ML033240550
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| Issue date: | 08/25/2003 |
| From: | Wiggins J NRC Region 1 |
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2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission/
Mid Atlantic Nuclear Training Group Examiners Conference Opening Comments James Wiggins Deputy Regional Administrator USNRC-Region 1
Welcoming Comments First of All Id Like To Welcome You To This Special Event I Would Also Like To Thank Alan Price and Mike Wilson of the Millstone Station for Hosting This Conference This Is A Rather Unique Opportunity For Facility and Regulator Interaction Openness and Interaction Will Ensure That The Licensed Operator Examination Process Continues To Improve
Why Facility Developed?
More Efficient Use of NRC and/or Facility Resources Leverages Facility Plant Specific Knowledge Regions Able To Accommodate More Exams Per Year Greater Facility Participation In The Process Better Quality Exams
Top 10 Reasons Why You Are Important
You Are Key To A Safety Process (Cross Cutting Area of NRC ROP-Human Performance)
Behind Every Successful Operator, There Is A Dedicated Trainer/ Exam Developer
You Are The Conscience Of The Operations Department (Provides Performance Input To Operations)
You Are On The Front Lines Of Improving Operator Performance (Keeping Operators Sharp)
You Exercise Vital Procedures and Cause Needed Improvements
The Plant Looks To You For Support Both During Normal Operations and In Outages
You Communicate To Others In The Industry To Leverage Improvement Ideas (MANTG)
Before The Exam The Candidate Can Not Operate/ Supervise Operations of a Nuclear Plant Control Room, After The Exam The Licensed Operator Can Operate/ Supervise a Nuclear Plant Control Room
You Generate Exams That Discriminate Between The Competent and Non-Competent Operator
The Trainer, Exam Writer, Examiner, and Operations Management Are All Ultimately Accountable For Putting Safe Operators In Our Nuclear Plant Control Rooms
August 2003 LOOP Event 7-Region 1 Plants Tripped During The Loss of Offsite Power All Plants Operated Their Plants Safely During This Event NUREG 1122-Knowledge and Abilities Catalog For Nuclear Power Plant Operators Addresses This Ability 135 Knowledge Items and Abilities Are Listed Under This Skill The K/A Catalog 7 Plants X 4 Licensed Operators= 28 Licensed Operators Involved, Working With 135 Knowledge and Skill Items To Be Successful 28x135= 3,780 Knowledge and Skill Items Where Adequately Employed On 8/14/2003 This Is A Tribute To This Groups Dedication To Ensuring That Only Competent Operators Are Allowed To Operate These Facilities
A Recent Success An Audit of Operator Licensing Activities Was Recently Completed
- There Were 3 Significant Strengths
- There Were 4 Satisfactory Areas MANTG Contributed To These Results
What To Get Out of This Enhanced Knowledge of Process As It Currently Exists-Rev 8 Review Experiences With The Revised Process-Rev 9 (Pilot)
Dialog With Examiners-Collect Ideas To Make The Process Better, and Questions/ Challenges For Review With NRR Examiners Get To Know Key Facility Exam Personnel Facility Gets To Know The Examiners Unique Opportunity For Exchange of Ideas A Chance To Communicate With Other Facility Peers
Key Challenge For The Conference How Can We Work Together To Levelize Resource Utilization?
Exams Are Being Requested In Summer and Winter Months This Causes High Peak Workloads During Traditional Vacation Periods Pop Up Exam Activity Continues To Perturb Regional Resources Rapid Exam Retakes For Failures Also Is A Factor
In Closing I Thank You Again For Being Here Please Be Involved and Get The Most Out of This Experience Thanks Again To Mr. Price and Mr. Wilson For Hosting This Conference Are There Any Questions?
Thank You