ML22314A031

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ML22314A031
Person / Time
Site: Watts Bar  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 11/10/2022
From:
NRC/RGN-II
To:
Tennessee Valley Authority
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ML22314A031 Form 2.1-1 Examination Preparation Checklist Facility: ___Watts Bar______________________ Date of Examination: _Aug 2022_

Developed by: Written: Facility NRC // Operating: Facility NRC Chief Target Task Description Examiners Date*

Initials

1. Examination administration date confirmed (A.1-5). For NRC-prepared examinations,

-240 arrangements are made for the facility licensee to submit reference materials (B.4, C.4.g and Dl F).

-210 2. NRC examiners and facility licensee contact assigned (B.1 and C.1-3). Dl

3. Facility licensee contact briefed on examination security and other requirements (D.4). As

-210 applicable, the facility licensee contact submits to the NRC any prescreened K/As for Dl elimination from the written examination outline, with a description of the facility licensees prescreening process (ES-4.1 A.1.a and ES-4.1 B.2).

-210 4. Reference material due for NRC-prepared examinations (F). Dl

-210 5. Examination kick-off call held (C.4). The NRC sends the corporate notification letter (A.5). Dl

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6. Written examination outline developed by the NRC and sent to the facility licensee contact (must be on the examination security agreement) (B.2, ES-4.1 A.1.b and ES-4.1 A.2.a). Dl
7. Operating test outlines and checklists due: Forms 1.3-1, 2.3-1, 3.2-1, 3.2-2, 3.3-1, and 3.4-1, as

-150 applicable (B.6). Facility licensee provides a draft operating test administration schedule to the Dl NRC (B.18).

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8. Operating test outlines reviewed by the NRC and feedback provided to the facility licensee (ES-2.3). Dl

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9. NRC-prepared examinations approved by the NRC supervisor and forwarded for facility licensee review (ES-2.3). Dl
10. Proposed examinations (written, JPMs, and scenarios, as applicable) and outline forms;

-75 quality checklists and supporting documentation (including Forms 2.3-2 and 2.3-4 and any Dl Form 2.3-1, 1.3-1, and 3.4-1 updates); and reference materials due.

-60 11. Preliminary waiver/excusal requests due (ES-2.2 E.1). Dl

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12. Written examination and operating test reviews completed (ES-2.3). The NRC supervisors authorization to proceed with the facility review granted (ES-2.3 D). Dl

-50 13. Examination review results discussed between the NRC and the facility licensee (B.14). Dl

-35 14. Examination preparatory week conducted by the NRC and the facility licensee (I). Dl

-30 15. Preliminary license applications, including any waiver/excusal requests, due (ES-2-2 C.1). Dl

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16. Final license applications, including any waiver/excusal requests, due and Form 2.2-1 prepared (ES-2.2 C and E). Dl

-7 17. Written examinations and operating tests approved by the NRC supervisor (C.9) Dl

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18. Facility licensee management feedback on the examination requested by the NRC supervisor (C.10). Dl

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19. Final applications reviewed; 10% of applications audited to confirm qualifications/eligibility (ES-2.2 G); and examination approval letter (Letter 2.3-1) and waiver/excusal letters sent. Dl

-7 20. Written examination administration guidelines reviewed with the facility licensee (D.14). Dl

-7 21. Approved scenarios and job performance measures distributed to NRC examiners (D.12). Dl

  • Target dates are based on facility licensee-prepared examinations and the examination date identified in the corporate notification letter. These dates are for planning purposes and may be adjusted in coordination with the facility licensee.

ES-2.1, Page 2 of 20

Form 2.3-1 Examination Outline Quality Checklist Facility: WBN Date of Examination: AUG2022

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a. The outline was systematically and randomly prepared in accordance with the instructions in Section 8 of ES-4.1, and all knowledge and ability (KIA) categories are appropriately sampled.

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b. The outline does not overemphasize any systems, evolutions, or generic topics. i y Y C. Justifications for deselected or rejected KIA statements are acceptable. -I***y Y
a. Using Form 3.4-1, Events and Evolutions Checklist, verify that the proposed scenario set contains the required number of normal evolutions, reactivity evolutions, instrument and component failures, manual control evolutions, technical specifications, and major i y Y transients.

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b. There are enough scenarios (and spares) for the projected number and mix of
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Ensure that all scenarios are new or significantly modified in accordance with ES-3.4 y y C.

and that no scenarios are duplicated from the applicants' audit test(s). Y

d. To the extent possible, assess whether the outline(s) conforms with the qualitative and quantitative simulator set criteria specified on Form 2.3-2. y \I Y
a. Verify that the administrative outline meets the criteria specified in the instructions on Form 3.2-1 and that no tasks are duplicated from the applicants' audit test(s).

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b. Verify that the control room and in-plant systems outline meets the criteria specified in en y y the instructions on Form 3.2-2 and that no tasks are duplicated from the applicants' Y 0..

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audit test(s).

C. Dete.-mine whether the number of job performance measures (JPMs) and JPM types is sufficient for the projected number and mix of applicants and ensure that no items are duplicated on subsequent days. yy Y y i

a. Assess whether the appropriate exam sections cover plant-specific priorities (including probabilistic risk assessment and individual plant examination insights).

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b. Assess whether the 10 CFR 55.41, 10 CFR 55.43, and 10 CFR 55.45 sampling is

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c. Check whether KIA importance ratings (except for plant-specific priorities) are greater w Y than or equal to 2.5.

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(!) d. Check for duplication and overlap across the exam and with the last two NRC exams.

e. Check the entire exam for balance of coverage. y Y
f. Assess whether the exam fits the appropriate job level (reactor operator or senior reactor operator). i 'I Y Print e "°l rer Date
a. Author Michael Schulte / *""" / __:_,. 'Z/'t.e,/ZL
b. Facility Reviewer (*) Eric Lambert / t"/* 'l,/'Z[J/'Z-?:_
c. NRC Reviewer (#) Joseph P. Viera v Digitally signed by Joseph P. Viera Date: 2022.05.05 11 :07:23 --04'00' NRC Chief Examiner David R. Lanyi Digitally signed by David R. Lanyi Date: 2022.05.06 13 :03:42 --04'00' NRC Supervisor Thomas A. Stephen Digitally signed by Thomas A. Stephen Date: 2022.05.07 15:48:27 -04'00'
  • The facility licensee signature is not applicable for NRC-developed tests.
  1. An independent NRC reviewer performs the steps in column *c." This may be the NRC Chief Examiner if he/she did not develop the outline under review.
      • NRC generated the outline

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Addison, John A Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2022 10:06 AM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Bond, Victor Earl III Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2022 6:55 AM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Clark, Tyler Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:31 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Crooke, Curtis Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:31 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Cruz, Daniel Roy Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 6:54 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

RE: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement Yes From: Gabosch, Timothy Jon <tjgabosch@tva.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:06 PM To: Ferguson, Ryan Shaw <rsferguson@tva.gov>; Holt, Matthew John <mjholt@tva.gov>; McIlnay, Brian S

<bsmcllnay@tva.gov>; Neat, Leon <lneat@tva.gov>; Wilson, Thomas J <tjwilson0@tva.gov>; Davis, Richard John

<rjdavis0@tva.gov>; Zastrow, Andrew K <akzastrow0@tva.gov>; Joseph, Brian Scott <bsjoseph@tva.gov>; Lavasseur, Jarrett Keller <jklavasseur2@tva.gov>; Crooke, Curtis <ccrooke@tva.gov>; Bond, Victor Earl III <vebond@tva.gov>;

Myers, William R <wrmyers@tva.gov>; Smithson, Robert C <rcsmithson@tva.gov>; Ham, Sheldon K <skham@tva.gov>;

Silvers, Eric L <elsilvers@tva.gov>; Cruz, Daniel Roy <drcruz@tva.gov>; Addison, John A <jaaddison@tva.gov>; Clark, Tyler <tclark0@tva.gov>; Martin, Dustin E <demartin0@tva.gov>; Jones, Tyson <tjones13@tva.gov>; O'Brien, Patrick Clinton <pcobrien@tva.gov>; Sanders, George Ira <gisanders@tva.gov>; Grabowski, Erik Warren <egrabowski@tva.gov>

Subject:

WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement Good morning, All of you are signed on to the WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement due to your role in the development or administration of the exam. The exam is now complete.

Please use the voting buttons to vote or reply YES to affirm that you have complied with the below statement. This will serve as your electronic signature, and I will sign you off of the Examination Security Agreement per email. Please return your Exam Security Badge, as time allows, to the ILT Exam Room. There is a bin on the door.

If you vote or reply NO, please contact me immediately.

(2) Post-examination To the best of my knowledge, I did not divulge to any unauthorized persons any information concerning the NRC licensing examinations administered during the week(s) of 8/8/22 - 8/17/22. From the date that I entered into this examination security agreement until the completion of examination administration, I did not instruct, evaluate, or provide performance feedback to those applicants who were administered these licensing examinations, except as specifically noted below or authorized by the NRC.

Thank you, Tim Gabosch Operations Training Instructor Watts Bar Nuclear Plant tjgabosch@tva.gov 4233653517 1

2 Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Davis, Richard John Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 9:28 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Ferguson, Ryan Shaw Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 5:53 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Grabowski, Erik Warren Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 4:49 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Re: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement Yes Erik Grabowski Instructor, Operations Lead Watts Bar Nuclear Plant W: 423-365-1659, C: 740-222-9420 From: Gabosch, Timothy Jon <tjgabosch@tva.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:06:23 PM To: Ferguson, Ryan Shaw <rsferguson@tva.gov>; Holt, Matthew John <mjholt@tva.gov>; McIlnay, Brian S

<bsmcllnay@tva.gov>; Neat, Leon <lneat@tva.gov>; Wilson, Thomas J <tjwilson0@tva.gov>; Davis, Richard John

<rjdavis0@tva.gov>; Zastrow, Andrew K <akzastrow0@tva.gov>; Joseph, Brian Scott <bsjoseph@tva.gov>; Lavasseur, Jarrett Keller <jklavasseur2@tva.gov>; Crooke, Curtis <ccrooke@tva.gov>; Bond, Victor Earl III <vebond@tva.gov>;

Myers, William R <wrmyers@tva.gov>; Smithson, Robert C <rcsmithson@tva.gov>; Ham, Sheldon K <skham@tva.gov>;

Silvers, Eric L <elsilvers@tva.gov>; Cruz, Daniel Roy <drcruz@tva.gov>; Addison, John A <jaaddison@tva.gov>; Clark, Tyler <tclark0@tva.gov>; Martin, Dustin E <demartin0@tva.gov>; Jones, Tyson <tjones13@tva.gov>; O'Brien, Patrick Clinton <pcobrien@tva.gov>; Sanders, George Ira <gisanders@tva.gov>; Grabowski, Erik Warren <egrabowski@tva.gov>

Subject:

WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement Good morning, All of you are signed on to the WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement due to your role in the development or administration of the exam. The exam is now complete.

Please use the voting buttons to vote or reply YES to affirm that you have complied with the below statement. This will serve as your electronic signature, and I will sign you off of the Examination Security Agreement per email. Please return your Exam Security Badge, as time allows, to the ILT Exam Room. There is a bin on the door.

If you vote or reply NO, please contact me immediately.

(2) Post-examination To the best of my knowledge, I did not divulge to any unauthorized persons any information concerning the NRC licensing examinations administered during the week(s) of 8/8/22 - 8/17/22. From the date that I entered into this examination security agreement until the completion of examination administration, I did not instruct, evaluate, or provide performance feedback to those applicants who were administered these licensing examinations, except as specifically noted below or authorized by the NRC.

Thank you, Tim Gabosch 1

Operations Training Instructor Watts Bar Nuclear Plant tjgabosch@tva.gov 4233653517 2

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Ham, Sheldon K Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:09 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Holt, Matthew John Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 12:01 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Jones, Tyson Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 6:11 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Joseph, Brian Scott Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:08 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Lavasseur, Jarrett Keller Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 4:11 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Martin, Dustin E Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:12 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: McIlnay, Brian S Sent: Friday, August 26, 2022 5:28 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: O'Brien, Patrick Clinton Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 3:22 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Sanders, George Ira Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2022 7:03 AM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Silvers, Eric L Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2022 12:59 AM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Smithson, Robert C Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2022 8:26 AM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

Gabosch, Timothy Jon From: Zastrow, Andrew K Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 7:04 PM To: Gabosch, Timothy Jon

Subject:

Yes: WBN 2022 ILT NRC Examination Security Agreement 1

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Form 5.1-1 Postexamination Check Sheet Postexamination Check Sheet Facility: Watts Bar Dates of Examination: August 2022 Date Activity Description Complete

1. *Received postexamination package from facility licensee and 8/29/2022 verified complete. (ES-4.4)
2. *Reviewed and incorporated any necessary facility and applicant written examination comments. NRC grading of written examination N/A completed. (ES-4.4)
3. *Reviewed and incorporated any necessary facility and applicant operating test comments. NRC grading of operating test completed. 8/31/2022 (ES-3.6)
4. *Completed NRC chief examiner review of operating test and written 9/15/2022 examination grading. (ES-3.6 and ES-4.4)
5. Completed licensing official review. 9/23/2022
6. Mailed licenses, preliminary results, and pass letters. 9/26/2022
7. Notified facility licensee of results. 9/23/2022
8. Issued the examination report (refer to Operator Licensing Manual 9/30/2022 Chapter (OLMC) 510, Operator Licensing Examination Reports).
9. Returned reference material after final resolution of any informal 9/30/2022 NRC staff reviews, hearing demands, or both.
10. Performed examination recordkeeping activities (refer to OLMC 520, Operator Licensing Examination Records and Documentation, and 11/7/2022 Management Directive 3.53, NRC Records and Document Management Program).
  • Activity may not be applicable for a retake examination. If this activity does not apply, place an N/A in the Date Complete column.

Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000 WBL-22-009 March 10, 2022 10 CFR 55.5 10 CFR 55.49 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3)

Ms. Laura Dudes Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 Attn: Mr. David Lanyi Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

Subject:

Submittal of Initial Operator Licensing Outline

Reference:

NRC Letter to TVA, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant - Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000390/2022301 and 05000391/2022301 dated January 7, 2022 (ML22007A156)

In accordance with the referenced letter, Tennessee Valley Authority is providing supporting reference materials in accordance with NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors.

The operating test is scheduled to be administered during the week of August 8, 2022. The written examination is scheduled to be administered the week of August 22, 2022. In order to meet the examination schedule, Watts Bar was requested by the NRC to furnish this examination material by March 11, 2022. includes the supporting reference materials for the reactor operators and senior reactor operators examinations.

Enclosure 1 Supporting Reference Materials for the Operator License Examinations This enclosure contains the following information:

  • Form 1.3-1, Examination Security Agreement;
  • Form 2.3-1, Examination Outline Quality Checklist;
  • Form 3.2-1, Administrative Topics Outline;
  • Form 3.2-2, Control Room/In-Plant Systems Outline;
  • Form 3.3-1, Scenario Outline;
  • Form 3.4-1, Events and Evolutions Checklist;
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