IR 05000410/2019301

Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000410/2019301

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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/11/2020
From:	Diane Jackson Operations Branch I
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Jackson D
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 February 11, 2020 Mr. Bryan Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO), Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 SUBJECT: NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 05000410/2019301

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On December 16, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Nine Mile Point, Unit 2. The enclosed examination report documents the examination results, which were discussed on January 16, 2020, with Messrs. J. Tsardakas, Senior Manager, Site Training, G. Elkins, Manager, Operations Training, and other members of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of three applicants for reactor operator licenses, five applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses, and five applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.

The license examiners determined that 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 January 16, 2020.

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 NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-410 License No. NPF-69 Enclosure:

Examination Report 05000410/2019301 w/Attachment: Supplementary Information cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

SUMMARY

ER 05000410/2019301; 12/9-13/2019; Nine Mile Point, Unit 2; Initial Operator Licensing

Examination Report.

Three NRC examiners evaluated the competency of three applicants for reactor operator licenses, five applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses, and five applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at Nine Mile Point, Unit 2. The facility developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.

The written examination was administered by the facility on December 16, 2019. NRC examiners administered the operating tests December 9-13, 2019. The NRC examiners determined that all applicants satisfied the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (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.

REPORT DETAILS

4OA5 Other Activities Initial Operator License Examination

.1 License Applications

a. Scope

The examiners reviewed all 13 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 three of the license applications 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 December 16, 2019, 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 December 23, 2019.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all applicants on December 9-13, 2019. The applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 11 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The applicants seeking an instant senior reactor operator license participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 10 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks. The applicants seeking an upgrade senior reactor operator license participated in at least one dynamic simulator scenario, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 5 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks

b. Findings

All applicants passed all parts of the operating test and the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants average score was 90.2 percent and ranged from 84.0 to 94.6 percent. The senior operator applicants average score was 89.2 percent and ranged from 84.0 to 93.0 percent. The text of the examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in Attachment 1. In accordance with current NRC policy, the release of this 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 for all questions that met this criterion and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner

.3 Initial Licensing Examination Development

a. Examination Scope

The facility developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 11.

All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted the written and operating examination outlines on July 10, 2019. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft examination package on September 23, 2019. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of November 11, 2019. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on December 3, 2019.

b. Findings

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 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 and during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021, Revision 11 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 Mr. M. Alexander, Examination Lead, and other members of the licensee's staff on January 16, 2020. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.

The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

M. Alexander, Exam Lead

R. Vogel, Sr. Training Instructor

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

NONE.