ML17055E671
| ML17055E671 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/18/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Burkhardt L NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8904270188 | |
| Download: ML17055E671 (18) | |
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ACCESSION NBR:8904270188 DOC.DATE: 89/04/18 NOTARIZED: NO FACIL:50-410 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Niagara Moha AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION Region 1, Ofc of the Director RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION BURKHARDT,L.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
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Docket Nos. 50-410 UNITED STATES UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI REGION I 476 ALLENDALEROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA19406 APR 18 1989 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation ATTN:
Mr. Lawrence Burkhardt, III Executive Vice President Nuclear Operations 301 Plainfield Road
- Syracuse, New York 13212
SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION In a
telephone conversation between
- Mr.
R.
Seifr ied and Mr.
N. Conicella, Operations
'ngineer, arrangements were made for an evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear
- Station, Unit No.
2.
The evaluation visit is scheduled for the weeks of July 17 and July 24, 1989.
As agreed upon by your staff with us, the evaluation will involve at least 24 license personnel (12 per week).
For this visit, the NRC examiners will administer the operating and written examinations.
The NRC examiners will discuss with the appropriate facility personnel and operators the schedule and the process for these examinations.
For the examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1 "Reference Material Requirements" by May 15, 1989.
Mr. Seifried has been advised of our reference material requirements.and where they are to be sent.
NRC reserves the right to postpone NRC administered requalification examina-tions if the facility generated materials are inadequate fot examination preparation.
It is requested that an employee be provided to complete the examination team.
The employee shall be an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)
SRO from the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No.
2 Operations Department.
If desired by the facility, and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, an additional employee from the Training Department may be a member of the examination team.
This employee shall preferably be an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f) SRO, but may be a facility or INPO certified instructor.
These individuals must not be scheduled for an NRC administered examination during this visit, or participate as instructors once selected.
The facility representatives will be required to certify that they did not knowingly compromise any portion of the examination.
The facility representatives shall be restricted (1) from knowingly communicat-ing by any means the content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and (2) from participating in any facility programs such as instruction, examination, or tutor ing in which an identified requalification examinee(s) will be present.
These restrictions shall apply after their first involvement with the examination or knowledge of its contents.
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C. V. Mangan, Senior Vice President D. Palmer, Acting Manager, guality Assurance W. Hansen,
- Manager, Corporate guality Assurance R.
G. Smith, Unit 2 Superintendent, Operations C.
- Beckham, Manager, Nuclear guality Assurance Operations R. B. Abbott, Unit 2 Station Superintendent J. Perry, Director, Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Restart Task Force K. Dahlberg, Unit 1 Station Superintendent R. Randall, Unit 1 Superintendent, Operations J. Willis, General Station Superintendent C. Terry, Vice President Nuclear Engineering and Licensing J. F. Warden, New York Consumer Protection Branch Connor 8 Wetterhahn Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esquire Gary D. Wilson, Senior Attorney John W. Keib, Esquire
- Director, Power
- Division, Department of Public
- Service, State of New York State of New York, Department of Law Licensing Project Manager, NRR Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSI C)
NRC Resident Inspector N.F. Conicella, Operations
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation bcc w/encl:
Reoion I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
DRP Section Chief PAO (2) Salp Reports and All Inspection Reports Robert J. Bores, DRSS
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ENCLOSURE 1
REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS For the written examination, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
1.
Proposed RO and SRO requalification examination test items.
(A minimum of 125 per section of the examination.)
Since the written examination is completely open reference, examination items must meet. the following:
a.
Items that require only memorization or recall are not permitted; b.
Items should require that the examinee comprehend, interpret, integrate, or apply available information; c.
Items should contain situations,
- aspects, or conditions that do not duplicate lesson plans or references; and d.
Items should require examinees to locate and use references.
The written examination will be composed of two sections, each designed to be completed in l-l/2 hours.
Each section will be separate.
Section A
will be administered on a static simulator; Section B will be administered in a classroom setting.
Section A is designed to evaluate the operator's knowledge of plant systems, integrated plant operations, and instrumenta-tion and controls.
In addition, recognition of Technical Specification LCOs and the operator's ability to diagnose postulated events should be evaluated.
Section 8 of the written examination is designed to evaluate the ability of the operator to analyze a
given set of conditions and determine the proper procedural and/or administrative guidance.
2.
All reference material and objectives for the proposed operating test items; For the simulation facility, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
a ~
A minimum of 15 scenarios The scenarios should sample areas such as
- LERs, emergency and abnormal procedures, and design and procedural changes that exercise the crew's ability to use facility procedures in accident prevention and mitigation.
The scenarios should evaluate each crew member as appropriate to his/her
- license, and shall exercise their abi lities in the use of Emergency Operating Procedures, Technical Specifications, and the Emergency Plan.
The scenario s
net time (not including time spent on briefings, setup or simulation facility problems) should average 50 minutes, based upon real time performance.
Enclosure 1 (Continued)
For the plant walk-through examination, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
1.
A list of systems and topics appropriate to the plant walk-through examination that were covered during the requalification cycle and are important to safety.
All reference material required to support an examination on these topics should be provided.
(2)
Seventy five (75) job performance measures These performance measures should be both in-plant and control room operator functions, that are required for the safe operation of the facility.
They shall include acceptable performance criteria.
'3)
Any additional reference material required for examination preparation, will be requested by the examination team.
3.
A sampling plan shall be provided by the facility which indicates the relative emphasis of topics which were included in the most recent requalification training cycle.
ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS Twenty percent of the facility licensed operators shall be selected for evaluation.
Normally the crew currently in the requalification cycle will be selected.
A random sample without replacement will be used to preclude a satisfactory operator from being subject to the reexamination by the NRC during the term of the license.
The sample will include other shift(s) made up of licensed personnel who are not routinely performing shift duties.
The simulator and a simul'ator operator(s) will be provided for examination development.
The date(s) and duration of time needed to develop the examinations will be agreed upon by the chief examiner and the facility.
The reference material used in the simulator will be reviewed by the chief examiner.
No material will be used that is soTely used for training.
A single room shall be provided for completing Section B of the written examination.
The location of this room and supporting rest room facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the examination.
Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the chief examiner.
Minimum spacing should be one examinee per table, with a 3-foot space between tables.
No wall charts,
- models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
e Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination will be provided for each examinee.
The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and.will consist of Technical Specifications, operating/abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, Emergency Plans as available to the plant operators.
Video
~ taping capabilities may be utilized.
The facility should contact the chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.
Since common tasks and detailed systems knowledge will be 'probed during the~.walk through portion of the operating
- test, operators will be requested not to discuss the walk through with other examinees until after the complete examination has been administered.
An attempt will be made to distinguish between RO and SRO knowledge and abilities to the extent that such a distinction is supported.
by the facility training materials.
ENCLOSURE 3
NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES Use black ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.
2; Print your name in the blank provided on the cover sheet of the examina-tion.
3.
Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination, if necessary.
4.
Answer each question on the examination.
If additional paper is required, use only the lined paper provided by the examiner.
5.
.Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
6.
The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question and can be used as a
guide for the depth of answer required.
7.
Show all calculations, methods or assumptions used to obtain an answer to a mathematical problem, whether asked for in the question or not.
8.
Unless solicited, the location of references need not be stated.
9.
Partial credit may be given.
'Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK.
- 10. If parts of the examination are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions
'of the examiner only.
You must sign the statement on the cover sheet that indicates.the work on the examination is your own and that you have 'not received or been given any assistance in completing the examination.
This must be signed AFTER the examination has been completed.
12.
Rest room trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a time may leave.
You must avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of examination compromise.
13.
14.
Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your license and could result in more severe penalties.
Each section of the examination is designed to take'pproximately 90 minutes to complete.
You will be given two hours to complete each section for a total of four hours.
15.
Due to the existence of questions that will require all examinees to refer to the same indications or controls, particular care must be taken to maintain individual examination security and avoid any possibility of compromise or appearance of cheating.
16.
When you are finished and have turned in your completed examination, leave the examination area.
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Enclosure 3 (Continued) 17.
Proportional grading will be applied.
Any additional wrong information that is provided may count against you.
For example, if a question is worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25 points and you give five responses, each of your responses will be worth 0.20 points.
If one of your five responses is incorrect, 0.20 will be deducted and your total credit for that question will be 0.80 instead of 1.00 even though you got the four correct answers.