ML15183A360
| ML15183A360 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/2015 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Limpias O Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| J. Kirkland | |
| References | |
| IR 2015003 | |
| Download: ML15183A360 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000298/2015003
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511
July 2, 2015
Mr. Oscar A. Limpias
Vice President-Nuclear and CNO
Nebraska Public Power District
Cooper Nuclear Station
72676 648A Avenue
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2015003 AND REQUEST
FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Limpias:
From August 10 - 14, 2015, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC)
Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at Cooper Nuclear
Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, Licensed Operator Requalification
Program. Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for
the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your on-site 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 on-site 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 Ms. Jodie Olberding of your licensing
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 John Kirkland at (817) 200-1771
(John.Kirkland@nrc.gov) or Steve Garchow at (817) 200-1426 (Steve.Garchow@nrc.gov).
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
O. Limpias
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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.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "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 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
Docket: 50-298
License: DPR-46
Enclosure:
Biennial Requalification Inspection
Document Request
cc: Electronic Distribution for
Cooper Nuclear Station
SUNSI Review
By: VGG
Yes
No
Publicly Available
Non-Publicly
Available
Non-Sensitive
Sensitive
Keyword:
RGN-002
OFFICE
SOE:OB
C:OB
NAME
JKirkland
VGaddy
SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA/
DATE
7/2/15
7/2/15
Letter to Oscar A. Limpias from Vincent G. Gaddy, dated July 2, 2015
SUBJECT: COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000298/2015003 AND REQUEST
FOR INFORMATION
Distribution:
Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)
Acting Senior Resident Inspector (James.Nance@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (Greg.Warnick@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer (Ray.Azua@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer (Paul.Nizov@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer (Michael.Stafford@nrc.gov)
Administrative Assistant (Amy.Elam@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRS/TSS (Don.Allen@nrc.gov
ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)
RIV/ETA: OEDO (Michael.Waters@nrc.gov)
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Enclosure
BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
TO:
Jodie Olberding
Licensing Specialist, Cooper Nuclear Station
FROM:
Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIV
817-200-1771
SUBJECT: Information Request to Support August 10 - 14, 2015, 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
(i.e., 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 July 20, 2015
Electronically to: John.Kirkland@nrc.gov (lead inspector)
cc: Steve.Garchow@nrc.gov, Brian.Larson@nrc.gov (inspectors)
Hardcopy to: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV
1600 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011
ATTN: John Kirkland
General Requests:
List of licensed operators (senior reactor operators (SRO) and reactor operators
(RO)) by crew (operating and staff).
Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified licensed
operator requalification (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 (biennial requalification).
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 and RO
that have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team
arrival on-site.
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All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to and
including the week before the inspection team is on-site. 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).
02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality
The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given the week of
August 10, 2015.
The operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately
via telephone at later date) to be given the week of August 10, 2015.
Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO and RO) and results up to the
week prior to the inspection team arrival on-site.
All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests.
Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan).
All portions of the updated safety analysis report that identify operator response
times for time critical operator actions.
02.05: Licensee Admin of Requalification Examinations
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, technical support 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 examination cycle tests and prior year examinations.
List of all condition reports since the last biennial requalification inspection related to
examination security and overlap.
02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program
List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requalification examinations
(includes training provided to operators to enable passing requalification
examinations and training provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses
observed during previous requalification examination cycle).
Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance
documentation).
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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
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 American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) 3.5 standard requirements. The team lead
should pick a few samples from the list in the ANSI 3.5 standard as deemed
appropriate for the inspection. A few examples are listed below:
o Transient test 1, Manual Rx trip
o Transient test 3, simultaneous closure of all main steam isolation valves
o Transient test 5, single recirculation pump trip
o Steady State tests for low and 100% 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 July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2015.
Malfunction Tests for loss of normal feedwater or normal feedwater system failure
(item 9), control rod failure, including stuck rods, uncoupled rods, drifting rods, rod
drops, and misaligned rods (item 12), and reactor pressure control system failure,
including turbine bypass failure for boiling water reactors (item 25). If these are
included in an SBT package then the review of that package would be acceptable.
Two examples of primary parameters tested in order 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 for the
selected samples.
All simulator modification packages that are on hold, delayed, or just 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.
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B. The following information is requested in order to support the on-site inspection
activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either
electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on August 10, 2015
02.02: Examination Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Examination and Op Test Quality
All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after on-
site 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 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015. 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).
Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and
neutronics models, to the actual plant.
All current model deficiencies, including final safety analysis report vs design
differences in the simulator (any documentation on this).
Summary list of modifications from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015.
Plant modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the simulator by due
date from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015.
Simulator Differences Lesson Plan used in training (current to August 2015).
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.
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C. The licensee is required to send the final results summary and any remaining
examinations 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.