ML19095A223
| ML19095A223 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/1978 |
| From: | Stallings C Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| To: | Case E, Collins P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Serial No. 292 | |
| Download: ML19095A223 (21) | |
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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY R:tCHMOND, V:tROIN IA 23261 May 24, 1978:
Mr. Edson G. Case, Acting Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Attn: Mr. Paul F. Collins, Chief Operator Licensing Branch
Dear Mr. Case:
REGUlATO~Y ~JCKEl BLE COPY Serial No. 292 PO&M/FBC:das Docket Nos. 50-280 50-281 License* Nos. DPR-32 DPR-37 Pursuant to NUREG-0094, Appendix F, "Eligibility for Examination With No Reactor Startup Demonstration 1', submitted herein for NRC approval is the Hot License Simulator Startup Certification Program to be conducted at the Virginia Electric and Power Company's Surry Nuclear Training Center.
The certification program shall consist of 56 training hours at Surry Nucl2ar Training Center.
These 56 hours6.481481e-4 days <br />0.0156 hours <br />9.259259e-5 weeks <br />2.1308e-5 months <br /> shall be divided into classroom lectures and hands-on simulator training.
The 28 hours3.240741e-4 days <br />0.00778 hours <br />4.62963e-5 weeks <br />1.0654e-5 months <br /> of classroom instruction shall consist of.lectures on the following topics:
- a.
Reactor theory
.b.
Subcritical multiplication and 1/m
- c.
Parameters affecting reactivity
- d.
Estimated critical positions
- e.
Nuclear instrumentation
- f.
Reactor control
- g.
Operating procedures
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Abnormal and emergency procedures
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Engineered safeguards Each certification program class shall be subdivided into groups of not more than four candidates.
Each group will receive 28 hours3.240741e-4 days <br />0.00778 hours <br />4.62963e-5 weeks <br />1.0654e-5 months <br /> of simulator train-ing including the performance of the following evolutions:
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Plant heatup and pressurization
- b.
Reactor startup to point of adding heat
- c.
Power escalation to 100%
- d.
Power reduction maneuvers
- e.
Reactor trips from various power levels
- f.
Malfunctions - ranging from minor instrument failure to major plant transients and recurring plant problems.
Within the limits of the simulator's capabilities, the exercise program shall be conducted in accordance with. operating procedures supplied by the candidates facility.
During this course of instruction, each individual candidate shall per-form a minimum of four reactor startups including the startup for certifica-tion.
Candidates certified by satisfactory completion of this program shall meet, as a minimum, the requirements of NUREG-0094, Appendix F, Part D.
Certi-fication examinations shall be conducted by company personnel who have been licensed as senior reactor operators, or have the equivalent level of training, experience and proficiency.
Examiners shall not be directly involved in train-ing of the individuals being examined.
I Records documenting each individual's participation and performance in the certification program shall be established and maintained at Surry Nuclear Training Center.
In order to ensure quality of instruction, all simulator instructors shall have been licensed as senior reactor operators or shall have the equivalent level of training, experience and proficiency.
Resumes of current simulator training staff members are attached.
The above described certification program is considered by Virginia Elec-tric and Power Company to represent the minimum amount of training necessary for certification under. Part D of Appendix F.
Enclosures (_1)
Staff Resumes (2) Certifier Resumes Very truly yours, 22, YJ1 01atl'/~ ~
C. M. Stallings Vice President-Power Supply and Production Operations
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SURRY TRAINING CENTER HOT LICENSE SIMULATOR TRAINING Classroom Review Program Review Reactor Theory, Nuclear Instrumentation,* Rod Control, ECP and 1/m Plot Control Room Simulator Orientation Reactor Startup (No ECP)
Classroom Review and discuss the procedure used to heatup from Cold Shutdown to Hot Shutdown.
Control Room Perform Heatup from Cold Shutdown to Hot Shutdown.
Emphasize pres-sure control during solid state conditions, drawing a bubble and removal of RHR from service.
Review and discuss procedure for Reactor Startup from Hot Shutdown to low power and low power operation.
Include Steam Generator Level Control (auto and manual), Nuclear Instrumentation and Rod Control, Turbine Operation, Electrical Switchgear Operation.
Control Room Perform Reactor Startup from Hot Shutdown Synchronize generator and proceed to 30% power.
Switch to auto feedwater control.
Insert malfunctions for operations in progress.
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e Classroom Review and discuss power operation, engineered safeguards, transient analysis, and Emergency and Abnormal Procedures.
Control Room Increase power from 30% to 100%.
Insert malfunctions for operations in progress.
Classroom Review and discuss power defect, rod withdrawal and insertion limits, delta flux and accident analysis.
Control Room Commencing at 100%, reduce power to Hot Shutdown.
Insert malfunctions for operations in progress.
Class room.
Review Reactor Startup Procedures.
Cont ro 1 Room Reactor Startup (include pre-startup checks and 1/m plot for first startup).
This startup is an audit startup and will be evaluated in detail.
Certification Reactor Startups - Hot Shutdown with normal plant conditions established.
NO malfunctions initiated.
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SURRY TRAINING CENTER REQUALIFICATION SIMULATOR TRAINING The Surry Nuclear Training Simulator will be utilized to reinforce the VEPCO Licensed Operator Requalification Program", submitted December 27, 1977 by Virginia Electric and Power Company and approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on January 6, 1978.
The Simulator will be utilized in meeting the requirements for reactivity control manipulation and understanding of plant equipment as specified in 10 CFR 55, Appendix A.
An opportunity will be provided to operate through a wide range of normal and abnormal conditions to reinforce a *lecture session.
A typical day would consi~t of a four hour pre-planned lecture with four hours hands-on operation of the simulator.
ENCLOSURE l
Linwood L. Morris
.P. O. Box 126 Wakef ie 1 d, Virginia EDUCATION:
High School* Dip16ma; 23888 Reactor Operator Course; Senior Reactor Operator Course; PERTINENT EXPERIENCE:
May 19, 1970 February 1973 - September 1973 September 1973 - December 1975 Petersb~rg High School, Petersburg, Virginia, 1970 February 26, 1973 to August 10, 1973
- February 2, 1976 to March 29, 1976 Employed by Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station.
I worked with pre-operational system checkouts and system flushing for plant certification, also procedure writing and review.
Training at Surry Nuclear Power Station for a NRC Hot License Operator.
The course included nuclear theory and hormal, abnormal, emergency procedures.
I served on shift as a NRC 1 icensed Control Room Operator.
Received my Reactor Operator License on October 15, 1975;.0P3391, Docket No. 55-4434.
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PERTINENT EXPERIENCE: {Continued)
February i, 1976 - March 29, 1~76 December, 1975 - Present 2 -
Attended the Senior Reactor Operator Course at Surry Power Station and received my license on April 27, 1976; SOP-2679, Docket No. 55-4434.
t wa~ assigned to the Vepco Training Slmul~tor Projett as a Plant Operations consultant to Electronics Associates Inc.
I obtained my Senior Reactor Operator License while in this position.
I was promoted to Nuclear Training Coordinator on September 1, 1977.
While working on the simulator, was involved with all phases of construction, testing and operation of the Surry Unit #1 Simulator.
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Harry L. Miller 15 Cherry Grove Circle Smithfield, Virginia 23430
. EDU CAT I ON:
High School Diploma; Associate Degree in Computer Science; Reactor Operator Course; PERTINENT EXPERIENCE:
June l, 1972 December, 1974 Valley High School, Lonaconing Maryland, 1970 Potomac State, Keyser, West Virginia~
1972 November 5, 1973 to June 15, 1974 Employed by Vepco and entered the Reactor Operator Course on November 5,'
1973.
Received Reactor Operator License, OP-3596, Docket No. 55-4821 on August 7, 1974.
was then promoted to Assistant Control Room Operator.
Promoted to Control Room Operator.
have served as Control Room Operator duirng routine shift operations and refueling of Surry Unit #1 for approximate-ly 3000 hours0.0347 days <br />0.833 hours <br />0.00496 weeks <br />0.00114 months <br /> and have made at least 25 reactivity changes of which 5 were reactor startups.
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PERTINENT EXPERIENCE: (Continued)
March 14, 1975 - March 21, 1975 1977 December, 1977 January, 1978 to March l, 1978 Present 2 -
Attended the Westinghouse Simulator Course of 56 hours6.481481e-4 days <br />0.0156 hours <br />9.259259e-5 weeks <br />2.1308e-5 months <br />.
I spent most of this year in charg~
of and modifying the Liquid Waste System and Resin Hand] irrg System at Surry Power Station.
I was promoted to Nuclear Training Coordinator and worked with the operator development program.
I worked at Electronics Associates, Inc.
with the Simulator, analyzing and testing the systems and transients. The analysis is used to help EAi _design the simulator with the same characteristics as our present Surry plant.
I am working with the Vepco Simulator at Surry Power Station, analyzing and and testing for problems occurring in the simulator.
ENCLOSURE 2
Marvin Darold Tower, Jr.
91 Main Street Ivor, Virginia Box 258 23866 EDUCATION:
High School Diploma; B.S. E_ng i neer i ng; U.S. Navy Nuclear Power U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Senior Reactor Operator PERTINENT EXPERIENCE:
School; Training; Course; Labette County Community High School, Altamont, Kansas, 1957 U.S. Naval Academy, 1957 - 1961 1963 1964 2 May 1977 - 9 December 1977 I served ten years as a naval officer, eight years in engineering departments of Navy ships or related training as noted above, including a nucl~ar submaiine.
1971 - 1973 1973 - 1977 Participated in the day to day operations of Surry Power Station including initial pre-startups and startup testing of Surry Units #1 and #2.
Started and presently supervising the on-site Quality Assurance Quality Control
~rganization and efforts including sur-veillance of every refueling conducted at Surry Power Station, all major maintenance conducted and day to day routine operations.
PERTINENT EXPERIENCE: (Continued)
May 2, 1977 - December 9, 1977 14 September - 29 September 1977 December 15, 1977 Present Attended Senior Reactor Operator Course, receiving 800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> of classroom training and conducted at least 10 reactivity changes as defined in Vepco's Retraining Plan; of which five were reactor start-ups.
Attended the Westinghouse Training Center, Zion, Illinois, Startup Certification Course, Option V.
Received Senior Reactor Operator License, SOP-3148, Docket No. 55-6242.
I am presently the Resident Quality Control Engineer.
e Robert Frederlck Saunders Box 72E Route #1 C~.rrollton, Virginia 23314 EDUCATION:
High School Diploma;*
Apprentice School; B.S. in Mechanical ~ngin~ering; U.S~ Navy; Senior Reactor Operator Course; PERTINENT EXPERIENCE:
September, 1970 - September, 1973 April 14, 1975 - Present Newport News High School, Newport News, Virginia, June, 1961 Newport News Shlpbuilding and Dry Dock Company, August 1966, Atomic Power Designer.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, June, 1970, received Professional Engineer's License from St~te of Vi.rginia in April, 1976.
1970 to 1973, Chief Engineer May 2, 1977 - Decembe*r 9, 1977 I have served as Damage Control Assistant, Main Propulsion Assistant and Engineering Officer ~uring 3 years active duty on destroyers.
Employed by Vepco as an Engineer.
At Surry Power Station, I have participated in 3 refueling startups as a shift engineer.
I. attended the Senior Reactor Operator Training Course whith starte~ on May 2, 1977 and ended December 9, 1977.
- It consisted of about 840 hours0.00972 days <br />0.233 hours <br />0.00139 weeks <br />3.1962e-4 months <br /> of
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December 15, 1977 Present 2 -
classroom training.
I have made at least 10 reactivity changes as defined in Vepco's Retraining Plan, of which 5 were reactor startups.
I attended the Westinghouse Reactor Startup Certification in Zion, Illinois during the period September 14, 1977 to Septemb~r 29, 1977.
Received Senior Reactor Operator License, SOP-3149, Docket No. 55-6235.
I am currently employed as Engineering Supervisor.
Lauren Anthony Johnson 5128 Stratford Drive Suffolk, Virginia 23435 EDUCATION:
High School Diploma; B. S. Engineering; U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School; U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Training Bettis Atomic Lab; M. S. Oceanography PERTINENT EXPERIENCE:
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California, June, 1951 U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, July, 1951 to June, 1955 1959 - 1960 1961 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, September, 1971 to May, 1975 I served twenty years as a naval officer.
Most of my career was served primarily with the submarine force in various capacities.
September, 1970 - June, 1975 I served as investigator or analyst for the US Navy Safety Center for approximate-ly 4 years in investigation of casualties or accidents pertaining to Nuclear Sub-marines including Nuclear Oriented Casualties.
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July 1, 1975 January 29, 1976 - February 4, 1976 February 13, 1976 - February q, 1976 Apr i 1 27, 1976 Present 2 -
Employed by Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station, as Engineer-ing Supervisor.
I have part i cl pated in Unit #1 Refueling as a Trainee at each refueling station.
I have made at least 5 reactivity changes as defined in Vepco 1s Retraining Plan.
Attended the Westinghouse Training Center, Zion, Illinois, for startup certification Option V.
Received Senior Reactor Operator License, SOP-2678, Docket No. 55-5508.
I am currently the Supervisor - Engineer-ing Services.
David Lloyd Benson 15 Argall Place Newport News, Virginia EDU CATI ON:
High School Diploma; e
23602 B.Sr Nuclear Engineering; Master of Business Administration; Senior Reactor Operator Course; PERTINENT EXPERIENCE:
June 1971 - March 1973 e
Hampton High School, Hampton, Virginia June, 1967 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, June, 1971 College of Will lam and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia~ August, 1976 September*2, 1975 to March 29, 1976 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company:
Fluid Systems Engineer (June, 1971 to January 1972).
Design and analysis work on the primary and secondary systems of a nuclear powered submarine.
These duties provided experience in piping and component arrangements, system performance analysis, military standards and specifications and in writing system descriptions and operating instructions.
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March 1973 - Present e
Mechanical Test Engineer (January 1972 to March 1973)
Performance and coordin-ation of post-refueling testing on SSW class nuclear submarine~.
Duties in-cluded performance and evaluation of i~stallation checks, hydtostatic testing, cold and hot propulsion plant testing, criticality, physics acceptance tests and at power testi_ng.
Training completed duri_ng this period included.the fol lowing:
(1)
Radi6l~gica1 Control Course (2 weeks) fundamentals of health physics and contamination control.
(2) Atomic Power Division Nuclear Indoctrination Course (4 weeks) - covered nuclear theory, reactor plant systems, water chemistry and reactor instrument-ation.
(3)
SSW Reactor Plant Training (11 weeks)
- covered all SSW reactor plant and secondary systems in detail.
Vi_rginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station; Positions held while at Surry Power Station include Performance
~ngineer and Reactor Engineer *.
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- Duties as Performance Engineer included the review of surveillance testing results, test procedure* writing and revisions, and the supervision of station personnel during major plant tests.
This included direction of Type A, Band C containment in~egrity testing, safety system function-al testi.ng and numerous special tests involving modifications to existing systems or installatiqn of new equipment.
As Reactor fog i neer I was responsible for the verification of compliance with reactor operational limits, including peaking
. factor determination, nuclear instrument-ation calibration, rod drop testing, and low power physics testing.
Physics testing experience involved the determination and evaluation of boron worth, rod worth, and power and temperature coefficients.
Performance of these tests included the direction of operating personnel in control rod motion, dilution, boration and tempera-ture control to achieve the desired test conditions.
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July 1976 - Present During the spring of 1975, I completed the Westinghouse 11Station Nuclear Engineer Training Program**, a 13 week course covering reactor theory, plant systems, instrumentation and control and plant operations.
I attended the Senior Reactor Operator Course, receiving 800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> of classroom training.
I have conducted at least 5 significant reactivity changes as defined in Vepco 1s Retraining Plan, two of which were reactor startups.
I have supervised testing which directly affected reactor control while critical.
attended the Westinghouse Option IV and V Startup Certification Source From January 5, 1977 to January 20, 1977.
Received Senior Reactor Operator License, effective March 2, 1977; SOP-2893, Docket No.
55-5849.
I am presently Staff Engineer at the Vepco Office in Richmond, Virginia.