ML101520011

Requalification Program Inspection

ML101520011
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	06/01/2010
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Morris J Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 1, 2010 Mr. J. R. Morris Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Morris:

In a telephone conversation on May 17, 2010, Mr. Gilbert A. Johnson, Operations Engineer, and Mr. Alan Orton, Operations Training Manager, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Catawba Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of July 19, 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-3.5-1998, 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 July 5, 2010, make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Orton 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.

DEC 2

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. Gil Johnson at (802) 254-8427 or (860) 463-5007, Mr. Michael Meeks at (404) 997-4467 (Internet E-mail: Michael.Meeks@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.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

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

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

Via email MTW /RA/

MFK /RA/

NAME MMeeks GJohnson MWidmann MKing DATE 05/26/2010 05/27/2010 05/28/2010 05/28/2010 E-MAIL COPY?

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

DEC 3

cc w/encl:

Randy D. Hart 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 Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution North Carolina MPA-1 Suite 600 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, NC 27525-0513 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution R. Mike Gandy Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW Room 840 Washington, DC 20472 Steve Weatherman, Operations Analyst North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution County Manager of York County York County Courthouse P. O. Box 66 York, SC 29745-0066 Peggy Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Training Manager Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

DEC 4

Letter to J. R. Morris from Malcolm T. Widmann dated June 1, 2010

SUBJECT:

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

C. Evans, RII L. Slack, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC A. Adams, NRR RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11B) in July 2010 at Catawba Nuclear Station. Items in paragraph A are to be sent prior to the inspection. Items 1-5 of paragraph A should be sent Attn: Mr. Gil Johnson at the Vermont Yankee Resident Inspectors office (address listed below). Items 6-9 of paragraph A should be sent to Mr. Michael Meeks in the Region II office. Please note that the Region II office has recently relocated; send the material to the address listed in the letterhead.

All items listed under In-office inspection material must be received by July 5, 2010. Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on July 19, 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 simulator staff.

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 07/19/2010.

4. Copies of the written examinations that were administered for the last biennial requalification examination (for all weeks), including all re-take examinations.

5. Copies of simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that were administered for the current annual operating test and that will be administered the week of 07/19/2010. (exam security related item)

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/ANSB3.5-1998 requirements.

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

2 Enclosure Send Items 1-5 above (paragraph A) to the following address:

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Attn: Mr. Gil Johnson NRC Resident Inspectors Office 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354-9766 (802) 257-4319 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