IR 05000410/2010302

Er 05000410-10-302, on 11/15/10 - 11/22/10, Nine Mile Point, Unit 2, Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report

ML110180452
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	01/18/2011
From:	Hansell S Operations Branch I
To:	Belcher S Nine Mile Point
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UNITED STATES N UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION W

SUBJECT:

NINE M]LE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 0500041 012010302

Dear Mr. Belcher:

On November 22,2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an examination at Nine Mile Point, Unit 2. The enclosed report documents the examination findings, which were discussed on December 22,2010, with Mr. R. Brown of your staff.

The examination included the evaluation of five applicants for reactor operator licenses and two 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 9, Supplement 1. The license examiners determined that six applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses were issued on December 22,2010.

No findings 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.oov/readino-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Samuel L. Hansell, Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure: NRC Examination Report 0500041 01201 0302

SUBJECT:

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION. UNIT 2 - NRC EXAMINATION REPORT 0500041 012010302

Dear M

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

ER 05000410i2010302; November 15 - 22,2010; Nine Mile Point, Unit 2; lnitial Operator

Licensing Examination Report.

NRC examiners evaluated the competency of five applicants for reactor operator licenses and two applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses. The facility 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 facility on November 22,2010. Four NRC examiners administered the operating tests from November 15 - 18, 2010. The license examiners determined that six applicants satisfied the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, and the appropriate licenses have been issued.

A. NRC-ldentified and Self-Revealino Findinqs None B. Licensee-ldentified Violations None

REPORT DETAILS

4OA5 Other Activities (lnitial Operator License Examination)

.1 License Applications

a. Scope

The chief examiner reviewed all seven license applications submitted by the licensee to ensure the applications reflected that each applicant satisfied relevant 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 examiner also audited one license application in detail to confirm that it accurately reflected the applicant's qualifications. This audit focused on the applicant's experience, on-the-job training, and eligibility to sit for the instant senior reactor operator license exam.

b. Findinqs No findings were identified.

.2 Operator Knowledqe and Performance

a. Examination Scope

On November 22,2010, the licensee proctored the administration of the written examinations to all applicants. The licensee staff graded the written examinations, analyzed the results, and presented their analysis to the NRC on December 3,2010' The NRC examination team administered the various portions of the operating examination to all applicants from November 15 - 18, 2010. The applicants for reactor operator licenses participated in two or three dynamic simulator scenarios, in a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 11 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of four administrative tasks. The applicants for instant senior reactor operator licenses participated in two or three dynamic simulator scenarios, a control room and facilities walkthrough test consisting of 10 system tasks, and an administrative test consisting of five administrative tasks.

b. Findinqs Six applicants passed all parts of the examinations. For the written examinations, the reactor operator applicants'average score was 85.9 percent, and ranged from 82.7 to 89.3 percent. The senior reactor operator applicants' overall average score was 83.0 percent and ranged from 78.0 to 88.0 percent.

The NRC examiners completed the final grading of the written examination on December 14,2010, 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 examination questions may be accessed in the ADAMS system under the accession number noted in Attachment 1.

Chapter ES-403 and Form ES-403-1 of NUREG 1021 require the facility licensee to analyze the validity of any written examination questions that were missed by half or more of the applicants. Five questions met this criterion. The facility licensee conducted the performance analysis and submitted it to the chief examiner.

.3 lnitial Licensinq Examination Development

a. Examination Scope

The facility licensee developed the examinations in accordance with the Examination Standards. All licensee facility training and operations staff involved in examination preparation and validation were on a security agreement. The facility licensee submitted the written and operating examination outlines on August 17,2010. The chief examiner reviewed the outlines against the requirements of the Standards, and provided comments to the licensee. The facility licensee submitted the draft examination package on September 27,2010. The chief examiner reviewed the draft examination against the requirements of the Standards, and provided comments to the licensee on the examination on October 8,2010. The examinations were within the range of acceptability for a proposed examination. The NRC conducted an onsite validation of the operating examinations and provided associated comments during the week of October 11,2010. The facility licensee satisfactorily completed comment resolution on October 27,2010.

b. Findinss No findings were identified.

.4 Simulation Facilitv Performance

a. Examination Scope

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

b. Findinqs 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 the Examination Standards. Plans for simulator security and applicant controlwere reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel.

b. Findinos No findings were identified.

4OAO Meetinos. Includinq Exit The chief examiner presented the examination results to Mr. R. Brown of the facility licensee's staff on December 22,2010.

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

ATTACHMENT 1: SUPPLEMENTAL I NFORMATION ATTACHMENT 2: FACILITY COMMENTS ON WRITTEN EXAM AND NRC RESOLUTION ATTACHMENT 1

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee Personnel

J. Reid, Facility Exam Developer

R. Brown, Operations Training Manager

ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

None