IR 05000335/2023301
| ML23268A444 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/2023 |
| From: | Daniel Bacon NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Coffey B Florida Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| 50-335/23-301, 50-389/23-301 50-389/OL-23, 50-335/OL-23 | |
| Download: ML23268A444 (9) | |
Text
September 20, 2023
Mr. Bob Coffey Executive Vice President, Nuclear Division, and Chief Nuclear Office Florida Power & Light Company Mail Stop: EX/JB 700 Universe Blv Juno Beach, FL 33408
SUBJECT: ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000335/2023301 AND 05000389/2023301
Mr. Coffey:
During the period August 7 - 14, 2023, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) administered operating tests to employees of your company who had applied for licenses to operate the St Lucie Nuclear Plan At the conclusion of the tests, the examiners discussed preliminary findings related to the operating tests and the written examination submittal with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed repor The written examination was administered by your staff on August 17, 202 All applicants passed both the operating test and written examinatio There were no post-examination comment A Simulator Fidelity Report is included in this report as Enclosure The initial examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examinatio 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 1 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) 997-451
Sincerely,
/RA/
Daniel M. Bacon, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos: 50-335, 50-389 License Nos: DPR-67, NPF-16
Enclosures:
1. Report Details 2. Simulator Fidelity Report
REGION II==
Examination Report
Docket No.:
05000335, 05000389
License No.:
Report No.:
05000335/2023301, 05000389/2023301
Enterprise Identifier: L-2023-OLL-0033
Licensee:
Florida Power and Light Company (FP&L)
Facility:
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2
Location:
6351 S. Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Dates:
Operating Test - August 7-14, 2023
Written Examination - August 17, 2023
Examiners:
Kevin Kirchbaum, Chief Examiner, Operations Engineer
David Lanyi, Senior Operations Engineer
Michael Kennard, Senior Operations Engineer
Tom Morrissey, Senior Resident Inspector - Vogtle 1&2
Approved by:
Daniel M. Bacon, Branch Chief, Engineering Branch 2, RII
SUMMARY
ER 05000335/2023301, 05000389/2023301; operating test August 7-14, 2023 & written exam August 17, 2023; St. Lucie Nuclear Plant; Operator License Examination Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners conducted an initial examination 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 applicabl The NRC developed the written examination outlin Members of the St Lucie Nuclear Plant staff developed both the operating tests and the written examinatio The initial operating test, written RO examination, and written SRO examination submittals met the quality guidelines contained in NUREG-102 The NRC administered the operating tests during the period August 7-14, 202 Members of the St Lucie Nuclear Plant training staff administered the written examination on August 17, 202 All applicants passed both the operating test and written examinatio All applicants were issued licenses commensurate with the level of examination administere There were no post-examination comment No findings were identifie REPORT DETAILS OTHER ACTIVITIES
4OA5 Operator Licensing Examinations Inspection Scope
The NRC evaluated the submitted operating test by combining the scenario events and JPMs in order to determine the percentage of submitted test items that required replacement or significant modificatio The NRC also evaluated the submitted written examination questions (RO and SRO questions considered separately) in order 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) statemen 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 question The percentage of submitted test items that were unacceptable was compared to the acceptance criteria of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Standards for Power Reactor The NRC reviewed the licensees examination security measures while preparing and administering the examinations in order to ensure compliance with 10 CFR §55.49, Integrity of examinations and test The NRC performed an audit of license applications during the preparatory site visit to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicants qualifications in accordance with NUREG-102 The NRC administered the operating tests during the period August 7 - 14, 202 The NRC examiners evaluated six Reactor Operator (RO) and five Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) applicants using the guidelines contained in NUREG-102 Members of the St Lucie Nuclear Plant training staff administered the written examination on August 17, 202 Evaluations of applicants and reviews of associated documentation were performed to determine if the applicants, who applied for licenses to operate the St Lucie Nuclear Plant, met the requirements specified in 10 CFR Part 55, Operators License The NRC evaluated the performance or fidelity of the simulation facility during the preparation and conduct of the operating test Findings
No findings were identifie The NRC developed the written examination sample plan outlin Members of the St Lucie Nuclear Plant training staff developed both the operating tests and the written examinatio All examination material was developed in accordance with the guidelines contained in Revision 12, of NUREG-102 The NRC examination team reviewed the proposed examinatio Examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee were made per NUREG-1021 and incorporated into the final version of the examination material The NRC determined, using NUREG-1021, that the licensees initial examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examinatio All applicants passed both the operating test and written examination and were issued license Six RO applicants and five SRO applicants passed both the operating test and written examinatio Copies of all individual examination reports were sent to the facility Training Manager for evaluation of weaknesses and determination of appropriate remedial trainin The licensee did not submit any post-examination comment A copy of the final written examination and answer key, with all changes incorporated, may be accessed not earlier than August 18, 2025, in the ADAMS system (ADAMS Accession Numbers ML23240A522 and ML23240A542).
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit
Exit Meeting Summary
On August 14, 2023, the NRC examination team discussed generic issues associated with the operating test with Rob Craven, Site Vice President, and members of the St Lucie Nuclear Plant staf The examiners asked the licensee if any of the examination material was proprietar No proprietary information was identifie KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee personnel
Rob Craven, Site Vice President Thad Edmonds, Operations Director Janice Cruz, Engineering Director Robert Story, Chemistry/HP Director Troy Spillman, AOM Karl Keith, SM-Training Erik Feightner, Training Manager Thomas Fisher, LOIT Supervisor Rick Virgin, Simulator/Exams Supervisor Brad Hinze, LOCT Supervisor Sean Wylie, NRC Exam Author George Asbeck, NRC Exam Author Val Miklausich, Simulator/Exams Supervisor (Turkey Point)
Josh Reuer, Fleet Training Supervisor Wyatt Godes, Fleet Training Director
NRC personnel
John Hickman, Senior Resident Inspector
Enclosure 2
SIMULATOR FIDELITY REPORT
Facility Licensee: St Lucie Nuclear Plant
Facility Docket No.: 05000335, 05000389
Operating Test Administered: August 7 - 14, 2023
This form is to be used only to report observation These observations do not constitute audit or inspection findings and, without further verification and review in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.11 are not indicative of noncompliance with 10 CFR 55.4 No licensee action is required in response to these observation While conducting the simulator portion of the operating test, examiners observed the following:
Item Description AR 02464795 - CMI Bypass Indication The examiners observed that when there is a Control Motion Inhibit (CMI) active there is both an annunciator at the top of the control board and a RED CMI button that is lit on the flatscree When rod motion is required, the CMI Bypass button to override the CMI is depresse When the Bypass is in, the CMI RED light will flash RED/GREY with a yellow borde The issue identified happens when the CMI Bypass is removed and the CMI is put back in servic The RED/GREY flashing indicator on the flatscreen will end up on either RED or GREY depending on the timing of pushing the Bypass CMI button to remove the bypass functio The CMI is active as indicated by the annunciator at top of the control board and rod motion is blocked, even if the flatscreen indication is GRE On a multiple JPMs the indication was GREY, which caused some confusion since the procedure directs the operator to verify the CMI RED indication on the flat panel prior to utilizing the CMI Bypas The exam team did not consider this a rod control system issue since the CMI was active when required and this prevented the rods from moving as designe We asked if this was a simulator issue or if it was also the same as the flat panels in the control rooms and this was unknown at the time of the exa The licensee wrote the subject AR to capture and analyze the issue.