ML082910336

Requalification Program Inspection

ML082910336
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	10/17/2008
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority
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October 17, 2008 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Campbell:

In a telephone conversation on October 15, 2008, Mr. Bruno Caballero - Operations Engineer, Mr. Terry Newman - Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Carl Deblonk - Requal Supervisor, and Mr. Norman Good - Simulator Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification (LOR) program at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of December 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.

Newman and Mr. Deblonk 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.: 50-390, 50-391 License No.: NPF-90

Enclosure:

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

October 17, 2008 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Campbell:

In a telephone conversation on October 15, 2008, Mr. Bruno Caballero - Operations Engineer, Mr. Terry Newman - Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Carl Deblonk - Requal Supervisor, and Mr. Norman Good - Simulator Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification (LOR) program at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of December 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.

Newman and Mr. Deblonk 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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NAME B. Caballero M. Widmann E. Guthrie DATE 10/16/2008 10/16/2008 10/17/2008 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

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Gordon P. Arent New Generation Licensing Manager Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Masoud Bajestani Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael K. Brandon Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 (Vacant)

Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution (cc: w/encl - See Page 4)

John C. Fornicola General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Gregory A. Boerschig Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Larry E. Nicholson General Manager Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Nuclear Power Group Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Lorek Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Projects Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael D. Skaggs Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Beth A. Wetzel Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

TVA 4 cc: w/encl Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, TN 37381-2000 County Executive 375 Church Street Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321 County Mayor P.O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322 Lawrence Edward Nanney Director Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution James H. Bassham Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. William Thompson Training Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381

TVA 5 Letter to William R. Campbell, Jr. from Malcolm T. Widmann dated October 17, 2008

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:

D. Pickett, NRR RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on October 14, 2008 to support the upcoming IP-71111.11B inspection in December 2008 at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by November 21, 2008. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on December 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 12/08/08

4.

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

5.

Copies of the simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that have already been administered and that will be administered the week of 12/08/08. (exam security related item)

6.

Self assessment reports, Condition Reports, and LERs that pertain to licensed operator training deficiencies, Operations Department, compliance with medical conditions, human performance errors, etc. since the last requal inspection

7.

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

8.

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

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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

7.

Security badge 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