ML19344E083
| ML19344E083 | |
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| Site: | Haddam Neck, Millstone File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1980 |
| From: | NORTHEAST UTILITIES |
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| ML19344E071 | List: |
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| TASK-1.A.2.1, TASK-2.B.4, TASK-TM TAC-44175, TAC-44525, NUDOCS 8008260598 | |
| Download: ML19344E083 (13) | |
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DOCKET NOS. 50-245 50-336 ATTACIDfENT 2 MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 QUALIFICATION OF REACTOR OPERATORS
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NNEC0 OPERATOR LICENSE PROGRAM 1.
PURPOSE The purpose of this program is to provide a comprehensive training program which will prepare operators for license examination.
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REFERENCES 2.1 10 CFR 55 Operator's Licenses 2.2 H. Denton's letter on operator qualification dated 3/29/80 2.3 ANSI N 18.1 - 1971 2.4 WASH 1094, NRC Licensing Guide PB 255 664 3.
PROGRAtt INDEX S_ubject Article Page Number 1.
Applicabili ty 4.1 1
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Prerequisites 4.2 2
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Operator Program 4.3 2
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On Shift Training 4.3.2 2
B.
Simulator Certification 4.3.2.2 2
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Review and Evaluation 4.3.3 3
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Senior Operator Program 4.4 3
A.
On Shift Training 4.4.6 4
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Instructor Qualifications 5.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 4.1 Applicabili ty This program describes training for replacement personnel.
It applies to Hot License R0 and SR0 candidate:.
Millstone Unit 1 Docket 50-245
' Millstone Unit 2 Docket 50-336
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+ 4.2 Prerequisites License candidates are required to neet education and experience requircaents of references 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
4.3 Reactor Operator Program The reactor operator program will be described in three phases.
4.3.1 Phase 1, Fomal classroom Subject 1.
Ma thana tics / Algebra 2.
Ileat transfer and fluid flow 3.
Plant Perfomance 4.
Electrical / Instrumentation 5.
Understanding of CWD's and P&ID's 6.
Chanistry, Haste Treatment 7.
- clear Physics 8.
Reactor Physics 9.
Plant Systen and Procedures 10.
Plant Transients and Accident Analysis 11.
Use of Systens to Control an Accident !l hen Severe Core Damage Exists
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This phase is approximately 24 weeks in length.
4.3.2 Phase 2, On-the-Job Training This phase provides the license candidate the oppor-tunity to perfonn and become familiar with plant operations. This program is structured and provides progress evaluation.
- 4. 3. 2.1 Each candidate will be assigned as an extra person in the control room for 12 weeks.
4.3.2.2 Each candidate will attend an NRC approved simulator program for license demonstration certification.
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4.3.3 Phase 3, Peview and Evaluation 4.3.3.1 A review period of at least 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> will be structured af ter simulator certification program.
Each candidate will be required to satis-factorily complete a written and oral examination prior to taking the NRC exami-nation.
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Exan Criteria 1.
Written examination overall shall be greater than 80%.
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Each section shall be greater than 70%. Remedial study and test retake may be exercised to meet this criteria.
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Oral exam / walk-thru overall satisfactory.
4.4 Senior Reactor Operator Program Operators advancing to the SR0 level will be provided upgrade training and evaluation by the Training Staff.
4.4.1 The program shall be a structured review to include self-study, fonnal presentations and review discussion.
A weekly progress evaluation is required.
Each candidate must complete the program with an overall score greater than 80%, with all test sections greater than 70%.
4.4.2 Remedial study and test retake is permissable to meet the above criteria.
4.4.3 The fonnal review program shall be a minimum of six weeks in length.
4.4.4 The program shall include as a minimum, those creas listed in Reference 2.1 and 2.2.
lt 4.4.5 Applicants for an SRO license shall have held an operators license for 1 year.
(Effective for applications after December 1,1980) 4.4.6 Applicants for Senior license shall have 12 uceks of shift training as an extra man on shift.
(Ef fective for applications af ter August 1,1980).
4.5 Applicant Evaluation The Training Supervisor shall evaluate all candidates for license, lie shall review / recommend and foniard applications to the Station Superintendent for Site approval. All applications for license shall be forwarded to the Senior Vice President of NNEco, for final corporate approval.
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INSTRUCTOR QUAllFICATIONS 5.1 Instructors chosen to instruct any phase of the operator program shall approved by the Training Supervisor.
5.2 An SR0 licensed instructor shall review and approve all programs presented in the license candidate program.
. NNEC0 REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR LICENSED OPERATORS 1.
PURPOSE The purpose of this program is to provide a comprehensive requali-fication training program for all persons currently holding Reactor Operator Licenses.
This document has been prepared to present the scope and details of the Operator requalification program.
It presents the material that will be included in the program as required by 10 CFR 55, Appendix A and the requirements of the NRR Director in his letter of March 29, 1980.
Program year shall be January 1 to December 31 annually.
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REFERENCES 2.1 10CFR Part 55 2.2 NRR letter, Qualifications of Reactor Operators 3/29/80 3.
PROGRAM INDEX Subject Article Page Number 1.
Lecture Series 4.1 2
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On the Job Training 4.2 3
A.
Plant Evolutions 4.2.1 3
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Design Procedure ard 4.2.2 3,4 Facility License Changes C.
Emergency Procedure Review 4.2.3 4
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Operator Proficiency 4.2.4 4,5 Evaluation E.
Simulator Training 4.2.5 5
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Annual Examination 4.3 6
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Perfomance Review 4.4 6,7 5.
Prolonged Absence from 4.5 7,8 Licensed Duties 6.
Record Retention 5
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION NOTE:
As required by Ref. 2.2, the NNECo training staff shall be enrolled in all phases of the requalification program.
4.1 Lecture Series In order to naintain high operator proficiency and effective response to nomal and abnomal plant operating conditions, it is essential that license holders be exposed on a continuing basis, to preplanned lecture material.
Lecture topics will include subjects specifled in Ref. 2.1 and 2.2.
As appropriate, the lecture series may also cover other topics of pertinent infomation such as new or redified equipment, problem aress brought out by plant incidents, and areas which are generally remote day-to-day plant operations. The results of the annual exam will detemine the specific topics to be covered in the following years lecture series. Annual Exam categories in which the level of knowledge has shown to be weak will become prine topics to be covered in the lecture program.
License holders will be required to attend only those lectures covering topics in Annual Exam areas where they scored les than 80%.
Periodic exams will be ad.ninistered covering major lecture segments. These periodic exams may be administered as open book to encourage self study.
A grade of greater than 80" will be criteria for successful completion. All exams will be maintained as part of the training records.
i 4.1.1 An SR0 licensed instructor shall review and approve all programs conducted for NNECo licensed operator training and retraining.
4.2 On the Job Training 4.2.1 Plant Evolutions Each licensed operator will perfom control manipu-lations as required by Ref. 2.2.
Based on availability of plant equipment and systems these manipulations will be perfomed on site. Those manipulations which cannot be perfomed at the NNECo facilities will be perfomed at a simulator in accordance with Ref. 2.2.
4.2.2 Design Procedure, and Facility License Change Review This segment of the program will ensure that all changes or revisions to the license document, i.e.,
Operating Technical Specifications and Environmental Technical Specifications are reviewed.
It further ensures that significant changes to procedures and completed facility design changes will also be reviewed.
When detemined by the Operations Supervisor and/or Training Coordinator that a procedure revision or completed facility design change may effect the operations of the plant, it is then included as part of the review process.
The requirenents of this program will be met by placing a copy of the change or revision, along with a Doctsnent Acknowledgement Sheet in the review notebook maintained in the Control Room.
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. Monthly each license holder will review the contents of the notebook and upon completing the review will acknowledge, by signature and date, his understanding of the change. A file of completed Document Acknow-ledgement Sheets will be maintained as a record of program conpliance.
Changes that require immediate operator notification, i.e., interim changes will be covered by night orders to the Shif t Supervisor or during an Operations Department meeting followed up by a Document Acknow-ledgenent under this program.
4.2.3 Emergency Procedure Review In order to ensure a continuing awareness of the action and responses necessary during abnomal and emergency situations each licensed individual will review the contents of all emergency procedures annually. To gain additional shift continuity in the overall response to these emergency situations an on-shift discussion is encouraged.
For program evaluation a written exam will be completed each month with a satisfactory score of 80%. An individual scoring less than 80% will re-study and be 're-examined until a score of 80% is obtained. A copy of each individual's completed exara will be retained as part of the training records.
4.2.4 Operator Proficiency Evaluation At least once per year during the tem of an individual's license, he will be observed and fomally evaluated while responding to actual or simulated casualties.
In the case of simulated casualties, a hypothetical situation would be presented followed by a discussion of plant and operator response.
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- Actual manipulation of plant controls is not required.
A poor perfomance evaluation where " poor" is defined as not being able to competently and expediously perfom the specified evolution.will result in a Perfomance Review as specified in Section 4.4 All evaluations will be critiqued with the individual concerned and filed in the individual's training records.
4.2.5 Simulator Training When necessary to fulfill the requirements of Ref.
2.1 and 2.2, and in particular to meet the retraining requirenents specified in Sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.4 each license holder may be required to attend simulator requalification program.
The controls and charac-teristics of the simulator will reasonably approximate those of the facility for which the operator license is held. The NNECo programs will consist of intensive training emphasizing those evolutions, transients and casualties not nomally experienced during routine power plant operation. Job responsibilities will be rotated such that each individual has an equal opportunity to manipulate plant controls as well as to direct responses to plant conditions.
This training program will include conditions and parameters used in casualty evaluation as well as the actions to be followed for corrective action.
The use of Technical Specifications will be maximized during the simulator control manipulations. A fomal evaluation will be prepared by the Training Department concerning each individual's perfomance during the simulator training. The evaluation will be critiqued with the operator emphasizing any weak areas.
Simulator evaluation sheets will be filed in the individual's training folder.
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- 4.3 Annual Exam Each licensed individual shall be administered a comprehensive examination which shall parallel in content and degree of difficulty an NRC Licensing Exam.
This examination may be given in two segments, where each exam segment will consist of approximately one-half of the required study categories, i.e.,
Reactor Theory, Operating Characteristics, etc.
In this way the examination will not only provide an evaluation of the previously conducted lecture period but will also serve as the basis for detemining required lecture attendance for the uncoming lecture period. The exam (s) will be graded by category.
Individuals scoring 80% or greater on a particular category will be exempt from attending lectures covering that category.
Any licensed operator with an average exam segment score of less than 80% or a category score of less than 70% will undergo a perfomance review in accordance with Section 4.4.
An operator receiving less than 70% on an average segment score shall be relieved of license duties and undergo evaluation and retest in accordance with Section 4.4.
Each license holders graded exam shall be retained as part of the training records.
4.4 Perfomance Review Program The Perfomance Review Program will be implemented when an individual's perfomance falls below the minimum standards s peci fied.
Specifically wnenever any one of the following situations occur the associated individual will undergo a perfomance review.
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An exam segment score less than 80% or category less than 70%
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" Poor" marks on operator proficiency evaluations c.
Prolonged absence from license responsibilities
1 The Unit Superintendent, Operations Supervisor and Training Supervisor will meet to detemine a course of action necessary to upgrade the individual's perfomance to an acceptable level. This meeting shall be held within 30 days for items a) and b). The review board shall detemine the minimum require-ments on an individual basis. The severity of the action taken will be dependent on such factors as examination perfor-mance, watch standing perfomance, observed operational and theoretical understanding and judged overall operator competence.
If there is doubt concerning the individual's ability to safely operate the plant, he would be removed from licensed responsibilities pending satisfactory completion of the program specified by the review board. When receiving less than 80%
on the annual exam, completion of this program shall include completing a written or oral examination. The exam shall specifically cover sections of the exam where the licensee received less than 80%. Satisfactory completion of re-exam shall be greater than 80% for a written test or a grade of SATISFACTORY on an oral exam. The review board will complete a perfomance review summary which upon completion will be filed in the individual's training folder.
4.5 Prolonged Absence Fom License Responsibilities t
In the event a licensed individual is absent from the site for a period of four months or longer, he will not be pemitted to a
resume watch standing responsibilities until the following criteria has been met:
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This program shall include as a minimum, the review of any facility design, operating procedure of license changes which have taken place during the absentee period.
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The individual must receive greater than 80% on a written or satisfactory on an oral exam covering the material in i tem 1 above.
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Certification to the commission of the program canpletion and authorization received to resume license duties.
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RECORD RETENTION The Training Staff will be responsible for maintaining license holder requalification training records.
Records of the requalification progran shall be maintained to document each licensed operator's and senior operator's participation in the requalification progran.
The records shall contain copies of written examinations administered, the answers given by the licensee, results of evaluations and documentation of any additional training administered in areas in which an operator or senior operator has exhibited deficiences.
Records shall be maintained for a period of 24 months.
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