ML120250581

2011 Clinton Power Station Initial Examination Outline Submittal

ML120250581
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Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	08/29/2011
From:	Bielby M NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
To:	Exelon Nuclear
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ML11354A098	List: ML120250581 ML12046A837 ML12047A114 ML12047A159 U-604006, 2011 Clinton Power Station Initial License Examination Outline Submittal Letter
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ES-201, ES-201-2
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2011 CLINTON POWER STATION INITIAL EXAMINATION OUTLINE SUBMITTAL

Clinton Power Station Nuclear 8401 Power Road Clinton, IL 61727 U-604006 10CFR55.40 March 2, 2011 Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 lisle, Illinois 60532-4352 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating license No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461

Subject:

Clinton Power Station Submittal of Initial license Training Examination Outline Enclosed are the examination outlines supporting the Initial license Examination scheduled for the weeks of August 22, 2011 and August 29, 2011 at Clinton Power Station.

This submittal includes all appropriate Examination Standards forms and outlines in accordance with NUREG-1021, "Operating licensing Examination Standards for Power Plants," Revision 9 Supplement 1.

In accordance with NUREG-1021, Section ES-201, "Initial Operator Licensing Examination Process", please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.

Should you have any questions related to this information, please contact Mr. Steven Gackstetter at (217) 937-4000.

Respectfully, EET/awh cc: (w/o attachments)

Chief, NRC Operator licensing Branch NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Clinton Power Station 1M 8 - l011

U-604006 March 2, 2011 Attachments: (Hand delivered to NRC Region III Chief Examiner)

Examination Security Agreement (Form ES-201-3),

Administrative Topics Outline (Form ES-301-1),

Control Roomlln-Plant Systems Outline (Form ES-301-2),

BWR Examination Outline (Form ES-401-1),

Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline (Tier 3) (Form ES-401-3)

Operational Scenarios Outline (Form ES-D-1),

Record of Rejected KlAs (Form ES-401-4),

Examination Outline Quality Checklist (Form ES-201-2), and Transient and Event Checklist (Form ES-301-5).

Outline Methodology for 2011 Clinton Power Station Written NRC Exam

E8-201 Examination Outline Quality Checklist Form ES-201-2 Facility: Clinton Oate of examination: 08l22I2011 initials Item TaSk Descrlp1IOn a b* clf W

1. a. Verify that the outllne(s) ftt(s) the appropriate model, In accordance with eS-401.  :> I t1rPJ R b. Assess whether the outline was systematically and randomly prepared In acc:omance with J I' IWA I Section 0.1 of eS-401 and whether ali KIA categories are appropriately sampled.

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c. Assess whether the outline over-emphaslzes any systems, evolutions. or generic topics. _:l I' MfA N d. Assess whether the justifications for deselected or rejected KIA statements are appropriate. .J rr"fl

a. Using Form e8-301-5, verify that the proposed scenario sets cover the required number

2. of normal evolUtIons, Instrument and component taDures. technical specifications.

S and major transients. II ~Cf7 I b. Assess whether there are enough scenario sets (and spares) to test the projected number M

and mix of applicants In accordance with the expected crew composition and rotation schedule

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A at least one new or slgnlflcantiy modified scenario, that no scenarios are duplicated from the applicants' audit test(s), and scenarios wlR not be repeated on subsequent days.

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R c. To the extent possible, assess whether the outline(s) confonn(s) with the qualitative and quantitative crltaria speoIfIed on Form ES-301-4 and described In Appendix O. ~ t (r.C/';

3. a. Verify that the systems walk-through outllna meets the criteria specified on Form e8-301-2:

(1) the outllne(s) contaln(s) the required number of control room and In-plant taSkS W distributed among the safety functions as specified on the fonn

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/ (2) task repetition from the last two NRC examinations Is within the limits specified on the form tytq; T (3) no tasks are dupncated from the applicants' audit testes)

(4) the number of new or modified tasks meets or exceeds the minimums specified on the form (5) the number of altemate path. low-power, emergency, and RCA tasks meet the criteria on the form

b. Verify that the admlnlstratlvs outline meets the criteria speclflad on Form e8-301-1 :

(1) the tasks are distribUted among the topics as specified on the form (2) at least one task Is new or significantly modified (3) no more than ona taSk Is rePeated from the last two NRC Ilcenslnc examinations

c. .Oetermine If there are enough different outIlnas to test the projected number and mix of aDDilcants and ensure that no Items are duplicated on subsequent days.

4. a. Assess whether plant-specific priorities (including PRA and IPE InSights) are covered In the appropriate exam eectIon.

G e b. Assess whether the 10 CFR 55.41/43 and 55.45 sampling Is appropriate.

N c. Ensure that KIA Importance ratings (except for plant-specific priorities) are at least 2.5.

E R d. Check for duplication and overlap among exam sections.

A e. Check the entire exam for balance of coverage.

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f. Assess whether the exam fitS the approprlate job level (RO or SRO).

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a. Author William O. Kiser I J~ X-.L~7

b. Facility Reviewer CO) Michael J. Griffin I - ;.,p'/'/' ~ 'I'" I J"'l A AA.

c. NRCChletExamlner(') MiC-Jur, t, Ef'>i(! 'be, /7A. f . .uY;,.H11"A~

d. NRC Supervisor j,/. ~ .' JJ 1 ~~: J

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NOTE: #f Independent NRC Reviewer Inlttalltems in Column "C"; chief examiner concurrence required.

• Not applicable for NRC-Prepared examination outlines.

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