ML20353A390

William B. McGuire Nuclear Station, NRC Retake Written Examination Report 05000369/2020302 and 05000370/2020302

ML20353A390
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	12/18/2020
From:	Gerald Mccoy Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Teresa Ray Duke Energy Carolinas
References
50-369/20-302, 50-370/20-302
Download: ML20353A390 (7)

See also: IR 05000369/2020302

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December 18, 2020

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

ATTN: Mr. Thomas D. Ray

Site Vice President

McGuire Nuclear Station

12700 Hagers Ferry Road

Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT: WILLIAM B. MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NRC RETAKE WRITTEN

EXAMINATION REPORT 05000369/2020302 AND 05000370/2020302

Dear Mr. Ray:

A written re-take examination was administered by your staff on November 18, 2020, to four

employees of your company who had applied for licenses to operate the William B. McGuire

Nuclear Station. One Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) and three Reactor Operator (RO)

applicants passed this written examination. There were no post-administration comments

concerning the written examination.

Three applicants were issued licenses commensurate with the level of examination

administered. One RO applicant currently has a disqualifying condition. A Pass Letter was

issued and their license will issued when the condition is resolved.

The initial written examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a

proposed examination. All examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and your staff

were made according to NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power

Reactors, Revision 11.

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).

T. Ray 2

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (404) 997-4551.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief

Operations Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos: 50-369 and 50-370

License Nos: NPF-9 and NPF-17

Enclosures:

1. Report Details

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OFFICE RII/DRS/OB1 RII:DRS/OB1 RII:DRS/OB1

NAME DEGELSTAD MDonithan GMcCoy

DATE 12/16/2020 12/16/2020 12/ 18 /2020

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

Docket No.: 05000369, 05000370

License No.: NPF-9, NPF-17

EPID No.: L-2020-OLL-0050

Report No.: 05000369/2020302 and 05000370/2020302

Licensee: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Facility: McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2

Location: Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

Date: Retake Written Examination - November 18, 2020

Examiners: Mike Donithan, Chief Examiner, Operations Engineer

Kevin Kirchbaum, Operations Engineer

Approved by: Gerald J. McCoy, Chief

Operations Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure

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SUMMARY

ER 05000369/2020302 and 05000370/2020302; retake written exam November 18, 2020;

William B. McGuire Nuclear Station; Units 1 and 2 Operator License Examinations.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners reviewed, approved, and oversaw

administration of an initial retake written examination in accordance with the guidelines in

Revision 11, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors."

This examination implemented the operator licensing requirements identified in 10 CFR §55.41

and §55.43.

Members of the McGuire Nuclear Station staff developed the retake written examination. The

written Reactor Operator (RO) examination and written Senior Reactor Operator (SRO)

examination submittals met the quality guidelines contained in NUREG-1021.

Members of the McGuire Nuclear Station training staff administered the written examination on

November 18, 2020. All three RO applicants and the one SRO applicant passed the written

examination. Three applicants were issued licenses commensurate with the level of

examination administered. One RO applicant was issued a Pass Letter contingent upon

successful remediation of a currently disqualifying condition.

There were no post-examination comments.

No findings were identified.

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REPORT DETAILS

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES

4OA5 Operator Licensing Examinations

a. Inspection Scope

The NRC evaluated the submitted retake written examination questions (Reactor

Operator and Senior Reactor Operator questions considered separately) in order to

determine the percentage of submitted questions that required replacement or

significant modification, or that clearly did not conform with the intent of the approved

knowledge and ability (K/A) statement. The percentage of submitted test items that

were unacceptable was compared to the acceptance criteria of NUREG-1021, Operator

Licensing Standards for Power Reactors.

The NRC reviewed the licensees examination security measures while preparing and

administering the examinations in order to ensure compliance with 10 CFR §55.49,

Integrity of examinations and tests.

Members of the McGuire Nuclear Station training staff administered the written

examination on November 18, 2020.

Findings

No findings were identified.

The NRC developed the written examination sample plan. Members of the McGuire

Nuclear Station training staff developed the written examination. All examination

material was developed in accordance with the guidelines contained in Revision 11 of

NUREG-1021. The NRC chief examiner reviewed the proposed examination.

Examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee were made per

NUREG-1021 and incorporated into the final version of the examination materials.

Using NUREG-1021, the NRC determined that the licensees initial examination

submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.

All three RO applicants and one SRO applicant passed the written examination. Three

applicants were issued licenses. One RO applicant was issued a Pass Letter

contingent upon successful remediation of a currently disqualifying condition.

Copies of all individual examination reports were sent to the facility Training Manager for

evaluation of weaknesses and determination of appropriate remedial training.

No post-examination comments concerning the retake written examination were

submitted.

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4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit

Exit Meeting Summary

On December 7, 2020 the Chief Examiner discussed final examination results with

Wiley Killette, Exam Team Superintendent.

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee personnel

W. Killette Exam Team Superintendent

S. Mosteller Lead Exam Author

S. Gibson Exam Author