ML20012D910
| ML20012D910 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1990 |
| From: | Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Leslie Liu IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9003290082 | |
| Download: ML20012D910 (8) | |
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l YAR !5 tm Docket No. 50-331 lowa Electric Light and Power Cotapany ATTH: Mr. Lee Liu Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive L
Officer IE Towers P..O. Box 351 l
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Dear Mr. Schnell:
SUBJECT:
REQUAllFICATION PROGRAM LVALVATION In a telephone conversation between Frank Van Etten, Training Manager and Michael E. Bielby, Sr., Chief Exatniner, arrangements were made for an evaluetion of the requalification program erd licensed personnel at Duane Arnold Energy Center. The evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of June 25, 1990.
For this visit, the NRC examiner will administer NRC prepared written and operating examinations. The NRC examiners will discuss with the appropriate fecility personnel and operators the schedule and the process for these (xaminations.
For the examiners to adequately arepare for this visit, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish t1e approved items listed in, " Reference Material Requirements," at least 60 days prior to the examination date.
Frank Van Etten has been advised of our reference material
. requirements and where they are to be sent.
NRC reserves the right to postpone NRC-administered requalification examinations if the facility generated materials are inadequate for examination preparation.
It is-requested that en enployee be provided to complete the examination 10 CFR 55.53(e) yee shall be an active (per the requirements ofor (f)) SRO from If team. The emplo desired by the facility, and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, an additional einployee from the Training Departnent may be a member of the examination team. This employee shall preferably be en active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SRO, but itay be a facility or INP0 certified 3
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I instructor. These individuals must not be scheduled for an HRC-administered exemination during this visit, or participate as instructors once selected.
The facility representatives will be required to certify that they did not knowingly conpromise any portion of the examination.
The facility representativts shall be restricted (1) from knowingly consonicating by any ineens the content or scope of the exaniination to unauthorized persons and (2) from participating in any facility programs Such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requalificationexaminee(s)willbepresent. These restrictions shall apply from 60 days prior to the examination date.
The facility nanagement is responsible for providing adequate space and accons.odations to properly develop and conduct the exaniinations. Enclosure 2
"/$dministration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirernents for developing and conducting the examinations.
Frank Ven Etten has also been infortned of these requirenents. Also, a facility operations mana representative (as a mininium, first level above shift supervisor)gement should I
observe the simulation facility examination process at tle site.
' contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during'the administration of the written examination. The facility managemtnt is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these rules. The requalification examinations and the subsequent evalvetion of the facility requalification program will be perforned in accordance with ES-601.
This request is covered by Office of Managernent and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average l
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 contients regarding this burden estirrate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Records and Reports llanagement Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Inforination Resources lianagement, U.S. Nuc1 car R(gulatory Conslission, Washington, D.C.
20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Managernent and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
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Thank you for your consideration in this inatter.
If you have any questions on the evaluation process, please contact Michael E. Bielby Sr. at (708) 790-5586 or Hirottri Peterson at 4708)790-5797.
Sincerely, OSTIM S:G':tD Dr CC0f f key 0, fi.ttt ih, o
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Enclosures:
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Reference Material Requirernents 2.
Adniinistration of Requalification Examinations 3.
NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees CC W/eiiciosures:
R. Hannen, plant Superintendent - Nuclear R. Salinon, Technical Services Superintendent CCD/DCB(RIDS)
Licensing Fee Managonient Branch Resident Inspector,'R111 John A. Eure, Iowa Dt-partraent of Public Health F. Van Etten, Training Manager cc w/o enclosures:
K. E. Perkins, LOLB J. R._ Hall, Project Manager, NRR R. L _ Hague, Section Chief, DRP 111~
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For the written exemination, the following iterns must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
Proposed R0 and SRO requalification examination test items.
(A rninimum of 350 per section of the exarninetion.)
Since the written exan.iriation is open reference, exaniination items must ineet the following:
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Items that require only niernorization or recall are not permitted; b.
Iterns should requite that the exerninee comprehend, interpret, integrate, or apply available information; c.
Iterns should contain situations, aspects, or conditions that do not duplicate lesson plans or references; and d.
Iterns should require exerninees to locate and use references.
The written examination will be composed of two sections, each designed to be cornpleted in 1-1/2 hours. Each section will be separate.
Section A will be adroinistered on a static sirnulator; Section B will be administered in a classroom setting.
Section A is designed to evaluate the operator's knowledge of plant systerns, integrated plant operations, and instrun,entation and controls.
In addition, recognition of Technical Specification LCOs and the operator's ebility to diagnose postulated events should be evaluated. Section B of the written examination is designed to evaluate the ability of the operator to analyze a given set of cotiditions and determine +be proper procedural and/or adn:inistrative guidance.
2, All reference material and objective > for the proposed test items.
For the simulation facility, the following items must be provided to the itRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
a.
A ininimum of 15 scenarios
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The scenarios should san:ple areas such as LERs, emergency and abnormal procedures, and design end proccdural changes that exercise the crew's ability to use facility procedures in accident prevention and mitigation. The sctnerios should evaluate each crew inenber as appropriete to his/her license, and shall exercise their abilities in the use of Emergency Operating procedures, Technical Specifications, and the Energency plan.
The scenario's net tine (not including tire spent on briefings, setup or siinulation fecility problems) should average 50 minutes, based upon real time performance.
For the plant walkthrough exan10ation, the following items toust be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
(1) A-list of systenis and topics appropriate to the plant walkthrough examination that were covered during the requalification cycle and are in:portant to safety. All reference material required to support en exemination on these topics should be provided.
(2) Seventy-five (75) job perfortnance incasures.
These performance neasures should be both in-plant and control room operator functions, that are required for the safe operation of the facility. They shall include acceptable performance criteria.
(3) Any additional reference inaterici required for examination preparation will be requested by the examination team.
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A sarnpling plan shall be provided by the facility which indicates the relative enphasis of topics which were included in the most recent requalification training cycle.
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Twenty-five percent of the facility licensed operators shall be selected i
for evaluation. Norn.elly the crew currently in the recualification cycle will be selected.
A random semple without replacernent will te used to i
preclude a satisfactory operator from being subject to re-examination by the NRC during the term of the license. The sartple will include other i
y shift (s) roade up of licensed personnel who are not routinely performing
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The siinulator and a simulator operator (s) will be provided for exemination development. Thedate(s)anddurationoftimeneededto develop the examinations will be agreed upon by the chief examiner and the facility.
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The reference inaterial used in the simulator will be reviewed by the chief exeminer.
No inaterial will be used that is solely used for training.
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4 A single room shall be provided for cornpleting Section B of the written exwination. The location of this room and supporting rest room facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the dutation of the examination.
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Minimum spacing is required to ensure exemination integrity as deterrnined by the chief extminer. Minimurn spacing should be one examinee per table, with a 3 foot space between tables. No wall charts, models, and/or other training inatorials shall be present in the exerninetion room.
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Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination will be provided for each examinee. The reference inaterial will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications, operating /
abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, and Einergency plans as available to the plant operators.
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Video taping capabilities can be utilind. The facility should contact the chief exarniner for restrictions related to its usage.
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Since comon tasks and detailed systems knowledge will be probed during the walkthrough portion of the operating test, operators will be requested r,ct to discuss the walkthrough with other examinets until efter the complete exarnination has been administered.
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An atterapt will be n:ade to distinguish between R0 and SR0 Lnowledge and Ebilities, to the extent that such a distinction is supported by the facility training n.aterials.
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c NRC RULES AtiD GUIDAliCE FOR EXAMINEES 1.
Use bleck int or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.
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Print your name in the blank provided on the cover sheet of the examination.
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Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination, if necessary, 4.
Answer each question on the examination.
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required, use only the lined paper provided by the examiner.
5.
Use abbreviations only if they are comnionly used in facility literature.
6.
The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question and can be used as a guide for the depth cf enswer required.
7.
Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer to a mathematical problem whether asked for in the question or not.
8.
Unless solicited, the location of references need not be stated.
9.
Partial credit may be given. Therefore, AltSWER ALL PARTS OF 1HE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE AtiY At45WERS BLAT 4K.
Partial credit will NOT be given on multiple choice questions.
10, if parts of the examination are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions of the examiner only.
11.
You niust sign the statement on the cover sheet that indicates the work on the exaniination is your own and that you have not received or been given any assistance in completing the examination. This must be signed AFTER the exan,ination has been completed.
12.
Rest room trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a time may leave.
You must avoi'd all contact with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of exemination compromise.
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Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your license and could result in more severe penalties.
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ENCLOSUPE3(Cont'd) 14 Each section of the examination is designed to tale approximately 90 minutes to complete. You will t'e given two hours to complete tach section for a total of four hours.
Each question has been time validated, with the allotted time based on an average of knowledgeable persons answering the question.
You should be aware that the tirees 00 NOT allow for looking up or verifying each answer.
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refer to the same indications or controls, particular care must be taken to incintain individual examination security and avoid any possibility of corrpromise or appearance of cheating.
- 16. When you are finished and have turned in your completed examination, leave the examiriation area.
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- 17. Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong inforraation 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 enswers.
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Proportional grading does not apply to JPMs.
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