IR 05000410/2021302

Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000410/2021302

ML21132A046
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	05/12/2021
From:	Diane Jackson NRC Region 1
To:	Rhoades D Exelon Generation Co
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May 12, 2021

SUBJECT:

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 2 INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 05000410/2021302

Dear Mr. Rhoades:

On April 19, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2. The enclosed examination report documents the examination results, which were discussed on May 6, 2021, with Gretchen Carter and other members of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of seven applicants for reactor operator licenses and three 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 ten of the applicants satisfied the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)

Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on May 6, 2021.

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 NRC 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 Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-410 License No. NPF-69 Enclosure:

Examination Report 05000410/2021302 w/Attachment: Supplementary Information cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

SUMMARY

ER 05000410/2021302; April 12 - 19, 2021; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Initial

Operator Licensing Examination Report Five NRC examiners evaluated the competency of seven applicants for reactor operator licenses, and three applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2. 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 April 19, 2021. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on April 12 - 15, 2021. The NRC examiners determined that all ten of the applicants satisfied the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)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

4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)

.1 License Applications

a. Scope

The examiners reviewed all ten 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 all ten 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 April 19, 2021, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all ten applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on April 23, 2021.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all ten applicants on April 12 - 15, 2021. The seven applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in two or three dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of eleven system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The three applicants seeking an instant senior reactor operator license participated in three dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of ten system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.

b. Findings

All ten of the applicants passed all parts of the operating test. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants average score was 87.5 percent and ranged from 81.3 to 93.3 percent, the senior operator applicants average score was 90.0 percent and ranged from 85.0 to 95.0 percent. The overall written examination average was 88.3 percent.

The NRC examiners completed the final grading of the written examination on April 26, 2021 and conducted a review of each missed question to determine the accuracy and validity of the examination questions. In accordance with current NRC policy, the release of this written examination will be delayed for two years. The text of the examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the Attachment.

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 six questions that met these criteria and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner.

.3 Initial Licensing Examination Development

a. Examination Scope

The NRC 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 submitted the draft examination package on February 3, 2021. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of March 15, 2021.

b. Findings

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. Gretchen Carter, Operations Training Manager, and other members of the licensee's management staff on May 6, 2021. 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

G. Carter, Operations Training Manager

M. Alexander, Exam Author

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

Opened

NONE

Opened and Closed

NONE

Closed

NONE

Discussed

NONE