ML20028H073

Requests Util Provide Ref Matls Listed in Encl 1, Ref Matl Requirements, for RP Evaluation Scheduled for Wk of 910121

ML20028H073
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	10/01/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9010090027
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Commonwealth Edison Company

. ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Senior Vice President Opus Nest III a

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SUBJECT:

REQUAllflCATION' PROGRAM EVALUATION Arrangements have been made between R. P. Thornton, Training Supervisor and D. Shepard (Chief Examiner) for an evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at your Zion facility. The evaluation visit is scleduled for the week of January'21,1990. The reoualification examinations and. the'subse--

quent evaluation of the facility requalification program will be performed in 4

accordance with sections 601 through 604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing y

Examiner Standards, Revision 6.

You are encouraged to ensure that your training staff and proposed examinees are familiar with these standards.

e For the examiners 1to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary

'for the facility-to furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1, l

" Reference Material Requirements." Failure to supply the reference material Las required by Enclosure 1 may result in t stponement of the. examination.

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1 Chief E.aminer may request that the facility submit a proposed examination for use during the examination week in addition to the material requirements.of.

Submission of a proposed examination, even if requested.is-optional.

However, if a proposed examination is submitted, those personnel-

. participating in its development may become. subject to the security restrictions described-below. Mr. Thornton has been-advised of our. reference material'

' requirements, whether a proposed examination is requested,'and whc.'e these i

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items'are to be sent.

You are requested to des'ignate at least one employee to be a member of a. joint requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)ployee shall be an active SR0 (per the NRC-facility examination team.- The em

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are encouraged to designate a second employee from the training staff'to be-a

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.the requ'irements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f))yee should be an active SR0 (per.

member'of the examination team.

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_ certified instructor.

If desired and agreed to by the Chief. Examiner, you may

• ' designate 'one additional employee from the training staff with appropriate iqualifications to be a member of the examination team.

In addition to:these individuals a simulator operator must be made available for scenario preview QM03 l

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and validation during the on-site examination preparation week.

In some cases, it may be necessary to designate a simulator operator during the test item review period. This individual will also be subject to the examination security agreement.

Any facility representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted from knowingly communicating by any means the content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and from participating in any facility programs such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requalification examinee (s) will be prs: ant. These restrictions shall apply from the day that the facility representativc understands that he or she has specialized knowledge of the examination.

The Chief Examiner will determine when facility representatives have received specialized knowledge concerning the examination and require exceution of an examination security agreement, in most cases, the examination team members will not be required to enter into an examination security agreement more than 60 days prior to the examination week. The simulator operator will normally become subject to the requirements during the examination preparation and validation week but, in sone cases, this may occur as much as 30 days prior to the examination week to support operating test item review and revision.

The facility shall identify to the NRC 60 days prior to the examiantion administration date, the proposed operators, including crew composition, for the examination. This information should be provided by the facility training staff to the NRC's Chief Examiner.

The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations to properly develop and conduct the examinations.- Enclosure 2,

" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Thornton has also been informed of these requirements.

Also, a facility operations management repre-sentative (as a minimum, first level above shift supervisor) should observe the simulation facility er.aeination process at the site. contains the "dRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The f acility management is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these rules.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 whit. 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, copying and mailing the required material.

Send concents 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, D.C.

20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Managenent and Budget. Washington, D.C. 20503.

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l Thank you' for-your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions on the. evaluation process, please contact J. Lennartz at (708)790-5651 :

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. Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief Operations branch

Enclosures:

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Reference. Material Requirements 2.

Administration of Requalification-Exa:ninations j

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NRC Rules and. Guidance for Examinees.

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M. Wallace, Vice President, PWR Operations.

T. Kovach, Nuclear-Licensing Manager e

T. Joyce, Station Manager R. Chrzanowski, Regulatory Assurance

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Resident Inspectors, Byron, Braidwood,. Zion' L'

Richard Hubbard-l J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public Utilit1es Division.

- Mayor,. City of Zion

Robert Newmann, Office of Pub'.ic p/

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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS Test items to support all aspects of the requalification examination must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date.

All test items should be developed in accordance with the guidelines provided in sections 602 through 604 of NUREC 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, and their respective attachments.

For the first requalification evaluation at the far'.iity, the submittal must contain at least:

700 test it'<ms for use in the written examination. They should be equally di' tided between the two sections of the examination and there must be at lesst 350 test items for use in each section.

75 job performance measures (JPMs) for use on the walk-througn portion of the operating excmination. To the extent possible, approximately 40% of the JPMs should evaluate "in plant" tasks (system / component operation outside the control room).

15 simulator scenarios of approximately 50 minutes each in length for use on the simulator portion of the operating examination for examinations administered'in one week.

For subsequent requalification examinations facilities are expected to make submittals reflecting progress toward the following targets over the next 5 years after the initial evaluation visit:

A minimum of 700 test items for use in the written examination equally divided between the two sections of the written axamination and which cover all safety related elements of the f acility job task analysis (JTA). The bank shall be dynamic in nature, in that at least 150 questions a year shall be reviewed, revised or generated.

New questions that are developed should cover equipment and system modification, recent ir.dustry and licensee events and procedural changes.

JPMs to evaluate each operator and senior operator safety related task identified in the facility JTA, which meet the criteria in ES-603. The JPM bank should expand at a rate of at least 10 JPMs per year until this goal is reached.

It is estimated that 125-150 JPMs will be the final result. Development of the questions associated with the JPMs shall also continue, such that there is a representative sample of questions given the knowledges associated with the task listed in the JTA.

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-requirements Of ES-601,- Attachment 2.

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providethe.associatedexaminationbanks-(written,simulatorandJPM)~and-d 1 associated reference material. - At a minimum this-shall include Technical 8,s

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Additional' reference material'may be requested by_the Chief-Exaininer.-

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Anhaluation ( 7 at least twelve facility licensed operators is requiredi 4-Efor a program evaluat. ion..- Normally the crew scheduled for requalification

'tra'.ning~during the period selected _for.the: program evaluation should be.

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examinations will1 be agreed upon by the. chief, examiner and.the facility.

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The reference material'used in the' simulator will'be reviewed by the ~ _ _

J' chief examiner. iNo materiel will.be used that is solely used for. training.

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examination. ;The location of this room :and sup'portiy rest room-e

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. Minimum; spacing is required to ensure examination _ integrity and-will be:

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examinee per table 'and a~ 3-foot space:between! tables.. No wall Charts.

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shall be provided for each examinee. The ' efdrence materia ~1 will-be rev'iewediby the chief:examirer and will consist of'TechnicaliSpecifica+1onso Ws operating / abnormal lproceduras, administrative !procedurespand Emergency LPlanslas'available' to the plant operators-

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An'attemptwill'beLmadetodistiaguishbetweenLR0andSRbknowledgeand bE abilities to'the extent that such acdistinction is supported byithe h{2

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ENCLOSURE 3--

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NRC RULES AND Gul0ANCE FOR EXAMINEES-j_

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Use black ink,or.' dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions _

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Use abbreviations only if Lthey are commonly used in facility literature. _

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The point valusifor each question is indicated in parent'heses'af t$r the ~

question and!can be usad as a guide for the depth;of 'anwer required.

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Show all calculations,' methods, or assumptions'used to obtain an answer-i tot a mathematical problem whether asked for in the question or not-I 8.

Unless=solicitad, the location of references need not.be. stated..

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that is_ provided may count' against you.

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. points, and you -giv'e five responses, each response will be worth 0.20 -

points, ilf one of you.r five responses-is incorrect 0.20 will be 1

0, deduct M and-your totar credit'for that question wi.11 be 0.80, even though=you may have~ listed the: four correct responses in the. answer key, if 10.- Partial: credit may be given. Therefore~, ANSWER. ALL PARTS 0F. THE QUESTIM m

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multipl.e c.hcice questions.

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You mustisign ther statement Jn.the cover < sheet.that indicates-the; work on>

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the :xamination.has been completed.

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' leave. You inust avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination r.oom to avoid'even the appearance or possibility of' examination

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'and could result.:in'morc severe penalties.

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15. JEahhisection:~of the1 examination 11s designed.toftake approximately:

b&W 90 mii.Utas tot co'mplete.-;You will be given-two hoursLto complete e"

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should be. aware'that not every answer needs to.be verified by consulting a reference, and excessive usage ofl reference' material may cause you:to:

.not complete the' examination in~the allotted time.

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