ML17292A811
| ML17292A811 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1997 |
| From: | Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Parrish J WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
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| NUDOCS 9704220041 | |
| Download: ML17292A811 (8) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011.6064 APR f 6 l99?
Mr. J. V. Parrish (Mail Drop 1023)
Chief Executive Officer Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONDEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Dear Mr. Parrish:
In recent weeks, after an internal audit, Region IV has recognized the need for enhanced expectations for the quality of initial licensing examinations developed under the pilot process of Generic Letter 95-06 or the "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Interim Revision 8. These new expectations represent a significant increase in NRC expectations regarding initial licensing examination quality than has been previously communicated by the Region to facility licensees.
In several recent meetings with Region IV facility licensee representatives from operations and training organizations, regional management has presented these clarified expectations with regard to facility licensee-developed initial licensing examinations.
Additionally, chief examiners have been communicating these expectations at the staff level to individual facility licensee personnel for facility licensees that have initial examinations scheduled to be administered over the next few months.
The thrust of these expectations is that facility licensees will be held to a higher level of quality at the individual test item level than has been previously required.
In response to these communications, facility licensee representatives have requested that the NRC provide a forum in which facility licensee personnel involved in examination development can better understand how these expectations translate into actual test items.
On May 29 and 30, 1997, Region IV will host a workshop in its Arlington, Texas, office on test item and examination development to meet agency expectations of facility licensee-developed initial licensing examinations.
The workshop willstart at 8:30 a.m. on May 29 and conclude by 1 p.m. on May 30.
A tentative workshop agenda is attached.
Comments are welcome.
This workshop will be open to the public.
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Washington Public Power Supply System You are invited and encouraged to send representatives from your organization who are likely to be directly involved in initial licensing examination development.
Our facility can accommodate a large number of attendees.
However, if you expect to send more than four attendees, please inform us so that we may ensure the room arrangement is appropriate.
Please direct comments or questions to John Pellet, Chief, Operations Branch, Division of Reactor Safety at (817)860-8159 or Stephen McCrory, Workshop Coordinator, Operations Branch at (817)860-8265, or via electronic mail to jlp@nrc.gov and slm@nrc.gov, respectively.
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Enclosure:
Tentative Workshop Agenda cc w/
Enclosure:
Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, Washington 98504-3172 Mr. Paul R. Bemis (Mail Drop PE20)
Vice President, Nuclear Operations Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Mr. Rodney L. Webring (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Operations Support/PIO Washington Public Power Supply, System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968
Washington Public Power Supply System Mr. Greg O. Smith (Mail Drop 927M)
WNP-2 Plant General Manager Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Mr. David A, Swank (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Regulatory Affairs Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Mr. AI E. Mouncer (Mail Drop 396)
Chief Counsel Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Ms. Lourdes C. Fernandez (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Licensing Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352-0968 Mr. Malcolm H. Phillips, Jr., Esq.
Winston 5 Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3502
Washington Public Power Supply System bcc to DCD (IE42) bcc distrib. by RIV:
Regional Administrator DRP Director Branch Chief (DRP/E, WCFO)
Senior Project Inspector (DRP/E, WCFO)
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
WCFO File S. Richards (MS 10D22)
Resident Inspector DRS-PSB MIS System RIV File M. Hammond (PAO, WCFO)
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Washington Public Power Supply System bcc to DCD (IE42) bcc distrib. by RIV:
Regional Administrator DRP Director Branch Chief (DRP/E, WCFO)
Senior Project Inspector (DRP/E, WCFO)
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
WCFO File S. Richards (MS 10D22)
Resident Inspector DRS-PSB MIS System RIV File M. Hammond (PAO, WCFO)
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
ENCLOSURE OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONDEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP AGENDA DAY 1 - IVIAY29, 1997 Introduction (8:30-9 a.m.)
Session 1 (9-10 a.m.)
Session 2 (10:15-11:30 a.m.)
Session 3 (12:30-2 p.m.)
Session 4 (2-3 p.m.)
Session 5 (3:15-4:30)
Session 6 (4:30-5 p.m.)
Generic Attributes of Good Test Items Written Examination Questions Open Reference Oral Questions'(Job Performance Measure and Administrative)
Administrative Job Performance Measures System Job Performance Measures and Job Performance M:asure Sets Questions and Answers DAY2-IVIAY30, 1997 Session 7 (8:30-9:30 a.m.)
Session 8 (9:30-10:15 a.m.)
Session 9 (10:30-12 noon)
Closing Remarks (12-12:30 p.m.)
Scenarios and Scenario Sets Breadth, Depth, Overlap, and Examination Outlines Questions and Answers