ML19330B723

Topical Rept T1-80, Operator Training Program for NRC Hot License Candidates

ML19330B723
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Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	07/24/1980
From:	SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
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TOPICAL REPORT TI-80 SACRM! ENTO IfU::ICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT RAN'CI:0 SECO NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION 1

1 OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRMI FOR i

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The Hot License Training Program is divided into several phases.

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The' following descriptien.briefly describes the training that will be

accomplished during each phase.

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ACADEMIC PHASE The academic phases of the Rancho Seco' Hot License Training Program consist'of formal classroom presentation in mathematics, physics and related technologies.

Evaluation of students _ is performed by direct

-instructor observation, daily quizzes and periodic examinations.

Detailed reports are submitted to Rancho Seco management at the conclusion of each course. These reports include quiz and exandnation grades for student and constructive evaluations for the class and each student.

Mathematics Course 160 Hours This phase consists of four (4) weeks of classroom instruction in mathe-naties. The instruction encompasses mathematics ranging from basic numbers up to calculus. Additionally, instruction in calculator usage io included. Appendix "A" provides a basic outline of subject material.

Physics and Related Technolocies 320 Hours Thia phase consists of an eight (8) week classroom period. This instruction will cover the areas of classical, atomic, nuclear and reactor physics: _ reactor operations and heat transfer and fluid flow.

At the completion of this phase, each student should possess a sound knowledge level pertaining to the theoretical operation of the Ranch'o Seco reactor. Appendix "3" provides a basic outline of subject material.

.Systees and Proco'dures 320 Hours This phase' consists of an eight (8) week. classroom period-during which the major plant' systems and evolutions will be taught.

Classroom lessons will be' supplemented wita plant tours of applicable areas, equipment and controls.

Appendix' "C" provides an outline of subject material taught during this phase.

-Chemiserv, Radiolacical Controls and Fuel Handling 120 Hours This phase consists of a three (3) week period in which plant chemistry, radiological controls and fuel handling is taught. Appendix "D" outlines the material to be taught for the chemistry and radiological control

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The fuel handling course consists of _ instruction pertaining to fuel: handling equipment and procedures.

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IN PLANT TRAINING PEASE 4

The'in-plant- ' phase's of the Rancho Seco Hot' License Training Program utilize supervised hands-on-training and self study techniques to allow-the students to gain an in-depth knowledge of plant systems, the precedures associated with these systems and to _ apply the theoretical concepts presented during the academic _ phases to actual plant operations.

Evalua-tions of-students are performed by means of oral examination and periodic written quizzes and examinations.

Systems, Procedures and Ooerations Training 10 Reeks The' systems and operations training phase of the Hot License Training Program is: designed to familiarize the hot license applicants with major plant systems'and to-provide the applicants the opportunity to participate in control room operations and other important plant evolutions. The emphasis during this phase is on obtaining system checkouts and studying for procedures.

Priority during this phase of training is placed on control' room operations.

If no gainful evolutions are in progress, or if the applicant has obtained adequate experience in the current trend of operations, his efforts are then directed to systems training.

Each student is issued a " Systems Training Workbook" which contains self-check checklists for the major plant systems.

Study references instructions are also~ included. The student completes the checklists by studying the required information and initialing the appropriate checklist topic.

particular chacklist have been initialed, an oral When all' topics on a

exanination is conducted by the Training Coordinator or Senior Licensed Operator. Upon satisfactory completion of the oral examination, the examiner signs the appropriate checklist. Satisfactory completion of all checklists is required of each student. The completed workbooks are maintained in each student's training records.

The following systems are included in the Systems Training Workbook:

Reactor Vessel and Internals Reactor Coolant, System Safety Features i

Auxiliary and Emergency Systems Steam and Power Conversion System Radioactive Waste Disposal System 1

Instrurentation and Control System Electrical Systen Radiation Monitoring System Procedures and Ooerations Tra'ining The-procedures and operations. training phase of the Hot License Training Program is_ designed to familiarize the hot license applicants with plant procedures and to allow the apolicants to gain additional control room operating experience. The applicants are divided into operating shifts

.to maximize.the control room availability for each applicant.

.Approximately one-half of the shift period is used 'by each student to complete daily reading and study a'ssignments and to complete a written

' quiz if. assigned. The remaining shift time is devoted to control room

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f Reading Assignments Reading ' assignments are 'to be done during that phase of _ the training program in conjunction:with-systems, procedures and operations ~ training.

Reading and study. assignments shall include the following:

10verall Plant-Operating Procedures System Operating Procedures

. Fuel Handlin; Procedures Casualty Procedures Emergency-Procedures Radiation Control and Safety Precautions Rancho'Seco Radiation Control Manual Rancho Seco Emergency Plan Selected Administrative Procedures Technical Specifications

! Fuel Handline Training 40 Hours The' fuel handling training phase of the Hot License Training Program is

' designed to familiarize the hot license applicants with the fuel handling equipment and to relate the fuel handlinr procedures to the equipment.

Fuel. handling'trainin; includes formal classroom presengations by expertenced fuel handlers and, if practicable, actual demonstrations and hands-on manipulations by.the students.

Scheduling the. fuel handlin; training is maintained flexible in order to

. provide actual hands-on training by the applicants'if possible.

If no fuel handling evolutions occur during the conduct of the Hot License Training. Program, supercised. simulated operations of the fuel handling equipment.are conducted.

On-Shift Ooerations Training 12 Weeks The on-shift operations training phase is designed to provide additional

-hands-on control room operations training. The license candidate will

' stand control room vacches as a trainee so each candidate will become familiar with normal control room evolutions such as shif t reliefs, log taking' responsibilities equipment clearances, surveillance te: cing and other routine operations.

The Systems and coerations, Procedures and Onerations and On-Shift Ocerations-training will be divided into different phases to maximize utilizar. ion of plant operations,-simulator and refueling time intervals.

Each andicate will have,as a minimun,three (3) months training on shift j

as an: extra. person in the control room. Time devoted to systems and procedure training is in addition-to time spent as extra person in the control room training.

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'SINtlLATOR TRAINING PHASE

.The simulator training phases of the Hot Licens Training Program are designed to provide cach hot license applicant the opportunity to participate in control room operations which are not routinely performed-

at Rancho ~Seco.

Such operations include ecuipment malfunctions, numerous startups'and shutdowns and transient operations. An ope' rating examination for startup certification is also administered to each applicant. The

' Simulator Training Program is divided into two (2) different phases.

Phase I is conducted about midway of the training program and consists of:

80 Hours 1 Pre-Simulator Review Course L

A forty (40) hour review course is conducted immediately prior to

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-simulator training to aid the hot license applicants in obtaining maximum benefit from the simulator operations. The review course is conducted in a formal classroom atmosphere and will cover major systems and procedures. The following topics included in this review course i.

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Reactor Theory Nuclear Instrumentation Major Non-Nuclear Instru=entation Systems l-Integrated Control Systems Control Rod Drive Systems Start-up Procedures 4 Weeks Simulator Operations l

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Simulator operations are conducted at a simulator facility which closely

-parallels Rancho Seco with respect to operating. characteristics and control room' layout. The first two (2) week simulator course consists of approximately forty (40) hours of f classroon presentations and forty (40) hours of l

simulator' operations-and an NRC-type operational examination. Reactor Startup Certification is obtained by each student who satisfactorily completes.the operational examination. The following is the typical course content for simulator operations.

Introduction, Refamiliarization with Control Room l

Control. Rod Drive Operations

Reactor.Startups Power Operations to 100% Power.

Plant Operations with Announced. Malfunctions (including

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feedwater pump trips, reactor coolant pump trips, control rod

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drive malfunctions, load rejections and instrument malfunctions)

Reac' tor and Plant Startups (1% shutdown to full power)

Power Operations Planned Shutdown-(1007. power to approximately 450*F) i Power Operations with Manual and Automatic Cortrol (including j

casualties, steam line -rupture and reactor acolant system leaks)

Reactor and Plant Startups s.

Operating Examination for Startup Certification

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' Phase IILof'the1 Simulator. Training' Program _is designed to place emphasis

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oa. control, room operations,.especially emer'genc.y and casualty operations

_and consists'of. approxiestely forty (40) hours of formal classroom lectures and forty '(40); hours of simulator operations. This phase vill also be a

' period'to address any yeshness noted in previous simulator training.

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' LICENSE TRAINING l PHASE The-license preparation phases of the Rancho Soto Hot License Training Program is designed to provide each applicant the necessary final preparations to participate successfully in the NRC Licensing Examina-tions.

' Control Roon noerations 2 Weeks The control roca operations phase of the Hot License Training F ohstm is designed primarily for the hot. license applicants to maintain an awareness of the Rancho Seco plant status and operating conditions.

The applicants are assigned to operating shifts during this period to caximize the opportunities for each applicant to participate in control room operaticas.

Emphasis is placed on each applicant relating concepts and techniques learned during simulator training to Rancho Seco control room operations.

-Pre-License Revieu Course 1 Week The. pre-license review. course is designed to provide a timely review of

_the; training topics most likely to appear on the'NRC Exa=inations.

The review course familiari:es the applicants with XRC Examination category topics and minimizes -the possibility of a knowledgeable operator failing the NRC Examination:due'to a lack of familiarity with examination topics or examiding techniques.

t Pre-License Audit Examination-2 Audits Pre-license audit examinations are. administered to all hot license candidates.

~A reactor operator examination consisting of questions in

-categories "A" through "H" is administered to all cperator license 3

applicants. The senior operator license applicant will also be adafnistered an examination c'onsisting of questions on categories "I"

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'through ">L" In addition, each applicant participates in an oral 1

operating / demonstration examination. The contents of the written and oral examination closely-parallel NRC exaainations.

'The written. examinations are administered and graded using NRC examining and grading techniques. --The corrected examinations are returned to the t students. for review purposes..The oral examinations are conducted using

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the examiner immediately. reviews 'the results of the examination with the W

student. :Following the completion'of all1 examinations, a formal presenta-

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E tion ~ covering;NRC Examination philosophy is conducted.

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The final results of the written and oral audit examinations are evaluated by the Rancho Seco management and training staffs to determine which applicants should participate in the NRC Licensing Examination.

Jn-Plant P,rie fin g The in-plant briefing phase of the Hot License Training Program is a period designed to reacquaint cach hot license applicant with the current plant status and operating conditions.

In addition, each applicant has the opportunity to correct the deficiencies noted during the audit examinations. The in-plant briefing phase is the final preparation for the NRC licensing examinations.

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15STRUCTORS Instructors tho provide instruction in systems, integrated response and transients related to the safety system shall be Licensed Senior Operators.

For instruction where the instructors who have expertise in the above area are not licensed, a Licensed Senior Operator shall be present to audit and approve the training for consistency and accuracy.

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Reviewfof[ Introductory"ath a) I Number. System ?

b). Fractions

-c)-JDecimals and. Percentage d)' Arithectic Operations e) TI-30 Instruction for above

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Exponents and Logarith=s a) Exponents, Powers,.and Radicals b) Scientific : otation and Logarithms c)' Natural Logs and Exponentials d) _ TI-30, Instruction 3.

Algebra'-

a) Basic Operation

- b)- Equations c).k'ord Problems d): Syste=s of Equations

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Quadratics

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Exponential'. Equations g) -Physical Relationships

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Graphing i) TI-30 Instruction 4.

Geometry and Trigonometry-a) Ccometry

1) Basic Elements

2) Lines and Angles

~3) Triangles 4)' Arca'and Volume of Various Shapes

5). Applications 6). TI-30 Instruction v b); ' Tr igonometry_.

1) Functions and-Inverse Functions 12)'-Tables.

L3) Radian Neasure

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-5) TI-30 Instruction

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Dynamic Systems a) Differentials

1) Limits

2) Differentials and Derivatives

3) Applications (Coefficients)

4) Graphical Understanding b)

Integrals and Su::ations

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2) Graphical Understanding

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APPETDIX "B" Physics-and Related Technologies 1.

iClassica1LPhysics a).. Units'of measurement and unit conversion-b)L Linear: momentum oc)=: Work, energy and power

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d) E1cetrostatics

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Atomic Physics 4

a) ' Chemical terms and chemical reaction laws b) Periodic chart, electrons, and valence c) Nucicar notation d) ' Kinetic gas, theory e) GMW and avogadros

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Atomic concentration g) E1cetromagnetic radiation

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Atomic' structure and energy level analysis

1) -Quantum mechanics j) X-rays 3.

Nuclear Physics

- a) Structure and composition of the nucleus

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Mass-energy equivalence c) Binding; energy and nuclear stability d): Radioactivity e) Nuclear reactions and decay diagrams f) Chart of the nuclides g) Interaction of radiation with matter 4.

Reactor Physics-

-a). Neutron' flux and reaction rates

- b)' Binding energy and fission and neutron travel c). Neutron multiplication and Keff.

ad).. Reactivity, shutdown-margin;and Kex e)- Prompt and delayed neutrons

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Reactor period and SUR

_ g)' Power distributien and' control rod worth i

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. Reactor operations fa)' : Siiberitical;cultiplication and - neutron s'ources-b)

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'c) 1 Reactivity' coefficients and deficits-

d) Tine in: ltf e,cifcets ~

T e) ~ Introductions to _ Technical ' Specifications, SFAR, procedures, etc.'

.f)'. Reactor'. vessel, internals ~~and fuel g)- RCSE a

.h) ' ltakeup and letdown system and boron calculations:

1) Jtitigation and control.of accidents involving a degraded core 6.

Feat Transfer and Fluid Flow' a)'; Fundamentals of energy _ transfer

'b)-JProperties_of water and steam c) PWR power plant cycle

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Fluid flow e) Basic heat transfer

-_ f) ' OTSG theory g)' RCS heat' transfer and reactor heat transfer h)~ PWR response characteristics

1). Reactor pr'otection analysis and introduction to ECCS-j). Transient respo'se n

k). Accident' response L

1).Thermodynanics l

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' APPENDIX "C"

. Systems and' Procedures.

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Systems.

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.DilR System.

-: Core. Flood i Containment Spray-

' ~OTSG's and Main Steam

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-RB Emergency Cooling, NSC'i, NSRW-l

-Diesel Cencrator

- - AC-DC Theory -

-Process Instruments Nuclear Instruments Turbine Theory and Main Turbine r

. Supervisory _ Instruments r

. SFAS LIn Core Instruments Main Generator and Generator Theory Turbine Centrols l

Feed-and Cen'densate.

' ' Cooling L'ater System l

~ Reactor-Protection System l._

~ Auxiliary Feed-Control: Rod' Drive and System j

IFire-Protection System

.Radwaste-System

' Support. System, Air and Water Integrated Control System l

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APPEND'IX "D" Chemistry and Radiological Controls Fundamentals of Chemistry Primary Chemistry Radioactivity Scurces of Radiation a.,i Shielding Chemical Reactions Serondary Chemistry Do e Rates, Problems of Thumbrules Interaction of Radiation with Matter Biological Effects Radiation Protection Guides and 10 CFR 20

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Radiation "onitoring and Survey Instruments Area and Process Mcnitors Rh'Ps and Respiratory Protection Radiation Emergencies e

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