IR 05000331/2008301

Er 05000331-08-301(DRS); 04/21/2008 - 04/22/2008; FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, Duane Arnold Energy Center. Initial License Examination Report

ML081560721
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	05/29/2008
From:	Hironori Peterson Division of Reactor Safety III
To:	Richard Anderson Duane Arnold
References
50-331/08-301 50-331/08-301
Download: ML081560721 (10)

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SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 05000331/2008301(DRS)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

On April 22, 2008, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examiner completed an initial operator licensing re-take examination at your Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) for an individual that failed the initial license examination operating test administered in December 2007. The enclosed report documents the results of the examination. An exit meeting for the examination was presented on April 22, 2008, to Mr. J. Morris, Duane Arnold Energy Center Training Manager, and other members of your staff. There were no post-examination comments provided by the stations training department.

The NRC examiner administered the initial license re-take examination on April 21 and April 22, 2008. The re-take examination required the administration of two dynamic simulator scenarios to the applicant. The two scenarios were administered by an NRC examiner and the results of the examination were finalized on May 7, 2008. The applicant passed the operating test dynamic scenarios, and because the written examination and Job Performance Measures portion of the operating test were waived, the applicant was issued a senior operator license.

The written examination and the Job Performance Measures portion of the operating test were waived for the applicant because of the applicants satisfactory performance on those portions of the examination administered in December 2007.

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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-331 License No. DPR-49

Enclosures:

1. Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000331/2008301(DRS)

w/Attachment: Supplemental Information 2. Simulation Facility Report

REGION III==

Docket No: 50-331 License No: DPR-49 Report No: 05000331/2008301(DRS)

Licensee: FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Facility: Duane Arnold Energy Center Location: Palo, Iowa Dates: April 21, 2008, through April 22, 2008 Examiner: D. McNeil, Senior Operations Engineer Approved by: Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure 1

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 05000331/2008301(DRS); 04/21/2008 - 04/22/2008; FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC,

Duane Arnold Energy Center. Initial License Examination Report.

The announced initial operator licensing re-take examination was conducted by a regional Nuclear Regulatory Commission examiner in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021,

AOperator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors,@ Revision 9, Supplement 1.

Examination Summary:

$ One applicant was administered a re-take operating test (Dynamic Simulator Scenario portion only). The applicant passed the re-take examination and was issued a senior operator license. The Job Performance Measures portion of the re-take examination and the written examination were waived because of the applicants satisfactory performance on the examination administered in December 2007. (Section 4OA5.1).

REPORT DETAILS

4OA5 Other

.1 Initial Licensing Examinations

a. Examination Scope

Members of the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Training Department prepared the examination outline and developed the re-take dynamic simulator scenario operating test. The NRC examiner validated the proposed examination on April 21, and April 22, 2008. The scenarios were administered to the applicant immediately after validation was completed and approval by the Regional Operations Branch Chief by telephone was obtained. No changes were necessary to the scenarios as a result of the validation process. The station=s examination developers and the NRC examiner used the guidance established in NUREG-1021, AOperator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors,@ Revision 9, Supplement 1, to prepare, validate, revise, administer, and grade the examination.

b. Findings

Written Examination The written examination was waived for the applicant because of his satisfactory performance on the written examination when it was administered in December 2007.

Operating Test During the validation of the operating test at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, no changes were made to the proposed dynamic simulator scenarios. Less than 20 percent of the operating test was considered unsatisfactory for use and therefore, met the NRC=s expectations for a submitted examination. The NRC examiner completed operating test grading on May 7, 2008. The Job Performance Measures (JPM) portion of the re-take operating test was waived due to the applicants satisfactory performance on that portion of the examination administered in December 2007.

Examination Results The applicant was administered a re-take operating test (Dynamic Simulator Scenario Portion) for a Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license. The applicant passed the administered examination and was issued a senior operator license.

.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 10 CFR 55.49, AIntegrity 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 licensee=s examination security activities.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were observed in the area of examination security.

4OA6 Meetings

Exit Meeting The chief examiner presented the examination team's preliminary observations and findings on April 22, 2008, to Mr. J. Morris, DAEC Training Manager, and other members of the DAEC staff. 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 meetings.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

G. Rushworth, AOM

J. Morris, Training Manger

E. Murray, ILT Supervisor

K. Steimer, Assistant Operations Manager

C. Hansen, Examination Writer

J. Custer, Instructor

W. Render, Instructor

NRC

D. McNeil, Senior Operations Engineer

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened, Closed, and Discussed

None