2CAN042502, AN2-2025-04 Post Exam Comments - Analysis
| ML25120A036 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/2025 |
| From: | Nicholson E Entergy Operations |
| To: | Kelly Clayton NRC Region 4 |
| References | |
| 2CAN042502 | |
| Download: ML25120A036 (1) | |
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2025 Unit 2 ILO NRC Written Exam Administered April 2nd, 2025 POST-EXAM APPLICANT COMMENTS The written exam was reviewed with the class on 4/14/2025. There were no questions that were missed by 50% or more of the class. The applicants agreed that the exam questions were valid and the answers were correct. The applicants felt that the written exam was comprehensive and adequately tested knowledge items that were relevant to the licensed operator position at which they were being examined. As a result of the applicant comments and the exam results, no changes to exam questions or the approved answer key are recommended.
4/2/2025 Overall CORRECT R1 R5 R6 R4 R2 R3 R7 I1 I1 I3 U1 U3 U2 U4 U5
% Missed 1
1 2
2 3
3 4
D B
B B
A 27%
4 5
5 6
6 7
7 8
D C
7%
8 9
9 10 10 11 B
A D
13%
11 12 A
B 7%
12 13 13 14 B
A 7%
14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 D
B B
13%
18 19 19 20 20 21 C
D 7%
21 22 C
A D
D 20%
22 23 23 24 24 25 B
D 7%
25 26 26 27 A
C 7%
27 28 28 29 29 30 B
D 7%
30 31 31 32 B
A D
A 20%
32 33 A
D D
D D
D D
40%
33 34 34 35 C
A 7%
35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 A
C B
13%
39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 D
B 7%
44 45 A
C C
D D
C 33%
45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 A
B B
C C
B 33%
50 RO SROI SROU 2025 ILO NRC Written Exam Analysis
51 51 52 52 53 D
C C
13%
53 54 54 55 C
A D
D 20%
55 56 56 57 B
A 7%
57 58 D
B B
B 20%
58 59 D
C 7%
59 60 60 61 D
C B
13%
61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 C
A 7%
66 67 67 68 A
B 7%
68 69 C
D 7%
69 70 B
C 7%
70 71 B
A A
D A
27%
71 72 72 73 C
A A
13%
73 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 A
B B
25%
78 79 B
A A
25%
79 80 A
B 13%
80 81 81 82 D
C B
25%
82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 B
A 13%
87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 C
A 13%
91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 A
B B
B 38%
96 97 C
B 13%
97 98 98 99 C
D 13%
99 100 D
C 13%
100 86.0 96.00 98.66 96.00 94.66 89.33 93.33 90.66 95.00 85.00 88.00 94.00 98.00 99.00 96.00 98.00 94.1 Class Avg 94.1 RO Avg 94.1 SRO Avg RO SROI SROU
OVERALL Avg 96.0 88.0 96.0 84.0 92.0 100.0 92.0 92.0 SRO section 92.5 96.00 98.66 96.00 94.66 89.33 93.33 90.66 94.66 84.00 85.33 97.33 100.00 98.66 97.33 100.00 RO section 94.4 Exam Analysis results:
Based on exam results, and review of exam with the applicants, there are no recommended changes to the written exam and no generic weaknesses identified.
4/2/2025 CORRECT R1 R5 R6 R4 R2 R3 R7 I1 I1 I3 U1 U3 U2 U4 U5 70 B
C 7%
70 71 B
A A
D A
27%
71 72 72 73 C
A A
13%
73 74 74 75 75 7
7 2025 AN2 ILO NRC Exam Analysis-TIER 4 GFES SECTION
2025 Unit 2 ILO NRC Written Exam Administered April 2, 2025 APPLICANT QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES QID#
TIME APPLICANT NAME/DOCKET #
APPLICANT QUESTION/COMMENT PROCTOR RESPONSE 3
0915 Are both A and B channels failed HIGH?
The conditions and stem of the question were read back to the applicant. No further information was provided. The question stem stated that A and B channels were failed HIGH.
5 0917 Does the air leak only affect 2CV-5093?
The conditions and the stem were read back to the applicant. No additional information was provided. From the briefing, the applicants are not to
assume any additional failures or plant alignments unless specifically stated in the stem or conditions of the question.
12 0918 Applicant asked to document that he thought both answer choices for part 2 were correct.
Recorded comment.
After a discussion with the exam team, determined that the stem of the question eliminated MAXIMIZE core heat removal as a choice due to LOCA only being 75 gpm and heat removal via Steam Generators being available. No additional information was provided.
21 0930 Does 0 mean the same thing at blown dry?
The conditions and the stem were read back to the applicant. NRC
contact Kelly Clayton was contacted to peer-check question stem and determine if additional clarity for the answer choice was needed.
Kelly instructed exam team reread stem.
12 0942 Applicant asked to document that he thought both answer choices for part 2 were correct.
Recorded comment.
After a discussion with the exam team, determined that the stem of the question eliminated MAXIMIZE core heat removal as a choice due to LOCA only being 75 gpm and heat removal via Steam Generators being available. No additional information was provided.
21 0945 Was CCW restored by the operator?
The conditions and
stem were read back to the applicant. No additional information was provided. The conditions in the state that CCW was restored and how it was restored was not pertinent for selection of the correct answer choice.
88 0947 Are bubbles emerging from the fuel assembly?
The conditions and stem were read back to the applicant. No additional information was provided. This information was not needed to determine the correct answer.
21 0954 Does 0 mean the same thing at blown dry?
contact Kelly Clayton was contacted to peer-check question stem and determine if additional clarity
for the answer choice was needed.
Kelly instructed exam team reread stem.
32 0957 What does LOCALLY mean?
No additional information was provided. After a discussion with the exam team, no further clarity for what LOCALLY means was needed to be able to answer the question.
31 1002 What does DISABLE mean?
No further information was provided. Reviewed procedure OP-2203.023 and verified wording of the question matched the wording in the procedure.
26 1005 Is the blown fuse still blown or has it been replaced?
The conditions and the stem were read
back to the applicant. No additional information was provided. From the briefing, the applicants are not to assume any additional failures or plant alignments unless specifically stated in the stem or conditions of the question.
16 1007 Wanted to record that he though both part 2 answer choices could be correct.
Recorded comment.
After discussion with the exam team, determined that with a large break LOCA in progress, PZR level would not be sufficient to operate heaters using the PZR Pressure controller, which would eliminate that
distractor. No additional stem information was provided.
21 1010 Does 0 mean the same thing at blown dry?
The conditions and the stem were read back to the applicant. NRC contact Kelly Clayton was contacted to peer-check question stem and determine if additional clarity for the answer choice was needed.
Kelly instructed exam team to reread the stem to the class.
32 1010 Does PZR heaters mean Proportional heaters and Backup Heaters or just Proportional Heaters?
No additional information was provided. After a discussion with the exam team, no further clarity for which PZR Heaters was provided as OP-
2203.030 has instructions to locally operator Proportional and Backup Heaters.
32 1024 What does LOCALLY mean?
No additional information was provided. After a discussion with the exam team, no further clarity for what LOCALLY means was needed to be able to answer the question.
44 1055 What does feeds mean.
No additional information was provided. After a discussion with the exam team, no further clarity for what feeds means was needed to be able to answer the question.
31 1107 What does DISABLE mean?
No further information was
provided. Reviewed procedure OP-2203.023 and verified wording of the question matched the wording in the procedure.
55 1134 Should the question state CEA OUTWARD motion would be INHIBITED?
No further information was provided. Reviewed procedure OP-2203.012-J and ensured that CEA Withdrawal Prohibit was not initiated by the conditions in the stem.
53 1200 Does 2A3 have power?
The conditions and the stem were read back to the applicant. No additional information was provided. From the briefing, the applicants are not to
assume any additional failures or plant alignments unless specifically stated in the stem or conditions of the question.
97 1310 What does AFP mean?
No further information was provided. AFP was used on the reference provided.
EN-OP-119 was reviewed for a definition for AFP but one could not be found. The information was not needed to correctly answer the question.
97 1403 Is the maintenance intrusive?
No further information was provided. The question stem stated the type of maintenance that was occurring. The
information was not needed to correctly answer the question.