ML20210K629

Forwards Operator Licensing Exam Repts 50-282/97-306OL & 50-306/97-306OL Administered on 970616-20.Operational Exam Administered to Four License Applicants at SRO Level

ML20210K629
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	08/13/1997
From:	Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Wadley M NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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ML20210K614	List: IR 05000282/1997306 ML20210K608 ML20210K629
References
50-282-97-306OL, NUDOCS 9708190336
Download: ML20210K629 (2)

See also: IR 05000282/1997306

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August 13, 1997

Mr. M. D. Wadley

Vice President, Nuclear Generation

Northern States Power Company

414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55401

SUBJECT: OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 50 282/97306(OLh

50 300/97306(OL)

Dear Mr. Wadley:

On June 19,1997, the NRC completed initial operator licensing examinations at your

Prairio Island Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The license applicants' performance

evaluations were finalized on July 11,1997. The enclosed report presents the results of

that examination.

Operational examinations were administered to four license applicants at the Senior

Reactor Operator (SRO) level. Alllicense applicants passed their respective examinations.

Two applicants were issued Reactor Operator (RO) licenses based upon their inability to

nicet the eligibility requirements to be licensed as an SRO and the other two applicants

were issued SRO licenses to operate your Prairie Island f acility.

The license applicants performed wellin the simulator, addressing normal and abnormal

situations in a competent manner. However, communication between operators in the

simulator did not include proper confirmation of ordera given or information received.

Although this lack of complete communication did not impact the performance of the

operators during the simulator scenarios, their performence was not consistent with your

current operational directives.

The dypamic simulator examinations and the administrative section of the examination

submitted by your staff were at the appropriate difficulty level and required little

modification by the NRC. The job performance measures were of an appropriate difficulty

level but did require some clarification. The written examination required significant

modification to bring the examination to an acceptable level. All administered

examinations were of an appropriate quality,

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.

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John A. Grobe, Acting Directot

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Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50 282:50 300

Licenses No. NPF 42; NPF 60

Operator Licensing Examination Reports 50 282/97306(OL);

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Enclosures: 1.

50 306/97306(OL)

2. Simulator Fidelity Report

3. Written Examination Post Review Comments  :

4 .~ Examination and Answer Key (SRO)

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cc w/encle 1,2 & 3: Plant Manager, Pralrlo Island

John W. Ferman, Ph.D.

i Nuclear Engineer, MPCA

State Liaison Officer, State

of Minnesota

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State Liaison Officer, State

of Wisconsin

, Tribal Council, Prairie Island

Dakota Community

cc w/encls 1,2,3 & 4: M. J, Ladd, Plant Training Manager

Distribution:

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PUBLIC lE 42 w/encls 1,2,3 & 4 SRis, Prairie Island,

OC/LFDCB w/encls 1,2 & 3 Monticello w/encle 1,2 & 3

DRP w/oncls 1,2 & 3 LPM, NRR w/encls 1,2 & 3

DRS w/encls 1,2 & 3 A. 8. Beach, Rill w/encls 1, 2 & 3

R. M. Gallo wiencls 1,2 & 3 J. L. Caldwell, Rlll w/encls 1, 2 & 3

DOCDESK w/encls 1,2 & 3 Rlli Enf. Coordinator w/encls 1,2 & 3

TSS w/encls 1,2 & 3 CAA1 w/encls 1,2 & 3

DOCUMENT NAME: G:DRS\PRA97303.0L

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