ML052240175
| ML052240175 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/2005 |
| From: | Domonique Malone Nuclear Management Co |
| To: | NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
| Shared Package | |
| ML051930236 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255/05-301 50-255/05-301 | |
| Download: ML052240175 (7) | |
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FACILITY COMMENTS TO THE NRC-PROPOSED PALISADES INITIAL WRITTEN EXAMINATION MAY 2005 THE FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE NRC-PROPOSED OPERATING TEST.
PALISADES MAY/JUNE 2005 INITIAL LICENSE EXAM FACILITY WRITTEN EXAM COMMENTS
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Comment Resolution
- 1) Revise question stem for clarity by stating PT-01028 Comments incorporated.
fails low and no operator action is taken, as opposed to knowing that the channel was placed in trip after 8 days of being inoperable.
Remove Quench tank temp is 106F and increasing very Comment incorporated.
slowly from the question stem.
Tech incorrect. As Pzr level rises, charging flow lowers Comment incorporated.
and letdown flow will rise.
Distractor D was also a correct answer per EOP-4.0. Comment incorporated Question resived.
RVLMS design cannot indicate in given increments, Comment incorporated stem should indicate RVLMS reading of 71 Remove Turbine Building temperature and pressure Comment incorporated, are increasing from the question stem, since it adds no value.
- 1) In the question stem, change Main Control Board Comments incorporated.
indication(s) to indication(s).
- 2) Change distractor C to: ONLY Amperage indications for Battery No. 1 can be used.
Power level was included to clarifv mode of applicability. Comment incorporated.
Conflicting references between DBD 5.02, 3.3.2 and Comment incorporated.
ONP-2.3. Sys. Eng. was contacted regarding question and auestion was revised.
Revise question to state that the CC system is Comment incorporated unavailable as opposed to stating a total loss of CCW has occurred.
A plant modification has changed the way the Comment incorporated.
Instrument Air System is operated. Alter question to reflect current way plant operates (1 SAC running as opposed to 2 SACS running).
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PALISADES MAY/JUNE 2005 INITIAL LICENSE EXAM FACILITY WRllTEN EXAM COMMENTS Comment Resolution Revise from asking what makes a control rod operable Zomment incorporated.
to asking if given conditions make the rod inoperable.
In distractors A and B, change 525°F to 524°F to Zomment incorporated.
agree with EOPs.
The condenser becomes unavailable for turbine bypass Zomment incorporated.
valve operation at 5 Hg condenser vacuum, thus the condenser will be available for use for the given plant conditions. The correct answer is thus B and not D.
Question revised by changing distractor C & D to 1 . I Zompromised on current times for alarm setpoint question form during 5/6 neetina w/ Palisades.
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Alarm part of question was not required from memory so Zompromised on current it was eliminated from question. question form during 516 neeting w/ Palisades.
Switch question 27 with question 92 because with Zan NOT switch questions suggested changes to the stem of question 27 27 and 92, since Q27 is a associated with A!% flow rate being at maximum and 3roup 2 Tier 1 Generic S/G levels at 40% and lowering, this question could be question and Q92 is a an SRO level question. Sroup 2 Tier 2 A2 question. Switching juestions would result in Questions were not switched. New question :he skyscrape? number replaces Q#27 ,equirements on form ES-
$01-2 not being met.
Ruestion to be replaced.
Question has been reDlaced.
- 1) Remove A plant fire drill is in progress just outside of Zomments incorporated.
the Turbine Building from the question stem, since it adds no value.
- 2) In the question stem, change the phrase how will Primary Coolant Pump (PCP) parameter(s) change to how will Primary Coolant Pumps be affected, since distractors C and D are not associated with parameters.
In distractors A, B, and D, delete mention of an Action Zomment incorporated.
Request.
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PALISADES MAY/JUNE 2005 INITIAL LICENSE EXAM FACILITY WRITTEN EXAM COMMENTS Comment Resolution Replace question because flow would not have been Question was replaced isolated to the CC Hx for the given set of conditions with question suggested by stated in the auestion stem. the facility.
Terminology changes incorporated. Comments incorporated.
One of the distractors changed from 1690 to 1695 psia. Comments incorporated.
- 1) Change distractor B to Pressurizer steam quality Comments NOT increases. incorporated, since would
- 2) Change distractor D to Pressurizer steam enthalpy make distractors 6 and D will remain the same. also correct answers.
- 1) Add to question stem thatPZR level is off scale low Comments incorporated.
as clarifying information to ensure applicants realize PZR pressure should be below the SI setpoint.
- 2) Add to question stem that NO immediate actions have been taken.
In the distractors change Train 1 to Left Train and Comment incorporated.
chanae Train 2 to Right Train.
Question is not accurate. PCS needs to be vented. It Comments incorporated.
does not need to be < 200F and vented.
Recommend change that is more operationally complete Compromised on current and valid. (Stroke times of valves changed) question form during 5/6/05 meeting with Palisades.
Revise distractors to incorporate plant nomenclature. Comment incorporated.
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Alter question slightly to ask what plant service water Comment incorporated.
loads have the greatest flow rates associated with them as opposed to which components are isolated per an attachment in ONP-6.1, Loss of Service Water Drocedure.
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PALISADES MAY/JUNE 2005 INITIAL LICENSE EXAM FACILITY WRITTEN EXAM COMMENTS Comment Resolution Change distractors to reflect that P-8C may not trip Comment incorporated.
based on the conditions in the question stem.
Valve numbers changed to include zero. CV-736 was changed to CV-0736 Change question stem so that C-2C Station Air Comment incorporated.
Compressor is 00s instead of running (to reflect the current practice of having only one SAC normally running).
- 1) Since main feedwater is always isolated following a Comments incorporated.
Rx trip, AFW will be controlling S/G levels following a Rx trip. Thus, distractor B is the correct answer and not distractor D.
- 2) In the question stem, add EOP-I .O Immediate Actions have been ComDleted.
Need to specify ALL Containment Spray pumps are Comment incorporated.
operatina.
Tech. issue. Recommended change to align with Comment incorporated.
procedure.
An applicant should have to know which CW Pump Comment incorporated.
feeds which side (east or west) of the condenser. The distractors should be changed to eliminate this requirement from the question.
In the question stem, change Containment air Comment incorporated.
temperature is currently at Tech Spec limit to 140°F to eliminate the need to know the max allowable containment air temperature from memory.
Operationally invalid. Revise question. Revision incorporated.
Recommend replacement question that is more Revision incorporated.
operational in nature.
Change distractors to delete mention of isolating CCW Comment incorporated.
to the SFP Hx, due to the way ONP-6.2 is implemented, with no CCW available.
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PALISADES MAY/JUNE 2005 INITIAL LICENSE EXAM FACILITY WRITTEN EXAM COMMENTS 1
Comment Resolution In the question stem, add that Bus 1D de-energized Comment incorporated.
following the Reactor trip (this will indicate that boric acid pumps will not be available due to Bus 1D being de-eneraized).
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did not think the original question was Revision incorporated.
operationallv valid. Replaced auestion.
79 I Distractor D is the correct answer for this question and not distractor C.
Comment incorporated.
82 Change distractor D (correct answer) from a Reactor trip Comment incorporated.
due to High PZR pressure instead of from High PZR level.
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83 1) In the question stem, add that shutdown rods are Comments incorporated.
being withdrawn.
- 2) In distractors B and D, add the word Immediately at the beginning of the distractors.
1 Recommend changes to enhance accuracy & clarity. Comments incorporated Change distractors A and D to indicate PCP P-50A is a Comment partially possible pump that could supply spray valve CV-1057. incorporated. Revised distractors so that one must determine which PCP (A, B, C, or D) must be tripped if spray valve CV-IO57 fails open.
88 Recommend changes to improve clarity. Comments incorporated.
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PALISADES MAY/JUNE 2005 INITIAL LICENSE EXAM FACILITY WRllTEN EXAM COMMENTS Comment Resolution Switch question 27 with question 92 because with Can NOT switch questions juggested changes to the stem of question 27 27 and 92, since Q27 is a msociated with AFW flow rate being at maximum and Group 2 Tier 1 Generic YG levels at 40% and lowering, this question could be question and Q92 is a Sn SRO level question. Group 2 Tier 2 A2 question. Switching questions would result in the "skyscraper" number requirements on form ES-401-2 not being met.
Need to revise old Question 92 to add procedure transition Westion was not switched with 27. Original references.
question was revised to make it an SRO level guestion.
Recommend a more ODerationallv valid auestion. Comment incorporated.
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Shange question stem to indicate that Unidentified Open item: Verify
-eakage is occurring. Site indicated that any leakage Palisades leak rate nto the Quench tank is considered Unidentified procedure states that Leakage, and thus distractor B is the correct answer leakage into Quench tank and not distractor A. is unidentified. Item closed.
Based on Palisades input question was changed to reflect leakage into Quench Tank as Unidentified.
Palisades recommends a more operationally valid New question incorporated.
westion.
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