ML093560450

Requalification Program Inspection Letter

ML093560450
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	12/22/2009
From:	Widmann M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
To:	Franke J Progress Energy Florida
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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 22, 2009 Mr. Jon A. Franke Vice President, Crystal River Nuclear Plant Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Franke:

In a telephone conversation on December 7, 2009, Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. Mark VanSicklen, Operations Training Manager made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant.

The inspection is planned for the week of February 1, 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, 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 either submit by January 11, 2010, or make ready upon arrival, the material as specified in the enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. VanSicklen 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.

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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 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 Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 562-4641 (Internet E-mail:

ronald.aiello@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 562-4550, (Internet E-mail: malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/Frank Ehrhardt RA for/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-302 License No.: DPR-72

Enclosure:

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

X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE RFA /RA/

FJE /RA for/

SON /RA for/

NAME RAiello MWidmann MSykes DATE 12/22/2009 12/22/2009 12/22/2009 E-MAIL COPY?

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

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cc w/encl:

R. J. Duncan, II Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution James W. Holt Plant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C)

Electronic Mail Distribution Stephen J. Cahill Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C)

Electronic Mail Distribution R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC - BT15A)

Florida Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Steven R. Carr Associate General Counsel Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551 Christos Kamilaris Director Fleet Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution William A. Passetti Chief Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Department of Health Electronic Mail Distribution Daniel R. Westcott Supervisor Licensing & Regulatory Programs Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph W. Donahue Vice President Nuclear Oversight Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Jack E. Huegel Manager, Nuclear Oversight Crystal River Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Rigsby Manager, Support Services - Nuclear Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C)

Electronic Mail Distribution Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Ruben D. Almaguer Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 N. Apopka Avenue Inverness, FL 36250 Phyllis Dixon Training Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to Jon A. Franke from Malcolm T. Widmann dated December 22, 2009

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMCrystal River Resource

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on December 7, 2009, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11 inspection on February 1, 2010, at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by January 11, 2010. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on February 1, 2010.

A. In-office inspection material (electronic as much as possible):

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 simulator staff (be sure to include all phone numbers on and off site).

3. Copy of the weekly examination schedules for the weeks that the 2010 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of February 1, 2010.

4. Copies of the written examinations that were administered for the last biennial requalification examination (for all weeks), including all re-take examinations. Please send along with the writtens that will be given (if ready), and excel spread sheet (or equivalent) that shows which questions have been duplicated from one exam to the other (if any). These files will have to be pass worded.

5. Copies of simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that were/are administered for the current annual operating test and that will be administered the week of February 1, 2010. (exam security related item, these files will also have to be pass worded)

6. Self-assessment reports, corrective action reports, and Licensee Event Reports, written since the last requalification inspection, resulting from or concerning human performance errors.

7. A copy of site procedure(s) governing the conduct (process and content) of license operator requalification training (classroom and simulator), examination development/administration, remedial training, and examination security.

8. A copy site procedure(s) governing simulator configuration control, maintenance, and fidelity, including all testing methods used to fulfill ANSI/ANSB3.5-[year] requirements.

9. Copy of the program evaluation of the previous biennial requalification cycle.

2 Enclosure B. On-site inspection material:

1. Requalification training attendance records for the current biennial training cycle.

2. Examination results since last requalification inspection (weekly operating & written examinations); copies of examinations with pass/failure rates outside the average.

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

4. All training feedback forms since the last requalification inspection.

5. Documentation regarding all remedial training conducted for examination failures since the last requalification inspection.

6. Complete list of all individuals that reactivated their licenses since the last requalification inspection.

7. Records associated with license reactivation, including:

a. Documentation of time on shift under instruction.

b. Security system and HP/dosimetry records for plant areas toured by reactivating individual and accompanying licensed operator.

8. Records providing documentation of maintenance of active license status (time on shift) for all licensed operators since last requalification inspection.

9. Medical records for all licensed (active and inactive) operators.

10. Simulator maintenance and testing records, including:

a. List of all open simulator discrepancies

b. List of all simulator discrepancies closed within the past 12 months

c. List of simulator performance tests

d. Simulator performance testing records and associated documentation