IR 05000341/2024302
| ML24191A424 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 07/09/2024 |
| From: | Paul Zurawski NRC/RGN-III/DORS/OB |
| To: | Peter Dietrich DTE Electric Company |
| Bergeon B. | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML24088A297 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2024-OLL-0050 50-341/24-302 | |
| Download: ML24191A424 (1) | |
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SUBJECT:
FERMI POWER PLANT, UNIT 2 - NRC INITIAL LICENSE REEXAMINATION REPORT 05000341/2024302
Dear Peter Dietrich:
On June 14, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Fermi Power Plant. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations. Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on June 12, 2024, with Mike Donigian, Program Supervisor - Simulator/NRC Exam Development, and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted via Microsoft Teams on July 1, 2024, between yourself and Bryan Bergeon, Senior Operator Licensing Examiner, to review the proposed final grading of the operating reexamination for the license re-applicant. During the conversation, the NRC resolutions of any post-examination comments submitted by the facility, initially received by the NRC on June 14, 2024, were discussed.
The NRC examiner administered an initial license reexamination operating test during the week of June 10, 2024. One Senior Reactor Operator re-applicant was administered license reexaminations. The results of the examinations were finalized on June 21, 2024. One applicant passed all sections of their respective examinations. One was issued a senior operator license effective June 21, 2024.
The as-administered operating test, as well as documents related to the development and review (outlines, review comments and resolution, etc.) of the examination, will be withheld from public disclosure until June 14, 2026. The enclosure contains details of this report.
July 9, 2024 This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely, Paul J. Zurawski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-341 License No. NPF-43 Enclosure:
1. Examination Report 05000341/2024302 2. Simulator Fidelity Report cc: Distribution via LISTSERV J. Angel, Director, Nuclear Training Signed by Zurawski, Paul on 07/09/24
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Examination Report 05000341/2024302; 06/12/2024; DTE Electric Company; Fermi Power
Plant, Unit 2; Initial License Reexamination Report.
The announced initial operator licensing reexamination was conducted by a regional Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiner in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,
Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 12.
Examination Summary:
One of one re-applicant passed all sections of their respective reexamination. One applicant was issued a senior operator license. (Section 4OA5.1).
REPORT DETAILS
4OA5 Other Activities
.1 Initial Licensing Examinations
a. Examination Scope
The NRC examiner and members of the facility licensees staff used the guidance prescribed in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 12, to develop, validate, administer, and grade the operating test.
Members of the facility licensees staff developed the operating test outlines and developed the operating test. The NRC examiner validated the proposed examination during the week of June 10, 2024, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff. During the on-site validation week, the examiner audited one license re-application for accuracy. The NRC examiner, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff, administered the operating test, consisting of job performance measures, on June 12, 2024.
b. Findings
- (1) Operating Test The NRC examiners determined that the operating test, as originally proposed by the licensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
Less than percent of the proposed operating test portion of the examination was determined to be unsatisfactory and required modification or replacement.
During the validation of the operating test, several Job Performance Measures (JPMs)were modified. Changes made to the operating test portion of the examination, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and documented on Form 2.3-3, Operating Test Review Worksheet.
The Form 2.3-3, the operating test outlines, and both the proposed and final as administered JPMs, will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's ADAMS on June 14, 2026, (ADAMS Accession Numbers for the following: Administrative Files ML24088A296, examination outlines ML24088A299, Proposed Exam ML24088A300, and As-Administered Exam ML24088A295 respectively).
The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on June 21, 2024.
Post-examination analysis revealed no generic weaknesses in applicant performance.
- (2) Examination Results One re-applicant at the Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) level was administered an operating test. One re-applicant passed all portions of their examinations and was issued their respective operating licenses on June 21, 2024.
.2 Examination Security
a. Scope
The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensee's implementation of examination security requirements during the examination validation and administration to assure compliance with Title10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 55.49, Integrity of Examinations and Tests. The examiners used the guidelines provided in NUREG 1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, to determine acceptability of the licensees examination security activities.
b. Findings
None.
4OA6 Meetings
.1 Debrief
The chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations and findings on June 12, 2024, to Mike Donigian, Program Supervisor - Simulator/NRC Exam Development and other members of the Fermi Power Plants Training Department staff.
.2 Exit Meeting
The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on July 1, 2024, with you via Microsoft Teams. The NRCs final disposition of the stations post-examination comments were disclosed and discussed. The chief examiner asked the licensee whether any of the retained submitted material used to develop or administer the examination should be considered proprietary. No proprietary or sensitive information was identified during the examination or debrief/exit meetings.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
Justin Angel, Director, Nuclear Training
Mike Donigian, Training Supervisor
Scott Schmus, Exam Author
Brandon Skandalaris, Exam Author
Brett Hasson, Training Supervisor
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- T. Taylor, Senior Resident Inspector
- J. Gewargis, Resident Inspector
- B. Bergeon, Chief Examiner
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened, Closed, and Discussed
None
LIST OF ACRONYMS USED
Agencywide Document Access and Management System
NRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Reactor Operator
Senior Reactor Operator
Simulator Work Request
SIMULATION FACILITY FIDELITY REPORT
Facility Licensee:
Fermi Power Plant, Unit 2
Facility Docket No:
50-341
Operating Tests Administered:
June 12, 2024
The following documents observations made by the NRC examination team during the initial
operator license examination. These observations do not constitute audit or inspection findings
and are not, without further verification and review, indicative of non-compliance with
CFR 55.45(b). These observations do not affect NRC certification or approval of the
simulation facility other than to provide information which may be used in future evaluations. No
licensee action is required in response to these observations.
During the conduct of the simulator portion of the operating tests, the following items were
observed:
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
None
N/A