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Confirms Arrangements Made Per 950104 Telcon Between Listed Individuals for Administration of OL Exams at Plant During Wk of 950320 & Exam Preparation Visit for Wk of 950306.Exam Repts 50-280/95-300 & 50-281/95-300 Ref Results

ML18153B208
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	01/11/1995
From:	Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Ohanlon J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 9501240097
Download: ML18153B208 (6)

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January 11, 19~5 Virginia Electric and Power Company

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Mr. J. P. O'Hanloh

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~enio0 Vice President - Nuclear Innsbrook Technical C~nter 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Gentlemen:

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REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 56-280/95~300 AND 50-281/95~300 The ~urpose of this letter is to confirm arrarigements made in a telephone conversation on Janu~ry 4, 1995, between Mr. Aaron Brown, Training Supervisor, and Mr. Georg~ Hopper, License Examiner, NRC Region II Operator Litensin" *

Section, for the administration of licensing examinations at the Surry Power Statto The examination preparation visit is scheduled for the week of March 6, -199 The written examinations*and the oper~ting examinati.ons are scheduled for the week of March 20, 199 Your staff will be given an opportunity to review the licensing examinations in accordance with the

. guidelines in Revision 7 of NUREG-1021, 110perator Licensing Examiner Standards, (ES~201, Attachmerit 4) during the week of February 27, 19~ To.prepare the examinations and meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the reference materials specified in the enclosed List of Reference Materials by February 20, 199 Any delay in receiving approved and indexed reference material or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examinations being reschedule *

The NRC will prepare and administer the written examinat~ons in accordance wjth ES-401 and ES-402 of NUREG-lb2 In order tb conduct the requested examinations, it will be necessary for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations on the date noted abov The NRC's guidelines for

• administering the written examinations are described in ES-402, Attachment_.

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The NRC will prepare and administer the operating tests in accordance with ES-301 and ES-302 of NUREG-102 In order to conduct the requested operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff to make the si~ulation facility available on the dates noted abov Your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels)

generated during the dynamic dperating tests until the examination results are fina ES-402, Attachment 2, and ES-302, Attachment 1, contain a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in effe*ct while the written examination

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Your staff should submit preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications and waiver requests at least 30 days before the first examination date sb that the NRC will be able to review the applications and the medical certifications and evaluate any requested waiver If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessar Final, signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination dat *

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires October 31, 199 The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, xeroxing, and mailing the required materia Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch, T-6 F33, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. ; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Information and Regulatory Affai(s, NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget; Washington, D. C. 2050 From the requested reference materials identified in the enclosure, we would appreciate retaining your EOPs and AOPs for reference use in our Incident Response Cente If you have any co~cerns about this proposed use, please*

contact me at (404) 331-554 Thank you for your cooperation in this matte Mr. Brown has been advised of the policies and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Lawrence L. Lawyer, Chief, Operator Licensing Section, at (404)

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Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 License Nos. DPR-32, DPR-37

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY T. A. PEEBLES Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure:

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M. L. Bowling, Manager Nuclear Licensing & Programs Virginia Electric & Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 David A. Christian Station Manager Surry Power Station P. 0. Box 315 Surry, VA 23883 Ray D. Peace, Chairma Surry County Board of Supervisors P. 0. Box 130 Dendron, VA 23839 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia-State *Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation P. 0. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209 Michael W. Maupin Hunton and Williams Riverfront Plaza, *East Tower

.951 E. Byrd Street Richmond, VA 23219 Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M. State Health Commissioner Office of the Com~issioner Virginia Department of Health P. 0. Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23218 Attorney General Supreme Court Building 101 North 8th Street Richmond, VA 23219 OFC RI I :DRS RI I :DRS NAME Elea:el/sd

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• LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS Materials used by the facility licensee to ens~re* operator ~ompetency: The following types of materials used to train applicants for initial RO and SRO licensing shoul~ be provide The material should be complete, comprehen~ive, and of sufficient detail to support the development of accurate and valid examinations without

• being redundan learning *objectives, student handouts, and lesson plans system descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls, and instrumentation material used to clarify and-strengthen understanding of normal, abnormal, and emergency operating procedures complete, operatioially useful descriptions of all safety system interactions and, where available, balance-of-plant system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator errors, maintenance errors, and equipment failures Questions and answers specific to the facility training program that may b~ used in the written examinations or operating tests (voluntary by facility licensee). Copies of facility-generated simulator scenarios that expose the applicants to abnormal and emergency conditions, including degraded pressure control, degraded heat removal capability, and containment challenges, during all modes of operation, including low power

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condition A description of the scenarios used for the training class may" also be provided (voluntary by facility licensee). All job performance measures (JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex and outside the control room (i.e., local operations) as identified in the facility JT JPMs-should evaluate operator responsibilities during normal, abnormal, and emergency conditions and events and during all modes of operation, including cold shutdown, low, and full powe. Complete index of procedures (including all categories sent). All administrative procedures applicable to reactor operation or safet.

All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures).

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List of Reference Mat~rials 2 All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures).

- Standing orders (important orders that are safety-related and may modify the regular procedures). Surveillance procedures that are run ftequently (i.e., weekly) or that can be run on the simulato.

Fuel handling and core loading procedures (if SRO applicants will be exami n~d). All annunciator and alarm procedure.

Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures).

1 Emergency plan implementing procedure.

Technical Specifications (and interpretations, if available) for all units for which licenses are sough (If merits Tech Specs, include all removed programs such as ODCM, etc.)

1 System operating procedure.

Technical data book, and plant curve information as used by operators, and facility precautions, limitations, and set points documen.

The following information pertaining to the simulation facility: List of all initial _condition List of all malfunctions with identification number Malfunction cause and effect information and a concise description of the expected result or*range of results that will occur upon initiation, including an indication of which annunciators will be actuate A description of the simulator's failure capabilities for valves, breakers, indicators, and alarm * The range of severity of each variable-malfunction (e.g., the size of a reattor coolant or steam leak or the rate of a component failure such as a feed pump, turbine generator, or major valve). A list of modeling conditions (e.g., simplifications, assumptions, and limits) and problems that may affect the examinatio A list of any known performance test discrepancies not yet -

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. A list of differenc~s between the simulator ~nd the reference plant's cbntrol roo i... Simulator instructors' manua.

Any additional plant-specific material that has been requested by-the examiners to develop examinations that meet the guidelines of these Standards and the regulations:*

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