IR 05000410/2012301

ER 05000410-12-301, on March 19-26, 2012, Nine Mile Point Unit 2, Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report

ML12115A002
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/23/2012
From:	Jackson D E Operations Branch I
To:	Langdon K Nine Mile Point
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,ffi April 23, 20L2Mr. Kenneth Langdon, Site Vice PresidentNine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLCP.O. Box 63Lycoming, NY 13093-0063

SUBJECT: NINE MILE POINT UNIT 2 - NRC lNlTlAL OPERATOR LICENSINGEXAM I NATI ON REPORT 050004 1 0 12012301

Dear Mr. Langdon:

On March 26,2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examinationat Nine Mile Point Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which werediscussed on in a telephone exit meeting on April 19,2012, with Mr. Aaron Armstrong, ActingGeneral Supervisor Operations Training, and other members of your staff.The examination included the evaluation of three applicants for reactor operator licenses andeight applicants for instant senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinationswere developed using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for PowerReactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The license examiners determined all of the elevenapplicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses wereissued on April 19,2012. Three licenses were held pending completion of deferred eligibilityrequirements.ln accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document systemAgencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessiblefrom the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html (the PublicElectronic Reading Room).Donald E. JOperations BranchDivision of Reactor Safety Mr. Kenneth Langdon, Site Vice PresidentNine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLCP.O. Box 63Lycoming, NY 13093-0063

SUBJECT: NINE MILE POINT UNIT 2 - NRC lNlTlAL OPERATOR LICENSINGEXAM I NATION REPORT 050004 1 0 I 201 2301

Dear Mr. Langdon:

On March 26,2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examinationat Nine Mile Point Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which werediscussed on in a telephone exit meeting on April 19,2012, with Mr. Aaron Armstrong, ActingGeneral Supervisor Operations Training, and other members of your staff.The examination included the evaluation of three applicants for reactor operator licenses andeight applicants for instant senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinationswere developed using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for PowerReactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The license examiners determined all of the elevenapplicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses wereissued on April 19,2012. Three licenses were held pending completion of deferred eligibilityrequirements.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and itsenclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public DocumentRoom or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document systemAgencyrrvide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessiblefrom the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html (the PublicElectronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RNDonald E. Jackson, ChiefOperations BranchDivision of Reactor SafetyDOCUMENT NAME: GlDRS\Operations Branch\DANTONIO\Exam 12-NMP2Mar 12 (U01841)\NMP2 EXAM REPORT.docxADAMS PKG: Ml110030686 ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML12115A002g suNslReviewV Non-sensitive! SensitivegnPublicly AvailableNon-Publicly AvailableOFFICERI/DRSRI/DRSNAMEJDAntonioDJacksonDATE4t23t124123112RECORD COPY

Enclosure:

NRC lnitial Operator Licensing Examination Report 0500041012012301

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EXAMINATION REPORTU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IDockets: 50-410Licenses: NPF-69Report : 0500041012012301Licensee: Constellation Energy Group, LLCFacility: Nine Mile Point Unit 2Location: P.O. Box 63Lycoming, NY 13093-0063Dates: March 17-23,2}12(Operating Test Administration)March 26, 2012(Written Examination Administration)March 30,2012 (Licensee Submitted Post Exam Package)March 26 - April 12 (NRC Examination Grading)April 19, 2012 (Licenses lssued)Examiners: Joseph M. D'Antonio, Senior Operations EngineerJoyce Tomlinson, Operations EngineerBrian Fuller, Operations EngineerRichard DeVercelly, Reactor Technology InstructorApproved By: Donald E. Jackson, Jr., ChiefOperations BranchDivision of Reactor SafetyEnclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 0500041012012301; March 19-26,2012; Nine Mile Point Unit 2; Initial Operator LicensingExamination Report.NRC examiners evaluated the competency of three applicants for reactor operator licenses, andeight applicants for instant senior operator licenses at Nine Mile Point Unit 2. The facilitylicensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing ExaminationStandards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The written examination wasadministered by the facility on March 26,2012. NRC examiners administered the operatingtests on March 19-23,2012. The license examiners determined that all of the eleven applicantssatisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.Enclosure

REPORT DETAILS

4. OTHER ACTTVTTTES (OA)4OA5 Other Activities (lnitial Operator License Examination).1 License Applicationsa. Examination ScopeThe examiners reviewed all eleven license applications submitted by the licensee toensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibilityrequirements. The applications were submitted on NRC Form 398, "PersonalQualification Statement," and NRC Form 396, "Certification of Medical Examination byFacility Licensee." The examiners also audited all of the license applications in detail toconfirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicant's qualifications. This auditfocused on the applicant's experience and on{he-job training, including controlmanipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.b. FindinqsNo findings were identified..2 Operator Knowledge and Performancea. Examination ScopeOn March 26,2012, the licensee proctored the administration of the writtenexaminations to all eleven applicants. The licensee staff graded the writtenexaminations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC onMarch 30,2012.The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operatingexamination to all eleven applicants on Month 19-23,2012. The three applicants forreactor operator licenses participated in three dynamic simulator scenarios, in a controlroom and facilities walkthrough test consisting of eleven system tasks, and anadministrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The eight applicants seekingan instant senior operator license participated in two or three dynamic simulatorscenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of ten system tasks,and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.b. FindinqsAll eleven of the applicants passed all parts of the examination. For the writtenexaminations, the reactor operator applicants' average score was 85.77 percent andranged from 81.33 to 88 percent, the senior operator applicants' average score was89.25 percent and ranged from 82 to 97 percent. The overall written examinationaverage was 88,30 percent. The text of the examination questions, the licensee'sEnclosure 2examination analysis, and the licensee's post-examination comments may be accessedin the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in Attachment 1. Inaccordance with current NRC policy, the release of this written examination in ADAMSto the public will be delayed for two years.The NRC examiners completed the final grading of the written examination on April 3,2012, and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy andvalidity of the examination questions. In accordance with current NRC policy, therelease of this written examination will be delayed for two years, The text of theexamination questions, the licensee's examination analysis, and the licensee's post-examination comments may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accessionnumbers noted in the attachment.Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the licensee to analyzethe validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of theapplicants. The licensee conducted this performance analysis and submitted theanalysis to the chief examiner..3 Initial Licensinq Examination Developmenta. Examination ScopeThe facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021 ,Revision 9, Supplement 1, All licensee facility training and operations staff involved inexamination preparation and validation were listed on a security agreement. The facilitylicensee submitted both the written and operating examination outlines on August 19,2011. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements ofNUREG-1021 , and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submittedthe draft examination package on November 3, 2011. The chief examiner reviewed thedraft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-1021, and provided finalcomments to the licensee on the examination on January 25,2012. The NRCconducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided furthercomments during the week of February 20,2012. The licensee satisfactorily completedcomment resolution on March 19, 2011.b. FindinqsThe NRC approved the initial examination outline and advised the licensee to proceedwith the operating examination development.The examiners determined that the written and operating examinations initiallysubmitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposedexamination.No findings were identified.Enclosure 3.4 Simulation Facilitv Performancea. Examination ScopeThe examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during theexamination validation and administration.b. FindinqsNo findings were identified..5 Examination Securitva. Examination ScopeThe examiners reviewed examination security for examination development and duringboth the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliancewith NUREG-1021requirements. Plans for simulator security and applicant controlwere reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel,b. FindinqsNo findings were identified.4OAO Meetinqs. Includinq ExitThe chief examiner presented observations concerning the examination to Mr. JulianThompson, NMP2 General Supervisor of Shift Operations, and other members of thelicensee's staff during an outbrief meeting on March 23,2012. Final examination resultswere provided to Mr. Aaron Armstrong, Acting General Supervisor Operations Trainingand other members of the licensee's management staff on April 19,2012. The licenseeacknowledged the observations and presented.The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examinationas proprietary.ATTACHMENTS:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

Julian Thompson, NMP2 General Supervisor of Shift OperationsGreg Pitts, Acting General Supervisor Operations TrainingAaron Armstrong, Acting General Supervisor Operations TrainingDavid Britt, NMP2 InitialTraining SupervisorDavid Huff, Lead Exam Developer

NRC Personnel

Joseph

M. D'Antonio, Senior operations EngineerRichard DeVercelly, Senior Reactor Technology Instructor

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

OpenedNONEOpened and ClosedNONEClosedNONEDiscussedNONE

ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED

Accession No. ML12107A1616 -

FINAL-Written Exam (Note: In accordance with current NRCpolicy, the release of this written examination in ADAMS tothe public will be delayed for two years.)Accession No. M112107A1619 -

FINAL-Operating ExamAttachment