ML20024F969

Discusses Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 910429

ML20024F969
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	12/19/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9012270190
Download: ML20024F969 (11)

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s DEC 15 InD Dockettio. 150-266

-Docket No. 50-301 4

Wisconsin Electric Power Company 3

. ATTN:~ Mr. C..W. Fay Vice President Nuclear Power 231 -West flichigan Street --P379 l

llilwaukee, WI 53201

Dear Mr. Fay:

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SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSIllG EXAMINATIONS'

.in 'a telephone conversation between tir.11 ark Mervine and Itr. Darrel Damon

' arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at' q

the Point Beach Nuclear-Plant.

The written and operating examinations are scheduled for the week of y

April 29, 1991..-

In order for us to meet this' schedule, it will be necessary for the facilityr to furnish the approved reference materiale listed.in Enclosure 1, " Reference-Mate,ial-Requirement.s-for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing' Examinations" at least 60 days prior to the examination ~ date. Any-substandard

or; incomplete material or delay in receiving approved properly. bound and

indexed reference material may result in.a delay in aaministering.the Lexaminations;. Mr. Mervine.has been advised of our reference material requirements,'the-number of-reference materia 1Lsets that are required,.and Mthe cex' miners' names and addresses'where each set is-to.be mailed.

a The facility management.is re'sponsible for providing adequate space:and iaccommodations in order to properly conduct-the written examinations.["

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Enclosure:

2,"" Requirements for Administration of-Written Examinations describes..our~ requirements for conducting <these examinations.: Mrc Mervine-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 managementois-responsible >for ensuring that all applicants-'are aware of these rules.

-TheLfacility' staff review of the written examination will be conducted.in p

accordance withcrequirements specified in Enclosure.4, " Requirements for'.

, Facility Review of. Written Examinations." lir. Mervine has been informed-of-these requirements.

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To better document simulator examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the i

facility sinulator operator record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature, pressurizer level, etc.), for each simulator scenario.

The applicants will be responsible for providing this information with any appeal of a simulator operating examination. Therefore, the f acility training staff should retain the simulator exanination scenario information until all applicants who took the examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.

i Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should he submitted at least 30 days before the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments 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 postponement will be necessary.

Final signed applications certifying that all training has been completed shall be subnitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

However, if processing of a license application is not completed in time to make a determination of applicant eligibility, the candidate shall not be permitted to sit for the examination.

Therefore, it is recommended that license applications be provided as soon as possible to ensure an appropriate level of review.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires May 3'i, 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 conaents regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101),

Office of Information and Regblatory Affairs, NE0B-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

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DEC 101330 Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any.

. questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact T. Burdick at (708) 790-5566.

Sincerely, THOMAS M. BURDICK FOR Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosures:

1. - Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations 2.

Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations 3.

NRC Rules and Guidelines For Written Examinations 4.

Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations cc w/ enclosures:

G.-J. Maxfield, Plant Manager DCD/DCB(RIDS)

OC/LFDCB Resident inspector, RIII Virgil Kanable, Chief Boiler Section Charles Thompson, Chairman

-Wisconsin Public Service Commission Leroy E. Conner, Acting Administrator Wl' Div. of Emergency Government Teri L. Vierima, Chief Radiation Protection Section WI Departaent of Health and Social Services

.H. Hervine, Plant Training Manager cc w/o enclosures:

W. H. Swenson, Project Manager, HRR R. H. Gallo, Branch Chief, OLB I. H. Jackiw, Section Chief, DRP R1II h II RI N.

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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE NATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSlHG EXAMINATIONS 1.

Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.)

t A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), specifying the knowledges and abilities required of an operator at the facility.

Each particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlating 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 validity 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 should include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The written material should include learning objectives and the details aresented during lec ures, rather than outlines. Training materials saould be identied by plant and unit, bound, and indexed.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLEiti, PROPERLY B0UND AND INDEXED PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORPORATE MAllAGEMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAllT OPERAT10lls (E.G., VICE PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR OPERATIONS). ACC0HPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A C0VER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REA50ll THE EXAltINATIONS WERE CAllCELLED OR POSTPONED. Training materials which include the following should be provided:

System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, compone.ts, controls and instrumentation.

System training material shcald draw parallels to the actual procedures usea for gerat ing the applicable system.

Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, B0P system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated' operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures.

OPERATOR LICENSING ENCLOSURE 1 (Cont'd) 2.

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 procedures) 6.

Standing orders (important orders that are safety related and may supersede the regular procedures) 7.

Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e., weekly or that can be run on the simulator) procedure, when appropriate) g procedures, (initial core-loading-Fuel-handling and core-loadin 8.

9, Ali annunciator / alarm procedures

10. Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures) 11.

Emergency plan implementing procedures

12. Technical 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.

16. Questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facility licensee)

OPERATOR LICENSlHG ENCLOSURE 1 (Cont'd)

17. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations i

that meet the requirements of these Standards and the regulations.

The above reference material shall be approved, final issues and shall be so marked.

If a plant has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner sh611 verify with the f acility that the nost 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 cancellation or rescheduling of the examinations.

l EHCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMEllTS FOR ADMllllSTRATION OF WRITTEll EXAMlHATIONS 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 arrangement 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 nade 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.

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The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the examination. The examiner shall distribute these pads to the applicants as needed.

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Applicants nay 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.

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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The facility staff shall be provided with a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has handed in his written examination. The facility staff shall have five working days to provide formal written comments with supporting documentation regarding written examination questions and answers to the Chief Examiner.

ENCLOSURE 3 PROCEDURES FOR THE ADM1HISTRATION OF WRITTEH EXAltitlATIONS 1.

Check identification bcdges.

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Pass out examinations and all handouts.

Remind app 1' cants not to review examination until instructed to do so.

READ THE F0LLOWlHG INSTRUCTIONS VERBATiti:

During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:

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Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your appiication and could result in more severe penalties.

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Af ter 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 after you complete the examination.

READ THE FOLLOWING lilSTRUCTIONS:

1.

Restroom 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.

'2.

Use black ink or dark pencil only to facilitate legible reproductions.

3.

Print your name in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of the examination cover sheet and each answer sheet.

4.

Mark

'nswers on the answer sheet provided. USE OllLY THE PAPER PROV D 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.

5.

Before you turn in your examination, consecutively number each answer

sheet, i

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_LICENSEEXAMINATIONSENCLOSURE3-(Cont'd) 6.

Use : abbreviations'only if they are commonly used in f acility 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 [ brackets] after the

. question.

8.

-Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer

-to any short answer questions.

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Partial; credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION-AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK. Partial credit will NOT:be given on

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multiple choice questions.

10.. Proportional grading will be applicd. - Any additional wrong information

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that is provided may coun_t against you.- For example, if.c question:is

-worth one point land 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 answers, q

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If.the in_ tent,of _a question -is u'nclear, ask questions of.the; examiner

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'12L When turning _ in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets..In addition,

turn in all: scrap paper.

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Ensure.al1~information'you wish to have evaluated;aslpart of your answer

.is on.your answer sheet.

Scrap _ paper will be disposed of immediately J

following the examination.

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-14., To, pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of 80% or greater, q

15.. Theretis a time limit. of1four (4) hours for' completion of:the examination.

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_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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ENCLOSURE 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F WRITTEN EXAftINATIONS 1.

At the option of-the Section Chief, 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 will coordinate-the details of the review with the facility. An NRC examiner will;always be present during the review.

Whenever this' option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the following statement ~ prior.to being allowed access; to the examination.. The examination or written notes will NOT be retained by the facility, a.

Pre-Examination Security Agreement

'I acknowledge'that I have acquired specialized knowledge concerning the examination scheduled for at as of'the date~of nty signature i

below. :I agree that I;will not knowingly divulge any information concerning this examination to any unauthorized persons.

I understand that-I am not to participate:in any instruction involving those applicants scheduled to_be administered the above examination from' this date until after the examination has been administered.

I-further understand that violation of the: conditions'of this agreement-may result in the examination.being cancelled.and/or enforcenent action against. nlyself or the facility licensee by whom I am employed or represent.

Signature /Date.

-In addition,- the facilityJstaff reviewers will sign the following statement after the written examination has been administered.

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Post-Examination Security Agreement 11'did not, to the best of my knowledge,-divulge any information-concerning the examinations administered during the.. week of _ at, to

-any unauthorized persons.

I did not participate-in providing any instruction to those applicants who were-administered.the examination from the date I entered into;this security agreement until the completion of exauination' administration..

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REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY' REVIEW OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION (Cont'd)

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Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, immediately following the administration of the written examination,Lthe 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 queslions during the-examination administration.

If tthe facility did not review the examination prior to-its administration, they will have five (5)' working days from the day of the written examination __to submit formal comments.

If the facility reviewed the examination prior to its administration, any additional coments 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-coments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the highest onsite 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. Coments not submitted within the required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the grading process-onLa case-by-case basis by the_ Regional.0ffice:Section Chief.

Should the comment' submittal deadline not be met, a long-delay in grading the examinations may o.ccur.

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The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific coments:

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Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference b.

Facility comment / recommendation c.

Reference (to support facility coment)

NOTES:

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No change to the. examination will'be'made without' submittal of a reference.to support the facility coment. Any-supporting documentation that was not previously. supplied, should be.

provided.

2.

Coments made without a concise facility recomendation will not be addressed.1

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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 faci.11ty staff should be.

informed that only written coments that are properly supported will-be.

considered in the grading of.the examination.

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