ML112800690

Initial Exam 2011-302 General Correspondence

ML112800690
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	10/04/2011
From:	NRC/RGN-II
To:	Tennessee Valley Authority
References
50-259/11-302, 50-260/11-302, 50-296/11-302
Download: ML112800690 (9)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 April 30, 2011 10 CFR 55.5 Mr. Victor M. McCree Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 Attention: Malcolm T. Widmann Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Reference:

Letter from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Tennessee Valley Authority dated February 10, 2011, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant -

Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination

Subject:

Submittal of Initial Operator License Examination Outlines In accordance with the above referenced NRC letter dated February 10, 2011, the Tennessee Valley Authority is providing all appropriate Examination Standard forms and outlines in accordance with NUREG-1 021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, for the upcoming Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3 Initial Operator License Examination.

Enclosed are the examination outlines, supporting the Initial Licensed Operator Examination scheduled for the weeks of August 8, and 15, 2011.

In accordance with NUREG-1 021, Revision 9, Supplement 1, Section ES-201, Initial Operator Licensing Examination Process, please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are administered.

Mr. Victor M. McCree Page2 April 30, 2011 Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Daniel Zielinski, at (256) 729-2783.

Respectfully, K. J. Poison Vice President

Enclosure:

Examination Outlines Supporting the Initial Operator License Examinations Scheduled for the Weeks of August 8 and 15, 2011

Mr. Victor M. McCree Page3 April 30, 2011 JEE:JWD:LAJ bcc: (w/o Enclosure)

R. M. Krich, LP 3R-C D. L. Hughes, POB 2E-BFN D. A. Malinowski, BET 2A-BEN J. D. Morris, BET 3A-BEN EDMS, WT 3B-K S:/Iicensing/everyone/Initial Operator Lic Exam Outline 042011 .doc

Enclosure Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3 Examination Outlines Supporting the Initial Operator License Examinations Scheduled for the Weeks of August 8 and 15, 2011 (See Attached)

Withhold the Enclosure from Public Disclosure in Accordance with NUREG-1 021, Revision 9, Supplement 1, Section ES-201 Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 June 9,2011 10 CFR 55.5 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)

Mr. Victor M. McCree Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1 257 Attention: Malcolm T. Widmann Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Subject:

Submittal of Initial Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

Letter from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination, dated February 10, 2011 In accordance with the referenced NRC letter dated February 10, 2011, the Tennessee Valley Authority is providing operating tests, and supporting reference materials in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1. The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BEN) Units 1, 2, and 3 Initial Operator Licensing Examinations are scheduled for the weeks of August 8, and 15, 2011. In order to meet the examination schedule, BEN was requested by the NRC to furnish this material by June 10, 2011.

Enclosed are the operating tests, and supporting reference materials for the Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators examinations to be given the weeks of August 8 and 15, 2011. The enclosed materials have been approved for use by BEN in accordance with 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3).

Mr. Victor M. McCree Page 2 June 9,2011 In accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1, Section ES-201, Initial Operator Licensing Examination Process, please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are administered.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Daniel Zielinski, at (256) 729-2783.

Respecifully, K. J. Poison Vice President

Enclosure:

Operating Tests, and Supporting Reference Materials Operator License Examinations Scheduled for the Weeks of August 8 and 15, 2011

4 Enclosure Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1,2, and 3 Operating Tests, and Supporting Reference Materials -

Operator Initial License Examinations Scheduled for the Weeks of August 8 and 15, 2011 This enclosure contains the following:

1. A notebook containing the following:

• ES-201-3, Examination Security Agreement

• ES-301-3, Operating Test Quality Checklist

• ES-301-4, Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist

• ES-301-6, Competencies Checklist

• Operating Examination

2. Compact Disk containing the examination and references

Personally Identifiable Information Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390 Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2 August24, 2011 10 CFR 55.5 Mr. Victor M. McCree Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 Attention: Malcolm T. Widmann Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Subject:

Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator Initial License Written Examinations Post Examination Response The Tennessee Valley Authority (WA) administered the final NRC Written Examination for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator Initial License Training (ILT) Class 1108 on August 19, 2011. The supporting documentation specified by Section ES-501 of NUREG 1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, for Post Examination Activities is enclosed. The enclosures content listing is provided at the end of this letter.

Victor M. McCree Page 2 August 24, 2011 Analysis of the preliminary facility graded examination results indicated 12 questions, numbers 9, 10, 19, 31, 41,45, 54, 67, 87, 94, 97, and 98, had a 50 percent or greater failure rate. The results of this analysis, where applicable, will be forwarded to the ILT Supervisor for potential inclusion in the appropriate training material.

These enclosures are considered by TVA to be of a personal nature and, as such, are requested to be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(a)(6).

If you have any questions or comments, please telephone Mr. David A. Malinowski at (256) 729-3439.

Respectfully, K. J. Poison Vice President

Enclosures:

Enclosure 1 - Form ES-403-1, Written Examination Grading Quality Check Enclosure 2 Graded Written Examinations (Each Applicants Original Answer and Examination Cover Sheets) and a Clean Copy of Each Applicants Answer Sheet Enclosure 3 Questions Asked By and Answers Given to the Applicants During the Written Examination Enclosure 4 - Examination Seating Chart Enclosure 5 Results of Written Examination Performance Analysis that was Performed