ML022700127

Er 05000369-02-302 and 05000370-02-302, on 07/15/2002 and 08/29/2002, McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Licensed Operator Retake Examinations

ML022700127
Person / Time
Site:	McGuire, Mcguire
Issue date:	09/26/2002
From:	Ernstes M Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch
To:	Barron H Duke Energy Corp
References
50-369/02-302, 50-370/02-302
Download: ML022700127 (11)

See also: IR 05000369/2002302

Text

September 26, 2002

Duke Energy Corporation

ATTN: Mr. H. B. Barron

Vice President

McGuire Nuclear Station

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT: MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT

50-369/2002-302 AND 50-370/2002-302

Dear Mr. Barron:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), administered a retake of the administrative portion

of the operating examination on July 15, 2002 and a retake of the written examination on

August 29, 2002, to employees of your company who had applied for licenses to operate the

McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the examination

results and findings.

The written retake was administered to one Senior Reactor Operator applicant and the

administrative portion of the operating examination was administered to another Senior Reactor

Operator applicant. Both of the Senior Reactor Operator applicants passed their retake

examinations.

There were no Post Examination comments.

No findings of significance were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosures 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/

Michael E. Ernstes, Chief

Operator Licensing and

Human Performance Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370

License Nos. NPF-9, NPF-17

Enclosure: (See page 2)

DEC 2

Enclosure: Examination Report

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Huntersville, NC 28037

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

Docket Nos.: 50-369, 50-370

License Nos.: NPR-9, NPR-17

Report Nos.: 50-369/02-302, 50-370/02-302

Licensee: Duke Energy Corporation

Facility: McGuire Nuclear Station

Location: 12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078

Dates: Retake of Administrative portion of the Operating Test

- July 15, 2002

Retake of the Written Examination - August 29, 2002

Examiners: Lee R. Miller, Chief, Senior Operations Engineer

Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer

Larry S. Mellen, Senior Operations Engineer

Approved by: Michael E. Ernstes, Chief

Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 05000369-02-302 and ER 05000370-02-302, on 7/15/2002 and 8/29/2002, Duke Energy

Corporation, McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2 licensed operator retake examinations.

The operator licensing initial retake examinations were developed by the McGuire training staff

and administered by NRC examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,

Examiner Standards, Revision 8, Supplement 1. The retake examinations implemented the

operator licensing requirements of 10 CFR §55.41, §55.43, and §55.45. No significant issues

were identified.

The NRC administered the retake of the administrative portion of the operating test on July 15,

2002. The licensee administered the retake of the written examination on August 29, 2002.

The written retake was administered to one Senior Reactor Operator applicant and the

administrative portion of the operating examination was administered to another Senior Reactor

Operator applicant. Both of the Senior Reactor Operator applicants passed their retake

examinations. Both applicants were issued Senior Reactor Operator licenses.

Report Details

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

4OA5 Operator Licensing Initial Examinations

a. Inspection Scope

The McGuire Nuclear Station developed operating tests and written examinations in

accordance with NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power

Reactors, Revision 8, Supplement 1. The NRC examination team reviewed the

proposed examinations. Examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and the

licensee were made according to NUREG-1021 and incorporated into the final version of

the examination materials. The NRC administered the approved retake of the

administrative portion of the operating test on July 15, 2002, to one SRO applicant and

the approved written retake examination on August 29, 2002, to another SRO applicant.

The examiners reviewed the examination security measures to ensure examination

security and integrity.

b. Issues and Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

Both SRO applicants passed their retake examinations. The licensee did not submit any

post-examination comments concerning the written retake examination. The written

examination and answer key may be accessed in the ADAMS system (ADAMS

Accession Number ML022520008).

4OA6 Meetings

Exit Meeting Summary

No formal exit meeting was conducted.