ML081960618

Requalification Program Inspection - Catawba Nuclear Station

ML081960618
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	07/14/2008
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
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July 14, 2008 Mr. James Morris Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. James Morris:

In a telephone conversation on July 9, 2008, Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. Glenn Spurlin, Supervisor Continuing Training, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Catawba Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of August 25, 2008, 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, AAmerican National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training.@

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit (two weeks prior to the inspection/make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Spurlin 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 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).

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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Ron Aiello at (404) 562-4641 (email: ronald.aiello@nrc.gov. or me at (404) 562-4550 (email: malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Materials Request List (cc: w/encl - See Page 3)

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cc w/encl:

Randy D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr.

Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Senior Resident Inspector Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 4830 Concord Road York, SC 29745 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina MPA-1 Suite 600 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, NC 27525-0513 Susan E. Jenkins Assistant Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Beverly O. Hall Chief, Radiation Protection Section Department of Environmental Health N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Elizabeth McMahon Assistant Attorney General S.C. Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, SC 29211 Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW Room 840 Washington, DC 20472 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, SC 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Duke Energy Corporation, LLC ATTN: Mr. Gary Hamilton Training Manager Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

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Letter to J. R. Morris from Malcolm T. Widmann dated Date of Letter July 14, 2008

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECITON - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC J. Stang, NRR (PM: CAT, MCG)

July 14, 2008 Mr. James Morris Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. James Morris:

In a telephone conversation on July 9, 2008, Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. Glenn Spurlin, Supervisor Continuing Training, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Catawba Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of August 25, 2008, 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, AAmerican National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training.@

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit (two weeks prior to the inspection/make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Spurlin 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.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 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 Ron Aiello at (404) 562-4641 (email: ronald.aiello@nrc.gov. or me at (404) 562-4550 (email: malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Materials Request List (cc: w/encl - See Page 3)

X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: X Yes ACCESSION NUMBER: _______________

OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE BCaballero /RA/ for RBaldwin /RA/ for

/RA/

NAME RAiello MWidmann SRose DATE 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 E-MAIL COPY?

X YES NO XYES NO XYES NO YESNO YESNO G:sites/Catawba/2008 Requal/Catawba 2008 Requal Letter (rfa).doc

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SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION Distribution w/encl:

J. Stang, NRR RIDSNRRDIPMLIPB PUBLIC

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on July 9, 2008, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11 inspection in August 2008 at Catawba Nuclear Station.

Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by August 18, 2008. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on August 25, 2008.

A.

In-office inspection material:

1.

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

2.

A copy of the Written Exams to be administered and all biennial re-takes.

3.

List of personnel scheduled for requal testing the week of 06/09/2008.

4.

Copies of simulator scenarios and JPMs for this exam.

5.

Program evaluation for the previous 2 years training cycle.

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

7.

Simulator:

List of all open simulator discrepancies (DR=s).

Copy of the Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures.

List of all closed simulator DR=s for last 12 months.

List of Simulator Performance tests.

B.

On-site inspection material:

1.

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

2.

All training feedback forms since the last requal inspection.

3.

All remedial training packages since the last requal inspection.

4.

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

5.

Copies of the reference list for all administrative procedures which direct the training process, including development of training and test materials, remedial training, modifications, plant and industry experience.

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6.

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

7.

All Medical Exam Records with a copy of the individual=s license attached.

8.

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

9.

Copy of an Organizational Chart for the training department including the simulator group.

10.

Complete list of all licensed individuals complete with license restrictions.

11.

Security procedures for the simulator.