ML103090614

2010 Lasalle County Station, Submittal of Initial Operator Licensing Examination Outline

ML103090614
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Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	05/05/2010
From:	Wozniak D Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
To:	Region 3 Administrator
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2010 LASALLE COUNTY STATION INITlAL EXAMINATION OUTLINE SUBMITTAL

LaSalle Generating Station www.exeloncorp.com Exel 2601 North zist Road Nuclear Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 RAIO-033 10 CFR 55.40 May 5,2010 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: NRC Region I l l Administrator 2443 Warrenville Rd.

Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373/50-374

Subject:

Submittal of Initial Operator Licensing Examination Outline Enclosed are the examination outlines supporting the Initial License Examination scheduled for September 13 through September 24, 2010 at LaSalle County Station.

This submittal includes all appropriate Examination Standard forms and outlines in accordance with NUREG -1 021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1.

In accordance with NUREG -1021, Revision 9, Supplement 1, Section ES-201, Initial Operator Licensing Examination Process, please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Terrence Simpkin, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815 ) 415-2800. For questions concerning examination outlines, please contact Mr. Michael Entwistle at (815 ) 415-4025.

David B. Wozniak Site Vice President LaSalle County Station MAY 0 5 2010

Enclosures:

(Hand delivered to Carl M. Moore, Chief Examiner, NRC Region Ill)

Examination Security Agreements (Form ES-201-3)

Administrative Topics Outline(s) (Form ES-301-1)

Control Room/ln-Plant Systems Outline (Form ES-301-2)

BWR Examination Outline (Forms ES-401-1)

Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline (Tier 3) (Form ES-401-3)

Statement Detailing Method of Written Exam Outline Generation Scenario Outlines (Form ES-D-1)

Record of Rejected WAS (Form ES-401-4)

Completed Checklists:

Examination Outline Quality Checklist (Form ES-201-2)

Transient and Event Checklist (Form ES-301-5) cc: (wlo enclosures)

Chief, NRC Operator Licensing Branch Senior Resident Inspector - LaSalle County Station bcc: (without enclosures)

LaSalle County Station Project Manager, NRR Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle County Station Director, Licensing - Midwest Regional Operating Group Manager, Licensing - LaSalle County Station Nuclear Licensing Administrator - LaSalle County Station Exelon Document Control Desk Licensing (Hard Copy)

Exelon Document Control Desk Licensing (Electronic Copy)

Human Resources - LaSalle County Station Training Manager - LaSalle County Station

ES-201 Examination Outline Quality Checklist Form ES-201-2 Facility: LaSalle County Station Date of Examination: 09/13/2010 Initials Item Task Description

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1. a. Verify that the outline(s) fit(s) the appropriate model, in accordance with ES-401. W &

W R b. Assess whether the outline was systematically and randomly prepared in accordance with I Section D . l of ES-401 and whether all WA cateqories are appropriately sampled.

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T c. Assess whether the outline over-emphasizes any systems, evolutions, or generic topics.

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2. a. Using Form ES-301-5, verify that the proposed scenario sets cover the required number S

of normal evolutions, instrument and component failures, technical specifications, and major transients.

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c. To the extent possible, assess whether the outline(s) conform(s) with the qualitative R

and quantitative criteria specified on Form ES-301-4 and described in Appendix D.

3. a. Verify that the systems walk-through outline meets the criteria specified on Form ES-301-2:

(1) the outline(s) contain(s) the required number of control room and in-plant tasks W distributed among the safety functions as specified on the form I (2) task repetition from the last two NRC examinations is within the limits specified on the form T (3) no tasks are duplicated from the applicants' audit test(s)

(4) the number of new or modified tasks meets or exceeds the minimums specified on the form (5) the number of alternate path, low-power, emergency, and RCA tasks meet the criteria on the form.

b. Verify that the administrative outline meets the criteria specified on Form ES-301-1:

(1) the tasks are distributed among the topics as specified on the form (2) at least one task is new or significantly modified d+

(31 no more than one task is reDeated from the last two NRC licensina examinations

c. Determine if there are enough different outlines to test the projected number and mix of applicants and ensure that no items are duplicated on subsequent days.

a. Assess whether plant-specific priorities (including PRA and IPE insights) are covered in the appropriate exam sections. W#

b. Assess whether the 10 CFR 55.41/43 and 55.45 sampling is appropriate.

c. Ensure that K/A irnuortance ratinas (exceut for Dlant-sDecific uriorities) are at least 2.5. INWF- h

d. Check for duplication and overlap among exam sections. Ay

e. Check the entire exam for balance of coveraae. w 1M

f. Assess whether the exam fits the appropriate job level (RO or SRO). h 5 I#

a. Author Michael A. Entwistle /

b. Facility Reviewer (*) John P. Keenan

c. NRC Chief Examiner (#)

d. NRC Supervisor Note: # Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c"; chief examiner concurrence required.

Not applicable for NRC-prepared examination outlines