ML023030522

Various Checklists for the Prairie Island Initial Examination - August 2002

ML023030522
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Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	08/12/2002
From:	Hironori Peterson NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
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VARIOUS CHECKLISTS FOR THE PRAIRIE ISLAND INITIAL EXAMINATION - AUGUST 2002

ES-201 Examination Preparation Checklist Form ES-201-1 (R8,S1)

Facility:

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Date of Examination:,_,-___

Examinations Developed by:

Facility I (pRCJcircle one)

Target Chief Date*

Task Description I Reference Examiners Initials

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1. Examination administration date confirmed (C.l.a; C.2.a & b)

-120

2. NRC examiners and facility contact assigned (C.l.d; C.2.e)

-120

3. Facility contact briefed on security & other requirements (C.2.c)

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4. Corporate notification letter sent (C.2.d)

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[5. Reference material due (C.1.e; C.3.c)]

-75

6. Integrated examination outline(s) due (C.1.e & f; C.3.d)

-70

7. Examination outline(s) reviewed by NRC and feedback provided 160 to facility licensee (C.2.h; C.3.e)

-45

8. Proposed examinations, supporting documentation, and reference materials due (C.l.e, f, g & h; C.3.d)

-30

9. Preliminary license applications due (C.1.1; C.2.g; ES-202)

-14

10. Final license applications due and assignment sheet prepared (C.1.1; C.2.g; ES-202)

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11. Examination approved by NRC supervisor for facility licensee review (C.2.h; C.3.f)

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12. Examinations reviewed with facility licensee (C.1.j; C.2.f & h; C.3.g)

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13. Written examinations and operating tests approved by NRC supervisor (C.2.i; C.3.h)

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14. Final applications reviewed; assignment sheet updated; waiver letters sent (C.2.g, ES-204)

15. Proctoring/written exam administration guidelines reviewed with

-7 facility licensee and authorization granted to give written exams (if applicable) (C.3.k)

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16. Approved scenarios, job performance measures, and questions distributed to NRC examiners (C.3.i)

Target dates are keyed to the examination date identified in the corporate notification letter.

They are for planning purposes and may be adjusted on a case-by-case basis in coordination with the facility licensee.

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Applies only to examinations prepared by the NRC.

Comnmvtd to Nude ar 0x~pP Nuclear Management Company, LLC Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 1717 Wakonade Dr. East 9 Welch MN 55089 August 22, 2002 10 CFR 55 Mr. Hironori Peterson U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket Nos. 50-282 License Nos. DPR-42 50-306 DPR-60 Examination Security Agreement for Initial Operator License Examination Enclosed is the signed Examination Security Agreement for the initial operator license examination administered at Prairie Island during the period of August 12, 2002 to August 16, 2002. This agreement is submitted in accordance with the Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, NUREG-1021, ES-501 C.I.a.

Prairie Island has completed its review of the license written examination administered on August 16, 2002 and we have no recommended changes to the examination answer key.

In this letter we have made no new Nuclear Regulatory Commission commitments.

If you have questions, please contact John Kempkes at 651-388-1165 X5031.

Sincerely, Mano K. Nazar Mano K. Nazar Site Vice President Encl: Examination Security Agreement (1 page)

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PRAIRIE ISLAND TRAINING CENTER PITC 218 Q TITLE:

EXAMINATION SECURITY AGREEMENT Revision 0

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1. Pre-Examination I ak9owp dge that I have acquired specialized knowledge about the NRC licensing examination scheduled for the week(s) indicated in this agreement as of the "date of my signature. I agree that I will not knowingly divulge any information about this examination to any unauthorized persons. An unauthorized person is any individual who has not been approved by the NRC chief examiner to receive specialized knowledge of the examination. I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction, tutoring, or examination involving those operators scheduled to be administered this licensing/requalification examination from this date until completion of examination administration. Furthermore, I am aware of the physical security measures and requirements (as documented in procedure PITC 3.10 "NRC Exam Security") I will immediately report to facility management or the NRC chief examiner any indications or suggestions that examination security may have been compromised.

2. Post-Examination To the best of my knowledge, I did not divulge to any unauthorized persons any information concerning the examination(s) administered during the indicated week(s). From the date that I entered into this security agreement until the completion of examination administration, I did not instruct, evaluate, or provide performance feedback to those operators who were administered this licensing/requalification examination(s).

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ES-301 Overatina Test Quality Checklist Form ES-301-3 (R8. S1)

Facility: Prairie Island Date of Examination: August 12 -16, 2002 Operating Test Number:

Initials

1. GENERAL CRITERIA a

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a.

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

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

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c.

The operating test shall not duplicate items from the applicants' audit test(s)(see Section D.1 a).

d.

Overlap with the written examination and between operating test categories is within acceptable limits.

e.

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

2. WALK-THROUGH (CATEGORY A & B) CRITERIA a

Each JPM includes the following, as applicable:

initial conditions initiating cues references and tools, including associated procedures reasonable and validated time limits (average time allowed for completion) and specific designation if deemed to be time critical by the facility licensee specific performance criteria that include:

- detailed expected actions with exact criteria and nomenclature

- 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

- restrictions on the sequence of steps, if applicable b

The prescripted questions in Category A are predominantly open reference and meet the criteria in iA

/i of ES-301"

c.

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

d.

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

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3. SIMULATOR (CATEGORY C) CRITERIA a

The associated simulator operating tests (scenario sets) have been reviewed in accordance with Form ES-301-4 and a c is attached.

Printed Name / Signature Date a Author (LET)

Nicholas Valos & Charles Phillips I,2

b. Examiner of Record Bruce PaIa*/_

c NRC Chief Examiner (#)

Hironori Peterson d NRC Supervisor NOTE:

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

0 Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column c;" chief examiner concurrence required LET - licensing examiner trainee

ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 (R8, el)

Facility:

Prairie Island Date of Exam: August 12-16. 2002 Scenario Numbers:

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Operating Test No.:

QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES Initials a

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1.

The initial conditions are realistic, in that some equipment and/or instrumentation may be out of 0

service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events.

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The scenarios consist mostly of related events.

3.

Each event description consists of 71J the point in the scenario when it is to be initiated the malfunction(s) that are entered to initiate the event the symptomstcues that will be visible to the crew the expected operator actions (by shift position) the event termination point (if applicable)

4.

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

5.

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

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complete evaluation results commensurate with the scenario objectives.

7.

If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates. Operators IW have sufficient time to carry out expected activities without undue time constraints. Cues are given.

8.

The simulator modeling is not altered.

9.

The scenarios have been validated. Any open simulator performance deficiencies have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelity is maintained while running the planned scenarios.

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10.

Every operator will be evaluated using at least one new or significantly modified scenario. All other scenarios have been altered in accordance with Section D.4 of ES-301.

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11.

All individual operator competencies can be evaluated, as verified using Form ES-301-6 (submit 6 j the form along with the simulator scenarios).

12.

Each applicant will be significantly involved in the minimum number of transients and events specified on Form ES-301-5 (submit the form with the simulator scenarios).

13.

The level of difficulty is appopriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position.

r17 TARGET QUANTITATIVE ATTRIBUTES (PER SCENARIO; SEE SECTION D.4.D)

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Total malfunctions (5-8) 5 /5 1,8f/

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EOPs entered/requiring substantive actions (1-2)

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EOP contingencies requiring substantive actions (0-2) 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 /

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Critical tasks (2-3) 4/

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Applicant Evolution Minimum Scenario Number I ype I ype Number 1

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Instructions:

Author (LET):

(1)

Enter the operating test number and Form ES-D-1 event numbers for each evolution type.

(2)

Reactivity manipulations may be conducted under normal or controlled abnormal conditions (refer to Section D.4.d) but must be significant per Section C.2.a of Appendix D.

(3)

Whenever practical, both instrument and component malfunctions should be included; only those that require verifiable actions that provide insight to the applicant's competence count toward the minimum requirement.

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C..et.ctForm ES-301-6 (R8 S1 i Applicant #1 Applicant #2 Applicant #3 RO/SRO-I/SRO-U BOP/SRO-I/SRO-RO/SRO-I/SRO-U U

Competencies SCENARIO SCENARIO SCENARIO 1

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4 Understand and Interpret 2.3.6 1.2. 12

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7.9 6.7 d.6 58 7,8 64 7-9 Annunciators and Alarms 9

1-5 1,i Diagnose Events 236 5

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7.8 and Conditions 9

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Understand Plant

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and System Response 9

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Use Procedures (1)

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Interact With the Crew 7.9 7$*

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Comply With and 2

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Use Tech. Specs. (3)

Notes:

(1) Includes Technical Specification compliance for an RO.

(2) Optional for an SRO-U.

(3) Only applicable to SROs.

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.

Author (LET):

NRC Reviewer:

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ES-401 Written Examination Form ES-401-7 (R8, Si)

Quality Checklist Facility:

Date of Exam:

Exam Level: RO R

Initial Item Description a

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Questions and answers technically accurate and applicable to facility 2

a. NRC K/As referenced for all questions b Facility learning objectives referenced as available

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RO/SRO overlap is no more than 75 percent, and SRO questions are a

ro riate er Section D.2.d of ES-401 a

4.

Question selection and duplication from the last two NRC licensing exams appears consistent with a systematic sampling process 5

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

,1 t-1he examinations were developed independently, or

_the licensee certifies that there is no duplication, or other (explain) 6 Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 Bank Modified New percent from the bank at least 10 percent new, and the rest modified), enter the actual question distribution at right l

7 Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on Memory C/A

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I the exam (including 10 new questions) are written at the comprehension/analysis level, enter the actual question distribution at right 43 J 7 8

References/handouts provided do not give away answers

9.

Question content conforms with specific K/A statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the Tier to which they are assigned; deviations are justified AV

10.

Question psychometric quality and format meet ES, Appendix B, guidelines

l 3d 11 The exam contains 100, one-point, multiple choice items, the total is correct and agrees with value on cover sheetV Printed Name / Signature Date

a. Author Nicholas Valos & Charles Nameip

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Facility Reviewer Bruce Pala i c NRC Chief Examiner (#)

Hironoi Peterson d NRC Regional Supervisor 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

ES-401 Written Examination Form ES-401-7 (R8, Si)

Quality Checklist Facility.

Date of Exam:

Exam Leve RO Initial Item Description a

b, c

1 Questions and answers technically accurate and applicable to facility 2

a. NRC K/As referenced for all questions f**

b. Facility learningl objectives referenced as available 3

RO/SRO overlap is no more than 75 percent, and SRO questions are.,)

appropriate per Section D.2d of ES-401 4

Question selection and duplication from the last two NRC licensing exams appears consistent with a systematic sampling process 5

Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as r-,

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) 6 Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 Bank Modified New percent from the bank at least 10 percent new, and the rest modified), enter the actual 3

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7 Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on Memory C/A the exam (including 10 new questions) are 1

3 written at the comprehension/analysis level,

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References/handouts provided do not give away answers 9

Question content conforms with specific K/A statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the Tier to which they are assigned; deviations are justified 10 Question psychometric quality and format meet ES, Appendix B, guidelines 11 The exam contains 100, one-point, multiple choice items, the total is correct and agrees with value on cover sheet Printed Name / Signature Date a Author Nicholas Valos & Charles Phillips,/* *21b'-4.N,

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b Facility Reviewer ()

Bruce Palagi 7-3 e

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c NRC Chief Examiner (#)

Hironori Pete d NRC Regional Supervisor 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

ES-403 Written Examination Grading Form ES-403-1 (R8, S1)

Quality Checklist Facility: PRAIRIE ISLAND Date of Exam: August 16, 2002 Exam Level:tRR[

SRO Initials Item Description a

b c

1.

Clean answer sheets copied before grading IV

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Answer key changes and question deletions justified and documented

3.

Applicants' scores checked for addition errors 4'd (reviewers spot check > 25% of examinations)

4.

Grading for all borderline cases (80% +/- 2%) reviewed in 1"t) detail

5.

All other failing examinations checked to ensure that grades ivja are justified

6.

Performance on missed questions checked for training deficiencies and wording problems; evaluate validity of questions missed by half or more of the applicants Printed Name / Signature Date

a. Grader (NRC)

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c. NRC Chief Examiner (*) H. Peterson %bVer, 4Z

d. NRC Supervisor (*)

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The facility reviewer's signature is not applicable for examinations graded by the NRC; two independent NRC reviews are required.

PRAIRIE ISLAND RO EXAM 2002 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100

ES-403 Written Examination Grading Form ES-403-1 (R8, Si)

Quality Checklist Facility: PRAIRIE ISLAND Date of Exam: August 16, 2002 Exam Level: RO,*

Initials Item Description a

b c

1 Clean answer sheets copied before grading A"

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Answer key changes and question deletions justified and documented nil

3.

Applicants' scores checked for addition errors (reviewers spot check > 25% of examinations)

4.

Grading for all borderline cases (80% +/- 2%) reviewed in detail

5.

All other failing examinations checked to ensure that grades j',

are justified Performance on missed questions checked for training deficiencies and wording problems; evaluate validity of questions missed by half or more of the applicants Printed Name / Signature Date

a. Grader (NRC)

C. Phillips/N. Valos

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b. Facility Reviewer ()

Not Applicable (NRC

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c. NRC Chief Examiner (*) H. Peterson

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d. NRC Supervisor (*)

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The facility reviewer's signature is not applicable for examinations graded by the NRC; two independent NRC reviews are required.

SRO Answer Key

1. B 26.D 51.D

76. C

2. C 27.A 52.D 77.A

3. B 28.A 53.B 78.B

4. A 29.C 54.C 79.C

5. C 30.B 55.B 80.A

6. B 31.B 56.D 81.C

7. D 32.A 57.A 82.C

8. C 33.B.

58.B 83.C

9. A 34.D 59.B 84.A 10.C 35.D 60.C 85.D 11.D 36.D 61.B 86.B 12.B 37.D 62.A 87.A 13.A 38.B 63.B 88.B 14.D 39.A 64.B, 89.D 15.D 40.B 65.B 90.D 16.A 41.D 66.D 91.C 17.A 42.A

67. B 92.C 18.A 43.C 68.A 93.C 19.A 44.B 69.C 94.B 20.C 45.C 70.A 95.C 21.C 46.A 71.A 96.C 22.B 47.A 72.C 97.C 23.B 48.C 73.C 98.C 24.D 49.C 74.D 99.B 25.B 50.D 75.B 100.B

ES-501 Post-Examination Check Sheet Form ES-501-1 (R8, S)

Task Description Date Complete

1.

Facility written exam comments or graded exams received and MAW 6 4

verified complete 604 105rerw 40A(

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Facility written exam comments reviewed and incorporated and NRC grading completed, if necessary--

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3.

Operating tests graded by NRC examiners r2/-

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NRC Chief examiner review of written exam and operating test grading completed

5.

Responsible supervisor review completed (2/

6.

Management (licensing official) review completed a a.

7.

License and denial letters mailed 7/j/

8.

Facility notified of results 9

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9.

Examination report issued (refer to NRC MC 0610) 9 / 12 / 2002

10.

Reference material returned after final resolution of any

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