ML110320044

Requalification Program Inspection

ML110320044
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	01/31/2011
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Gillespie T Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 31, 2011 Mr. T. Preston Gillespie, Jr.

Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION - REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION

Dear Mr. Gillespie:

In a telephone conversation on January 26, 2011, Mr. Edwin Lea, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. Bobby Ayers, Oconee Nuclear Station, Operations Continuing Training Supervisor

, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Oconee Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of February 28, 2011, which coincides with your regularly scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility should prepare and conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification program. It is our understanding that you have committed to maintain your plant-referenced simulator in accordance with ANSI/ANS-3.5-1998, "American National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training and Examination."

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit by February 21, 2011, the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Ayers has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this inspection.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on February 28, 2013.

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

DPC 2 The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB approval number.

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).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection please contact Mr. Edwin Lea, Jr. at (404) 997-4567, (Internet E-mail: Edwin.lea@nrc.gov, or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.widdmann@nrc.gov). Sincerely, /RA/ Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

Materials Request List

cc w/encl: (See Page 3)

DPC 3 cc w/encl:

Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Electronic Mail Distribution

David A. Baxter Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Kent Alter Regulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Scott L. Batson Station Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oconee Nuclear Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Hwy Seneca, SC 29672

Terry L. Patterson Safety Assurance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Charles Brinkman Director Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Tom D. Ray Engineering Manager Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution County Supervisor of Oconee County 415 S. Pine Street Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 W. Lee Cox, III Section Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. Dean M. Hubbard Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752

ML110320044 X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII: DRS/OL RII: DRS/OL RII: DRP/BR1 SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME E. LEA M. WIDMANN J. BARTLEY DATE 01/31/2011 01/31/2011 01/31/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Enclosure MATERIALS REQUEST LIST

The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11B) in February 2011, at Oconee Nuclear plant. Items listed under "In-office inspection material" must be received in the NRC Region II office by February 21, 2011. Items listed under "On-site inspection material" should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on February 28, 2011.

A. In-office inspection material:

1. Complete list of all licensed individuals (active and inactive; RO and SRO), including license restrictions.

2. Copy of an Organizational Chart for the training department including simulator staff.

3. Copy of the weekly examination schedules for the weeks that the 2011, annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of February 28, 2011.

4. Copies of the written examinations that were administered for the last biennial requalification examination (for all weeks), including all re-take examinations.

5. Copies of simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that were administered for the current annual operating test and that will be administered the week of February 28, 2011, (exam security related item).

6. Self-assessment reports, corrective action reports, and Licensee Event Reports, written since the last requalification inspection resulting from or concerning human performance errors. 7. A copy of site procedure(s) governing the conduct (process and content) of license operator requalification training (classroom and simulator), examination development/administration, remedial training, and examination security.

8. A copy of site procedure(s) governing simulator configuration control, maintenance, and fidelity, including all testing methods used to fulfill ANSI/ANS B3.5-1998 requirements.

9. Copy of the program evaluation of the previous biennial requalification cycle.

B. On-site inspection material:

1. Requalification training attendance records for the current biennial training cycle.

2. Examination results since the last requalification inspection (weekly operating & written examinations); and copies of examinations with pass/failure rates outside the average.

2 Enclosure 3. Simulator scenarios and JPMs (in-plant and simulator), that have been or will be administered for this requalification exam (exam security related item).

4. All training feedback forms since the last requalification inspection.

5. Documentation regarding all remedial training conducted for examination failures since the last requalification inspection.

6. Complete list of all individuals that reactivated their licenses since the last requalification inspection.

7. Records associated with license reactivation, including:

a. Documentation of time on shift under instruction. b. Security system and HP/dosimetry records for plant areas toured by reactivating individual and accompanying licensed operator.

8. Records providing documentation of maintenance of active license status (time on shift) for all licensed operators since last requalification inspection.

9. Medical records for all licensed (active and inactive) operators.

10. Simulator maintenance and testing records, including:

a. List of all open simulator discrepancies. b. List of all simulator discrepancies closed within the past 12 months. c. List of simulator performance tests. d. Simulator performance testing records and associated documentation.