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| number = | | number = ML093200664 | ||
| issue date = | | issue date = 11/16/2009 | ||
| title = Waterford Unit 3 | | title = Er 05000382-09-301 on 10/05/2009 - 10/27/09 for Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 | ||
| author name = | | author name = Garchow S M | ||
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/OB | | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/OB | ||
| addressee name = Kowalewski J | | addressee name = Kowalewski J | ||
| addressee affiliation = Entergy Operations, Inc | | addressee affiliation = Entergy Operations, Inc | ||
| docket = 05000382 | | docket = 05000382 | ||
| license number = NPF-038 | | license number = NPF-038 | ||
| contact person = | | contact person = | ||
| | | document report number = 50-382/09-301 | ||
| document type = License-Operator | | document type = Letter, License-Operator Examination Report | ||
| page count = | | page count = 9 | ||
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[[Issue date:: | [[Issue date::November 16, 2009]] | ||
Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. | Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093 | ||
SUBJECT: WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000382/2009301 | |||
==Dear Mr. Kowalewski:== | |||
On October 14, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an initial operator license examination at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. The enclosed report documents the examination findings and licensing decisions. The preliminary examination findings were discussed on October 8, 2009, with you and other members of your staff. A telephonic exit meeting was conducted on October 27, 2009, with Mr. Horace J. Lewis, Superintendent, Operations Training, who was provided the NRC licensing decisions. | |||
The examination included the evaluation of five applicants for reactor operator licenses, three applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and two applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses. The license examiners determined that nine of the ten applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued. There were no post-examination comments submitted by your staff. The enclosure to this letter contains the details of this report. | |||
No findings of significance were identified during this examination. | |||
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). | |||
Sincerely,/RA/ | |||
Stephen M. Garchow, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Entergy Operations, Inc - 2 -Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38 | |||
===Enclosure:=== | |||
NRC Examination Report 05000382/2009301 cc w/enclosure: Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 | |||
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 | |||
Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Services, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 | |||
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Entergy Services, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 | |||
Site Vice President Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751 Director Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Operations, Inc. | |||
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751 General Manager, Plant Operations Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751 | |||
Entergy Operations, Inc - 3 -Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093 Chairman Louisiana Public Service Commission P. O. Box 91154 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154 Parish President Council St. Charles Parish P. O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy, Operations, Inc. 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Radiological Emergency Planning and Response Division P. O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209 | |||
Entergy Operations, Inc - 4 -Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov) DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov) | |||
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov) Resident Inspector (Dean.Overland@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRP/E (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (Ray.Azua@nrc.gov) | |||
WAT Site Secretary (Linda.Dufrene@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov) Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov) Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov) OEMail Resource ROPreports DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov) OEDO RIV Coordinator (Leigh.Trocine@nrc.gov) | |||
SUNSI Review Completed: __BTL__ ADAMS: Yes No Initials: __BTL__ Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive | |||
SOE:OB OE:OB SES: ACES C:PBE C:OB BLarson GApger MHaire GReplogle S. Garchow /RA/ /RA/ /RA//RA/ J. Clark /RA/ 11/ 3 /09 11/3/09 10/28/09 11/5/09 11/16/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax | |||
1 Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38 Report: 05000382/2009301 Licensee: Entergy Operations, Inc Facility: Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Location: Hwy. 18 Killona, Louisiana Dates: October 5 - 27, 2009 Inspectors: Brian Larson, Senior Operations Engineer Mark Haire, Senior Enforcement Specialist Gabriel Apger, Operations Engineer Approved by: Steven M. Garchow, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety | |||
2 Enclosure | |||
=SUMMARY OF FINDINGS= | |||
ER05000382/2009301; October 5, 2009; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report. | |||
NRC examiners evaluated the competency of five applicants for reactor operator licenses, three applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and two applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. | |||
The licensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the licensee on October 14, 2009. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on October 5-9, 2009. | |||
The examiners determined that nine of the ten applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued. | |||
===A. NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings=== | |||
No findings of significance were identified. | |||
===B. Licensee-Identified Violations=== | |||
None. | |||
=REPORT DETAILS= | |||
==OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)== | |||
{{a|4OA5}} | |||
==4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)== | |||
===.1 License Applications=== | |||
====a. Scope==== | |||
NRC examiners reviewed all license applications submitted to ensure each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The examiners also audited three of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicant's qualifications. This audit focused on the applicant's experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes. | |||
====b. Findings==== | |||
No findings of significance were identified. | |||
===.2 Examination Development=== | |||
====a. Scope==== | |||
NRC examiners reviewed integrated examination outlines and draft examinations submitted by the licensee against the requirements of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team conducted an onsite validation of the operating tests. | |||
====b. Findings==== | |||
NRC examiners provided outline, draft examination and post-validation comments to the licensee. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution prior to examination administration. | |||
NRC examiners determined that the written examinations and operating tests initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination. | |||
===.3 Operator Knowledge and Performance=== | |||
====a. Scope==== | |||
On October 14, 2009, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all ten applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on October 19, 2009. | |||
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating tests to all ten applicants on October 5 - 9, 2009. | |||
====b. Findings==== | |||
No findings of significance were identified. | |||
Nine applicants passed all parts of the operating test. One of the applicants failed the walk-through portion of the operating test. All of the applicants passed the written examination. The final written examinations and post-examination analysis may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment. There were no post-examination comments as indicated in the licensee submittal. | |||
===.4 Simulation Facility Performance=== | |||
====a. Scope==== | |||
The NRC examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during examination validation and administration. | |||
====b. Findings==== | |||
No findings of significance were identified. | |||
===.5 Examination Security=== | |||
====a. Scope==== | |||
The NRC examiners reviewed examination security during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with 10 CFR 55.49 and NUREG-1021. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel. | |||
====b. Findings==== | |||
No findings of significance were identified. | |||
{{a|4OA6}} | |||
==4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit== | |||
The chief examiner presented the preliminary examination results to Mr. Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations, Ms. Kimberly Cook, Operations Manager, Mr. Mark Schaible, Manager, Training and Development, and other members of the staff on October 8, 2009. A telephonic exit was conducted on October 27, 2009, between Messrs. Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, and Horace J. Lewis, Superintendent, Operations Training. | |||
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary. | |||
ATTACHMENT: | |||
=SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION= | |||
==KEY POINTS OF CONTACT== | |||
===Licensee Personnel=== | |||
John Signorelli, Examination Developer | |||
Bruce Proctor, Assistant Operations Manager, Training Horace | |||
: [[contact::J. Lewis]], Superintendent, Operations Training | |||
===NRC Personnel=== | |||
Dean Overland, Senior Resident Inspector | |||
Senior | |||
==ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED== | |||
Accession No. ML093000575 - FINAL WRITTEN EXAMS Accession No. ML093000580 - POST EXAM ANALYSIS | |||
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Issue date: | 11/16/2009 |
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Text
November 16, 2009
Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093
SUBJECT: WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000382/2009301
Dear Mr. Kowalewski:
On October 14, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an initial operator license examination at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. The enclosed report documents the examination findings and licensing decisions. The preliminary examination findings were discussed on October 8, 2009, with you and other members of your staff. A telephonic exit meeting was conducted on October 27, 2009, with Mr. Horace J. Lewis, Superintendent, Operations Training, who was provided the NRC licensing decisions.
The examination included the evaluation of five applicants for reactor operator licenses, three applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and two applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses. The license examiners determined that nine of the ten applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued. There were no post-examination comments submitted by your staff. The enclosure to this letter contains the details of this report.
No findings of significance were identified during this examination.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,/RA/
Stephen M. Garchow, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Entergy Operations, Inc - 2 -Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38
Enclosure:
NRC Examination Report 05000382/2009301 cc w/enclosure: Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Services, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Entergy Services, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Site Vice President Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751 Director Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Operations, Inc.
17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751 General Manager, Plant Operations Waterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751
Entergy Operations, Inc - 3 -Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093 Chairman Louisiana Public Service Commission P. O. Box 91154 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9154 Parish President Council St. Charles Parish P. O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy, Operations, Inc. 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Radiological Emergency Planning and Response Division P. O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209
Entergy Operations, Inc - 4 -Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov) DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov) Resident Inspector (Dean.Overland@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRP/E (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (Ray.Azua@nrc.gov)
WAT Site Secretary (Linda.Dufrene@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov) Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov) Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov) OEMail Resource ROPreports DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov) OEDO RIV Coordinator (Leigh.Trocine@nrc.gov)
SUNSI Review Completed: __BTL__ ADAMS: Yes No Initials: __BTL__ Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive
SOE:OB OE:OB SES: ACES C:PBE C:OB BLarson GApger MHaire GReplogle S. Garchow /RA/ /RA/ /RA//RA/ J. Clark /RA/ 11/ 3 /09 11/3/09 10/28/09 11/5/09 11/16/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
1 Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38 Report: 05000382/2009301 Licensee: Entergy Operations, Inc Facility: Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Location: Hwy. 18 Killona, Louisiana Dates: October 5 - 27, 2009 Inspectors: Brian Larson, Senior Operations Engineer Mark Haire, Senior Enforcement Specialist Gabriel Apger, Operations Engineer Approved by: Steven M. Garchow, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
2 Enclosure
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ER05000382/2009301; October 5, 2009; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report.
NRC examiners evaluated the competency of five applicants for reactor operator licenses, three applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and two applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3.
The licensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the licensee on October 14, 2009. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on October 5-9, 2009.
The examiners determined that nine of the ten applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
A. NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
B. Licensee-Identified Violations
None.
REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)
.1 License Applications
a. Scope
NRC examiners reviewed all license applications submitted to ensure each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The examiners also audited three of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicant's qualifications. This audit focused on the applicant's experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
.2 Examination Development
a. Scope
NRC examiners reviewed integrated examination outlines and draft examinations submitted by the licensee against the requirements of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team conducted an onsite validation of the operating tests.
b. Findings
NRC examiners provided outline, draft examination and post-validation comments to the licensee. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution prior to examination administration.
NRC examiners determined that the written examinations and operating tests initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
.3 Operator Knowledge and Performance
a. Scope
On October 14, 2009, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all ten applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on October 19, 2009.
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating tests to all ten applicants on October 5 - 9, 2009.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
Nine applicants passed all parts of the operating test. One of the applicants failed the walk-through portion of the operating test. All of the applicants passed the written examination. The final written examinations and post-examination analysis may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment. There were no post-examination comments as indicated in the licensee submittal.
.4 Simulation Facility Performance
a. Scope
The NRC examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during examination validation and administration.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
.5 Examination Security
a. Scope
The NRC examiners reviewed examination security during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with 10 CFR 55.49 and NUREG-1021. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.
b. Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit
The chief examiner presented the preliminary examination results to Mr. Joseph Kowalewski, Vice President, Operations, Ms. Kimberly Cook, Operations Manager, Mr. Mark Schaible, Manager, Training and Development, and other members of the staff on October 8, 2009. A telephonic exit was conducted on October 27, 2009, between Messrs. Brian Larson, Chief Examiner, and Horace J. Lewis, Superintendent, Operations Training.
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
John Signorelli, Examination Developer
Bruce Proctor, Assistant Operations Manager, Training Horace
- J. Lewis, Superintendent, Operations Training
NRC Personnel
Dean Overland, Senior Resident Inspector
ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED
Accession No. ML093000575 - FINAL WRITTEN EXAMS Accession No. ML093000580 - POST EXAM ANALYSIS