ML17347B516
| ML17347B516 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/05/1990 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Goldberg J FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9001180277 | |
| Download: ML17347B516 (13) | |
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January 5,
1990 Florida Power and Light Company ATTN:
Mr. J.
H. Goldberg Executive Vice President P. 0.
Box 14000
'Juno
- Beach, Florida 33408-0420 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a, telephone conversation between Mr.
Ken Beatty, Training Superintendent and Mr. Jim Moorman, NRC Region II Operator Licensing Section, arrangements were made for administration of the initial examinations at the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant.
The written examinations and operating tests are scheduled for the week of March 26, 1990.
The simulator/operating examinations are also scheduled for the week of March 26, 1990, at the Turkey Point simulation facility.
Reference material furnished for the exams given the week of November 6,
- 1989, will be used to prepare this exam.
Only changes to the material which have occurred since the previous reference material submittal need be provided.
Mr. Beatty has been advised of our reference material requirements and the examiners'ames and addresses where each set is to be mailed.
The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations in order to properly conduct the written examinations.
Enclosure 1,
"Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations,"
describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.
Mr.
Beatty has also been informed of these requirements.
. In addition, to better document simulator examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the facility simulator operator record prespecified plant conditions (i.e.,
plant
- pressure, temperature, pressurizer
- level, etc.),
for each simulator scenario.
The candidate will be responsible for providing this information, along with any appeal of his simulator operating examination.
Therefore, the facility training staff should retain the simulator examination scenario information until all candidates taking the examination have passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or had their appeals completed.
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Florida Power and Light Company January 5,
1990 Enclosure 2 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 candidates are aware of these Rules.
All completed reactor operator and senior reactor operator license application information 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 candidate eligibility has been determined.
I This request is covered by Office of Manageme'nt 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,
- xeroxing, and mailing the required material.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of thi s collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
- burden, to the Records and Reports Management 'Branch, Division of Information Support
- Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.
S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington D.
C. 20555;, and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.
C.
20503.
The facility staff review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 3,
"Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examination."
Mr. Beatty, has been informed of these requirements.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact Mr. Chuck Casto, Chief, Operator Licensing Section 2, at 404/331-5594.
Sincerely, (Original signed by T. A. Peebles)
Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
1.
Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations 2.
NRC Rules and Guidelines for Written Examinations 3.
Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations cc w/encls:
K.
E. Beatty, Training Supervisor J.
E. Cross, Plant Manager State of Florida
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Florida Power and Light Company January 5,
1990 bcc w/encls:
G. Edison, NRR R.
Cr lenjak, DRP J.
- Moorman, DRS R. Butcher, Senior Resident Inspector Document Control Desk I
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ENCLOSURE I REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS A single room shall be provided for completing 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 contr actor personnel during the duration of 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.
Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the Chief Examiner.
Minimum spacing should be one candidate per
- table, with a 3-foo't space between tables.
No wall charts,
- models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the candidates are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments.
These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above.
These arrangements shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.
The facility staff shall be provided a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has completed and handed in his written examination.
The facility staff shall then have five working days to provide formal written comments with supporting documentation on the examination and answer key to the Chief Examiner or to the Regional Office Section Chief.
The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by ll inch lined paper in unopened packages for each candidate's use in completing the examination.
The examiner shall distribute these pads to the candidates.
All reference material needed to complete the examination shall be furnished by the examiner.
Candidates can bring pens,
- pencils, calculators, or slide rules into the examination
- room, and no other equipment or reference material shall be allowed.
Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.
The licensee shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant.
The examiner 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 examiner.
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ENCLOSURE '2 I
PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS t
1.
Check identification badges.
2.
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 ttje 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 FOLLOWING 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.
Use black ink or dark pencil
~onl to facilitate legible reproductions.
3.
Print your name in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of the examination cover sheet.
4.
Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination (if necessary).
5.
You may write your answers on the examination question page or on a
separate sheet of paper..
USE ONLY THE PAPER PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.
- 6. If you write your answers on the examination question page and you need more space to answer a specific question, use a separate sheet of the paper provided and insert it directly after the specific.question.
00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXAMINATION QUESTION PAGE.
7.
Print your name in the upper right hand corner of the first page of each section of your answer sheets whether you use the examination question pages or separate sheets of paper.
Initial each page.
Encl osur e 2 8.
9.
Before you turn in your examination, consequently number each answer
- sheet, including any additional pages inserted when writing your answers
'on the examination question page.
If you are using separate
- sheets, number each answer as to category and number (i.e.,
1.04,
- 6. 10) and skip at least 3 lines between answers to allow space for grading.
10.
Write "End of Category
" at the end of your answers to a category.
11.
12.
~Start each category on a
new page.
'Write "Last Page" on the last answer sheet.
13, 14.
15.
16 Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
Avoid using symbols such as 5 or tf signs to avoid a simple transposition "error resulting in an incorrect answer.
Write it out.
,The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question.
The amount of blank space on an examination question page is NOT an indication of the depth of answer required.
j Show all calculations,
- methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer.
Partial credit may be given..Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION ANO 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.
17.
18.
Proportional grading will be applied.
Any additional wrong information that is provided may count against you.
For example, if a question is w'orth 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.
4 If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.
19.
When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions,.
examination aids, and answer sheets.
In addition, turn in all scrap paper.
20.
To'ass the examination, you must achieve an overall grade of 80 percent
":..or<grea'te'i."i'nd"at".'1eas't'0"-pei'cen't.".iA.":.each',-'c'at'egos:~,".'-'"-"'."'".
21.
There is a time limit of (6) hours for completion of the examination (or some other time if less than the full examination is taken).
22.
When you are done and have turned'n your" examination, leave the ex'amination",'area.:.(DEFINE:
THE"AREA) " If you:-ar'; found in. this area while the examination is'till in'rogress, your license may be denied or revoked.
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ENCLOSURE 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS II 1.
At the option of the Chief Examiner, the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration.
This review may take place at the facility or in the Regional office.
The Chief Examiner will coordinate the details of the review with the facility.
An NRC
'xaminer will always be present during the review.
Whenever this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination.
' The examination or written notes will not by retained by the facility.
~ a.
Pre-Examination Security Agreement" I
agree that 'I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning the replacement (or initial) examination scheduled for to any unauthorized persons.
I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those reactor operator or senior reactor operator applicants scheduled to be administered the above replacement (or initial) examination from now until after the examination has"been administered.
I understand that violation of this security agreement could result in the examination being voided.
Signature/Date In
- addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following statement after the written examinat'ion has been administered..
Post-Examination Security Agreement I
did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge any information concerning the written examination administered on to any unauthorized persons.
I did not participate in providing any instruction to those reactor operator and senior reactor operator applicants who were administered the examination from the time that I
was allowed access to the examination.
Signature/Date
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Encl osur e 3
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'arked up copy of the exa'mination 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 admini stra-tion, 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 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.
3.
The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific comments:
a,,
Listing of NRC guestion, 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 wi 11 not be addressed.
4.
A two-hour post examination review may b'e 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.