IR 05000335/1998301

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
Issue date:	10/01/1998
From:	Stall J FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Peebles T 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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~CATEGORY ly REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9810290190 DOC.DATE: 98/10/01 NOTARIZED:

NO FACIL:50-335 St.Lucie Plant, Unit 1, Florida Power&Light Co.,50'-389'St.Lucie Plant, Unit 2, Florida Power&Light Co.AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION STALL,J.A.

Florida Power&Light Co.RECZP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFZLZATION PEEBLES,T.A.

Region 2 (Post 820201)SUBJECT: Provides responses to concerns raised in Sections 05.3&08 of 980723 exam rept administered on 980622-26.

DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE42D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE-TXTLE: Operator Licensing Examination Reports DOCKET 05000335 05000389 NOTES: RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME PD2-3 PD COPXES LTTR ENCL 1 1 RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME GLEAVES,W COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 INTERNAL: ACRS NRR/DRCH/HOHB EXTERNAL: NOAC 1 1 1 1 1 1 FILE CE RGN2 FILE 01 NRC PDR 1" 1 1 1 1 1 D 0 N NOTE TO ALL"RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE.TO HAVE YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION REMOVED FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS OR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COPIES RECEIVED BY YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATIONS CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK (DCD)ON EXTENSION 415-2083 TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 8 ENCL 8 Florida Power 5 Light Company, 6501 South Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, FL34S57 October 1, 1998 L-98-242 10CFR 55.5 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Mr.Thomas A.Peebles'98 Ol',T-6~1:25 Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303 Re: St.Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos.50-335 and 50-389 Operator License Training Program NRC Examination Re rt 98-301 Res nse On July 23, 1998, NRC issued St.Lucie Units 1 and 2 Examination Report 98-301 for the.Operator License Examination administered on June 22-26, 1998.Section 05.3 of the report described an NRC concern with examination security precautions and provided a recommendation for future examinations.

Additionally, Section 08 of the report described significant delays in completing certain emergency actions during simulator scenarios.

The examiner observations indicated that there could be a previously unidentified problem with St.Lucie Units 1 and 2 emergency operating procedures and/or with the training of operators to perform the procedures.

NRC requested that Florida Power&Light Company (FPL)provide the results of the analysis as a prelude to its selection of a course of action to follow up on the observations and the potential issues raised thereby.The FPL responses to the concerns raised in Sections 05.3 and 08 of the report are attached.Should you have any questions, please contact us.Very truly yours, J.A.Stall Vice President St.Lucie Plant JAS/GRM Attachment 9810290i90 98iOOi PDR ADOCK 05000335 V PDR an FPL Group company St.Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos.50-335 and 50-389 L 9&-242 Attachment Page 1 NRC Concern Section 05.3: The NRC concluded that inadequate implementation of security precautions led to packaging of examination materials in a single envelope that was delivered to the NRC in an opened condition.

Future examination development should include strict adherence to security guidelines in NUIREG 1021 to minimize the possibility of examination compromise and the delay or cancellation of an examination.

FPL Response: Condition Report 98-0887 was issued to document the analysis and corrective actions for inadequate implementation of operator license examination security precautions that lead to improper shipping of the final examination materials to the NRC with respect to examination security.The actions taken by FPL are summarized below..1.The deficiencies discussed concerning the shipment of the licensing examinations have been reviewed with our examination developer.

2.Training Guideline 004, Written Examination Administration and Control, has been revised to include an Appendix D,"NRC Exam Construction and Administration," that incorporates NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards For Power Reactors, guidance on packaging the examination for shipment to the NRC in a double envelope.3.Examinations being sent to the NRC are now required to go through the Licensing Department to provide an independent check.NRC Concern Section 08: The NRC noted that confusion existed among the candidates with regards to the expectations of performing the immediate operator actions in the standard post trip actions (SPTA)section of the emergency operating procedures (EOP).Training on the implementation of the SPTAs, together with insuKcient procedural guidance Ied to poor candidate performance.

The procedural guidance and training of the operators combined to result in less than optimal mitigation of the event St.Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos.50-335 and 50-389 L-98-242 Attachment Page 2 FPL Response: Condition Report 98-1296 was issued to document the analysis and corrective actions for the NRC concern identified in Section 08.The actions taken by FPL are summarized below.1.Licensed operator candidates from this examination group had a training session with representatives of training and operations management to reiterate expectations regarding EOP41, Standard Post 1'ctions, implementation.

After the session, there was a simulator exeicise to reinforce these expectations.

2.Prorxdure 2-EOP-01, Unit 2 Standard Post TNp Actions, was revised to include verification of main steam line isolation system (MSIS)actuation if containment pressure is greater than or equal to 3.5 psig.3.'Administrative Procedure AP-0010120, Conduct of Operations, was revised to clarify guidance in the areas of: a.Operator actions permittedlexpected prior to assistant nuclear plant supervisor (ANPS)concurrence.

b.Expected operator action while performing EOP-01, Standard Post 1'ctions.4.Licensed operator requalification segment 98.5 included scenarios similar to those in the recent NRC license examination.

Operators were evaluated on the simulator in an'as found condition with various post trip malfunctions.

No problems were observed with operators not taking actions when appropriate as observed during the licensing examinations.

Seventy-three operators were observed.Expected operator actions while in EOP-01 are also being stressed in simulator scenarios.

5.Operators were trained on the revisions to the AP-0010120, Conduct of Operations, and 2-EOP-01, Unit 2 Standard Post Trip Actions.