ML20024B167
| ML20024B167 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1979 |
| From: | Ward E BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
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| TASK-*, TASK-GB GPU-6050, NUDOCS 8307070174 | |
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decision had been made by GPU that this facility 4
would be used for operator training?
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I am sure they had not given that serious 6
consideration at this stage of the game.
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I believe that they were.
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And would the sane thing apply to GPU?
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I believe so.
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To allow an operator an opportunity to gain 17 firsthand experience at a control console without 18 doing the things.
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transients and other unusual 19 him to experience 20 maneuvers which he must have ready access to, without on-21 running the risk of doing this in an actual power
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the operator would use the facility for training, the 5
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I suppose there is some optimum amount of time.
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is some optimum amount of time that would be desirable.
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'Q Was there discussi'on within B&W or with 13 GPU on locating the simulator, say, at TMI 27 14 A
I am not aware of any discussion regarding 2) 15 locating it at TMI 16 Q
Do you think that that idea might be a 17 good onc from the standpoint of assuring that there 18 is an adequate and regular training program?
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If I were to indic' ate it would be a good idea 20 to have a simulator at TMI 2,
I would also have to 21 say at each and every nuclear plant installation.
22 I frankly have not determined i;. my own mind whether 23 that is the appropriate way to go or whether instead 24 to have training centers.
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