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Notification of Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000368/2018003) and Request for Information
	ML18122A048
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/09/2018
From:	Vincent Gaddy; Operations Branch IV
To:	Richard Anderson; Entergy Operations
References
	IR 2018003
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May 9, 2018

Mr. Richard L. Anderson, Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Arkansas Nuclear One

1448 SR 333

Russellville, AR 72802-0967

SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTIFICATION OF

INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000368/2018003) AND

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Anderson:

During the week of July 9, 2018, inspectors from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commissions (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification

inspection at Arkansas Nuclear One Units 1 and 2, using NRC Inspection

Procedure 71111.11B, Licensed Operator Requalification Program. Experience has shown

that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection for both the NRC inspectors and your staff.

In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection,

we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. These documents have

been divided into three groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies

information to be provided prior to the inspection to ensure that the inspectors are adequately

prepared. The second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information the

inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. The third group (Section C of this enclosure)

identifies the items, which are necessary to close out the inspection and are usually sent a few

weeks after the team has left the site. It is important that all of these documents are up to date

and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the

preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand

that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. R. Martin of your training organization.

Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of examination

activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please

contact the lead inspector Nicholas Hernandez at (361) 972-2507,

Nicholas.Hernandez@nrc.gov (Unit 1), or Mahdi Hayes at (817) 200-1508,

Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov (Unit 2).

This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection

requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control

Number 3150-0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the

requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control

number.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," 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/

Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Dockets: 50-313, 50-368

Licenses: DPR-51, NPF-6

Enclosure:

Biennial Requalification Inspection

Document Request

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BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

From: Nicholas Hernandez Mahdi Hayes

Resident Inspector, NRC RIV Operations Engineer, NRC RIV

361-972-2507 817-200-1508

To: Randal Martin

Training Superintendent

479-858-6844

Subj: Information Request to Support week of July 9, 2018, Licensed Operator Requalification

Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B)

A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation

activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module

(ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or

hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than June 20, 2018.

Electronically: To: Nicholas.Hernandez@nrc.gov, Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov

Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV

1600 E. Lamar Blvd

Arlington, TX 76011

ATTN: Mahdi Hayes

General Requests:

List of licensed operators (SRO & RO) by crew (operating & staff)

Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR

evaluators identified)

Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training

program up to date

List of outstanding LOR program changes

List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR

program since last BRQ

Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator

requalification training program

Last two years of simulator review committee (or equivalent) meeting minutes

Last two years of CRC (or equivalent) meeting minutes

02.03: Biennial Requalification Written Examination Quality

The current and approved biennial written examination schedule

The current requalification cycle written examination results for both SRO & RO that

have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team arrival

onsite.

All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to and

including the week before the inspection team is onsite. This will need to have

adequate password protection if e-mailed or double envelope protection if mailed via

regular mail per NUREG-1021.

The current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan)

Enclosure

02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality

The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given the week of

July 9, 2018 (week team is onsite)

The operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately

via telephone at later date) to be given the week of July 9, 2018 (week team is

onsite)

Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO & RO) and results up to the week

prior to the inspection team arrival onsite.

All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests.

Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan)

All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times for time critical

operator actions

02.05: Licensee Admin of Requal Exams

All procedures used to administer the annual operating test

All procedures used to assess operator performance

All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training

All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator

02.06: Requalification Examination Security

Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on

the written examinations and also meet the intent of sampling all required topics on a

periodic basis.

Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on

the operating tests and also meet the intent of sampling all required malfunctions

(including major events, instrument/component malfunctions, TS calls, etc) on a

periodic basis.

All Procedures that describe examination security, including procedures used to

develop the examinations that include guidelines on overlap between examinations

in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations

List of all Condition Reports since the last biennial requal inspection related to

examination security and overlap

02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program

List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requal exams (includes

training provided to operators to enable passing requal exams and training provided

to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during previous requal exam

cycle)

Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance

documentation)

02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions

All Procedures and Program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses,

tracking training attendance, and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators

All Procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any

SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since the last biennial inspection

02.09: Simulator Performance

For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be

electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test

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procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test,

the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review

versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI 3.5

standard requirements.

o Transient test 3, Simultaneous closure of all main steam isolation valves

o Transient test 4, Simultaneous trip of all reactor coolant pumps

o Transient test 8, Maximum size reactor coolant system rupture combined with

loss of all offsite power

o Steady State tests for medium power test

All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures if not already provided for

section 02.05 above.

Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DRs. For closed DRs,

summary list for those items closed between June 2016 and May 2018.

Primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics parameters (such as

moderator temperature coefficient (MTC), integral rod worth (IRW)). The applicable

reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as

available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and the

acceptance criteria with results.

All simulator modification packages that are on hold, delayed, or not completed in the

last two years.

A list of simulator modification packages completed in the last two year window.

02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution

A summary report of all condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the

control room

Any revised requalification training that was based on licensed operator performance

issues

B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection

activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either

electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on July 9, 2018.

02.02: Exam Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Exam and Op Test Quality

All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after

onsite week

All results up to the day the team leaves the site.

02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions

Access to licensed operators records (operating and staff crews)

Access to licensed operators training attendance records

Access to licensed operators medical records

02.09: Simulator Performance

Simulator discrepancies (DRs) from July 12, 2016 to July 9, 2018. This should

include all open DRs and DRs that have been closed, including the

documentation/justification for closure.

Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at

the time of acceptance (as available).

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Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and

neutronics models, to the actual plant.

All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs Design differences in the simulator

(any documentation on this)

Summary list of modifications from July 12, 2016 to July 9, 2018.

Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by due

date from July 12, 2016 to July 9, 2018.

Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to July 9, 2018).

The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a

single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all

transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include the

test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient

test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert

review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the

ANSI standard requirements.

All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The

applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other

means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and

the acceptance criteria with results.

All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the

room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages,

simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc.

Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing.

02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution

All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the control room

C. Arkansas Nuclear One is required to send the final results summary and any

remaining exams and operating tests that have not been reviewed to the regional

office lead inspector for this inspection for final review and comparison against the

Significance Determination Tools in order to communicate the exit results for the

inspection.

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