ML17229A233
| ML17229A233 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 02/07/1997 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Plunkett T FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9702180032 | |
| Download: ML17229A233 (6) | |
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February 7, 1997 Florida Power and Light Company ATTN:
Hr. T. F. Plunkett President
- Nuclear Division P.
O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAHINATIONS - EXAHINATION REPORT NOS. 50-335/97-300 AND 50-389/97-300
Dear Hr. Plunkett:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm arrangements made in a telephone conversation on Februar y 4,
- 1997, between Hr. Jeff Spodick, Operations Initial Training Supervisor, and Hr. George
- Hopper, License Examiner, NRC Region II Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, for the administration of licensing examinations at the Saint Lucie Plant Units 1 and 2.
The examination preparati'on visit is scheduled for June 2, 1997.
The written examinations are scheduled for June 16,
- 1997, and the operating examinations are scheduled for June 17-19, 1997.
Your staff will be given an opportunity to review the licensing examinations in accordance with the guidelines in Revision 7 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examiner Standards,"
(ES-201, ) during the week of Hay 19, 1997.
To prepare the examinations and meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to fur nish the reference materials specified in the enclosed List of Reference Haterials by April 14, 1997.
Any delay in receiving approved and indexed reference material or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examinations being rescheduled.
The NRC will prepare and administer the written examinations in accordance with ES-401 and ES-402 of NUREG-1021.
In order to conduct the requested examinations, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations on the date noted above.
The NRC's guidelines for administering the written examinations are described in ES-402, Attachment 1.
The NRC will prepare and administer the operating tests in accordance with ES-301 and ES-302 of NUREG-1021.
In order to conduct the requested operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above.
Your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g.,
system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.
ES-402,,
and ES-302, Attachment 1, contain a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examination and operating tests are being administered.
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FPSL Your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications and waiver requests at least.
30 days before the first examination date so that the NRC will be able to review the applications and the medical cer tifications and evaluate any requested waiver s. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a
postponement may be necessary.
Final, signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
This request is covered by Office of Hanagement and Budget (OHB) Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires April 30, 1997.
The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering,
- xeroxing, and mailing the required material.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Hanagement Branch, T-6 F33, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Hanagement, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, Office of Hanagement and Budget, Washington, D. C. 20503.
From the requested refer ence materials identified in the enclosure, we would appreciate retaining your EOPs and AOPs for reference use in our Incident
Response
Center.
If you have any concerns about this proposed
- use, please contact me.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Hr. Spodicku has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact me at (404) 331-5541.
Sincerely, (Original signed by T. A. Peebles)
Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
List of Reference Haterials cc:
See page 3
FPLL cc w/encl:
J.
A. Stall Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Ft. Pierce, FL 34957 H.
N. Paduano, Hanager Licensing and Special Programs Florida Power and Light Company P. 0.
Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 J. Scarola Plant General Hanager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Ft. Pierce, FL 34957 E. J.
Weinkam Plant Licensing Hanager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Ft. Pierce, FL 34957 H. S. Ross, Attorney Florida Power 8 Light 11770 US Highway 1 North Palm Beach, FL 33408 John T. Butler, Esq.
- Steel, Hector and Davis 4000 Southeast Financial Center
- Hiami, FL 33131-2398 Bill Passetti Office of Radiation Control Department of'ealth and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Joe Hyers, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 Thomas R. L. Kindred County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 Hr. Hike Allen Training Hanager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen
- Beach, FL 34957 Distribution w/encl:
J. Norris, NRR K. Landis, RII J.
- Jaudon, RII B. R. Crowley, RII G. Hopper, RII B. Michael, RII PUBLIC NRC Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
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List of Reference Haterials 1.
Haterials used by the facility licensee to ensure operator competency:
a.
The following types of materials used to tr ain applicants for initial RO and SRO licensing should be provided.
The material should be complete, comprehensive, and of sufficient detail to support the development of accurate and valid examinations without being redundant.
learning objectives, student
- handouts, and lesson plans system descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components,
- controls, and instrumentation material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of
- normal, abnormal, and emergency operating procedures complete, operationally useful descriptions of all safety system inter actions
- and, where available, balance-of-plant system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator errors, maintenance
- errors, and equipment failures b.
Questions and answer s specific to the facility training program that may be used in the written examinations or operating tests (voluntary by facility licensee).
c.
Copies of facility-generated simulator scenarios that expose the applicants to abnormal and emergency conditions, including degraded pressure control, degraded heat removal capability, and containment challenges, during all modes of operation, including low power conditions.
A description of the scenarios used for the training class may also be provided (voluntary by facility licensee).
d.
All job performance measures (JPHs) used to ascertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex and outside the control room (i.e., local operations) as identified in the facility JTA.
JPHs should evaluate operator responsibilities during normal,
- abnormal, and emergency conditions and events and during all modes of operation, including cold shutdown, low, and full power.
2.
Complete index of procedures (including all categories sent).
3.
All administrative procedures applicable to reactor operation or safety.
4.
All integr ated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures).
5.
All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures).
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List of Reference Haterial 6.
Standing order s (important orders that are safety-related and may modify the regular procedures).
7.
Surveillance procedures that are run frequently (i.e., weekly) or that can be run on the simulator.
8.
Fuel handling and core loading procedures (if SRO applicants will be examined).
9.
All annunciator and alarm procedures.
10.
Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures.
ll.
Emergency plan implementing procedures.
12.
Technical Specifications (and interpretations, if available) for all units for which licenses are sought.
(If merits Tech Specs, include all removed programs such as ODCH, etc.)
13.
System operating procedures.
14.
Technical data book, and plant curve information as used by operators, and facility precautions, limitations, and set points document.
15.
The following information pertaining to the simulation facility:
a.
List of all initial conditions.
b.
List of all malfunctions with identification numbers.
c.
Halfunction cause and effect information and a concise description of the expected result or range of results that will occur upon initiation, including an indication of which annunciators will be actuated.
d.
A description of the simulator's failure capabilities for valves,
- breakers, indicators, and alarms.
e.
The range of severity of each variable malfunction (e.g., the size of a reactor coolant or steam leak or the rate of a component failure such as a feed pump, turbine generator, or major valve).
f.
A list of modeling conditions (e.g., simplifications, assumptions, and limits) and problems that may affect the examination.
g.
A list of any known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected.
h.
A list of differences between the simulator and the reference plant's control room.
Simulator instructors'anual.
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List of Reference Haterial 16.
Any additional plant-specific material that has been requested by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the guidelines of these Standards and the regulations.
Enclosure