ML19207A513
| ML19207A513 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| References | |
| FOIA-81-131, TASK-TF, TASK-TMR SECY-79-330C, NUDOCS 7908200391 | |
| Download: ML19207A513 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION W AsHINGTON, D. C. 7os55 J u,ci c, 1.,,,se s CY,/r-a20C The Co4NFGBMAT10N REPORT For:
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Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Thru:
Executive Director for Operations
Subject:
RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED TO LICENSED OPERATORS AS PART OF THE REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM Purcose:
To inform the Commission of the results of examinations admin-istered to licensed operators in facility administered requal-ification programs.
Discussion:
In a memorandum from Samuel J. Chilk to Lee V. Gossick dated April 30,1979, NRR was requested to inform the Commission regarding seven items relating to procedures for qualifying reactor operators.
This response pertains *o items 4 and 5.
of the subject letter which requests testing results during '
the licensed operator requalification programs which are in effect at all operating facilities.
This information was obtained from facility responses to IE Sulletin 79-10, Requalification Training Program Statistics, dated May 10, 1979.
Responses have been received from all operating facilities (47 sites, cc units). Data was obtained for the last four annual requalification examinations or less than four exarr inations if a facility had not administered four exa.ninations.
Fifty-four facilities had administered four annual examinations, seven facilities had acministered less than three examinations.
The total number of written examinations administered was 250 operator examinations and 250 senior ocerator examina-tions.
Each of these examinations was administered to all the licensed individuals at their facility.
The data indicates that 25 iicensed ocerators at 15 sites f ailed a written examination.
This number of failures recre-sented 1.4f, of the total nunber of operator written examina-tions administerad.
Contact:
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Also, the data indicated that 28 licensed senior operators at 15 sites failed a written examination.
This number of failures represented 1.2% of the total number of senior operator written examinations administered. An overall grade of 70% or greater is a passing grade on both the operator and senior operator examinations.
Requalification programs require accelerated training if an individual has an overall grade of Ir.ss than 70% on the annual written examination.
The data indicated that 25 11-censed operators and 26 senior operators successfully ccmpleted accelerated training programs. Two senior operators were not given accelerated training since one individual was trans-ferred to an unlicensed position and one terminated his employment.
The written examinations are divided into seven or more categories depending upon each facility's philosophy and any individual scoring less than 80% in a category is required to attend lectures on that subject.
The data indicated that 62.9% of the operators and 50.6%
of the senior operators had at least one category or more below 30% and therefore were required to attend lectures.
Of those required to attend lectures, the minimum number of lectures attended per individual was one to a maximum of 11. The average number of lectures attended per indiv-idual was less than two.
The requalification programs require a systematic observa-tion and evaluaticn of the performance and competency of licensed ocerators and senior operators including evaluations of acticns taken or to.be taken during actual or simulated abnormal and emergency conditions. Ncrmally, this evaluation consists of an cral examination administered by designated facility station supervisory personnel. Accelerated train-ing is required if an individual is evaluated to be unsatis-factory.
The data indicated that three licensed operators and one senior operator received an unsatisfactory rating on the performance evaluation, and therefore received accelerated training.
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This paper has been reviewed by the Office of the Executive Legal Director, which has no legal objection.
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