IR 05000244/2010301

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - NRC Examination Report 05000244-10-301

ML102430286
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	08/31/2010
From:	Hansell S Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I
To:	John Carlin Ginna
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ust 31, 2010

SUBJECT:

R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000244/2010301

Dear Mr. Carlin:

On June 25,2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Ginna. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which were discussed on August 5, 2010, with Mr. Robert Adams of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of three applicants for reactor operator licenses, five applicants for instant senior operator licenses, and four applicants for upgrade senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021,

"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1.

The license examiners determined that nine applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

No findings of significance were identified during this examination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Samue L. Hansell, Jr., Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-18 Enclosure: NRC Examination Report 05000244/2010301 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

August 31,2010 Mr. John

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 05000244/2010301; June 21 - July 1,2010; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Initial

Operator Licensing Examination Report.

NRC examiners evaluated the competency of three applicants for reactor operator licenses, five applicants for instant senior operator licenses, and four applicants for upgrade senior operator licenses at the Ginna facility. The facility licensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the facility on July 1,2010. Four NRC examiners administered the operating tests from June 21- 25,2010. The license examiners determined that nine applicants satisfied the requirements of 10CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

Licensee-Identified Violations

None.

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REPORT DETAILS

OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

AOA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)

.1 License Applications

a. Scope

The examiners reviewed all 12 license applications submitted by the licensee to ensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant eligibility requirements.

The applications were submitted on NRC Form 398, "Personal Qualification Statement,"

and NRC Form 396, "Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee." The examiner also audited two license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the applicants' qualifications. This audit focused on the applicants' experience, on-the-job training, and eligibility to sit for the instant senior operator license exams.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified .

.2 Operator Knowledge and Performance

a. Examination Scope

On July 1, 2010, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on July 21, 2010.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all applicants from June 21 - 25, 2010. The three applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in three dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of eleven system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The five applicants seeking an instant senior operator license participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of ten system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks. The four applicants seeking an upgrade senior operator license participated in at least one dynamic simulator scenario, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of five system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.

b. Findings

All 12 applicants passed all parts of the operating test. Nine of the applicants passed the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants' average score was 82.7 percent and ranged from 80 to 86.7 percent. The senior operator applicants' average score was 83.6 percent and ranged from 71 to 92 percent.

The examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession number noted in Attachment 1.

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Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the licensee to analyze the validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of the applicants. Seven questions met this criterion. The licensee conducted this performance analysis and submitted it to the chief examiner.

The licensee also submitted post-examination comments for three questions. These comments may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession number noted in Attachment 1. Two comments were related to answer key errors. The third comment was related to a question the facility believed had two correct answers based on ambiguity in the plant conditions provided in the question stem. After reviewing the licensee's comments, the NRC decided to accept all three comments, and graded the exam accordingly. See Attachment 2 for a summary of the licensee's comments and associated NRC response .

.3 Initial Licensing Examination Development

a. Examination Scope

The facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1 021, Revision 9, Supplement 1. All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted both the written and operating examination outlines on April 8, 2010.

The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of the NUREG, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft examination package on May 5, 2010. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of the NUREG, and provided comments to the licensee on the examination on May 21, 2010. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided associated comments during the week of May 24, 2010. The facility licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on June 8, 2010.

b. Findings

The examiners determined that the written and operating examinations initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability for a proposed examination.

No findings of significance were identified .

.4 Simulation Facility Performance

a. Examination Scope

The examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during the examination validation and administration.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

.5 Examination Security

a. Examination Scope

The examiners reviewed examination security for examination development and during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021 requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

40A6 Meetings, Including Exit The chief examiner presented the examination results to Mr. Robert Adams, Operations Training Manager, on August 5, 2010.

The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.

ATTACHMENT 1:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

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Licensee Personnel

G. Cizin, Facility Exam Developer

P. Landers, Facility Exam Developer

R. Adams, Operations Training Manager

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened

NONE

Closed

NONE

Discussed

NONE