ML20011F039
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| Site: | Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/14/1990 |
| From: | Eselgroth P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mroczka E CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9002230533 | |
| Download: ML20011F039 (11) | |
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.r,g FEB 141990 Docket'No'. 50-213
. Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company ATTN:. Mr. E. J. Mroczka '
Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations-Group P.O. Box 270-Hartford, Connecticut 06141 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION In a telephone conversation between Mr. R. Heidecker and Mr. L. Briggs, arrange-ments were made for an evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at the:Haddam Neck Nuclear facility.
The evaluation visit is scheduled' for the week of June 4,1990.
For this. visit,-the-NRC examiners will administer NRC prepared operating and written examinations. The NRC examiners will visit the site approximately 14 days in advance-to meet with the appropriate facility personnel and operators to review the schedule and the-process for these examinations.
For the examiners to adequately prepare for this vir.it, it will be necessary for the facility to -
furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1 " Reference Material Requirements."
Mr. Heidecker has been advised of our reference material requirements and where they-are to be sent'.
NRC reserves the right to postpone NRC administered requalification examina-tions if the facility generated materials are inadequate for examination preparation.
It is requested that an employee be provided to complete the examination team.
The employee shall-be-an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SR0 from the Operations Department.
If desired by the facility, and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, additional employee from the Training Depart-ment may be a member of the examination team. This employee shall preferably-be an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SRO, but may be a facility or INP0 certified instructor. These individuals must not be-scheduled for an NRC administered ~ examination during this visit, or participate as instructors once selected. The facility representatives will be-required to certify'that they did not knowingly compromise any portion of the examination.
The facility representative shall be restricted (1) from knowingly communicat-ing by any means the content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and (2) from participating in any facility programs such as instruction, examina-tion, or tutoring in which an identified requalification examinee (s) will be present. These restrictions shall apply af ter their first involvement with the examination or knowledge of its content.
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2 In addition to the above individuals, the assignment of a simulator operator is requested 14 days prior to the scheduled examination date.
The simulator operator will be under examination security restrictions similar to those above, except that his/her restrictions shall apply from 14 days prior to the examination date.
The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accom-modations to properly develop and conduct the examinations.,
" Administration of Requalification Examination," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Heidecker has also been in-formed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management represent-ative (as a minimum, first level above shift supervisor) should observe the simulation facility examination process at the site., contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these rules. The requalification examinations and the subsequent evaluation of the facility requalification program will be performed in accordance with-ES-601.
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, O.C. 20555; and the 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 questier, on the evaluation process, please contact me at (215) 337-5211.
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Enclosures:
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Reference Material Requirements l
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Administration of Requalification Examinations 3.
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R. Heidecker, Training Supervisor W. O, Romberg, Vice President, Nuclear Operations D. B. Miller, Station Superintendent D. O. Nordquist, Director of Quality Services i
R. M. Kacich, Manager, Generation Facilities Licensing S. E. Scace, Station Superintendent, Millstone Gerald Garfield, Esquire Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector State of Connectir,ut bcc w/ enc 1:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o enc 1)_
P. Eselgroth, DRS P. Bissett, DRS A. Wang, LPM, NRR J. Shedlosky, SRI, Haddam Neck W. Raymond, SRI, Millstone 1&2 J. Dyer, EDO OL Plant File DRS Files (3)
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6-Q ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS 1.
Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans (including training manuals., plant orientation manual, system descript-ions,etc.),
i A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), specifying 'the know-ledges and abilities required of an operator at the facility.
Each parti-cular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlat-ing 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 Operators, NUREG 1122 (1123) will be used to establish content valid-ity 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 applicants for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The written mater-ial shali include learning objectives and the details presented during lectures, rather than outlines. Training materials shall be identified by plant and unit, bound, tabbed, and indexed.
FAILL'RE 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 PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR OPERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON-THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CANCELLED OR POSTp0NED. Train-ing materials, which include the folloeing, 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, 80P system irteractions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anti-cipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.
Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures.
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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 recular 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 response procedures 10.
Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures) 11.
Emergency plan implementing procedures
- 12. ' Technica1' Specifications (and interpretations, if available) for all units for which 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
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Licensee Event Reports for the previous two years (as applicable to licensed operators).
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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.
(Voluntary by licensee).
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List of all preprogrammed initial conditions t
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List of all preset malfunctions with a clear identification 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 implementation shall be provided. Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected should be given, c.
A description of simulator failure capabilities for valves, breakers, i
indicators and alarms, 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 abil-ity to cause a slow failure of a componen+ such as a feed pump, tur-bine generator or major valve.
(e.g., drifting shut of a main feed-water control valve) e.-
An identification of modeling conditions / problems that may impact the examination.
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Identification of any known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected, g.
Identification of differences between the simulator and the reference plant's control room h.
Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the applicants to situations of degraded pressure control-(PWR), degraded heat removal capability (PWR and BWR) and containment challenges (PWR and BWR).
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Simulator instructors manual.
(Voluntary by. licensee).
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Description of the scenarios used for the training class.
- 19. 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 t
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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 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.
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1 ENCLOSURE 2 1
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.
A single room shall be provided for administration of the written examina-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.
2.
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 arrangements 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 examiner and/or proctor.
4.
The facility licensee shall-provide padsiaf 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 steam tables for each applicant.
4 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.
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Check identification badges.
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Pass out examinations and all handouts.
Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.
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 and could result in more severe penalties.
2.
After the examination 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 assistance in completing the examination.
This must be done af ter you complete the examination.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS 3.
Restrobm 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.
4.
Use black ink or dark pencil only to facilitate legible reproductions.
5.
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).
7.
You may write your answers on the examination question page or on a-separate sheet of paper. USE ONLY THE PAPER pROVIDED AND DO NOT WRITE 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.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXAMINATION QUESTION PAGE.
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Initial each page of your answer sheets.
10.
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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- 11. Write "Last Page" on the last answer sheet.
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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 error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out.
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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 DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER i
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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.
17.
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 l
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 l
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.
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Ensure that all information you wish to have evaluated as part of your l
answer is on your answer sheet.
Scrap paper will be disposed of immedi-ately following the examination without reviews.
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- 20. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with l '
examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets.
In addition, i
turn in all scrap paper.
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- 21. To pass the examination, you must achieve an overall grade of 80% or greater.
- 22. There is a time limit of 4.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> for completion of the examination (or some other time if less than the full examination is taken).
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- 23. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examina-l tion area (DEFINE THE AREA).
If you are found in this area while the l
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 I.
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 b
will coordinate the details of the review with the facility. An NRC exam-iner will always be present during the review.
When this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the followirJ 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
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I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those reactor opo?ater 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 Vnderstand that viola-tion of this security agreement could result in the examination being voided.
Signature /Date In addi. ion, 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 proviaing any instruction to those reactor operator 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 option is exercised, 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 examination to submit formal comments.
If the facility reviewed the
.i 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 comments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the 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 adhgred 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)
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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
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Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will
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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 comments that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.