ML101121146

Requalification Program Inspection

ML101121146
Person / Time
Site:	McGuire, Mcguire
Issue date:	04/22/2010
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Repko R Duke Power Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 April 22, 2010 Mr. Regis T. Repko Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC McGuire Nuclear Station 2700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Repko:

In a telephone conversation on April 20, 2010, Mr. Bruno Caballero, Operations Engineer, Mr.

Gary Graham, LOR Supervisor, and Mr. Dennis Taylor, Simulator Supervisor Engineer, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program and simulator at the McGuire Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of June 7, 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 you have committed to maintain your plant-referenced simulator in accordance with ANSI/ANS-3.5-1985, 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 May 17, 2010, the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs.

Mr. Gary Graham 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 (3150-0090), which expires on January 31, 2013 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 Mr. Bruno Caballero at (404) 997-4608, (Internet E-mail:

bruno.caballero@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail:

malcolm.widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-369 and 50-370 License Nos.: NPF-9 and NPF-17

Enclosure:

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

G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE BLC /RA/

MTW /RA/

NAME BCaballero MWidmann JBartley DATE 04/22/2010 04/22/2010 E-MAIL COPY?

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

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cc w/encl:

Steven D. Capps Station Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Scotty L. Bradshaw Training Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kenneth L. Ashe Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr.

Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues & Industry Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

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Letter to Regis T. Repko from Malcolm T. Widmann dated April 22, 2010

SUBJECT:

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

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

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on April 20, 2010, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11 inspection in June 2010 at McGuire Nuclear Station. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by May 17, 2010. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on June 07, 2010.

A.

In-office inspection material:

1.

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

2.

List of all operators that reactivated their licenses since the last NRC requal inspection.

3.

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

4.

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 June 7, 2010

5.

A copy of the written exams (all weeks) that will be administered for the 2010 biennial requal exam, including all biennial re-take exams (exam security related item)

6.

Copies of the simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that will be administered the week of June 7, 2010. (exam security related item)

7.

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

8.

LOR Training Program Evaluations for the previous 2 year training cycle

9.

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

10.

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 weekly operating exams),

including copies of exams that had pass/failure rates significantly outside the average

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3.

Copies of the simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that have already been administered and that will be administered the week of June 7, 2010. (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.

Security card (building access) printouts for the operators who reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection, including the security card (building access) printouts for the escort

7.

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

8.

All Medical Exam Records

9.

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

10.

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

11.

Exam security procedures/protocols for the simulator during annual operating exams