ML20153F808
| ML20153F808 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 09/23/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jeffery Wood CENTERIOR ENERGY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20153F802 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-346-98-301, NUDOCS 9809290258 | |
| Download: ML20153F808 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000346/1998301
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September 23, 1998
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Mr. John K. Wood
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Centerior Service Company
5501 North State Route 2
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SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 50-346/98301(OL)
Dear Mr. Wood:
On August 7,1998, the NRC completed initial operator licensing examinations at your
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The license applicants' performance evaluations were
finalized on August 3,1998. During the license examination, control room operations were
observed and several administrative and operating procedures were reviewed. The enclosed
report presents the redh of the examination and concurrent operations inspection.
Operating and written examinations were administered to six license applicants. The applicants
were administered Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) examinations. All six applicants passed all
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' sections of their examinations and were issued SRO licenses to operate your Davis-Besse
Nuclear Power Station.
Control room evolutions were well supervised and communications were concise and complete.
Operators who performed examination validation were knowledgeable and consistently followed
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prodyJures.
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This examination was the Davis-Besse training department's t.econd opportunity to prepare an
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operator license examination under the NRC's faitial license examination process. This process
allowed your training department personnel to prepare and administer the written examination
and prepare the operating examination. NRC examiners administered the operating
examination. Although the training department staff's final submittnl of examination material
was satisfactory, the need for improvement in some areas was identified. The initially
developed examination required additional NRC attention to correct deficiencies to make the
examination conform with NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 8, January 1997, and with other examinations currently being administered
by the NRC.
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Several of the license applicants demonstrated generic weaknesses during administration of
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the operating examination. Three of the applicants were unable to provide the correct
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protective action recommendation when implementing the station's emergency plan. Three
applicants were also unable to correctly identify the posting of an area as a " locked, high
radiation area," based on a given dose rate.
it is our expectation that the Davis-Besse training department instructors will use the applicant
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and examination weaknesses outlined in the accompanying report as feedback to improve the
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operator license training program in accordance with your Systematic Approach to Training
(SAT) program. Since the number of questions deleted and answers changed by your post
written examination comments exceeded the five percent criteria stated in section ES-501
C.2.c. of NUREG 1021, we request that you provide a written response within 30 days from the
date of this letter to explain why so many post examination changes were necessary and what
actions will be taken to improve future operator license written examinations.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the
enclosures to this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.
Sincerely
Original Signed by Steven A.. Reynoiis (for)
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-346
License No. NPF-3
Enclosures:
1. Operator Licensing Examination Report 50-346/98301/ DL)
2. Facility Post Written Examination Comments and NiiC Re3olution
3. Simulation Facility Report
4. Written Examination and Answer Key (SRO)
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J. Stetz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear
J. Lash, Plant Manager
J. Freels, Manager, Regulatory Affairs
M. O'Reilly, First Energy
State Liaison Officer, State of Ohio
R. Owen, Ohio Department of Health
C. Glazer, State of Ohio Public
Utilities Commission
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J. House, Acting Plant Training Manager
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