ML20231A381
| ML20231A381 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/2020 |
| From: | Eugene Guthrie Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Yox M Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| ER 2020302 | |
| Download: ML20231A381 (11) | |
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August 18, 2020 Mr. Michael Yox Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company 7835 River Road, Bldg. 140, Vogtle 3&4 Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT:
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNIT 3 - NRC OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 5200025/2020302
Dear Mr. Yox:
On July 1, 2020, Southern Nuclear Corporation requested that the NRC issue 48 Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) and 14 Reactor Operator (RO) licenses for operators that had successfully completed an NRC examination to operate the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 3 and received Pass Letters. During the period April 17 through July 28, 2020, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed documentation associated with the completion of deferred license requirements for these individuals.
The NRC has issued all 62 licenses for your facility.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
M. Yox 2 If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (404) 997-4662.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No: 5200025 License No: NPF-91
Enclosures:
NRC Examination Report (ER) 05200025/2020302 cc: See page 3
M. Yox 3 cc:
Resident Manager Mr. Reece McAlister Oglethorpe Power Corporation Executive Secretary Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Georgia Public Service Commission 7821 River Road Atlanta, GA 30334 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Resident Inspector Office of the Attorney General Plant Vogtle 3&4 40 Capitol Square, SW 7825 River Road Atlanta, GA 30334 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Southern Nuclear Op. Co. Mr. Barty Simonton Document Control Coordinator Environmental Radiation Program Manager 42 Inverness Center parkway Environmental Protection Division Attn: B236 Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Birmingham, AL 35242 4224 International Pkwy. Suite 120 Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 Anne F. Appleby Oglethorpe Power Corporation Gene Stilp 2100 East Exchange Place 1550 Fishing Creek Valley Road Tucker, GA 30084 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Mr. Robert E. Sweeney County Commissioner IBEX ESI Office of the County Commissioner 4641 Montgomery Avenue Burke County Commission Suite 350 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Bethesda, MD 20814 Mr. Wayne Guilfoyle George B. Taylor, Jr.
Commissioner District 8 2100 East Exchange PL Augusta-Richmond County Commission Atlanta, GA 30084-5336 4940 Windsor Spring Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Brian H. Whitley 42 Inverness Center Parkway Gwendolyn Jackson BIN B237 Burke County Library Birmingham, AL 35242 130 Highway 24 South Waynesboro, GA 30830
M. Yox 4 Email agahghtm@southernco.com (Amy Aughtman) annacom@westinghouse.com (Michael J. Annacone) awc@nei.org (Anne W. Cottingham)
Bartley.Higgins@hq.doe.gov (Bartley Higgins) becky@georgiawand.org (Becky Rafter) bhwhitle@southernco.com (Brian Whitley)
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(Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List contd - See page 5)
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ML20231A381 ___ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS NAME D. LANYI E. GUTHRIE DATE 8/ 13 /2020 8/ 18 /2020 E-MAIL COPY? YES YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II Docket No.: 5200025 License No.: NPF-91 Report No.: 05200025/2020302 Licensee: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Facility: Vogtle Unit 3 Location: Waynesboro, GA Dates: April 17 - July 28, 2020 Examiner: David Lanyi, Senior Operations Engineer Approved by: Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1
SUMMARY
ER 05200025/2020302; operating license deferred item inspection April 17 - July 28, 2020; Vogtle Unit 3; Operator License Issuance.
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiner conducted a review of documentation associated with completion of deferred requirements to obtain operator licenses for Vogtle Unit
- 3. The examiner also reviewed the licensees requalification training program. This review ensured that all operator licensing requirements identified in 10 CFR §55.41, §55.43, and
§55.45, as applicable, were satisfactorily completed.
No findings were identified. Forty-eight Senior Reactor licenses and fourteen Reactor Operator licenses were issued.
4 REPORT DETAILS
- 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES 4OA5 Operator Licensing Examinations
- a. Inspection Scope The region previously evaluated each of the applicants preliminary applications using the guidance in 10 CFR 55.31(a)(4), NUREG-1021, and NEI 06-13A, Template for an Industry Training Program Description.
NEI 06-13A, Appendix A, Cold License Training Plan, identifies the following requirement for cold license applicants:
Six months of practical and meaningful work assignments that includes preoperational testing, and one or more of the following: Procedure development and validation, human factors engineering activities, task analysis verification, and licensed operator classroom presentations or simulator training implementation.
NUREG-1021, ES-202, Section D.4 (page 13 of 16) states that the cold licensing process is described in Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)06-13A, Template for an Industry Training Program Description, Revision 1, issued March, 2008. The NRC accepted the guidance of NEI 06-13A on December 5, 2008, for use in the combined operating license applications for new plants. Cold licensed operator candidates did not need to satisfy RG1.8 or NANT-2010 experience requirements before entering a licensed operator training program. The experience requirements that had not been met at the time the licensed operator examination was administered would be certified by the licensee as being complete prior to the individuals NRC operator license being issued.
The license applications were approved to allow the applicants to sit for NRC exams with the requirement that the practical and meaningful work assignments would be deferred until after the exam. Additionally, the licensee committed to create and maintain a requalification program based upon the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) process and that each applicant would routinely attend this requalification training after successfully completing an NRC exam.
On July 1, 2020, Southern Nuclear Corporation requested the issuance of 14 Reactor Operator (RO) and 48 Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licenses.
During the time frame of April 17, 2020 through June 30, 2020, the licensee submitted to the NRC documentation certifying that 62 individuals had completed the experience requirements and provided documentation associated with their SAT based requalification program.
The NRC evaluated the deferences and records associated with completing the deferred experience requirements for these 62 licenses. This evaluation consisted of reviewing operating logs, testing records, and individual operator eligibility and training records to verify each had completed the experience requirements required by NEI 06-13A, Appendix A.
4 Additionally, the NRC reviewed the records associated with the SAT based continuing operator requalification training program to ensure that it was being conducted in accordance with applicable licensee procedures and that those procedures met the requirements of NEI 06-13A. The examiner also verified that the annual and biannual testing performed met the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59.
- b. Findings No findings were identified.
Sixty licenses were issued the week of July 28, 2020. One SRO and 1 RO license were issued the week of August 10, 2020 after completion of review by the NRCs Medical Review Officer.
Copies of all individual licenses were sent to the facility Training Manager.
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit On August 12, 2020, the NRC discussed the inspection results with Tom Arnette, Operations Director.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel Tom Arnette, Operations Director Henry Curry, Training Director Jonathan Hartman, Shift Operations Manager Kelli Roberts, Licensing Manager, Vogtle 3&4 Licensing Manager.
Robert Stough, Operations Support Manager- Vogtle Units 3 & 4 William Ryan, Nuclear Operations Training Manager Steve Leighty, Licensing Supervisor Enclosure 2