ML12283A454
| ML12283A454 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/2012 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Reddemann M Energy Northwest |
| References | |
| IR-13-002 | |
| Download: ML12283A454 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000397/2013002
Text
October 9, 2012
Mr. Mark E. Reddemann
Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Generating Station
Energy Northwest
P. O. Box 968, Mail Drop 1023
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000397/2013002) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Reddemann:
From November 26 - 30, 2012, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC)
Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification program inspection at
Columbia Generating Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, Licensed Operator
Requalification Program. Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive
inspection both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your
onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for
documents needed for this inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups.
The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided prior to the
inspection to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B
of the enclosure) identifies the information the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. The
third group (Section C of this enclosure) identifies the items which are necessary to close out
the inspection and are usually sent a few weeks after the team has left the site. It is important
that all of these documents are up-to-date and complete in order to minimize the number of
additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the
inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Richard Garcia of your licensing
organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of
examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material
requested, please contact the lead inspector Mr. Sean Hedger at (817) 200-1556
(Sean.Hedger@nrc.gov) or Mr. Gabriel Apger at (817) 200-1508 (Gabriel.Apger@nrc.gov).
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
RE G IO N I V
1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511
M. Reddemann
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This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection
requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-
0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document
displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control 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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-397
License: NPF-21
Enclosure:
Biennial Requalification Program Inspection Document Request
M. Reddemann
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
Acting DRP Deputy Director (Allen.Howe@nrc.gov)
Acting DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)
Acting DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Jeremy.Groom@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/A (Jason.Dykert@nrc.gov)
Site Administrative Assistant (Crystal.Myers@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Lauren.Gibson@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource
RIV/ETA: OEDO (Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov)
DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
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ADAMS: No Yes
SUNSI Review Complete
Reviewer Initials: SDH
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Enclosure
BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
From:
Mr. Sean Hedger
Operations Engineer, NRC RIV
817-200-1556
To:
Mr. Randy Guthrie
Continuing Training Supervisor, Columbia Generating Station
509-377-8269
Subject: Information Request to Support November 26-30, 2012, Licensed Operator
Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B)
A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation
activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module
(i.e., 2.02, 2.04, etc.). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or
hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than November 13, 2012.
Electronically: Via IMS Certrec or email (to Sean.Hedger@nrc.gov and
Gabriel.Apger@nrc.gov)
Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV
1600 E. Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76011
ATTN: Sean D. Hedger
General Requests:
List of licensed operators (SRO & RO) by crew (operating & staff)
Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR
evaluators identified)
Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training
program up-to-date
List of outstanding LOR program changes
List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR
program since last BRQ
Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator
requalification training program
Last two years of simulator review committee (or equivalent) meeting minutes
Last two years of CRC (or equivalent) meeting minutes
02.03: Biennial Requalification Written Examination Quality
The current and approved biennial written examination schedule
The current requalification cycle written examination results for both SRO & RO that
have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team arrival
onsite.
All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to and
including the week before the inspection team is onsite. This will need to have
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adequate password protection if e-mailed or double envelope protection if mailed via
regular mail per NUREG-1021.
The current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan)
02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality
The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given the week of
November 26, 2012 (week team is onsite)
The operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately
via telephone at later date) to be given the week of November 26, 2012 (week team
is onsite)
Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO & RO) and results up to the week
prior to the inspection team arrival onsite.
All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests.
Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan)
All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times for time critical
operator actions
02.05: Licensee Admin of Requalification Exams
All procedures used to administer the annual operating test
All procedures used to assess operator performance
All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training
All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator
02.06: Requalification Examination Security
Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on
the written examinations and also meet the intent of sampling all required topics on a
periodic basis.
Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on
the operating tests and also meet the intent of sampling all required malfunctions
(including major events, instrument/component malfunctions, TS calls, etc.) on a
periodic basis.
All procedures that describe examination security, including procedures used to
develop the examinations that include guidelines on overlap between examinations
in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations
List of all condition reports since the last biennial requalification inspection related to
examination security and overlap
02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program
List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requalification exams
(includes training provided to operators to enable passing requalification exams and
training provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during
previous requalification exam cycle)
Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance
documentation)
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02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
All procedures and program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses,
tracking training attendance, and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators
All procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any
SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since the last biennial inspection
02.09: Simulator Performance
For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be
electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test
procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test,
the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review
versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI 3.5
standard requirements. Based on the input that the licensee implements simulator
testing standards per ANSI 3.5-2009, provide this information for the following
Transient and Steady State tests:
o Transient test 2, Simultaneous trip of all feedwater pumps
o Transient test 6, Main turbine trip from maximum power level which does not
result in immediate reactor scram
o Transient test 9, Maximum unisolable main steam line rupture
o Steady State tests for medium power test
All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures if not already provided for
section 02.05 above.
Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DRs. For closed DRs,
summary list for those items closed between November 2010 and November 2012.
Malfunction Test Package
Primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC,
IRW). The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic
or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures
used and the acceptance criteria with results.
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
A summary report of all condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the
control room
Any revised requalification training that was based on licensed operator performance
issues
Copies of Action Requests 236879, 237779, 237425, 238032, 239466, 239461,
239405, 239462, 245507, 248171, 248226, 251613, and 266371
Copies of condition reports related to Licensee Event Reports (LERs) 2011-001-00
and 2012-002-00
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B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection
activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either
electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on November 26, 2012.
02.02: Exam Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Exam and Op Test Quality
All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after
onsite week
All results up to the day the team leaves the site.
02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
Access to licensed operators records (operating and staff crews)
Access to licensed operators training attendance records
Access to licensed operators medical records
02.09: Simulator Performance
Simulator discrepancies (DRs) from November 2010 to November 2012. This
should include all open DRs and DRs that have been closed, including the
documentation/justification for closure.
Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at
the time of acceptance (as available).
Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and
neutronics models, to the actual plant.
All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs. Design differences in the simulator
(any documentation on this)
Summary list of modifications from November 2010 to November 2012.
Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by due
date from November 2010 to November 2012.
Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to November 26, 2012).
The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a
single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all
transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include the
test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient
test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert
review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the
ANSI standard requirements.
All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The
applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other
means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and
the acceptance criteria with results.
All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the
room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages,
simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc.
Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing.
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the control room
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C. Columbia Generating Station is required to send the final results summary and any
remaining exams and operating tests that have not been reviewed to the regional
office lead inspector for this inspection for final review and comparison against the
Significance Determination Tools in order to communicate the exit results for the
inspection.