ML25317A767
| ML25317A767 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 11/13/2025 |
| From: | Patricia Vossmar NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/OB |
| To: | South Texas |
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| Download: ML25317A767 (1) | |
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EXAM ASSIGNMENT TICKLER Chief:
Farina Facility:
STP 10/15/2025 U/I:
Harrington Start of Op Test:
9/29/2025 10/2/2025 Due Date Date Complete Initials 1/27/2025 9/23/2024 CH 3/3/2025 9/23/2024 CH 3/3/2025 10/9/2024 CH 3/3/2025 NA 3/3/2025 11/7/2024 CH 3/17/2025 10/9/2024 CH 4/28/2025 4/21/2025 CH 5/12/2025 4/29/2025 CH 6/23/2025 NA 7/14/2025 7/10/2025 CH 7/28/2025 7/31/2025 TJF 8/11/2025 Op 8/5/25 Wr 8/x/25 TJF 8/25/2025 8/8/2025 CH 8/25/2025 8/25/2025 CH 8/25/2025 8/25/2025 CH 9/1/2025 8/28/2025 CH 9/8/2025 8/26/2025 TF 9/15/2025 9/4/2025 TF 9/22/2025 9/10/2025 CH 9/22/2025 na na 9/22/2025 9/11/2025 CH 9/22/2025 8/27/2025 TF 9/22/2025 9/12/2025 CH 9/29/2025 9/29/2025 CH 10/16/2025 10/15/2025 CH 11/4/2025 10/27/2025 CH 11/12/2025 10/28/2025 CH 11/12/2025 10/30/2025 CH 11/19/2025 10/30/2025 CH 11/26/2025 11/3/2025 CH 12/3/2025 NA 12/3/2025 11/3/2025 CH 12/3/2025 NA 12/24/2025 NA 12/31/2025 11/5/2025 CH 1/7/2026 NA Rev. 12 Final applications reviewed and audited; exam approval and waiver/excusal letters sent On-site validation & 10% audit of qual cards Administer Operating Test Preliminary license applications & waiver/excusal requests due NRC Forms 398/396 Final license applications & waiver/excusal requests due Form 2.2-1 Proctoring/written exam administration guidelines reviewed with facility licensee Preliminary license applications and waivers reviewed Facility licensee management feedback on the examination requested by the NRC supervisor Written exams and operating tests approved by Branch Chief Approved scenarios and JPMs distributed to examiners BC signs Exam Approval Letter (Form 2.3-1)
Operating test outline(s) reviewed by NRC and feedback provided to facility licensee Form 2.3-1 signed by CE & BC Peer review of written exam complete Form 2.3-5 Proposed exams, outlines, supporting documentation, and reference materials due.
Written exam and operating test reviews completed Document review on Forms 2.3-1 and 2.3-5 NRC-prepared examinations approved by the NRC supervisor and forwarded for facility licensee review Feedback approved by Branch Chief Examination review results discussed between NRC and facility licensee NRC examiners and facility contact assigned Facility contact briefed on security and other requirements Operating test outline(s) and other checklists due Forms 1.3-1, 2.3-1, 3.2-1, 3.2-2, 3.4-1, 3.3-1 Reference material due for NRC prepared exams ES-2.1.F Corporate Notification Letter sent Letter 2.1-1 produced by CE NRC developed written examination outline sent to facility contact Forms 4.1-BWR/PWR and COMMON Date of Written Exam:
Description Notes Examination administration date confirmed For NRC prepared exams, arrangements made for the facility to submit reference materials End of Op Test:
Written Exam Developed By: Licensee Operating Test Developed By: Licensee RPS/IP number of examinees updated print Report-21 Waivers/deferrals reviewed for impact on licensing decision Post exam written comments reviewed and incorporated and NRC grading completed Chief examiner review of operating test and/or written exam grading completed Branch Chief review of exam results completed Examiner's document op test results on 5.1-2 Replaces NUREG-1021, Revision 12, Forms 2.1-1 and 5.1-1 Post exam operating test comments reviewed and 5.1-2 updated Signed 5.1-2 to BC produced by CE License/Proposed Denial letters mailed; Facility notified of results Ref Mat'l Returned after Final Resolution of Appeals Examination Report Issued 21 days after proposed denial letters mailed.
Post exam comments and graded exams received Final Denial Letters mailed (if no request for informal review)
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T. Farina T. Farina 9/8/25 9/8/25 H. Gepford 9/10/25
Form 2.3-2 Operating Test Quality Checklist Facllitv: South Texas Proiect Date of Examination: 09/29/2025 Ooeratinq Test Number: 1 General Criteria (Y)es / (N10 a
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- a.
The operating test meets the criteria on the associated test outline.
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- b.
There are enough test items so that test items will not be repeated on more than 1 day of the operatino test.
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C.
The operating test does not duplicate items from the applicants' audit test(s).
y y
- d.
Overlap with the written examination and between different parts of the operating test is minimized.
y y
- e.
It appears that the operating test will differentiate between competent and less-than-competent aoolicants at the desionated license level.
y y
Walkthrouoh Criteria
- a.
Each job performance measure {JPM) includes the following, as applicable:
y y
. task standard
. initial conditions
. initiating cues
. references and tools, including associated procedures
. reasonable and validated time limits (average time allowed for completion) and specific designation if the facility licensee deems it to be time critical
. alternate path JPMs are labeled as "alternate path"
. operationally important specific performance criteria that include the following:
detailed expected actions with exact criteria and nomenclature system response and other examiner cues statements describing important observations to be made by the applicant criteria for successful completion of the JPM task standard identification of critical steps and their associated performance standards restrictions on the sequence of steps, if applicable
- b.
Ensure that any changes from the previously apprbved JPM outlines (Forms 3.2-1 and 3.2-2) y y
have not caused the test to deviate from any of the acceptance criteria (e.g., item distribution, bank use, repetition from the last two NRC examinations) specified on those forms.
Simulator Scenario Set Criteria for Scenario Numbers:
1 I 3 14 QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES
- 1.
The initial conditions are realistic in that some equipment and/or instrumentation may be y
y out of service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events.
- 2. The scenarios consist mostly of related events.
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- 3.
Each event description consists of the following:
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the point in the scenario when it is to be initiated the malfunction(s) or conditions that are entered to initiate the event the symptoms/cues that will be visible to the crew the expected operator actions {by shift position) the event termination point (if applicable) y y
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QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES (continued) a (Y)es / (N)o b*
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- 4. The events are valid with regard to physics and thermodynamics.
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- 5. The sequencing and timing of events is reasonable and allows the examination team to y
observe and evaluate applicant performance.
- 6.
If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates.
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Operators have sufficient time to carry out expected activities without undue time constraints. Cues are given.
- 7.
The simulator modeling is not altered.
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- 8.
The scenarios have been validated. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.46( d), any open simulator y
y performance deficiencies or deviations from the referenced plant have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelity is maintained while running the planned scenarios.
- 9. Scenarios are new or significantly modified in accordance with ES-3.4.
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- 10. Scenarios (as grouped) allow each applicant to be significantly involved in the minimum y
y number of transients, events, and evolutions specified on the version of Form 3.4-1 submitted with the scenario set.
11. Applicants are evaluated on a similar number of preidentified critical tasks across y
y scenarios, when possible.
- 12. The level of difficulty is appropriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position.
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Actual Attributes by (Y)es / (N)o TARGET QUANTITATIVE ATTRIBUTES per Scenario (See ES-3.4)
Scenario No.
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Malfunctions after emergency operating procedure (EOP) 2/3/1 y
y entry (1-2)
- 2.
Abnormal events (2-4) 4/5/5 y
y
- 3.
Major transients (1-2) 1 / 1 /1 y
y
- 4.
EOPs entered/requiring substantive actions (1-2) 211 I 1 y
y
- 5.
Entry into a contingency EOP with substantive actions 0 / 1 / 0 y
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(.:=: 1 per scenario set; set is the entire set of scenarios prepared for the scheduled exam)
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Preidentified critical tasks (> 2) 2/2/3 y
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Facility Reviewer(*)
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NRC Reviewer(#)
NRC Chief Examiner NRC Supervisor
- The facility licensee signature is not applicable for NRG-developed tests.
- An independent NRC reviewer performs the steps in column c. This may be the NRC Chief Examiner if he/she did not develop the OP.erating test under review.
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y 9/9/25 9/9/25 T. Farina T. Farina H. Gepford 9/10/25
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Y T. Farina T. Farina 9/8/25 9/8/25 H. Gepford 9/11/25
Facility:
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1 I/C 4
4 MAJ 2
2 Man. Ctrl.
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TS 0
2 RX 1
1 1
0 NOR 1
1 1
1 1
I/C 3,4,5
,6,7 2,3,6 8
4 4
2 MAJ 8
7 2
2 2
1 Man. Ctrl.
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1 1
0 TS 0
0 2
2 RX 1
1 1
0 NOR 0
1 1
1 I/C 2,5,6, 9,10 4,5,6 8
4 4
2 MAJ 8
2 2
2 1
Man. Ctrl.
2,9,10 5
1 1
0 TS 0
0 2
2 POSITION South Texas Project 9/29/2025 Operating Test Number:
Form 3.4-1 Events and Evolutions Checklist (CREW A)
Date of Exam:
Scenarios RO SRO-I SRO-U 1
3 POSITION POSITION POSITION R4 R1 1
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1 2
1 0
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3 4,6 1
2,3,4,5 6,7,9,10 8
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2,3,4, 5,6 7
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Facility:
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P RX 1
1 1
NOR 1
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I/C 2,3,4,5 6,7, 9,10 2,3,6 11 4
4 MAJ 8
7 2
2 2
1 Man. Ctrl.
1 1
1 0
TS 2,3,4 3
0 2
2 RX 1
1 NOR 1
1 1
I/C 3,4,5 6,7 2,3,4, 5,6 10 4
MAJ 8
7 2
2 Man. Ctrl.
3,4 4,5 2
1 TS 2
0 RX 1
1 1
0 NOR 0
1 1
1 I/C 2,5,6, 9,10 4,5,6 8
4 4
2 MAJ 8
7 2
2 2
1 Man. Ctrl.
2,9,10 5
1 1
0 TS 0
0 2
2 POSITION South Texas Project 9/29/2025 Operating Test Number:
Form 3.4-1 Events and Evolutions Checklist (CREW B)
Date of Exam:
Scenarios RO SRO-I SRO-U 1
3 POSITION POSITION POSITION I2 I3 R2 1
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2 1
2 1
1 4
4 2
1 0
0 2
0 1
2 1
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Facility:
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M P
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P N
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Y S
A B
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B S
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P R
T O
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C P
O C
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P RX 1
1 1
NOR 1
1 1
1 1
I/C 2,3,4,5 6,7,9,10 2,3,6 11 4
4 MAJ 8
7 2
2 2
1 Man. Ctrl.
1 1
1 0
TS 2,3,4 3
0 2
2 RX 1
1 NOR 1
1 1
I/C 3,4,5 6,7 2,3,4, 5,6 10 4
MAJ 8
7 2
2 Man. Ctrl.
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1 TS 2
0 RX 1
1 1
0 NOR 0
1 1
1 I/C 2,5,6, 9,10 4,5,6 8
4 4
2 MAJ 7
2 2
2 1
Man. Ctrl.
2,9,10 5
1 1
0 TS 0
0 2
2 POSITION South Texas Project 9/2025 Operating Test Number:
Form 3.4-1 Events and Evolutions Checklist (CREW C)
Date of Exam:
Scenarios RO SRO-I SRO-U 1
3 POSITION POSITION POSITION I1 I4 R3 1
1 1
1 4
2 1
2 1
1 4
4 2
1 0
0 2
0 1
2 1
0 2
1 8
3 4,6