ML22070A089

Reissue - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 3 & 4 - NRC Operator License Examination Report 05200025/2021301 and 05200026/2021301

ML22070A089
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/07/2022
From:	Eugene Guthrie NRC/RGN-II
To:	Chick G Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
IR 2021301
Download: ML22070A089 (9)

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March 7, 2022

Mr. Glen Chick Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7825 River Road, BIN 63031 Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

REISSUE - VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNIT 3 & 4-NRC OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMIN ATION REPORT 05200025/2021301 AND 05200026/2021301

Dear Mr. Chick:

On November 5, 2021, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued the Operator Examination Report for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Uni t 3, ADAMS Accession Number ML21312A191. In reviewing this report, we identified that the Report Number (5200026/2021301), Facility Docket (5200026) and License number (NPF-92) and the Enterprise Identifier (EPID: L-2021-OLL-0051) for Vogtle Unit 4 were not included in the report.

We request that the cover letter and report be replaced with th e enclosure to this letter.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 Public inspection, exemptions, requests for withholding of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronica lly for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, of the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs ADAMS; accessible from the NRC Website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contac t me at (404) 997-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA/

E ugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operat ions Branch 2 Divis ion of Reactor Safety

Docket No: 5200025 and 5200026 License No: NPF-91, NPF-92

Enclosure:

Examination Report: 05200025/2021301 and 05200026/2021301

ML22070A089 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED

OFFICE RII/ DRS/OB RII/ DRS//OB RII/ DRS/ OB NAME DEgelstad DLanyi EGuthrie DATE 3/7/2022 3/ 7/2022 3/ 7 /2022 November 5, 2021

Mr. Brian H. Whitley Nuclear Development Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.

3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNIT 3 & 4-NRC OPERA TOR LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 5200025/2021301 AND 5200026/2021301

Dear Mr. Whitley:

During the period June 1 through August 15, 2021, the Nuclear R egulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed the accumulated experienc e for 10 Reactor Operators (R Os) and 4 Senior Reactor Operators (SROs) that had previous ly passed an NRC written exam ination and operating test.

The issuance of the licenses was deferred until after the opera tors completed their required plant operating experience.

All applicants satisfactorily completed all required experience requirements. All ten of the ROs and all four SRO were issued licenses.

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 inspecti on in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is acce ssible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contac t me at (404) 997-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA/

E ugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operat ions Branch 2 Divis ion of Reactor Safety

Docket No: 5200025 and 5200026 License No: NPF-91, NPF-92

Enclosure

ML21312A191 SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED

OFFICE RII/ DRS//OB RII/ DRS/ OB NAME DLanyi EGuthrie DATE 11/ 2 /2021 11/ 5 /2021 3

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

Examination Report

Docket No.: 5200025; 5200026

License No.: NPF-91; NPF-92

Report No.: 05200025/2021301; 05200026/2021301

Enterprise Identifier: L-2021-OLL-0048; L-2021-OLL-0051

Licensee: Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Facility: Vogtle Unit 3 & 4

Location: Waynesboro, GA

Dates: June 1 - August 15, 2021

Examiner: David Lanyi, Senior Operations Engineer

Approved by: Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief OperationsBranch2 DivisionofReactorSafety

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SUMMARY

ER 05200025/2021301 AND 05200026/2021301; operating license def erred item inspection June 1 - August 15, 2021; Vogtle Unit 3 & 4; Operato r License Issuance.

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiner conducted a revi ew of documentation associated with completion of deferred requiremen ts to obtain operator licenses for Vogtle Unit 3 & 4. The examiner also reviewed the licensees requalification training program. This review ensured that all operator licensi ng requirements identified in 10 CFR §55.41, §55.43, and §55.45, as applicable, were satis factorily completed.

All ten Reactor Operator and all four Senior Reactor Operators were issued licenses.

No findings were identified.

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REPORT DETAILS

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES

4OA5 Operator Licensing

a. Inspection Scope

The region previously evaluated each of the applicants prelimi nary 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, identifie s the following requirement for cold license applicants:

Six months of practical and meaningful work assignments that i ncludes preoperational testing, and one or more of the following: Procedure developmen t 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. T he NRC accepted the guidance of NEI 06-13A on December 5, 2008, for use in the comb ined operating license applications for new plants. Cold licensed operator can didates did not need to satisfy RG1.8 or NANT-2010 experience requirements before enter ing a licensed operator training program. The experience requirements that had not been met at the time the licensed operator examination was administered would b e certified by the licensee as being complete prior to the individuals NRC operat or 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 assignme nts would be deferred until after the exam. Additionally, the licensee committed to c reate and maintain a requalification program based upon the Systematic Approach to T raining (SAT) process and that each applicant would routinely attend this requalifica tion training after successfully completing an NRC exam.

During the time frame of June 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, th e licensee submitted to the NRC documentation certifying that 14 individuals had comple ted the experience requirements and provided documentation associated with their S AT based requalification program. On August 12, 2021, Southern Nuclear Corporation (SNC) formally requested the issuance of nine Reactor Operator (RO) and four Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licenses. On S eptember 27, 2021, SNC formally requested the license for the tenth RO.

The NRC evaluated the deferences and records associated with completing the deferred experience requirements for these 14 licenses. This ev aluation consisted of reviewing operating logs, testing records, and individual opera tor eligibility and training records to verify each had completed the experience requirement s required by NEI 06-13A, Appendix A.

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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 p rocedures 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.

Thirteen licenses were issued the week of August 16, 2021. The fourteenth license was issued on October 27, 2021. Copies of all individual licenses were sent to the facility Training Manager.

4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit

Exit Meeting Summary

On August 17, 2021, the NRC discuss ed the inspection results with Robert Stough, Operations Support Manager-Vogtle Units 3 & 4. Upon issuance of the four teenth license on October 28, 2021, a final discussion of the inspection results was held wit h Derrick Trafford, Shift Manager Vogtle Units 3 & 4.

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KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee personnel

R. Stough, Operations Support Manager-Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Derrick Trafford, Shift Manager Vogtle Units 3 & 4