L-MT-12-104, 2013 Monticello Generating Plant Initial License Examination Proposed Examination
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 01/28/2013 |
| From: | McNeil D R NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Xcel Energy |
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| L-MT-12-104, NUREG-1021 | |
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2013 MONTICELLO GENERATING INITIAL LICENSE PROPOSED ENCLOSURE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE NUREG-1021 UNTIL AFTER THE EXAMINATION IS Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2807 W County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 tl Xcel Energy" December 6, 2012 L-MT-12-104 10 CFR 55.40 NUREG-1021 Regional Administrator, Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket 50-263 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) Initial Operator Licensing Examination to be Conducted the Weeks of January 28 and February 4, 2013 Reference 1: N UREG-1 021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1 In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 55.40(b)(4), the Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM) requests NRC approval of the proposed written examination and operating tests. Further, 10 CFR 55.40(a), "Implementation," requires that examinations meet the requirements of Reference
- 1. Therefore, enclosed for review are the proposed examination materials for the initial license examinations for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) operator license applicants.
In accordance with 10 CFR 55.49, "Integrity of Examinations and Tests," and NUREG-1 021, Section ES-201, Attachment 1, "Examination Security and Integrity Considerations," NSPM requests that the enclosed materials be withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.
The proposed examination materials were prepared per the guidelines of Reference 1, Sections ES-301, "Preparing Initial Operating Tests," and ES-401, "Preparing Initial Site-Specific Written Examinations".
The proposed examination materials have been prepared by NSPM for (1) SRO -Upgrade (U), five (5) Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) -Instant (I), and four (4) Reactor Operator (RO) license candidates.
DEC 1 0 Regional Administrator, Region III L-MT-12-104 Page 2 Summary of This letter makes no new commitments and no revisions to existing Mark A. Schimmel Site Vice President, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company -Minnesota Enclosure Mr. Dell McNeil, Region III, USNRC (with enclosures)
Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC (without enclosures)
Resident Inspector, Monticello, USNRC (without enclosures)
ENCLOSURE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE NUREG-1021 UNTIL AFTER THE EXAMINATION IS ENCLOSURE 1 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATION INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION Title or Description Number of Form I Pages Number ES-301-3 1 Operating Exam Quality Checklist ES-301-4 1 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist I ES-401-6 Written Exam Quality Checklist 1 ES-301-6 2 Competencies Checklists 186 Job Performance Measures (JPMs) 141 Simulator Scenarios ES-401-7 RO Written Exam Cover Sheet 1 RO Written Exam (Ready to Give) 80 1 Provided References for RO Questions 1 ES-401-8 SRO Written Exam Cover Sheet 108 SRO Written Exam (Ready to Give) 29 EOP Flow Charts and 1 EAL Matrix) RO/SRO Written Exam Key with Supportive Provided References for SRO Questions 324 References QF-1071-01 Master Security Agreement Updated Since 75 Day Submittal Limited Security Agreement Updated Since 75 Day Submittal Page 1 of 1 Operating Test Quality Checklist Form ES-301-3 Date of Examination:
01/28/13 Test Number: MNGP 2013 1. General Criteria Initials a b* c# b. There is no day-to-day repetition between this and other operating tests to be administered durin this examination.
- c. The 0 eratin test shall not du licate items from the a licants' audit test s see Section 0.1.a. d. Overlap with the written examination and between different parts of the operating test is within acce table limits. It appears that the operating test will differentiate between competent and less-than-competent at the d . ated license level. 2. Walk-Throu h Criteria Each JPM includes the following, as applicable:
initial conditions initiating cues references and tools, including associated procedures reasonable and validated time limits (average time allowed for completion) and specific designation if deemed to be time-critical by the facility licensee operationally important specific performance criteria that include: detailed expected actions with exact criteria and nomenclature system response and other examiner cues statements describing important observations to be made by the applicant criteria for successful completion of the task identification of critical steps and their associated performance standards restrictions on the se uence of ste s, if a licable Ensure that any changes from the previously approved systems and administrative walk-through outlines (Forms ES-301-1 and 2) have not caused the test to deviate from any of the acceptance criteria (e.g., item distribution, bank use, repetition from the last 2 NRC examinations) specified on those forms and Form ES-201-2.
- 3. Simulator Criteria The associated simulator operating tests (scenario sets) have been reviewed in accordance with Form ES-301-4 and a co is attached.
- a. Author b. Facility Reviewer(*}
- c. NRC Chief Examiner (#) d. NRC Supervisor I NOTE:
- The facility signature is not a licable for NRC-developed # Inde endent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c"; chief examiner concurrence re .. "i l/zip'l.3*
Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES
- 1. The initial conditions are realistic, in that some equipment and/or instrumentation may be out of service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events. 2. The scenarios consist mostly of related events. Each event description consists of
- the point in the scenario when it is to be initiated
- the malfunction(s) that are entered to initiate the event
- the symptoms/cues that will be visible to the crew
- the expected operator actions (by shift position)
- the event termination point (if applicable)
- 4. No more than one non-mechanistic failure (e.g., pipe break) is incorporated into the scenario without a credible preceding incident such as a seismic event. 5. The events are valid with regard to physics and thermodynamics.
- 6. Sequencing and timing of events is reasonable, and allows the examination team to obtain complete evaluation results commensurate with the scenario objectives. If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates.
Operators have sufficient time to carry out expected activities without undue time constraints.
Cues are given. 8. The simulator modeling is not altered. The scenarios have been validated.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.4S(d), any open simulator performance deficiencies or deviations from the referenced plant have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelity is maintained while running the planned scenarios.
- 10. Every operator will be evaluated using at least one new or significantly modified scenario.
All other scenarios have been altered in accordance with Section 0.5 of ES-301. 11. All individual operator competencies can be evaluated, as verified using Form ES-301-S (submit the form along with the simulator scenarios).
- 12. Each applicant will be significantly inVOlved in the minimum number of transients and events specified on Form ES-301-5 (submit the form with the simulator scenarios).
- 13. The level of difficulty is appropriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position.
Target Quantitative Attributes (Per Scenario; See Section D.S.d) Total malfunctions (5-8) Malfunctions after EOP entry (1-2) Abnormal events (2-4) Major transients (1-2) EOPs entered/requiring substantive actions (1-2) EOP contingencies requiring substantive actions (0-2) Critical tasks (2-3) Actual Attributes 6/61516 1/11111 4/21213 1/11111 2/21212 2/1/111 3/2/3/2 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 Date of Exam: 01/28/13 Exam Level: RO X SRO X Initial Item Description
- 1. Questions and answers are technicall accurate and a licable to the facilit . a. NRC KlAs are referenced for all questions.
- b. Facilit learn in oblectives are referenced as available. SRO The sampling process was random and systematic (If more than 4 RO or 2 SRO questions were re eated from the last 2 NRC licensin exams, consult the NRR OL ro ram office . Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated below (check the item that applies) and appears appropriate:
the audit exam was systematically and randomly developed; or the audit exam was completed before the license exam was started; or _ the examinations were developed independently; .x. the licensee certifies that there is no duplication; _ other
- 6. Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified);
enter the actual RO / SRO-only question distribution(s) at right. Bank R043 (57,3%) Mod New R01 R031 (1.3%) (41.3%) SR011 (44%) SR01 SRO 13 (4%) (52% 7. Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension/
analysis level; the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected KlAs support the higher cognitive levels; enter the actual RO / SRO question distribution(s) at right. Memory CIA RO 32 (42.7%) RO 43 (57.3%) SR04{16%)
- 8. References/handouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distracters. Question content conforms with specific KIA statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the tier to which they are assigned; deviations are [ustified.
- 10. 11. The exam contains the required number of ona-point, multiple choice items; the total is correct and . a. Author b. Facility Reviewer (*) c. NRC Chief Examiner (#) d. NRC Regional Supervisor
- The facility reviewer's initials/signature are ot applicable for NRC-developed examinations.
- Inde endent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c"; chief examiner concurrence re uired.