IR 05000247/2004301
| ML043440551 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 12/09/2004 |
| From: | Conte R NRC/RGN-I/DRS/OSB |
| To: | Dacimo F Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| 50-247/04-301 | |
| Download: ML043440551 (13) | |
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December 9, 2004
SUBJECT:
INDIAN POINT STATION, UNIT 2, REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT NO.
Dear Mr. Dacimo:
This report transmits the results of the Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licensing examination conducted by the NRC during the period of October 12-22, 2004.
This examination addressed areas important to public health and safety and was developed and administered using the guidelines of the Examination Standards for Power Reactors (NUREG-1021, Draft Revision 9).
Based on the results of the examination, six of eight applicants passed all portions of the examination. One RO applicant and one SRO applicant did not pass their respective written exam. On November 13, 2004, final examination results, including individual license numbers for applicants that met eligibility requirements, were given during a telephone call between Mr. T. Fish and Mr. R. Christman of your staff.
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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). These records include the final examination and are available in ADAMS; RO and SRO Written - Accession Number ML043270578; RO and SRO Operating Section A -
Accession Number ML043270586; RO and SRO Operating Section B - Accession Number ML043270594; and RO and SRO Operating Section C - Accession Number ML043270601.
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Mr. Fred Dacimo
Should you have any questions regarding this examination, please contact me at (610) 337-5183, or by E-mail at RJC@NRC.GOV.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-247 License No. DPR-26
Enclosure:
Initial Examination Report No. 05000247/2004301
REGION I==
Docket No:
50-247 License No:
DPR-26 Report No:
05000247/2004301 Licensee:
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Facility:
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 Dates:
October 22, 2004 (Written Examination Administration)
October 12-19, 2004 (Operating Test Administration)
October 26, 2004 (Licensee submittal of written grades and post exam comment)
October 20-29, 2004 (Examination Grading)
Examiners:
T. Fish, Sr. Operations Engineer (Chief Examiner)
J. DAntonio, Operations Engineer H. Balian, Operations Engineer G. Johnson, Operations Engineer Approved by: Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety
ii Enclosure
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
IR 05000247/2004301; 10/12/2004-10/22/2004; Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2; Initial
Operator Licensing Examination. Six of eight applicants passed the examination (six instant SROs).
The written examinations were administered by the facility and the operating tests were administered by four NRC region-based examiners.
A.
Inspector Identified Findings No findings of significance were identified.
B.
Licensee Identified Findings No findings of significance were identified.
REPORT DETAILS
REACTOR SAFETY
Mitigating Systems - Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) Initial License Examination
a. Scope
of Review The IP2 training staff developed the written and operating initial examination and together with the NRC examination team and IP2 operations personnel verified or ensured, as applicable, the following:
- The examination was prepared and developed in accordance with the guidelines of Draft Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors. A review was conducted both in the Region I office and at the IP2 training facility. Final resolution of comments and incorporation of test revisions were conducted during and following the onsite preparation week.
- Simulation facility operation was proper.
- A test item analysis was completed on the written examination for feedback into the systems approach to training program.
- Examination security requirements were met.
The NRC examiners administered the operating portion of the examination to all applicants from October 12-19, 2004. IP2 training staff administered the written examination on October 22, 2004 and submitted their grading on October 26, 2004.
There were three post examination facility comments (Attachment 1, Facility Comments on Written Exam). NRC staff accepted the comments (Attachment 2, Resolution of Facility Comments on Written Exam) and modified the answer key accordingly.
b. Findings
Grading and Results Six of eight applicants passed all portions of the initial licensing examination. One RO applicant and one SRO applicant did not pass their respective written exams.
Examination Administration and Performance No significant administration or performance findings were identified.
4OA6 Meetings, including Exit
On November 13, 2004, the NRC provided conclusions and examination results to IP2 training management via telephone. License numbers for the applicants who passed and met eligibility requirements were also provided during this time. The NRC expressed appreciation for the cooperation and assistance that the licensees training staff provided during the preparation and administration of the examination.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- R. Christman, Superintendent, Operations Training
- S. Joubert, Supervisor, Initial License Training
- W. Altic, Initial License Exam Developer
- D. Huntington, Initial License Exam Developer
LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
ITEM NUMBER
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
None
ATTACHMENT 1
FACILITY COMMENTS ON WRITTEN EXAM
Question 059
The following plant conditions exist on Unit 2:
Unit 2 is at 20% power.
Control rods are in MANUAL control.
Which one of the following describes two conditions that will prevent MANUAL OUTWARD
movement of Control Bank D rods?
- A.
Power Range Nuclear Power 20% (1/4)Property "Contact" (as page type) with input value "A.</br></br>Power Range Nuclear Power 20% (1/4)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., Overtemperature) T variable setpoint (1/4)
exceeded.
- B.
Intermediate Range Nuclear Power 20% equivalent (1/2)Property "Contact" (as page type) with input value "B.</br></br>Intermediate Range Nuclear Power 20% equivalent (1/2)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., Overpower) T variable setpoint
(1/4) exceeded.
- C.
Overtemperature) T variable setpoint (1/4) exceededProperty "Contact" (as page type) with input value "C.</br></br>Overtemperature) T variable setpoint (1/4) exceeded" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., TAVE - Avg TAVE (+5°F).
- D.
Overpower) T variable setpoint (1/4) exceededProperty "Contact" (as page type) with input value "D.</br></br>Overpower) T variable setpoint (1/4) exceeded" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., First Stage Turbine Impulse Pressure,
PT-412A, less that 15% power equivalent (1/1).
Recommendation:
Delete question from exam.
Justification:
There is no correct answer. The Intermediate Range Rod Stop is
blocked at 10% power in procedure 2-POP-1.3, step 4.34.5. The original
question did not specify that the Intermediate Range Channels were not
blocked at 10% power.
Resolution:
The question was modified, subsequent to the examination, to specify
that the Intermediate Range Channels were not blocked at 10% power.
Question 060
Which one of the following statements describes a design feature that prevents excessive loss
of level in the spent fuel pool through the spent fuel pool cooling (SPFC) System?
A.
SPFC pumps will automatically trip when the low SFP level alarm is annunciated.
B.
SFPC discharge piping has a siphon breaker slightly below the normal water level.
C.
Deepest SFPC piping extends only 6 feet down into the SFP.
D.
Primary makeup valve to the SFP automatically opens on a low level in the SFP.
Recommendation:
Accept B and C as correct answers
Justification:
In response to a question from one of the applicants, the examination
proctor inadvertently informed the applicant, and the other applicants as
well, that distracter C referred to the suction piping of the Spent Fuel
Pool Cooling System. Examinees were told to add suction to the
distracter, i.e., Deepest suction SFPC piping extends only 6 feet into the
SF
and therefore also a correct answer.
Resolution:
Question is satisfactory as written; no change/modification necessary.
However, answer key was modified because of information the exam
proctor inadvertently provided.
Question 067
What conditions must be met to reset a Containment Ventilation Isolation after a high
containment air particulate or radiogas alarm has isolated the Containment Purge and
Containment Pressure Relief lines in accordance with 2-SOP-5.4.3, Vapor Containment Purge?
- A.
The containment air particulate and radiogas alarmsProperty "Contact" (as page type) with input value "A.</br></br>The containment air particulate and radiogas alarms" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., R41/42, are the only signals that
must be clear prior to resetting the Containment Ventilation Isolation.
B.
Containment Phase A and R41/42 and R44 must be below the isolation setpoint prior to
resetting the Containment Isolation.
C.
Safety Injection must be reset and R41/42 and R44 must be below the isolation setpoint
prior to resetting the Containment Isolation.
- D.
No conditions need to be metProperty "Contact" (as page type) with input value "D.</br></br>No conditions need to be met" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., the Containment Purge and Pressure Relief Lines do not
close on a high containment air particulate or radiogas alarm.
Recommendation:
Accept A and C as correct answers
Justification:
The original question did not specifically note whether SI had occurred.
Thus, there are two correct choices for this question: one choice if SI had
occurred, and, therefore would need to be reset; another choice if (A) SI
had not occurred, and therefore would not need to be reset.
Resolution:
The question was modified, subsequent to the examination, to specify
that SI has occurred following the Containment Purge and Containment
Pressure Relief lines isolation.
ATTACHMENT 2
NRC RESOLUTION OF FACILITY COMMENTS ON WRITTEN EXAM
Contention 1 (Question 59): Comment accepted; question deleted.
NRC staff agrees with the facilitys resolution. Based on the information provided by IP2
training staff, plant startup procedures direct the operators to block the Intermediate
Range Rod Stop when reactor power level exceeds 10% power. Since the question did
not specify that this action had or had not occurred, there was no correct answer for the
question. The question was deleted
Contention 2 (Question 60): Comment accepted; there are two correct answers.
NRC staff agrees with the facilitys resolution. The exam proctor mistakenly provided
the applicants with additional information to one of the distractors, which inadvertently
made one this distractor also correct. Therefore, two choices are correct for this
question.
Contention 3 (Question 67): Comment accepted; there are two correct answers.
NRC staff agrees with the facilitys resolution. The question did not specify whether
Safety Injection had occurred. Without knowing this information, there are two possible
choices - one choice is correct if SI had occurred; a different choice is also correct if SI
had not occurred. Therefore, two choices are correct for this question.