ML17202V072
| ML17202V072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 06/03/1991 |
| From: | Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9106110199 | |
| Download: ML17202V072 (9) | |
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e UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Docket No. 50-237 Docket ~o. 50-249 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN:
Mr~ Cordell Reed Senior Vice President Opus West III 1400 Opus Place Dow11ers Grove, IL 60515
Dear Mr. Reed:
REGION Ill.
799 ROOSEVELT ROAD GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137
SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION Arr~ngements have been made between Mr. S. Stiles and Mr. H. Peterson for an.
evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at yout Dresden facility. The evaluation v.isit is scheduled for the weeks of September 23 and September 30, 1991.. The requalification examinations and the subsequent evaluation of the facility requalification_program will be performed in accordance with sections 601 through 604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, Revision &.
You are encouraged to ensure that your training staff and proposed examinees are familiar with these standards.
Additionally, during the requalification preparation week of September 9, 1991, an initial retake examination will be administered to one SRO who failed
. the February 1991 Initial License Examination *.
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."
Failure tci supply the reference material
. as required by Enclosure lmay result in postponement of the examination.
The Chief Examiner may request that the facility submit a proposed examination for use ~uring the examination week in'addition to the material requirements of. Submission of a proposed examination, even if reque~ted, is optional.
However, if a proposed examination is stibmitted, those personnel partiCipating in its devel9pment may become subject to the security restrictions described below.
Mr. Stiles has been advised of our.reference material requir~ments, whether a proposed examination is requested, and where these items are to be sent.
You are requested to designate at least one emplOyee to be a member of a joint NRC-facility examination team.
The employee shall be an active SRO (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)} from the Dresden Operations Department.
You are encouraged to designate a second employee from the training staff to
. be a member of the examination team.
This employee should be an active SRO f
(per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)), but may be a facility or INPO.certified instructor. If desired and agreed to by the Chief Examiner,
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you may designate one additional employee from the training staff with
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appropriate qualifications to be a member of the exami_natiOn team.
In addition to these individuals, a-simolator operator must be made available for scenario preview and validation during the on-site examination p'reparation week.. In some cases, it may be necessary to designate a simulator operator*
during the test item ~eview pericid.
This individual will also be subject to the examination security agreement.
Any facility representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted.
from knowingly communicating by any means the content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and from participating in any facility programs such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in ~hich an identified requalification examinee(s) will be present. These restrictions shall apply from the day that the facility representative understands that he or she has specialized knowledge of the examination.
The Chi~f Examine~ will determine when facility representatives have received specialized know.ledge concerning the examination and require execution of an examination s*ecurity agreement.
In most cases, the examination team members will not be required to enter.into an examination security agreement more than 60 days prior to the examination week.
The simulator operator will normally become subject to the requirements d~ring the examination preparation and validation week but, in some cases, this may occur as much as 30 days prior to the examination week to support operating tesi item review and revision.
The facility shall identify to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination administration date, the proposed operators, including crew composition, for the examination. This information should be provided by the facility training.
staff to the NRC's Chief Examiner.
The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations to properly develop and conduct the examinations. Enclosure 2, "Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations.
Mr. Stiles has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management representative (~s a minimum, first lev~l above shift supervisor) should observe the simulation facility examination process at*the site. contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effeet during the adm1nistration of the written examination.. The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these rules.
This request is covered. by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992.
The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, copying and mailing the required material.
Send conEents regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this bu~den, to the Information and Records Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Offite of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101),
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NE08-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Commonwealth Edison Company 3
'l Thank you for your consideration in this matter.* If you have any questions on the evaluation process, please contact Mr. H. Peterson at (708)790~5797. -
Enclosures:
- 1. Reference Material Requirements
- 2.
Ad~inistration of Requalification Examinations
- 3. *NRC Rule~ and Guidance for*
Examinees cc w/enclosures:
D. Galle, Vice President - BWR Operations T. Kovach, Nuclear Licensing Manager E. D. Eenigenburg, Station Manager DCD/DCB (RIDS)
OC/LFDCB Reside~t Inspectors LaS~lle,
- Dresden, Quad Cities Richard Hubbard J~ \\L Mccaffrey, Chief, Public Utilities Division Robert Newmanri, Office of Public Counsel, State of Illinois Center Licensing Project Manager, NRR
- S. R. Stiles, Training Manager cc w/o enclosures:
R. M. Gallo, Branch Chief, OLB
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Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief Operations Branch.
ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Test items to support all aspects of the requalification examination must be
. provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date.**
All test items should be developed in accordance with the guidelines pro~ided in sections 602 through 604 of NUREG 1021~ Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, and their respective attachments.
For the first requalification evaluation at the facility, the submittal must
.contain at least:
- 100 test items for use in the written examination.
They should be equally divided between the two sections of the examination and*
there must be at least 350 test items for use in each section.
75 job performance measures (JPMs) for use on the walk-through portion of the operating examination.. To the extent possible, approximately 40% of the JPMs should evaluate "in plant" tasks {system/component
- o~eration outside the control room).*
15 simulator scenarios of approximately 50 minute~ each in length for use.
on th~ simulator portio~ of the operating examination for examinations
~dministered in one week.
For subsequent requalificatior. exam1nations facilities are expected to make submittals-reflecting progress. toward the following targets over the next 5 years after th~ initial evaluation ~isit:
A minimum of 700 test items for use in the writte~ examination equally divided between the two sections of the written examination and which cover all safety related elements of the fa"cility job task analysis (JTA).
The bank shall be dynamic in nature, in that at least 150.
questions a year shall be reviewed, revised or generated.
New questions that are developed should cbver equipment and system modification 1 recent industry and licensee events and procedural changes.
JPMs to evaluate each operator and senior operator safety related task identified in the facility JTA, which meet the criteria in ES-603.
The JPM bank should expand at a rate of at least 10 JPMs per year until this goal is reached.
It is estimated that 125-150 JPMs will be the final*
result. Development of the questions associated with the JPMs shall also continue, such that there is a representative sample of questions given the knowledges associated with the task listed in the JTA.
ENCLOSURE 1 : (Cont* d)
A bank of at least 30 simulator scenarios which reflect all plausible or expected abnormal*and em~rgency situations to which controlroom operators are expected to resporid or control. At l~ast 5*scenarios per year should be generated until all aspects of the emergency operating procedures are
. covered with sufficient vari.ation in the type and scope of initiating events and level of degradation.
For all requalification examination and evaluation visits, the facility.shall:*
- submit an Ex~mination Test Outline/Sample-Plan which meets t~e requirements of ES-601; Attachment 2.
- provide the asso~iated e~aminat~on ba~ks (written, simulator and JPM) and associated reference material. At a minimum this shall include Technical Specifications, applicable plarit operating, surveillance and
- administrative procedures, abnormal and emergency operating procedures, emergency plan procedures ana training material utilized in the requalification training (including student handouts and lesson plans).
Additional reference material may be requested by the Chief Exar:iiner.
ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS
- 1.
An evaluation* of at least twelve facility licensed operators is required for a program ~valuation. Normally the crew scheduled for requalificntion training during the period selected for the program evaluation should be.
selected. The sample will include other licensed operators who are not routinely perfbrming shift duties or are not maintaining an active license per 10.CFR 55.53(e).
The restrictions on crew composition in the simulator ar~ described in ES-601(C.1.b.) and ES-604.
- 2.
The simulator and simulator operator(s) shall be provided for examination development.
The date(s) and duration of time rie~ded.to develop the examinations will be agreed upon by the chief examiner a~d.the facility.
- 3.
The reference m~terial used in the si~ulator will be reviewed by the chief examin~r.
No material will be used that is solely used for training.
- 4.
A single room shall be provided for completing Section B of the written examination.
The location of this room and supporting rest room facilities sha 11 be such as to prevent contact with a 11 other facility and/or contractor personnel for the duration.of the examination.
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Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity and will be evaluated by the chief examiner.
Minimum spacing consists of one
. examinee per table ~nd a 3-foot space between tables.
No wali charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
- 6.
Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination shall be provided for each examinee.
The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications, operating/abnormal prbcedures, administrative procedure~, and Emergency.
Plans as available to the plant operators.
- 7.
Video taping capabilities may be utilized.
The facility should contact the chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.
. 8. *An attempt \\':ill 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.
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ENCLOSURE 2 (Cont 1 d)
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Prudent scheduling of exam week activities is imp_ortant to help alleviate undue stress on the operators.
Your training staff and the Chief Examiner should work very closely in formulating a schedule which does
. not result in excessive delays in crews or ind*ividuals being administered their examination.
The following are some suggestions for structuring
. the exam activities to achieve this purpose:
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Don 1 t bring in cr~ws nr individuals well before their scheduled exam times.
When examining operators in groups, it is better to hold the group just completing their exam vice the group that are. taking their exam later.
Fo 11 owing s imu la tor scenarios, the faci 1 ity E!Va luators and MRC examiners should quickly determirie whether follow-up questioning.is required, so that the crew may be released to talk among themselves about the scenario.
Ensure that time validation of JPMs, particularly those performed in the simulator, is conducted accurately. A reasonable schedule should be establish.ed to prevent operators from waiting for simulator availability to complete their JPMs.
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ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES
- 1.
Use black ihk or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.
- 2.
- Print your name in the blahk provided on the cover sheet of the examination.
- 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 llterature. -
- 6.
The point value for each question is indicated i~ paientheses afte~ 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 i~ the question or not.
- 8.
Unless solicited, _the location bf references need not be stated.
- 9.
Proportibnal grading will be applied. Any additional ~rong 1nformation that is provided may count against you.
For *example, if a question is wo~th one point and asks for four responses, each of which i~ worth 0.25 points, and you give five respbn~es, each response 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, even though you may have listed the four correct responses in the answer key.
- 10. Partial credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK.
Partial credit will NOT be given on multiple choice questi6ns.
- 11. If parts of the examinati-0n are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions of the examiner only.
- 12.
You must sign the statement on the co~er 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 examinution has been completed.
- 13.
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 qVoid even the appearance or possibility of examination compromise.
ENCLOSURE j (Cont'd)
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- 14.
Cheati~g on the examination would result in a revocation of your license and could result in more severe penalties.
- 15.
Each section of the examination is designed to take approximately*
90 minutes to complete.
You will be given two hoiirs to complete each section to allow for thirty minutes of review.
- 16.
The examination has been time validated by knowledgeable persons.
You should be aware.that not every answer needs to be verified by consulting a reference, and excessive usage of reference material may cause you to not complete the examination in.the allotted time.
- 17.
Due to th~ existence of questioris that will re~uire all examinees to r~fer to the same indtcations or controls, particular care must be taken to maintain individual examination security and *avoid any possibility of compromise or appearance of cheating.
- 18.
When you are finished and have turned. in your completed examination, leave the examination area.