ML112650670

Requalification Program Inspection - Vogtle Nuclear Plant

ML112650670
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	09/20/2011
From:	Widmann M Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 September 20, 2011 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT

Dear Mr. Tynan:

In a telephone conversation on Sept 16, 2011, Mr. Mark Bates, Senior Operations Engineer, and Mr. John Acree, Operations Requalification Supervisor, made arrangements for the NRC to inspect the licensed operator requalification program at the Vogtle Nuclear Plant. The inspection is planned for the week of October 24, 2011, which coincides with your regularly scheduled requalification examination cycle. The staff at your facility should prepare and conduct the requalification examinations in accordance with your NRC-approved requalification program. It is our understanding that you have committed to maintain your plant-referenced simulator in accordance with ANSI/ANS-3.5-1985, American National Standard for Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training and Examination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 55.59, the NRC has requested that you either submit by October 17, 2011, or make ready upon arrival, the material as specified in the Enclosure, in order to support the NRC's inspection program needs. Mr. Acree has been advised of this request and provided with the name and address of the NRC lead inspector assigned to this inspection.

This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on February 28, 2013.

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at infocollectsresource@nrc.gov; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB approval number.

SNC 2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 NRC's 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).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Mr. Bates at (404) 997-4612 (Internet E-mail: Mark.Bates@nrc.gov),

or me at (404) 997-4550, (Internet E-mail: Malcolm.Widmann@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

/RA: G. Laska for/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Operations Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81

Enclosure:

Materials Request List cc w/encl.: (See page 3)

_ML112650670_______________ xG SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE G FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME MBATES MWIDMANN JHICKEY DATE 9/20/2011 9/20/2011 9/20/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SNC 3 cc w/encl: B. D. McKinney, Jr.

S. Kuczynski Regulatory Response Manager Chairman, President and CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Jeffrey T. Gasser Regulatory Response Supervisor Chief Nuclear Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution L. P. Hill N. J. Stringfellow Licensing Supervisor Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gladney Paula Marino Licensing Engineer Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Engineering Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution L. L. Crumpton Administrative Assistant, Sr.

L. Mike Stinson Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Hickox, T. Mark Electronic Mail Distribution Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Dennis R. Madison Vice President S. C. Swanson Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Site Support Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution J. L. Pemberton Senior Resident Inspector SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. NRC 7821 River Road T. E. Tynan Waynesboro, GA 30830 Site Vice President Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Bob Masse Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Resident Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation M. J. Ajluni Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Licensing Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl contd - See page 4)

SNC 4 (cc w/encl contd) James A. Capp Arthur H. Domby, Esq. Program Coordination Branch Chief Troutman Sanders Environmental Protection Division Electronic Mail Distribution Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Sandra Threatt, Manager Nuclear Response and Emergency James C. Hardeman Environmental Surveillance Environmental Radiation Program Manager Bureau of Land and Waste Management Environmental Protection Division Department of Health and Environmental Georgia Department of Natural Resources Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Al Frazier Division of Radiological Health Emergency Response and Radiation TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Program Manager 401 Church Street Environmental Protection Division Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Richard Haynes Director, Division of Waste Management Mr. Steven M. Jackson Bureau of Land and Waste Management Senior Engineer - Power Supply S.C. Department of Health and Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Lee Foley Georgia Public Service Commission Manager of Contracts Generation Electronic Mail Distribution Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Mark Williams Atlanta, GA 30334 Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Office of the County Commissioner Electronic Mail Distribution Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution F. Allen Barnes Director Director Environmental Protection Division Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs Electronic Mail Distribution 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Cynthia A. Sanders Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Radioactive Materials Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Amy Whaley Georgia Department of Natural Resources Engineer Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encl contd - See page 5)

SNC 5 (cc w/encl contd)

Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc.

ATTN: Mr. Richard D. Brigdon Plant Training and Emergency Preparedness Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Bin 63030 Waynesboro, GA 30830-2965

SNC 6 Letter to Tom E. Tynan, from Malcolm T. Widmann dated September 20, 2011.

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION - VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT Distribution w/encl:

RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC R. Martin, NRR (PM - Vogtle)

RidsNrrPMVogtle Resource

Materials Request List The items listed below are being requested per telephone conversation on September 16, 2011 to support the upcoming IP-71111.11B inspection in October 2011 at Vogtle. Items in paragraph "A" are to be sent prior to the inspection. They must be received in our office by October 17, 2011. Please have the items listed in paragraph "B" ready for our review upon arrival on October 24, 2011.

A. In-office inspection material:

1. Complete list of all licensed individuals (active and inactive; RO and SRO), including license restrictions

2. Copy of an organizational chart for the operations and training departments including the simulator group

3. Copy of the weekly schedules for the weeks that the 2011 annual operating exams will be administered, including a list of personnel scheduled for testing the week of 10/24/11

4. A copy of the written exams (all weeks) that were administered for the last biennial requalification exam, including all biennial re-take exams

5. Copies of the simulator scenarios and JPMs (simulator and in-plant) that have already been administered and that will be administered the week of 10/24/11 (exam security related item)

6. Self assessment reports, condition reports, and LERs resulting from human performance errors since the last requalification inspection

7. A copy of the governing site procedure(s) for the conduct of license operator requalification training (classroom and simulator) and exam development/administration

8. A copy of the governing site procedure(s) for the simulator fidelity which includes all the testing requirements used to fulfill ANSI/ANSB3.5-1985 requirements B. On-site inspection material:

1. Requalification training attendance records for the current two year requalification training cycle

2. Exam results since last requalification inspection (weekly operating & written exams),

copies of exams that had pass/failure rates significantly outside the average

3. Simulator scenarios and JPMs (in-plant and simulator) that have been or will be administered for this requalification exam (exam security related item)

4. All training feedback forms since the last requalification inspection Enclosure

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5. All remedial training packages since the last requalification inspection

6. A list of all personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requalification inspection

7. Security badge and HP printouts for all personnel that reactivated their licenses since the last requalification inspection (Records shall support verification of time on shift under instruction and complete plant tours for both the reactivating operator and the supervising active license for the time on shift as well as the plant tour.)

8. Records for maintenance of active licenses - time on shift 56/60 hrs/qtr since the last requalification inspection

9. All medical exam records

10. Copies of the reference list for all administrative procedures which direct the training process, including development of training and test materials, remedial training, modifications, plant and industry experience

11. Simulator:

List of all open simulator discrepancies (DR=s)

Copy of the Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures List of all closed simulator DR=s for last 12 months List of Simulator Performance tests Simulator Testing Documentation

12. Security procedures for the simulator

13. Program evaluation for the previous 2 years training cycle Enclosure