ML17306A782
| ML17306A782 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/08/1992 |
| From: | Miller L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9206170225 | |
| Download: ML17306A782 (11) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION REGION V 1450 MARlALANE WALNUTCREEK, CAUFORNIA94596-5368 JuNE 8, 1992 Docket Nos.
50-528 50-529 50-530 Arizona Public Service Company P.O.
Box 53999, Station 9082
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention:
Mr. William.F. Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear
SUBJECT:
SENIOR OPERATOR LIMITED TO FUEL HANDLING LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr.
Ed Firth, General
- Manager, Nuclear
- Training, and Mr. John Russell, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
The written examinations are scheduled for September 14, 1992.
The operating examinations are scheduled for September 15 and 16, 1992.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for you to furnish the reference material listed in Enclosure 1, "Reference Material Requirements for Senior Operator Limited to Fuel Handling Examinations,"
by July 15, 1992.
Any delay in receivinq approved, properly bound and indexed reference material, or the submittal of'inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examination being rescheduled.
,Mr.
Ed Firth has been advised of our reference material requirements, and the address where each set is to be mailed.
You are responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for administration of the written examinations.
Enclosure 2, "Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations,"
describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.
Mr.
Ed Firth has also been informed of these requirements.
Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination.
The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these rules.
The facility staff'eview ot the written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, "Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations."
Mr.
Ed Firth has been informed of these requirements.
To better document simulator examinations, the Chief Examiner will have predetermined plant conditions recorded, for each simulator scenario.
The applicants will be responsible for providing this information, with any appeal 9206170225 920608 PDR ADOCK 05000528 PDR
of a simulator operating examination.
Therefore, your training staff should retain the original simulator examination scenario information until all applicants who took examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.
Preliminary Senior Operator Limited to Fuel Handling license applications should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments after applicant eligibility has been determined.
If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination dates, it is likely that a
postponement will be necessary.
Final signed applications certifying that all training has been completed shall be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.
This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires August 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, xeroxing and mailing the required material.
.Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Information and Records Management Branch, Division of Information Support
- Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, O.C.
20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, O.C.
20503.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact Mr.
'Russell at (510) 975-0308,.or Mr. Johnston, Acting Operations Section Chief, at (510) 975-0304.
Sincerely, L.
F, M lier, Jr., Chief Reactor Safety Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Reference Material Requirements for Senior Operator Limited to Fuel Handling Licensing Examinati'ons 2.
Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations 3.
NRC Rules and Guidelines for Written Examinations 4.
Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations
cc w/enclosures (1), (2), (3), and (4):
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- Levine, APS, Vice President, Nuclear Production E. Firth, APS, Nuclear Training Mana'ger B. Nunez, APS Operations Training Manager C. Trammell, II'roject Manager, NRR7PD5 D.
- Coe, SRI G. Johnston, RV J. Russell, RV R. Cross, RV (2 copies)
B. Gallo, LOLB Branch Chief G. Weale, SONALYST J. Martin, RV B. Faulkenberry, RV R.
Zimmerman, RV K. Perkins, RV L. Hiller RV H.
- Wong, kV
Enclosure 1
REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR OPERATOR LIMITED TO FUEL HANDLING LICENSING EXAMINATIONS Existing learning objectives, Job Performance
- Measures, student handouts and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual; system descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.).
A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), specifying the knowledges-and abilities required of a Senior Operator Limited to Fuel Handling (LSRO) at the facility.
Each particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlating it to ensuring the health and the safety of the public. If a JTA is not furnished, the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators, NUREG 1l22 (1123) will be used to establish content validity for the examination.
All Job Performance Measures (JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks on the refueling floor and, as identified in the facility JTAs, outside of the refueling area i.e.,
local operations.
Training materials shall include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants for initial LSRO licensing.
The written material shall include learning objectives and the details presented during lectures, rather than outlines.
Training materials shall be identified by plant and unit, bound,'nd indexed.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE
- COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND INDEXED PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORPORATE MANAGEMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS (E.G.,
VICE PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR OPERATIONS).
ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CANCELLED OR POSTPONED.
Training materials which include the following shall be provided:
System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation.
System training material should draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating the applicable system.
Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions
- and, where available, BOP system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance
- error, and equipment failure.
Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures (basis documents).
Enclosure 1 (continued) 2.
Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, etc.).
3.
All administrative procedures (as applicable to fuel handling operation or safety).
4.
All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures).
5.
All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures).
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7.
Standing orders (important orders that are'afety related and may supersede the regular procedures).
Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, or are pertinent to fuel handling) 8.
Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures, (initial core-loading procedure, when appropriate).
9.
All annunciator/alarm procedures.
10.
Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures).
11.
Emergency plan implementing procedures.
12.
Technical Specifications (and interpretations).
13.
All system operating procedures.
14.
All piping and instrumentation
- diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow d)agrams (Isometrics are not required).
15.
Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the fac i 1 ity.
16.
questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facility licensee).
17.
The following on the refueling machine simulator..
a.
List of all preprogrammed initial conditions.
b.
List of all preset malfunctions with a clear identification number.
The list shall include cause and effect information.
Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, or range of results, that will occur upon implementation shall be provided.
Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected shall be given.
Enclosure 1 (continued) c.
A description of simulator failure capabilities for valves,
- breakers, indicators and alarms.
d.
Mhere the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary the severity of a particular malfunction shall be provided.
e.
An identification of modeling conditions/problems that may impact the examination.
f.
Identification of any known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected.
g.
Identification of differences between the simulator and the reference plant's refueling machine.
h.
Copies of facility generated scenarios.
(voluntary by licensee) 18.
Current Requalification Program JPM Test Bank (LSRO).
19.
Current Requalification Program Simulator Scenario Test Bank (LSRO):
20.
Current Requalification Program Mritten Examination Test Bank (LSRO).
The above reference material shall be approved, final issues and shall be so marked.
If a plant has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner shall verify with the facility that the most complete, up-to-date material is available and that agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination.
All procedures and reference material shall be bound with appropriate indices or tables of contents so that they can be used efficiently.
Failure to provide complete, properly bound and indexed plant reference material could result in cancellation or rescheduling of the examinations.
Enclosure 2
RE(UIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MRITTEN EXAMINATIONS l.
A single room shall be provided for administration of the written examination.
The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the written examination.
If necessary, the facility should make arrangements for the use of a suitable room at a
local school, motel, or other building.
Obtaining this room is the responsibility of the licensee.
2.
Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the Chief Examiner.
Minimum spacing should be one applicant per table, with a 3 foot space between tables.
'3.
Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments.
These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above and shall be reviewed by the proctor.
4.
The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the examination.
The proctor shall distribute these pads to the applicants as needed.
5, Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination room.
Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.
6.
The licensee shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant.
The proctor shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants.
No wall
- charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
No other equipment or reference material shall be
'allowed unless provided by the proctor.
7.
The facility staff shall be provided a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has handed in his written examination.
The facility staff shall have 5 working days to provide formal written comments with supporting documentation regarding written examination questions and answers to the Chief Examiner.
Enclosure 3
PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 2.
Check identification badges.
Pass out examinations and all handouts.
Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:
During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:
1.
Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your application and could result in more severe penalties.
2.
After the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on the cover sheet indicating that the work is your own and you have not received or given assistance in completing the examination.
This must be done after you complete the examination.
READ THE FOl LOWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Restroom trips are to be limited and only one applicant at a time may leave.
You must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.
2.
3.
4.
5.
8.
Use black ink or 'dark pencil
~onl to facilitate legible reproductions.
Print your name (or initials) in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of the examination cover sheet and each answer sheet.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided.
USE ONLY THE PAPER PROVIDED AND DO NOT WRITE ON THE SACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.
Before you turn in your examination, consecutively number each answer
- sheet, includinq any additional pages inserted when writing your answers on the examination question page.
Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
Avoid usinq symbols or signs to avoid a simple transposition error resulting )n an incorrect answer.
Write it out.
The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question.
Show all calculations,
- methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer to any short answer question.
Enclosure 3 (continued) 9.
Partial credit may be given except on multiple 'choice questions.
Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.
10.
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.
11.
If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.
12 ~
When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets.
In addition,
, turn in all scrap paper.
13.
Ensure all information you wish to have evaluated as part of your answer is on your answer sheet.
Scrap paper will be disposed of immediately following the examination.
14.
To pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of SO% or greater.
15.
There is a time limit of three (3) hours for the completion of the examination.
16.
When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examination area (DEFINE THE AREA). If you are found in this area while the examination is still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked.
Enclosure 4 (Continued) 2.
Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised immediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a marked up copy of the examination and the answer key.
The copy of the written examination shall include pen and ink changes made to questions during the examination administration.
If the facility did not review the examination prior to its administration, they will have five (5) working. days from the day of the written examination to submit formal comments.
If the facility reviewed the examination prior to its administration, any additional comments must be given to an examiner prior to his/her leaving the site at the end of the week of the written examination administration.
In either case, the comments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the highest on site level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g.,
Vice President for Nuclear Operations.
A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate.
Comments not submitted within the required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the grading process on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section Chief.
Should the comment submittal deadline not be met, a long delay in
,grading the examinations may occur.
The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific comments:-
a.
Listing of NRC question, answer and reference b.
Facility comment/recommendation c,
Reference (to support facility comment)
NOTES:
1.
No change to the examination will be made without submittal of a reference to support the facility comment.
Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be provided.
2.
Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addressed.
4.
A two hour post examination review may be held at the discretion of the Chief Examiner.
If this review is held, the facility staff should.be informed that only written comments that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.
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