ML061770016

Examination Outline Submittal for the Braidwood Initial Examination-May 2006

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Issue date:	05/15/2006
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EXAMINATION OUTLINE SUBMITTAL FOR THE BRAIDWOOD INITIAL EXAMINATION MAY 2006

Exelan, Exelon Generation Company, LLC Braidwood Station www.exeloncorp.com Nuclear jjioo South R t 53, Suite 84 Brairville, I t 60407~9619 Tel 815~417~2000 January 2,2006 BW060001 James L. Caldwell Regional Administrator US. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 111 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle. IL 60532-4351 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457

Subject:

Submittal of Initial Operator Licensing Examination Outline Enclosed are the examination outlines supporting the Initial License Examination scheduled for the week of May 15, 2006 at Braidwood Station.

This submittal includes all appropriate Examination Standards forms and outlines in accordance with NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9.

In accordance with NUREG 1021, Revision 9, Section ES-201, Initial Operator Licensing Examination Process, please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Dale Ambler, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815) 417-2800. For questions concerning examination outlines, please contact Mr. Darren Stiles, Training Department, at (815) 458-7829.

Respectfully, Keith JYPolson Site Vice President Braidwood Station

Enclosures:

(Hand Delivered to Dell McNeil, Chief Examiner, NRC Region Ill)

Examination Security Agreements (Form ES-201-3)

Administrative Topics Outline(s) (Form ES-301-1)

Control Room/ln-Plant Systems Outline (Form ES-301-2)

PWR Examination Outline (Forms ES-401-2)

Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline (Tier 3) (Form ES-401-3)

Scenario Outlines (Form ES-D-1) (3 sets)

Record of Rejected WAS (Form ES-401-4)

Completed Checklists:

Examination Outline Quality Checklist (Form ES-201-2)

Transient and Event Checklist (Form ES-301-5) cc: (without attachments)

Chief, NRC Operator Licensing Branch NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Braidwood Station

ES-201 Examination Outline Quality Checklist Form ES-201-2

-Faulity: Braidwood

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Date of Examination: 05/15/2006 Item Task Description 1.

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0 To the extent possible, assess whether the outline(s) conform(s) with the qualitative c.

R and quantitative criteria specified on Form ES-301-4and described in Appendix D. 19 19 I1

3. a Verm, that lne systems walk-through outline meelS the criteria spec.fied on Form ES-301-2

. . the outJine(s) contain(s) the required number of control room and in-plant tasks (1)

W distributed among the safetyfunctions as specified on the form I (2) task repetition from the last two NRC examinations is within the limits specified on the form T (3) no tasks are duplicated from the applicants audit teSt(s)

(4) the number of new or modified tasks meets or exceeds the minimums specified on the form (5) the number of allernate path. low-power, emergency, and RCA tasks meet the criteria the last two NRC li

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a. Author ,1E7osf r) r3-6:OI

b. Facility Reviewer

c. NRC Chief Examiner (#I

d. NRC Supelvisor m .//4,/oc NOTE: # Independent NRC Reviewer initial items in Column c: chief examiner concurrence required.

ES-201. Page 25 of 27

ES-301 Administrative Topics Outline Form ES-301-1 Facility: Braidwood UllU2 Date of Examination: 05/15/06 Examination Level (circle one): RO Operating Test Number: 2006301 Administrative Topic Describe activity to be performed S-103 Call out for Shift Staffing (Modified Simulator JPM)

KIA 2.1.5 Imp Factor 3.4 S-105 Supervise Plant Fire Response (LORT Bank Simulator JPM)

WA 2.1.14 Imp Factor 3.3 S-204 Initiate a LCOAR (New Simulator JPM)

WA 2.2.23 Imp Factor 3.8 S-303 Review Liquid Release for Approval (New Simulator JPM)

WA 2.3.11 ImD Factor 3.2 Emergency Plan S-402 Classify and Screen Event for Reportability (LORT Bank Simulator JPM)

NOTE: All items ( 5 total) are required for SROs. RO applicants require only 4 items unless they are retaking only the administrativetopics, when 5 are required.

22 of 27 NUREG-1021, Draft Revision 9

ES-301 Control Room/ln-Plant Systems Outline Form ES-301-2 I Facility: Braidwood Ul/U2 Date of Examination: 05/15/06 Y Exam Level (circle one): RO Operating Test Number: 2006301 1 Control Room Systems (8 for RO, 7 for SRO-I, 2 or 3 for SRO-U)

System / JPM Title Safety Function 1 a. Emergency Borate during ATWS from RWST SIM-108 KIA 029EA1.02 Imt, Factor 3.3 1

I b. Establish Automatic Pzr Level Control with Failed 1CV121 SIM-219 KIA 01 1A4.04 Imo Factor 2.9 2

c. Raise SI Accumulator Level with 1A SI pump (RCS press 3 approx 375 psig)

SIM-204 WA 006A1.13 Imp Factor 3.7

d. Swap SX Pumps 4s SIM-S403 KIA 076A4.01 Imp Factor 2.9

e. Synchronize 1A EDG to Bus 141 and Respond to Governor 6 Adjust Failure SIM-608 WA 064A4.06 Imp Factor 3.9

f. Respond to a RCP Thermal Barrier Leak 8 SIM-801 KIA 008A3.05 Imp Factor 3.1 1 g. Perform Waste Gas Release Channel Checks SIM-901 KIA 071A4.25 Imp Factor 3.2 N. S 9 I h. N/A NIA NIA I/ Implant Systems (3 for RO. 3 for SRO-I. 2 or 3 for SRO-U)

i. Under Voltage Simulated Start of 2A AF Pump Surveillance IP-209 WA 013A3.02 Imp Factor 4.2

j. Energize Instrument Bus 211 from the CVT, and Shutdown 211 Inverter IP-604 WA 057AA1.01 Imp Factor 3.7

k. Manual Actuation of the COZ Suppression Fire Suppression System (28 AF Pump Room)

IP-804 WA 086A2.04 Imp Factor 3.9

• Type Codes: (D)irect from bank, (M)odified from bank, (N)ew, (A)lternate path, (C)ontrol room, (S)imulator, (L)ow Power, (R)CA 23 of 27 NUREG-1021, Draft Revision 9

ES-301 Control Roomlln-Plant Systems Outline Form ES-301-2 Facility: Braidwood UIlU2 Date of Examination: 05115106 Exam Level (circle one): RO I SRO(I) Operating Test Number: 2006301 I Control Room Systems (8 for RO, 7 for SRO-I, 2 or 3 for SRO-U)

I System I JPM Title Type Code*

Safety Function 1 a. Emeraencv Borate durina ATWS from RWST 1 I1 b. Establish Automatic Pzr Level Control with Failed 1CV121 I

SIM-108 GA 029EK3.12 Imp Factor 4.7 2

SIM-219 WA 01 1A4.04 Imp Factor 2.9 I c. NIA NIA

d. NIA NIA NIA

e. NIA NIA NIA I f. NIA

g. Perform Waste Gas Release Channel Checks NIA N. S NIA 9

SIM-901 WA 071A4.25 Imp Factor 3.2

h. NIA NIA NIA In-Plant Systems (3 for RO, 3 for SRO-I, 2 or 3 for SRO-U)

i. NIA

j. Energize Instrument Bus 211 from the CVT, and Shutdown 211 Inverter IP-604 WA 057AA1.01 Imp Factor 3.7

k. Manual Actuation of the C02 Suppression Fire Suppression N, A, E, System (2B AF Pump Room)

IP-804 WA 086A2.04 Imp Factor 3.9 .;_"

• Type Codes: (D)irect from bank, (M)odified from bank, (N)ew, (A)lternate path, (C)ontrol room, (S)imulator, (L)ow Power, (R)CA 23 of 27 NUREG-1021, Draft Revision 9

ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 Facility: Braidwood Date of Exam: 05/15/2006 Scenario Numbers: 6 1 / 6 2 / 6-30perating Test Number: 2006301

2. The scenarios consist mostly of related events.

3.

Each event description consists of the point in me scenario when it is to be initiated

. the maifunction(s) that are entered to initiate the event the synptomdwes that will be visible to the New the expected operator actions (by shift position) the event termination point (if applicable)

4. No more man one non-mechanistic failure (e.g.. pipe break) is incorporated into the scenario without a credible preceding incident such as a seismicevent

5. The evenls are valid with regard to physics and thermodflamics. - w Q k

6. Sequencing and timing of events is reasonable, and allows the examination team to obtain cnmolete evaluation results commensuratewith the scenario obiectives.

7 f tlme compressiontechniques are used the scenano summary clearly so Indocales Operators nave sdfficient bme to carry odt expected acbvibes wtho~tmdue tme consvainls Cues are given 9 8 Tne simu ator mode ng IS not altered 0 b*

9 The scenanos have oeen va dated PutsJant to 10CFR55 46(d). any open Simulator performance deficiencies or deviabons from the referencd plant nave been evaluated to ensure mat ILncbonal fidelilv is maintained while running the planned scenanos IO. Every operator will be evaluated using at least one new or significantly modified scenario.

All nMer scenarios have been altered in acwrdancewith Section D.5 of ES-301.

11 A na vidual operator cnmpelenwes can be evaluated. as venfied using Form ES-301-6 (submit the form along vvlth the somulator scenanos).

12. Each applicant will be significantly involved in the minimum number of transients and events sDecified on Form ES-301-5 (submit the form with the simulator scenarios).

ES-301,Page 25 of 27

,le 1 Ensure that a1 least two topics hom every applicable KIA category are sampled wilhin each tier of the RO and SROonly outlines (i.e , except for one category in Tler 3 01 me SRO-only outline. the Tier Totals' in each KJA category shall not be less than bo).

2 m e point total lor each group and ber in the proposed outline must match that specified in the table.

The final point total lor each group and ter may deviate by *1 hom that speafmd m the table b a M on NRC rewIs1ons. The final RO exam must total 75 points and the SROonly exam mu81 total 25 polnts.

3. Systemslevoluhons within each group are identihd on the assodatedoutline; systems or evolulfons that do not apply at the ladlily should be deleted and jusliied: operalionally important. silespofic systems that are not induded on the ouUine should be added Reler to ES401. Attschment 2. for guldance regarding the elimination of inappropnate WA statements 4 Select topics from as many Systems and evolutions as possible. sample every System 01 evolution in the group belore seiect'ng a second topic lor any system or evolution.

5. Absent a plant-specific prlorily only those WAS having an importance rating (IR) of 2 5 or hwher shall be selected.

Use the RO and SRO ratings lor Ukz RO and SRO-only portions. reSpctiVely.

6. Select SRO topics lor Tiers 1 and 2 tmm the shaded systems and WA CategOrieJ.

7.' The genenc (G) WAS in Tien 1 and 2 shall be selected Imm Section 2 of the WA Catalog. but the topics must be relevant to the applicable evolution or system.

8. On the lollowing pages, enter the KJA numben. a W fdesdption of each topic. the topia' importance ratings (IRs) for the applicable lic8nJe level, and the point totals (e) for each Syslem and category. Enter the Oroup and tier totals for each category in the table above; d fuel handling cqulpment is sampled in other than Category A2 or G'on the SRO-oniy exam. enter it on the left side of Column A2 for Tier 2. Group 2 (Note tl does not appiy). Use duplicate pages lor RO and SRO-only exams

8. For Tier 3.select topics horn Section 2 of the KIA catalog. and enter the WA numbers. descnptions. IRS.

and point totals (t) on Form ES401-3 Limit SRO seledlonr l o WAS that are linked to 10 CFR 55.43.

ES-401.21 Of 33

ES-401 2 Form ES-401-2 ES4OI122of 33

ES-401 4 ES-401-2 05 Residual Heal Removal ES-401, Page 24 of 33

i ES-401 5 F O m ES-401-2

+WAPE Y I Name I Safety Fundion PWR Exammabon Outline Form E M 0 1 0

17I-TempratunMon#ci 27 Containment IDdina R m m I 29 Containment Punge ES-401, Page 25 of 33

ES-401 2 Form ES-401-2 WA Category Totals: 0 0 0 0 3 3 Group PointTotal: 6 ES-401,22 of 33

ES-401 3 FOtm ES-401-2 ES-401 4 Form ES-401-2 ES-401.Page 24 of 33

ES-401 5 F O ~ ES401-2 I

ES-401, Page 25 of 33

ES-401 Generic Knowledgeand Abilities Outline (Tier 3) acility Name:Braidwood Date of Exam:05/15/2006 category KIA# Topic I

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~ I 2.8 I 1 I I I I I Subtotal 1 3.3 1 1 ES4O1 Page 26 of 33 I

Appendix D,Rev. 9 Scenario Outline Form ES-D-1 Facility Braidwood Unit 1 8 Unit 2 Scenario No 1 Op-Test No 2006301 Examiners Operators Initial Conditions IC 18 Turnover: Unit 1 is at 76% Dower, steadv state, eauilibrium xenon, MOL. Online risk is areen. 1B Heater Drain Pump is 00s for motor replacement for the past 3 davs. Expected back in service in 7 davs. OBwlSR 3.3.7.3-201, Surveillance Calibration of Control Room Outside Air Intake Rad Monitor OPR31J. is in Droaress. Awaitina IMD SuDervisor Dackaae review. LCOAR 3.3.7. Condition A has been entered. 0 CC pumD is mechanicallv and electricallv alianed to Unit 2 due to 00s on 28 CC pump. 1CV8149C was returned to service last shiftfollowinq maintenance to replace its fuse block.

Followinq completion of turnover. the shift manaaer reauests the BOP swap 75 aDm letdown orifices from 1B to I C Der BwOP CV-9 for an upcoming clearance order on 1CV8149B to reDlace its fuse block while the RO monitors reactor Dower.

Event Malf. No. Event Event No. Type* Description IOR ZDll HDOl PB PTL 1B HD pump 00s IRF CC42 RO 0 CC pump aligned to bus 242 TRGSET 1 1A SG safety valves stuck open ZLOIFW009A(l) = = 1 IMF MS03A (1 0) 100 0 IMF MS03E (1 0) 100 0 n/a I

IMF MS031(1 0) 100 0 IMF CV32B TRGSET 2 1B CV pump auto start failure ZLOlSIOlPA(3) = = 1 1A CV pump trip 1

IMF CVOIA (2 0)

I None I--N-BOP I Swap Letdown orifices I I I I IMF PA0253 ON IORZDIlMS018ACLS I C-US SG PORV 1MS018A inoperable (Tech Spec) 3 IMF RXlOA 0 15 1 Turbine Impulse Pressure channel IPT-505 failed low (Tech Spec)

R-RO Turbine Impulse Pressure channel 1PT-505 failed 4 IMF RXlOAO 15 C-BOP low (Tech Spec) 5 TH03A 450 120 M-ALL 1A SGTR (450 gpm) 6 Preload C-RO 1A CV pump tripsllB CV pump fails to auto start 7 Preload M-ALL Faulted (ruptured) 1A SG

Appendix D, Rev. 9 Scenario Outline Form ES-D-1 racility Braidwood Unit 1 & Unit 2 Scenario No 2 Op-Test No 2006301 Examiners Operators Initial Conditions IC 21 Turnover: Unit 1 is at 100% power, steady state, equilibrium xenon, MOL. Online risk is areen. I C CDlCB pump is 00s for an aliqnment and vibration problem. Expected back in service in one week.

The CV Cation demin is scheduled to be placed on line for 30 minutes later in the shift.

Event Malf. No. Event Event No. Type' Description IMF RHOIB RHR pump 1B trip IOR ZDIlCD05PC PTL 1C CDlCB pump 00s Preload 1C CDCB AOP 00s IOR ZDIlCD05PCB PTL IOR ZDIICB113C CLS 1CB113C 00s 1 None N-BOP I P R I 1J filter change (Tech Spec)

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2 None 2tp: Power descension 3 IMF CV03 4 IMF ED11A 5 IMF TH17B C-RO 1B RCP degraded performance/locked rotor 6 IMF THOGB 540000 MALL Large break RCS LOCA (1B RCS cold leg) 7 Preload C-BOP 1B RH pump trip 8 Preload C-BOP 1S18811A fail to auto open (N)orrnal, (R)eactivity, (1)nstrument. (C)omponent, (M)ajor

Appendix D, Rev. 9 Scenario Outline Form ES-D-1

acility Braidwood Unit 1 & Unit 2 Scenario No 3 Op-Test No 2006301 Zxaminers Operators nitial Conditions IC 18 rurnover Un t 1 is at 76% power, steadv state, eauilibrium xenon, MOL On ne risk s areen I C 3CFC is 00s for the past 20 nours for run time meter rep acement LCOAR 3 6 6 Cond ton C has Jeen initiated Expected back in service in 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> 18 GC pump is 00s for motor bearinq eolacement for past 12 nours Expected back in servce in 5 davs OBwOSR 3 7 10 1-2 Un,l Zommon Control Room Vent iat on (VC) F trat on S n e ance ( 6 Train) is scneauled for later in the Event Malf. No. Event Event No. Type' Description IOR ZDllVPOlCCL PTL I C RCFC 00s IOR ZDllVPOlCCH PTL ZDllGCOlPB PTL 1B GC pump 00s IMF RP02A Reactor trip breaker A fails to open IMF RP02B Reactor trip breaker B fails to open IMF FW48A 1A AF pump fails to start Preload nla IMF FW13C 25 0 1FWOO9C fails 25% open IMF FW26C 2000 0 1FW530 fails partially open IOR ZLOlFW5302 ON IOR ZLOlSLFW530 OFF IOR ZLOMLB6315 OFF IOR ZDllFW002B OPEN 1FWOO2B failed open R-RO Power ascension None IOR ZDllAFOlPB PTL IOR ZLOAUXOIL OFF N-BOP 1B AF pump clearance order IOR ZLOIAFOIPBC OFF IMF RX 21A 1700 30 IMF RX04E 0 120 IOR ZDll FWOO9C CLS M-ALL ATWS IMF RD09 0 I-RO Auto rod speed failed IMF FW19C 3.5 30 M-ALL I C FW line break inside containment Preload C-BOP 1A AF pump fails to auto start Preload C-BOP FW isolation failure (N)ormal. (R)eactivity, (I)nstrument, (C)omponent, (M)ajor

The NRC did not make any comments to the facility-prepared Examination Outline for the Braidwood May 2006 Initial Examination.