Green . An NRC- identified
NCV of
10 CFR 55.49, Integrity of examinations and tests, was identified for the licensees failure to adhere to the requirements of
TR -AA -730, Licensed Operator Biennial and Annual Operating Requalification Exam Process, Revision 9.
TR -AA- 730 was the procedure that the licensee used to implement industry standard
ACAD 07- 001, Guidelines for the Continuing Training of Licensed Personnel.
ACAD 07 -001 is a methodology which can be used to fulfill
10 CFR 55.59(c), Requalification program requirements and 10 CFR 55.4, Systems approach to training (
SAT). This violation has been entered into the licensees corrective action program (
CAP) as condition report (CR) 1058649. T he performance deficiency was determined to be more than minor because, if left uncorrected, it had the potential to
lead to a more significant safety concern with the administration of the operating exams. The inspectors assessed the significance in accordance with Manual Chapter 0609,
Significance Determination Process, Appendix I, Licensed Operator Requalification
Significance Determination Process (
SDP). The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) because there was no evidence that a licensed operator had actually gained an unfair advantage on an examination required by
10 CFR 55.59. The finding was directly related to the cross -cutting aspect of Complacency in the cross -cutting area of Human Performance because the training staff was aware of the
TR -AA -730 requirements for annual operating exam scenario overlap, but justified an alternative method of exam security that was used in the past. [H.12]
