ML20154Q738
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| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20154Q713 | List: |
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| 50-354-98-03OL, 50-354-98-3OL, NUDOCS 9810260061 | |
| Download: ML20154Q738 (22) | |
See also: IR 05000354/1998003
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License Nos:
Report No.
50-354/98-03 (OL) - SECOND SUPPLEMENT
Licensee:
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Facility:
Hope Creek Generating Station
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P.O. Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Examination Period:
February 23,1998 - March 4,1998 (onsite)
Inspection Period:
March 4 - March 12,1998 (in-office)
May 19 through 21,1998 (onsite),
May 22 through 28 (in-office)
June 29,1998 (Management Meeting)
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D. Florek, Senior Operations Engineer
Examiners:
J. Caruso, Operations Engineer
T. Fish, Operations Engineer
inspector:
S. Barr, Operations Engineer
Approved by:
R. Conte, Chief, Operator Licensing
and Human Performance Branch
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Examination Report 50-354/98-03(OL) - Second Supplement
initial exams were administered to six senior reactor operator (SRO) instant applicants (one
of which was a retake on the written portion of the examiration) and five reactor operator
(RO) applicants during the period of February 23 - March 2,1998, at the Hope Creek
Generating Station. A preliminary report was issued on April 28,1998 and supplement
was issued June 16,1998. This report supplements both reports in order to address a
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meeting of June 29,1998 and the final grading results because of applicant appeals.
Details of the previous reports were not duplicated within. However this executive
summary reflects a comprehensive update on major findings and conclusions.
OPERATIONS
Five of five reactor operator applicants and four of five senior reactor applicants passed the
exams. Also, a senior reactor operator applicant for a retake examination passed the
written portion of the test. Written grading score distribution reflected poor preparations
on the part of certain applicants and a potential program problem in screening or readying
applicants to take the NRC examination. (Revised from previous report)
PSE&G staff submitted initially an inadequate examination to administer to applicants for
an operator's license. A majority of the test items of each portion of the examination
required replacernent or significant modifications. Significant interactions between the
NRC and PSE&G occurred and an exam postponement for two weeks was required in order
for PSE&G to develop an exam that was consistent with the NRC Examiner Standards.
The controls', criteria, and data for significant control manipulations were insufficient to
provide evidence, in part, that the manipulations were done acceptably in accordance with
10 CFR 55.31(a)(5). As a result, some of the applicants needed to re-perform the
significant control manipulations on the plant to achieve the required five. Program
inadequacies were evident along with weak or inadequate corrective action from past
events at Salem and related industry operating experience. This area is unresolved item
pending further review by NRC staff (50-354/5"3-03-01). [This issue is being addressed in
NRC Inspection Report No. 50-354/98-10.]
PSE&G submitted an incomplete re-application for an applicant who failed the
September 29,1997 written exam. A subsequent submittal provided the information
required in 10 CFR 55.41(a).
The adequacy of program requirements for time spent on shift is unresolved pending
further review by NRC staff with respect to meeting 10 CFR 55.31(a)(4). (URI 50-354/98-
03-02) [This issue is being addressed in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-354/98-10.]
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Operator Training and Qualifications
05.1 Ooerator Initial Exams - See previous report of April 28,1998
05.2 Sianificant Control Manioulations - See previous report of April 28,1998
O.5.3 Incomolete Aoolication - Inadvertently left out of previous report of April 28,1998
On January 22,1998, PSE&G submitted a reapplication for an applicant who failed
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the September 29,1997 written exam. The reapplication was incomplete in that
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PSE&G did not provide the specific details of the extent of the applicant's additional
training since the denial as required by 10 CFR 55.41(a). PSE&G submitted the
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Also, another SRO applicant passed the retake of the written portion of the
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applicants from 80.4 to 93.8 with 4 of 6 having scores between 80 and 85% and
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among ROs from 81.1 to 87.4 with 3 of the 5 having scores between 80 and 85%.
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During the meeting of June 29,1998, licensee representatives adequately addressed the
following problems: adequacy of the development of the initial examination; adequacy on
the performance of significant control manipulations, attention to detail in completing the
retake application by a senior reactor operator candidate, adequacy of the readiness of
applicants for the examination, and adequacy of guidance for applicant time on shift and
for what constitutes " direct supervision." Licensee handout materialis provided in
Attachment 2. Overall the meeting was of mutual benefit.
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MEETING ATTENDEES
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G. Salamon, Manager - Licensing
J. Zerbo, Manager - Ops Training
L. Wagner, Manager - Operations
M. Bezilla, General Manager, Hope Creek
C.~ Bakkan, General Manager, Salem
J. McMahon, Director, QA/NTC/EP
D. Powell, Director - Lic/ Reg & Fuels
B. Thomas, Licensing Engineer
G. Blinde, License Training Supervisor - Salem
B. Havens, License Training Supervisor - Hope Creek
J. Keenan, PSEG Legal
R. Watkins, WD Associates (Licensee Contractor)
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C. Sisco, Operations Engineer
R. Pelton, Training Specialist, NRR
J. Linville, Chief, Projects Branch 3, DRP
L. Nicholson, Deputy Director, DRS
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S. Pindale, SRI- Hope Creek
R. Vogt Lowell, Operator Licensing Branch, NRR
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1. Answere Key for Written Examination
2. Licensee Handout for Management Meeting of June 29,1998
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LICENSEE HANDOUTS FOR MANAGEMENT MEETING OF JUNE 29,1998
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