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Provides Responses to Concerns Raised in Sections O5.3 & O8 of 980723 Exam Repts 50-335/98-301 & 50-389/98-301, Administered on 980622-26
ML17229A889
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/01/1998
From: STALL J A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: PEEBLES T A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
50-335-98-301, 50-389-98-301, L-98-242, NUDOCS 9810290190
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~CATEGORYlyREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9810290190DOC.DATE:98/10/01NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.,50'-389'St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONSTALL,J.A.FloridaPower&LightCo.RECZP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFZLZATIONPEEBLES,T.A.Region2(Post820201)

SUBJECT: ProvidesresponsestoconcernsraisedinSections05.3&08of980723examreptadministeredon980622-26.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE42DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE-TXTLE:OperatorLicensingExaminationReportsDOCKET0500033505000389NOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-3PDCOPXESLTTRENCL11RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEGLEAVES,WCOPIESLTTRENCL11INTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DRCH/HOHBEXTERNAL:NOAC111111FILECERGN2FILE01NRCPDR1"11111D0NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATIONSCONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR8ENCL8 FloridaPower5LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34S57October1,1998L-98-24210CFR55.5RegionalAdministrator,RegionIIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:Mr.ThomasA.Peebles'98Ol',T-6~1:25Chief,OperatorLicensingandHumanPerformanceBranchAtlantaFederalCenter61ForsythSt.,SWSuite23T85Atlanta,GA30303Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389OperatorLicenseTrainingProgramNRCExaminationRert98-301ResnseOnJuly23,1998,NRCissuedSt.LucieUnits1and2ExaminationReport98-301forthe.OperatorLicenseExaminationadministeredonJune22-26,1998.Section05.3ofthereportdescribedanNRCconcernwithexaminationsecurityprecautionsandprovidedarecommendationforfutureexaminations.Additionally,Section08ofthereportdescribedsignificantdelaysincompletingcertainemergencyactionsduringsimulatorscenarios.TheexaminerobservationsindicatedthattherecouldbeapreviouslyunidentifiedproblemwithSt.LucieUnits1and2emergencyoperatingproceduresand/orwiththetrainingofoperatorstoperformtheprocedures.NRCrequestedthatFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)providetheresultsoftheanalysisasapreludetoitsselectionofacourseofactiontofollowupontheobservationsandthepotentialissuesraisedthereby.TheFPLresponsestotheconcernsraisedinSections05.3and08ofthereportareattached.Shouldyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactus.Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresidentSt.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachment9810290i9098iOOiPDRADOCK05000335VPDRanFPLGroupcompany St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L9&-242AttachmentPage1NRCConcernSection05.3:TheNRCconcludedthatinadequateimplementationofsecurityprecautionsledtopackagingofexaminationmaterialsinasingleenvelopethatwasdeliveredtotheNRCinanopenedcondition.FutureexaminationdevelopmentshouldincludestrictadherencetosecurityguidelinesinNUIREG1021tominimizethepossibilityofexaminationcompromiseandthedelayorcancellationofanexamination.FPLResponse:ConditionReport98-0887wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrectiveactionsforinadequateimplementationofoperatorlicenseexaminationsecurityprecautionsthatleadtoimpropershippingofthefinalexaminationmaterialstotheNRCwithrespecttoexaminationsecurity.TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarizedbelow..1.Thedeficienciesdiscussedconcerningtheshipmentofthelicensingexaminationshavebeenreviewedwithourexaminationdeveloper.2.TrainingGuideline004,WrittenExaminationAdministrationandControl,hasbeenrevisedtoincludeanAppendixD,"NRCExamConstructionandAdministration,"thatincorporatesNUREG-1021,OperatorLicensingExaminationStandardsForPowerReactors,guidanceonpackagingtheexaminationforshipmenttotheNRCinadoubleenvelope.3.ExaminationsbeingsenttotheNRCarenowrequiredtogothroughtheLicensingDepartmenttoprovideanindependentcheck.NRCConcernSection08:TheNRCnotedthatconfusionexistedamongthecandidateswithregardstotheexpectationsofperformingtheimmediateoperatoractionsinthestandardposttripactions(SPTA)sectionoftheemergencyoperatingprocedures(EOP).TrainingontheimplementationoftheSPTAs,togetherwithinsuKcientproceduralguidanceIedtopoorcandidateperformance.Theproceduralguidanceandtrainingoftheoperatorscombinedtoresultinlessthanoptimalmitigationoftheevent St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389L-98-242AttachmentPage2FPLResponse:ConditionReport98-1296wasissuedtodocumenttheanalysisandcorrectiveactionsfortheNRCconcernidentifiedinSection08.TheactionstakenbyFPLaresummarizedbelow.1.LicensedoperatorcandidatesfromthisexaminationgrouphadatrainingsessionwithrepresentativesoftrainingandoperationsmanagementtoreiterateexpectationsregardingEOP41,StandardPost1'ctions,implementation.Afterthesession,therewasasimulatorexeicisetoreinforcetheseexpectations.2.Prorxdure2-EOP-01,Unit2StandardPostTNpActions,wasrevisedtoincludeverificationofmainsteamlineisolationsystem(MSIS)actuationifcontainmentpressureisgreaterthanorequalto3.5psig.3.'AdministrativeProcedureAP-0010120,ConductofOperations,wasrevisedtoclarifyguidanceintheareasof:a.Operatoractionspermittedlexpectedpriortoassistantnuclearplantsupervisor(ANPS)concurrence.b.ExpectedoperatoractionwhileperformingEOP-01,StandardPost1'ctions.4.Licensedoperatorrequalificationsegment98.5includedscenariossimilartothoseintherecentNRClicenseexamination.Operatorswereevaluatedonthesimulatorinan'asfoundconditionwithvariousposttripmalfunctions.Noproblemswereobservedwithoperatorsnottakingactionswhenappropriateasobservedduringthelicensingexaminations.Seventy-threeoperatorswereobserved.ExpectedoperatoractionswhileinEOP-01arealsobeingstressedinsimulatorscenarios.5.OperatorsweretrainedontherevisionstotheAP-0010120,ConductofOperations,and2-EOP-01,Unit2StandardPostTripActions.