ML20006E512

Informs That Reactor Operator & Senior Reactor Operator Exam Scheduled for 900619-29

ML20006E512
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	02/14/1990
From:	Kirsch D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Bridenbecker R SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9002230454
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Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations In a telephone conversation between Mr. R. Mette, Training Manager and Mr. D. Miller, Training Instructor of your staff, and Mr. Michael Royack, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the San.0nofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3.

The written. examinations are scheduled for June 18, 1990. The operating i

examinations are scheduled for June 19 through June 29, 1990.

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To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for you to furnish the reference material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations," by March 16, 1990. Any delay in receiving approved, roperly bound and indexed reference L

material, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may l

result in the examination being rescheduled. Mr. Mette has been advised of our reference material requirements, and the address where each set is to be mailed.

You are responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for administration of the written examinations.. " Requirements for l

i Administration of Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations. Mr. Mette has also been informed of these requirements. contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during i

the administration of-the written examination. The facility management is f-responsible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these rules.

The facility staff review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations." Mr. Mette has been informed of these requirements.

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February 14, 1990 To better document simulator examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the simulator operator record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature,pressurizerlevel,etc.),foreachsimulator scenario. The applicants will be responsible for providing this information, with any appeal of a simulator operating examination. Therefore, your training staff should retain the original simulator examination scenario information until all applicants who took examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.

All completed reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare-final examiner assignments after applicant eligibility has been determined.

If the applicants are not received at least 30 days before the examination dates, it is likely that a postponement will be necessary.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, xeroxing and mailing the required material.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Records and Reports Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget Washington, D. C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact Mr. Michael Royack, Chief Examiner, (415) 943-3790, or Mr. Lewis F. Miller, Jr.,

Section Chief, (415) 943-3869, of my staff.

Sincerely, Dennis

, rsch, Chief Reactor Safety Branch

Enclosures:

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Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations 2.

Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations 3.

NRC Rules and Guidelines for Written Examinations 4.

Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations

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[m REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR-OPERATOR LICENSING ~ EXAMINATIONS 1.

Existing learning objectives and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descriptions, reactor theury, thermodynamics,etc.)

AcopyofthefacilityJobandTaskAnalysis(JTA),specifyingthe knowledges and abilities required of an operator at the facility.

Each particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlating it to ensuring the health and the safety of the public.

If a JTA is not furnished, the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear

-Power Plant Operations, NUREG 1122(1123) will be used to establish content validity for the examination.

All Job Performance Measures (JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex and, as identified in the. facility JTAs, outside of the control room, i.e.,

local operations.

Training materials shall include all substantive written material used for preparing candidates for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The written material shall include learning objectives and the details presented during lecture, rather than outlines. Training materials shall be identified by plant and unit, bound, and indexed. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND INDEXED PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORPORATE MANAGEMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS (E.G., VICE PRESIDFNTOFNUCLEAROPERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING AND DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CANCELLED.0R

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POSTPONE. Training materials which include the following shall be provided:

System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation.

System training material should draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating the applicable system.

l Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, B0P system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures.

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Comprehensive theory material that includes fundamentals in the area of theory of reactor operation, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow, as well as specific application to actual in-plant components.

For example, mechanical theory material on pumps shall include pump theory as well as descriptions of how these principles actually apply (to major plant pumps and the systems in which they are installed i.e., Reactor Coolant Pumps, all ECCS pumps, F

Recirculation pumps, Feedwater pumps and Emergency feedwater pumps).

Reactor Theory material shall include descriptions that draw explicit ties between the fundamentals and the actual operating limits followed in the plant (i.e., reactor theory material should contain explanations how principles relate to the actual curves used by operators to verify shutdown margin or calculate an ECP).

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CompleteProcedureIndex(includingsurveillanceprocedures,etc.)

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All administrative procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety) 4.

All integrated plant procedures (normal or_ general operating procedures) 5.

All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures) 6.

Standing orders (important orders that are safety related and may supersede the regular procedures) 7.

Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e. weekly or that can be run on the simulator) 8.

Fuel-handling and core-loadin procedure, when appropriate) g procedures, (initial core-loading 9.

All annunciator / alarm procedures 10.

Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures) 11.

Emergency plan implementing procedures i

12. Technical Saecifications (and interpretations, if available) for all units for witch licenses are sought.

13. System operating procedures 14.

Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow diagrams

15. Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the facility

16. Questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facilitylicensee)

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17. The following on the plant reference simulation facility a.

List of all preprogrammed initial conditions

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List of all preset malfunctions with a clear identification L

number. The list shall include cause and effect information.

Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, or range of results, that will occur upon i.

implementation shall be provided. Additionally, en indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected shall be given.

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A description of simulator failure capabilities for valves, breakers, indicators and alcrms d.

Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary the severity of a particular malfunction shall be provided, i.e.,

ability to vary the size of a given LOCA or steam leak, or the ability to cause a slow failure of a component such as a feed pump, turbine generator or major valve (e.g., drifting shut of a main feedwater control valve) e.

An identification of modeling conditions / problems that may impact the examination f.

Identification of any known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected g.

Identificatier, of differences between the simulator and the reference plant's control room i

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Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the applicants to situations of dea (PWR and BWR) and containment challenges (PW raded pressure control (PWR), degraded heat removal capability and BWR) may be provided (voluntary by licensee)

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Simulator instructors manual (voluntary by licensee) j.

Descriptionofthescenariosusedforthetrainingclass(voluntary bylicensee)-

18. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requiren4ents of these Standards and the regulations.

All above reference material shall be approved, final issues and shall be so marked.

If c plant has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner shall verify with the facility that the most complete, up-to-date material is available and that agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination. All procedures and reference material shall be used efficiently.

Failure to provide complete, properly bound and indexed plant reference material could result in cancellation or rescheduling of the examinations.

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REQUIRENENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.

A single room shall be provided for completing the written examination.

The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to preveni, contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the written examination.

If necessary, the facility should make arrangements for the use of a suitable room at a local school, motel, or other building. Obtaining this room is the responsibility of the licensee.

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Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the chief examiner. Minimum spacing should be one applicant per table, with a 3 foot space between tables.

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Suitable arrangements shall be made by the fecility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments. These arrangements shall comply with Item I above and shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

4 The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packeges for each applicant's use in completing the examination. The examiner shall distribute these pads to the applicants.

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Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination room. Only black ink or dark pencils should he used for writing answers to questions, 6.

The licen'see shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant.

The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants.

No wall charts, models, and/or cther training materials shall be present in the examination room.

No other equipment or reference material shall be l

allowed unless provided by the examiner.

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-PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS I

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Check identification badges.

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Pass out examinations and all handouts.

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examination until instructed to do so.

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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:

F During the administration of this examination the followirg ru?es apply:

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Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your j

application and could result in more severe penalties.

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After the examination h6s been completed, you must sign the statement on the cover sheet indicating that the work is your own and you have not received or given assistence in completing the examination. This must be dcne after you complete the examination.

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS 1.

_Restroom trips are to be limited and only one applicant at a time may leave. You must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.

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Use black ink or dark pencil only to fecilitate legible reproductions.

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Print your name in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of

.the examination cover sheet.

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Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination (if necessary).

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You may write your answers on the examination question page or on a separate sheet of paper. USE ONLY THE PAPER PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE i

ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.

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If you write your answers on the examination question page and you need more space to answer a specific question, use a separate sheet of the paper provided and insert it directly after the specific question. 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXAMINA110N QUESTION PAGE.

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Print you name in the upper right hand corner of the first page of each section of your answer sheets whether you use the examination question pages or separate sheets of paper.

Initial each page.

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Before you tutn in your examination, consecutively number each answer sheet, includ ng any additional pages insetted when writing your answers on the examination question page.

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If you are using separate sheets, number each answer as to category and number (i.e. 1.04,6.10) und skip at least 3 lines between answers to allow space for grading, i

10. Write "End of Category

" at the end of your answers to a category.

11. Start each category on a new page.

12. Write "Last Page" on the last answer sheet.

13. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility _ literature.

Avoid using symbols such as or signs to avoid a simple transposition error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out.

14. The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the-question. The amount of blank space on an examination question page is fiOT an indication of the depth of answer required.

15. Show all calculations, methods, or assuaiptions used to obtain an answer.

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16. Partial credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION

?ND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.

Partial credit will NOT be given on multiple choice questions.

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Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information that is provided may count against you.

For example, if a question is worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25 points, and you give five responses, each of your responses will be worth 0.20 points.

If one of your five responses is incorrect, 0.20 will be deducted and your total credit for that question will be 0.80 instead of 1.00 even though you got the four correct answers.

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If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.

19. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets.

In addition, turn in all scrap paper.

20. To pass the examination, you must achieve an overall grade of 80% or greater and at least 70% in each category.

21. There is a time limit of (6) hours for completion of the examination.

(or some other time if less than the full examination is taken).

22. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examination area (DEFINE THE AREA).

If you are found in this area while the examination is still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked.

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Ensure that all information you wish to have evaluated as part of your answer is on your answer sheet.

Scrap paper will be disposed of without review immediately following the examination.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.

At the option of_the Chief Examiner, the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review may take place at the facility or in the Regional office. The Chief Examiner will coordinate the details of the review with the facility.

An NRC examiner will always be present during the review.

Whenever this option of examination review is utilized, th'e facility p

reviewers will sign the following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination.

The examination or written notes will not be L

retained by the facility.

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Pre-Examination Security Agreement I

agree that I will not knowingly divulge any inYoFniaYi~oli concerning the replacement (or initial) examination scheduled for to any unauthorized periods.

I understand thai"I'ahihh't'to participate in any instruction involving those reactor cperator or senior reactor operator

. applicants scheduled to be administered the above replacement (or initial) examination from now until after the examination has been administered.

I understand that violation of this security agreement could result in the examination being voided.

i Yi'ghYt'uFe'/DEt'e In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following statement after the written examination has been administered, b.

Post-Examination Security Agreement i

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Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, insediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a trarked up copy of the examination and the answer key.

The copy of the written examination shall include pen 3

and ink changes made to questions during the examination administration.

I If the facility did not review the examination prior to its administration, they will have five (5) working days from the day of the written examination _ to submit formal connents.

If the facility reviewed the examination prior to its administration, any additional comments must be given to an examiner prior to his/her leaving the site at the end of the week of the written examination administration.

In either case, the comrrents will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the highest on site level of corporate managerrent for plant operations, e.g., Vice President for Nuclear Operations. A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate.

Conments. not submitted within the required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the grading process on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section Chief.

Should the comment submittal deadline not be met, a long delay in grading the examinations may occur.

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The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific comments:

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Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference b.

Facility comment /reconaendation c.

Reference (tosupportfacilitycomment)

NOTES:

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No change to the examinaticn will be trade without submittal of a reference to support the facility cerrrrent. Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be provided.

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Corrments made without a concise facility recommendation will r.ot t>e addressed.

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A two hour post examination review may be held at the discretion of the Chief Examiner.

If this review is held, the facility staff should be informed that only written consents that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.

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