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All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power
reactors.
Purpose
This information notice provides addressees a copy of NUREG/BR-0122, "Ex- aminers' Handbook for Developing Operator Licensing Examinations." It is
expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to
their facilities. However, the information contained in this information
notice does not constitute NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action
or written response is required.
Background
The NRC staff has developed the above-mentioned handbook to improve the content
validity of the operator licensing examinations.
The content has been made more
valid through the performance of Job/task analysis focusing on the delineation
of essential knowledge and abilities.
Additional copies of this handbook are
available for examination and copying for a fee at the Public Document Room of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555.
Discussion:
After the NRC examiners have been trained in the procedures described in
NUREG/BR-0122, the format of the operator licensing examinations adminis- tered under 1t CFR 55.41 or 55.43 should reflect the sampling plans contained
in the handbook. These sampling plans should incorporate the knowledge and
abilities requirements contained in NUREG-1122, "Knowledge and Abilities
Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators:
Pressurized Water Reactors"
and NUREG-1123, "Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power-Plant
Operators: Boiling Water Reactors."
The new format will change the sections of the written examinations for all
initial and replacement examinations.
As detailed in the enclosed handbook, the reactor operator written examination should normally sample:
(1) 25% of
its content from the fundamentals area (reactor theory, thermodynamics, and
June 22, 1988 component operation), (2) 48% from plant systems and plant-wide safety and
administrative procedures, and (3) 27% from emergency and abnormal plant
evolutions. For senior reactor operators, the written examination content
should normally sample:
(1) 24% from fundamentals, (2) 33% from emergency
and abnormal evolutions, and (3) 43% from plant systems and plant-wide safety
and administrative procedures.
Candidates must obtain a score of 70% in each
of the three sections and an overall score of 80% to pass the written exami- nation.
After full implementation of the handbook, expected in the fall of 1988, NUREG/BR-012? will provide guidance to operator licensing examiners for
the development of initial and replacement written licensing examinations.
The training staff at the plants may wish to become familiar with the hand- book as far in advance of their examinations as possible so that there will
be a maximum benefit for candidates.
No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the technical
contact listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional
June 22, 1988 component operation), (2) 48% from plant systems and plant-wide safety and
administrative procedures, and (3) 27% from emergency and abnormal plant
evolutions.
For senior reactor operators, the written examination content
should normally sample:
(1) 24% from fundamentals, (2) 33% from emergency
and abnormal evolutions, and (3) 43% from plant systems and plant-wide safety
and administrative procedures.
Candidates must obtain a score of 70% in each
of the three sections and an overall score of 80% to pass the written exami- nation.
After full implementation of the handbook, expected in the fall of 1988, NUREG/BR-0122 will provide guidance to operator licensing examiners for
the development of initial and replacement written licensing examinations.
The training staff at the plants may wish to become familiar with the hand- book as far in advance of their examinations as possible so that there will
be a maximum benefit for candidates.
No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the technical
contact listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional
office.
Charles E. Rossi, Director
Division of Operational Events Assessment
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Technical Contact:
Susan F. Shankman, NRR
(301) 492-1053 Attachments:
1. NUREG/BR-0122, "Examiners' Handbook for Developing Operator
Licensing Examinations"
2. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices