ML081210573

Requalification Program Inspection - McGuire Site

ML081210573
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	04/30/2008
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Brandi Hamilton Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Power Co
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April 30, 2008

Mr. Bruce Hamilton Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC McGuire Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - McGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In a telephone conversation on April 29, 2008, Mr. Gerard Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, and Mr. Gary Graham, Supervisor Continuing Training, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the McGuire Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of June 09, 2008, which coincides with your regularly scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility s hould prepare and conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification program. It is our understanding that your simulator is committed to ANSI/ANS-3.5, 1985, AAmerican National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training.

@ In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit (two weeks prior to the inspection/make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Steve Helms 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 June 30, 2009.

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 SLF@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.

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.

DEC 2 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 Gerry Laska at (404) 562-4626 or me at (404) 562-4550.

Sincerely, /RA/ Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-369, 50-370 License Nos.: NPF-9, NPF-17

Enclosure:

Materials Request List

(cc: w/encl - See Page 3)

DEC 3 cc w/encl: Bruce Hamilton Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Steven D. Capps Engineering Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Scotty L. Bradshaw Training Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Kenneth L. Ashe Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

R. L. Gill, Jr.

Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202

Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202

David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution

County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202

Beverly Hall, Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Senior Resident Inspector William B. McGuire Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 12700 Hagers Ferry Rd Huntersville, NC 28078

Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. Scotty L. Bradshaw Training Manager McGuire Nuclear Station Maintenance Training Facility Courier Mail Code MG03MT 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 DEC 4 Letter to Bruce Hamilton from Malcolm T. Widmann dated April 30, 2008

SUBJECT:

WILLIAM B. MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION - NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000369/2008 AND 05000370/2008

Distribution w/encl

J. Stang, NRR RIDSNRRDIPMLIPB PUBLIC April 30, 2008

Mr. Bruce Hamilton Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC McGuire Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - McGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

In a telephone conversation on April 29, 2008, Mr. Gerard Laska, Senior Operations Examiner, and Mr. Gary Graham, Supervisor Continuing Training, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the McGuire Nuclear Station. The inspection is planned for the week of June 09, 2008, which coincides with your regularly scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility s hould prepare and conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification program. It is our understanding that your simulator is committed to ANSI/ANS-3.5, 1985, AAmerican National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training.

@ In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you submit (two weeks prior to the inspection/make ready upon arrival), the material as specified in enclosure one, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Steve Helms 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 June 30, 2009.

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 SLF@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.

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.

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OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ NAME GLaska MWidmann KWeaver DATE 4/30/08 4/30/08 4/30/08 E-MAIL COPY? X YES NO XYES NO XYES NO YESNO YESNO DEC 3 cc w/encl: Bruce Hamilton Vice President Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Steven D. Capps Engineering Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Scotty L. Bradshaw Training Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Kenneth L. Ashe Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

R. L. Gill, Jr.

Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company, LLC d/b/a Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Lisa F. Vaughn Associate General Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202

Kathryn B. Nolan Senior Counsel Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202

David A. Repka Winston Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution

County Manager of Mecklenburg County 720 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202

Beverly Hall, Chief Radiation Protection Section N.C. Department of Environmental Commerce & Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive and Chief Nuclear Officer Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Electronic Mail Distribution

Senior Resident Inspector Duke Energy Corporation William B. McGuire Nuclear Station U.S. NRC 12700 Hagers Ferry Rd Huntersville, NC 28078

Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. Scotty L. Bradshaw Training Manager McGuire Nuclear Station Maintenance Training Facility Courier Mail Code MG03MT 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 Enclosure Materials Request List

The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on April 29, 2008, to support the upcoming IP-71111.11 inspection in June 2008 at McGuire Nuclear Station. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by May 29, 2008. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on June 09, 2008.

A. In-office inspection material:

1. Exam results since last requal inspection, copies of exam that had pass/failure rates significantly outside the average.

2. A copy of the Written Exams to be administered and all biennial re-takes.

3. List of personnel scheduled for requal testing the week of 06/09/2008.

4. Copies of simulator scenarios for this exam.

5. Program evaluation for the previous 2 years training cycle.

6. A list of all personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection.

7. Simulator:

List of all open simulator discrepancies (DR

=s). Copy of the Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures.

List of all closed simulator DR

=s for last 12 months.

List of Simulator Performance tests.

B. On-site inspection material:

1. Condition Reports and LERs resulting from human performance errors since the last requal inspection.

2. All training feedback forms since the last requal inspection.

3. All remedial training packages since the last requal inspection.

4. Security badge and HP printouts for all (selected) personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requal inspection.

5. Copies of the reference list for all administrative procedures which direct the training process, including development of training and test materials, remedial training, modifications, plant and industry experience.

2 Enclosure

6. Records for maintenance of active licenses - time on shift 56/60 hrs/qtr since the last requal inspection.

7. All Medical Exam Records with a copy of the individual

=s license attached.

8. Simulator JPMs and in-plant JPMs that have been administered for this requal exam.

9. Copy of an Organizational Chart for the training department including the simulator group.

10. Complete list of all licensed individuals complete with license restrictions.

11. Security procedures for the simulator.