ML071230739
| ML071230739 | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 05/03/2007 |
| From: | Valos N NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB |
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| ML070660508 | List: |
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| 50-263/07-301 | |
| Download: ML071230739 (7) | |
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PROPOSED EXAMINATION COVER LETTER AND CHECKLISTS FOR THE MONTICELLO INITIAL EXAM - FEBRUARY 2007
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC December 7,2006 L-MT-06-068 10 CFR Part 55.40 Regional Administrator, Region Ill US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, Illinois 60532-4352 Attention: Nick Valos Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket 50-263 License No. DPR-22 Initial Licensing Examination To Be Conducted The Week of February 12, 2007 Reference 1 : NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Revision 9 In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 55.40(b)(4), the Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) requests NRC approval of the proposed written examination and operating tests for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP). Further, 1 OCFR55.40(a) requires that examinations meet the requirements of Reference 1.
Therefore, enclosed for your review are the proposed examination materials for the initial license examinations for our operator license applicants.
In accordance with 1 OCFR 55.49, Integrity of Examinations and Tests and Reference 1, Section ES-201, Attachment 1, Examination Security and Integrity Guidelines, the Nuclear Management Company, LLC requests that the enclosed materials be with held from public disclosure until after the examinations are complete.
The proposed examination materials were prepared per the guidelines of Reference 1, sections ES-301 and ES-401. The proposed examination materials have been prepared by the Monticello facility for four (4) Reactor Operator license candidates, one (1) Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) - Upgrade license candidate and four (4) SRO -
Instant license candidates.
2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, Minnesota 55362-9637 Telephone: 763-295-51 51 0 Fax: 763-295-1454 DEC 1 2 2006
Enclosed are the following items for your review:
Book 1 - ES-401-7, ES-401-8, RO/SRO written exams Book 2 - RO written exam key and references Book 3 - ES-401-6, SRO written exam key and reference Book 4 - RO written exam reference materials provided to candidates Book 5 - SRO written exam reference materials provided to candidates Book 6 - ES-301-3, Simulator JPMs Book 7 - In-plant/Admin JPMs Book 8 - ES-301-4, ES-301-6, Scenarios, 75-day outline updates for ES-301-1, ES-301-2, and ES-D-1 This letter makes no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.
hn T. Conway Site Vice President, Montic Nuclear Management Company, LLC uclear Generating Plant Enclosures cc:
Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC (w/o attachments)
Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC (w/o attachments)
Resident Inspector, Monticello, USNRC (w/o attachments)
ES-301 ODerating Test Oualitv Checklist Form ES-301-3 Facility Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Date of Exam 2/12/07 Operating Test MNGP2007 Number:
- 1. General Criteria a
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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-to-day repetition between this and other operating tests to be administered during this examination.
The operating test shall not duplicate items from the applicants audit test(s)s. (see Section D. 1.a)
Overlap with the written examination and between different parts of the operating test is within acceptable limits.
It appears that the operating test will differentiate between competent and less-than-competent applicants at the designated license level.
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- 2. Walk-Through Criteria
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Each JPM includes the following, as applicable.
0 initial conditions 0
initiating cues 0
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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 and nomenclature.
- 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) specific on those forms and Form ES-20 1-2.
- 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.
Prinled Name/Signature Initial b
L 31J Date 12/1/06
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- b. Facility Reviewer (*)
- c. NRC Chief Examiner (#)
- d. NRC Supervisor Note:
- The facility reviewers initialdsignature are not applicable for NRC-developed examinations.
- Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column c; chief examiner concurrence required.
ES-301 Simulator Scenario Quality Checklist Form ES-301-4 Facility MNGP Date of 2/12/07 Scenario Numbers:
1 / 2 / 3 Operating Test Number:
h4NGP2007 Exam QUALITATIVE ATTRIBUTES 1,
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The initial conditions are realistic, in that some equipment andor instrumentation may be out of service, but it does not cue the operators into expected events.
The scenarios consist mostly of related events.
Each event description consists of 0
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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.
The events are valid with regard to physics and thermodynamics.
Sequencing and timing of events is reasonable, and allows the examination team to obtain complete evaluation results commensurate with the scenario objectives.
If time compression techniques are used, the scenario summary clearly so indicates.
Operators have sufficient time to cany out expected activities without undue time constraints. Cues are given.
The simulator modeling is not altered.
The scenarios have been validated. Pursuant to 10 CFR 44.45(d), any open simulator performance deficiencies or deviations from the referenced plant have been evaluated to ensure that functional fidelity is maintained while running the planned scenarios.
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 All individual operator competencies can be evaluated, as verified using Form ES-30 1 -
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).
The level of difficulty is appropriate to support licensing decisions for each crew position.
The point in the scenario when it is to be initiated The malfimction(s) that are entered to initiated 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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ES-30 1.
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Target Quantitative Attributes (Per Scenario; See Section D.5.d)
Actual Attributes
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Total malfunctions (5-8) 8 1 6 I 1
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Malfunctions after EOP entry (1-2) 2 1 1 I 1
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Abnormal events (2-4) 3 1 3 I 2
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Major transients (1-2) 1 1 1 I 1
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EOP contingencies requiting substantive actions (1-2) 1 1 1 I 1
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Critical tasks (2-3) 2 1 3 I 2 5.
EOPs enteredhequiring substantive actions (1 -2) 2 1 1 J 2 a 7 Initial b'
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ES-301 Competencies Checklist Form ES301-6 Facility:
Monticello Date of Examination:
211 2/07 Operating Test M NG P2007 Number:
APPLICANTS RO 0
SRO-I SRO-I 0 SRO-I SRO-I [7 SRO-U 0 SRO-U 0 SRO-U SRO-U [7 RO Ixl Competencies I
SCENARIO 1
SCENARIO I SCENARIO I SCENARIO Interpret/Diagnose Event and Conditions Comply With and Use Procedures (1)
Operate Control Boards All All All All All All I a\\
Communicate and Notes:
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(2) Optional for an SRO-U.
(3) Only applicable to SROs.
Includes Technical Specification compliance for an RO.
4 1 2 All All All All All All All All 1.3 ',f Instructors:
Check the applicants' license type and enter one or more event numbers that will allow the examiners to evaluate every applicable competency for every applicant.
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ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 Facility Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Date of Exam 2/12/07 Exam I Item Description I.
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Questions andanswers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility.
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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 fiom the last two NRC licensing exams, the facility licensees sampling process was random and systematic.
Question duplication form 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 X the licensee certifies that there is no duplication other (explain)
Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent) fiom the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified); enter the actual ROISRO-only question 5 6 distribution(s) at right.
Between 50 and 60 Dercent of the questions on the RO NRC WAS are referenced for all questions.
Facility learning objectives are referenced as available.
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Modified New
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exam are written at the comprehensiodanalysis level; the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected WAS support the higher cognitive levels; enter the actual ROISRO question distribution(s) at right.
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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 examination outline and is appropriate for the tier to which they are assigned; deviation are iustified.
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Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.
The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items; the total is correct and agrees with the value on the cover sheet.
Printed Name/Signature
- a. Author J. Ruth
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L od 9-Initial k ILL-S Date 12/6/06 Note:
- The facility reviewers initials/signature are not applicable for NRC-developed examinations.
- Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column c; chief examiner concurrence required.