ML15182A441

Notice and Agenda - 2015 Operator Licensing Workshop

ML15182A441
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Site:	Monticello, Dresden, Davis Besse, Palisades, Perry, Fermi, Point Beach, Byron, Braidwood, Prairie Island, Duane Arnold, Clinton, Cook, Quad Cities, LaSalle
Issue date:	07/01/2015
From:	Mcneil D, Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 July 1, 2015 NOTICE OF NRC REGION III 2015 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP THIS WORKSHOP IS A PUBLIC MEETING Name of Licensees: Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Indiana Michigan Power Company, LLC; FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co.; NextEra Energy, LLC; Detroit Edison Company; Northern States Power Company, Minnesota; Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Name of Facilities: Braidwood Station; Byron Station; Clinton Power Station; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant; Dresden Nuclear Power Station; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Fermi Power Plant; LaSalle County Station; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Perry Nuclear Power Plant; Point Beach Nuclear Plant; Prairie Island Nuclear Generation Plant; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Docket Nos: 50-456, 50-457; 50-454, 50-455; 50-461; 50-346; 50-315, 50-316; 50-237, 50-249; 50-331; 50-373; 50-374; 50-263; 50-255, 50-440; 50-266, 50-301; 50-282; 50-306; 50-254; 50-265; 50-341 Time and Date: 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (CDT), on Wednesday, July 29 and 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (CDT), on Thursday, July 30, 2015 Location: Sheraton Hotel Lisle Arcadia Symposium Room 3000 Warrenville Rd.

Lisle, Illinois 60532

Purpose:

Operator Licensing Workshop and Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to share experiences, lessons learned, and discuss issues affecting Operator Licensing Program activities with the licensees. The NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will present experiences relating to existing internal agency guidance relevant to the Operator Licensing Examination Program. This will also include discussions concerning Operator Licensing Fundamentals.

Meeting Category: This is a Category I Public Meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

Enclosure 1

Notice of Public Meeting Operator Licensing Workshop NRC Attendees: Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operator Licensing Branch personnel; L. Vick, Operator Licensing and Training Branch, NRR Note: Attendance at this meeting by NRC personnel, other than those listed above, should be made known to Janet Kweiser at 630-829-9711 by close-of-business on Thursday, July 9, 2015.

This meeting between NRC technical staff and applicants or licensees is open for interested members of the public. Members of the public who wish to attend should contact Janet Kweiser or the meeting contacts of your intention to attend by July 15, 2015.

Meeting

Contact:

Dell R. McNeil Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIII 630-829-9737 dell.mcneil@nrc.gov Hironori Peterson Branch Chief, NRC RIII 630-829-9707 hironori.peterson@nrc.gov Audio Tele-Conferencing: None Video Tele-Conferencing: None Approved: _________/RA/___________07/01/15 Hironori Peterson, Chief Date Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety 2

NRC RIII OPERATIONS BRANCH 2015 OPERATOR LICENSING WORKSHOP July 29 and 30, 2015 Dates and Times: July 29 and 30, 2015, (8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., respectively)

Meeting Classification: Public Meeting Place of Meeting: Sheraton Hotel, Lisle, Illinois Attendees: All Available Operations Branch Staff and Invited Licensees

Purpose:

The purpose of the meeting is to share experiences, lessons learned, and discuss issues affecting Operator Licensing Program activities with the licensees. The NRC Region III Division of Reactor Safety, Operations Branch, will present experiences relating to existing internal agency guidance relevant to the Operator Licensing Examination Program. This will also include discussions concerning Operator Licensing Fundamentals.

AGENDA - Day 1 - July 29, 2015 TIME TOPICS 7:30 - 8:00 A.M. Registration and Networking 8:00 - 8:15 A.M. Introduction Overview, Agenda, and Logistics 8:15 - 8:45 A.M. Welcome Address and Opening Remarks NUREG 1021, Revision 10 - New Revision to Examination Standard 8:45 - 9:45 A.M.

(NRR Status; New Changes; Q&As) 9:45 - 10:00 A.M. Break Exam Quality: Written Examination Fundamentals 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.

(From Outline to Question; SRO; Distracters; LOD)

Exam Quality: Initial License Exam Program Consistency 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

(Requirements and Expectations; Preparation and Development; Validation, etc.)

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. Lunch Requalification Issues and Perspectives 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.

(Recent Operational Events; Training; Medical Issues; Exam Quality, etc.)

Status of Fukushima Rulemaking Efforts and New Simulator ANS/ANSI 3.5 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.

(NRR Updates) 3:00 - 3:15 P.M Break Open Forum: Various Topics of Interest 3:15 - 3:45 P.M (Panel Discussion; Programmatic Q&As)

Wrap-up First Day Workshop 3:45 - 4:00 P.M.

(Public Q&As)

Enclosure 2

AGENDA - Day 2 - July 30, 2015 TIME TOPICS Open Discussions 7:45 - 8:00 A.M.

(Recap of Previous Day and Todays Agenda Review) 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. Exam Quality: Simulator Scenario Fundamentals (From Outline to Submittal; Design; Requirements; etc.)

Exam Quality: Job Performance Measure Fundamentals 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.

(From Outline to Submittal; Administrative Topics; Alternate Path, etc.)

10:00 - 10:15 A.M. Break NRC Examination Processes - Proposed Changes for NUREG 1021, Rev 11 10:15 - 12:00 P.M. (Results; Recent Issues and Status; NRC Lessons Learned Review Team; Operator Licensing Implementation Team) 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. Lunch 1:00 - 1:30 P.M. NRC Administrative Issues and Perspectives (Application and License Correspondence Submittals; Waivers, etc.)

Recent Regulatory Operational Experiences: NRC & Licensee 1:30 - 2:30 P.M. (Past/Current Issues and Feedback; Medical Issues, etc.)

2:30 - 2:45 P.M. Break Industry Operator Licensing Focus Group Update 2:45 - 3:45 P.M.

(State of the Industry; Midwest Nuclear Training Association Status, etc.)

Wrap-up Second Day Workshop 3:45 - 4:00 P.M. Public Q&As Plans for 2016 Critique Forms 2