IR 05000280/2015301

Er 05000280/2015301, 05000281/2015301; Operating Test September 21-24, 2015 & Written Exam September 29, 2015; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Operator License Examinations

ML15316A410
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	11/10/2015
From:	Eugene Guthrie Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
References
IR 2015301
Download: ML15316A410 (8)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

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November 10, 2015 Mr. David President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric & Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, VA 23060 SUBJECT: SURRY POWER STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000280/2015301 AND 05000281/2015301

Dear Mr. Heacock:

During the period September 21-24, 2015, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

administered operating tests to employees of your company who had applied for licenses to operate Surry Power Station. At the conclusion of the tests, the examiners discussed preliminary findings related to the operating tests and the written examination submittal with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report. The written examination was administered by your staff on September 29, 2015.

All six Reactor Operator (RO) and all three Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) applicants passed both the operating test and written examination. There were no post-examination comments.

Nine applicants were issued licenses commensurate with the level of examination administered.

A Simulator Fidelity Report is included in this report as Enclosure 2.

The initial examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination. All examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and your staff were made according to NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 10.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (404) 997-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA: Gerald J. McCoy for/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-280, 50-281 License Nos.: DPR-32, DPR-37

Enclosures:

1. Report Details 2. Simulator Fidelity Report

REGION II==

Docket No.: 50-280, 50-281 License No.: DPR-32, DPR-37 Report No.: 05000280/2015301, 05000281/2015301 Licensee: Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO)

Facility: Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Location: 5850 Hog Island Road Surry, VA 23883 Dates: Operating Test - September 21-24, 2015 Written Examination - September 29, 2015 Examiners: A. Toth, Chief, Senior Operations Engineer P. Capehart, Senior Operations Engineer M. Donithan, Operations Engineer Approved by: Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1

SUMMARY ER 05000280/2015301, 05000281/2015301; operating test September 21-24, 2015 & written exam September 29, 2015; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Operator License Examinations.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners conducted an initial examination in accordance with the guidelines in Revision 10, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." This examination implemented the operator licensing requirements identified in 10 CFR §55.41, §55.43, and §55.45, as applicable.

Members of the Surry Power Station staff developed both the operating tests and the written examination. The initial operating test, written RO examination, and written SRO examination submittals met the quality guidelines contained in NUREG-1021.

The NRC administered the operating tests during the period September 21-24, 2015. Members of the Surry Power Station training staff administered the written examination on September 29, 2015. All six Reactor Operator (RO) and all three Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) applicants passed both the operating test and written examination. All applicants were issued licenses commensurate with the level of examination administered.

There were no post-examination comments.

No findings were identified.

REPORT DETAILS 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES 4OA5 Operator Licensing Examinations a. Inspection Scope The NRC evaluated the submitted operating test by combining the scenario events and JPMs in order to determine the percentage of submitted test items that required replacement or significant modification. The NRC also evaluated the submitted written examination questions (Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator questions considered separately) in order to determine the percentage of submitted questions that required replacement or significant modification, or that clearly did not conform with the intent of the approved knowledge and ability (K/A) statement. Any questions that were deleted during the grading process, or for which the answer key had to be changed, were also included in the count of unacceptable questions. The percentage of submitted test items that were unacceptable was compared to the acceptance criteria of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Standards for Power Reactors.

The NRC reviewed the licensees examination security measures while preparing and administering the examinations in order to ensure compliance with 10 CFR §55.49, Integrity of examinations and tests.

The NRC administered the operating tests during the period September 21-24, 2015.

The NRC examiners evaluated six Reactor Operator (RO) and three Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) applicants using the guidelines contained in NUREG-1021. Members of the Surry Power Station training staff administered the written examination on September 29, 2015. Evaluations of applicants and reviews of associated documentation were performed to determine if the applicants, who applied for licenses to operate the Surry Power Station, met the requirements specified in 10 CFR Part 55, Operators Licenses.

The NRC evaluated the performance or fidelity of the simulation facility during the preparation and conduct of the operating tests.

b. Findings No findings were identified.

The NRC developed the written examination sample plan outline. Members of the Surry Power Station training staff developed both the operating tests and the written examination. All examination material was developed in accordance with the guidelines contained in Revision 10 of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team reviewed the proposed examination. Examination changes agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee were made per NUREG-1021 and incorporated into the final version of the examination materials.

Using NUREG-1021, the NRC determined that the licensees initial examination submittal was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.

All applicants passed both the operating test and written examination and were issued licenses.

Copies of all individual examination reports were sent to the facility Training Manager for evaluation of weaknesses and determination of appropriate remedial training.

The licensee did not submit any post-examination comments. A copy of the final RO and SRO written examinations and answer keys, with all changes incorporated, may be accessed not earlier than September 29, 2017 in the ADAMS system (ADAMS Accession Numbers ML15293A072 and ML15293A075, respectively).

4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit Exit Meeting Summary On September 25, 2015 the NRC examination team discussed generic issues associated with the operating test with Michael Smith, Acting Director, Nuclear Safety and Licensing, and members of the Surry Power Station staff. The examiners asked the licensee if any of the examination material was proprietary, or if any of the examination material received should be withheld from public disclosure. No proprietary information was identified. No information was identified that required withholding from public disclosure.

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT Licensee personnel D. Bowden, Supervisor of Support Ops J. Fisher, Training Supervisor M. Hadock, Manager, Outage/Planning D. Haskins, Supervisor Civil Construction R. Herbert, Manager Site Engineering C. Lovett, Licensing Engineer M. Meyers, Senior Instructor Nuclear Ops P. Orrison, Senior Instructor Nuclear Ops R. Philpot, Training Supervisor R. Scanlon, Maintenance Manager M. Smith, Acting Director Nuclear Safety and Licensing D. Wilson, Assistant Operations Manager NRC personnel C. Jones, Resident Inspector J. Bundy, Operations Engineer S. Shah, Operations Engineer

SIMULATOR FIDELITY REPORT Facility Licensee: Surry Power Station Facility Docket No.: 05000280, 05000281 Operating Test Administered: September 21-24, 2015 This form is to be used only to report observations. These observations do not constitute audit or inspection findings and, without further verification and review in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.11 are not indicative of noncompliance with 10 CFR 55.46. No licensee action is required in response to these observations.

No simulator fidelity or configuration issues were identified.

Enclosure 2