IR 05000219/2008301
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/20/2008 |
| From: | Hansell S Operations Branch I |
| To: | Pardee C AmerGen Energy Co, Exelon Generation Co |
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SUBJECT:
OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000219/2008301
Dear Mr. Pardee:
On April 22, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which were discussed on May 14, 2008, with Messrs. Gregg Ludlam, Peter Orphanos, and other members of your staff.
The examination included the evaluation of two applicants for reactor operator licenses and seven applicants for instant senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9. The license examiners determined that eight of the nine applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
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 NRCs 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/
Samuel L. Hansell, Jr., Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16
Mr. Charles Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO) and Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO)
AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 SUBJECT: OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 05000219/2008301
Dear Mr. Pardee:
On April 22, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which were discussed on May 14, 2008, with Messrs. Gregg Ludlam, Peter Orphanos, and other members of your staff.
The examination included the evaluation of two applicants for reactor operator licenses and seven applicants for instant senior operator licenses. The written and operating examinations were developed using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9. The license examiners determined that eight of the nine applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
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 NRCs 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/
Samuel L. Hansell, Jr., Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16 SUNSI Review Complete: JC (Reviewer=s Initials) ADAMS PKG#ML072851077 ADAMS ACC#ML081440070 DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\Operations Branch\CARUSO\Exam 08-OC Apr 08 (U01688)\OC 2008 Initial Exam REPORT Rev1.doc After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will be released to the Public.
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Enclosure:
NRC Examination Report 05000219/2008301
REGION I==
Dockets: 50-219 Licenses: DPR-16 Report : 05000219/2008301 Licensee: AmerGen Energy Company LLC Facility: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Location: AmerGen Energy Company LLC P O BOX 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Dates: April 22, 2008 (Written Examination Administration)
April 14-18, 2008 (Operating Test Administration)
May 2, 2008 (NRC Examination Grading)
May 8, 2008 (Licensee Submitted Post Exam Package)
Inspectors: John G. Caruso, Chief Examiner, Senior Operations Engineer Joseph M DAntonio, Senior Operations Engineer Brian C. Haagensen, Operations Engineer Approved By: Samuel L. Hansell, Jr., Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ER 05000219/2008301; April 14-22, 2008; Oyster Creek Initial Operator Licensing Examination
Report.
NRC examiners evaluated the competency of two applicants for reactor operator licenses and seven applicants for instant senior operator licenses at Oyster Creek. The facility licensee developed the examinations using NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Revision 9. The written examination was administered by the facility on April 22, 2008. NRC examiners administered the operating tests on April 14-18, 2008. The license examiners determined that eight of the nine applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
NRC-Identified and Self-Revealing Findings
No findings of significance were identified.
Licensee-Identified Violations
None.
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REPORT DETAILS
OTHER ACTIVITIES (OA)
4OA5 Other Activities (Initial Operator License Examination)
.1 License Applications
a. Scope
The examiners reviewed all nine 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 five 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 of significance were identified.
.2 Operator Knowledge and Performance
a. Examination Scope
On April 22, 2008, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all nine applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on April 28, 2008.
The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all nine applicants on April 14-18, 2008. The two applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in 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 seven applicants seeking an instant senior 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
Eight of nine the applicants passed all parts of the operating test. One senior rector operator applicant failed the dynamic simulator portion of the operating test. All nine applicants passed the written examination. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants average score was 92.7 percent and ranged from 90.7 to 94.7 percent, the senior operator applicants average score was 89.6 percent and ranged from 84.0 to 93.0 percent. The overall written examination average was 89.6 percent.
The text of the examination questions, and the licensees examination analysis 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 three questions that met these criteria and submitted the analysis to the chief examiner. This analysis concluded that all of the questions were valid and did not propose and changes to the exam as administered.
.3 Initial Licensing Examination Development
a. Examination Scope
The facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 9. All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted both the written and operating examination outlines on January 17, 2008.
The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of NUREG-1021, Revision 9, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft examination package on February 29, 2008. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination package against the requirements of NUREG-1021, Revision 9, and provided comments to the licensee on the examination on March 16, 2008. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided further comments during the week of March 10, 2008. The licensee satisfactorily completed the post exam submittal process on May 8, 2008.
b. Findings
The NRC approved the initial examination outline and advised the licensee to proceed with the operating examination development.
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. See Attachment 3 (Procedural Issues Identified) for additional details.
No findings of significance 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. See Attachment 2 (Simulator Fidelity Report)for additional details.
b. Findings
No findings of significance 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 requirements. 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 examination results to Messrs. Gregg Ludlam, Director of Training, Peter Orphanos, Director of Operations, and other members of the licensee's management staff on May 14, 2008. The licensee acknowledged the findings presented.
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. Ludlam, Director of Training
- J. Costic, Operations Training Manager
- N. Patrou, Nuclear Training Instructor
- G. Young, Nuclear Training Instructor
- J. Ruth, Corporate Nuclear Training
- H. Tritt, Operations Shift Manager
NRC Personnel
- M. Ferdas, Senior Resident Inspector
ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED
Opened
None
Opened and Closed
None
Closed
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Discussed
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