ML19308C216
| ML19308C216 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/11/1979 |
| From: | ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
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| References | |
| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001210550 | |
| Download: ML19308C216 (19) | |
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SIMULATOR TRAINING 1
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HIGHLY RELI A BLE O
GOOD STUDY H A B ITS 0
A B I L ITY TO WORK CLOSELY W ITH OTHERS 0
DECISIVE A B I LITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY O
INTELLIGENT 0
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TUNNEL VISION 0
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0 NEED LES S FORMAL TRAINING ON THEORETICAL M A TTE R.S O
TRAINING IS MOR ORIENTED TOWARDS PASSING NRC EXAM THAN PRODUCING EFFECTIVE OPERATORS 4
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NEED MORE FLEX I B I L ITY IN TRAINING EXERCISES 0
NEGATIVE TR A N S FER OF TRAINING WHEN SIMULATOR IS D I FFE R E NT FROM THE CONTROL ROOM OR WITH MIRROR - lMAGING 0
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