ML042950356

Initial Examination Submittal Cover Letter and Completed Checklists for the Dresden Initial Examination - August 2004

ML042950356
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Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	08/16/2004
From:	Bost D Exelon Generation Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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INITIAL EXAMINATION SUBMITTAL COVER LETTER AND COMPLETED CHECKLISTS FOR THE DRESDEN INITIAL EXAMINATION - AUGUST 2004

Exelon Generation Company, LLC www.exeloncorp.com Nuclear Dresden Nuclear Power Station 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 June 30,2004 SVPLTR # 04-0043 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region Ill ATTN: Operator Licensing Branch 2443 Warrenville Road - Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 Subject :

Submittal of Integrated Initial License Training Examination Materials Enclosed are the examination materials in support of the Initial License Examination scheduled for the week of August 16, 2004, at the Dresden Nuclear Power Station. These examination materials have been developed in accordance with NUREG-I 021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Draft Revision 9. Please note that reference materials are attached to each individual examination question or item.

Some minor modifications have been made to the integrated examination outline in order to improve balance and content. These changes improve examination quality and are consistent with guidance in NUREG-1021, Draft Revision 9.

Some modifications or adjustments to the examination material may be required due to procedural changes that occur after this submittal.

In accordance with NUREG 1021, Draft Revision 9, Section ES-201, please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Jeff Hansen, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815) 416-2800.

Respectfully, W

Danny Bost Site Vice President Dresden Nuclear Power Station

Enclosures:

(Hand delivered to Chief Examiner, NRC Region 111)

RO/SRO Composite Examination with references attached Control Room Systems and Facility Walk-Through Job Performance Measures with references attached Administrative Topic Job Performance Measures with references attached Integrated Plant Operation Scenario Guides Completed Checklists:

Operating Test Quality Checklist (Form ES-301-3)

Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist (Form ES-301-4)

Transient and Event Checklist (Form ES-301-5)

Competencies Checklist (Form ES-301-6)

Written Exam Quality Checklist (Form ES-401-6)

Examination Security Agreements (form ES-201-3)

Control Room / In-Plant System Outline (Form ES-301-2)

BWR Examination Outline (Form ES-404-1)

Generic Knowledge and Abilities Outline (Tier 3) (Form ES-401-3)

Record of Rejected WAS (Form ES-401-4)

Scenario Outlines (Form ES-D-7) cc:

NRC Document Control Desk - (wlo Enclosures)

NRC Senior Resident Inspector - (w/o Enclosures)

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ES-301

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Operating Test Quality Checklist Form tS-301-3 Li c

Facility: Dresden Date of Examination: 8/16/2004 Operating Test

1. GENERAL CRITERIA

a.

b, The operating test conforms with the previously approved outline; changes are consistent with sampling requirements (e.a., 10 CFR 55.45, operational importance, safety function distribution).

There is no day-today repetition between this and other operating tests to be administered during this examination.

The operating test shall not duplicate items from the applicants' audit test(s)(see Section D.l.a).

Overlap with the written examination and between different parts of the operating test is within acceptable limits.

It appears that the operating test will differentiate between competent and less-than-competent applicants at the designated license level.

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d.

e.

2. WALK-THROUGH CRITERIA

a.

Each JPM includes the following, as applicable:

. initial conditions 1

. initiatingcues

. references and tools, including associated procedures '

. reasonable and validated time limits (average time allowed for completion) and specific/

. specific performance criteria that include:

designation if deemed to be time critical by the facility licensee

- detailed expected actions with exact criteria and nomenclature 4

- system response and other examiner cues /

- statements describing important observations to be made by the applicant/

- criteria for successful completion of the task

- identification of critical steps and their associated performance standards 1

- restrictions on the sequence of steps, if applicable /

Repetition from operating tests used during the previous licensing emmination is within acceptable limits (30% for the walk-through) and do not compromise test integrity.

At least 20 percent of the JPMs on each test are new or significantly modified.

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C.

3. SIMULATOR CRITERIA

a.

The associated simulator operating tests (scenario sets) have been reviewed in accordance with Printed Name I Sianature

a. Author

b. Facility Reviewerr)

c. NRC Chief Examiner (#)

d. NRC Supervisor Amber: ILT 03-1 f *

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NOTE:

• The facility signature is not applicable for NRC-developed tests

1. Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c;" chief examiner concurrence is required.

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• ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 LJ Facility: Dresden Date of Exam: 8/16/2004 Scenario Numbers: ILT-N-1 I ILT-N-2 / ILT-N-3 Operating Test No.: ILT 03-1 QUALITATIVE AlTRlBUTES l a I b

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The initial conditions are realistic, in that some equipment and/or instrumentation may be out of service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events.

2.

The scenarios consist mostly of related events.

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Each event description consists of the point in the scenario when it is to be initiated the malfunction(s) that are entered to initiate the event the symptomslcues that will be visible to the crew the expected operator actions (by shift position) the event termination point (if applicable)

No more than one non-mechanistic failure (e.g., pipe break) is incorporated into the scenario without a credible Drecedina incident such as a seismic event.

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The events are valid with regard to physics and thermodynamics.

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Sequencing and timing of events is reasonable, and allows the examination team to obtain complete evaluation results commensurate with the scenario objectives, If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates. Operators have sufficient time to carry out expected activities without undue time constraints. Cues are given.

The simulator modeling is not altered.

The scenarios have been validated. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.46(d), any open simulator performance deficiencies have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelity is maintained while running the planned scenarios.

Every operator will be evaluated using at least one new or significantly modified scenario. All other scenarios have been altered in accordance with Section 0.5 of ES-301.

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r OPERATING TEST NO.: ILT 03-1 Reactivity I*

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SRO-I Reactivity 0

NIA Normal I*

NIA As SRO Instrument I 2*

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5,67 SRO-U Instructions: (1)

Enter the o erating test number and Form ES-D-I event numbers for each evolu P ion type.

abnorma Y conditions (refer to Section D.5.d) but must be significant per (2)

Reactivi manipulations may be conducted under normal or controlled Section C.2.a of A pendix D.

• Reactivity and normal evolutions may be replaced with addi P ional instrument or component malfunctions on a one-for-one basis.

ment and, component malfunctions should quire verifiable actions that provide insi ht count toward the minimum requiremen!

Author:

NUREG-1021, Draft Revision 9 24 of 26

Notes:

(1) Includes Technical Specification compliance for an RO.

(2) Optional for an SRO-U.

(3) Only applicable to SROs.

(4) BOP not to be evaluated, surrogate Operator.

Instructions:

Circle the applicant's license type and enter one or more event numbers that will allow the examiners to evaluate every applicable competency for every applicant.

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NRC Reviewer:

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ES-40 1 Written Examination Form ES-40 1 -6 Facility: Dresden Date of Exam: 8/16/2004 Exam Level: RCdjSRO>

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Item Description

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2.

Questions and answers technically accurate and applicable to facility

a. NRC KlAs referenced for all questions

b. Facility learning objectives referenced as available

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4.

5.

SRO questions are appropriate per Section D.2.d of ES-401 Question section and duplication from the last two NRC licensing exams appears consistent with a systematic sampling process.

Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated below (check the item that applies) and appears appropriate:

the audit exam was systematically and randomly developed; or the audit exam was completed before the license exam was started; or the examinations were developed independently; or the licensee certifies that there is no duplication; or other (explain) from the bank at least 10 percent new, and the rest modified); enter the actual RO/ SRO-only question distribution at right Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension /

analysis level; the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected K/As support the higher cognitive levels; enter the actual RO / SRO question distribution(s) at right Referenceslhandouts provided do not give away answers

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Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent Bank Modified New 17 5 y8&

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9-c Question content conforms with specific WA statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the Tier to which they are assigned; deviations are justified Question psychometric quality and format meet ES, Appendix B, guidelines The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items; the total is correct and aarees with value on cover sheet I O.

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a. Author

b. Facility Reviewer (*)

c. NRC Chief Examiner (#)

d. NRC Regional Supervisor Initial I

Note:

• The facility reviewer's initials/signature are not applicable for NRC-developed examinations.

1. Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c;" chief examiner concurrence required.

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