ML113270288

Letter Requalification Program Inspection - North Anna Power Station

ML113270288
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	11/22/2011
From:	Bruno Caballero Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Heacock D Dominion Nuclear North Anna, Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 November 22, 2011 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Dominion Nuclear Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - NORTH ANNA POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Heacock:

In a telephone conversation on November 17, 2011, Mr. Michael Meeks, Operations Engineer, and Mr. Lee Baron, Operations Training Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the North Anna Power Station. The inspection is planned for the week of January 9, 2012, 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 December 29, 2011, make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Baron 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.

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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. Meeks at (404) 997-4467, (Internet E-mail:

Michael.Meeks@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4608, (Internet E-mail: Bruno.Caballero@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruno Caballero, Acting Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339 License Nos.: NPF-4, NPF-7

Enclosure:

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

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cc w/encl:

Larry Lane Site Vice President North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Fred Mladen Director, Station Safety & Licensing Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Michael Crist Plant Manager North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Tom Huber Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Ginger L. Rutherford Virginia Electric and Power Company Electronic Mail Distribution Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P.O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 490 Mineral, VA 23117 Michael M. Cline Director Virginia Department of Emergency Services Management Electronic Mail Distribution Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Electronic Mail Distribution County Administrator Louisa County P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093 Virginia Electric and Power Company Mr. Richard W. Wesley Manager Nuclear Training North Anna Power Station P. O. Box 402 Mineral, VA 23117

Enclosure MATERIALS REQUEST LIST The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11) in January 2012, at North Anna Power Station. Items listed under In-office inspection material must be received in the NRC Region II office by December 29, 2011.

Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on January 9, 2012.

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 2012 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of January 09, 2012.

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 January 09, 2012. (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).

4. All training feedback forms since the last requalification inspection.

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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