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| issue date = 04/17/2007
| issue date = 04/17/2007
| title = IR 05000293-07-301; February 23, 2007 - March 1, 2007; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination
| title = IR 05000293-07-301; February 23, 2007 - March 1, 2007; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination
| author name = Sykes M D
| author name = Sykes M
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| addressee name = Bronson K
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{{#Wiki_filter:April 17, 2007Mr. Kevin BronsonSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
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Mr. Kevin BronsonSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508SUBJECT:PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOROPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 05000293/07-301
 
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
 
SUBJECT: PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOROPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 05000293/07-301


==Dear Mr. Bronson:==
==Dear Mr. Bronson:==
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Mr. Kevin Bronson2Should you have any questions regarding this examination, please contact me at (610) 337-5046, or by E-mail at MD S1@NRC.GOV.
Mr. Kevin Bronson2Should you have any questions regarding this examination, please contact me at (610) 337-5046, or by E-mail at MD S1@NRC.GOV.


Sincerely,/RA/Marvin D. Sykes, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No. 50-293License No. DPR-35
Sincerely,
 
/RA/Marvin D. Sykes, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No. 50-293License No. DPR-35
===Enclosure:===
Initial Examination Report No. 05000293/07-301 cc w/encl:G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy OperationsM. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
 
J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President M. Balduzzi, Senior Vice President, Northeastern Regional Operations C. Schwarz, Vice-President, Operations Support S. J. Bethay, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering J. F. McCann, Director, Licensing C. D. Faison, Manager, Licensing R. Patch, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
 
B. S. Ford, Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
 
T. C. McCullough, Assistant General Counsel S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.
 
Director, Radiation Control Program, Commonwealth of Massachusetts W. Irwin, Chief, CHP, Radiological Health, Vermont Department of Health The Honorable Therese Murray The Honorable Vincent deMacedo Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Chairman, Nuclear Matters Committee Plymouth Civil Defense Director D. O'Connor, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources J. Miller, Senior Issues Manager Office of the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Electric Power Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network Chairman, Citizens Urging Responsible Energy J. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant M. Lyster, PWR SRC Consultant Mr. Kevin Bronson2Should you have any questions regarding this examination, please contact me at (610) 337-5046, or by E-mail at MDS1@NRC.GOV.
 
Sincerely,/RA/Marvin D. Sykes, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No. 50-293License No. DPR-35


===Enclosure:===
===Enclosure:===
Initial Examination Report No. 05000293/07-301 cc w/encl:G. J. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Entergy OperationsM. Kansler, President, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Initial Examination Report No. 05000293/07-301
 
J. T. Herron, Senior Vice President M. Balduzzi, Senior Vice President, Northeastern Regional Operations C. Schwarz, Vice-President, Operations Support S. J. Bethay, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance O. Limpias, Vice President, Engineering J. F. McCann, Director, Licensing C. D. Faison, Manager, Licensing R. Patch, Director of Oversight, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
 
B. S. Ford, Manager, Licensing, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
 
T. C. McCullough, Assistant General Counsel S. Lousteau, Treasury Department, Entergy Services, Inc.


Director, Radiation Control Program, Commonwealth of Massachusetts W. Irwin, Chief, CHP, Radiological Health, Vermont Department of Health The Honorable Therese Murray The Honorable Vincent deMacedo Chairman, Plymouth Board of Selectmen Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Chairman, Nuclear Matters Committee Plymouth Civil Defense Director D. O'Connor, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy Resources J. Miller, Senior Issues Manager Office of the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Electric Power Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts R. Shadis, New England Coalition Staff D. Katz, Citizens Awareness Network Chairman, Citizens Urging Responsible Energy J. Sniezek, PWR SRC Consultant M. Lyster, PWR SRC Consultant W. Meinert, Nuclear EngineerSUNSI Review Complete: JMD  (Reviewer's Initials
REGION IDocket No:50-293 License No:DPR-35 Report No:05000293/07-301 Licensee:Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
)ADAMS NO.: ML071070491  ADAMS PACKAGE: ML060800104DOCUMENT NAME:
C:\FileNet\ML071070491.wpd After declaring this document "An Official Agency Record" it will be released to the Public.To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copyOFFICERI/DRS/OBRI/DRS/OBRI/DRS/OBRI/DRPNAMECJBixler/MDS forGAJohnson/JMD forMDSykes/MDSRJPowell/NSneller forDATE04/17/0704/16/0704/17/0704/17/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Mr. Kevin Bronson3J. Muckerheide, MEMA and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, SLO Designee Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Secretary of Public Safety V. Fallacaro, Manager, Training and Development Mr. Kevin Bronson4Distribution w/encl:
(via E-mail)S. Collins, RAM. Dapas, DRA J. Lamb, RI OEDO R. Powell, DRP B. Bickett, DRP A. Blough, DRS M. Sykes, DRS G. Johnson, DRS J. D'Antonio, DRS J. Kim, PM, NRR J. Boska, NRR J. Lubinski, NRR W. Raymond, DRP, Senior Resident Inspector C. Welch, DRP, Resident Inspector A. Ford, DRP, Resident OA Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
ROPreports@nrc.gov S. Glenn, INPO (GlennSG@Inpo.org)
C. Bixler, DRS (Master Exam File with concurrences)
DRS fileSUNSI Review Complete: JMD  (Reviewer's Initials)ADAMS NO.: ML071070491  ADAMS PACKAGE: ML060800104DOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML071070491.wpd After declaring this document "An Official Agency Record" it will be released to the Public.To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy withattachment/enclosure "N" = No copyOFFICERI/DRS/OBRI/DRS/OBRI/DRS/OBRI/DRPNAMECJBixler/MDSforGAJohnson/JMD forMDSykes/MDSRJPowell/NSnellerforDATE04/17/0704/16/0704/17/0704/17/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY iEnclosureU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IDocket No:50-293 License No:DPR-35 Report No:05000293/07-301 Licensee:Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.


Facility:Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Dates:February 23, 2007 (Written Examination Administration)February 26-March 1, 2007 (Operating Test Administration)
Facility:Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Dates:February 23, 2007 (Written Examination Administration)February 26-March 1, 2007 (Operating Test Administration)

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IR 05000293-07-301; February 23, 2007 - March 1, 2007; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination
ML071070491
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Issue date: 04/17/2007
From: Marvin Sykes
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Entergy Nuclear Operations
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April 17, 2007Mr. Kevin BronsonSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508SUBJECT:PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOROPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 05000293/07-301

Dear Mr. Bronson:

This report transmits the results of the Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator(SRO) licensing examination conducted by the NRC during the period of February 23 -

March 1, 2007. This examination addressed areas important to public health and safety and was developed and administered using the guidelines of the "Examination Standards for Power Reactors" (NUREG-1021, Revision 9).Based on the results of the examination, all applicants passed all portions of the examination. The five applicants included two ROs and three instant SROs. Examination results indicated that the applicants were well prepared for the examination. Mr. Johnson discussed performance insights observed during the examination with Mr. Mark Santiago on March 1, 2007. On March 8, 2007, final examination results, including individual license numbers, weregiven during a telephone call between Mr. Johnson and Mr. Santiago.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). These records include the final examination and are available in ADAMS (Master File - Accession Number ML060800104; RO and SRO Written - Accession Number ML070820363; RO and SRO Operating Section A - Accession Number ML070820392; RO and SRO Operating Section B - Accession Number ML070820405; and RO and SRO Operating Section C - Accession Number ML070820446), and ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Mr. Kevin Bronson2Should you have any questions regarding this examination, please contact me at (610) 337-5046, or by E-mail at MD S1@NRC.GOV.

Sincerely,

/RA/Marvin D. Sykes, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No. 50-293License No. DPR-35

Enclosure:

Initial Examination Report No. 05000293/07-301

REGION IDocket No:50-293 License No:DPR-35 Report No:05000293/07-301 Licensee:Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Facility:Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Dates:February 23, 2007 (Written Examination Administration)February 26-March 1, 2007 (Operating Test Administration)

March 1-March 6, 2007 (Examination Grading)

March 1, 2007(Final facility post exam comments on JPMs, endof examination period)March 8, 2007 (Licenses issued to five applicants)Examiners:Gilbert A. Johnson, Operations Engineer (Chief Examiner)Joseph M. D'Antonio, Senior Operations Engineer Peter A. Presby, Operations EngineerApproved by:Marvin D. Sykes, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure ii

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000293/2007-301; February 23, 2007 - March 1, 2007; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station;Initial Operator Licensing Examination. Five of five applicants passed the examination (two reactor operators, and three SRO instants). The written examinations were administered by the facility and the operating tests wereadministered by three NRC region-based examiners. The examiners observed Simulator Fidelity during the administration of the Operating test. There were no inspection findings of significance associated with the examinations.

Enclosure

REPORT DETAILS

1.REACTOR SAFETYMitigating Systems - Reactor Operator (RO) and Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) Initial

a. Scope

of ReviewThe facility examination team developed the written and operating initial examination. NRC examiners, together with facility training and operations personnel verified or ensured, as applicable, the following: *The examination was prepared and developed in accordance with the guidelinesof Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." A review was conducted both in the Region I office and at the Peach Bottom plant and training facility. Final resolution of comments and incorporation of test revisions were conducted during and following the onsite preparation week.*Simulation facility operation was proper.

  • A test item analysis was completed on the written examination for feedback intothe systems approach to training program.*Examination security requirements were met.

The NRC examiners administered the operating portion of the examination to allapplicants from February 26, 2007 to March 1, 2007. The written examination was previously administered by the PNPS training staff on February 23, 2007.

b. Findings

Grading and ResultsAll five applicants (three SROs and two ROs) passed all portions of the initial licensingexamination.The facility had no post examination comments.

Examination Administration and PerformanceNo findings of significance were identified. One JPM was found to be defective afteradministration and was replaced. This was documented by the licensee in CR-PNP-2007-00762. The replacement JPM addressed the same K/A area and was successfully administered to all applicable applicants.

2Enclosure4OA6Exit Meeting SummaryOn March 8, 2007, the NRC provided conclusions and examination results to PNPSmanagement representatives via the telephone. License numbers for five of five applicants were also provided during this time. The NRC expressed appreciation for the cooperation and assistance that was providedduring the preparation and administration of the examination by the licensee's training staff. ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

A1-1AttachmentATTACHMENTSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONKEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

Robert CoolageSupervisor, Operator TrainingMark SantiagoSuperintendent, Operator Training

David NoyesAssistant Operations Manager

NRCGilbert A. JohnsonOperations Engineer (Chief Examiner)Joseph M. D'AntonioSenior Operations Engineer

Peter

A. PresbyOperations EngineerLIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSEDITEM NUMBERTYPEDESCRIPTIONNONE

A2-1AttachmentPost Exam Comments (NONE)