IR 05000327/2023301

NRC Operator License Examination Report 05000327/2023301 and 05000328/2023301

ML23135A720
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	05/15/2023
From:	Tom Stephen NRC/RGN-II
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2023301
Download: ML23135A720 (6)

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May 15, 2023

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000327/2023301 AND 05000328/2023301

Dear Mr. Barstow:

On April 3, 2023, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) retake written examination was administered by your staff. All applicants passed the written examination. There were no post-examination comments.

The initial examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination. All examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and your staff were made according to NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 12.

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

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (404) 997-4703.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas A. Stephen, Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos: 50-327, 50-328 License Nos: DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosure:

1. Report Details

REGION II==

Examination Report Docket No.: 05000327, 05000328 License No.: DPR-77, DPR-79 Report No.: 05000327/2023301 and 05000328/2023301 Enterprise Identifier: L-2023-OLL-0037 Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority Facility: Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Location: Soddy-Daisy, TN Date: Written Examination - April 3, 2023 Examiners: J. Viera, Chief Examiner, Senior Operations Engineer N. Lacy, Operations Engineer V. Furr, Operations Engineer (training only)

Approved by: Thomas A. Stephen, Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1

SUMMARY ER 05000327/2023301, 05000328/2023301; April 3, 2023; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant; Operator License Examinations.

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) retake written examination was conducted in accordance with the guidelines in Revision 12, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." This examination implemented the operator licensing requirements identified in 10 CFR §55.41, §55.43, and §55.45, as applicable.

Members of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant staff developed the written examination. The written examination submittal met the quality guidelines contained in NUREG-1021.

Members of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant training staff administered the written examination on April 3, 2023. All Reactor Operator (RO) applicants passed the written examination. All applicants were issued licenses commensurate with the level of examination administered.

There were no post-examination comments.

No findings were identified.

REPORT DETAILS 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES 4OA5 Operator Licensing Examinations a. Inspection Scope The NRC evaluated the submitted written examination questions to determine the percentage of submitted questions that required replacement or significant modification, or that clearly did not conform with the intent of the approved knowledge and ability (K/A) statement. Any questions that were deleted during the grading process, or for which the answer key had to be changed, were also included in the count of unacceptable questions. The percentage of submitted test items that were unacceptable was compared to the acceptance criteria of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Standards for Power Reactors.

The NRC reviewed the licensees examination security measures while preparing the examination to ensure compliance with 10 CFR §55.49, Integrity of examinations and tests.

The NRC performed an audit of license applications to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicants qualifications in accordance with NUREG-1021.

Members of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant training staff administered the retake written examination on April 3, 2023. Evaluations of applicants and reviews of associated documentation were performed to determine if the applicants, who applied for licenses to operate the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, met the requirements specified in 10 CFR Part 55, Operators Licenses.

b. Findings No findings were identified.

Members of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant training staff developed the written examination. All examination material was developed in accordance with the guidelines contained in Revision 12, of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team reviewed the proposed examination. Examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee were made per NUREG-1021 and incorporated into the final version of the examination materials.

The NRC determined, using NUREG-1021, that the licensees initial examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.

All applicants passed the retake written examination and were issued licenses.

The licensee did not submit any post-examination comments. A copy of the final written examination and answer key, with all changes incorporated, may be accessed not earlier than April 4, 2025, in the ADAMS system (ADAMS Accession Number ML23114A054).

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee personnel A. Forsha, Sequoyah Training Examination Development 4