ML14091A692
| ML14091A692 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2014 |
| From: | Diane Jackson Operations Branch I |
| To: | Ventosa J Entergy Nuclear Operations |
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See also: IR 05000247/2014301
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100
KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-2713
March 31, 2014
Mr. John Ventosa, Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center
450 Broadway, GSB
P.O. Box 249
Buchanan, NY 10511-0249
SUBJECT: INDIAN POINT, UNIT 2 - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION
REPORT 05000247/2014301
Dear Mr. Ventosa:
On February 19, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an
examination at Indian Point, Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings,
which were discussed on March 10, 2014, with Mr. Frank Inzirillo, and other members of your
staff.
The examination included the evaluation of two applicants for reactor operator licenses, seven
applicants for instant senior operator licenses, and two applicants for upgrade senior operator
licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021,
"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1.
The license examiners determined that nine of the eleven applicants satisfied the requirements
of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on March 10, 2014.
No findings were identified during this examination.
One applicant for an instant senior reactor operator failed the operating portion of the exam and
was denied a license. Another senior reactor operator applicant will be issued his license upon
notification by you of completion of his eligibility requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible
from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Donald E. Jackson, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
J. Ventosa
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Docket No.: 05000247
License No.: DPR-26
Enclosure:
NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination
Report 05000247/2014301
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Mr. John Ventosa, Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center
450 Broadway, GSB
P.O. Box 249
Buchanan, NY 10511-0249
SUBJECT: INDIAN POINT, UNIT 2 - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION
REPORT 05000247/2014301
Dear Mr. Ventosa:
On February 19, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an
examination at Indian Point, Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings,
which were discussed on March 10, 2014, with Mr. Frank Inzirillo, and other members of your
staff.
The examination included the evaluation of two applicants for reactor operator licenses, seven
applicants for instant senior operator licenses, and two applicants for upgrade senior operator
licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021,
"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1.
The license examiners determined that nine of the eleven applicants satisfied the requirements
of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on March 10, 2014.
No findings were identified during this examination.
One applicant for an instant senior reactor operator failed the operating portion of the exam and
was denied a license. Another senior reactor operator applicant will be issued his license upon
notification by you of completion of his eligibility requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible
from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Donald E. Jackson, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
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i Enclosure
EXAMINATION REPORT
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Docket:
50-247
License:
Report :
Licensee:
Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc.
Facility:
Indian Point, Unit 2
Location:
450 Broadway, GSB
P.O. Box 249
Buchanan, NY 10511-0249
Dates:
February 10-18, 2014 (Operating Test Administration)
February 19, 2014 (Written Examination Administration)
February 26, 2014 (Licensee Submitted Post Exam Package)
March 5, 2014 (NRC Examination Grading)
March 10, 2014 (Licenses Issued)
Examiners:
J. Tomlinson, Chief Examiner Under Instruction, Operations Branch
D. Silk, Senior Operations Engineer
T. Hedigan, Operations Engineer
M. Patel, Operations Engineer
Approved By:
Donald E. Jackson, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
ii Enclosure
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ER 05000247/2014301; 2/10/2014 - 2/19/2014; Indian Point, Units 2; Initial Operator Licensing
Examination Report.
Four NRC examiners evaluated the competency of two applicants for reactor operator licenses,
seven applicants for instant senior operator licenses and two applicants for upgrade senior
operator licenses at Indian Point, Unit 2. The facility licensee developed the examinations using
NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9,
Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the facility on February 19, 2014.
NRC examiners administered the operating tests on February 10-18, 2014. The NRC
examiners determined that nine of the 11 applicants satisfied the requirements of
10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
No findings were identified.
Enclosure
REPORT DETAILS
4.
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)
.1
License Applications
a.
Scope
The examiners reviewed all of the license applications submitted by the licensee to
ensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility
requirements. The applications were submitted on NRC Form 398, Personal
Qualification Statement, and NRC Form 396, Certification of Medical Examination by
Facility Licensee. The examiners audited the applicants eligibility and experience
which included control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.
b.
Findings
No findings were identified.
.2
Operator Knowledge and Performance
a.
Examination Scope
On February 19, 2014, the licensee proctored the administration of the written
examinations to all 11 applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations,
analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on February 26, 2014.
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating
examination to all 11 applicants on February 10-18, 2014. The two applicants for
reactor operator licenses participated in two dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control
room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 10 system tasks, and an administrative
test consisting of four administrative tasks. The seven applicants seeking an instant
senior operator license participated in three dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room
and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 10 system tasks, and an administrative test
consisting of five administrative tasks. The two applicants for upgrade senior operator
licenses participated in one dynamic simulator scenario, a control room and facilities
walkthrough test consisting of five system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of
five administrative tasks.
b.
Findings
Ten of the applicants passed all parts of the operating test. One instant senior reactor
operator applicant failed the administrative part of the operating test. All 11 applicants
passed the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator
applicants average score was 82.66 percent and ranged from 80.0 to 85.33 percent,
2
Enclosure
the senior operator applicants average score was 88.0 percent and ranged from 81 to
96 percent. The overall written examination average was 87.0 percent.
The NRC examiners completed the final grading of the written examination on March 5,
2014, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and
validity of the examination questions. In accordance with current NRC policy, the
release of this written examination will be delayed for 2 years. The text of the
examination questions and the licensees post-examination comments may be
accessed in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
under the accession numbers noted in Attachment 1.
Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the licensee to analyze
the validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of the
applicants. The licensee conducted this performance analysis and submitted the
analysis to the chief examiner.
The licensee submitted two post-examination questions comments on February 26,
2014. The NRC reviewed the facilitys post-exam comment submittal package and
accepted the facility recommendations regarding these two questions. The key answer
was changed on Question 15 from C to A or C and changed on Question 21 from
A to A or B. The text of the examination questions, the licensees examination
analysis, and the licensees post-examination comments and technical references may
be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the
Attachment 1.
.3
Initial Licensing Examination Development
a.
Examination Scope
The facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021,
Revision 9, Supplement 1. All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in
examination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The facility
licensee submitted both the written and operating examination outlines on
November 18, 2013. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the
requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility
licensee submitted the draft examination package on December 18, 2013. The chief
examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-
1021, and provided final comments to the licensee on the examination on February 4,
2014. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and
provided further comments during the week of January 13, 2014. The licensee
satisfactorily completed comment resolution on February 10, 2014.
b.
Findings
The NRC approved the initial examination outline and advised the licensee to proceed
with the operating examination development.
3
Enclosure
The examiners determined that the written and operating examinations initially
submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed
examination.
No findings were identified.
.4
Simulation Facility Performance
a.
Examination Scope
The examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during the
examination validation and administration.
b.
Findings
No findings were identified.
.5
Examination Security
a.
Examination Scope
The examiners reviewed examination security for examination development and during
both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance
with NUREG-1021 requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant control
were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.
b.
Findings
No findings were identified.
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit
The chief examiner presented the examination results to Mr. Frank Inzirillo, Training
Manager, and other members of the licensee's management staff on March 10, 2014.
The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination
as proprietary.
Attachments:
Supplemental Information
A-1
Attachment
ATTACHMENT 1
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
S. Davis, Superintendent Operations Training
F. Inzirillo, Training Manager
T. Jenkins, Senior Staff Operations Instructor
C. Kocsis, Senior Staff Operations Instructor
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened
NONE
Closed
NONE
Discussed
NONE
ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED
Accession No. ML14080A507 - FINAL-Written Exam (Note: In accordance with current NRC
policy, the release of this written examination in ADAMS to
the public will be delayed for 2 years.)
Accession No. ML14080A508 - FINAL-Operating Exam
Accession No. ML14085A415 - FINAL-Post Exam Comments and Technical References