L-2011-060, Initial Exam Retake 2011-301 General Correspondence

Initial Exam Retake 2011-301 General Correspondence

ML111930583
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	02/16/2011
From:	Kiley M Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Mccree V NRC/RGN-II
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L-2011-060
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FPL POWERING TODA February 16, 2011 EMPOWERING TOMORROW L201 1060 10 CFR 55.31 Victor M. MeCree Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Re: Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Preliminary License Re-application for Mr. Marshall W. Morris On December 2, 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) informed Mr. Marshall W.

Morris that he did not pass the Administrative Topics portion of the SRO examination taken during the week of November 10, 2010, at the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant and as a result the NRC denied his application. As stated in the NRC letter dated December 2, 2010, and in accordance with 10 CFR 55.35, Re-application, Mr. Morris is eligible to re-apply for a license two months after the date of the denial.

Additionally, since Mr. Morris has passed the Written Examination, the Systems Job Performance Measures (JPMs) and the Simulator Operating Tests, Mr. Morris is eligible to request a routine waiver from those portions of the SRO examination. Accordingly, on January 18, 2011, FPL submitted a waiver request for Mr. Morris to re-take the Administrative Topic portion of the SRO Examination.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the preliminary License Application and sufficient details on the additional training that Mr. Morris has completed to prepare for the re-take of the Administrative Topic portion of the SRO examination. provides the preliminary License Application (NRC Forms 396 and NRC Forms 398 for:

Operator: License #: Docket #:

Morris, M.W. N/A to this letter contains personal information, the disclosure of which would clearly constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(a)(6), we request that Enclosure I of this letter be withheld from public disclosure.

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L-201 1-060 Page 2 The details on the additional training taken by Mr. Morris are provided in Enclosure 2.

Should there be any questions, please contact Mr. Greg Laughlin at (305) 246-6274.

Very truly yours, Michael Kiley Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant SM Enclosures cc: Chief, Operations Branch, Division of Reactor Safety, Region II, USNRC (original and two copies)

Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, Turkey Point Plant (w/o enclosures)

Document Control Desk, USNRC, Washington, D.C. (w/o enclosures)

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1. Background and Details on the Re-application of Mr. Marshall W. Morris Mr. Marshall Morris had previously applied and taken the Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) licensing examination during the week of 10/25/2010. Mr. Morris passed all portions of the NRC SRO exam, with the exception of the Administrative JPMs. He passed two of the administrative JPMs; the requirement is to pass three. In accordance with 10 CFR 55.35, a re-application that includes a waiver of the other portions of the NRC examination has been submitted for Mr. Morris.

Mr. Morris failed three of the five required Administrative JPMs. He passed all other simulator exams, written exams and JPMs. In JPM Admin A, the measure was to Determine if shift manning, 0-ONOP-105, and fire brigade requirements are met. The candidate incorrectly assigned an ANPO to perform attachment 6 of ONOP-105. All other assignments for all other personnel were satisfactory. Mr. Morris incorrectly assumed that the ANPO was also qualified as turbine operator.

In Admin B the assignment was to identify the minimum required contingency action contained in 0-ADM-051, Outage risk assessment and Control. The candidate incorrectly applied the Required Equipment in the procedure. The candidate applied the requirement as two independently powered charging pumps vs. the correct application of two charging pumps capable of being supplied from an EDO. All other actions were properly determined.

In Admin C the requirement was to Determine any required Technical Specification actions, any required notifications, and any administrative actions. The candidate properly performed all actions with the exception of ADM-1 15 notifications.

An analysis of these three failures as a group indicates that the candidate made assumptions that were not provided in the data, or, interpreted requirements in a more conservative approach than was accounted for in the procedure. Mr. Morris did not possess sufficient administrative procedure knowledge, particularly some incidental details or knowledge gaps that come with time and practice in performing administrative activities, to properly apply the requirements to the situations presented in the JPMs.

Based on this analysis, a remediation program was designed and implemented for his improvement.

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L-201 1-060 Enclosure 2.

2. Remediation Plan for Mr. Marshall W. Morris Re-take of the Administrative Topic Portion of the SRO Examination

1. Candidate to independently review and study the below listed Administrative Procedures. This review should include a determination of possible hypothetical conditions and development of JPM style scenarios. This is designed to help the candidate establish a correct mental model and interpretation requirements.

Any questions to be discussed with the class Mentor/Instructors.

2. Candidate to perform ten (10) practice Administrative JPMs. Each JPM should be followed by a verbal explanation of why he took each step of the JPM and why that is correct for the conditions given.

3. Candidate to successfully perform two (2) practice exam sets of five (5)

Administrative JPMs each.

4. Candidate to successfully pass an Audit Exam of five (5) Administrative JPMs.

The applicant has completed the remedial training as designed since the original exam:

1. Candidate independently reviewed and studied the designated Administrative Procedures. As planned, this review included a determination of possible hypothetical conditions and development ofJPM style scenarios. Questions were discussed with the class Mentor or SRO Certified Instructors.

2. Candidate performed ten (10) practice Administrative JPMs in accordance with the remediation plan.

3. Candidate successfully completed two (2) practice exam sets of five (5)

Administrative JPMs each.

4. Candidate successfully passed an Audit Exam of five (5) Administrative JPMs.

3. Remedial Assessment:

Mr. Morris has completed the above remedial plan required activities. Mr. Morris is continuing to perform practice JPMs and review of other Administrative duties in preparation for his SRO re-take examination and is showing a great improvement in his ability to understand the initial conditions, utilize the appropriate procedure and verbalize his reasoning for each step of the JPMs. We are confident in that Mr. Morris will be successful on his re-take of the Administrative portion of the NRC exam.

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4. List of Procedures and discussions performed during the remediation process.

Procedure Title Hypothetical Conditions 0-ONOP- 105 Staffing, Tech Control Room Evacuation Oncoming shift operator calls in Spec minimum staffing and Tech Specs sick.

NAP-402 &ADM-200 Conduct of Operations Procedure cannot be performed as written.

Reactivity management for equipment failures.

0-ADM-03 1 Independent verification Usage of IV versus CDV 0-ADM-2 12 and 212.1 In-Plant Equipment Inadequate ECO, boundary Clearance Orders modification, computer system fails.

0-ADM-1 15 Notification of Plant Events Notifications for FFD, tech spec actions due to equipment failure, RPS actuation.

%-OSP-024.2 Emergency Bus Load Failure of sequencer test and Sequencers Manual Test impact on tech specs.

%-OSP-022.4 EDG Fuel oil Transfer Test failure impact on tech Pump and Valve Test specs.

A-OSP 049.1 3 Reactor Protection System Implications of relay failures, Logic Test breaker function failures, unsat time response.

0-OSP-023.3 Equipment operability Impact of missed performance.

verification with an EDG inoperable.

0-NOP-06 1.1 4A Waste Gas Disposal System Alarm during performance, R controlled release of gas 14 OOS, permit review decay tank A.

0-NOP-06 1,11 C Controlled liquid release Alarm during performance, R from waste monitor tank A 18 OOS, permit review 0-NCOP-003 Preparation of liquid release Inaccuracies in permit Permits 0-NCOP-004 Preparation of gas release Inaccuracies in permit permits

%-OSP-028.6 RCCA Periodic Exercise Impact of dropped rod, stuck rod, slow rod, rod out of alignment during performance.

%-OSP-041.l Reactor Coolant System Use of improper sign polarity Leak Rate Calculation during calculations.

0-ADM-009 Containment entries when Failed containment door during containment integrity is containment entry at power.

established.

AD-AA-101-1004 Work Hour Controls Callout to fill position.

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L-201 1-060 Bxiclosure 2 Procedure Title Hypothetical Conditions 0-OP-028.2 Shutdown Margin Wrong curve book used and Calculation incorrect values.

0-OSP-040.4 Estimated Critical Wrong curve book, incorrect Condition time in core life used and incorrect value polarity.

%-OSP-053.4 Containment Integrity Incorrect as found position.

Penetration Alignment Verification.

0-ADM-205 Administrative control of Incorrect alignment or position.

valves, locks, and switches 0-ADM-503 Temporary System Incorrect application of process.

Alteration.

AD-AA- 100-1004 Preparation, revision, Improper application of process.

review/approval of procedures.

0-EPIP-20101 Duties of Emergency Incorrect event classification.

Coordinator 0-EPIP-201 11 Re-Entry Incorrect application of exposure limits.

0-EPIP-20 134 Offsite notifications and Incorrect or incomplete protective action notification or PARS.

recommendations.

0-ADM-600 Radiation Protection Incorrect RWP used, incorrect Manual. classification of rad area, incorrect dose rate calculation AD-AA-100-1005 Temporary changes to Improper application of process.

procedures.

Y4-OSP-204 Accident monitoring Unsat acceptance criteria instrumentation channel impact.

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