IR 05000354/2015301

Er 05000354/2015301; 02/23-27/15, 03/03, 06, 31/15, and 04/01/15; Hope Creek Generating Station; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report

ML15118A325
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	04/28/2015
From:	Diane Jackson Division of Reactor Safety I
To:	Braun R Public Service Enterprise Group
Shared Package
ML14254A267	List: IR 05000354/2015301 ML15048A126 ML15100A040 ML15100A041 ML15100A042 ML15163A241 ML15163A242 ML15163A243 ML15163A244 ML15163A245 ML15163A246 ML16145A244
References
50-354/15-301
Download: ML15118A325 (10)

Text

ril 28, 2015

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION

- NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 05000 354/20 1 5 30 1

Dear Mr. Braun:

On March 3, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Hope Creek Generating Station.

The enclosed examination report documents the examination results, which were discussed on April 1 , 20 1 5, with Messrs. Robert Boesch, Mark Shaffer, and other members of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of four applicant s for reactor operator license s and four applicant s for instant senior reactor operator license s. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The license examiners determined that all eight applicant s satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate license s were issued on April 1, 2015.

No findings were identified during this examination.

In accordance with Title 10 of

"Code of Federal Regulation s (CFR)," 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 Agencywide Document s Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html#web-based-adams (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Mr. Robert Braun President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC

- N09 P. O. Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT: HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION

- NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 05000354/201530

Dear Mr. Braun:

On March 3, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Hope Creek Generating Station.

The enclosed examination report documents the examination results, which were discussed on April 1 , 2015, with Messrs. Robert Boesch, Mark Shaffer, and other members of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of four applicant s for reactor operator license s and four applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The license examiners determined that all eight applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on April 1, 2015.

No findings were identified during this examination.

In accordance with Title 10 of

"Code of Federal Regulation s (CFR)," 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 Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html#web-based-adams (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/ Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety DOCUMENT NAME

G:\DRS\Operations Branch

\FULLER\Exam 15-HC Feb 23 (U01904)

\EXAM REPORT.docx ADAMS PKG: ML14254A267 ADAMS ACCESSION NO.

ML15118A325 SUNSI Review Non-Sensitive Publicly Available OFFICE RI/DRS/OB RI/DRS/OB NAME BFuller DJackson DATE 4/16/2015 4/28/2015 OFFICIAL RECORD CO PY Docket No.:

50-354 License No.:

NPF-57

Enclosure:

Examination Report 05000 354/20 1 5 30 1 w/Attachment: Supplementary Information

REGION I Docket: 50-354 License: NPF-57 Report: 05000 354/20 1 5 30 1 Licensee: PSEG Nuclear LLC Facility: Hope Creek Generating Station Location: Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dates: February 23 - 27, 2015 (Operating Test Administration)

March 3, 2015 (Written Examination Administration)

March 6, 2015 (Licensee Submitted Post Exam Package

) March 31, 2015 (NRC Examination Grading)

April 1, 2015 (Licenses Issued)

Examiners: B. Fuller, Chief Examiner, Operations Branch T. Hedigan, Operations Engineer M. Patel, Operations Engineer T. Dunn, Operations Engineer Approved By:

Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

ii Enclosure SUMMARY ER 05000 354/201 5 30 1; February 23

- March 3, 2015

Hope Creek Generating Station

Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report

.

Four NRC examiners evaluated the competency of four applicant s for reactor operator license s and four applicant s for instant senior reactor operator license s at Hope Creek Generating Station. The facility 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 facility on March 3, 2015. NRC examiner s administered the operating tests on February 23

- 27, 2015. The NRC examiner s determined that all eight applicant s satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

A. NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings No findings were identified.

B. Licensee-Identified Violations None.

Enclosure REPORT DETAILS 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)

.1 License Applications

a. Scope The examiners reviewed all eight license applications submitted by the licensee to ensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The applications were submitted on NRC Form 398, "Personal Qualification Statement," and NRC Form 396, "Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee." The examiner s also audited eight of the license application s 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 were identified.

.2 Operator Knowledge and Performance

a. Examination Scope On March 3, 2015 , the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all eight applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on March 6, 2015

.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all eight applicants on February 23

- 27 , 2015. The four applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in three dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of eleven system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The four applicants seeking an instant senior reactor operator license participated in three dynamic simulator scenario s, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of ten system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.

b. Findings All eight of the applicants passed all parts of the operating test. All eight of the applicants passed the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants' average score was 92.33 percent and ranged from 89.33 to 96.00 percent. The senior operator applicants' average score was 84.50 percent and ranged from 82.00 to 86.00 percent. The overall written examination average was 88.40 percent. The text of the examination questions, and the licensee's examination 2 Enclosure analysis, may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in Attachment 1. In accordance with current NRC policy, the release of this written examination in ADAMS to the public will be delayed for two years. The NRC examiners completed the final grading of the written examination on March 12 , 2015, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.

In accordance with current NRC policy , the release of this written examination will be delayed for two years. The text of the examination questions, the licensee's examination analysis, and the licensee's post-examination comments may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment.

Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the licensee to analyze the validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of the applicants. The licensee conducted this performance analysis for two questions that met these criteria and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner. .3 Initial Licensing Examination Development

a. Examination Scope The facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 9 , Supplement 1. All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted both the written and operating examination outlines on November 1 7 , 2014. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft examination package on December 18, 2014. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee on the examination on January 19, 2015. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of January 19, 2015. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on February 12, 2015

. b. Findings The NRC approved the initial examination outline and advised the licensee to proceed with the operating examination development.

The examiners determined that the written and operating examinations initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.

No findings were identified

.

3 Enclosure .4 Simulation Facility Performance a. Examination Scope The examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during the examination validation and administration.

b. Findings No findings were identified.

.5 Examination Security

a. Examination Scope The examiners reviewed examination security for examination development and during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021 requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel. b. Findings No findings were identified.

4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit The chief examiner presented the examination results to Messrs. Robert Boesch

, Training Manager , and other members of the licensee's management staff on April 1, 2015. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.

The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.

Attachments:

Supplementary Information A-1 Attachment SUPPLEMENTA RY INFORMATION KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee Personnel R. Boesch, Operations Training Manager S. Dennis , Examination Developer

NRC Personnel J. Hawkins, Senior Resident Inspector ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED Opened NONE Opened and Closed NONE Closed NONE Discussed NONE ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED

Accession No. ML15100A040

- FINAL-Written Exam (Note: In accordance with current NRC policy, the release of this written examination in ADAMS to the public will be delayed for two years.

) Accession No. ML15100A042

- FINAL-Operating Exam