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{{#Wiki_filter:~CATEGORYlyREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9810290190DOC.DATE:98/10/01NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.,50'-389'St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONSTALL,J.A.FloridaPower&LightCo.RECZP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFZLZATIONPEEBLES,T.A.Region2(Post820201)
{{#Wiki_filter:~CATEGORYlyREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9810290190 DOC.DATE:
98/10/01NOTARIZED:
NOFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.,50'-389'St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION STALL,J.A.


SUBJECT: ProvidesresponsestoconcernsraisedinSections05.3&08of980723examreptadministeredon980622-26.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE42DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE-TXTLE:OperatorLicensingExaminationReportsDOCKET0500033505000389NOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-3PDCOPXESLTTRENCL11RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEGLEAVES,WCOPIESLTTRENCL11INTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DRCH/HOHBEXTERNAL:NOAC111111FILECERGN2FILE01NRCPDR1"11111D0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATIONSCONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR8ENCL8 FloridaPower5LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34S57October1,1998L-98-24210CFR55.5RegionalAdministrator,RegionIIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:Mr.ThomasA.Peebles'98Ol',T-6~1:25Chief,OperatorLicensingandHumanPerformanceBranchAtlantaFederalCenter61ForsythSt.,SWSuite23T85Atlanta,GA30303Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389OperatorLicenseTrainingProgramNRCExaminationRert98-301ResnseOnJuly23,1998,NRCissuedSt.LucieUnits1and2ExaminationReport98-301forthe.OperatorLicenseExaminationadministeredonJune22-26,1998.Section05.3ofthereportdescribedanNRCconcernwithexaminationsecurityprecautionsandprovidedarecommendationforfutureexaminations.Additionally,Section08ofthereportdescribedsignificantdelaysincompletingcertainemergencyactionsduringsimulatorscenarios.TheexaminerobservationsindicatedthattherecouldbeapreviouslyunidentifiedproblemwithSt.LucieUnits1and2emergencyoperatingproceduresand/orwiththetrainingofoperatorstoperformtheprocedures.NRCrequestedthatFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)providetheresultsoftheanalysisasapreludetoitsselectionofacourseofactiontofollowupontheobservationsandthepotentialissuesraisedthereby.TheFPLresponsestotheconcernsraisedinSections05.3and08ofthereportareattached.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactus.Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresidentSt.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachment9810290i9098iOOiPDRADOCK05000335VPDRanFPLGroupcompany St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L9&-242AttachmentPage1NRCConcernSection05.3:TheNRCconcludedthatinadequateimplementationofsecurityprecautionsledtopackagingofexaminationmaterialsinasingleenvelopethatwasdeliveredtotheNRCinanopenedcondition.FutureexaminationdevelopmentshouldincludestrictadherencetosecurityguidelinesinNUIREG1021tominimizethepossibilityofexaminationcompromiseandthedelayorcancellationofanexamination.FPLResponse:ConditionReport98-0887wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrectiveactionsforinadequateimplementationofoperatorlicenseexaminationsecurityprecautionsthatleadtoimpropershippingofthefinalexaminationmaterialstotheNRCwithrespecttoexaminationsecurity.TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarizedbelow..1.Thedeficienciesdiscussedconcerningtheshipmentofthelicensingexaminationshavebeenreviewedwithourexaminationdeveloper.2.TrainingGuideline004,WrittenExaminationAdministrationandControl,hasbeenrevisedtoincludeanAppendixD,"NRCExamConstructionandAdministration,"thatincorporatesNUREG-1021,OperatorLicensingExaminationStandardsForPowerReactors,guidanceonpackagingtheexaminationforshipmenttotheNRCinadoubleenvelope.3.ExaminationsbeingsenttotheNRCarenowrequiredtogothroughtheLicensingDepartmenttoprovideanindependentcheck.NRCConcernSection08:TheNRCnotedthatconfusionexistedamongthecandidateswithregardstotheexpectationsofperformingtheimmediateoperatoractionsinthestandardposttripactions(SPTA)sectionoftheemergencyoperatingprocedures(EOP).TrainingontheimplementationoftheSPTAs,togetherwithinsuKcientproceduralguidanceIedtopoorcandidateperformance.Theproceduralguidanceandtrainingoftheoperatorscombinedtoresultinlessthanoptimalmitigationoftheevent St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L-98-242AttachmentPage2FPLResponse:ConditionReport98-1296wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrectiveactionsfortheNRCconcernidentifiedinSection08.TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarizedbelow.1.LicensedoperatorcandidatesfromthisexaminationgrouphadatrainingsessionwithrepresentativesoftrainingandoperationsmanagementtoreiterateexpectationsregardingEOP41,StandardPost1'ctions,implementation.Afterthesession,therewasasimulatorexeicisetoreinforcetheseexpectations.2.Prorxdure2-EOP-01,Unit2StandardPostTNpActions,wasrevisedtoincludeverificationofmainsteamlineisolationsystem(MSIS)actuationifcontainmentpressureisgreaterthanorequalto3.5psig.3.'AdministrativeProcedureAP-0010120,ConductofOperations,wasrevisedtoclarifyguidanceintheareasof:a.Operatoractionspermittedlexpectedpriortoassistantnuclearplantsupervisor(ANPS)concurrence.b.ExpectedoperatoractionwhileperformingEOP-01,StandardPost1'ctions.4.Licensedoperatorrequalificationsegment98.5includedscenariossimilartothoseintherecentNRClicenseexamination.Operatorswereevaluatedonthesimulatorinan'asfoundconditionwithvariousposttripmalfunctions.Noproblemswereobservedwithoperatorsnottakingactionswhenappropriateasobservedduringthelicensingexaminations.Seventy-threeoperatorswereobserved.ExpectedoperatoractionswhileinEOP-01arealsobeingstressedinsimulatorscenarios.5.OperatorsweretrainedontherevisionstotheAP-0010120,ConductofOperations,and2-EOP-01,Unit2StandardPostTripActions.
FloridaPower&LightCo.RECZP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFZLZATION PEEBLES,T.A.
 
Region2(Post820201)
 
SUBJECT: Providesresponses toconcernsraisedinSections05.3&08of980723examreptadministered on980622-26.
 
DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE42DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE-TXTLE:OperatorLicensing Examination ReportsDOCKET0500033505000389NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PDCOPXESLTTRENCL11RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME GLEAVES,W COPIESLTTRENCL11INTERNAL:
ACRSNRR/DRCH/HOHB EXTERNAL:
NOAC111111FILECERGN2FILE01NRCPDR1"11111D0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATIONS CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR8ENCL8 FloridaPower5LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34S57October1,1998L-98-24210CFR55.5RegionalAdministrator, RegionIIU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:Mr.ThomasA.Peebles'98Ol',T-6~1:25Chief,OperatorLicensing andHumanPerformance BranchAtlantaFederalCenter61ForsythSt.,SWSuite23T85Atlanta,GA30303Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389OperatorLicenseTrainingProgramNRCExamination Rert98-301ResnseOnJuly23,1998,NRCissuedSt.LucieUnits1and2Examination Report98-301forthe.OperatorLicenseExamination administered onJune22-26,1998.Section05.3ofthereportdescribed anNRCconcernwithexamination securityprecautions andprovidedarecommendation forfutureexaminations.
 
Additionally, Section08ofthereportdescribed significant delaysincompleting certainemergency actionsduringsimulator scenarios.
 
Theexaminerobservations indicated thattherecouldbeapreviously unidentified problemwithSt.LucieUnits1and2emergency operating procedures and/orwiththetrainingofoperators toperformtheprocedures.
 
NRCrequested thatFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)providetheresultsoftheanalysisasapreludetoitsselection ofacourseofactiontofollowupontheobservations andthepotential issuesraisedthereby.TheFPLresponses totheconcernsraisedinSections05.3and08ofthereportareattached.
 
Shouldyouhaveanyquestions, pleasecontactus.Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresident St.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachment 9810290i90 98iOOiPDRADOCK05000335VPDRanFPLGroupcompany St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L9&-242Attachment Page1NRCConcernSection05.3:TheNRCconcluded thatinadequate implementation ofsecurityprecautions ledtopackaging ofexamination materials inasingleenvelopethatwasdelivered totheNRCinanopenedcondition.
 
Futureexamination development shouldincludestrictadherence tosecurityguidelines inNUIREG1021tominimizethepossibility ofexamination compromise andthedelayorcancellation ofanexamination.
 
FPLResponse:
Condition Report98-0887wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrective actionsforinadequate implementation ofoperatorlicenseexamination securityprecautions thatleadtoimpropershippingofthefinalexamination materials totheNRCwithrespecttoexamination security.
 
TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarized below..1.Thedeficiencies discussed concerning theshipmentofthelicensing examinations havebeenreviewedwithourexamination developer.
 
2.TrainingGuideline 004,WrittenExamination Administration andControl,hasbeenrevisedtoincludeanAppendixD,"NRCExamConstruction andAdministration,"
thatincorporates NUREG-1021, OperatorLicensing Examination Standards ForPowerReactors, guidanceonpackaging theexamination forshipmenttotheNRCinadoubleenvelope.
 
3.Examinations beingsenttotheNRCarenowrequiredtogothroughtheLicensing Department toprovideanindependent check.NRCConcernSection08:TheNRCnotedthatconfusion existedamongthecandidates withregardstotheexpectations ofperforming theimmediate operatoractionsinthestandardposttripactions(SPTA)sectionoftheemergency operating procedures (EOP).Trainingontheimplementation oftheSPTAs,togetherwithinsuKcient procedural guidanceIedtopoorcandidate performance.
 
Theprocedural guidanceandtrainingoftheoperators combinedtoresultinlessthanoptimalmitigation oftheevent St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L-98-242Attachment Page2FPLResponse:
Condition Report98-1296wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrective actionsfortheNRCconcernidentified inSection08.TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarized below.1.Licensedoperatorcandidates fromthisexamination grouphadatrainingsessionwithrepresentatives oftrainingandoperations management toreiterate expectations regarding EOP41,StandardPost1'ctions, implementation.
 
Afterthesession,therewasasimulator exeicisetoreinforce theseexpectations.
 
2.Prorxdure 2-EOP-01, Unit2StandardPostTNpActions,wasrevisedtoincludeverification ofmainsteamlineisolation system(MSIS)actuation ifcontainment pressureisgreaterthanorequalto3.5psig.3.'Administrative Procedure AP-0010120, ConductofOperations, wasrevisedtoclarifyguidanceintheareasof:a.Operatoractionspermittedlexpected priortoassistant nuclearplantsupervisor (ANPS)concurrence.
 
b.Expectedoperatoractionwhileperforming EOP-01,StandardPost1'ctions.
 
4.Licensedoperatorrequalification segment98.5includedscenarios similartothoseintherecentNRClicenseexamination.
 
Operators wereevaluated onthesimulator inan'asfoundcondition withvariousposttripmalfunctions.
 
Noproblemswereobservedwithoperators nottakingactionswhenappropriate asobservedduringthelicensing examinations.
 
Seventy-three operators wereobserved.
 
ExpectedoperatoractionswhileinEOP-01arealsobeingstressedinsimulator scenarios.
 
5.Operators weretrainedontherevisions totheAP-0010120, ConductofOperations, and2-EOP-01,Unit2StandardPostTripActions.
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Provides Responses to Concerns Raised in Sections O5.3 & O8 of 980723 Exam Repts 50-335/98-301 & 50-389/98-301, Administered on 980622-26
ML17229A889
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/01/1998
From: STALL J A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: PEEBLES T A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
50-335-98-301, 50-389-98-301, L-98-242, NUDOCS 9810290190
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~CATEGORYlyREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9810290190 DOC.DATE:

98/10/01NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.,50'-389'St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION STALL,J.A.

FloridaPower&LightCo.RECZP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFZLZATION PEEBLES,T.A.

Region2(Post820201)

SUBJECT: Providesresponses toconcernsraisedinSections05.3&08of980723examreptadministered on980622-26.

DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE42DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE-TXTLE:OperatorLicensing Examination ReportsDOCKET0500033505000389NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PDCOPXESLTTRENCL11RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME GLEAVES,W COPIESLTTRENCL11INTERNAL:

ACRSNRR/DRCH/HOHB EXTERNAL:

NOAC111111FILECERGN2FILE01NRCPDR1"11111D0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATIONS CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR8ENCL8 FloridaPower5LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34S57October1,1998L-98-24210CFR55.5RegionalAdministrator, RegionIIU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:Mr.ThomasA.Peebles'98Ol',T-6~1:25Chief,OperatorLicensing andHumanPerformance BranchAtlantaFederalCenter61ForsythSt.,SWSuite23T85Atlanta,GA30303Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389OperatorLicenseTrainingProgramNRCExamination Rert98-301ResnseOnJuly23,1998,NRCissuedSt.LucieUnits1and2Examination Report98-301forthe.OperatorLicenseExamination administered onJune22-26,1998.Section05.3ofthereportdescribed anNRCconcernwithexamination securityprecautions andprovidedarecommendation forfutureexaminations.

Additionally, Section08ofthereportdescribed significant delaysincompleting certainemergency actionsduringsimulator scenarios.

Theexaminerobservations indicated thattherecouldbeapreviously unidentified problemwithSt.LucieUnits1and2emergency operating procedures and/orwiththetrainingofoperators toperformtheprocedures.

NRCrequested thatFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)providetheresultsoftheanalysisasapreludetoitsselection ofacourseofactiontofollowupontheobservations andthepotential issuesraisedthereby.TheFPLresponses totheconcernsraisedinSections05.3and08ofthereportareattached.

Shouldyouhaveanyquestions, pleasecontactus.Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresident St.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachment 9810290i90 98iOOiPDRADOCK05000335VPDRanFPLGroupcompany St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L9&-242Attachment Page1NRCConcernSection05.3:TheNRCconcluded thatinadequate implementation ofsecurityprecautions ledtopackaging ofexamination materials inasingleenvelopethatwasdelivered totheNRCinanopenedcondition.

Futureexamination development shouldincludestrictadherence tosecurityguidelines inNUIREG1021tominimizethepossibility ofexamination compromise andthedelayorcancellation ofanexamination.

FPLResponse:

Condition Report98-0887wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrective actionsforinadequate implementation ofoperatorlicenseexamination securityprecautions thatleadtoimpropershippingofthefinalexamination materials totheNRCwithrespecttoexamination security.

TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarized below..1.Thedeficiencies discussed concerning theshipmentofthelicensing examinations havebeenreviewedwithourexamination developer.

2.TrainingGuideline 004,WrittenExamination Administration andControl,hasbeenrevisedtoincludeanAppendixD,"NRCExamConstruction andAdministration,"

thatincorporates NUREG-1021, OperatorLicensing Examination Standards ForPowerReactors, guidanceonpackaging theexamination forshipmenttotheNRCinadoubleenvelope.

3.Examinations beingsenttotheNRCarenowrequiredtogothroughtheLicensing Department toprovideanindependent check.NRCConcernSection08:TheNRCnotedthatconfusion existedamongthecandidates withregardstotheexpectations ofperforming theimmediate operatoractionsinthestandardposttripactions(SPTA)sectionoftheemergency operating procedures (EOP).Trainingontheimplementation oftheSPTAs,togetherwithinsuKcient procedural guidanceIedtopoorcandidate performance.

Theprocedural guidanceandtrainingoftheoperators combinedtoresultinlessthanoptimalmitigation oftheevent St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L-98-242Attachment Page2FPLResponse:

Condition Report98-1296wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrective actionsfortheNRCconcernidentified inSection08.TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarized below.1.Licensedoperatorcandidates fromthisexamination grouphadatrainingsessionwithrepresentatives oftrainingandoperations management toreiterate expectations regarding EOP41,StandardPost1'ctions, implementation.

Afterthesession,therewasasimulator exeicisetoreinforce theseexpectations.

2.Prorxdure 2-EOP-01, Unit2StandardPostTNpActions,wasrevisedtoincludeverification ofmainsteamlineisolation system(MSIS)actuation ifcontainment pressureisgreaterthanorequalto3.5psig.3.'Administrative Procedure AP-0010120, ConductofOperations, wasrevisedtoclarifyguidanceintheareasof:a.Operatoractionspermittedlexpected priortoassistant nuclearplantsupervisor (ANPS)concurrence.

b.Expectedoperatoractionwhileperforming EOP-01,StandardPost1'ctions.

4.Licensedoperatorrequalification segment98.5includedscenarios similartothoseintherecentNRClicenseexamination.

Operators wereevaluated onthesimulator inan'asfoundcondition withvariousposttripmalfunctions.

Noproblemswereobservedwithoperators nottakingactionswhenappropriate asobservedduringthelicensing examinations.

Seventy-three operators wereobserved.

ExpectedoperatoractionswhileinEOP-01arealsobeingstressedinsimulator scenarios.

5.Operators weretrainedontherevisions totheAP-0010120, ConductofOperations, and2-EOP-01,Unit2StandardPostTripActions.