ML121390155

Requalification Program Inspection - Catawba Nuclear Station

ML121390155
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	05/15/2012
From:	Franke M E Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Hamrick G T Duke Energy Carolinas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 15, 2012 George T. Hamrick (Acting) Site Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Hamrick:

In a telephone conversation on May 9, 2012, Mr. Bruno Caballero, Senior Operations Engineer, Mr. Alan Orton, Operations Training Manager, and Mr. Kevin Phillips, Site Training Manager, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Catawba Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of July 23, 2012, which coincides with your regularly scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility should prepare and conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification program. It is our understanding that you have committed to maintain your plant-referenced simulator in accordance with ANSI/ANS-3.5-1998 "American National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training and Examination."

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit by June 11, 2012, the material as specified in Part A of the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Alan Orton has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this inspection.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

DEC, LLC 2 The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB approval number.

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).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection please contact Mr. Bruno Caballero at (404) 997- 4608, (Internet E-mail:

bruno.caballero@nrc.gov), or me at (404) 997-4436, (Internet E-mail: mark.franke@nrc.gov). Sincerely, /RA/

Mark E. Franke, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-413, 50-414 License Nos.: NPF-35, NPF-52

Enclosure:

Materials Request List cc w/encl: (See Page 3)

_________________________ x G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRP RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME BCABALLERO JBARTLEY MFRANKE DATE 5/15/2012 5/15/2012 5/15/2012 5/ /2012 5/ /2012 5/ /2012 5/ /2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO DEC, LLC 3 cc w/encl: Tanya M. Hamilton Engineering Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Steven B. Putnam Safety Assurance Manager Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution Randy D. Hart Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

David A. Baxter Vice President, Nuclear Engineering General Office Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

M. Christopher Nolan Fleet Safety Assurance Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Charles J. Thomas Fleet Licensing Manager Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Luellen B. Jones Fleet Licensing Engineer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Lara S. Nichols Vice President-Legal Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Cummings Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution

Richardson, Alicia Licensing Administrative Assistant Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Beth J. Horsley Wholesale Customer Relations Duke Energy Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution

Division of Radiological Health TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Catawba Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 4830 Concord Road York, SC 29745 David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution

County Manager of York County York County Courthouse P. O. Box 66 York, SC 29745-0066

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Vanessa Quinn Federal Emergency Management Agency Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program 1800 S. Bell Street Arlington, VA 20598-3025(

(cc w/encl cont'd - See page 4)

DEC, LLC 4 (cc w/encl cont'd) Duke Energy Corporation, LLC ATTN: Mr. Kevin Phillips Training Manager Catawba Nuclear Station 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745-9635

DEC, LLC 5 Letter to George T. Hamrick from Mark E. Franke dated May 15, 2012

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC A. Adams, NRR RidsNrrPMCatawba Resource Enclosure Materials Request List The items listed below are necessary to support the Licensed Operator Requalification Program inspection (IP-71111.11B) in July 2012 at Catawba Nuclear Station. Items listed under "In-office inspection material" must be received in the NRC Region II office by June 11, 2012. Items listed under "On-site inspection material" should be ready for review upon arrival of the inspectors on July 23, 2012 A. In-office inspection material (Due by June 11, 2012):

1. Complete list of all licensed individuals (active and inactive; RO and SRO) including license restrictions.

2. Organizational Chart for the training department including the simulator staff.

3. Weekly examination schedules for the weeks that the 2012 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing each week.

4. Written examinations that will be administered for the biennial requalification examination. (exam security related item)

5. Simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that will be administered for the current annual operating test. (exam security related item)

6. A list (or lists) of issues associated with licensed operator errors or other licensed operator performance problems which have occurred in the actual plant/main control room since the last biennial requalification program, their associated corrective actions, and if these issues were incorporated into requalification training. (These issues are likely documented in condition/problem identification reports, audits, self assessments, and in industry operating experience reports, etc.)

7. A copy of site procedure(s) governing the conduct (process and content) of license operator requalification training (classroom and simulator), examination development/administration, remedial training, examination security, and license maintenance.

8. A copy site procedure(s) governing simulator configuration control, maintenance, and fidelity, including all testing methods used to fulfill ANSI/ANS B3.5-1998 requirements.

9. Copy of the licensed operator requalification training program evaluation of the previous biennial requalification cycle.

B. On-site inspection material (Due onsite July 23, 2012):

1. Requalification training attendance records for the current biennial training cycle.

2. Examination results since last requalification inspection (weekly operating & written examinations); copies of examinations with pass/failure rates outside the average. 3. Simulator scenarios and JPMs (in-plant and simulator) that have been or will be administered for this requalification exam. (exam security related item) 2 Enclosure 4. All training feedback forms since the last requalification inspection.

5. Documentation regarding all remedial training conducted for examination failures since the last requalification inspection.

6. Complete list of all individuals that reactivated their licenses since the last requalification inspection.

7. Records associated with license reactivation, including:

a. Documentation of time on shift under instruction.

b. Security system and HP/dosimetry records for plant areas toured by reactivating individual and accompanying licensed operator.

8. Records providing documentation of maintenance of active license status (time on shift) for all licensed operators since last requalification inspection.

9. Medical records for all licensed (active and inactive) operators.

10. Simulator maintenance and testing records, including:

a. List of all open simulator discrepancies b. List of all simulator discrepancies closed within the past 12 months

c. List of simulator performance tests d. Simulator performance testing records and associated documentation