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| | number = ML113490267 | | | number = ML12353A322 |
| | issue date = 12/15/2011 | | | issue date = 12/18/2012 |
| | title = Notification of NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 05000361/2012-301; 05000362/2012-301 | | | title = Er 05000361-12-301; 05000362-12-301; October 12 - November 13, 2012; San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report |
| | author name = Haire M | | | author name = Gaddy V |
| | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/OB | | | author affiliation = NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/OB |
| | addressee name = Dietrich P | | | addressee name = Dietrich P |
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| | license number = NPF-010, NPF-015 | | | license number = NPF-010, NPF-015 |
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| | document type = Letter, License-Operator, Part 55 Examination Related Material | | | document report number = 50-361/12-301, 50-362/12-301 |
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| ==SUBJECT:== | | ==SUBJECT:== |
| SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301 | | SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301 |
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| ==Dear Mr. Dietrich:== | | ==Dear Mr. Dietrich:== |
| In a telephone conversation on December 12, 2011 between William Arbour, Operations Training Manager, and Gabriel Apger, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station during the weeks of October 8, October 15, and October 22, 2012.
| | On October 24, 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an initial operator license examination at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3. The enclosed report documents the examination results and licensing decisions. The preliminary examination results were discussed on October 22, 2012, with Mr. George Pickar, Operations Training Manager, and other members of your staff. A telephonic exit meeting was conducted on November 13, 2012, with Mr. Scott Rua, Operations Training, who was provided the NRC licensing decisions. |
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| As agreed during the telephone conversation, the NRC staff will prepare the draft written examination outline, and your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, "Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators," Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRC's regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered.
| | The examination included the evaluation of eight applicants for reactor operator licenses, nine applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and four applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses. The license examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued. There were no post-examination comments submitted by your staff. The enclosure to this letter contains the details of this report. |
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| To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating test outlines by July 27, 2012. The written examinations, operating tests, and supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by August 17, 2012. Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, and tests before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready to use. We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. Any delay in receiving the required examinations and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled. In addition, your support for on-site validation of the examinations is required during the week of September 10, 2012. UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 Mr. Peter Dietrich - 2 -
| | No findings were identified during this examination. |
| In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302, your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.
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| Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
| | In accordance with 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 NRCs 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). |
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| To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary operator and senior operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if any) (OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
| | Sincerely, |
| | /RA/ |
| | Vincent Gaddy, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-361; 50-362 Licenses: NPF-10; NPF-15 Enclosure: |
| | NRC Examination Report 05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301 cc: Electronic Distribution for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station |
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| | =SUMMARY OF FINDINGS= |
| | ER05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301; October 12 - November 13, 2012; San Onofre |
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| | Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report. |
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| | NRC examiners evaluated the competency of eight applicants for reactor operator licenses, nine applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses, and four applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3. |
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| | The 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 licensee on October 24, 2012. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on October 12-22, 2012. |
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| | The examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued. |
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| | ===NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings=== |
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| | No findings were identified. |
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| | ===Licensee-Identified Violations=== |
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| | None. |
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| | =REPORT DETAILS= |
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| | ==OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)== |
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| | ==4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)== |
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| | ===.1 License Applications=== |
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| | ====a. Scope==== |
| | NRC examiners reviewed all license applications submitted to ensure each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The examiners also audited three of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicants qualifications. This audit focused on the applicants experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes. |
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| | ====b. Findings==== |
| | No findings were identified. |
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| | ===.2 Examination Development=== |
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| | ====a. Scope==== |
| | NRC examiners reviewed integrated examination outlines and draft examinations submitted by the licensee against the requirements of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team conducted an onsite validation of the operating tests. |
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| | ====b. Findings==== |
| | No findings were identified. |
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| This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by OMB, under approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, developing the written examination outlines, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV. The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
| | NRC examiners provided outline, draft examination, and post-validation comments to the licensee. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution prior to examination administration. |
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| In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
| | NRC examiners determined that the written examinations and operating tests initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination. |
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| | ===.3 Operator Knowledge and Performance=== |
| Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Arbour has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Apger at 817-200-1508, or myself at 817-200-1159.
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| Sincerely,
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| /RA/ S. Garchow for
| | On October 24, 2012, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all twenty-one applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on October 31, 2012. |
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| | The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating tests to all twenty-one applicants on October 12-22, 2012. |
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| | ====b. Findings==== |
| | No findings were identified. |
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| | All of the applicants passed the written examination and all parts of the operating test. |
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| | The final written examinations and post-examination analysis may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment. There were no post-examination comments as indicated in the licensee submittal. |
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| | ===.4 Simulation Facility Performance=== |
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| | ====a. Scope==== |
| | The NRC examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during examination validation and administration. |
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| | No findings were identified. |
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| | ===.5 Examination Security=== |
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| | ====a. Scope==== |
| | The NRC examiners reviewed examination security during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with 10 CFR 55.49 and NUREG-1021. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel. |
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| | ====b. Findings==== |
| | No findings were identified. |
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| | ==4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit== |
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| | The chief examiner presented the preliminary examination results to Messrs. George Pickar, Operations Training Manager, Richard Davis, Nuclear Training Director, and other members of the staff on October 22, 2012. A telephonic exit was conducted on November 13, 2012, between Ms. Laura Hurley, Licensing Assistant, and Mr. Scott Rua, Operations Training. |
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| | The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary. |
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| | ATTACHMENT: |
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| | =SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION= |
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| | ==KEY POINTS OF CONTACT== |
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| Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-361; 50-362 Licenses: NPF-10; NPF-15
| | ===Licensee Personnel=== |
| | : [[contact::J. Rogers]], Operations Instructor |
| | ===NRC Personnel=== |
| | : [[contact::J. Reynoso]], Resident Inspector |
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| | ==ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED== |
| Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
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| DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov) DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Greg.Warnick@nrc.gov) Resident Inspector (John.Reynoso@nrc.gov)
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| Branch Chief, DRP/D (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Don.Allen@nrc.gov) SONGS Administrative Assistant (Heather.Hutchinson@nrc.gov) Project Engineer, DRP/D (David.You@nrc.gov) Project Engineer, DRP/D (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
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| Project Manager (Randy.Hall@nrc.gov) Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov) Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov) Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
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| OEMail Resource RIV/ETA: OEDO (Mark.Franke@nrc.gov) DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
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Category:License-Operator Examination Report
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2012-12-18
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UNITE D S TATE S NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMI S SI ON ber 18, 2012
SUBJECT:
SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301
Dear Mr. Dietrich:
On October 24, 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an initial operator license examination at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3. The enclosed report documents the examination results and licensing decisions. The preliminary examination results were discussed on October 22, 2012, with Mr. George Pickar, Operations Training Manager, and other members of your staff. A telephonic exit meeting was conducted on November 13, 2012, with Mr. Scott Rua, Operations Training, who was provided the NRC licensing decisions.
The examination included the evaluation of eight applicants for reactor operator licenses, nine applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and four applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses. The license examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued. There were no post-examination comments submitted by your staff. The enclosure to this letter contains the details of this report.
No findings were identified during this examination.
In accordance with 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 NRCs 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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent Gaddy, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-361; 50-362 Licenses: NPF-10; NPF-15 Enclosure:
NRC Examination Report 05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301 cc: Electronic Distribution for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ER05000361/2012301; 05000362/2012301; October 12 - November 13, 2012; San Onofre
Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report.
NRC examiners evaluated the competency of eight applicants for reactor operator licenses, nine applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses, and four applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3.
The 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 licensee on October 24, 2012. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on October 12-22, 2012.
The examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings
No findings were identified.
Licensee-Identified Violations
None.
REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)
.1 License Applications
a. Scope
NRC examiners reviewed all license applications submitted to ensure each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The examiners also audited three of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicants qualifications. This audit focused on the applicants experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.2 Examination Development
a. Scope
NRC examiners reviewed integrated examination outlines and draft examinations submitted by the licensee against the requirements of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team conducted an onsite validation of the operating tests.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
NRC examiners provided outline, draft examination, and post-validation comments to the licensee. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution prior to examination administration.
NRC examiners determined that the written examinations and operating tests initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
.3 Operator Knowledge and Performance
a. Scope
On October 24, 2012, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all twenty-one applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on October 31, 2012.
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating tests to all twenty-one applicants on October 12-22, 2012.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
All of the applicants passed the written examination and all parts of the operating test.
The final written examinations and post-examination analysis may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment. There were no post-examination comments as indicated in the licensee submittal.
.4 Simulation Facility Performance
a. Scope
The NRC examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during examination validation and administration.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.5 Examination Security
a. Scope
The NRC examiners reviewed examination security during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with 10 CFR 55.49 and NUREG-1021. 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 preliminary examination results to Messrs. George Pickar, Operations Training Manager, Richard Davis, Nuclear Training Director, and other members of the staff on October 22, 2012. A telephonic exit was conducted on November 13, 2012, between Ms. Laura Hurley, Licensing Assistant, and Mr. Scott Rua, Operations Training.
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- J. Rogers, Operations Instructor
NRC Personnel
- J. Reynoso, Resident Inspector
ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED
