ML17037D123

Notification of Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000275/2017002; 05000323/2017002) and Request for Information

ML17037D123
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	02/06/2017
From:	Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV
To:	Halpin E Pacific Gas & Electric Co
References
IR 2017002
Download: ML17037D123 (7)

See also: IR 05000275/2017002

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February 6, 2017

Mr. Edward D. Halpin, Senior Vice President,

Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Diablo Canyon Power Plant

P.O. Box 56, Mail Code 104/6

Avila Beach, CA 93424

SUBJECT:

DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - NOTIFICATION OF

INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000275/2017002;

05000323/2017002) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Halpin:

From April 3 - 6, 2017, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Region IV

office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at Diablo Canyon Power Plant,

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 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 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. John Lyle, Continuing Training

Supervisor. 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 Thomas J. Farina at 817-200-1117

(Thomas.Farina@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 to

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

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E. LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

E. Halpin

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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 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

Docket No. 05000275 and 05000323

License No. DPR-80 and DPR-82

Enclosure:

Biennial Requalification Inspection

Document Request

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ADAMS:

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DATE

2/3/17

2/6/17

Enclosure

BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

From: Thomas J. Farina

Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIV

817-200-1117

To:

John Lyle

Continuing Training Supervisor, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

805-545-3297

Subj: Information Request to Support April 3 - 6, 2017 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 by

CD/DVD in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than March 24, 2017. Do not

send thumb drives.

Electronically: To: Thomas.Farina@nrc.gov (lead inspector);

cc: Clyde.Osterholtz@nrc.gov; John.Kirkland@nrc.gov (inspectors)

Digital Storage Device to:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV

1600 E. Lamar Blvd

Arlington, TX 76011

ATTN: Thomas Farina

General Requests:

List of licensed operators (SRO and RO) by crew (operating and 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 Curriculum Review Committee (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 to date.

All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to the date of

submittal. This will need to have adequate password protection if e-mailed or double

envelope protection if mailed via regular mail per NUREG-1021.

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The current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan)

02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality

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

April 3, 2017

All operating tests (JPMs and scenarios) (password protected and provide separately

via telephone at later date) that have been approved for administration up to and

including the week of the on-site inspection.

All 2016 NRC-required annual operating tests.

Current requalification cycle operating test results.

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 Requalification 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 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 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)

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

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02.09: Simulator Performance

An index of the most recent operability test packages required by ANSI 3.5 2009,

Appendix B, including performance and approval dates, and results.

A list of simulator baseline data sources (ANSI 3.5 2009 5.1.1) for the transient

performance tests required by ANSI 3.5 2009, Appendix B.3.2.1.

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 since May 25, 2015.

An index of most recent malfunction tests for the malfunctions listed in

ANSI 3.5 2009 3.1.4, as required by Section 4.1.4. If these are satisfied exclusively

by SBT packages, then include an index of relevant SBT packages.

An index of core physics testing performed in the simulator since May 25, 2017, the

plant physics data book reference used to compare against, and 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.

An index of post-event simulator testing conducted since May 25, 2015.

Current simulator differences list / lesson plan used in training.

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 April 3, 2017.

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

All operating tests (JPMs and 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) since May 25, 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).

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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 May 25, 2015.

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

date from May 25, 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.

C. Diablo Canyon 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.