IR 05000461/2019301
| ML19303A010 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 10/30/2019 |
| From: | Robert Orlikowski Operations Branch III |
| To: | Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| Zoia C | |
| References | |
| IR 2019301 | |
| Download: ML19303A010 (10) | |
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October 30, 2019
SUBJECT:
CLINTON POWER STATIONNRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION
REPORT 05000461/2019301
Dear Mr. Hanson:
On September 24, 2019, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Clinton Power Station. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations.
Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on September 13, 2019, with Mr. T. Dean and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on September 27, 2019, between Mr. T. Dean of your staff and Mr. C. Zoia, Senior Operator Licensing Examiner, to review 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 September 9, 2019. The written examination was administered by Clinton Power Station training department personnel on September 19, 2019. Three Senior Reactor Operator and four Reactor Operator applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on September 30, 2019. Seven applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and two were issued senior operator licenses and four were issued operator licenses. In accordance with NRC policy, the license for the remaining applicant will be issued upon resolution of deferred items.
The administered written examination and operating test, as well as documents related to the development and review (outlines, review comments and resolution, etc.) of the examination will be withheld from public disclosure until September 24, 2021. 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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62
Enclosures:
1. OL Examination Report 05000461/2019301 2. Simulation Facility Fidelity Report
REGION III==
Docket No:
05000461
License No:
Report No:
Enterprise Identifier: L-2019-OLL-0001
Licensee:
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Facility:
Clinton Power Station
Location:
Clinton, IL
Dates:
September 9, 2019, through September 24, 2019
Inspectors:
C. Zoia, Senior Operations Engineer, Chief Examiner
D. Reeser, Operations Engineer, Examiner
G. Roach, Senior Operations Engineer, Examiner
Approved By:
R. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Examination Report 05000461/2019301; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Clinton Power
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,
Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.
Examination Summary:
Seven applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and two were issued senior operator licenses and four were issued operator licenses. In accordance with NRC policy, the license for the remaining applicant will be issued following certification by the facility that all the deferred experience requirement elements are complete. (Section 4OA5.1).
REPORT DETAILS
4OA5 Other Activities
.1 Initial Licensing Examinations
a. Examination Scope
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners and members of the facility licensees staff used the guidance prescribed in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11, to develop, validate, administer, and grade the written examination and operating test. The written examination outlines were developed by the NRC staff and were transmitted to the facility licensees staff. Members of the facility licensees staff prepared the operating test outlines and developed the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of August 12, 2019, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff. During the onsite validation week, the examiners audited two license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff, administered the operating test, consisting of job performance measures and dynamic simulator scenarios, during the week of September 9, 2019. The facility licensee administered the written examination on September 19, 2019.
b. Findings
- (1) Written Examination
The NRC examiners determined that the written examination, as proposed by the licensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
Less than 20 percent of the proposed examination questions were determined to be unsatisfactory and required modification or replacement.
During the validation of the written examination, several questions were modified. All changes made to the written examination were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and documented on Form ES-401-9, Written Examination Review Worksheet. The Form ES-401-9, the written examination outlines (ES-401-2 and ES-401-3), and both the proposed and final written examinations, will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) on September 24, 2021, (ADAMS Accession Numbers ML17214A849, ML17214A846, ML17214A848, and ML17214A844, respectively).
On September 24, 2019, the licensee submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the written examination.
The NRC examiners graded the written examination on September 27, 2019, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.
- (2) Operating Test
The NRC examiners determined that the operating test, as originally proposed by the licensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
Following the review and validation of the operating test, minor modifications were made to several Job Performance Measures, and some minor modifications were made to the dynamic simulator scenarios. All changes made to the operating test were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and were documented on Form ES-301-7, Operating Test Review Worksheet. The Form ES-301-7, the operating test outlines (ES-301-1, ES-301-2, and ES-D-1s), and both the proposed and final operating tests, will be available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs ADAMS on September 24, 2021 (ADAMS Accession Numbers ML17214A849, ML17214A846, ML17214A848, and ML17214A844, respectively).
The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on September 26, 2019.
- (3) Examination Results
Three applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator level and four applicants at the Reactor Operator level were administered written examinations and operating tests.
Six applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued their respective operating licenses on September 30, 2019. In accordance with NRC policy, the license for the remaining applicant will be issued following certification by the facility that all deferred experience requirement elements are complete.
.2 Examination Security
a. Scope
The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensees implementation of examination security requirements during the examination validation and administration to assure compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 55.49, Integrity 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 licensees examination security activities.
b. Findings
None.
4OA6 Management Meetings
.1 Debrief
The chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations and findings on September 13, 2019, to Mr. T. Dean and other members of the Clinton Power Station Operations and Training Department staff.
.2 Exit Meeting
The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on September 27, 2019, with Mr. T. Dean by telephone. The NRCs final disposition of the stations post-examination comments were disclosed and discussed with Mr. Dean 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
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
- T. Dean, Training Director
- J. Weissinger, Operations Director
- D. Shelton, Regulatory Assurance Manager
- M. Beeler, Operations Training Manager
- T. Jennings, Exam Author
- W. Kiser, Exam Author
- M. Griffin, Facility Representative
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- E. Sanchez, Senior Resident Inspector
- C. Zoia, Chief Examiner
- D. Reeser, Examiner
- G. Roach, Examiner
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened, Closed, Discussed
None
LIST OF ACRONYMS USED
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
NRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
SIMULATION FACILITY FIDELITY REPORT
Facility Licensee:
Clinton Power Station
Facility Docket No:
50-461
Operating Tests Administered:
September 9, 2019, through September 13, 2019
The following documents observations made by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) examination team during the initial operator license examination.
These observations do not constitute audit or inspection findings and are not, without further
verification and review, indicative of non-compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 55.45(b). These observations do not affect NRC certification or approval of
the simulation facility other than to provide information which may be used in future evaluations.
No licensee action is required in response to these observations.
During the conduct of the simulator portion of the operating tests, the following items were
observed:
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
After resetting the simulator between scenarios, an AR/PR spike was
observed on the trend recorder by an NRC examiner because it was
not removed during the reset process as expected.