ML051720155
| ML051720155 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 05/02/2005 |
| From: | Valos N NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
| To: | Exelon Nuclear |
| Shared Package | |
| ML051610145 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-254/05-301, 50-265/05-301 | |
| Download: ML051720155 (7) | |
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PROPOSED EXAMINATION SUBMITTAL LETTER AND CHECKLISTS FOR THE QUAD CITIES INITIAL EXAMINATION - MAY 2005
Nuclear SVP-05-017 March 17,2005 Regional Administrator, Region Ill U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 21 0 Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265
Subject:
Submittal of Integrated Initial License Training Examination Materials Enclosed are the examination materials that support the Initial License Examination scheduled for the weeks of May 2, 2005 and May 9, 2005 at Quad Cities Station.
This submittal includes the Senior Reactor Operator and Reactor Operator Written Examinations, Job Performance Measures, and Integrated Plant Operation Scenario Guides.
These examination materials have been developed in accordance with NUREG-1 021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9. Please note that reference materials are attached to each individual examination question or item.
L Some minor modifications have been made to the integrated Examination Outline with regards to the written and operating exams to improve balance and content. These changes improve examination quality and are in compliance with NUREG-1 021, Revision 9.
Some modifications or adjustments to the examination material may be required due to procedural changes.
In accordance with NUREG-1021, Revision 9, Section ES-201, please ensure that these materials are withheld from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. W. J. Beck, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (309)-227-2800. For questions concerning examination material, please contact Mark Jensen at (309)-227-3438 or Mike Kaufman at (309)-227-4173.
Timothy J..TuPn fJ Site Vice President Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station
March 17, 2005 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 v
Enclosures:
(Hand delivered to Nicholas Valos, Chief Examiner, NRC Region 111)
RO/SRO Composite Examination Control Room Systems and Facility Walk-Through Job Performance Measures Administrative Topic Job Performance Measures Integrated Plant Operation Scenario Guides Completed Checklists:
Operating Test Quality Checklist - Form ES-301-3 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist - Form ES-301-4 Transient and Event Checklist - Form ES-301-5 Competencies Checklist - Form ES-301-6 Written Examination Quality Checklist - Form ES-401-6 Examination Security Agreements - Form ES-201-3 Record of Rejected WAS - Form ES-401-4 cc:
Chief, Operations Branch - NRC Region Ill (without enclosures)
NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Quad Cities Station (without enclosures)
L-ES-301 Operating Test Quality Checklist Form ES-301-3 Facility: Quad Cities Date of Examination: 5-2-05 Operating Test Number: 1
- 1. GENERAL CRITERIA
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The operating test conforms with the previously approved outline; changes are consistent with sampling requirements (e.g., 10 CFR 55.45, operational importance, safety function distribution).
There is no day-today repetition between this and other operating tests to be administered during this examination.
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The operating test shall not duplicate items from the applicants' audit test(s)(see Section D.l a)
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Overlap with the written examination and between different parts of the operating test is within acceptable limits.
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It appears that the operating test will differentiate between competent and less-than-competent applicants at the designated license level.
- 2. WALK-THROUGH CRITERIA
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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 operationally important 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
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Ensure that any changes from the previously approved systems and administrative walk-through outlines (Forms ES-301-1 and 2) have not caused the test to deviate from any of the acceptance criteria (e.g.. item distribution, bank use, repetition from the last 2 NRC examinations) specified on those forms and Form ES-201-2.
- 3. SIMULATOR CRITERIA The associated simulator operating tests (scenario sets) have been reviewed in accordance with Form ES-301-4 and a copy is attached.
- a. Author Mark W. Jensen I M
- b. Facility Reviewer (*)
David M. Bowman I c
NRC Chief Examiner (#)
d NRC Supervisor Date 3-1 5-05 3-16-05 4-16 4-//9-6 NOTE:
- The facility signature is not applicable for NRC-developed tests
- Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column "c'; chief examiner concurrence is required ES-301, Page 24 of 27
ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 a
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The initial conditions are realistic. in that some equipment and/or instrumentation may be out of service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events b"
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The scenarios consist mostly of related events.
Each event description consists of the point in the scenario when it is to be initiated the malfunction(s) that are entered to initiate the event the symptomslcues that will be visible to the crew the expected operator actions (by shift position) the event termination point (if applicable)
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No more than one non-mechanistic failure (e.g., pipe break) is incorporated into the scenario without a credible Drecedina incident such as a seismic event.
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11 12 All individual operator competencies can be evaluated as verified using Form ES-301-6 (submit the form along with the simulator scenarios)
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)
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The events are valid with reaard to physics and thermodvnamics.
The level of difficulty is appropriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position 1 Actual Attributes 13' Taraet Quantitative Attributes (Per Scenario; See Section D.5.d)
Sequencing and timing of events is reasonable, and allows the examination team to obtain complete evaluation results commensurate with the scenario objectives.
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Malfunctions after EOP entry (1-2)
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Abnormal events (2-4)
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Major transients (1-2)
EOPs enteredhequiring substantive actions (1-2)
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If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates Operators have sufficient time to carry out expected activities without undue time constraints Cues are given 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 5 1 5 1 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 l 1 1 1 118.
7 Critical tasks (2-3)
The simulator modeling is not altered at9 l f l d 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 11 9 The scenarios have been validated. Pursuant to 10CFR55.46(d), any open simulator performance deficiencies or deviations from the referenced plant have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelitv is maintained while runninq the planned scenarios.
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 5 of ES-301
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Total malfunctions (5-8)
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ES-301 Competencies Checklist Form ES-301 Interpret/
Diagnose Events and Conditions Comply With and Use Procedures (1)
Operate Control Boards (2)
Communicate and Interact 23, 3,6, 4,7, 73, 8,
9 2,3, 3,6, 4,7, 7,8, 8
9 2,3, 3,6, 4,7, 7,8, 8
9 23, 3,6, 4,7, 73, Ability (3)
Comply With N/A N/A Facilitv: Quad Cities Date of Examination: 5/2/05 Operating Test No.: 1 APPLICANTS Competencies ROISRO-I/
SRO-U SCENARIO RO/SRO-I/
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1-10 1-10 NIA 3
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L 1-8 N /A 1-10 1-10 1,4 1-8 1-8 293 1-8 1-8 4.5 1-9 1-9 4.5 Supervisory N/A and 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:
NRC Reviewer:
ES-301, Page 27 of 27
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ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 Item Descriptron 1
2 a NRC WAS are referenced for all questions Questions and answers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility b Facility learning objectives are referenced as available Facility: Quad Cities Date of Exam: 5-2-05 Exam Level: RO/SRO Initial a
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SRO questions are appropriate in accordance with Section D.2.d of ES-401 If more than four RO and two SRO questions are repeated from the last two NRC licensing exam, the facility licensee's sampling process was random and systematic.
Question duplication from the license screeninglaudit exam was controlled as indicated below (check the item that applies) and appears appropriate:
& the audit exam was systematically and randomly developed
- the audit exam was completed before the license exam was started
- the examinations were developed independently the licensee certifies that there is no duplication
- other (explain)
Bank Modified New Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified); enter the actual RO I SRO-only 1316 512 5711 7 question distribution(s) at right.
Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension /analysis level; the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected KAs support the higher cognitive levels; enter the actual RO / SRO question distribution(s) at right.
Referenceshandouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.
Question content conforms with specific WA statements in the previously approved deviations are justified
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Memory CIA
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examination outline and is appropriate for the Tier to which they are assigned; Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.
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The exam contains the required number of one-point. multiple choice items; the total is correct and agrees with value on cover sheet Printed Name I Signature Qs 1 ! P J 1
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