ML041660417
| ML041660417 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2004 |
| From: | Lanksbury R NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML041660417 (6) | |
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June 10, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION
Dear Mr. Crane:
In a telephone conversation on June 7, 2004, Mr. Robert Kolo, Training Manager, Mr. Mike Ferneau, Licensed Operator Requalification Training Lead, and Mr. Bruce Palagi, Operator Licensing Examiner, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Byron Nuclear Power Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of August 16, 2004, which coincides with your regularly scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility should prepare and conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification program.
In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59(c), the NRC may request facility licensees to submit their comprehensive requalification written examinations or annual operating tests as necessary to support the NRCs inspection program needs. In order for the NRC to adequately prepare for this inspection, please furnish the most recent written examinations and operating tests scheduled for the week of the inspection to the NRC by August 9, 2004. Mr. Ferneau has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this inspection. Additionally, the enclosure contains a list of documents that should be available on site to facilitate the inspection.
This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2006.
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
C. Crane The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Bruce Palagi at 630-829-9611, or me at 630-829-9631.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission R. Kolo, Training Department
C. Crane The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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).
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Bruce Palagi at 630-829-9611, or me at 630-829-9631.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Roger D. Lanksbury, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 License Nos. NPF-37; NPF-66
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Byron Station Plant Manager - Byron Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Station Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Senior Counsel, Nuclear Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety State Liaison Officer, State of Illinois State Liaison Officer, State of Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission R. Kolo, Training Department DOCUMENT NAME: G:DRS\\ML041660417.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME BPalagi:sd RDLanksbury DATE 06/09/05 06/10/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
C. Crane ADAMS Distribution:
AJM DFT GFD RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG HBC RAS CAA1 C. Pederson, DRS (hard copy - IRs only)
DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)
1 Enclosure DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED TO BE AVAILABLE ONSITE DURING THE INSPECTION WEEK
Training and Operations organization chart and site phone book
Technical Specifications/License Operator Requalification Training (LORT) program procedures/Conduct of Operations administrative procedures
Current cycle crew and individual examination evaluations for weeks prior to the inspection week
Sample Plan (Master List) for this years annual examination and how derived
The 24-month training plan for the current and previous training cycle
Attendance records for LORT
Applicants pass/fail results for written exams, individual operating tests and simulator operating tests for the current and previous requalification cycle
Records related to remediation of recent annual exam failures, and any past failures over the last two years
Complete Annual Exam Schedule illustrating operating and staff crews: names, positions, dates, and times for exam administration
LORT related condition reports written in the last year
Reports related to NRC performance indicators - e.g., safety system failures, transients, scrams, risk important scrams
The last QA audit that evaluated your requalification program
Any operations and LORT self-assessments done during the two year training cycle
Operator, instructor, management feedback during the two year training cycle
Curriculum review committee meeting minutes for past training year
Proficiency watch list for active/reactivated licenses, along with the procedure used to keep track of proficiency watches and license restrictions
Access to complete licensed operator medical records
Lesson plan(s) addressing: Plant Events/LERs/SOERs/Mods/Lessons Learned
2 Enclosure
Applicable ANSI 3.5 Standard for simulator fidelity
Simulator evaluations for any EOP operator response time(s) based on UFSAR time limits performed during the two year cycle (e.g., SGTR...)
Simulator open items list and performance indicators
Simulator management and configuration control procedure(s)
List of open simulator discrepancies
List of closed simulator discrepancies for the last 12 months
Simulator performance tests: Transient, Malfunction, Core Performance, Normal Plant Evolution, Operator Conducted Surveillance...including applicable plots/trends