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Category:Inspection Report
MONTHYEARIR 05000354/20230042024-02-0101 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023004 IR 05000354/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000354/2023401 IR 05000354/20230032023-11-0707 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023003 IR 05000272/20234022023-10-12012 October 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2023402, 05000272/2023402 and 05000311/2023402 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000354/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2023005) IR 05000354/20230022023-08-0303 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023002 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspection Report 07200048/2023001 IR 05000354/20230102023-08-0303 August 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2023010 IR 05000354/20230112023-05-0101 May 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Report 05000354/2023011 IR 05000354/20230012023-04-26026 April 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023001 IR 05000354/20220062023-03-0101 March 2023 Annual Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2022006) IR 05000354/20220042023-01-24024 January 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022004 ML22335A0412022-12-0101 December 2022 Notification of Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection (05000354/2023011) and Request for Information IR 05000354/20220032022-11-0303 November 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022003 IR 05000354/20223012022-10-24024 October 2022 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000354/2022301 IR 05000354/20224022022-10-14014 October 2022 Cyber Security Inspection Report 05000354/2022402 - Cover Letter Only IR 05000354/20220122022-09-0808 September 2022 Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Programs) Inspection Report 05000354/2022012 IR 05000354/20220052022-08-31031 August 2022 Updated Inspection Plan for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2022005) IR 05000354/20220022022-08-10010 August 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022002 IR 05000272/20224012022-07-21021 July 2022 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2022401, 05000272/2022401, and 05000311/2022401 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20225012022-06-14014 June 2022 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000354/2022501, 05000272/2022501, and 05000311/2022501 IR 05000354/20220012022-05-0202 May 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022001 IR 05000354/20220102022-03-16016 March 2022 Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Report 05000354/2022010 IR 05000272/20210132022-03-10010 March 2022 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, and Experiments Baseline IR 05000354/2021013, 05000272/2021013 and 05000311/2021013 & ISFSI IR 07200048/2021001 Related to PSEG Evals of Stations & Planned Wind Port Manufacturing Facility IR 05000354/20210062022-03-0202 March 2022 Annual Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2021006) IR 05000354/20210042022-02-0707 February 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2021004 IR 05000272/20215012021-11-30030 November 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000354/2021501, 05000272/2021501 and 05000311/2021501 IR 05000272/20214022021-11-19019 November 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2021402, 05000272/2021402 and 05000311/2021402 IR 05000354/20210032021-11-0202 November 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2021003 IR 05000272/20210122021-10-28028 October 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2021012, 05000272/2021012 and 05000311/2021012 IR 05000272/20214032021-10-28028 October 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report (Security-Related Information) 05000354/2021403, 05000272/2021403 and 05000311/2021403 (Cover Letter Only IR 05000354/20210112021-09-30030 September 2021 Temporary Instruction 2515/194 Inspection Report 05000354/2021011 IR 05000354/20210102021-09-16016 September 2021 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams) Inspection Report 05000354/2021010 IR 05000354/20210052021-09-0101 September 2021 Updated Inspection Plan for the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Report 05000354/2021005) IR 05000354/20210022021-08-10010 August 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2021002 IR 05000354/20210012021-05-0404 May 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2021001 IR 05000354/20213012021-04-0101 April 2021 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000354/2021301 IR 05000354/20200062021-03-0303 March 2021 Annual Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station Unit 1 (Report 05000354/2020006) IR 05000272/20214012021-02-23023 February 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2: Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2021401, 05000272/2021401 and 05000311/2021401 (Letter Only) IR 05000354/20200042021-02-0909 February 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2020004 ML21008A5092021-01-21021 January 2021 Inspection Report IR 05000354/20200032020-11-0404 November 2020 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2020003 IR 05000354/20200052020-08-31031 August 2020 Updated Inspection Plan (Inspection Report 05000354/2020005) IR 05000272/20204012020-07-23023 July 2020 Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station: Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000272/2020401, 05000311/2020401, and 05000354/2020401 (Letter Only) IR 05000354/20200012020-05-0606 May 2020 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2020001 IR 05000354/20200102020-04-0808 April 2020 Reissued, Temporary Instruction 2515/194 Report 05000354/2020010 ML20077M1872020-03-20020 March 2020 Temporary Instruction 2515/194 Report 05000354/2020010 IR 05000354/20190062020-03-0303 March 2020 Annual Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (Report 05000354/2019006) IR 05000354/20190042020-02-10010 February 2020 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2019004 IR 05000354/20190032019-11-0707 November 2019 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2019003 IR 05000354/20193012019-10-17017 October 2019 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000354/2019301 2024-02-01
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MONTHYEARIR 05000354/20230042024-02-0101 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023004 ML24030A8752024-02-0101 February 2024 Operator Licensing Examination Approval ML24009A1022024-01-26026 January 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CF Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0045 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) IR 05000354/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000354/2023401 ML23341A1372024-01-16016 January 2024 Issuance of Amendment No. 235 Revise Trip and Standby Auto-Start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning ML23335A1122023-12-15015 December 2023 Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers ML23307A1532023-12-15015 December 2023 NRC Investigation Report No. 1-2023-001 ML23270C0072023-11-29029 November 2023 Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23324A3072023-11-17017 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 05000354/20230032023-11-0707 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023003 IR 05000272/20234022023-10-12012 October 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2023402, 05000272/2023402 and 05000311/2023402 (Cover Letter Only) LR-N23-0065, Submittal of 2023 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report2023-10-0202 October 2023 Submittal of 2023 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report LR-N23-0045, and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement2023-09-0808 September 2023 and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23249A2612023-09-0606 September 2023 License Amendment Request to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary IR 05000354/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2023005) ML23192A8212023-08-14014 August 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 234, 347, and 329 Revise Technical Specifications to Delete Meteorological Tower Location IR 05000354/20230022023-08-0303 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023002 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspection Report 07200048/2023001 IR 05000354/20230102023-08-0303 August 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2023010 LR-N23-0052, Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers Per Technical Specification 4.6.2.12023-07-31031 July 2023 Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers Per Technical Specification 4.6.2.1 LR-N23-0042, Spent Fuel Cask Registration2023-07-12012 July 2023 Spent Fuel Cask Registration LR-N23-0046, Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented June 28, 20232023-07-10010 July 2023 Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented June 28, 2023 IR 05000354/20230112023-05-0101 May 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Report 05000354/2023011 ML23121A1412023-05-0101 May 2023 Senior Reactor and Reactor Operator Initial License Examinations LR-N23-0034, 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station2023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station LR-N23-0035, 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR)2023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR) IR 05000354/20230012023-04-26026 April 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023001 LR-N23-0010, License Amendment Request Revision of Technical Specification (TS) to Delete TS Section 5.5 - Meteorological Tower Location2023-04-21021 April 2023 License Amendment Request Revision of Technical Specification (TS) to Delete TS Section 5.5 - Meteorological Tower Location LR-N23-0009, License Amendment Request (LAR) to Revise the Hope Creek Trip and Standby Auto-start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Trains2023-04-18018 April 2023 License Amendment Request (LAR) to Revise the Hope Creek Trip and Standby Auto-start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Trains ML23087A1492023-04-17017 April 2023 NRC to PSEG Salem, Transmittal of the National Marine Fisheries Service'S March 24, 2023, Biological Opinion GAR-2020-02842 Concerning Salem and Hope Creek ML23089A0942023-04-17017 April 2023 NRC to PSEG Hope Creek, Transmittal of the National Marine Fisheries Service'S March 24, 2023, Biological Opinion GAR-2020-02842 Concerning Salem and Hope Creek ML23103A3232023-04-13013 April 2023 Submittal of Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, Rev. 26, Summary of Revised Regulatory Commitments for Hope Creek, Summary of Changes to PSEG Nuclear LLC, Quality Assurance Topical Report, NO-AA-10, Rev. 89 ML23095A3682023-04-12012 April 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Threshold Determination for Proposed Transfer of Land Ownership LR-N23-0024, Submittal of Hope Creek Generating Station Technical Specification Bases Changes2023-03-29029 March 2023 Submittal of Hope Creek Generating Station Technical Specification Bases Changes LR-N23-0006, Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations2023-03-24024 March 2023 Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations ML23086A0912023-03-24024 March 2023 NMFS to NRC, Transmittal of Biological Opinion for Continued Operations of Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations LR-N23-0019, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums2023-03-21021 March 2023 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums ML23037A9712023-03-0909 March 2023 and Salem Nuclear, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 233, 344, and 325 Relocate Technical Specification Staff Qualification Requirements to the PSEG Quality Assurance Topical Report IR 05000354/20220062023-03-0101 March 2023 Annual Assessment Letter for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2022006) LR-N23-0016, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Report of Changes, Tests, and Experiments2023-02-28028 February 2023 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Report of Changes, Tests, and Experiments LR-N23-0018, Technical Specification 6.9.1.5.b - 2022 Annual Report of SRV Challenges2023-02-27027 February 2023 Technical Specification 6.9.1.5.b - 2022 Annual Report of SRV Challenges LR-N23-0012, Annual Property Insurance Status Report2023-02-24024 February 2023 Annual Property Insurance Status Report LR-N23-0014, Stations Submittal of 2022 Annual Report of Fitness for Duty Performance Data Per 10 CFR 26.203(e) and 10 CFR 26.7172023-02-23023 February 2023 Stations Submittal of 2022 Annual Report of Fitness for Duty Performance Data Per 10 CFR 26.203(e) and 10 CFR 26.717 IR 05000354/20220042023-01-24024 January 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022004 LR-N23-0011, In-Service Inspection Activities - 90 Day Report: Twenty-Fourth Refueling Outage2023-01-19019 January 2023 In-Service Inspection Activities - 90 Day Report: Twenty-Fourth Refueling Outage LR-N22-0096, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Request for Threshold Determination2023-01-0505 January 2023 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Request for Threshold Determination LR-N22-0094, Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented November 21, 20222022-12-14014 December 2022 Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented November 21, 2022 LR-N22-0091, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Report of 10 CFR 72.48 Changes, Tests, and Experiments2022-12-0202 December 2022 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Report of 10 CFR 72.48 Changes, Tests, and Experiments ML22335A0412022-12-0101 December 2022 Notification of Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection (05000354/2023011) and Request for Information IR 05000354/20220032022-11-0303 November 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2022003 2024-02-01
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October 24, 2022
SUBJECT:
HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 05000354/2022301
Dear Eric Carr:
On August 17, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an NRC-developed examination at the Hope Creek facility. The enclosed examination report documents the examination results, which were discussed on September 22, 2022, with S. Nevelos, Nuclear Senior Training Director, and other members of your staff.
The examination included the evaluation of four applicants for reactor operator licenses and four applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 12. The license examiners determined all applicants satisfied the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on September 22, 2022.
No findings were identified during this examination. 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 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely, Digitally signed by Donald Donald E. E. Jackson Date: 2022.10.24 Jackson 11:14:02 -04'00'
Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 05000354 License No. NPF-57 Enclosure:
Examination Report 05000354/2022301 w/Attachment: Supplementary Information cc: Distribution via ListServ
SUMMARY
ER 05000354/2022301; August 8-17, 2022; Hope Creek Generating Station; Initial Operator
Licensing Examination Report.
Four NRC examiners evaluated the competency of four applicants for reactor operator licenses and four applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses. The NRC developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 12. The written examination was administered by the facility on August 17, 2022. NRC examiners administered the operating tests August 8-12, 2022. The NRC examiners determined that all applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings
No findings were identified.
Licensee-Identified Violations
None.
Attachment
REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)
.1 License Applications
a. Scope
The examiners reviewed all license applications submitted by the licensee to ensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The applications were submitted on NRC Form 398, Personal Qualification Statement, and NRC Form 396, Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee. The examiner also audited three of the license application in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicants qualifications. This audit focused on the applicants experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.2 Operator Knowledge and Performance
a. Examination Scope
On August 17, 2022, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on September 9, 2022.
The NRC examination team administered various portions of the operating examination August 8-12, 2022. The applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of eleven system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of ten system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.
b. Findings
All applicants passed the operating test and the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants average score was 94.6 percent and ranged from 93.3 to 98.6 percent. The senior operator applicants average score was 87.2 percent and ranged from 83.0 to 91.0 percent. The text of the examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the Attachment. In accordance with current NRC policy, the release of the written examination in ADAMS to the public will be delayed for two years.
Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the licensee to analyze the validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of the applicants. The licensee conducted this performance analysis and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner.
.3 Initial Licensing Examination Development
a. Examination Scope
The NRC developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 12.
All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations during the week of June 27, 2022.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.4 Simulation Facility Performance
a. Examination Scope
The examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during the examination validation and administration.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.5 Examination Security
a. Examination Scope
The examiners reviewed examination security for examination development during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021, Revision 12 requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit
The chief examiner presented the examination results to S. Nevelos, Nuclear Senior Training Director, and other members of the licensee's staff on September 22, 2022.
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- P. Breidenbach, Exam Support
- S. Dennis, Exam Support
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
NONE
ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED