IR 05000456/2006301

Er 05000456-06-301 (Drs), 05000457-06-301 (Drs); 05/12/2006 - 05/19/2006; Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Braidwood Station, Initial License Examination Report

ML061590442
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	06/06/2006
From:	Hironori Peterson NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
To:	Crane C Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
References
50-456/06-301, 50-457/06-301
Download: ML061590442 (11)

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June 6, 2006Mr. Christopher M. CranePresident and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555SUBJECT:BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000456/2006301(DRS);05000457/2006301(DRS)

Dear Mr. Crane:

On May 19, 2006, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners completed initial operatorlicensing examinations at your Braidwood Station. The enclosed report documents the resultsof the examination which were discussed on May 19, 2006, with K. Polson and other membersof your staff. A subsequent telephone conversation was conducted on May 22, 2006, between Mr. D. Stiles of your staff and Mr. D. McNeil, Senior Operations Engineer, to ensure there were no post examination comments on the written examination and to ensure there was noproprietary or sensitive information contained in the examination materials.The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the weekof May 15, 2006. A written examination was administered by Braidwood Station training department personnel on May 19, 2006. Three Senior Reactor Operator applicants wereadministered license examinations. One of the Senior Reactor Operator applicants was apreviously licensed Reactor Operator at Braidwood Station. The results of the examinationswere finalized on May 25, 2006. All applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and were issued applicable operator licenses.In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter andits enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records 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).

C. Crane-2-We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.

Sincerely,

/RA/Hironori Peterson, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos. 50-456; 50-457License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77

Enclosures:

1.Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000456/2006301(DRS); 05000457/2006301(DRS)

w/Attachment: Supplemental Information2.Simulation Facility Report3.Written Examinations and Answer Keys (SRO)

REGION IIIDocket Nos:50-456; 50-457License Nos:NPF-72; NPF-77Report No:05000456/2006301(DRS)/05000457/02006301(DRS)

Licensee:Exelon Generation Company, LLC Facility:Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2Location:Braceville, IL Dates:May 15 through May 19, 2006 Examiners:D. McNeil, Senior Operations EngineerR. Walton, Operations Engineer C. Zoia, Operations EngineerApproved by:Hironori Peterson, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1 1

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 05000456/2006301(DRS), 05000457/2006301(DRS); 05/12/2006 - 05/19/2006;Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Braidwood Station. Initial License Examination Report.The announced operator licensing initial examination was conducted by regional NuclearRegulatory Commission examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9.Examination Summary

• All applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and were issuedapplicable operator licenses. (Section 4OA5.1).

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REPORT DETAILS

4.OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)4OA5Other.1Initial Licensing Examinations

a. Examination Scope

Braidwood Station's training staff prepared the examination outline and developed thewritten examination and operating test. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of April 3, 2006, andconducted the operator licensing initial examination during the week of May 12, 2006. Braidwood Station training department staff members administered the written examination on May 19, 2006. In all cases, the training staff and the NRC examinersused the guidance established in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing ExaminationStandards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, to prepare, validate, revise, administer, and grade the examination.

b. Findings

Written ExaminationDuring the initial in-office review of the examination, the examiners determined that theexamination, as submitted by the licensee, was within the range of acceptabilityexpected for a proposed examination. During examination validation the week,examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee wereincorporated.The NRC examiners graded the written examination on May 22, 2006, and conducted areview of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions. The licensee declined to submit post-examination comments for the written examination.Operating TestThe NRC examiners determined that the operating test, as originally submitted by thelicensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed operating test. Operating test changes made during the validation of the operating test were agreedupon between the NRC and the licensee.Examination ResultsAll applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and were issuedapplicable operator licenses.

3.2Examination Security

a. Scope

The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensee's implementation ofexamination security requirements during the examination preparation and administration. The examiners used the guidelines provided in NUREG 1021, "OperatorLicensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors" to determine acceptability of thelicensee's examination security activities.

b. Findings

During development of the examination one examination question was replaced. Clarifying material for the question was left on a liquid chalk surface in an uncontrolled classroom. Upon discovery, the NRC was immediately notified and the questionreplaced. During validation of the examination, a control room operator (UnitSupervisor) was shown some examination material. The Unit Supervisor was immediately placed on the station's examination security agreement and advised of the security requirements for the examination. Because the examination material was replaced and no applicants gained an unfair advantage as a result of the questions being uncontrolled, no violation of 10 CFR 55.49 occurred.4OA6MeetingsExit MeetingThe chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations andfindings on May 19, 2006, to Mr. K. Polson and other members of the Braidwood StationOperations and Training Department staff. No proprietary or sensitive information was identified during the examination.ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

K. Polson, Site Vice President

C. Boerschig, Plant Manger

S. Butler, Operations Training Manager

C. Dunn, Training Director

R. Cameron, ILT Lead Instructor

D. Stiles, Examination Author

S. Deprest, OTPS

T. McCool, Exelon Corporate Training Director

M. Cichon, Regulatory Assurance

P. Summers, Nuclear Oversight

NRC

D. Smith, P.E., DRS Branch 3

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened, Closed, and

Discussed

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

None

LIST OF ACRONYMS

USEDADAMSAgency-Wide Document Access and Management SystemDRSDivision of Reactor Safety

NRCNuclear Regulatory Commission

SIMULATION FACILITY REPORTFacility Licensee:Braidwood StationFacility Docket No:50-456; 50-457Operating Tests Administered:May 12 - 18, 2006

The following documents observations made by the NRC examination team during the initialoperator license examination. These observations do not constitute audit or inspection

findings and are not, without further verification and review, indicative of non-compliance with

CFR 55.45(b). These observations do not affect

NRC certification or approval of thesimulation facility other than to provide information which may be used in future evaluations. No licensee action is required in response to these observations.During the conduct of the simulator portion of the operating tests, the following items wereobserved:ITEMDESCRIPTIONNoneEnclosure 2

WRITTE N EXAMINATIONS

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KEYS (

RO /SRO)SRO Initial Examination

ADAMS Accession #

ML 061510494Enclosure 3