentive to his duties, but only relaxing his eyes. However, he

acknowledged that he exercised poor judgment in maintaining his appearance once

he-was aware of the NRC inspector in the control room. During the enforcement

conference, you described your investigation of these events, and your actions

taken to prevent recurrence. We were impressed by the candor of the operator

and your thorough investigation and initiation of corrective actions. Accordingly,

no enforcement action is planned against you or the licensed operator regarding

these events.

However, based upon conversations with my staff, I concur with your finding

that a negative attitude toward the NRC by some of the licensed operators at

Peach Bottom may have contributed to these events. Although you acknowledged

the importance of your personnel maintaining a positive attitude in dealings

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with the NRC, PEco apparently has not been totally successful in fostering such

can attitude. We expect the actions that you described at the enforcement

conference should improve this attitude.

Please document these actions in a

written response to Region I within 30 days of the date of this letter.

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The response requested by this office is not subject to the clearance

procedures of the Office of Management and Budget, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Sincerely,

Thomas E. Murley

Regional Administrator

cc:

R. S. Fleischmann, Station Superintendent

John S. Kemper, Vice President, Engineering and Research

Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esquire

A. J. Pietrofitta, General Manager, Power Production Engineering, Atlantic

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Eugene J. Bradley, Esquire, Assistant General Counsel-(Without Report)

Raymond L. Hovis, Esquire

Thomas Magette, Power Plant Siting, Nuclear Evaluations (Without Report)

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