IR 05000445/2009301

Er 05000445-09-301, 05000446-09-301 on 03/30/09 - 04/14/09 for Comanche Peak, Units 1 and 2

ML091310542
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	05/08/2009
From:	Lantz R E Operations Branch IV
To:	Flores R Luminant Generation Co
References
50-445/09-301, 50-446/09-301
Download: ML091310542 (9)

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May 8, 2009

Rafael Flores, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT: COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000445/2009301; 05000446/2009301

Dear Mr. Flores:

On April 6, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an initial operator license examination at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings and licensing decisions. The preliminary examination findings were discussed on April 3, 2009, with Mr. Gary Caspersen, Operations Training Manager, and other members of your staff. A telephonic exit meeting was conducted on April 14, 2009, with Mr. Gary Struble, who was provided the NRC licensing decisions.

The examinations included the evaluation of five applicants for reactor operator licenses, two applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and four applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses. The license examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55 and the appropriate licenses have been issued. There were no post-examination comments submitted by your staff. The enclosure to this letter contains the details of this report.

No findings of significance 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 NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's 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).

Sincerely,/RA/

Ryan E. Lantz, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-445; 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87; NPF-89 Luminant Generation Company, LLC - 2 -

Enclosure:

NRC Examination Report 05000445/2009301; 05000446/2009301 cc w/enclosure: Mike Blevins, Chief Operating Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Mr. Fred W. Madden, Director Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Timothy P. Matthews, Esq. Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health P. O. Box 149347, Mail Code 2835 Austin, TX 78714-9347 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P. O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Luminant Generation Company, LLC - 3 -

Anthony Jones Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division E.O. Thompson State Office Building P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209 Luminant Generation Company, LLC - 4 -

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Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Bob.Hagar@nrc.gov) CP Site Secretary (Sue.Sanner@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

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SUNSI Review Completed: __TOM__ ADAMS: Yes No Initials: __TOM__ Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive SOE:OB OE:OB OE:OB OE:OB C:PBE C:OB TOMcKernon MHaire GApger SHedger WCWalker RLantz /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA//RA/ /RA/ 5/3/09 5/6/09 5/5/09 5/6/09 5/7/09 5/8/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax Enclosure U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV Dockets: 50-445, 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87, NPF-89 Report: ER05000445/2009301; 05000446/2009301 Licensee: Luminant Generation Company, LLC Facility: Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Location: FM-56, Glen Rose, Texas Dates: March 30 - April 14, 2009 Inspectors: T. McKernon, Chief Examiner, Senior Operations Engineer G. Apger, Operations Engineer S. Hedger, Operations Engineer M. Haire, Enforcement Officer, Senior Operations Engineer Approved by: Ryan Lantz, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER05000445/2009301; 05000446/2009301; March 30 - April 14, 2009; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report.

NRC examiners evaluated the competency of five applicants for reactor operator licenses, two applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses and four applicants for upgrade senior reactor operator licenses at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.

The licensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9, Supplement 1. The written examination was administered by the licensee on April 6, 2009. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on March 30 - April 3, 2009.

The examiners determined that all of the applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

A. NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

B. Licensee-Identified Violations

None.

REPORT DETAILS

4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)

.1 License Applications

a. Scope

NRC examiners reviewed all license applications submitted to ensure each applicant satisfied relevant license eligibility requirements. The examiners also audited three of the license applications in detail to confirm that they accurately reflected the subject applicant's qualifications. This audit focused on the applicant's experience and on-the-job training, including control manipulations that provided significant reactivity changes.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

.2 Examination Development

a. Scope

NRC examiners reviewed integrated examination outlines and draft examinations submitted by the licensee against the requirements of NUREG-1021. The NRC examination team conducted an onsite validation of the operating tests during the week of February 23, 2009.

b. Findings

NRC examiners provided outline, draft examination and post-validation comments to the licensee. The licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution prior to examination administration.

NRC examiners determined the written examinations and operating tests initially submitted by the licensee were within the range of acceptability expected for a proposed examination.

.3 Operator Knowledge and Performance

a. Scope

On April 6, 2009, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all eleven applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on April 13, 2009.

The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating tests to all eleven applicants on March 30 - April 3, 2009.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

All of the applicants passed the written examination and all parts of the operating test.

The final written examinations and post examination analysis may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession numbers noted in the attachment. There were no post-examination comments as indicated in the licensee submittal.

The examination team did not identify any generic weaknesses.

.4 Simulation Facility Performance

a. Scope

The NRC examiners observed simulator performance with regard to plant fidelity during examination validation and administration.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

.5 Examination Security

a. Scope

The NRC examiners reviewed examination security during both the onsite preparation week and examination administration week for compliance with 10 CFR 55.49 and NUREG-1021. Plans for simulator security and applicant control were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA6 Meetings, Including Exit

The chief examiner presented the preliminary examination results to Messrs. Gary Caspersen, Operations Training Manager, Gary Struble, Operations Training Supervisor, and other members of the staff on April 3, 2009. A telephonic exit was conducted on April 14, 2009, between Messrs. Tom McKernon, Chief Examiner, and Gary Struble.

The licensee did not identify any information or materials used during the examination as proprietary.

ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

G. Struble, Operations Training Supervisor

C. Rice, Instructor

G. Caspersen, Operations Training Manager

NRC Personnel

J. Kramer, Senior Resident Inspector

ADAMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED

Accession No. ML091050266 - FINAL WRITTEN EXAMS Accession No. ML091050285 - POST EXAM ANALYSIS