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Cheater bars

Does your site allow operators to use cheater bars (in addition to valve wrenches) when manipulating hose station valves?

  • Farley - Follow Conduct of Ops rules

    Hatch - Follow Ops rules

    Vogtle 1/2 - Follow Ops rules

    Vogtle 3/4 -  Follow Ops rules

    Watts Bar - Not formally allowed but in use

    Sequoia - Not formally allowed but in use

    Browns Ferry - Not formally allowed but in use

    North Anna - Follow Ops rules - can be used with CR and SM approval

    Surry - Follow Ops rules -can be used with CR and SM approval

    St. Lucie -  Follow Ops rules -can be used with CR and SM approval

    Mcguire - No

    Brunswick -  Follow Conduct of Ops rules

    Oconee - No

    Harris - Follow Conduct of Ops rules

    Catawba - Follow Conduct of Ops rules

    Robinson - Follow Conduct of Ops rules

    VC Summer - Follow Conduct of Ops rules

  • Farley - No, follow OPS rules

    Hatch - Same

    Vogtle - Same

    Watts Bar - Yes. 

    Sequoyah - No, follow OPS rules

    Browns Ferry - Not normally acceptable or allow

    Turkey Point

    North Anna - Follows OPS Rules

    Surry - Follows OPS rules, submit CR

    St. Lucie - Follows OPS rules, submit CR

    McGuire - No

    Brunswick - Follows OPS rules

    Oconee - Yes, even hydrants

    Harris - No

    Catawba - Follows OPS rules

    HB Robinson - Follow OPS Rules

    VC Summer - Follows OPS rules.