IR 05000416/2002301

Er 05000416-02-301; on August 26-30, 2002; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination

ML022690189
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	09/24/2002
From:	Gody A Operations Branch IV
To:	Eaton W Entergy Operations
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ER-02-301
Download: ML022690189 (10)

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ber 24, 2002

SUBJECT:

GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 50-416/02-301

Dear Mr. Eaton:

On August 30, 2002, the NRC completed an examination at your Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.

The enclosed report documents the examination findings which were discussed on August 30, 2002, with you and other members of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of seven applicants for reactor operator licenses and one applicant for a senior operator license. We determined that all eight applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "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 NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony T. Gody, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket: 50-416 License: NPF-29

Enclosure:

NRC Examination Report 50-416/02-301

Entergy Operations, Inc. -2-

REGION IV==

Docket: 50-416 License: NPF-29 Report No.: 50-416/02-301 Licensee: Entergy Operations, Inc.

Facility: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Location: Waterloo Road Port Gibson, Mississippi Dates: August 26-30, 2002 Examiners: M. Murphy, Senior Operations Engineer, Operations Branch A. Sanchez, Resident Inspector, Projects Branch A L. Vick, Reactor Engineer (Examiner Qualified), Headquarters Approved By: Anthony T. Gody, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

-2-SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ER 50-416/03-301; on August 26-30, 2002; Entergy Operations, Inc., Grand Gulf Nuclear Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination NRC examiners evaluated the competency of seven applicants for a reactor operator license and one applicant for a senior operator license at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. The facility developed the written and operating examination using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 8, Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the facility to the applicants on August 23, 2002. The NRC examiners administered the operating tests on August 26-30, 2002. No findings of significance were identified (Section 40A4.1).

Report Details 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

4OA4 Initial Operator License Examination

.1 Operator Knowledge and Performance a. Examination Scope On August 23, 2002, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examination to all eight applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on August 30, 2002.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to the applicants on August 26-30, 2002. The seven applicants for reactor operator licenses 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 individual upgrading from a reactor operator license to senior reactor operator participated in one dynamic simulator scenario, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of five system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.

b. Findings All eight of the applicants passed all parts of the examinations. The applicants demonstrated good 3-way communications, alarm response, and peer checking.

For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants average score was 95.3 percent and ranged from 93.0 to 99.0 percent. The overall written examination average was 95.3 percent. The text of the examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment.

The licensee conducted a performance analysis for the written examinations, submitting them to the Chief Examiner on August 30, 2002. Two questions were missed by 50 percent or more of the applicants. The analysis identified no common knowledge deficiency. No remediation training was determined to be necessary following the examinations.

No findings of significance were identified.

.2 Initial Licensing Examination Development The licensee developed the written examination in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 8, Supplement 1, using facility training and operations staff on the security agreement to prepare and validate the examination.

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.2.1 Examination Outline and Examination Package a. Examination Scope The facility licensee submitted the integrated examination outlines on May 1, 2002. The chief examiner reviewed the submittal against the requirements of NUREG-1021, Revision 8, Supplement 1, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the final draft examination package on June 12, 2002. The chief examiner reviewed the draft submittal against the requirements of NUREG-1021, Revision 8, Supplement 1, and provided comments to the licensee on the examination on August 12-15, 2002. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of August 12, 2002. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on August 15, 2002.

b. Findings Region IV 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 of significance were identified.

.3 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 of significance were identified.

.4 Examination Security a. Examination Scope The examiners reviewed examination security both during the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021 requirements.

Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed.

b. Findings No findings of significance were identified.

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.4OA5 Management Meeting Exit Meeting Summary The chief examiner presented the examination results to Mr. William at the conclusion of the operating examination on August 30, 2002. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.

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

ATTACHMENT KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee R. Barnes, Training Manager C. Bottemiller, Manager, Licensing W. Eaton, Vice President Operations T. Errington, Administrative Shift, Operations S. Humphries, Operations Coordinator R. Jackson, Plant Licensing T. McIntyre, Operations Training Supervisor J. Miller, Operations Training Supervisor M. Rasch, NRC Exam Developer S. Reeves, Licensed Operator Training Lead Instructor J. Roberts, Director, Nuclear Services Administration NRC R. Deese, Resident Inspector ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED GG-08/2002 Final RO-SRO Written Reference Examination - Accession No. ML022660507