ML060740302
| ML060740302 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 03/13/2006 |
| From: | Hironori Peterson Division of Reactor Safety III |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| References | |
| Download: ML060740302 (5) | |
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March 13, 2006 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 March 1, 2006, Mr. G. Graff, Operations Training Manager, and Mr. N. Valos, Senior Operations Engineer, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Dresden Nuclear Power Station. The inspection is planned for the week of May 15, 2006, 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 biennial comprehensive requalification written examinations or annual operating tests as necessary to support the NRC's inspection program needs. In order for the NRC to adequately prepare for this inspection, please furnish the documents listed in Enclosure 1 to the NRC by May 8, 2006. Additionally, to facilitate the efficient conduct of this inspection, please have available on site for review the documents listed in Enclosure 2. Mr. G. Graff has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this 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-5 F53), 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. 20503-0001.
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.
C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter 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). 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 Mr. Nicholas Valos at 630-829-9761, or me at 630-829-9707.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25 cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission C. G. Symonds, Training Department
C. Crane In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter 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). 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 Mr. Nicholas Valos at 630-829-9761, or me at 630-829-9707.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19; DPR-25 cc w/encl:
Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Vice President - Mid-West Operations Support Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Licensing - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Senior Counsel, Nuclear, Mid-West Regional Operating Group Document Control Desk - Licensing Assistant Attorney General Illinois Emergency Management Agency State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission DOCUMENT NAME:E:\\Filenet\\ML060740302.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME NValos: ls HPeterson DATE 03/10/06 03/13/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION REQUEST 1
Inspection Dates:
May 8, 2006, (Documents Requested Prior to Inspection)
May 15 - 19, 2006, (On-site Inspection Activity)
Inspection Procedures:
IP 71111.11, Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspectors:
Lead Inspector, Nicholas Valos I.
Documentation Requested Prior to Inspection (1.)
A description of your requalification program requirements developed using a systems approach to training per 10 CFR 55.59 (c);
(2.)
The current retraining cycle operating examinations that will have been administered prior to the inspection week; (3.)
The operating examination that will administered during the inspection week; and (4.)
The year 2005 biennial written examinations that were administered.
REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION REQUEST 1
II.
Documentation Requested to be Available Onsite During The Inspection Week (1.)
Training and Operations organization chart and site phone book; (2.)
Technical Specifications / License Operator Requalification Training (LORT) program procedures / Conduct of Operations administrative procedures; (3.)
Current cycle crew and individual examination evaluations for weeks prior to the exam week inspection; (4.)
Sample Plan (Master List) for this years annual examination and how derived; (5.)
The 24-month training plan for the training current cycle; (6.)
Training Performance Indicators for the last two years; (7.)
Attendance records for LORT; (8.)
Applicants pass/fail results for written exams, individual operating tests and simulator operating tests for each requalification cycle; (9.)
Records related to remediation of recent annual exam failures, and any past failures over the last two years; (10.)
Complete Annual Exam Schedule illustrating operating and staff crews: names, positions, dates, and times for exam administration; (11.)
LORT related condition reports written in the last two years; (12.)
QA audits that evaluated your requalification program in the last two years; (13.)
Any operations and LORT self assessments done during the two year training cycle; (14.)
Operator, instructor, management feedback during the two year training cycle; (15.)
Curriculum Review Committee meeting minutes for past two years; (16.)
Training Advisory Committee meeting minutes for past two years; (17.)
Proficiency watch list for active/reactivated licenses, including procedure for how you keep track of proficiency watches and license restrictions; (18.)
Access to complete licensed operator medical records; (19.)
Lesson plan(s) addressing: Plant Events/LERs/SOERs/Mods/Lessons Learned;
REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION REQUEST 2
(20.)
Applicable ANSI 3.5 Standard for simulator fidelity; (21.)
Simulator evaluations for any EOP operator response time(s) based on UFSAR time limits performed during the two year cycle (e.g., SGTR...);
(22.)
Simulator open items list and performance indicators; (23.)
Simulator management and configuration control procedure(s);
(24.)
List of open simulator discrepancies; (25.)
List of closed simulator discrepancies for the last 12 months; (26.)
Simulator performance tests: Transient, Malfunction, Core Performance, Normal Plant Evolution, Operator Conducted Surveillances, etc., including applicable plots/trends; and (27.)
Simulator Review Board meeting minutes for the last two years.