ML052300155

07/2005-NRC Draft Operating Exam Comments

ML052300155
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	02/25/2005
From:	NRC Region 4
To:	Omaha Public Power District
References
50-285/05-301
Download: ML052300155 (3)

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Comments on Fort C alhoun Ini tial Lice nsing Exam Ope rating Section 1.Scenarios 1, 2, 3, and 4 a ll have similar mal function wi th the Steam Genera tor Level transmi tter. Response: Al though malfunctions look similar, actions required are different for the opera tors.Che ck du ring val ida tion we ek.2.Standard Post trip actions listed as c ritical step in some scen arios, but not in others.

Response: Onl y listed as critical if there were actions nec essary rather than just veri fication of proper response of automatic function

.3.Securing of 1 reacto r coolant pump per loop a t 1350 psia listed as c ritical i n scenario 1

, but not in sc enario 2.Response: W ill make it critical.

4.Manual control of FRV marked as critical in scenari os 3, not criti cal in sce nario 1, 2, a nd 4.Response: Will check and mark as critical if appropriate.

5.Why is HPSI throttling a critical ste p in scenari o 4, but not i n scenario 1

?Response: Should be, will make critical.

6. JPM-0613 A: How long does ap plicant hav e to start pump be fore equipment damage/

UNSAT? Response: Will need to determine.

7.JPM-0613A: How many pump restart attempts are allowed if applicant does not hold start switch in the start po sition?Response: One 8.JPM-0613A: JPM see ms very si mple, with out much discri minatory v alue.Response: Ch osen because of importance, w hen vali dated previ ously, most o perators failed.

Proc edur e w as mo difi ed a s a r esul t. D eci sio n to chec k dur ing v ali dati on w eek.9.JPM-RO-CO-1: Sho uld a ppli cant b e giv en cop y of pr ocedu re or d o they need to identify it before copy i s provide d?Resp onse: App lican t sho uld id enti fy pr oced ure, will add wordin g to JPM.10.JPM-RO-CO-2: JPM appears to have very little discriminatory value to determine if appli cant i s compe tent.Respo nse: Thi s is a very criti cal fun ction. Appl icant needs to id entify proce dure a nd lo cate appl ica ble grap hs. D eci sio n to chec k dur ing v ali dati on w eek.11.JPM-RO-EC-1:

Is it neces sary for the app licant to i dentify the sp ecific paths, i ncluding pumps and sourc es, for satisfactory co mpletion of the c ritical step

?Respo nse: Y es, w ill add w ordin g to JPM so thi s is c lear.12.JPM-RO-EC-1: Are referenc es to be directly provided to the applicant at start of JPM or do they nee d to ide ntify and loc ate r efere nces as p art o f the task?Res pons e: A ppl ica nt ne eds to i dent ify and loc ate r efere nce mate rial s as part of th e tas k.

13.JPM-RO-RC-1: Very simple if being perf ormed as a stand alone JPM, W ould have little discriminatory value.Respons e: JPM will be com pleted in c onjunc tion with an other J PM requir ing RCA ent ry.14.JPM-0719M: Initiating cu e needs ty po corrections Response: Will make necessa ry correction s.15.JPM-0 719M: Is ap plica nt g iven a c opy of the pr oced ure a t beg innin g of JPM?Response: Yes, that is what would be expected when operator is tasked with completion of th is task.16.JPM-0719M: Initiating cu e that HC-745 is in HA ND appears to be out of step w ith the procedure.

Response: Will drop from in itiating cue, add step in JPM requiri ng applicant to have HC

-745 posit ioned in HA ND an d add cue th at Con trol R oom rep orts HC-745 i s in H AND. 17.JPM-0719M: Step 4 of Atta chment 5B, read and record in itial H2 sample connec tion and H2 conc entration, is not in the JP M. Is this the same sample point and concentration listed in Attachme nt 5A?Respons e: Not su re, will add st ep for applicant to conta ct cont rol and pr ovide cue as necessa ry.18.JPM-0719M: How lo ng of a delay is allow ed betwee n completion of step 6a and 6b, caution states step 6b must be competed immedia tely after step 6a or a radi ological relea se to r oom 59 and equ ipment damage wil l resu lt.Response: Do n't know, w ill determi ne and make nece ssary entrie s.19.JPM-0356:

Why is it critical to ensure AI-133 A switch is in emergency a critical step at one po int i n JPM , but p laci ng it i n emerge ncy e arlie r in th e JPM isn't?Respons e:Not su re, will dete rmine an d make change s as neces sary.20.JPM-0225:

Does appli cant need to n otify Control room that potabl e water i s aligned before cue is giv en and flow verified?

Response: Yes, will add step for applicant to infor m control.

21.JPM0 726: Why i s the c ue "The y are shut a nd w ill not op en" giv en to t he app lica nt.Applicant should be given approp riate indi cation and ma ke necessary d eterminations a s appropriate.

Response: Agree, will change cue to gr een light lite, and direction from the control room if report made that un able to ope n valv es.22.JPM-SRO-CO-2: JPM appears to have very little discriminatory value to determine if appli cant i s compe tent.Respo nse: Will l ook at a dding addit ional requir ements to it.23.JPM-SRO-RC-1: JPM appears to have very little discriminatory value to determine if appli cant i s compe tent.Respo nse: Will l ook at a dding addit ional requir ements to it.24.JPM-0329: JPM step re quires 72%, no margin provi ded. Is this the requ iremen t?Respo nse: N o, wi ll ad d a ba nd abo ve 72% but b elow high l evel alarm.

25.JPM-0329:

Need guidance in case ap plicant ex ceeds high pres sure limit w hen filling SIT, not cove red by proce dure. Response: We have a se parate procedure for adjusting the pres sure. Will add note for examiner tha t if applican t reports SIT pressure limit ex ceeded, exa miner provi des cue that another operator will take care of this.

26.JPM-0387:

Why are keys being plac ed in the a ppropriate sw ithes for the appl icant, the Procedure states obtain neces sary keys.

Respo nse: Will c hange J PM. A ppli cant w ill obtai n keys and h ave t o loc ate the appro priate switches to operate.

27.JPM-0387:

Typo in step 24 Response: Will correct 28.JPM-0387:

Need to add note to exa miner not to giv e cue at JPM step 39 until after applicant s tates requirement of Proc edure step 11.

Response: Will add no te.29.JPM-0778:

Why isn't technical specification recognition an d log entry a critical s tep?Response: Will mark as criti cal for operator to notify Control room of entry i nto the TS and reque st log en try.30.JPM-0627:

Have conc ern that appli cant may focus on issue of failed pressure control sys tem a nd n ot co mple te as sign ed ta sk.Res pons e: Will add note to e xam ine r to i nform app lic ant t hat a noth er op erat or w ill take necessary a ctions to add ress failure.