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| issue date = 10/26/2018
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| title = NRC Initial License Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 (DRS-D.Reeser)
| title = NRC Initial License Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 (DRS-D.Reeser)
| author name = Orlikowski R J
| author name = Orlikowski R
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OB
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OB
| addressee name = Hanson B C
| addressee name = Hanson B
| addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear
| addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear
| docket = 05000254, 05000265
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=Text=
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[[Issue date::October 26, 2018]]


Mr. Bryan Senior VP, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and CNO, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
==SUBJECT:==
 
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301
SUBJECT: QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2-NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301


==Dear Mr. Hanson:==
==Dear Mr. Hanson:==
On August 17, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations. Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on July 27, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on September 13, 2018, between Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and Mr. D. Reeser, Chief Operator Licensing Examiner, to review the final grading for the license applicants. The NRC confirmed t he station submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration during NRC grading of the examination.
On August 17, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations.
 
The NRC examiners administered an initial license ex amination operating test during the weeks of July 16, 2018, and July 23, 2018. The written examination was administered by Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Training Department pers onnel on July 30, 2018. Nine Senior Reactor Operator and six Reactor Operator applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on September 12, 2018. Eight Senior Reactor Operator and five Reactor Operator applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Eight applicants were issued Senior Operator licenses and five applicants were issued Operator Licenses. Two applicants failed one or more sections of the administered examination and were issued Preliminary Results Letters.


The administered written examination and operating test, as well as documents related to the development and review (outlines, proposed exam inations, review comments and resolution, etc.) of the examination will be withheld from public disclosure until August 17, 2020. However, because two applicants received a Preliminary Results Letter due to receiving a non-passing grade on any portion of the examination (operating test, written examination, or both), the applicants were provided a copy of those portions of the examination in which they exhibited unsatisfactory performance. For examination se curity purposes, your staff should consider those portions of the examination uncontrolled and exposed to the public. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be ava ilable electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on July 27, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on September 13, 2018, between Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and Mr. D. Reeser, Chief Operator Licensing Examiner, to review the final grading for the license applicants. The NRC confirmed the station submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration during NRC grading of the examination.


Sincerely,/RA/
The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the weeks of July 16, 2018, and July 23, 2018. The written examination was administered by Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Training Department personnel on July 30, 2018. Nine Senior Reactor Operator and six Reactor Operator applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on September 12, 2018. Eight Senior Reactor Operator and five Reactor Operator applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Eight applicants were issued Senior Operator licenses and five applicants were issued Operator Licenses. Two applicants failed one or more sections of the administered examination and were issued Preliminary Results Letters.
Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief


Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
The administered written examination and operating test, as well as documents related to the development and review (outlines, proposed examinations, review comments and resolution, etc.) of the examination will be withheld from public disclosure until August 17, 2020. However, because two applicants received a Preliminary Results Letter due to receiving a non-passing grade on any portion of the examination (operating test, written examination, or both), the applicants were provided a copy of those portions of the examination in which they exhibited unsatisfactory performance. For examination security purposes, your staff should consider those portions of the examination uncontrolled and exposed to the public. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 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 System component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).


Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30  
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30


===Enclosures:===
===Enclosures:===
1. Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 2. Simulation Facility Report  
1. Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 2. Simulation Facility Report
 
cc: Distribution via LISTSERV E. Pannell, Training Manager Letter to Bryan from Robert J. Orlikowski dated October 26, 2018.
 
SUBJECT: QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2-NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301
 
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ADAMS Accession Number: ML18302A032 OFFICE RIII RIII NAME DReeser via email:cl ROrlikowski DATE 10/26/18 10/26/18 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Enclosure 1 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
REGION III
 
Docket Nos: 50-254; 50-265 License Nos: DPR-29; DPR-30
 
Report No: 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301
 
Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC
 
Facility: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2
 
Location: Cordova, Illinois
 
Dates: July 16, 2018, through July 30, 2018
 
Inspectors: D. Reeser, Operations Engineer-Chief Examiner J. Seymour, Operations Engineer-Examiner E. Cushing, Operations Engineer-Examiner G. Roach, Senior Operations Engineer-Examiner in
 
Training
 
Approved by: R. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch


Division of Reactor Safety 2
REGION III==
Docket Nos: 50-254; 50-265 License Nos: DPR-29; DPR-30 Report No: 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC Facility: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Location: Cordova, Illinois Dates: July 16, 2018, through July 30, 2018 Inspectors: D. Reeser, Operations EngineerChief Examiner J. Seymour, Operations EngineerExaminer E. Cushing, Operations EngineerExaminer G. Roach, Senior Operations EngineerExaminer in Training Approved by: R. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1


=SUMMARY OF FINDINGS=
=SUMMARY OF FINDINGS=
Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301; 07/16/2018-07/30/2018; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Initial License Examination Report.
Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301; 07/16/2018-07/30/2018; Exelon
 
The announced initial operator licensing examination was conducted by regional Nuclear
 
Regulatory Commission examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 11.


Examination Summary
Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Initial License Examination Report.


Thirteen of fifteen applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Eight applicants were issued senior operator licenses and five applicants were issued operator licenses. Two applicants failed one or more sections of the administered examination and were issued Preliminary Results Letters.  (Section 4OA5.1).
The announced initial operator licensing examination was conducted by regional Nuclear Regulatory Commission examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,
Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.


3
Examination Summary Thirteen of fifteen applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Eight applicants were issued senior operator licenses and five applicants were issued operator licenses. Two applicants failed one or more sections of the administered examination and were issued Preliminary Results Letters. (Section 4OA5.1).


=REPORT DETAILS=
=REPORT DETAILS=
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====a. Examination Scope====
====a. Examination Scope====
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners and members of the facility licensee's staff used the guidance prescribed in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 11, to develop, validate, administer, and grade the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners prepared the outline and developed the written examination and operating test. As part of the operating test development, the NRC examine developers visited the facility during the week of March 19, 2018, to pre-validate the events/malfunctions of the NRC drafted scenarios, to ensure that the capabilities of the simulation facility would allow performance of the events, and to obtain feedback from your staff on the validity and complexity of the scenarios. The NRC exam iners validated the proposed examination during the week of June 18, 2018, with the assistance of members of the facility licensee's staff. During the onsite validation week, the examiners audited the license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners, with the assistance of members of the facility licensee's staff, administered the operating test, consisting of job performance  
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners and members of the facility licensees staff used the guidance prescribed in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11, to develop, validate, administer, and grade the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners prepared the outline and developed the written examination and operating test. As part of the operating test development, the NRC examine developers visited the facility during the week of March 19, 2018, to pre-validate the events/malfunctions of the NRC drafted scenarios, to ensure that the capabilities of the simulation facility would allow performance of the events, and to obtain feedback from your staff on the validity and complexity of the scenarios. The NRC examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of June 18, 2018, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff. During the onsite validation week, the examiners audited the license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff, administered the operating test, consisting of job performance measures and dynamic simulator scenarios, during the period of July 16-26, 2018. The facility licensee administered the written examination on July 30, 2018.
 
measures and dynamic simulator scenarios, during the period of July 16-26, 2018. The facility licensee administered the written examination on July 30, 2018.


====b. Findings====
====b. Findings====
: (1) Written Examination All changes made to the proposed written examination, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examinat ion Standards for Power Reactors," and documented on Form ES-401-9, "Written Examination Review Worksheet."
: (1) Written Examination All changes made to the proposed written examination, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and documented on Form ES-401-9, Written Examination Review Worksheet.


On August 17, 2018, the licensee submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the  
On August 17, 2018, the licensee submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the written examination.
 
written examination.


The NRC examiners graded the written examination on August 20, 2018, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.
The NRC examiners graded the written examination on August 20, 2018, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.


The written examination outlines and worksheets, the proposed written examination and review worksheet, as well as the final as-administered examination and answer key (ADAMS Accession Number ML18296A021), will be made publicly available, on August 17, 2020, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room.
The written examination outlines and worksheets, the proposed written examination and review worksheet, as well as the final as-administered examination and answer key (ADAMS Accession Number ML18296A021), will be made publicly available, on August 17, 2020, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room.
: (2) Operating Test Changes made to the operating test, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," and documented on Form ES-301-7, "Operating Test Review Worksheet."
: (2) Operating Test Changes made to the operating test, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and documented on Form ES-301-7, Operating Test Review Worksheet.


4 The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on September 12, 2018.
The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on September 12, 2018.


The operating test outlines and worksheets, the proposed operating test and review worksheet, as well as the final as administered dynamic simulator scenarios and job performance measures, will be made available, on August 17, 2020, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room.
The operating test outlines and worksheets, the proposed operating test and review worksheet, as well as the final as administered dynamic simulator scenarios and job performance measures, will be made available, on August 17, 2020, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room.
: (3) Examination Results Nine applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator level and six applicants at the Reactor Operator level were administered written examinations and operating tests. Eight Senior  
: (3) Examination Results Nine applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator level and six applicants at the Reactor Operator level were administered written examinations and operating tests. Eight Senior Reactor Operator applicants and five Reactor Operator applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued their respective operating licenses.
 
Reactor Operator applicants and five Reactor Operator applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued their respective operating licenses.


===.2 Examination Security===
===.2 Examination Security===


====a. Scope====
====a. Scope====
The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensee's implementation of examination security requirements during the examination validation and administration to assure compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation, Part 55.49, "Integrity of Examinations and Tests."  The examiners used the guidelines provided in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examinat ion Standards for Power Reactors," to determine acceptability of the licensee's examination security activities.
The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensee's implementation of examination security requirements during the examination validation and administration to assure compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation, Part 55.49, Integrity of Examinations and Tests. The examiners used the guidelines provided in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, to determine acceptability of the licensees examination security activities.


====b. Findings====
====b. Findings====
Three minor examination security-related issues were identified during exam preparation and administration. During exam review, an NRC examiner sent an email with attached comments on a written examination question to the facility licensee's staff without the appropriate password protection. The question was replaced prior to exam administration. During operating test administration two examples occurred where applicants noted simulator procedures contained place-keeping markups that had not been sanitized from the procedures. In both instances, the procedures were immediately closed by the applicants and turned over to NRC examiners and facility licensee staff. The NRC staff determined that in both instances the inappropriate writing did not affect the fair and equitable administration of the examination.
Three minor examination security-related issues were identified during exam preparation and administration. During exam review, an NRC examiner sent an email with attached comments on a written examination question to the facility licensees staff without the appropriate password protection. The question was replaced prior to exam administration. During operating test administration two examples occurred where applicants noted simulator procedures contained place-keeping markups that had not been sanitized from the procedures. In both instances, the procedures were immediately closed by the applicants and turned over to NRC examiners and facility licensee staff. The NRC staff determined that in both instances the inappropriate writing did not affect the fair and equitable administration of the examination.


{{a|4OA6}}
{{a|4OA6}}
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===.2 Exit Meeting===
===.2 Exit Meeting===


The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on September 13, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, by telephone. The NRC's final disposition of the examination was discussed with Mr. Pannell during the telephone discussion. The 5 examiners asked the licensee whether any of the material used to develop or administer the examination should be considered proprietary. No proprietary or sensitive information was identified during the examination or debrief/exit meetings.
The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on September 13, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, by telephone. The NRCs final disposition of the examination was discussed with Mr. Pannell during the telephone discussion. The examiners asked the licensee whether any of the material used to develop or administer the examination should be considered proprietary. No proprietary or sensitive information was identified during the examination or debrief/exit meetings.


ATTACHMENT:
ATTACHMENT:  


=SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION=
=SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION=
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==KEY POINTS OF CONTACT==
==KEY POINTS OF CONTACT==


Licensee
Licensee
: [[contact::K. Ohr]], Site Vice President  
: [[contact::K. Ohr]], Site Vice President
: [[contact::E. Pannell]], Training Manager  
: [[contact::E. Pannell]], Training Manager
: [[contact::D. Pratt]], Facility Representative  
: [[contact::D. Pratt]], Facility Representative
: [[contact::N. Kenderdine]], ILT Group  
: [[contact::N. Kenderdine]], ILT Group
: [[contact::R. Venci]], ILT Group  
: [[contact::R. Venci]], ILT Group
 
NRC
NRC
: [[contact::D. Reeser]], Operations EngineerChief Examiner
: [[contact::D. Reeser]], Operations Engineer-Chief Examiner  
: [[contact::J. Seymour]], Operations EngineerExaminer
: [[contact::J. Seymour]], Operations Engineer-Examiner
: [[contact::E. Cushing]], Operations EngineerExaminer
: [[contact::E. Cushing]], Operations Engineer-Examiner


==ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED==
==ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED==


None  
None


==LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED==
==LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED==
The following is a partial list of documents reviewed during the inspection.
: Inclusion on this list does not imply that the NRC inspector reviewed the documents in their entirety, but rather that selected sections or portions of the documents were evaluated as part of the overall inspection effort.
: Inclusion of a document on this list does not imply NRC acceptance of the document or any part of it, unless this is stated in the body of the inspection report.
: IR 4150856; NRC
: ID-ILT 17-1 INITIAL LICENSE APPLICATION AND PHYSICALS; June 27, 2018
==LIST OF ACRONYMS==
: [[USED]] [[]]
: [[NRC]] [[]]
: [[U.S.]] [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]]
SIMULATION FACILITY REPORT
Facility Licensee: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2
Facility Docket Nos: 50-254; 50-265
Operating Tests Administered: July 16-26, 2018
The following documents observations made by the
: [[NRC]] [[examination team during the initial operator license examination. These observations do not constitute audit or inspection findings and are not, without further verification and review, indicative of non-compliance with]]
CFR 55.45(b). These observations do not affect NRC certification or approval of the
simulation facility other than to provide information which may be used in future evaluations.
No licensee action is required in response to these observations.
During the conduct of the simulator portion of the operating tests, the following items were
observed:
: [[ITEM]] [[]]
DESCRIPTION
Control Rod Drive Pump Amperage During administration of a scenario event, control rod drive pump amperage at main control room panel 901-5, continued to indicate
amps with the pump's motor breaker open.
Plant Process
Computer During administration of a scenario event, an applicant was unable to generate an operator demandable core characteristics plot (OD-20) from


the Plant Process Computer.
}}
}}

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NRC Initial License Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 (DRS-D.Reeser)
ML18302A032
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Site: Quad Cities  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/26/2018
From: Robert Orlikowski
Operations Branch III
To: Bryan Hanson
Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
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ML17165A499 List:
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Download: ML18302A032 (10)
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ber 26, 2018

SUBJECT:

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301

Dear Mr. Hanson:

On August 17, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations.

Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on July 27, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on September 13, 2018, between Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and Mr. D. Reeser, Chief Operator Licensing Examiner, to review the final grading for the license applicants. The NRC confirmed the station submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration during NRC grading of the examination.

The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the weeks of July 16, 2018, and July 23, 2018. The written examination was administered by Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Training Department personnel on July 30, 2018. Nine Senior Reactor Operator and six Reactor Operator applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on September 12, 2018. Eight Senior Reactor Operator and five Reactor Operator applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Eight applicants were issued Senior Operator licenses and five applicants were issued Operator Licenses. Two applicants failed one or more sections of the administered examination and were issued Preliminary Results Letters.

The administered written examination and operating test, as well as documents related to the development and review (outlines, proposed examinations, review comments and resolution, etc.) of the examination will be withheld from public disclosure until August 17, 2020. However, because two applicants received a Preliminary Results Letter due to receiving a non-passing grade on any portion of the examination (operating test, written examination, or both), the applicants were provided a copy of those portions of the examination in which they exhibited unsatisfactory performance. For examination security purposes, your staff should consider those portions of the examination uncontrolled and exposed to the public. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 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 System component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-254; 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29; DPR-30

Enclosures:

1. Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 2. Simulation Facility Report

REGION III==

Docket Nos: 50-254; 50-265 License Nos: DPR-29; DPR-30 Report No: 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301 Licensee: Exelon Generation Company, LLC Facility: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Location: Cordova, Illinois Dates: July 16, 2018, through July 30, 2018 Inspectors: D. Reeser, Operations EngineerChief Examiner J. Seymour, Operations EngineerExaminer E. Cushing, Operations EngineerExaminer G. Roach, Senior Operations EngineerExaminer in Training Approved by: R. Orlikowski, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Examination Report 05000254/2018301; 05000265/2018301; 07/16/2018-07/30/2018; Exelon

Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Initial License Examination Report.

The announced initial operator licensing examination was conducted by regional Nuclear Regulatory Commission examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,

Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.

Examination Summary Thirteen of fifteen applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Eight applicants were issued senior operator licenses and five applicants were issued operator licenses. Two applicants failed one or more sections of the administered examination and were issued Preliminary Results Letters. (Section 4OA5.1).

REPORT DETAILS

4OA5 Other Activities

.1 Initial Licensing Examinations

a. Examination Scope

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners and members of the facility licensees staff used the guidance prescribed in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11, to develop, validate, administer, and grade the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners prepared the outline and developed the written examination and operating test. As part of the operating test development, the NRC examine developers visited the facility during the week of March 19, 2018, to pre-validate the events/malfunctions of the NRC drafted scenarios, to ensure that the capabilities of the simulation facility would allow performance of the events, and to obtain feedback from your staff on the validity and complexity of the scenarios. The NRC examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of June 18, 2018, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff. During the onsite validation week, the examiners audited the license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff, administered the operating test, consisting of job performance measures and dynamic simulator scenarios, during the period of July 16-26, 2018. The facility licensee administered the written examination on July 30, 2018.

b. Findings

(1) Written Examination All changes made to the proposed written examination, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and documented on Form ES-401-9, Written Examination Review Worksheet.

On August 17, 2018, the licensee submitted documentation noting that there were no post-examination comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the written examination.

The NRC examiners graded the written examination on August 20, 2018, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.

The written examination outlines and worksheets, the proposed written examination and review worksheet, as well as the final as-administered examination and answer key (ADAMS Accession Number ML18296A021), will be made publicly available, on August 17, 2020, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room.

(2) Operating Test Changes made to the operating test, were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and documented on Form ES-301-7, Operating Test Review Worksheet.

The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on September 12, 2018.

The operating test outlines and worksheets, the proposed operating test and review worksheet, as well as the final as administered dynamic simulator scenarios and job performance measures, will be made available, on August 17, 2020, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room.

(3) Examination Results Nine applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator level and six applicants at the Reactor Operator level were administered written examinations and operating tests. Eight Senior Reactor Operator applicants and five Reactor Operator applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued their respective operating licenses.

.2 Examination Security

a. Scope

The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensee's implementation of examination security requirements during the examination validation and administration to assure compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation, Part 55.49, Integrity of Examinations and Tests. The examiners used the guidelines provided in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, to determine acceptability of the licensees examination security activities.

b. Findings

Three minor examination security-related issues were identified during exam preparation and administration. During exam review, an NRC examiner sent an email with attached comments on a written examination question to the facility licensees staff without the appropriate password protection. The question was replaced prior to exam administration. During operating test administration two examples occurred where applicants noted simulator procedures contained place-keeping markups that had not been sanitized from the procedures. In both instances, the procedures were immediately closed by the applicants and turned over to NRC examiners and facility licensee staff. The NRC staff determined that in both instances the inappropriate writing did not affect the fair and equitable administration of the examination.

4OA6 Management Meetings

.1 Debrief

The Chief Examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations on July 27, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, and other members of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station staff.

.2 Exit Meeting

The chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on September 13, 2018, with Mr. E. Pannell, Training Manager, by telephone. The NRCs final disposition of the examination was discussed with Mr. Pannell during the telephone discussion. The examiners asked the licensee whether any of the material used to develop or administer the examination should be considered proprietary. No proprietary or sensitive information was identified during the examination or debrief/exit meetings.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

K. Ohr, Site Vice President
E. Pannell, Training Manager
D. Pratt, Facility Representative
N. Kenderdine, ILT Group
R. Venci, ILT Group

NRC

D. Reeser, Operations EngineerChief Examiner
J. Seymour, Operations EngineerExaminer
E. Cushing, Operations EngineerExaminer

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

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