IR 05000387/2011301
| ML110470491 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 02/16/2011 |
| From: | Hansell S Operations Branch I |
| To: | Rausch T Susquehanna |
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| ML102180025 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-387/11-301, 50-388/11-301, U01793 50-387/11-301, 50-388/11-301 | |
| Download: ML110470491 (11) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
475 ALLENDALE ROAD
SUBJECT:
SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000387/201 1301; 05000388 1201 1301
Dear Mr. Rausch:
On January 24,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which were discussed on February 9,2011, with Mr. Thomas lliadis, General Manager of Operations, and other members of your staff.
The examination included the evaluation of four applicants for reactor operator licenses, one applicant for instant senior operator license and three applicants for upgrade senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021,
"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1.
The license examiners determined that seven of the eight applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on February 9, 2011. ln addition, one of the four applicants for reactor operator license passed his exams but his license is being held as explained in paragraph D.3.c of Examination Standard (ES) 501 in NUREG-1021 until the one upgrade senior reactor operator applicant who failed the examination has had an opportunity to appeal his license denial.
No findings were identified during this examination.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicty Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://wwrv.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Samuel L. Hansell, Operations Branch
SUBJECT:
SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000387/20 1 1 301 : 05000388 1201 1 301
Dear Mr. Rausch:
On January 24,2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which were discussed on February 9, 201 1, with Mr. Thomas lliadis, General Manager of Operations, and other members of your staff.
The examination included the evaluation of four applicants for reactor operator licenses, one applicant for instant senior operator license and three applicants for upgrade senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021 ,
"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1.
The license examiners determined that seven of the eight applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on February 9, 2011, ln addition, one of the four applicants for reactor operator license passed his exams but his license is being held as explained in paragraph D.3.c of Examination Standard (ES) 501 in NUREG-1021 until the one upgrade senior reactor operator applicant who failed the examination has had an opportunity to appeal his license denial.
No findings were identified during this examination.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RN Samuel L. Hansell, Jr., Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety DocketNos. 50-387;50-388 License Nos. NPF-14, NPF-22 SUNSI Review Complete: JGC (Reviewer's Initials)
ADAMS PKG: ML102180025 ADAMS NO.: M1110470491 DOCUMENT NAME: GlDRS\Operations Branch\CARUSO\Exam 1 1-Susq Jan 11(U01793\201't Susq- New Exam Report.doc After this document "An Official Record" it will be released to the Public.
OFFICE RI/DRS/OB RI/DRS/OB NAME JCaruso/JGC SHansell/SLH DATE 02t16t11 02t16t11 FICIAL RECORD COPY
Enclosure:
NRC Examination Report 05000387/201 1301 and 050003881201 1 301 MAttachment: Supplemental Information
REGION I==
Docket Nos: 50-387,50-388 License Nos: NPF-14, NPF-22 Report Nos: 05000387/2011301 and 05000388/201 1301 Licensee: PPL Susquehanna, LLC Facility: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 Location: Berwick, PA Dates: January 18-21,201 1 (Operating Test Administration)
January 24, 2011 (Written Examination Administration)
January 31,2011 (Licensee Submitted Post Exam Package)
January 24 - February 8, 201 1 (NRC Examination Grading)
February 9,2011 (Licenses lssued)
lnspectors: John G. Caruso, Chief Examiner, Operations Branch Brian Fuller, Operations Engineer Tom Hedigan, Operations Engineer Approved By: Samuel L. Hansell, Jr., Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ER 0500038712011301; 05000388/2011301; January 18 - February 9, 2Q11; Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; lnitial Operator Licensing Examination Report.
NRC examiners evaluated the competency of four applicants for reactor operator licenses, one applicant for instant senior operator license and three applicants for upgrade senior operator licenses at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. The facility licensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the facility on January 24, 2011. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on January 18 -
January 21, 2011. The license examiners determined that seven of the eight applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
In addition, one of the four applicants for reactor operator license passed his exams but his license is being held as explained in paragraph D.3.c of Examination Standard (ES) 501 in NUREG-1021 until the one upgrade senior reactor operator applicant who failed the examination has had an opportunity to appeal his license denial.
A. NRC-ldentified and Self-Revealinq Findinqs No findings were identified.
B. Licensee-ldentified Violations None.
REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities lnitial Operator License Examination
.1 License Aoplications
a. Scope
The examiners reviewed all eight 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 examiners also audited five of the license applications in detail to conlirm 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. Findinqs No findings were identified.
.2 Operator Knowledqe and Performance
a. Examination Scope
On January 24,2011, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all eight applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on January 31,2011.
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all eight applicants on January 18-21, 2011. The four applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in 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 one applicant seeking an instant senior operator license participated in 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. The three applicants for upgrade senior operator licenses participated in two dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of five system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks' b. Findinqs Seven of the eight applicants passed all parts of the operating test. One upgrade senior operator applicint failed the senior operator portion of the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants' average score was 86.33 percent and ranged from 80.00 to 89.33 percent, the senior operator applicants' average score was 86.5 percent and ranged from 82.0 to 89.0 percent. The overallwritten examination average was 86.41 percent. The text of the examination questions, the licensee's examination analysis, and the licensee's post-examination comments may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment 1. In accordance with current NRC policy the release of this written examination 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 for twelve questions that met these criteria and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner. All twelve of these questions were determined to be technically satisfactory by the licensee and as a result there were no post examination comments submitted'
.3 Initial Licensinq Examination Development
a. Examination Scope
The facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1. All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted both the written and operating examination outlines on October 27, 2010. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of NUREG-1A21, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft operating test package on November 30, 2010 and the written examination package on December 2,2010. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and provided comments to the licensee on the operating test on December 3, 2010 and on the written examination on December 13, 2010. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of December 13, 2010. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on January 1Q,2011 for the operating test and on January 13,2011 for the written examination.
b. Findinqs The NRC approved the initial examination outline and advised the licensee to proceed with the operating examination development.
The examiners determined that the written and operating examinations initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
No findings were identified.
.4 Simulation Facilitv Performance
a. Examination Scope
The examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during the examination validation and administration. Two simulator performance issues that occurred during exam administration are documented in attachment 2.
b. Findinqs No findings were identified.
.5 Examination Securitv
a. Examination Scope
The examiners reviewed examination security for examination development and during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.
b. Findinqs No findings were identified.
4OAO Meetinos. lncludino Exit The chief examiner presented the examination results to Mr. Thomas lliadis, General Manager of Operations, and other members of the licensee's management staff on February 9,2011. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.
ATTACHMENT: SU PPLEMENTAL I N FORMATION ATTACHMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- T. lliadis, General Manager of Operations
- M. Diltz, Operations Training Manager
- D. Walsh, Assistant Operations Manager Assigned to Training
- J. Weiss, lnitial Licensed Operator Training Supervisor
- M. Jacoppetti, Nuclear Training lnstructor
- P. Moran, Nuclear Training Instructor
- R. Puddish, Nuclear Training Instructor
- T. North, Examination Developer
- C. Dodge, Simulator Support
NRC Personne!
- P. Finney, Senior Resident Inspector
- J. Greives, Resident lnspector
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISGUSSED
O pened/Closed/Discussed