ML093440509

Requalification Program Inspection - North Anna Power Station

ML093440509
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	12/10/2009
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 December 10, 2009 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - NORTH ANNA POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Heacock:

In a telephone conversation on December 9, 2009, Mr. Gerry Laska, NRC Senior Operations Examiner, and Mr. Joe Scott, Nuclear Training Supervisor made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the North Anna Power Station. The inspection is planned for the week of January 11, 2010, 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, the NRC has requested that you submit (by January 04, 2010, make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Scott 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).

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 infocollectsresource@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 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. Gerry Laska at (404) 562-4626 or me at (404) 562-4550.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7

Enclosure:

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

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cc w/encl:

Daniel G. Stoddard Site Vice President Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Eric Hendrixson Director, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Electronic Mail Distribution Ginger L. Alligood Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 490 Mineral, VA 23117 Michael M. Cline Director Virginia Department of Emergency Services Management Electronic Mail Distribution County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Mr. Christopher A. McClain Manager of Nuclear Training North Anna Power Station P.O. Box 402 Mineral, VA 23117

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NAME GLaska MWidmann GMccoy DATE 12/10/2009 12/10/2009 12/10/2009 12/ /2009 12/ /2009 12/ /2009 12/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY?

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Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on December 9, 2009, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11B inspection in January 2010 at North Anna. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by January 04, 2010. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on January 11, 2010.

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 2010 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of January 11, 2010

4.

A copy of the written exams (all weeks) that were administered for the last biennial requal exam, 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 January 11, 2010 (exam security related item)

6.

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

7.

A copy of the governing site procedure(s) for the conduct of 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/ANSB3.5-1998 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 operating & written 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 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

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6.

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

7.

Security badge and HP printouts for all personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection (Records shall support verification of time on shift under instruction and complete plant tours for both the reactivating operator and the supervising active license for the time on shift as well as 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 Simulator Testing Documentation

12.

Security procedures for the simulator

13.

Program evaluation for the previous 2 years training cycle