ML13123A430

Ltr 5/2/13 Prairie Island Operator Licensing Workshop

ML13123A430
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	05/02/2013
From:	Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III
To:	Jeffery Lynch Northern States Power Co
Dell McNeil
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 May 2, 2013 Mr. Jim Lynch Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

THE U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2013 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)

Dear Mr. Lynch:

This letter serves to notify you and your staff that the 2013 Operator Licensing Workshop sponsored by NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will be held at the Wyndham Lisle-Chicago Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, located at 3000 Warrenville Rd.,

Lisle, Illinois 60532. This meeting is categorized as a Non-Public Closed Meeting. Please see the enclosed Meeting Notice (Enclosure 1), as well as the 2013 Workshop Agenda (Enclosure 2) for details concerning subject topics to be addressed during the workshop.

Members of your operations and training staff involved in the overall Operator Licensing Program, along with your staff, responsible for writing NRC required written examinations and operating tests, (initial and requalification) are invited to attend this workshop. Note that your training managers were previously informed of this workshop through your participation with the Midwest Nuclear Training Association (MNTA). Please provide the names and positions of your staff that plan to attend the workshop to Ms. Jan Kweiser by May 15, 2013, either by phone (630) 829-9711 or by electronic mail to Janet.Kweiser@nrc.gov.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

J. Lynch Should you have any questions concerning this workshop, please contact Chuck Zoia at (630) 829-9863, email: Charles.Zoia@nrc.gov, or Dell McNeil at (630) 829-9737, email: Dell.Mcneil@nrc.gov, or I can be reached at (630) 829-9707, email:

Hironori.Peterson@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306, and 72-010 License Nos. DPR-42, DPR-60, and SNM-2506

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Notice

2. Workshop Agenda cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ'

J. Lynch Should you have any questions concerning this workshop, please contact Chuck Zoia at (630) 829-9863, email: Charles.Zoia@nrc.gov, or Dell McNeil at (630) 829-9737, (email: Dell.Mcneil@nrc.gov, or I can be reached at (630) 829-9707 email: Hironori.Peterson@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306, and 72-010 License Nos. DPR-42, DPR-60, and SNM-2506

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Notice

2. Workshop Agenda cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ' DISTRIBUTION:

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 May 2, 2013 NOTICE OF NRC REGION III 2013 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP THIS WORKSHOP IS A NON-PUBLIC CLOSED MEETING Name of Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Indiana Michigan Power Company; FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co.; NextEra Energy, LLC; Detroit Edison Company; Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; Northern States Power Company, Minnesota; Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Name of Facility: Braidwood Station; Byron Station; Clinton Power Station; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant; Dresden Nuclear Power Station; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Fermi Power Plant; Kewaunee Power Station; LaSalle County Station; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Perry Nuclear Power Plant; Point Beach Nuclear Plant; Prairie Island Nuclear Generation Plant; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Docket No: 50-456, 50-457; 50-454, 50-455; 50-461; 50-346; 50-315, 50-316; 50-237, 50-249; 50-331; 50-305; 50-373, 50-374; 50-263; 50-255; 50-440; 50-341; 50-266, 50-301; 50-282, 50-306; 50-254, 50-265 Time and Date: 8:30A.M. - 4:00P.M. (CDT), on Wednesday, May 29 and 8:00A.M. - 3:00P.M. (CDT), on Thursday, May 30, 2013 Location: Wyndham Lisle-Chicago Hotel and Executive Meeting Center 3000 Warrenville Rd.

Lisle, Illinois 60532

Purpose:

Operator Licensing Workshop and Training Manager Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to share experiences, lessons learned, and discuss issues affecting Operator Licensing Program activities with the licensees and industry. The NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will present clarification on existing internal agency guidance relevant to Operator Licensing Examination and Inspection Programs. This will include discussions concerning examination development and quality, implementation of the Temporary Instruction (TI)-186 Aircraft Threats, and insights on Fukushima Event Lessons Learned. The licensees will present lessons learned, corrective actions experiences, and specific issues associated with internal responses to NRC Regulations and Guidance. The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) will present their current perspectives and issues on initial license examinations and inspections, and current licensee performance on those examinations and in the nations power plant control rooms. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will present material applicable to licensing operators at Canadian power plants. Please see (Enclosure 2) for the Workshop Agenda.

1 Enclosure 1

Notice of Non-Public Closed Meeting Operator Licensing Workshop Meeting Category: This is a Category II Non-Public (Closed) Meeting. The meeting is closed to the public because the staff has determined that it involves general information exchange, as well as discussions by licensee of information that is potentially proprietary in nature and contains sensitive internal or industry related information with respect to licensees, INPO and information concerning TI-186 Aircraft Threats.

NRC Attendees: Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operator Licensing Branch (OLB)

Speakers Note: Attendance at this meeting by NRC-personnel, other than those listed above, should be made known to Janet Kweiser at 630-829-9711 by close-of-business on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Outside Organization Attendees: Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Meeting

Contact:

Dell McNeil Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIII 630-829-9737 dell.mcneil@nrc.gov Charles Zoia Operations Engineer, NRC RIII 630-829-9863 charles.zoia@nrc.gov Audio Tele-Conferencing: None Video Tele-Conferencing: None Workshop Agenda: Enclosure 2 Approved: _________/RA/___________________

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety 2 Enclosure 2

NRC RIII OPERATIONS BRANCH 2013 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP May 29 and 30, 2013 Dates and Times: May 29 and 30, 2013, (9:00A.M. to 4:00P.M. and 8:00A.M. to 3:00P.M., respectively)

Meeting Classification: Non-Public Meeting Place of Meeting: Wyndham Hotel, Lisle, Illinois Attendees: All Available Operations Branch Staff and Invited Licensees

Purpose:

Annual external workshop sessions to discuss and define expectations for Operator Licensing Fundamentals. An open discussion between NRC and Industry to enhance the effectiveness of the exam and licensing process, and for the industry to share issues, lessons learned, and internal experiences associated with operator licensing.

AGENDA - Day 1 - MAY 29, 2013 TIME TOPICS FACILITATOR(S)

H. Peterson 8:30 - 9:00A.M. Registration and Networking All (OL Staff)

C. Casto 9:00 - 9:30 Introductions and Welcome - Overview Agenda G. Shear/P. Louden H. Peterson Scenario Critical Tasks D. Reeser 9:30 - 10:15 Requirements Point Beach - TBD Experience/Insight 10:15 - 10:30 Break SRO-Only Questions 10:30 - 11:15 Requirements D. McNeil Experience/Insight INPO Perspective On Exams And Licensee Performance 11:15 - 12:00 Information Available M. Llewellyn (INPO)

Experience/Insight 12:00 - 1:00P.M. Lunch JPM Fundamentals Topic (TBD) 1:00 - 1:45 Requirements M. Bielby Experience/Insight New ANS/ANSI 3.4 Medical Standards 2:00 - 2:45 Status B. Stevens (Exelon)

Perspectives 2:45 - 3:00 Break Written Exam Fundamentals Topic (TBD) 3:00 - 3:45 Information Available B. Palagi Experience/Insight Closing Remarks 3:45 - 4:00P.M. Summary H. Peterson Meeting Adjourned Questions and Answers Tomorrows Schedule 1 Enclosure 2

AGENDA - Day 2 - MAY 30, 2013 TIME TOPICS FACILITATOR(S)

H. Peterson 8:00 - 08:15A.M. Welcome Back! - Recap and Overview Agenda All (OL Staff)

Licensees Presentation Topic - TBD 8:15 - 9:00 Site - TBD Information Available Experience/Insight Implausible Distractors 9:00 - 9:45 S. Currie (NRR)

Requirements Experience/Insight 9:45 - 10:00 Break Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Topic Certification Process - Simulator Examination C. McDermott 10:00 - 10:45 (CNSC)

Requirements Experience/Insight TI-186 Aircraft Threats 10:45 - 11:30 Requirements K. Walton Experience/Insight 11:30 - 1:00P.M. Lunch Fukushima Lessons Learned - Status on NRC Actions C. Cowdrey 1:00 - 1:45 Information Available (NRR)

Status 1:45 - 2:00 Break Open Forum 2:00 - 2:45 H. Peterson, et al Questions and Answers Recent Issues 2:45-3:00P.M. Closing Remarks H. Peterson Meeting Adjourned Summary Conclusions/Wrap-up 2 Enclosure 2