ML18010B079
| ML18010B079 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1993 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Orser W CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9304300088 | |
| Download: ML18010B079 (16) | |
See also: IR 05000400/1993301
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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)
ACCESSION NBR:9304300088
DOC.DATE: 93/04/09
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FACIL:50-400 Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 1, Carolina
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AUTHOR AFFILIATION
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Region
2 (Post
820201)
RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
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Carolina
Power
6 Light Co.
SUBJECT:
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requalification program evaluation
scheduled
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APR
9 l993
Carolina
Power
and Light Company
ATTN:
Mr.
W. Skip Orser
Senior Vice President
Nuclear Generation
'.
0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC
27602
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
RE(UALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION -
SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT EXAMINATION REPORT
NO. 50-400/93-301
Arrangements
have
been
made
between
Mr. Rick Garner,
License Training Manager,
and Mr. Stephen Cahill, License
Examiner, for an evaluation of the
requalification program
and licensed
personnel
at your Shearon
Harris Nuclear
Power Plant.
The evaluation visit is scheduled
for the week of August 2,
1993.
The requalification examinations
and the subsequent
evaluation of the
facility requalification program will be performed in accordance
with Sections
601 through
604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards,
Revision 7.
You are encouraged
to ensure that your training staff and
proposed
examinees
are familiar with these
standards.
For the examiners
to adequately
prepare for this visit, it will be necessary
for the facility to furnish the approved
items listed in Enclosure
1,
"Reference Material Requirements."
Failure to supply the reference
material
as required
by Enclosure
1
may result in postponement
of the examination.
The
Chief Examiner
may request that the facility submit
a proposed
examination for
use during the examination
week in addition to the material
requirements
of
Enclosure
1.
Submission of a proposed
examination,
even if requested,
is
optional.
However, if a proposed
examination is submitted,
those
personnel
participating in its development
may become subject to the security
restrictions described
below.
Mr. Garner
has
been
advised of our reference
material
requirements,
whether
a proposed
examination is requested,
and where
these
items are to be sent.
A
Your attention is directed to the guidance
promulgated
in Revision
7 to
NUREG-1021 pertaining to the content
and scope of simulator examination
scenarios.
The scenario
examination
bank should cover the, entire spectrum
of Emergency Operating
Procedures
(EOPs),
including alternate
decision
paths
within EOPs,
and incorporate
a range of failures with varying degrees
of
severity for the
same type event.
Each scenario
should contain simultaneous
events that require prioritization of actions
and allocation of resources,
and
should exercise
EOPs in-depth, i.e., scenarios
requirl
transitions
and/or
decisions
to be made
on actions to take within the
EOPs.
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You are requested
to designate
at least
one employee to be
a member of a joint
NRC-facility examination
team.
The employee shall
be
an active
SRO (per the
requirements
or (f) from the Shearon
Harris Operations
Department.
You are encouraged
to designate
a second
employee
from, the
training staff to be
a member of the examination
team.
This employee
should
be
an active
SRO (per the requirements
or (f)), but
may be
a facility or
INPO certified instructor.
If desired
and agreed to by
the Chief Examiner,
you may designate
one additional
employee
from the
training staff with appropriate qualifications to be
a member of the
examination
team.
In addition to these individuals,
a simulator operator
must
be
made available for scenario
preview and validation during the on-site
examination preparation
week.
In some cases, it may
be necessary
to designate
a simulator operator during the test
item review period.
This individual will
also
be subject to the examination security agreement.
Any facility representatives
under the security agreement
shall
be restricted
from knowingly communicating
by any means
the content or scope of the
examination to unauthorized
persons
and from participating in any facility
programs
such
as instruction, examination,
or tutoring in which an identified
requalification examinee(s) will be present.
These restrictions shall
apply
from the day that the facility representative
signs the examination security
agreement
indicating that the representative
understands
that
he or she
has
specialized
knowledge of the examination.
The Chief Examiner will determine
when,facility representatives
have received specialized
knowledge concerning
the examination
and require execution of an examination security agreement.
In most cases,
the examination
team
members will not be required to enter into
an examination security
agreement
more than
60 days prior to the examination
week.
The simulator operator will 'normally become subject to the requirements
during the examination preparation
and validation week,
but in some cases,
this
may occur
as
much
as
30 days prior to the examination
week to support
operating test
item review and revision.
Sixty days prior to the examination administration date,
the facility training
staff shall identify and provide directly to the NRC's Chief Examiner
a list
of the proposed
operators,
including crew .composition, for the examination.
Also, to ensure privacy,
the, only copy of the current mailing address
and
Part 55 docket
number of each proposed operator should be mailed in an
envelope
labeled
"To Be Opened
By Addressee
Only" to the attention of Hr.
Thomas A. Peebles,
Chief, Operations
Branch, Division of Reactor Safety,
Region II.
The facility management
is responsible for providing adequate
space
and
accommodations
to properly develop
and conduct the examinations.
Enclosure
2,
"Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes
our requirements
for developing
and conducting the examinations.
Nr. Garner
has also
been
informed of these
requirements.
Also,
a facility operations
management
representative
(as
a minimum, first level
above shift supervisor)
should
observe
the simulation facility examination
process
at the site.
Carolina
Power
& Light Co.
This request
is covered
by Office of Management
and Budget
(OMB) Clearance
.
Number 3150-0101,
which expires October 31,
1995.
This 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
Management
Branch,
MNBB-7714, Division of Information Support Services,
Office of Information
Resources
Management,
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission,
D.
C.
20555,
and to the Paperwork Reduction Project
(3150-0101),
Office of
Information. and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-3019, Office of Management
and
Budget,
D.
C.
20503.
Thank you for your consider ation in this matter.
If you have
any questions
on
the evaluation
process,
please
contact
Mr. Michael Ernstes,
Chief, Operator
Licensing Section
2, at (404) 331-5594,
or myself at (404) 331-5541.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY T. k PEEBLES
Thomas
A. Peebles,
Chief
. Operations
Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
1.
Reference
Material Requirements
2.
Administration of Requalification
Examinations
3.
NRC Rules
and Guidance for Examinees
cc w/encls:
G.
E.
Vaughn
Vice President
Harris Nuclear Project
P. 0.
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
W.
R. Robinson
Plant General
Manager
Harris Nuclear Plant
P. 0.
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
C.
S. Olexik, Jr.,
Manager
Regulatory Compliance
Harris Nuclear Project
P. 0.
Box 165
New Hill, NC
27562
(cc w/encls cont'd
- see
page
4)
Carolina
Power
5 Light Co.
cc w/encls.cont'd:
H.
Ray Starling
Vice President
- Legal
Department
Carolina
Power
and Light Co.
P. 0.
Box 1551
Raleigh,
NC
27602
Dayne
H. Brown, Director
Division of Radiation Protection
N,
C. Department of Environment,
Health
8. Natural
Resources
P. 0.
Box 27687
Raleigh,
NC
27611-7687
Ms. Gayle
B, Nichols
Staff Counsel
SC Public Service
Commission
P. 0.
Box 11649
Columbia,
SC
29211
A. Wayne Powell
Training Supervisor
Harris Nuclear Plant
Route
1,
Box 327
New Hill, NC
27562-0291
bcc w/o encls:
S. Ebneter,
A. Gibson,
N. Le,
H. Christensen,
S. Vias,
R. Baldwin,
S. Cahill,
Nr. J.
Tedrow, Harris Senior
Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route
1,
Box 315B
New Hill, NC
27562
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ENCLOSURE
1
REFERENCE
MATERIAL RE UIREHENTS
Test items to supp'ort all aspects
of the requalification examination
must
be
provided to the
NRC 60 days prior to the examination date.
All test
items should
be developed 'in accordance
with the guidelines
provided
in Sections
602 through
604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing
Examiner
Standards,
and their respective
attachments.
For the first requalification evaluation at the facility, the submittal
must
contain at least:
700 test
items for use in the written ekamination.
They should
be
equally divided between
the two sections of the examination,
and there
must
be at least
350 test
items for use in each section.
75 Job Performance
Measures
(JPHs) for use
on the walk-through portion of
the operating
examination.
To the extent possible,
approximately
40
percent of the
JPHs should evaluate "in plant" tasks
(system/component
operation outside the control room).
15 simulator scenarios
of approximately
50 minutes
each in length for use
on the simulator portion of the operating
examination for examinations
administered
in one week.
For subsequent
requalification examinations facilities are expected
to make
submittals reflecting progress
toward the following targets
over the next five
years after the initial evaluation visit:
A minimum of 700 test
items for use in the written examination equally
divided between .the two sections of the written'examination
and which
cover all safety-related
elements of the facility Job Task Analysis
(JTA).
The bank shall
be dynamic in nature,
in that at least
150
questions
a year shall
be reviewed,
revised,
or generated:
New questions
that are developed
should cover equipment
and system modifications,
recent industry,
and licensee
events
and procedural
changes.
JPHs to evaluate
each operator
and senior operator safety-related
task
identified in the facility JTA, which meet the criteria in ES-603.
The
JPH bank should
expand at
a rate of at least ten
JPHs per year until this
'goal is reached.
It is estimated
at .125 -
150 JPHs will be the final
result.
Development of the questions
associated
with the
JPHs shall also
continue,
such that there is
a representative
sample of questions
given
the knowledges
associated
with the task listed in the JTA.
A bank of at least
30 simulator scenarios
which reflect all plausible or
expected
abnormal
and emergency situations to which control
room
operators
are expected
to respond or control.
At least five scenarios
per year should
be generated
until all aspects
of the emergency
operating
procedures
are covered with sufficient variation in the type and scope of
and level of degradation.
Enclosure
1
For all requalification examination
and evaluation visits, the facility shall:
Submit
an Examination Test Outline/Sample
Plan which meets
the
requirements
of ES-601,
Attachment l.
Provide the associated
examination
banks (written, simulator,
and
JPN)
and associated
reference
material to'the region
and contractor.
At a
minimum, this shall
include Technical Specifications,
applicable plant
operating,
surveillance
and administrative
procedures,
abnormal
and
emergency
operating
procedures,
emergency
plan procedures,
and training
material utilized in the requalification training (including student
handouts
and lesson plans).
Additional reference
material
may be
requested
by the Chief Examiner.
If a proposed
examination is submitted to the region,
also submit
a copy
of the simulator scenario portion to the Chief, Regional
Support
and
Oversight Section,
Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Licensee
Performance
and guality, Washington,
DC 20555,
45 days in advance of the
first day of the examinations.
The reason for the increased period of
days is to allow a reasonable
amount of time for feedback,
discussion
and
time to make
any necessary
changes.
ENCLOSURE
2
ADMINISTRATION OF
RE UALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS
An evaluation of at least
12 facility licensed
operators
is required for
a program evaluation.
Normally the crew scheduled for requalification
training during the period selected for the program evaluation
should
be
selected.
The sample will include other licensed
operators
who are not
routinely performing shift duties or are not maintaining
an active
license
per
The restrictions
on crew composition in the
simulator are described
in ES-601
C. l.b.
and
2.
3.
4.
5 ~
The simulator
and simulator operator(s)
shall
be provided for examination
develop'ment.
The date(s)
and duration of time needed
to develop the
examinations will be agreed
upon
by the Chief Examiner
and the facility.
The reference
material
used in the simulator will be reviewed
by the
Chief Examiner.
No material will be used that is solely used for
training.
A single
room shall
be provided for completing Section
B of the written
examination.
The location of this room and supporting rest
room
facilities shall
be such
as to prevent contact with all other facility
and/or contractor
personnel
for the duration of the examination.
Minimum spacing is required to ensure
examination integrity and will be
evaluated
by the Chief Examiner.
Minimum spacing consists of one
examinee
per table
and
a 3-foot space
between tables.
No wall charts,
models,
and/or other training materials shall
be present
in the
examination
room.
6.
Copies of reference
material for Section
8 of the written examination
shall
be provided for each
examinee.
The reference
material will be
reviewed
by the Chief Examiner
and will consist of Technical
Specifications,
operating/abnormal
procedures,
administrative procedures,
and
Emergency
Plans
as available to the plant operators.
7.
Video taping capabilities
may be utilized.
The facility should contact
the Chief Examiner for restrictions related to its usage.
8.
9.
An attempt will be made to distinguish
between
RO and
SRO knowledge
and
abilities to the extent that such
a distinction is supported
by the
facility training materials.
Prudent scheduling of exam week activities is important to help alleviate
undue stress
on the operators.
Your training staff and the Chief
Examiner should work very closely in formulating
a schedule
which does
not result in excessive
delays
in crews or individuals being administered
their examination.
The following are
some suggestions
for structuring
the
exam activities to achieve this purpose:
Enclosure
2
Don't bring in crews or individuals well before their scheduled
exam
times.
When examining operators
in groups, it is better to hold the group
just completing their exam vice the groups that are taking their
exam later.
Following simulator scenarios,
the facility evaluators
and
NRC
examiners
should quickly determine
whether follow-up questioning is
required,
so that the crew may be released
to talk among themselves
about the scenario.
Ensure that time validation of JPHs, particularly those. performed in
the simulator, is conducted
accurately.
A reasonable
schedule
should
be established
to prevent operators
from waiting for
simulator availability to complete their JPHs.
ENCLOSURE
3
NRC
RULES
AND GUIDANCE FOR
EXAMINEES
Use black ink or dark pencil
ONLY to facilitate legible reproduction.
Print your name in the blank provided
on the cover sheet of the
examination.
Fill in the date
on the cover
sheet of the examination, if necessary.
Answer each question
on the examination.
If additional
paper is
required,
use only the lined paper provided
by the examiner.
Use abbreviations
only if they are
commonly used in facility literature.
The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses
after the
question
and
can
be used
as
a guide for the depth of answer required.
Show all calculations,
methods,
or assumptions
used to obtain
an answer
to
a short answer test item, whether
asked for in the question or not.
Unless solicited,
the location of references
need not be stated.
Proportional
grading will be applied.
Any additional
wrong information
that is provided
may count against
you.
For example, if a question is
worth one point and asks for four responses,
each of which is worth 0.25
points,
and you give five responses,
each
response will be worth 0.20
points.
If one of your five responses
is incorrect,
0.20 will be
deducted,
and your total credit for that question will be 0.80,
even
though you may have listed the four correct responses
in the answer
key.
Partial credit
may be given, except
on multiple choice questions.
Therefore,
ANSWER ALL PARTS
OF THE QUESTION,
AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS
8LANK.
If parts of the examination
are not clear with respect
to their intent,
ask questions of the examiner only.
You must sign the statement
on the cover sheet that indicates
the work on
the examination .is your own and that you have not received or been given
any assistance
in completing the examination. 'his must
be signed
AFTER
the examination
has
been completed.
Rest
room trips are to be limited, and only one examinee
at
a time may
leave.
You must avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination
room to avoid even the appearance
or possibility of examination
compromise.
Cheating
on the examination
would result in a revocation of your license
and could result in more severe penalties.
Enclosure
3
1
15.
Each section of the .examination is designed
to take approximately
90
minutes to complete.
You will be given two hours to complete, each
section to allow for'hirty minutes of review.
16.
The examination
has
been time validated
by knowledgeable
persons.
You
should
be aware that not every answer
needs
to be verified by consulting
a reference,
and excessive
usage of reference
material
may cause
you to
not complete the
exam in the allotted time.
17.
Due to the existence of questions
that will require all examinees
to
refer to the
same indications or controls, particular care
must
be taken
to maintain individual examination security
and avoid any possibility of
compromise -or appearance
of cheating.
18.
When you are finished
and
hav'e turned in your completed
examination,
leave the examination
area.