IR 05000346/2020301
| ML20076F465 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 03/16/2020 |
| From: | Patricia Pelke Operations Branch III |
| To: | Bezilla M Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp |
| Roach G | |
| References | |
| 50-346/20-301, EPID L-2020-OLL-0032 50-346/OL-20 | |
| Download: ML20076F465 (10) | |
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March 16, 2020
SUBJECT:
DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATIONNRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000346/2020301
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
On February 24, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations. Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on February 7, 2020, with Mr. D. Huey, General Plant Manager, and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on February 27, 2020, with Mr. G. Wolf, Supervisor Nuclear Compliance, other members of your staff, and Mr. G. Roach, Chief Operator Licensing Examiner, to review the final grading of the written examination for the license applicants. The NRC also confirmed that the station submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration during NRC grading of the examination.
The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the week of February 3, 2020. The written examination was administered by Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station training department personnel on February 12, 2020. Five Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) and four Reactor Operator (RO) applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on March 9, 2020.
Nine applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Five applicants were issued senior operator licenses and four applicants were issued operator licenses.
The written examination 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 February 24, 2022. 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,
/RA/
Patricia J. Pelke, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3
Enclosures:
1. OL Examination Report 05000346/2020301 2. Simulator Fidelity Report
REGION III==
Docket No:
05000346 License No:
NPF-3 Report No:
05000346/2020301 Enterprise Identifier: L-2020-OLL-0032 Licensee:
Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.
Facility:
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Location:
Oak Harbor, OH Dates:
February 3, 2020, through February 24, 2020 Examiners:
G. Roach, Senior Operations Engineer, Chief Examiner C. Zoia, Senior Operations Engineer, Examiner D. Reeser, Operations Engineer, Examiner
Approved by:
P. Pelke, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
SUMMARY
Examination Report 05000346/2020301; 02/03/2020-02/24/2020; Energy Harbor Nuclear
Corp.; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Initial License Examination Report.
The announced initial operator licensing examination was conducted by regional Nuclear Regulatory Commission examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,
Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.
Examination Summary Nine applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Five applicants were issued senior operator licenses and four applicants were issued operator licenses.
(Section 4OA5.1)
REPORT DETAILS
4OA5 Other Activities
.1 Initial Licensing Examinations
a. Examination Scope
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners and members of the facility licensees staff used the guidance prescribed in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11, to develop, validate, administer, and grade the written examination and operating test. The written examination outlines were prepared by the NRC staff and were transmitted to the facility licensees staff. Members of the facility licensees staff prepared the operating test outlines and developed the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of January 6, 2020, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff. During the onsite validation week, the examiners audited four license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff, administered the operating test, consisting of job performance measures and dynamic simulator scenarios, during the period of February 3, 2020, through February 7, 2020. The facility licensee administered the written examination on February 12, 2020.
b. Findings
- (1) Written Examination The NRC examiners determined that the written examination, as proposed by the licensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
Less than 20 percent of the proposed examination questions were determined to be unsatisfactory and required modification or replacement.
During the validation of the written examination, several questions were modified or replaced. All changes made to the written examination were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and were documented on Form ES-401-9, Written Examination Review Worksheet. The Form ES-401-9, the written examination outlines (ES-401-1 and ES-401-3), and both the proposed and final written examinations, will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) on February 24, 2022 (ADAMS Accession Numbers ML19121A156, ML19121A160, ML19121A162, and ML19121A165, respectively).
On February 24, 2020, the licensee submitted documentation noting that during the post-examination review the applicants made remarks concerning four written examination questions. The applicants remarks were not associated with the technical accuracy of the affected questions or the accuracy of the examination answer key. Therefore, there were no post-examination comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the written examination.
The NRC examiners graded the written examination on February 25, 2020, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.
- (2) 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.
Following the review and validation of the operating test, minor modifications were made to several job performance measures, and some minor modifications were made to the dynamic simulator scenarios. All changes made to the operating test were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and were documented on Form ES-301-7, Operating Test Review Worksheet. The Form ES-301-7, the operating test outlines (ES-301-1, ES-301-2, and ES-D-1s), and both the proposed and final operating tests, will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs ADAMS on February 24, 2022, (ADAMS Accession Numbers ML19121A156, ML19121A160, ML19121A162, and ML19121A165, respectively).
The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on February 14, 2020.
- (3) Examination Results Five applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) level and four applicants at the Reactor Operator (RO) level were administered written examinations and operating tests.
Nine applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued their respective operating licenses on March 9, 2020.
.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, Part 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 Management Meetings
.1 Debrief
The chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations and findings on February 7, 2020, to Mr. D. Huey, General Plant Manager, and other members of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station staff.
.2 Exit Meeting
The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on February 27, 2020, with Mr. G. Wolf, Supervisor Nuclear Compliance, and other members of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station staff, by telephone. The chief examiner asked the licensee whether any of the 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
- M. Bezilla, Site Vice President
- D. Huey, General Plant Manager
- N. Barron, Training Manager
- G. Wolf, Supervisor Nuclear Compliance
- N. Buehler, Operations Support, Facility Representative
- T. Gaydosik, Lead, Fleet Exam Team
- D. Rowland, Lead NRC Exam Developer
- M. Klein, NRC Exam Developer
- C. Hill, Initial License Supervisor
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- D. Mills, Senior Resident Inspector
- J. Harvey, Resident Inspector
- G. Roach, Senior Operations Engineer, Chief Examiner
- C. Zoia, Senior Operations Engineer, Examiner
- D. Reeser, Operations Engineer, 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 FIDELITY REPORT
Facility Licensee:
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station
Facility Docket No:
050-346
Operating Tests Administered:
February 3, 2020, through February 7, 2020
The following documents observations made by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 55.45(b).
These observations do not affect U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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