ML15260B210
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/15/2015 |
| From: | David Reeser NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
| To: | FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
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2015 DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION PROPOSED EXAM FILES
FENOC' 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Raymond A. Lieb - OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION MATERIAL- 419-321-7676 Vice President, Nuclear Fax. 419-321-7582
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April 9, 2015 10 CFR 55.40 L-15-110 Mr. David Reeser Chief Examiner, Region Ill U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352
Subject:
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 Docket Number 50-346, License Number NPF-3 Submittal of Written Operator License Examinations. Operating Tests. and Supporting Reference Material
Dear Mr. Reeser:
Enclosed are the written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference material prepared by the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) staff for the licensed operator examinations to be administered during the weeks of June 15 and June 22, 2015.
The enclosed items and supporting reference material, which are considered confidential, are being submitted to the NRC for review and approval in accordance with 10 CFR 55.40, "Written Examinations and Operating Tests -
Implementation" and NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors (Revision 9, Supplement 1).
Modifications to the previous submitted outlines were made as a result of feedback received from the chief examiner and the validation process. These modifications to the outlines are identified in bold italic print.
- OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION MATERIAL-
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APR 16 2015
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 L-15-110 Page 2 of 2 The materials enclosed shall be withheld from public disclosure until after the scheduled examinations are complete.
There are no regulatory commitments included in the submittal. If there are any questions or if additional information is required, please contact Mr. Daniel Hartnett, Superintendent - Nuclear Operations Training, at (419) 249-2396 or Mark Klein, Lead Exam Developer at (419) 321-7773.
Sincerely,
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Raymond A Lieb vaw
Enclosure:
NUREG 1021 Forms and Operator License Examination Outline cc: Regional Administrator, NRC Region Ill (w/o Enclosure)
Chief, Operations Branch, NRC Region Ill (w/o Enclosure)
DB-1 NRC/NRR Senior Project Manager (w/o Enclosure)
DB-1 Senior Resident Inspector (w/o Enclosure)
USNRC Document Control Desk (w/o Enclosure)
Utility radiological Safety Board (w/o Enclosure)
-OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION MATERIAL-
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-OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION MATERIAL-
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Enclosure L-15-110 NU REG 1021 Forms and Operator License Examination Outline List of Enclosed NUREG Forms Form ES-201-3, Examination Security Agreement (Up-to-date Copies)
Form ES-301-1, Administrative Topics Outline RO (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-1, Administrative Topics Outline SRO (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-2, Control Room/In-Plant Systems Outline RO (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-2, Control Room/In-Plant Systems Outline SRO-I (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-2, Control Room/In-Plant Systems Outline SRO-U (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-3, Operating Test Quality Checklist (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-4, Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-5, Transient and Event Checklist (Rev. 1)
Form ES-301-6, Competencies Checklist (Rev. 1)
RO Written Outline Form ES-401-2, PWR Examination Outline RO (Rev. 1)
Form ES-401-3, Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline Tier 3 RO (Rev. 1)
SRO Written Outline Form ES-401-2, PWR Examination Outline SRO (Rev. 1)
Form ES-401-3, Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline Tier 3 SRO (Rev. 1)
Form ES-401-4, Record of Rejected K/As (Rev. 1)
Form ES-401-6, Written Examination Quality Checklist (Rev. 1)
Form ES-D-1, Scenario Outline (Rev. 1)
List of Enclosed Exam Materials 9 Administrative Topics JPMs with applicable procedures 11 Control Room/In-Plant Systems JPMs with applicable procedures 4 simulator Scenarios 100 Written Examination Questions, answers, and reference pages for each question's correct answer References provided to the candidates for the written examination
ES-301 Operating Test Quality Checklist Form ES-301-3 Facility: Davis Besse Date of Exam 6/15 thru 6/26 2015 Operating Test No.: DB NRC 2015 Initials
- 1. GENERAL CRITERIA a b* c#
- 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 D.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-competent applicants at the designated license level.
- 2. WALK-THROUGH CRITERIA
- a. Each JPM 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
- 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
- b. Ensure that any changes from the previously approved systems and administrative walk-through outlines (Forms ES-301-1 and 2) have not caused the test to deviate from any of the acceptance criteria (e.g., item distribution, bank use, repetition from the last 2 NRC examinations) specified on those forms and Form ES-201-2.
- 3. SIMULATOR CRITERIA
- a. The associated simulator operating tests (scenario sets) have been reviewed in accordance with Form ES-301-4 and a copy is attached.
- a. Author
- b. Facility Reviewer(*)
- c. NRC Chief Examiner(#)
- d. NRC Supervisor NOTE:
- The facility signature is not applicable for NRC-developed tests.
- Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c"; chief examiner concurrence required.
NUREG-1021, Revision 9 Supplement 1 FENOC Facsimile
ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 Facility: Davis Besse Date of Exam 6/15 thru 6/26 2015 Operating Test No.: DB NRC 2015 QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES Initials a b* c#
- 1. 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 10 CFR 55.46(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 D.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 ES-301-5 (submit the form with the simulator scenarios).
- 13. The level of difficulty is appropriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position.
TARGET QUANTITATIVE ATTRIBUTES (PER SCENARIO; SEE SECTION Actual Attributes D.5.d)
- 2 #3
- 1. Total malfunctions (5-8) 7 7
- 2. Malfunctions after EOP entry (1-2) 2 1 2
- 3. Abnormal events (2-4) 4 3 4 3
- 4. Major transients (1-2) 1 2 1 1
- 5. EOPs entered/requiring substantive actions (1-2) 1 1 1 1
- 6. EOP contingencies requiring substantive actions (0-2) 1 1 1 1
- 7. Critical tasks (2-3) 2 2 3 NUREG-1021, Revision 9 Supplement 1 FENOC Facsimile Rev.1
ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 Facility: Davis Besse Date of Exam 6/15 thru 6/26 2015 Exam Level: RO IXI SRO IXI
- 1.
2.
Item Description Questions and answers technically accurate and applicable to facility
- a. NRC K/As referenced for all questions a
Initial b*
- b. Facility learning objectives referenced as available
- 4. The sampling process was random and systematic (If more than 4 RO or 2 SRO questions are repeated from the last two NRC licensing exams, 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:
_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 A the licensee certifies that there is no duplication; or
_other (explain)
- 6. Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent Bank Modified New from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified); enter the actual RO I SRO- 710 5/1 63/24 only question distribution(s) at right.
7.0%10.0% 5.0%14.0% 63%/96.%
- 7. Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on Memory CIA the RO exam are written at the comprehension/analysis level; the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent If the randomly selected K/As 36/5 39/20 support the higher cognitive levels; enter the actual (48.0%/20.0%) (52.0%/80.0%)
RO I SRO question distribution(s) at right.
- 8. References/handouts 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 outline 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
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- The facility reviewer's initials/sign re are not applicable for NRG-developed examinations.
- Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c"; chief examiner concurrence required.
NUREG-1021, Revision 9 Supplement 1 FENOC Facsimile Rev. 1