ML12167A417
| ML12167A417 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 06/15/2012 |
| From: | Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Madison D Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML12167A417 (10) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 15, 2012 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 - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Mr. Madison:
In a telephone conversation on June 13, 2012, Mr. Bruno Caballero, Senior Operations Engineer, Mr. Paul Underwood, Operations Training Supervisor, Mr. Dale Moran, Licensed Operator Continuing Training Lead, Mr. Michael Kennedy, Nuclear Plant Operations Instructor, and Ms. Selena Carelock, Medical Services Coordinator, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of August 27, 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-3.5-1985 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 the material as specified in the Part A of the Enclosure by August 6, 2012, and make ready upon arrival the material specified in Part B of the Enclosure in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Paul Underwood 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. Bruno Caballero at (404) 997-4608, (Internet E-mail:
bruno.caballero@nrc.gov), 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 Nos.: 50-321, 50-366 License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5
Enclosure:
Materials Request List cc w/encl: (See Page 3)
xG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA NAME CABELLERO FRANKE DATE 6/15/2012 6/15/2012 6/ /2012 6/ /2012 6/ /2012 6/ /2012 6/ /2012 E-MAIL COPY?
YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
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cc w/encl:
C. Russ Dedrickson Fleet Support Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution David R. Vineyard Plant Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution S. Kuczynski Chairman, President and CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Todd L. Youngblood Vice President Fleet Oversight Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution J. L. Pemberton SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution D. G. Bost Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Paula Marino Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Lynch Vice President Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Dennis R. Madison Vice President Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution T. E. Tynan Site Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution M. J. Ajluni Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution B. D. McKinney, Jr.
Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution D. W. Daughhetee Licensing Engineer 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 N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. P. Hill Licensing Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl contd - See page 4)
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(cc w/encl contd)
Steven B. Tipps Hatch Principal Engineer - Licensing Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution W. E. Duvall Site Support Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant U.S. NRC 11030 Hatch Parkway N Baxley, GA 31513 Mr. Ken Rosanski Resident Manager Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Williams 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 Chuck Mueller Manager Policy and Radiation Program Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager 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 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 Amy Whaley Resident Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc.
ATTN: Mr. Steve Grantham Training Manager Hatch Nuclear Plant 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513
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Letter to Dennis R. Madison from Mark E. Franke dated June 15, 2012
SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:
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 August 2012 at Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. Items listed under In-office inspection material must be received in the NRC Region II office by August 6, 2012.
Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on August 27, 2012 A.
In-office inspection material (Due by August 6, 2012):
- 1. Complete list of all licensed individuals (active and inactive; RO and SRO) including license restrictions.
- 2. Organizational Chart for the training department including the simulator staff.
- 3. Weekly examination schedules for the weeks that the 2012 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing each week.
- 4. All written examinations that were administered for the 2011 biennial requalification examination, including any re-take examinations.
- 5. All simulator scenarios that will be administered for the 2012 annual operating test.
(exam security related item). Additionally, spreadsheets and/or test outlines which show the JPMs that were administered during the 2011 annual operating exam.
- 6. A list (or lists) of issues associated with licensed operator errors or other licensed operator performance problems which have occurred in the actual plant/main control room since the last biennial requalification program, their associated corrective actions, and if these issues were incorporated into requalification training. (These issues are likely documented in condition/problem identification reports, audits, self assessments, and in industry operating experience reports, etc.)
- 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, examination security, and license maintenance.
- 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 licensed operator requalification training program evaluation of the previous biennial requalification cycle.
B.
On-site inspection material (Due onsite August 27, 2012):
- 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.
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- 3. JPMs (in-plant and simulator) that will be administered for the 2012 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/or 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