ML13031A629

Requalification Program Inspection - H. B. Robinson Nuclear Plant

ML13031A629
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Site:	Robinson  (DPR-023)
Issue date:	01/25/2013
From:	Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	William Gideon Progress Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 25, 2013 Mr. William R. Gideon Vice President Progress Energy H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 3581 West Entrance Rd Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - H. B. ROBINSON NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Gideon:

In a telephone conversation on January 22, 2013, Mr. Edwin Lea, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. James Conder, Supervisor Operations Continuing Training, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at Robinson Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of February 18, 2013, 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-3.5-2009, 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 February 11, 2013, the material as specified in paragraph A of the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. The NRC has further requested that you have all items as specified in paragraph B of the Enclosure available for review for the inspectors on the first day they arrive on site. Mr. Conder 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. Lea at (404) 997-4567, (Internet E-mail: Edwin.Lea@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.: 50-261 License No.: DPR-23

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 LEA FRANKE DATE 1/25/2013 1/25/2013 2/ /2013 2/ /2013 2/ /2013 2/ /2013 2/ /2013 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

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Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Donald W. Barker Manager, Nuclear Oversight H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution J. W. (Bill) Pitesa Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Lara S. Nichols Deputy General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution M. Christopher Nolan Director - Regulatory Affairs General Office Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Mike Glover Director Site Operations H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Richard Keith Holbrook Operations Manager H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Sharon Wheeler Manager, Support Services H B Robinson Steam Electric Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Brian C. McCabe Manager, Nuclear Oversight Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Richard Hightower Supervisor Licensing/Regulatory Programs Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph W. Donahue Vice President Nuclear Oversight Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution David T. Conley Senior Counsel Legal Department Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution John H. O'Neill, Jr.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Thomas Cosgrove Plant General Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Donna B. Alexander Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs (interim)

Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution (cc contd - See page 4)

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Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Greg Kilpatrick Operations Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Mark Yeager Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P.O. Box 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Chairman North Carolina Utilities Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Henry Curry Training Manager H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Rd Hartsville, SC 29550 Christos Kamilaris Manager, Support Services H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 Progress Energy Electronic Mail Distribution John W. Flitter Director of Electric & Gas Regulation South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff Electronic Mail Distribution

Letter to William R. Gideon from Mark Franke dated January 25, 2013

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - H. B. ROBINSON NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMRobinson Resource

Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11) in February, 2013 at the Robinson Nuclear Plant. Items listed under In-office inspection material must be received in the NRC Region II office by February 11, 2013. Items listed under On-site inspection material should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on February 18, 2013.

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 [year] annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of [month/day/year.]

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

[month/day/year], 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-[year] 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

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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