ML102220259

Requalification Program Inspection for Hatch Inspection

ML102220259
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Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	08/10/2010
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 August 10, 2010 Mr. Dennis R. Madison Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - HATCH NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Madison:

In a telephone conversation on August 2, 2010, Mr. Gilbert Johnson, Operations Engineer, and Mr. Derwood Tootle, Operations Training Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Hatch Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of September 13, 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 1985, AAmerican National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training.@

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit (by August 30, 2010/make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Tootle 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), which expires on February 28, 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.

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 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/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 Gil Johnson at (802) 254-8427 or (860) 463-5007. Alternately contact Ken Schaaf at (404) 997-4568 (email: Kenneth.Schaaf@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4550 (email: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366 License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5

Enclosure:

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

G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DP RII:DRS SIGNATURE KDS /RA/

Via email SMS /RA/

MTW /RA/

NAME KSchaaf GJohnson SShaeffer MWidmann DATE 08/10/2010 08/10/2010 08/10/2010 08/10/2010 E-MAIL COPY?

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

DEC 3

cc w/encl:

B. D. McKinney, Jr.

Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution M. J. Ajluni Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Regulatory Response Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution R. D. Baker Licensing Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution E. G. Anners Licensing Engineer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Paula Marino Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution R. E. Varnadore Site Support Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Moanica Caston Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Steven B. Tipps Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Ken Rosanski Resident Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Chris Clark Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Ted V. Jackson Emergency Response and Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution F. Allen Barnes Director Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

DEC 4

Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution James A. Sommerville Program Coordination Branch Chief Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Appling County Commissioners County Courthouse 69 Tippins Street, Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513 Mr. Steve Grantham Training Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513

DEC 5

Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Malcolm T. Widmann dated August 10, 2010

SUBJECT:

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

C. Evans, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMHatch Resource

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11B) in September 2010 at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. 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. Kenneth Schaaf 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 August 30, 2010. Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on September 13, 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 requalification testing the week of September 13, 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 September 13, 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/ANSB3.5-1985 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.