ML18051B342
| ML18051B342 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/1985 |
| From: | Little W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Dewitt R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8504180485 | |
| Download: ML18051B342 (4) | |
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Docket No. 50-255 Consumers Power Company ATTN:
Mr. R. B. DeWitt Vice President Nuclear Operations 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201
Dear Mr. Dewitt:
APR 1 O 1985
SUBJECT:
OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. Bill Merwin, Palisades Training Manager and Mr. R. L. Higgins, Region III Operator Licensing Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of.examinations at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and Midland Training Center.
The written and oral examinations are scheduled for the week of Tuesday, July 9, 1985, at the Midland Training Center.
The plant oral examinations are scheduled for.Thursday and Friday, July 11 and 12, 1985.
The simulator examinations are scheduled for Wednesday, July 10.~ 1985.
In order for us to meet this schedule, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish the approved reference material listed in Enclosure 1 "Reference Material Requirements for Operatpr/Senior Operator Licensing Examin~tions" by May 1, 1985.
Any delay in receiving this material will result in a delay in administering the examinations.
Our examinations are scheduled far in advance with considerable planning to best utilize our limited examiner manpower and to meet the examination dates requested by the various facilities.. Therefore,*
missing the May 1, 1985 deadline, even by a few days, will likely result in a long delay since it may not be possible to reschedule examinations at other facilities.
Mr. Merwin has been advised of our reference material requirements, th~ number of reference material sets that are required, and the examiners' names and addresses where each set is to be mailed.
The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and facilities in order to properly conduct the written examinations.,
"Administration of Operator/Senior Operator Licensing Written Examinations,"
describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.* Mr. Merwin has also been informed of these requirements.
All operator and senior license applications should normally be submitted at least 60 days prior to the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical
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APR 1 O 1985 certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments after candidate eligibility has been determined.
If the applications are not received at
.least 30 days prior to the examination dates it is likely that a postponement will be necessary.
This request for information was approved by the Office of Management Budget under Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires June 30, 1986.
on burden and duplication may be directed to the Office of*Management Budget, Reports Management Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.
20503.
and Comments and Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please cqntact R. L. Higgins at 312~790-5651.
Enclosures:
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Reference Material Requirements for Operator/Senior Operator Licensing Exami~ation
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Administration of 'operator Licensing Written Examinat_ions cc w/encls:
D. J. VandeWalle, Director Nuclear Licensing J. F. Firlit, General Manager DMB/Document Control Desk (RIDS)
Resident Inspector, RIII Ronald Callen, Michigan Public Service Commission
.Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Bill Merwin, Plant Training Mgr.
cc w/o encls:
T.. Wambach, Project Manager, NRR B. Boger, Branch Chief, OLB
.Sincerely,
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.w. S. Little,Chief./¢r Operations Branch
Reference Material Requirements for Operator/Senior Operator Licensing Examinations ENCLOSURE 1 Note:
Required Material is indicated by an "x" opposite the item.
x
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Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject) x
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All administrative Procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety x
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All Integrated Plant Procedures (Normal or General Operating Procedures) x
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Emergency Procedures (Emergency Instructions, Abnormal or Special Procedures) x
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Standing Orders (Important orders which are safety reiated and may supersede the regular procedures) x
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Fuel Handling and Core Loading Procedures, (Initial Core Loading Procedure, when _appropriate) x 7.. Annunciator Procedures (alarm procedures, including set points) x
- 8.
Radiation Protection Manual (Radiation Control Manual or Procedures) x
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Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures x
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Technical Specifications x
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Lesson Plans (Training Manuals, Plant Orientation Manual, System Descriptions, Reactor Theory, Thermodynamics, etc.)
x
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System Operating Procedures
- x
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Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, electrical single line diagrams, or flow diagrams x
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Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators x
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Questions and Answers that Licensee has prepared (Voluntary by Licensee) x
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Malfunction and Initial Condition Material for Simulator (if applicable)
x
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Other (a) Surveillances which Reactor Operators or Senior Reactor Operators on shift would be required to perform (b) Logic Diagrams All of the above reference material should be approved, final issues, and should be so marked.
Uncontrolled, preliminary, or other such issues will not be acceptable except for cold license examinations.
All procedures and reference material should be bound or in the form.as used by the control room operators, with appropriate indexes or tables of contents so that they can be used efficiently.
If a cold-license plant has not finalized some of the material, the chief examiner is responsible for ensuring 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.
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