ML110610794

Requalification Program Inspection Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant

ML110610794
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	03/01/2011
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Burton C Carolina Power & Light Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 March 1, 2011 Mr. Christopher L. Burton Vice President Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Burton:

In a telephone conversation on February 25, 2011, Mr. Edwin Lea, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. Simon Schwindt, Operations Continuing Training Supervisor, arrangements were made for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Sharon Harris Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of March 21, 2011, 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 March 14, 2011, or make ready upon arrival, the material as specified in the enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Schwindt 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 Edwin Lea at (404) 997-4567 (Internet E-mail: edwin.lea@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 No. 50-400 License No. NPF-63

Enclosure:

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

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Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Chris L. Burton Vice President Nuclear Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution Donald L. Griffith Training Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution LaQuisha M. Parks Manager Support Services Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution David H. Corlett Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley Associate General Counsel Legal Dept.

Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Christos Kamilaris Director Fleet Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Joseph W. Donahue Vice President Nuclear Oversight Carolina Power and Light Company Electronic Mail Distribution W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 Herb Council Chair Board of County Commissioners of Wake County P.O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602 Ernest J. Kapopoulos Jr.

Plant General Manager Carolina Power and Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant U.S. NRC 5421 Shearon Harris Rd New Hill, NC 27562-9998

ML110610794 X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII: DRS/OL RII: DRS/OL RII: DRP/BR4 RII:

SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME E. LEA M.WIDMANN R. MUSSER DATE 03/01/2011 03/01/2011 03/01/2011 E-MAIL COPY?

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

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on February 25, 2011, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11 inspection on March 21, 2011, at the Sharon Harris Nuclear Plant. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by March 14, 2011. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on March 21, 2011.

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 2011, annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of February 14, 2011.

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 that will be administered the week of February 14, 2011. (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.

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).

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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.