ML20024B152

Discusses Status of Present Auxiliary Operator Program & Training Proposals

ML20024B152
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	05/17/1976
From:	Tsaggaris A METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
To:	Colitz J, Herbein J, Geoffrey Miller METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
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TASK-01, TASK-1, TASK-GB GPU-2268, NUDOCS 8307070042
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There ar. no short cuts in producing a competent and well qualified nuclear plant, r..

f. operator. A man must have a basic but solid theoretical l

background on which to build. He rust possess certain mathematical skills which can be applied directly to the requirements of his job.

l He must learn the basics of the systems which make up the integrated plant so that when he E,

begins his hands-on' training, he has a foundation upon which to build operating proficiency. These theoretical principles, mathematical skills, and basic systaa knowledge cannot be self-taught.

etch result in an Auxiliary A Operator, must occur in two years.At the present t I am convinced that the only way to produce a quality operator is to provide his with j

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a thorough training program in the classroom followed by meaningful in-plant r

on the job training.

The better qualified operators we produce, the fewer operational errors are made and more megawatts are produced. (referetce p-t J. Buzy's recent exit debrief connents about Aux. Operators, recent Zion turbine v

disaster, etc.)

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CA92 with previous allitary nuclear experience, for direct input as Auxiliary A lq and Control Room Operstors. Now that wa have one unit oneratino and another on the way (with its CRO's already chosen from previous Aux. A's) we eust j

C taka a hard look at our future training programs. We must ensure that i

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Asociliary operators and control Room Operators. We will no longer have direct

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inputs to produce Aux. A's and CRO's. Our future Control Room Doerators will G-be selected fra the most senior Aux. A's who bid for the job.

It is significant that enst of our present Auxiliary C.0perators are senior to the present

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'C30-job is ^e sien who is curren. late 1977, the man who will.be bidding and getting a

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Our original class of Auxiliary A Operators was given a 48 week classroom J:,M p m followed by in-plant training. The next two groups, consisting primertiy l

er ex Revy-askes, received 26 weeks of formal classroom training followed hy em approxinstaly three sonths of in-plant training.

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gg, The original group participated in het functional 'esting an'i! all of the groups particnated in the startup and power escal.' ion prc' gram.,

P The aptitude and power plant experience possessed by an individual beginning our Auxiliary Operator autoc.atic mode of progression is, in general, far below that of our present Aux. A's. (73% of our present Auxiliary A Operators have

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.i comprehensive six month, twelve hour per day classroo:n period covering mathematics reactor design and performance, nuclear physics, heat transfer and fluid flow, c' ore performance and operating characteristics, etc., and 2) a six rnonth, twelve hour per dav on the job training program for initial operator qualification.)

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experience.. esent Auxiliary C Operators have had any previous nuclear plant y

The type of ' training program we develop and provide now will: 1) determine what tpe of an Aux. A we produce in June 1977 and the future, 2) whether a man will

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successfully complete the requirements to make it to Aux. A with some degree of assurance, and 3) determine by' late 1977 what type of individual we will M

have as a CR0 candidate and his ability to successfully co=plet:

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STATUS OF PPISENT A'IILIARY OPER.ATOR PROGuM AND TPAINING PROPOSALS J

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A man who is presently an Aux. C Opera'er will be pr emted.o Aux.' B on.

June 16,1976 f f he satisfactorily completes the eni 2r written i

and practical advancement examinations. At the star s rogram he received 9 weeks of classroom training on secondary.)

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of on-shif t training, and then had to pass a final writt i practical 1

exasrination. This occurred during a 90 day probationary period where he

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program. After his probationary period he was then assigned to an operating i

shift where he received operational training in preparation fo..dvancement J

to A xiliary Operator B.

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1 The structure of this automatic mode of regression (Job Specs) requires e

7 that when a man becomes an Aux. A (June 977 for our present C's) he must be fully qualified to perfone a)1. the duties,of an Auxiliary Operator A.

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1) 1.sarn and operate thEmre than 30 primary systems.

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b trelaing that our original Aux. A's received. How do we acccsiplish the above MD Ei('

under the existing contract constraints? There is no probationary period Th P

for en kx. t which presents a significant problem, how do we test an

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t next 6 weets, each shift of Aux C's will receivs one week of mathematics in preparation for Advanced Health Physics. This training will occur during twir training week.

jl the secondary plast and begin to learn the primary plant.During their on-sh c.-

f Aug. 30 - Dec.17 Ali Aux. B's should be pulled off shift and placed I

in formal classroon training for 16 weeks covering:

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Dec.18 - May 1977 In. Plant oa the job training geared toward gaining proficiency"on the prirsry plant.

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during a refueling outage.

i May 1977 Practical examination for dvancement to Aux. A.

June 1977 Written examination for advan:enent to Aux. A.

C*!!!. P508tEMS WITH AUI. B TRAINING PROPOSAL

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N. Pbasm and G. Schutt are not due for advancement to Aux. B until August 1976.

Their final Aux. C exams will have to be scheduled so that they can slip into the mathematics trefning which will be occurring during July and g

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The type of program I am proposing cannot work Unless we hire Aux. C's l

in streable groups and not one or tw at a time. The. impact e. instructors I g is etwfous.

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D. Calnan is not due for prmotion to Aux. B ::ntil December 1.1976

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It wt11 have to contain see classroom training covering y:g anclear Physics, peector Theory and Kinetics.

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At the present time there is no concrete ceans a errhe'an Auxiliary A Op-

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he becomes an Auxfliary A Operator he is essentially free of any further t,.

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At the present time an Auxiliary A Operator is not required to take tests l

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How do we train Aux Operators on 2 units so that they can become inter-I changeable between units? (Potential for disaster here is obvious and I

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we should take a hard look at our ability to accomplish this first of all, lc n*.

i and learn two sets of CP's,Ap's.EP's, and systems..sure ourselves that a m I

(Can't possibly-expect a man to learn both units before he becomes an A Operator).

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_Preposed So'.utions:

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Include in the Auxiliary A Operator Job Specs the provision for an end of the year written and practical esamination.

(fiay want to make this every two years.) Recent NRC debrief comments indicate that they are r-o going to start looking closely at Ausiliary Operator Programs.

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Allow grading of Auxiliary A Operator tests taken during requal period on a pass fail basis for record keeping purposes.

the person to take the test and sign his name to it.This would require b

(At least this way we kMS can get an indication of W is " showing interest in and preparing for the next higher classification including appropriate HRC licensing.")

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We should wait untti a man be:omes an A Operster and then train his on the other unit.

that we would never train him.To try and do this arty other way would confuse i man so We should groom our present C's to be Proficient on Unit I by the time they are A's'and then train thea on Unit Il by We should train our cresent A operators on Unit !!.

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This cross.' plant tbining will be new materf al. We will tE<e to work out wi

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-a 9 maastaattees t,d date beve been excellent. If thl treed is to coatinue one D.M CED cantidates must came fras well qualified Aust114ry Operetoes a

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