ML20011F037
| ML20011F037 | |
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| Site: | Reed College |
| Issue date: | 02/15/1990 |
| From: | Kirsch D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Bragdon P REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9002230522 | |
| Download: ML20011F037 (11) | |
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o February 15, 1990 Docket No. 50-288 Dr. Paul Bragdon, President Reed College Portland, Oregon 97202 l
Dear.Dr. Bragdon:
Subject:
Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations In a telephone conversation between Dr. L. Ruby, Facility Director, and Mr. T. Meadows, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Reed Reactor Facility.
The written examinations are scheduled for May 15, 1990. The operating examinations are scheduled for May 16-18, 1990.
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, properly bound and indexed reference material, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examination being rescheduled. Dr. Ruby 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 accommcdations for-administration of the written examinations., " Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations," describes our requirements for conducting 2
these examinations. Dr. Ruby has also been informed of these requirements.
' contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The facility management is L
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 i
Facility Review of Written Examinations." Dr. Ruby has been informed of these requirements.
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February 15, 1990 All con:pleted reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should normally be submitted at least 30 days before the first i
examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process and nedical certifications, and prepare final (xaminer assignnents 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 postponenent will be necessary.
This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 whir.h expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average burc'en 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.n. ailing the required material. Send comments regarding this burden estirnate or any other as sect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing tits burdtn, to the Records and Reports Management Branch, Divisicn of Information Support Services. Office of Information Resources itanascn.ent, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washin Reduction Project (3150-0101)gton, D. C. 20555; and to the Paperwork
, Office of Management and Eudget, Washington, D. C. 20503.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirerrents, please contact Mr. Thomas Meadows at (415) 943-3867, or fir. Lew Miller at (415) 943-3869.
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Enclosures:
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Reference Material Requirements for Peactor/ Senior Reactor Operater Licensing Examinations 2.
Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations 3.
Procedures for the Administration of Written Examinations 4.
Pequirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations o
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L-REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSlHG EXAMINATIONS Existing learning objectives and lesson plans (includin 1.
manuals, plant orientation nanual, system descriptions,g training reactor theory, thermodynamics,etc.)
Training n.aterials shall include all substantive written material used for preparing candidates for initial R0 and SRO 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 HAY RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CCRPORA1E I:ANAGEMENT WHO 15 RESPCNSIBLE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS (F.G., VICE PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR OPERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING AND DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMlHATIONS WERE CANCELLED OR POSTPONE. Training materials which include the following shell 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.
Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, BOP system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipn.ent 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 comperents.
For include pump theo, example, mechanical theory material on pumps shall ry 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 explici+ ties between the fundanientals 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.
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Cornplete procedure Index (including surveillence procedures, etc.)
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All administrative procedures (as applicabic to reactor operation or safety) 4 Allintegratedplantprocedures(normalorgeneraloperatingprocedures) 5.
All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures) 6.
Standing orders (important orders that are safety related and may
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supersede the regular procedures) 7.
Surve111ence procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e. weekly or that can be run on the siinulator)
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Fuel-handlingandcore-loedingprocedures,(initialcore-loading procedure,whenappropriate) 9.
All conunciator/ alarm procedures t
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Radiation protection rnanual (radiation control manual or procedures)
- 11. Emergency plan implementing procedures IP. TechnicalS:>ecifications(andinterpretations,ifavailable)forall units for Mich licenses are sought.
- 13. System operating procedures
- 14. piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow diagrams
- 15. Technical Data Bock, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and.fecility precautions, limitations, and set points (pl.S) for the fccility
- 16. Questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facilitylicensee)
- 17. Additional meterial required by the excminers to develop exaninations that meet the requirenients of these Standards and the regulations.
All above reference n.aterial shall be approved, final issues and shall be so 1
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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, prererly bound and indexed plant reference niaterial could result in cancellation or rescheduling of the examinations.
r REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF FRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.
A single room shall be provided for completing the written exemination.
The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shell be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the written examination.
If necessary, the ftcility 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. Minin.um spacing should be one applicant per table, with a 3 foot space between tables.
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Suiteble arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments. These arrangements shall ccmply with Item 1 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 packa5es for each applicant's use in completing the examinetien. The exeminer shall distribute these pads to the applicants.
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Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination roon. 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 steam tables for each applicant.
The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants.
No wall charts, models, and/or other training naterials shall be present in the examination recm.
No other equipn.ent or reference material shall be 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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Pess out examinations and all hendouts.
Remind applicants not to review
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examination until. instructed to do so.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:
r During the administration of this exeniination the following rules apply:
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Cheating on the examination n:eans an automatic denial of your application and could result in more severe penalties.
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After the eremination has 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 essistance in completing the examination. This must be dere 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 cutside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating, t
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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 ext.mination cover sheet.
4.
Fillinthedateonthecoversheetoftheexamination(ifnecessary).
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You may write your answers on the examination question page or on a seperatc sheet of paper.
USE ONLY THE PAPER PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PACE.
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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. D0 LOT URITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXAMINATION QUESTION PAGE.
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Print you nan.e in the upper right hand corner of the first page of each
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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 turn in your examination, consecutively number each answer sheet, including any additional pages inserted 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) and skip at least 3 lines between answers to allow space for grading.
- 10. Write "End of Category
" at the end of your answers to a category.
- 11. Start each category en a _new pege.
- 12. Write "Last Page" on the last answer sheet.
- 13. Use abbreviations enly if they are commonly used in facility literature.
Avoid using symbols such as or signs to avoid a sinple triiiisposition 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 NOT an indication of the depth of answer required.
- 15. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer.
- 16. Partial credit may be given, Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.
Note:
Partial credit will NOT be given on multiple choice questions.
- 17. Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information that is prcvided may count against you.
For exarrple, 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 ycur total credit for that question will be 0.80 instead of 1.00 even though ycu got the four correct answers.
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If the intent of a question is unclear, ask qnestions of the examiner only.
- 19. Khen turning in your examination, assernble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets.
In addition, turn in all scrap paper.
- 20. To pass the exaniination, you raust achieve an cycrall grade of 80% or greater and at least 70% in each category.
- 21. There is a tin.e limit of (6) hours for completion of the examination.
(or sorre 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 imn:ediately fellowing the examination.
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PEQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F KRITTEN EUh! NATIONS-1.
At the option of the Chief Examiner, the facility may review the written extmination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review may teke place at the facility or in the Regional office. The Chief Extminer will coordinate the details of the review with the facility.
An f.TC examinor will always be present during the review.
Whenevt.r this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the following staten.ent prior to being allowed access to the examination. The examination or written rotes will not be retained by the facility.
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Pre-Examination Security Agrectnent I
agree that I will not knowingly divulge any inYor'm'itliin"c~oncerning the replacement (or initial) Examination scheduled for to any unauthorized periods.
I understand thYt' tem not 'to participate in any instruction involving those reactor operator or senior reactor operator applicantsscheduledtobeadministeredthecbevereplaccment(or initial) examir.ation from now cr.til after the extmination Fas been administered.
I understand that violation of this security ugreement could result in the examination being voided.
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i In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following statement after the written exen.ination has been administered, b.
Post-Exemination Security Agreement I
did not, to the best of knowledge, divulgt in'y'TnToYniit'isn"c~o'ricerning the written examination administered on to any unauthorized persons.
I did not participate in provTcfiEgany instruction to those reactor operator and senior reactor operator epplicents who were administered the exemination fron, the time that I was allowed access to the excminaticn.
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Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, innediately following the administration of the written exemination, the facility staff shall be provided a marted up copy of the examination and the answer Ley. The copy of the written examination shall include pen and ink changes inade to questions c'uring the examination administration.
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 exornination to submit formal contrents.
If the facility reviewed the examination prior to its administration, any additional concients 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 concents will be addressed to the respcosible Regicnal Office by the highest on site level of corporate inanagen.ent for plant operations, e.g., Vice president for Nuclear Operations. A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to the Chief Exeminer, as appropriate.
L Con.n.ents not submitted within the requited time frarr.e will be considered for 1rclusion in the grading process on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section Chief.
Should the comment submittal deadline not be n>et, a long delay in grading the excminations nay occur, l
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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.
ftcility ccncent/reconn.endation c.
Reference (to support facility cerrrent)
NOTES:
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No change to the examination will be made without sut'mittal of a reference to support the facility corrment. Any supporting docon:entation that was not previously supplied, should te provided.
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Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addresstd.
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4 A two hour post examination review may be held at the discretion of the Chief Exan,iner.
If this review is held, the facility staff should be inforrned that only written conoents that ere properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.
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