ML20011D171
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| Site: | University of Buffalo |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1989 |
| From: | Eselgroth P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Rennie D NEW YORK, STATE UNIV. OF, BUFFALO, NY |
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| NUDOCS 8912210253 | |
| Download: ML20011D171 (11) | |
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06 DEC i989-i Docket No.-50-0ST State University of. New York at Buffalo ATTN: Dr. D. W. Rennie 1
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Amherst, New York :14260-k Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR' LICENSING EXAMINATIONS g
In.a ' telephone conversation between Mr. P. _Orlosky, Operations Manager, and Mr.
'E. Yachimiak, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the* administration of licensing. examinations at the State University of New York Research Reactor.
The R0 written examination is scheduled for January 23, 1990. -The'R0/SR0 operating examinations are scheduled for January 24 - 25, 1990.
l To meet the above schedule,'it will, be necessary for you to furnish the refer-ence material listed _in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior' Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations." Mr. Orlosky 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 admini-stration of the writt<!n examinations., " Requirements for Admini-stration of. Written Examination," describes our requirements for conducting l=
these examinations. contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the K
administration of the written examination. The facility management is respons-ible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these rules.
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-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."
1 All completed 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 applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination dates, it is likely that a postponement will be necessary.
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Mr. Orlosky has been informed of the above requirements.
This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Nwber 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, DC 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact me at (215)337-5211.
Sincerely, Origrvd %gneclh Larry B6ss b
Peter W. Eselgroth Pressurized Water Reactor Section Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety
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 cc w/encis:
L. G. Henry, Director P. M. Orlosky, Operations Manager M. A. Pierro, Radiation Safety Officer Dr. William Vernetson, Director of Nuclear Facilities, University of Florida Public Document Room (PDR)
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
DRP Section Chief P. Eselgroth, DRS E. Yachimiak, Chief Examiner, DRS OFFICIAL RECORD COPY YACHIMIAK/SUNY 90-DAY /11/22 - 0001.1.0 12/04/89
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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS 1.
Existing training manuals, plant orientation manual, system-descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.
Training materials shall include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The written mater-ial shall include learning objectives and the details presented during lectures, rather than outlines. Training materials shall be identified by plant, bound, tabbed, and indexed. 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 proce-dures used for operating the applicable system.
Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, system interactions under emer-gency 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.
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 com-ponents.
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.
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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Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, etc.)
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All Administrative Procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety)
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All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures) 5.
All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special pro-cedures)
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Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, 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 pro-cedures) 6.
Standing orders (important orders that are safety related and may super-sede 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-loading procedures, (initial core-loading proce-dure, when appropriate) 9.
All annunciator / alarm procedures 10.
Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures)
- 11. _ Emergency plan implementing procedures
- 12. Technical Specifications (and interpretations, if available) for all units for which licenses are sought.
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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. -Licensee Event Reports for the previous two years.
- 17. Examination Question Bank specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or operating examinations.
In particular, multiple choice questions for the written examination.
- 18. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requirements of these standards and the regulations.
The above reference material shall be approved, final issues and shall be so marked.
If a 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
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changes before the administration of the examination. All-procedures and reference material shall be bound with appropriate indices or tables of contents so that they can be used efficiently.. Failure to provide complete, properly--bound and indexed plant reference material could result in cancella-tion or rescheduling of the examinations, d-n-
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ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.
'A single room shall be provided for administration of the written examina-i tion. The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during 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 three foot space between tables.
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Suitable ar angements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments.
These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above and shall be reviewed by the examir.er and/or
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The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the examina-tion.,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 be used for writing answers to questions.
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The licensee shall provide one set of team tables for each applicant.
The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the examiner, l-1 l
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ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.
Check identification badges.
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Pass out examinations and all handouts.
Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.
1 READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:
During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:
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Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your application l
and could result'in more severe penalties.
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After the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on i
the cover sheet indicating that the work is your own and you have not received or given assistance in completing the examination. This must be done after you complete the examination.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS 3.
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 facilitate 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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You may write your answers on the examination question page.
If 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. DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXAMINATION QUESTION PAGE.
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Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
Avoid using symbols such as < or > signs to avoid a simple transposition l
error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out, j
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The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question. The amount of blank space on an examination question page is NOT an indication of the depth of answer required.
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Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer.
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Partial credit may be given for other than multiple choice questions.
Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.
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Partial credit will NOT be awarded for questions using multiple choice selection formatting. The correct answer must stand on its own merit.
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- 12. 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.
- 13. ~If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.
- 14. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets.
In addition, turn in all scrap paper.
- 15. To pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of at least 70% in each category.
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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.
- 17. There is a time limit of two (2) hours for completion of the examination.
- 18. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examina-tion 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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ENCLOSURE 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW OF 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 exam-iner will always be present durir, the review.
When this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination. The examination or written notes will not be retained by the facility.
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Pre-Examination Security Agreement I
agree that I will not knowingly divulge any informa-tion concerning the replacement (or initial) examination scheduled for to any unauthorited persons.
I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those reactor operator or senior reactor operator applicants scheduled to be admini-stered the above replacement (or initial) examination from now until after the examination has been administered.
I understand that viola-tion of this security agreement could result in the examination being voided.
Signature /Date In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following statement after the written examination has been administered, b.
Post-Examination Security Agreement I
did not, to the best of knowledge, divulge any information concerning the written examination administered on to any unauthorized persons.
I did not participate in providing any instruction to those reactor opera-tor and senior reactor operator applicants who were administered the examination from the time that I was allowed access to the examination.
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Regardless of whether the above examination review optien is exercised, i
immediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a marked up copy of the examination and the answer key. The copy of the written examination shall include pen and ink changes made to questions during the examination administration.
If the facility did not review the examination prior to its administra-tion, they will have five (5) working days from the day of the written L
examination to submit formal comments.
If the facility reviewed the examir.ation 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 examinatios administration.
In either case, the comments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the r
highest on site level of corporate management for_ plant operations, e.g.,
Vice President for Nuclear Operations. A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate. Comments 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 examination 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 / recommendation c.
Reference (to support facility comment)
NOTES:
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No change to the examination will be made without submittal of of a reference to support the facility comment. Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be provided.
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Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be 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 l
informed that only written comments that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.
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