ML082140200

Requalification Program Inspection - Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Station

ML082140200
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	07/31/2008
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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July 31, 2008 Mr. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Madison:

In a telephone conversation on July 29, 2008, Mr. Bruno Caballero, Operations Engineer, Mr.

Steve Grantham, Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Rusty Belcher, Requal Supervisor, and Mr. John Richter, Simulator Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification (LOR) program at the Hatch Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of September 8, 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-3.5-1985, AAmerican 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 the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr.

Grantham and Mr. Belcher have 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.

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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/readingrm/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 Bruno Caballero at (404) 562-4608 or me at (404) 562-4550.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operator Licensing Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366 License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5

Enclosure:

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

July 31, 2008 Mr. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Madison:

In a telephone conversation on July 29, 2008, Mr. Bruno Caballero, Operations Engineer, Mr.

Steve Grantham, Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Rusty Belcher, Requal Supervisor, and Mr. John Richter, Simulator Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification (LOR) program at the Hatch Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of September 8, 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-3.5-1985, AAmerican 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 the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr.

Grantham and Mr. Belcher have 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.

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/RA/

/RA/

/RA/

NAME B. Caballero M. Widmann S. Shaeffer DATE 07/29/08 07/31/08 07/31/08 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

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Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Raymond D. Baker Licensing Manager Licensing-Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution David H. Jones Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Moanica Caston Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Steven B. Tipps Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. K. Rosanski Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant U.S. NRC 11030 Hatch Parkway N Baxley, GA 30334 Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Dr. Carol Couch Director Environmental Protection Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia Sanders Program Manager Radioactive Materials Program Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Jim Sommerville (Acting) Chief Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution

SNC 4 cc: w/encl Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

ATTN: Mr. John Hammonds Training Manager Hatch Nuclear Plant US Highway 1 North P.O. Box 2010 Baxley, GA 31513

SNC 5 Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Malcolm T. Widmann dated July 31, 2008

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR STATION Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC R. Martin, NRR (PM: HAT, SUM)

C. Gratton, NRR

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on June 29, 2008 to support the upcoming IP-71111.11B inspection in September 2008 at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by August 29, 2008. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on September 08, 2008.

A.

In-office inspection material:

1.

Complete list of all licensed individuals (active and inactive; RO and SRO), including license restrictions

2.

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

3.

Copy of the weekly schedules for the weeks that the 2008 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of 09/08/08

4.

A copy of the written exams (all weeks) that were administered for the last biennial requal exam (2007), including all biennial re-take exams

5.

Self assessment reports, Condition Reports, and LERs resulting from operator human performance errors since the last requal inspection

6.

A copy of the governing site procedure(s) for the conduct license operator requalification training (classroom and simulator) and exam development/administration

7.

A copy of the governing site procedure(s) for the simulator fidelity which includes all the testing requirements used to fulfill ANSI/ANSB3.5-1985 requirements B.

On-site inspection material:

1.

Requal training attendance records for the current two year requal training cycle

2.

Exam results since last requal inspection (weekly exams and operating exams), copies of exams that had pass/failure rates significantly outside the average

3.

Simulator scenarios and JPMs (in-plant and simulator) that have been and/or will be administered for this requal exam. (exam security related item)

4.

All training feedback forms since the last requal inspection

5.

All remedial training packages since the last requal inspection

6.

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

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7.

Security badge and HP printouts for all (selected) personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection, including the escort providing the plant tour

8.

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

9.

All Medical Exam Records

10.

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

11.

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

12.

Security procedures for the simulator

13.

Program evaluation for the previous 2 years training cycle