ML14261A236
| ML14261A236 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 09/18/2014 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Cortopassi L Omaha Public Power District |
| T. Buchanan | |
| References | |
| IR-2014-005 | |
| Download: ML14261A236 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000285/2014005
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 E LAMAR BLVD
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511
September 18, 2014
Lou Cortopassi, Vice President
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
SUBJECT:
FORT CALHOUN STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 05000285/2014005) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Cortopassi:
From November 17 through November 21, 2014, inspectors from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification
inspection at the Fort Calhoun Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, Licensed
Operator Requalification Program. Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource
intensive inspection both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact
to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for
documents needed for this inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups.
The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided prior to the
inspection to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B
of the enclosure) identifies the information the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. The
third group (Section C of this enclosure) identifies the items which are necessary to close out
the inspection and are usually sent a few weeks after the team has left the site. It is important
that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of
additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the
inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Shannon Shea of your operations
training organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated
schedule of examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the
material requested, please contact the lead inspector Theresa Buchanan at (817) 200-1503
(Theresa.Buchanan@nrc.gov), Sean Hedger at (817) 200-1556 (Sean.Hedger@nrc.gov), or
Mahdi Hayes at (817)-200-1508 (Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov).
L. Cortopassi
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This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection
requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control
number 3150-0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the
requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control
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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent Gaddy, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-285
License: DPR-40
Enclosure:
Biennial Requalification Inspection Document Request
cc w/encl: Electronic Distribution for Fort Calhoun Station
Enclosure
BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
From:
Operations Engineer, NRC RIV
817-200-1503
To:
Shannon Shea
Manager, Ops Training & Simulator, Fort Calhoun Station
402-533-6031
Subject:
Information Request to Support November, 17-21, 2014, Licensed Operator
Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B)
A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation
activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module
(ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or
hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than November 5, 2014.
Electronically: To: Theresa.Buchanan@nrc.gov (T. Buchanan) cc:
Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov (M. Hayes); Sean.Hedger@nrc.gov (S. Hedger)
Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV
1600 E. Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76011
ATTN: Theresa Buchanan
General Requests:
List of licensed operators (SRO & RO) by crew (operating & staff)
Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR
evaluators identified)
Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing
training program up to date
List of outstanding LOR program changes
List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR
program since last BRQ
Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator
requalification training program
Last two years of simulator review committee (or equivalent) meeting minutes
Last two years of CRC (or equivalent) meeting minutes
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02.03: Biennial Requalification Written Examination Quality
The current and approved biennial written examination schedule
The current requalification cycle written examination results for both SRO & RO
that have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team
arrival onsite
All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to and
including the week before the inspection team is onsite. This will need to have
adequate password protection if e-mailed or double envelope protection if mailed
via regular mail per NUREG-1021
The current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan)
02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality
The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given the week of
November 17, 2014, (week team is onsite)
The operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide
separately via telephone at later date) to be given the week of November 17,
2014 (week team is onsite)
Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO & RO) and results up to the
week prior to the inspection team arrival onsite
All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests
Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan)
All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times for time critical
operator actions
02.05: Licensee Admin of Requal Exams
All procedures used to administer the annual operating test
All procedures used to assess operator performance
All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training
All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator
02.06: Requalification Examination Security
Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap
on the written examinations and also meet the intent of sampling all required
topics on a periodic basis
Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap
on the operating tests and also meet the intent of sampling all required
malfunctions (including major events, instrument/component malfunctions, TS
calls, etc) on a periodic basis
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All Procedures that describe examination security, including procedures used to
develop the examinations that include guidelines on overlap between
examinations in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations
List of all Condition Reports since the last biennial requal inspection related to
examination security and overlap
02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program
List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requal exams (includes
training provided to operators to enable passing requal exams and training
provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during previous
requal exam cycle)
Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance
documentation)
02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
All Procedures and Program documentation for maintaining active operator
licenses, tracking training attendance, and ensuring medical fitness of licensed
operators
All Procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any
SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since the last biennial inspection
02.09: Simulator Performance
For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may
be electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test
procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient
test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter
expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences
beyond the ANSI 3.5 standard requirements
o Transient test 2, Trip of all feedwater pumps
o Transient test 5, Single reactor coolant pump trip
o Transient test 10, Stuck open PORV
o Steady State tests for low power test
All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures if not already provided
for section 02.05 above
Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DRs. For closed DRs,
summary list for those items closed between October 1, 2012 and October 1,
2014
Malfunction Tests for misaligned rods (item 12), failure of reactor pressure
control (item 18), and failure of automatic reactor trip system (item 24) (examples
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include Main Steam and Main Feed Line breaks). If these are included in an SBT
package then the review of that package would be acceptable
Two examples of primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics
parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The applicable reference graphs from the Plant
physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be
included as well as the test procedures used and the acceptance criteria with
results for the selected samples
All simulator modification packages that are on hold, delayed, or not completed
in the last two years
A list of simulator modification packages completed in the last two year window
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
A summary report of all condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the
control room
Any revised requalification training that was based on licensed operator
performance issues
B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection
activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either
electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on November 17, 2014.
02.02: Exam Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Exam and Op Test Quality
All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after
onsite week
All results up to the day the team leaves the site
02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
Access to licensed operators records (operating and staff crews)
Access to licensed operators training attendance records
Access to licensed operators medical records
02.09: Simulator Performance
Simulator discrepancies (DRs) from November 1, 2012 through November 1,
2014. This should include all open DRs and DRs that have been closed,
including the documentation/justification for closure
Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model
revisions at the time of acceptance (as available)
Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics
and neutronics models, to the actual plant
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All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs Design differences in the
simulator (any documentation on this)
Summary list of modifications from November 1, 2012 through November 1, 2014
Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by
due date from November 1, 2012 through November 1, 2014
Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to November 17,
2014)
The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in
a single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all
transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include
the test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each
transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject
matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any
differences beyond the ANSI standard requirements
All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW).
The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or
other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures
used and the acceptance criteria with results
All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in
the room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis
packages, simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc.
Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the control room
C. Fort Calhoun Station is required to send the final results summary and any remaining
exams and operating tests that have not been reviewed to the regional office lead
inspector for this inspection for final review and comparison against the Significance
Determination Tools in order to communicate the exit results for the inspection.
L. Cortopassi
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number 3150-0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the
requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control
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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent Gaddy, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-285
License: DPR-40
Enclosure:
Biennial Requalification Inspection Document Request
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Letter to Lou Cortopassi from Vincent Gaddy, dated September 18, 2014
SUBJECT: FORT CALHOUN STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 05000285/2014005) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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