IR 05000315/2007301

Er 05000315-07-301(DRS), 05000316-07-301(DRS); 03/19/06 - 03/26/06; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant; Initial License Examination Report

ML071150480
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	04/20/2007
From:	Hironori Peterson Division of Reactor Safety III
To:	Nazar M K Indiana Michigan Power Co
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April 20, 2007

Mr. Mano K. NazarSenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106

SUBJECT: DONALD C. COOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000315/2007301(DRS);

05000316/2007301(DRS)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On March 26, 2007, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiners completed initialoperator licensing examinations at your Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.

The enclosed report documents the results of the examination which were discussed on March 23, 2007, with Mr. J. Jensen and other members of your staff. An exit meeting was conducted by telephone on March 28, 2007, between Mr. I. D. Fleedwood of your staff and Mr. D. McNeil, Senior Operations Engineer, to review the proposed final grading of the written examination for the license applicants. There were no post examination comments submitted for the examination by the station's staff.The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the weekof March 19, 2007. The written examination was administered by plant training department personnel on March 26, 2007. Four Senior Reactor Operator and five Reactor Operator applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on April 18, 2007. All nine applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and were issued applicable operator licenses.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom, or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site athttp://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

M. Nazar-2-We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.

Sincerely,/RA/Hironori Peterson, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos. 50-315; 50-316License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosures:

1.Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000315/2007301(DRS); 05000316/2007301(DRS)

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Supplemental Information2.Simulation Facility Report 3.Written Examinations and Answer Keyscc w/encl 1 & 2:M. Peifer, Site Vice PresidentL. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police State Liaison Officer, State of Michigancc w/encl 1, 2, & 3:R. Gillespie, Training Manager, Donald C. Cook Plant M. Nazar-2-We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.

Sincerely,/RA/Hironori Peterson, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos. 50-315; 50-316License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosures:

1.Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000315/2007301(DRS); 05000316/2007301(DRS)

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Supplemental Information2.Simulation Facility Report 3.Written Examinations and Answer Keyscc w/encl 1 & 2:M. Peifer, Site Vice PresidentL. Weber, Plant Manager G. White, Michigan Public Service Commission L. Brandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -

Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Emergency Management Division MI Department of State Police State Liaison Officer, State of Michigancc w/encl 1, 2, & 3:R. Gillespie, Training Manager, Donald C. Cook PlantDOCUMENT NAME: C:\FileNet\ML071150480.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-SensitiveTo receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copyOFFICERIIIRIIINAMEDMcNeil:coHPetersonDATE04/18/0704/20/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY M. Nazar-3-ADAMS Distribution

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DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 TXN ROPreports@nrc.gov NLS Enclosure 1U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IIIDocket Nos. 50-315; 50-316License Nos. DPR-58; DPR-74Report No:05000315/2007301(DRS); 05000316/2007301(DRS)

Licensee:Indiana Michigan Power Company Facility:Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant Location:Bridgman, MI Dates:March 19 through March 26, 2007 Examiners:D. McNeil, Chief ExaminerC. Moore, Examiner C. Zoia, ExaminerApproved by:Hironori Peterson, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1 1

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 05000315/2007301(DRS), 05000316/2007301(DRS); 03/19/06 - 03/26/06;Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant; Initial License Examination Report.The announced initial operator licensing examination was conducted by regional NuclearRegulatory Commission examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,

"Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9.Examination Summary

• Nine applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations. Four applicantswere issued senior operator licenses and five applicants were issued operator licenses.

(Section 4OA5.1).

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REPORT DETAILS

4.OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)4OA5Other.1Initial Licensing Examinations

a. Examination Scope

The Donald C. Cook Plant Training Department trainers prepared the examinationoutline and developed the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners validated the proposed examination during the week of February 26, 2007, at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant training building with the assistance of members of the licensee training staff. The examiners also audited at least 10 percent of the license applications for accuracy. The NRC examiners conducted the operating portion of the initial license examination during the week of March 19, 2007. The Donald C. Cook Plant training department staff administered the written examination on March 26, 2007. The NRC examiners and plant training staff used the guidance established in NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, to prepare, validate, revise, administer, and grade the examination.

b. Findings

Written ExaminationDuring the validation of the written examination several questions were modified orreplaced. Changes made to the written examination were documented on Form ES-401-9, "Written Examination Review Worksheet" which is available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's document system ADAMS. The licensee had no post-examination comments.

The NRC examiners graded the written examination on April 2, 2007, and conducted a review of each question missed by 50 percent or more of the applicants to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions.Operating TestDuring the validation of the operating test, minor modifications were made to the JobPerformance Measures (JPMs) and to the dynamic simulator scenarios. Changes made to the operating test were documented in a document titled, "Operating Test Comments," which is available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's document system ADAMS. The NRC examiners completed grading the operating test on April 9, 2007.

3Examination ResultsFour applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) level and five applicants at theReactor Operator (RO) level were administered written and operating tests. Two of the SRO applicants were previously licensed as ROs at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant. All nine applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued applicable operating licenses..2Examination Security

a. Scope

The NRC examiners reviewed and observed the licensee's implementation ofexamination security requirements during the examination validation and administration to assure compliance with 10 CFR 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 licensee's examination security activities.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.4OA6MeetingsDebriefThe chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations andfindings on March 23, 2007, to J. Jensen and other members of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant staff. The chief examiner 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.Exit MeetingThe chief examiner conducted an exit meeting on March 28, 2007, with Mr. I. Fleetwood,Donald C. Cook Plant Initial License Training Supervisor by telephone. Receipt of the written examination materials was acknowledged by the chief examiner and Mr. Fleetwood stated that the licensee had no post examination comments.ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

J. Jensen, Site Vice-President

S. Adkins, Legal

L. Bush, Operations

R. Crane, Regulatory Affairs

I. Fleetwood, ILT Supervisor

R. Harrah, Training - Operations

J. Newmiller, Compliance

S. Simpson, Manager, Regulatory Affairs

L. Weber, Plant Manager

NRC

D. McNeil, Examiner

B. Kemker, Senior Resident Inspector, Donald C. Cook Plant

C. Moore, Examiner

C. Zoia, Examiner

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened, Closed, and

Discussed

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

None

LIST OF ACRONYMS

USEDADAMSAgency-Wide Document Access and Management SystemDRSDivision of Reactor Safety

JPMJob Performance Measures

NRCNuclear Regulatory Commission

ROReactor Operator

SROSenior Reactor Operator

1SIMULATION FACILITY REPORTFacility Licensee:Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power PlantFacility Docket No:50-315; 50-316

Operating Tests Administered:March 19 - 23, 2007

The following documents observations made by the NRC examination team during the initialoperator 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 wereobserved:ITEMDESCRIPTION

None

1WRITTE N EXAMINATIONS

AND [[]]

ANSWER [[]]

KEYS (

RO /SRO)RO/SRO Initial Examination

ADAMS Accession #

ML 071060320.