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2012 Palisades Nuclear Plant Initial License Examination Proposed Exam Files

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2012 PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION PROPOSED EXAM FILES

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant eEntergy 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 269,764.2000 Hugh Nixon Training Manager PNP 2012-068 July 30, 2012 NUREG-1021 Mr. R. Keith Walton U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Palisades Nuclear Plant Dockets 50-255 and 72-07 License No. DPR-20 Initial Operator License Examination Materials

Dear Mr. Walton:

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. is submitting the initial license examination for the Palisades Nuclear Plant, in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The initial license examination is scheduled for October 1 through October 12, 2012. The following materials are enclosed:

ES 201-3, Examination Security Agreement (updated)

ES 301-3, Operating Test Quality Checklist ES 301-4, Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist ES-301-5, Transient and Event Checklists (2)

ES 301-6, Competencies Checklist (2)

System/Control Room Job Performance Measures (11)

Administrative Job Performance Measures (9)

Scenarios (2)

PNP 2012-068 Mr. R. Keith Walton Page 2 Operating Test Schedule (updated)

ES 401-2, PWR Examination Outline (updated)

ES 401-6, Written Examination Quality Checklist ES 401-7, RO Written Examination Coversheet RO Written Examination (ready to give with handouts)

RO Written Examination Data Sheets with supporting references RO Written Examination Key ES-401-8, SRO Written Examination Coversheet SRO Written Examination (ready to give with handouts)

SRO Written Examination Data Sheets with supporting references SRO Written Examination Key In accordance with NUREG-1 021, ES-201, Attachment 1, these materials shall be withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.

Please contact Jeffrey Iliff at (269) 764-2974 if you have any questions regarding this submittal.

This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

Palisades Nuclear Plant Initial Operator License Examination Materials CC Administrator, Region III, USNRC (w/o enclosure)

Project Manager, Palisades, USNRC (w/o enclosure)

Resident Inspector, Palisades, USNRC (w/o enclosure)

Document Control Desk, USNRC (w/o enclosure)

WITHHOLD ENCLOSURE FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NUREG*1 021, REVISION 9, SUPPLEMENT 1 ATTACHMENT 1 PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION MATERIALS

ES-301 Operating Test Quality Checklist Form ES-301-3 a

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Facility: Palisades Date of Examination: October 2012 Operating Test Number: 1 Initials

1. GENERAL CRITERIA

a.

The operating test conforms with the previously approved outline; changes are consistent with sampling requirements (e.g., 10 CFR 55.45, operational importance, safety function distribution).

b.

There is no day-to-day repetition between this and other operating tests to be administered during this examination.

c.

The operating test shall not duplicate items from the applicants' audit test(s)(see Section 0.1.a).

d.

Overlap with the written examination and between different parts of the operating test is within acceptable limits.

e.

It appears that the operating test will differentiate between competent and less-than-oompetent applicants at the designated license level.

2. WALK*THROUGH CRITERIA

a.

Each.IPM includes the following, as applicable:

initial conditions initiating cues references and tools, including associated procedures reasonable and validated time limits (average time allowed for completion) and specific designation if deemed to be time critical by the facility licensee operationally important specific performance criteria that include:

detailed expected actions with exact criteria and nomenclature system response and other examiner cues statements describing important observations to be made by the applicant criteria for successful completion of the task identification of critical steps and their associated performance standards restrictions on the sequence of steps, if applicable

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Ensure that any changes from the previously approved systems and administrative walk-through I r outlines (Forms ES-301-1 and 2) have not caused the test to deviate from any of the acceptance

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on those forms and Form ES-201-2.

3. SIMULATOR CRITERIA The associated simulator operating tests (scenario sets) have been reviewed in accordance with Form ES-301-4 and a copy is attached.

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1. Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "CO; chief examiner concurrence is required.

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ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 I~ity: Palisades Date of Exam: October 2012 Scenario Numbers: 1/2 Operating Test Number: 1 Initials QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES a

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The initial conditions are realistic, in that some equipment and/or instrumentation may be out of service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events.

2.

The scenarios consist mostly of related events.

3.

Each event description consists of the point in the scenario when it is to be initiated the malfunction(s) that are entered to initiate the event the symptoms/cues that will be visible to the crew the expected operator actions (by shift position) the event termination point (if applicable)

4.

No more than one non-mechanistic failure (e.g., pipe break) is incorporated into the scenario without a credible preceding incident such as a seismic event.

5.

The events are valid with regard to physics and thermodynamics.

6.

Sequencing and timing of events is reasonable, and allows the examination team to obtain complete evaluation results commensurate with the scenario objectives.

7.

If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates.

Operators have sufficient time to carry out expected activities without undue time constraints.

Cues are given.

8.

The simulator modeling is not altered.

9.

The scenarios have been validated. Pursuant to 10CFR55.46(d), any open simulator performance deficiencies or deviations from the referenced plant have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelity is maintained while running the planned scenarios.

10.

Every operator will be evaluated using at least one new or Significantly modified scenario.

All other scenarios have been altered in accordance with Section 0.5 of ES-301.

11.

All individual operator competencies can be evaluated, as verified using Form ES-301-6 (submit the form along with the simulator scenarios).

12.

Each applicant will be significantly involved in the minimum number of transients and events specified on Form E5-301-5 (submit the form with the simulator scenarios).

13.

The level of difficulty is appropriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position.

Actual Attributes Target Quantitative Attributes (Per Scenario; See Section D.S.d)

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Abnormal events (2-4) 4/2

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EOPs entered/requiring substantive actions (1-2) 111

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ES*301 Transient and Event Checklist Form ES-301*5 n.*II.

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(1) The above three candidates will form one operating crew (Crew 1).

Instructions:

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Check the applicant level and enter the operating test number and Form ES-D-1 event numbers for each event type; TS are not applicable for RO applicants. ROs must serve in both the "at-the-controls (ATC)" and "balance-of-plant (BOP)"

positions; Instant SROs must serve in both the SRO and the ATC positions, including at least two instrument or component (IIC) malfunctions and one major transient, in the ATC position. If an Instant SRO additionally serves in the BOP position, one IIC malfunction can be credited toward the two IIC malfunctions required for the ATC position.

2.

Reactivity manipulations may be conducted under normal or control/ed abnormal conditions (refer to Section D.5.d) but must be significant per Section C.2.a of Appendix D. (*) Reactivity and normal evolutions may be replaced with additional instrument or component malfunctions on a 1-for-1 basis.

3.

Whenever practical, both instrument and component malfunctions should be included; only those that require verifiable actions that provide insight to the applicant's competence count toward the minimum requirements specified for the applicant's license level in the right-hand columns.

ES-301 Transient and Event Checklist Form ES-301*5 A

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(1) The above three candidates will tonn one operating crew (Crews 2, 3, & 4).

Instructions:

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Check the applicant level and enter the operating test number and Form ES-D-1 event numbers for each event type; TS are not applicable for RO applicants. ROs must serve in both the "at-the-controls (ATC)" and "balance-of-plant (BOP)"

positions; Instant SROs must serve in both the SRO and the ATC positions, including at least two instrument or component (IIC) malfunctions and one major transient, in the ATC position. If an Instant SRO additionally serves in the BOP position, one IIC malfunction can be credited toward the two IIC malfunctions required for the ATC position.

2.

Reactivity manipulations may be conducted under normal or controlled abnonnal conditions (refer to Section D.S.d) but must be significant per Section C.2.a of Appendix D. (*) Reactivity and nonnal evolutions may be replaced with additional instrument or component malfunctions on a 1-for-1 basis.

3.

Whenever practical, both instrument and component malfunctions should be included; only those that require verifiable actions that provide insight to the applicant's competence count toward the minimum requirements specified for the applicant's license level in the right-hand columns.

ES-301 Competencies Checklist Form ES-301-6 Facility: Palisades Date of Examination: October 2012 Operating Test No.: 1 Competencies APPLICANTS (3)

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2 ATC BOP BOP ATC CRS CRS Interpret! Diagnose Events and Conditions 25678 4567 23467 35678 234567 34567 Comply With and Use Procedures (1) 45678 124567 12347 123568 1-8 1-8 Operate Control Boards (2) 45678 124567 1247 123568 Communicate and Interact 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 Demonstrate Supervisory Ability (3) 1234567 1234567 Comply With and Use Tech Specs. (3) 34 34 Notes:

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Includes Technical Specification compliance for an RO.

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Only applicable to SROs.

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The above applicants form one operating crew (Crew 1)

Instructions:

Check the applicant's license type and enter one or more event numbers that will allow the examiners to evaluate evety applicable competency for evety applicant.

ES-301, Page 27 of 27

ES-301 Competencies Checklist Form ES-301-6 Facility: Palisades Date of Examination: October 2012 Operating Test No.: 1 Competencies APPLICANTS (3)

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2 ATC CRS BOP ATC CRS BOP Interpret! Diagnose Events and Conditions 25678 34567 23467 35678 234567 4567 Comply With and Use Procedures (1) 45678 1-8 12347 123568 1-8 124567 Operate Control Boards (2) 45678 1247 123568 124567 Communicate and Interact 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 Demonstrate Supervisory Ability (3) 1234567 1234567 Comply With and Use Tech Specs. (3) 34 34 Notes:

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Includes Technical Specification compliance for an RO.

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Only applicable to SROs.

(4)

The above applicants form one operating crew (Crews 2, 3 & 4)

Instructions:

Check the applicant's license type and enter one or more event numbers that will allow the examiners to evaluate every applicable competency for every applicant.

ES-301, Page 27 of 27

ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 Facility: Palisades Date of Exam: October 2012 Exam Level: RO 181 SRO 181 Initial Item Description

1.

Questions and answers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility.

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all questions.

b. Facility leaming objectives are referenced as available.

3.

SRO questions are appropriate in accordance with Section D.2.d of ES-401

4.

The sampling process was random and systematic (If more than 4 RO or 2 SRO questions were repeated from the last 2 NRC licensing exam, consult the NRR OL program office).

5.

Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated below (check the item that applies) and appears appropriate:

JL the audit exam was systematically and randomly developed; or the audit exam was completed before the license exam was started; or the examinations were developed independently; or the licensee certifies that there is no duplication; or other (explain)

6.

Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified); enter the actual RO f SRO-only 513 34/15 question distribution(s) at right.

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Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension /analysis level; the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly 41/20 3415 selected KAs support the higher cognitive levels; enter the actual RO I SRO question distribution(s) at right.

8.

Referencesfhandouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.

9.

Question content conforms with specific KIA statements in the previously approved examination ouUine and is appropriate for the Tier to which they are assigned; deviations are justified

10.

Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.

11.

The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items; the total is correct and agrees with value on cover sheet

a. Author Jeff Iliff/

b. Facility Reviewer (*)

c. NRC Chief Examiner (#)

d. NRC Regional Supervisor Note:

• The facility reviewer's initials/signature are not ap~"i~lble for NRC-developed examinations.

1. Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column *c"; chief examiner concurrence required.

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