IR 05000282/2002301

NRC Initial License Examination Report 50-282/02-301(DRS) & 50-306/02-301(DRS)

ML022600297
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	09/12/2002
From:	David Pelton Division of Reactor Safety III
To:	Nazar M Nuclear Management Co
References
50-282/02301, 50-306/02301 50-282/02301, 50-306/02301
Download: ML022600297 (12)

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ber 12, 2002

SUBJECT:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT NRC INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION REPORT 50-282/02-301(DRS);

50-306/02-301(DRS)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

On August 16, 2002, the NRC completed initial operator licensing examinations at your Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. The enclosed report presents the results of the examination.

The NRC administered the written examination on August 16, 2002, and the operating test from August 12 -15, 2002. Four reactor operator and four senior reactor operator applicants were administered license examinations. The results of the examinations were finalized on August 30, 2002. All eight applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations resulting in the issuance of four reactor operator licenses and four senior reactor operator licenses.

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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). We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David Pelton, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42, DPR-60

Enclosures:

1. Operator Licensing Examination Report 50-282/02-301(DRS); 50-306/02-301(DRS)

2. Simulation Facility Report 3. Written Examinations and Answer Keys (RO & SRO)

REGION III==

Docket Nos: 50-282; 50-306 License Nos: DPR-42, DPR-60 Report No: 50-282/02-301(DRS); 50-306/02-301(DRS)

Licensee: Nuclear Management Company, LLC Facility: Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Location: 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Dates: August 12 through August 16, 2002 Examiners: Hironori Peterson, Chief Examiner Bruce Palagi, Examiner Phillip Young, Examiner Charles Phillips, Examiner in Certification Nicholas Valos, Examiner in Certification Approved by: David Pelton, Acting Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ER 05000282-02-301(DRS), 05000306-02-301(DRS), on 08/12-16/2002, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2.

The announced operator licensing initial examination was conducted by regional examiners in accordance with the guidance of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 8, Supplement 1.

Examination Summary

• Four reactor operator and four senior reactor operator applicants were administered written examinations and operating tests for initial operator licensing. All eight applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations resulting in the issuance of four reactor operator licenses and four senior reactor operator licenses (Section 4OA5.1).

Report Details 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)

4OA5 Other

.1 Initial Licensing Examinations a. Inspection Scope The NRC examiners conducted announced operator licensing initial examinations during the week of August 12, 2002. The NRC staff used the guidance established in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 8, Supplement 1, to prepare the examination outline and to develop the written examination and operating test. The NRC administered the written examination on August 16, 2002. The NRC examiners administered the operating test from August 12 through 15, 2002. Four reactor operator and four senior reactor operator applicants were examined.

b. Findings Written Examination The NRC developed the written examination. The licensee reviewed the written examination for technical accuracy from July 9 through 10, 2002, prior to the operating test validation week. Examination changes, agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee, were incorporated into the written examination in accordance with the guidelines provided in NUREG-1021.

The NRC examiners administered the written examination in accordance with NUREG-1021. The NRC examiners and licensee independently graded the written examination and concluded that all eight applicants passed. The licensee submitted no post written examination comments.

Operating Test The NRC developed the operating test. The licensee reviewed the operating test for technical accuracy from July 15 through 18, 2002, during the operating test validation week. Examination changes, agreed upon between the NRC and the licensee, were incorporated into the operating test according to NUREG-1021. The licensee submitted no post examination comments on the operating test.

Examination Results Four reactor operator and four senior reactor operator applicants were administered written examinations and operating tests for initial operator licensing. All eight applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations resulting in the issuance of four reactor operator licenses and four senior reactor operator licenses.

.2 Examination Security a. Inspection Scope The examiners reviewed and observed the licensees implementation of examination security requirements during the examination preparation and administration.

b. Findings The NRC examiners determined that the licensees examination security practices associated with the development and administration of the operator license examinations were satisfactory.

4OA6 Meetings Exit Meeting The chief examiner presented the examination teams preliminary observations and findings to you and other members of the licensee management on August 16, 2002.

The licensee acknowledged the observations and findings presented and did not identify any proprietary information.

PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED Licensee R. Alexander, Licensing Engineer T. Allen, Operations Support Manager M. Gardzinski, Simulator Support D. Herling, Superintendent of Plant Operations J. Kempkes, Initial License Training Supervisor J. Lash, Operations Training Superintendent R. Lingle, Operations Manager M. Werner, Plant Manager NRC J. Adams, Prairie Island Senior Resident Inspector D. Karjala, Prairie Island Resident Inspector ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED AND DISCUSSED Opened None Closed None Discussed None LIST OF ACRONYMS ADAMS Agency-Wide Document Access and Management System DRS Division of Reactor Safety NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission PARS Publicly Available Records RO Reactor Operator SRO Senior Reactor Operator

Enclosure 2 Simulation Facility Report Facility Licensee: Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Docket No.: 50-282; 50-306 Operating Tests Administered: August 12 - 15, 2002 The following documents observations made by the NRC examination team during the initial operator license examination. These observations do not constitute audit or inspection findings and are not, without further verification and review, indicative of non-compliance with 10 CFR Part 55.45(b). These observations do not affect NRC certification or approval of the simulation facility other than to provide information which may be used in future evaluations. No licensee action is required in response to these observations.

During the conduct of the simulator portion of the operating tests, the following items were observed:

ITEM DESCRIPTION None

Enclosure 3 Written Examinations and Answer Keys (RO/SRO)

ADAMS Accession # for RO/SRO Exam: ML022550657 7