ML111950170

Requalification Program Inspection - VC Summer Nuclear Station

ML111950170
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Site:	Summer
Issue date:	07/12/2011
From:	Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 12, 2011 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President - Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P.O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - VC SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

In a telephone conversation on June 20, 2011, Mr. Gil Johnson, Operations Engineer, and Mr.

Eric Warden, Supervisor Nuclear Training Requalification Programs, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the VC Summer Nuclear Station.

The inspection is planned for the week of August 08, 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 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 material as specified in the Enclosure by July 29, 2011, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr.

Warden has been advised of this request and has been 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 four hours 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. Johnson at (802) 254-8427, or me at (404) 997-4436, (Internet E-mail: Mark.Franke@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark E. Franke, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-395 License No.: NPF-12

Enclosure:

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

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cc w/encl:

Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 J. B. Archie Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Andy T. Barbee, Director Nuclear Training South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Bruce L. Thompson Manager Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert M. Fowlkes General Manager Engineering Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, U.S. NRC 576 Stairway Road Jenkinsville, SC 29065 R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator S.C. Public Service Authority Mail Code 802 Electronic Mail Distribution Robin R. Haselden General Manager Organizational Development &

Effectiveness South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution George A. Lippard, III General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Moses Coleman Manager, Health Physics and Safety South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Robert L. Justice, Manager Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution Donald D. Shue, Manager Maintenance Services South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Electronic Mail Distribution South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ATTN: Mr. Leldon A. Blue, Training Manager Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11B) in August 2011, at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station. Items listed under In-office inspection material (except A.3, A.4, and A.5) should be sent to Michael Meeks at the NRC Region II office, and must be received in the NRC Region II office by July 29, 2011.

Items A.3, A.4, and A.5 listed under In-office inspection material should be sent to Gil Johnson at the following address, such that it is received by July 29:

Mr. Gil Johnson

[Home Address Deleted Under 10 CFR 2.390]

Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on August 08, 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 August 08, 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 and that will be administered the week of August 08, 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/ANSB3.5-1985 requirements.

9. Corrective action(s) taken/planned for the medical reporting violation in 2010.

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

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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.