IR 05000440/2009301
| ML100610600 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 03/12/2009 |
| From: | Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III |
| To: | Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| 50-440/09-301 50-440/09-301 | |
| Download: ML100610600 (27) | |
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rch 12, 2009
SUBJECT:
PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1 NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000440/2009301(DRS);
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
On February 27, 2009, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners completed initial operator licensing examinations at your Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed report documents the results of the examination which were discussed on January 16, 2009, with Mr. A. Mueller Jr. and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on March 4, 2009, between Mr. A. Mueller Jr. of your staff and Mr. Walton, of Operator Licensing, to review the resolution of the station=s post examination comments and the proposed final grading of the written examination for the license applicants.
The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the week of January 12, 2009. The written examination was administered by Perry Nuclear Power Plant training department personnel on January 21, 2009. Eight Senior Reactor Operators and one Reactor Operator applicant were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on February 27, 2009. All applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and seven were issued senior operator licenses and one was issued an operator license. One senior operator license was withheld until the individual met experience requirements.
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 document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-440 License Nos. NPF-58
Enclosures:
1. Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000440/2009301(DRS)
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information 2. Simulation Facility Report 3. Post Examination Comments w/NRC Resolution 4. Written Examinations and Answer Keys (SRO)
REGION III==
Docket Nos: 50-440 License Nos: NPF-58 Report No: 05000440/2009301(DRS)
Licensee: First Energy Corporation Facility: Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Location: Perry, Ohio Dates: January 12 - January 21, 2009 Examiners: R. Walton, Senior Operations Engineer D. Reeser, Operations Engineer C. Zoia, Operations Engineer Approved by: Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ER 05000440/2009301(DRS); 1/12/2009 - 1/21/2009; First Energy Corp., Perry 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, AOperator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors,@ Revision 9.
Examination Summary:
$ Nine of nine applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Seven applicants were issued senior operator licenses and one applicant was issued an operator license. One senior operator will be issued a license after experience conditions have been met (Section 4OA5.1).
- The examiners identified that the licensee used software that incorporated two-phase fluid flow for modeling feedwater in the Perry simulator. This software has been used in some but not all BWR simulators. This condition is an unresolved item pending further review by the NRC (Enclosure 2).
REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other
.1 Initial Licensing Examinations
a. Examination Scope
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission=s examiners prepared the examination outline and developed the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of December 15, 2008, at the Perry Nuclear Power Station Training Building with the assistance of members of the licensee training staff. During the on-site validation week on December 15, 2008, the examiners audited two license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners conducted the operating portion of the initial license examination during the week of January 12, 2009. The NRC examiners and members of the Perry Nuclear Power Station training department staff administered the written examination on January 21, 2009. The NRC examiners used the guidance established in NUREG-1021, AOperator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors,@ Revision 9, to prepare, validate, revise, administer, and grade the examination.
b. Findings
Written Examination During the validation of the written examination several questions were modified or replaced. Changes made to the written examination were documented on Form ES-401-9, AWritten Examination Review Worksheet@ which is available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). The licensee submitted four written examination post-examination comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the written examination. The post-examination comments and the NRC resolution for the post-examination comments are contained in Enclosure 3, APost Examination Comments and Resolutions.@ The NRC examiners graded the written examination on February 19, 2009, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.
Operating Test During the validation of the operating test, two Job Performance Measures (JPMs) were modified and changes were made to the dynamic simulator scenarios. The JPMs were replaced since the JPMs were determined to be too simplistic in nature (inadequate difficulty level). Changes made to the operating test were documented in a document titled, AOperating Test Comments,@ which is available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on February 19, 2009.
Examination Results Eight applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) level and one applicant at the Reactor Operator (RO) level were administered written and operating tests. Two of the SRO applicants were previously licensed as ROs at Perry Power Station. Nine applicants passed all portions of their examinations and eight applicants were issued operating licenses. One applicants license was withheld until experience requirements had been met.
.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 10 CFR 55.49, AIntegrity 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 licensee=s examination security activities.
b. Findings
No Findings
4OA6 Meetings
Debrief The chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations and findings on January 16, 2009, to A. Mueller, Jr., and other members of the Perry Operations and Training Department staff.
Exit Meeting The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on March 4, 2009, with Mr. A. Mueller, Jr., Perry Station Training Director by telephone. The NRC=s final disposition of the station=s post-examination comments were disclosed and revised preliminary written examination results were provided to A. Mueller, Jr., during the telephone discussion.
The examiners 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
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
- K. Krueger, Plant General Manager
- D. Evans, Manager Operations
- A. Cayia, Director Performance Improvement
- R. Coad, Manager - Regulatory Compliance
- A. Mueller, Jr., Manager Training
- J. Pelcic, Nuclear Compliance
- D. Zielinsky, Training Department
- R. Torres, Training Department
- J. Kelley, Training Department
- D. Richmond, Training Department
NRC
- R. Walton, Chief Examiner
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened
UNR (00050/440-2009-301-01), Two-Phase Fluid Flow Modeling for Feedwater
Closed
None
Discussed
None