ML12297A249

Requalification Program Inspection - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

ML12297A249
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	10/23/2012
From:	Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 October 23, 2012 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Manager, Corp. Nuclear Licensing Programs Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 4B-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Shea:

In a telephone conversation on September 25, 2012, Mr. David Lanyi, Operations Engineer, and Mr. Walter Smith, License Operator Requalification Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at Watts Bar. The inspection is planned for the week of November 12, 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 by October 29, 2012, the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Smith 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.

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.

J. Shea 2 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. David Lanyi at (404) 997-4487, (Internet E-mail:

David.Lanyi@nrc.gov), Mr. Michael Meeks at (404) 997-4467, (Internet Email:

Michael.Meeks@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 No.: 50-390 License No.: NPF-90

Enclosure:

Materials Request List cc: (See Page 3)

_________________________ xG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME LANYI MEEKS FRANKE DATE 10/22/2012 10/22/2012 10/22/2012 10/ /2012 10/ /2012 10/ /2012 10/ /2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

J. Shea 3 cc: Tennessee Department of Environment &

D. E. Grissette Conservation Site Vice President Division of Radiological Health Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 401 Church Street Tennessee Valley Authority Nashville, TN 37243 Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector David H. Gronek U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Tennessee Valley Authority Spring City, TN 37381-2000 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Donna K. Guinn Rockwood, TN 37854 Manager, Licensing and Industry Affairs Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. William Thompson P.O. Box 2000 Training Manager Spring City, TN 37381 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Terry E. Cribbe Spring City, TN 37381 Manager, Corp. Nuclear Licensing Programs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Edward J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Gordon P. Arent Senior Manager, Licensing WBN Unit 2 - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 County Mayor P.O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322 County Executive 375 Church Street Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321

Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Mark E. Franke dated October 22, 2012

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution:

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Materials Request List The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11) in November 2012 at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. Items listed under In-office inspection material must be received in the NRC Region II office by October 29, 2012.

Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on November 13, 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. Spreadsheets and/or test outlines which show the usage of written examination questions, JPMs, and simulator scenarios (i.e. outlines/sample plans).

4. 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 November 12, 2012.

5. Copies of the written examinations that were administered for the last biennial requalification examination (for all weeks), including all re-take examinations.

6. Ten (10) job performance measures (JPMs), both simulator and in-plant, and six (6) simulator scenarios associated with the current annual operating test. The JPMs and scenarios to be reviewed should include those that will be administered the week of 10/12/2012, with any remaining JPMs and scenarios reviewed selected from other weeks of the annual operating test. (exam security related item)

7. Self-assessment reports, corrective action reports, and Licensee Event Reports, written since the last requalification inspection, resulting from or concerning human performance errors, including any examination security issues.

8. 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.

9. A copy site procedure(s) governing simulator configuration control, maintenance, and fidelity, including all testing methods used to fulfill ANSI/ANSB3.5-1985 requirements.

10. 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 Enclosure

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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.

Enclosure