ML20006D598
| ML20006D598 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1990 |
| From: | Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Ellen Brown PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| References | |
| GL-89-17, NUDOCS 9002140097 | |
| Download: ML20006D598 (8) | |
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JAN 2 4 M Docket No. 50-443 Public Service Company.of New Hampshire
. ATTN: Mr. Edward A. Brown, President and Chief' Executive Officer New Hampshire Yankee Division Post Office Box 300 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Generic' Letter 89-17 (PLANNED ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO THE NRC OPERATOR [
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' LICENSING WRITTEN EXAMINATION PROCESS) dated September 6, 1989, discussed the implementation of the Generic Fundamentals Examination Section (GFES) of the written operator licensing examination. The generic letter indicated that a-S forthcoming change to the.0perator Licensing Examiner Standards (NUREG-1021) would further define the registration and examination process.
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feedback from pilot test participants, facility training personnel, NUMARC representatives, and NRC management the administration of the GFES will L
conform to the following registration and examination process guidelines which
- will be included in the next revision of NUREG-1021, "NRC Operator Licensing _
Examiner Standards".
To register for the GFES an authorized facility licensee representative
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.must submit a letter to the appropriate regional administrator listing the names of the candidates who wish to take either the PWR or BWR examination, their date of birth and any previous 55 docket number. The letter must also certify that the candidates have completed their.
l-fundamentals training and are enrolled in a facility licensee training program leading to NRC operator or senior operator licensing.
L The letter should be submitted approximately 30 days prior to the examination date to allow each NRC regional office to acquire an E
examination room of sufficient. size. A sample registration letter is enclosed.
The GFES will consist of 100 multiple choice questions, the time to complete the examination will be set at 2 - 1/2 hours and the passing score will be 80%.
To register for the Site-Specific Examination Section (SSES) of the written L
operator licensing examination, facility licensees should follow the procedures outlined in 10 CFR 55.31 (Applications).
The application (NRC-398 Form) must give the date that the applicant passed either a GFES or an NRC administered operator licensing written examination administered on or after
' February 1,1982, which resulted in the applicant receiving a license.
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ThewrittenSSESwillconsistofquestionsrelatedtothecategories[of required coverage] for knowledge and abilities outlined in the Examiners' Handbook for Developing Operator Licensing Examinations (NUREG/BR-0122) not tested by the GFES. Attached for your information is the sampling plan NRC examinersuseindevelopingBWRandPWRwrittenexaminations,(fortesting knowledgeandabilitiesofR0andSROcandidates.] A revision to NUREG/BR-0122 p':---"
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short answer /short essay type questions per the guidance described in-Revision 5 to the Examiner Standards (NUREG-1021). The written SSES will be constructed and graded as a single examination, requiring a passing grade of 80%. Because the written SSES will no longer have specific sections, the requirement to obtain a minimum of 70% in each section has been deleted.
Sincerely, Robert M. Gallo, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
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Sample Plan-BWR R0 and SRO Reactor Operator 2.
Sample Plan - PWR R0 and SR0 Reactor Operator 3.
GFES Registration Form cc w/o enc 1:
J. C. Duffett, President and Chief Executive Officer, PSNH T. C. Feigenbaum, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, NHY J. M. Peschel, Operational Programs-Manager, NHY D. E. Moody, Station Manager, NHY T. Harpster, Director of Licensing Services R. Hallisey, Director, Dept. of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts S. Woodhouse, Legislative Assistant P. Richardson, Training Manager Public Document Room (PDR)
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
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- Generic l Fundamentals Examination Section of the operator licensing examination to be administered [ Dated (October, February or June) (year)]., All candidates
- are enrolled in the-(Facility Name)-[ operator training program (i.e.. hot license class)] and will have-completed the Generic Fundamentals portion of the-program by the examination administration date.
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