ML19347E261
| ML19347E261 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 04/22/1981 |
| From: | Nichols T SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO. |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8104240422 | |
| Download: ML19347E261 (2) | |
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Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation et U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Subj ect: Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Docket No. 50/395 Operator Licensing
Dear Mr. Denton:
In response to Mr. D. G. Eisenhut's letter of January 27, 1981 regarding operator licensing, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company provides the following comments to assist the NRC in the development of improvements in the operator licensing program.
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Section 2.3.5.2 - Since there was no correlation between the NRC examination grades and operator performance, there should be a re-evaluation to screening methods to ascertain an individual's competency as a licensed individual.
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Section 2.5.4 - Task Analysis should be completed prior to any semester hour requirements placed on the license candidates to ensure that a particular required course will directly enhan'ce his job function.
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Section 2.7.1 - The control manipulations list that are required to be performed during re-qualification should ensure quality learning evolutions are being used as training rather than en-suring a certain quantity are being performed.
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Section 2.9 - The NRC can also help prevent dissatisfaction of l
operators by requiring an operator to become proficient in only j
the areas that directly affect the operation of the plant. This point has previously been raised in Section 2.3.6 that "no statistically significant relationship between R0 and SRO examina-tion scores and operator performance was found."
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Section 4.2.5 - All NRC examiners, whether permanent employees or contractor examiners, need to be certified. The NRC must supply adequate training to all examiners. Their training pro--
gram should be complete such that they are at least as proficient as the personnel that they are examining.
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Section 4.3.5 - The NRC should keep full time certified examiners.
If they cannot, all contract examiners should be recertified in a manner similar to personnel with operator licenses.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Very truly yours, M
T. C. Nichols, Jr.
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V. C. Summer C. H. Fischer T. C. Nichols, Jr.
C. A. Price D. A. Nauman W. A. Williams, Jr.
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A. A. Smith H. N. Cyrus J. B. Knotts, Jr.
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