ML16134A549
| ML16134A549 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 10/22/1997 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mccollum W DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9711050031 | |
| Download: ML16134A549 (13) | |
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October 22, 1997 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN:
Mr. W. R. McCollum Vice President Oconee Site P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679
SUBJECT:
PUBLIC MEETING
SUMMARY
- OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS - OCONEE
- DOCKET NO(s).. 50-269, 50-270 AND 50-287
Dear Mr. McCollum:
This refers to the meeting conducted at the Atlanta Federal Center on Thursday, October 9, 1997, at 11:00 a.m. The meeting's purpose was to discuss operator licensing issues from Examination Report 97-300. Enclosed is a list of attendees and the presentation handouts.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact Thomas A. Peebles at 404-562-4638.
Sincerely, (ORIGINAL SIGNED BY T. A. PEEBLES)
Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety Nos. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Attendees
- 2. Handout - Oconee Exam Concerns Exam Rpt.97-300 cc w/encls - See page 2 9711050031 971022 11111I PDR ADOCK 05000269 7
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Mr. J. E. Burchfield Compliance Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1439 Seneca, SC 29679 Paul R. Newton Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28242-0001 Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC P. 0. Box 29520 Raleigh, NC 27626-0520 Robert B. Borsum Framatome Technologies 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, MD 20852 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, D. C. 20005 Mel Fry, Acting Director Division of Radiation Protection N. C. Department of Environmental Health & Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 Max Batavia, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 (cc w/encls cont'd - See page 3)
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County Supervisor of Oconee County Walhalla, SC 29621 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Drive Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 G. A. Copp Licensing - ECO50 Duke Energy Corporation P. 0. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General N. C. Department of Justice P. 0. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602
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LIST OF ATTENDEES NRC Luis A. Reyes. Regional Administrator Johns P. Jaudon, Director, Division of Reactor Safety Charles A. Casto, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety LICENSEE William McCollum, Site Vice President Bently Jones, Training Superintendent ENCLOSURE 1
OCONEE EXAM CONCERNS Examination Report 97-300 ENCLOSURE 2
Oconee Exam Examiner Concerns Examination Quality NRC/Licensee Interface
Oconee Exam Examination Quality Written exam did not meet examiner standards SRO questions not at proper cognitive level and contained implausible distractors RO level questions low level memory or
single topic" questions
Oconee Exam Examination Quality Possible contributors to an inadequate written examination
> Use of 5 current operators to take exam
> Ops team member's lack of experience with examination techniques
Oconee Exam Examination Quality Simulator scenarios did not fully exercise the EOPs as required Scenarios ended with a reactor trip Malfunctions occurred after the reactor trip not before as required for testable responses
Oconee Exam Examination Quality Walk-through examination did not comply with examiner standards Contrary to examiner standards JPM sets had repeat safety functions Follow-up questions were written based on a "Closed book" v. "Open book"
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INTERFACE PROBLEMS
> Reluctance to change questions to meet standards
> Corporate suggestions not fully considered
Oconee Exam NRC/LICENSEE INTERFACE*
Extension of exam time beyond standards without NRC consultation S