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MONTHYEARIR 05000333/20233012023-10-19019 October 2023 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000333/2023301 ML23208A1622023-07-27027 July 2023 Operator Licensing Examination Approval IR 05000333/20203012020-04-0101 April 2020 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000333/2020301 IR 05000333/20193012019-03-25025 March 2019 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000333/2019301 IR 05000333/20183012018-07-25025 July 2018 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000333/2018301 IR 05000333/20163012016-04-20020 April 2016 Er 05000333/2016301; 03/07/2016-03/31/2016; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report IR 05000033/20143022014-11-24024 November 2014 Er 0500033/2014302; FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report JAFP-14-0112, J.A. Fitzpatrick - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data2014-09-23023 September 2014 J.A. Fitzpatrick - NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data IR 05000333/20143012014-05-12012 May 2014 Er 05000333/2014301; 4/14/2014 4/23/2014; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 2023-07-27
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
2100 RENAISSANCE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 April 1, 2020 Mr. Bryan Senior Vice President, Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 SUBJECT: JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 05000333/2020301
Dear Mr. Hanson:
On March 6, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. The enclosed examination report documents the examination results, which were discussed on March 25, 2020, with Ms. Adriene Smith, Director Organizational Performance and Regulatory Compliance, and other members of your staff.
The examination included the evaluation of eight applicants for reactor operator licenses and seven applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11. The license examiners determined that all applicants satisfied the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on March 25, 2020.
No findings were identified during this examination.
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 NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, X /RA/
Signed by: Donald E. Jackson Donald E. Jackson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59 Enclosure:
Examination Report 05000333/2020301 w/Attachment: Supplementary Information cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ
SUMMARY
ER 05000333/2020301; 2/24/20 - 3/6/20; FitzPatrick; Initial Operator Licensing Examination
Report.
Five NRC examiners evaluated the competency of eight applicants for reactor operator licenses and seven applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses at FitzPatrick. The facility developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 11.
The written examination was administered by the facility on March 6, 2020. NRC examiners administered the operating tests February 24 - March 4, 2020. The NRC examiners determined that all applicants satisfied the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings
No findings were identified.
Licensee-Identified Violations
None.
REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities Initial Operator License Examination
.1 License Applications
a. Scope
The examiners reviewed all 15 license applications submitted by the licensee to ensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The applications were submitted on NRC Form 398, Personal Qualification Statement, and NRC Form 396, Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee. The examiners also audited three of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicants qualifications. This audit focused on the applicants experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.2 Operator Knowledge and Performance
a. Examination Scope
On March 6, 2020, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on March 18, 2020.
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all applicants February 24 - March 4, 2020. The applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 11 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The applicants seeking an instant senior reactor operator license participated in at least two dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 10 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.
b. Findings
All applicants passed all parts of the operating test and the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants average score was 89.9 percent and ranged from 85.3 to 94.6 percent. The senior operator applicants average score was 91.8 percent and ranged from 90.0 to 94.0 percent. The text of the examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in Attachment 1. In accordance with current NRC policy, the release of this written examination in ADAMS to the public will be delayed for two years. Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the licensee to analyze the validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of the applicants. The licensee conducted this performance analysis for all questions that met this criterion and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner
.3 Initial Licensing Examination Development
a. Examination Scope
The facility developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 11.
All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted the written and operating examination outlines on September 27, 2019. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft examination package on December 11, 2019. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided comments to the licensee. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of January 27, 2020. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on February 11, 2020.
b. Findings
The examiners determined that the written and operating examinations initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.
No findings were identified.
.4 Simulation Facility Performance
a. Examination Scope
The examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during the examination validation and administration.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
.5 Examination Security
a. Examination Scope
The examiners reviewed examination security for examination development and during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with NUREG-1021, Revision 11 requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.
b. Findings
No findings were identified.
4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit
The chief examiner presented the examination results to Ms. Adriene Smith, Director Organizational Performance and Regulatory Compliance, and other members of the licensee's staff on March 26, 2020. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.
The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.
ATTACHMENT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
KEY POINTS OF CONTACT
Licensee Personnel
- D. Kelly, Exam Lead
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
NONE.
ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED