ML070610042

Requalification Program Inspection - Oconee Nuclear Plant

ML070610042
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Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	03/02/2007
From:	Haag R Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
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March 2, 2007 Duke Power Company LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ATTN: Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - OCONEE NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In a telephone conversation on February 28, 2007, Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, NRC Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. John R. Steely, Supervisor- Requalification Training Program, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Oconee Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of March 26, 2007, 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. It is our understanding that your simulator is committed to ANSI/ANS-3.5-1998, American National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for use in Operator Training and Examination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59(c), the NRC has requested that you submit (one week prior to the inspection/make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Steely 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 Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30, 2009.

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, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at SLF@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

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 approval number.

DPC 2 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 Mr. Ronald F Aiello at (404) 562-4641 or me at (404) 562-4607.

Sincerely,

\\RA\\

Robert C. Haag, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License No.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

Materials Request List cc w/encl: Beverly Hall, Chief Radiation B. G. Davenport Protection Section Compliance Manager (ONS) N. C. Department of Environmental Duke Power Company LLC Health & Natural Resources d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Henry J. Porter, Assistant Director Lisa F. Vaughn Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Associate General Counsel S. C. Department of Health and and Managing Attorney Environmental Control Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution 526 South Church Street-EC 07H Charlotte, NC 28202 R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Kathryn B. Nolan S. C. Department of Health and Senior Counsel Environmental Control Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution 526 South Church Street -EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 County Supervisor of Oconee County David A. Repka 415 S. Pine Street Winston & Strawn LLP Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Electronic Mail Distribution cc w/encl - See next page

DPC 3 (cc contd)

Lyle Graber, LIS NUS Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company LLC.

d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC 28201-0006 Charles Brinkman Director, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. Dean M. Hubbard Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752

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OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE AFA RCH JHM2 NAME RAiello BHaag JMoorman DATE 3/1/2007 3/1/2007 3/1/2007 3/ /2007 3/ /2007 3/ /2007 3/ /2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on February 28, 2007, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11 B inspection in March, 2007, at the Oconee Nuclear Plant. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They should be received in our office by March 12, 2007. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on March 26, 2007 A. In-office inspection material:

Exam results since last requal inspection, copies of exam that had pass/failure rates significantly outside the average.

A copy of the last biennial requal written examination. (2RO/SRO exams)

List of personnel scheduled for requal testing the week of March 26, 2007.

Copies of simulator scenarios for this exam.

Program evaluation for the previous 2 years training cycle.

A list of all personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection.

Simulator:

List of all open simulator discrepancies (DRs).

Procedures governing management of simulator configuration.

List of all closed simulator DRs for last 12 months.

List of simulator performance tests.

B. On-site inspection material:

Condition Reports and LERs resulting from human performance errors since the last requal inspection.

All training feedback forms since the last requal inspection.

All remedial training packages since the last requal inspection.

Security badge and HP printouts for all (selected) personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection including escorts.

Enclosure

2 An index of all administrative procedures which direct the training process, including development of training and test materials, remedial training, modifications, plant and industry experience.

Records for maintenance of active licenses - time on shift 56/60 hrs/qtr since the last requal inspection.

All medical exam records with a copy of the individuals license available. A list for review will be presented during the inspection week.

Simulator JPMs and in-plant JPMs that have been administered for this requal exam.

Copy of an organizational chart for the training department including the simulator group.

Complete list of all licensed individuals including information regarding license restrictions.

Security procedures for exam development and administration.