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{{Adams
#REDIRECT [[IR 05000288/2018301]]
| number = ML18333A306
| issue date = 11/29/2018
| title = NRC Initial License Examination Report 05000288/2018301 and 05000306/2018301 (Rdb)
| author name = Baker R
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OB
| addressee name = Sharp S
| addressee affiliation = Northern States Power Company, Minnesota
| docket = 05000282, 05000306
| license number = DPR-042, DPR-060
| contact person =
| document report number = 50-282/18-301, 50-306/18-301
| package number = ML17165A317
| document type = Letter, License-Operator Examination Report
| page count = 10
}}
See also: [[see also::IR 05000306/2018301]]
 
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{{#Wiki_filter:November 29, 2018
Mr. Scott Sharp
Site Vice President
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
Northern States Power Company, Minnesota
1717 Wakonade Drive East
Welch, MN 55089-9642
SUBJECT: PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT,
            UNITS 1 AND 2NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION
            REPORT 05000288/2018301 AND 05000306/2018301
Dear Mr. Sharp:
On October 2, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the initial
operator licensing examination process for license applicants employed at your Prairie Island
Nuclear Generating Plant. The enclosed report documents the results of those examinations.
Preliminary observations noted during the examination process were discussed on
September 18, 2018, with you and other members of your facilitys staff. An exit meeting
was conducted by telephone on October 16, 2018, between you and Mr. R. Baker, Operator
Licensing Chief Examiner, to review the proposed final grading of the written examination for
the license applicants. During the telephone conversation, the NRC confirmed that the station
did not have any post-examination comments requiring resolution.
The NRC examiners administered an initial license examination operating test during the weeks
of September 10 and 17, 2018. The written examination was administered by the Prairie Island
Nuclear Generating Plant Station training department personnel on September 20, 2018.
Eleven Senior Reactor Operator and four Reactor Operator applicants were administered
license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on October 30, 2018. All
fifteen applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and eleven applicants
were issued senior operator licenses and four applicants were issued operator licenses for
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2.
The administered written examinations and operating tests, as well as documents related to
the development and review of the examinations (outlines, proposed examinations, review
comments, and resolutions, etc.), will be withheld from public disclosure for 24 months until
October 2, 2020.
 
S. Sharp                                      -2-
This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public
inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRCs Public
Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390,
Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
                                              Sincerely,
                                              /RA/
                                              Robert J. Orlikowski, Chief
                                              Operations Branch
                                              Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306
License Nos. DPR-42, DPR-60
Enclosures:
1. OL Examination
    Report 05000288/2018301;
    05000306/2018301
2. Simulation Facility Fidelity Report
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    T. Wadley, Training Manager,
      Prairie Island Nuclear Generating
      Plant
 
S. Sharp                                    -3-
Letter to Scott Sharp from Robert Orlikowski dated November 29, 2018.
SUBJECT: PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT,
            UNITS 1 AND 2NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION
            REPORT 05000288/2018301 AND 05000306/2018301
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ADAMS Accession Number: ML18333A306
  OFFICE RIII                      RIII
  NAME      RBaker:jw            ROrlikowski
  DATE      11/29/18              11/29/18
                                  OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 
          U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
                          REGION III
Docket Nos:        50-288; 50-306
License Nos:        DPR-42; DPR-60
Report No:          05000288/2018301; 05000306/2018301
Licensee:          Northern States Power Company, Minnesota
Facility:          Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2
Location:          Welch, MN
Dates:              September 10, 2018, through October 2, 2018
Inspectors:        R. Baker, Senior Operations Engineer, Chief Examiner
                    C. Zoia, Senior Operations Engineer, Examiner
                    B. Bergeon, Operations Engineer, Examiner
Approved by:        R. Orlikowski, Chief
                    Operations Branch
                    Division of Reactor Safety
                                                                    Enclosure 1
 
                                            SUMMARY
Examination Report 050002886/2018301; 05000306/2018301; 09/10/2018-10/02/2018;
Northern States Power Company, Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
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
Fifteen of fifteen applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations.
Eleven applicants were issued senior operator licenses and four applicants were
issued operator licenses for Units 1 and 2. (Section 4OA5.1).
                                                  2
 
                                        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 written examination outline and members of the facility licensees staff
      prepared the operating test outlines. Members of the facility licensees staff developed
      the written examination and operating test. The NRC examiners validated the proposed
      examination, with the assistance of members of the facility licensees staff, during the
      week of August 13, 2018. During the onsite validation week, the examiners audited
      two of 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
      September 10 through 17, 2018. The facility licensee administered the written
      examination on September 20, 2018.
  b.  Findings
  (1) Written Examination
      The NRC examiners determined that the written examination, as proposed by the
      licensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
      Less than 20 percent of the proposed examination questions were determined to be
      unsatisfactory and required modification or replacement. All changes made to the
      proposed written examination were made in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator
      Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and were documented on
      Form ES-401-9, Written Examination Review Worksheet. The written examination
      outlines and worksheets, the proposed written examination and worksheets, as well as
      the final Form ES-401-9, and the final as-administered examination and answer key, will
      be publicly available electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the
      Publicly Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Document Access and
      Management System (ADAMS) on October 2, 2020. (ADAMS Accession Numbers
      ML17165A321, ML17165A322, ML17165A317, and ML17165A318, respectively.)
      On October 2, 2018, the licensee submitted documentation noting that there were
      no post-examination facility licensee comments, and no post-examination applicant
      comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the written
      examination.
      The NRC examiners graded the written examination on October 15, 2018, and
      conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and
      validity of the examination questions.
                                                  3
 
  (2) Operating Test
      The NRC examiners determined that the operating test, as originally proposed by the
      licensee, was within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
      All changes made to the operating test were made in accordance with NUREG-1021,
      Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, and were
      documented on Form ES-301-7, Operating Test Review Worksheet. The operating
      test outlines and worksheets, the proposed operating test and worksheets, as well as
      the final Form ES-301-7, and the final as-administered operating test, will be available
      electronically in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records
      component of NRC's ADAMS, on October 2, 2020. (ADAMS Accession Numbers
      ML17165A321, ML17165A322, ML17165A317, and ML17165A318, respectively.)
      On October 2, 2018, the licensee submitted documentation noting that there were
      no post-examination facility licensee comments, and no post-examination applicant
      comments for consideration by the NRC examiners when grading the operating test.
      The NRC examiners completed operating test grading on October 16, 2018.
  (3) Examination Results
      Eleven applicants at the Senior Reactor Operator level and four applicants at the
      Reactor Operator level were administered written examinations and operating tests.
      All applicants passed all portions of their examinations and were issued their respective
      operating licenses for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 on
      October 30, 2018.
.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 Regulations, 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
      No findings were identified.
4OA6 Management Meetings
.1    Debrief
      The chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations and
      findings on September 18, 2018, to Mr. S. Sharp, Site Vice President, and other
      members of the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Operations and Training
      Department staff.
                                                  4
 
.2  Exit Meeting
    A telephone exit meeting was conducted on October 16, 2018, by Mr. R. Baker,
    Operator Licensing Chief Examiner, with Mr. S. Sharp, Site Vice President, and other
    members of the licensee staff. The NRC confirmed that there were no post-examination
    comments during the telephone discussion. The 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.
ATTACHMENT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                              5
 
                              SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
                                KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee
S. Sharp, Site Vice President
H. Hanson, Plant Manager
M. Peterson, Fleet General Supervisor Operations Training
T. Wadley, Training Manager
J. Connors, Regulatory Affairs Manager
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
L. Haeg, Senior Resident Inspector
K. Pusateri, Resident Inspector
R. Baker, Chief Examiner
                        ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened, Closed, and Discussed
None
                                LIST OF ACRONYMS USED
ADAMS          Agencywide Document Access and Management System
NRC            U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                                                                Attachment
 
                            SIMULATION FACILITY FIDELITY REPORT
Facility Licensee:                      Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2
Facility Docket Nos:                    50-288; 50-306
Operating Tests Administered:          September 10-17, 2018
The following documents observations made by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 55.45(b).
These observations do not affect U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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
                    On the September 13, 2018, during the first run of Scenario #4, Event #3,
                    the pressurizer pressure master controller, 1HC431K (4304101),
                    Manual/Auto switch failed to shift to the manual position. The applicant took
                    manual control of the pressurizer spray valves and heaters for the
  SWO B8D-056
                    remainder of the scenario, which did not adversely impact the remaining
                    scenario events. The switch was repaired following completion of the
                    scenario and, and the controller failure did not recur during subsequent
                    scenarios.
                                                                                        Enclosure 2
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