IR 05000445/2011301

Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000445/2011301; 05000446/2011301

ML111920641
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	07/08/2011
From:	Mark Haire Operations Branch IV
To:	Flores R Luminant Generation Co
References
50-445/11-301, 50-446/11-301
Download: ML111920641 (9)

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July 8, 2011 Rafael Flores, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Attention: Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT: COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000445/2011301; 05000446/2011301

Dear Mr. Flores:

On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an initial operator license examination at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the examination results and licensing decisions. The preliminary examination results were discussed on June 10, 2011, with Mr. Steven Sewell, Operations Director, and other members of your staff. A telephonic exit meeting was conducted on June 27, 2011, with Mr. Garry Struble, Simulator and License Examination Manager, who was provided the NRC licensing decisions.

The examination included the evaluation of six applicants for reactor operator licenses, two applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses, and five 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 NRC's 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/

Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 Luminant Generation Company, LLC - 2 -Dockets: 50-445; 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87; NPF-89 Enclosure: NRC Examination Report 05000445/2011301; 05000446/2011301

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1 Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

Dockets: 50-445, 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87, NPF-89 Report: 05000445/2011301; 05000446/2011301 Licensee: Luminant Generation Company, LLC Facility: Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Location: FM-56, Glen Rose, Texas Dates: June 6-27, 2011 Inspectors: B. Larson, Senior Operations Engineer C. Osterholtz, Senior Operations Engineer C. Steely, Operations Engineer T. Farina, Operations Engineer Approved by: Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

2 Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER05000445/2011301; 05000446/2011301; June 6-27, 2011; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report.

NRC examiners evaluated the competency of six applicants for reactor operator licenses, two applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses, and five applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.

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 June 13, 2011. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on June 6-10, 2011.

The examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55 and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

A. NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings

No findings were identified.

B. Licensee-Identified Violations

None.

REPORT DETAILS

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 five of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicant's qualifications. This audit focused on the applicant's 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 June 13, 2011, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all thirteen applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on June 16, 2011.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating tests to all thirteen applicants on June 6-10, 2011.

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, final operating tests, 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.

The examination team noted the following generic weaknesses: 1) all crews demonstrated a weakness on the use of the Boration Matrix and completion of boration fifteen minutes prior to reaching final power level and 2) six of seven senior reactor operator applicants missed a written examination question that required knowledge of Technical Specification Section 3.8.1, AC Sources, for actions required when two required offsite circuits are inoperable.

The licensee entered these deficiencies into their corrective action program as CR-2011-006939.

.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.

During performance of a simulator Job Performance Measure (JPM), power momentarily dropped out on valve 1/1-8809B, RHR TO CL 3 & 4 INJ ISOL VLV. This caused the valve to stop in mid-position. The valve was overridden from the simulator operator station and the JPM was completed. This was identified as a simulator hardware issue and was entered into the licensee corrective action program as CR-2011-006892.

.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. Mike Paige, Training Director, Eugene Skelton, Operations Training Manager, Coy Rice, Acting Initial License Operator Training, and other members of the staff on June 10, 2011. A telephonic exit was conducted on June 27, 2011, between Ms. Laura Hurley, Operator Licensing Assistant, and Garry Struble, Simulator and License Examination Manager.

The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

Garry Struble, Simulator and License Examination Manager

NRC Personnel

John Kramer, Senior Resident Inspector