ML20029A218
| ML20029A218 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 01/28/1991 |
| From: | Bettenhausen L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9102050074 | |
| Download: ML20029A218 (9) | |
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JAN 2 81991 Docket No. 50-219 GPU Nuclear Corporation ATTN: Mr. Eugene E. Fitzpatrick Vice President and Director Oyster Creek Nuclear Ger. crating Station P. O. Box 388 Forked River, New Jersey 08731
SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION Arrangements have been made between Mr. J. Kowalski, fianager, Plant Training and Mr. D. Florek, Operations Engineer, for an evaluation of the requalifica-tion program and licensed personnel at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
' Station. The written and JPM portion of the evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of April 8, 1991. The dynamic simulator portion is scheduled for the weeks of June 10, 1991, and June 17, 1991.
The requalification examinations and the subsequent evaluation of the facility requalification program will be performed in accordance with sections 601 through 606 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, Revision 6.
You are encouraged to ensure that your training staff and proposed examinees are familiar with these standards, Pending the outcome of the resolution on use-of the Nine Mile Point Unit 1 dynamic simulation facility, the NRC retains the option to postpone or cancel the NRC administered requalification program evaluation for 1991. We will
' inform you of our final plans prior to the first portion of the examination starting April:8, 1991.
For the examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1, " Refer-ence Material Requirements" by February 25, 1991.
Failure to supply the refer-ence material as required by Enclosure 1 may result in postponement of the examinat'lon. We understand that you plan to supply the sampling plan test out-l line and a proposed examination for use during the examination week by l
March 8, 1991. Those personnel participating in the proposed examination
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development become subject to the security restrictions described below.
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- Mr. Kowalski has been advised of our reference material requirements, and where l-these items are to be sent.
L You are requested to designate at least one employee to be a member of a joint L
NRC-facility examination team.
The employee shall be an active SRO (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) from the Oyster Creek Operations Depart-ment.
You are encouraged to designate a second employee from the traini_ng i'
staff to be a member of the examination team. This employee should be an l
active SRO (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)), but may be a facility or INPO certified instructor.
If desired and agreed-to by the Chief Examiner, you may designate one additional employee from the training staff, with appropriate qualifications, to be c member of tne examination team.
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addition to these individuals, a simulatnr operator must be made afailable fcr scenario preview &nd 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 r'epresentatives, under the security agreement, shall be rostricted from knowingly communicating by ary means the content or scope of the exami-nation to unauthorized persons and from particippting in any facility programs such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requali-fication examinee (s) will be present.
These resti ttf ons shall apply f rom the i
day that the facility representative signs the examination security agreement Indicating'that the representative understands that he or she has specialized knowledge of the examination.
The Chief Examincr will determine when facil/+y representatives have received specialized krowiedge concerning the examinat hn and require execution of an examinatiori security agreement.
In trost cases, the examination team members will not be required to enter into an examination security agreement more than 60 days prior to the examinatien week.
The si nu-lator operator will normally become subject to the requirements during the examination preparation and validation week; buts in some 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 enmination admini-stration date, the proposed opentors, including crew compo.sition, for the i
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 accommo-dations to properly develop and conduct the examinat-ions., "Admi-
-nistration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Kowalski 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 l
simulatinn facility examination process at the site.
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-This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance. Number l
1150-0101 which 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 comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burdert, to the Records and Reports Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Manage:n rt, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,' Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Pa, work Reduction Project l
(3150-0101), Office of Information and Regulatory Af fairs, NE0B-3019, and Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
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'fhiN yoi her yo.e consideration in this matter If you have any questions on the evslunion pec, e ;s. please contact me at (215) 337-5291 or Richard Conte n (? H) 211-5210.
Sincerely, Ori ginal Siguca by a Lee H. Bettenhausen, Chief Operations Branch Divbien of Reactor Safety Enclosu es:
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Reference Material Requirements 2.
Administration of Pequalification ExaminatYons 3.
NRC Rules and Guicance for Examinees cc:
M. Laggart, BWR Liwn ing Manager G. Busch, Licensioy M nager, Oyster Creek PJblic Document Rotm t.PDR)
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Nuclear Safety Infcrmation Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector State of f<ew Jersey bct w/encit:
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Managecent Assistant, ORMA (w/o encl)
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I ENCt.05URE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS Test itea to support til aspects of the requalification examination must be provided to the NRC cy February 25, 1991.
All test items should be oeveloped in accordance with the guidelines provided in sections 602 through 604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner
$tandards, and their respective attachments.
For the first requalification evaluetion at the f acility, the suba.its.O must contain at least-700 test items for use in the written examination.
They should be equally divided between the two sections of the examination, and there must be at least 350 test items Tor use in each section, 75 job performance measures (JPMs) for use on the walk-through portion of the operating examination.
To the extent possible, approximately 40% of the JPMs should evaluate "in plant" tasks (system / component operation outside the centrol room).
15 simulator scenarios of approximately 50 minutes ecch in length for use on the simulator portion cf the operating examination for examinations administered in one week.
For subsequent requalification examination 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 examination and which cover all safety-related elements of the f acility joo 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 shou'd cover equipment and system modifications, recent industry and licensee events and procedural changes.
JPMs to evaluate each operator and seninr operator safety-related task identified in the facility JTA. ubich frcet 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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A bank of at least 30 simulator scenarios which reflect all plausible or expected abnormal and emergency situations to which control room operators are expected to respond or control. At least 5 scenarios per year should be generated until all aspects of the emergency operating procedures are covered with sufficient variation in the type and scope of initiating events and level of degradation.
For all requalification examination and evaluation visits, the facility shall:
submit an Examination Test Outline / temple Plan which meets the require-ments of ES-601, Attachment 2; provide the associated examination banks (wrs. ten, simulator and JDM) and associated reference material.
At e minimum, this shall inrtude Technical Specifications, applicable plant operating, surveillance a',d administra-tive procedures, abnormal and emergency operating proceHares, emergency plan procedures and training material utilized in the requalification training (including student handouts and lesson plans).
Additional refer-ence material may be requested by the Chief Examiner.
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ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS 1.
An evaluation of at least twelve facility licensed operators is required for a program evaluation.
Normally the crew scheduled for requalification training during the period selected for the program evaluction should be selected.
The sample will include other licensed operators who are not routinely performing shif t duties or are not maintaining an active license per 10 CFR 55.53(e).
The restrictions on crew composition in the simu-lator are described in ES-601(C.1.b) and ES-604.
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The simulator and a simulator operator (s) will be provided for examination development.
The date(s) and duration of time needed to develop the examinations will 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 chief examiner, no material will be made available that is solely used for training.
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A single room shall be provided for compitting Section B of the written examination.
The location of this room and supporting rest room facili-ties shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the examination.
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Minimum specing is required to ensure examination integrity as detto ined by the chief examiner.
Minimum spacing should be one candidate per table, with a three-foot space between tables.
No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
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Sufficient copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination will be available for the examinee.
The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications, operating / abnormal prncedures, administrative procedures, Emergency Plans as available to the plant operators.
Video taping capabilities can be utilized.
The facility should contact the chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.
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An attempt will be made to distinguish between R0 and SRO knowledge and abilities to the extent that such a distinction is supported by the faci-lity training materials.
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Prudent scheduling of exam week activities is important to help alleviate undue stress on the operators.
Your training staff and the Chief Examiner should work very closely in formulating a schedule which does not result in excessive delays in crews or individuals being administered their examination.
The following are some suggestions for structuring the exam activities to achieve this purpose:
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e Don't bring in crews or individuals well before their scheduled exam times.
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When examining. operators in groups, it is better to hold the group just completing their exam vice the groups that tre taking their exam later.
Following simulator stanarios, the facility evaluators and NRC exami-3 ners should quickly oetermine whether follow-up questioning is required, so that the crew may be released to talk among themselves about the scenario.
Ensure that time validation of JPMs, is conducted accurately.
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L ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES 1.
Use black ink 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 examina-tion.
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Fill-in the date on the cover sheet of the examination, if necessary,
. _ Answer each question on the examination.
If additional paper is required, I
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use only the lined paper provided by the examiner, i
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Use abbreviations _only if thev are commonly used in facility literature.
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The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses.after the question and can be used as a guide for the depth of answer required.
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Show all calculations, methods or assumptions used to obtain an answer to a mathematical problem, whether asked for in the question or not.
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Unless-solicited, the location of references need not be stated.
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Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information
-that is provided may count against you.
For example, if a question is I
worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25
. points, and you give _ five responses, each response will be worth 0.20 points.
If-one-of your five-responses is incorrect, 0.20 will be F._
deducted and your total credit.for that question will be 0.80, even
-though you may have listed the four correct responses in the answer key, p
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Partial credit may be given, except on multiple choice questions.
Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY' ANSWERS BLANK.-
- 11. - If parts of the exami_ nation are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions of the examiner only.
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You must sign the statement on the cover sheet that indicates the work on the examination is your own and that you have not received or been given.
L j-any assistance.-in -completing the examination. -This must be signed AFTER l
the examination has been completed.
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-13, Restroom trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a time may l
leave.
You must avoid all-contact with anyone outside the examination L
-room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of examination j
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- 14. Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your license and could result in more severe penalties.
- 15. Each section of the examination is designed to take approximately 90 minutes to complete.
You will be given two hours to complete each section to allow for thirty minutes of review.
16;- The examination has been time.vslidated by knowledgeable persons.
You should be aware that not every answer needs to be verified by consulting a reference and excessive usage of reference material may cause you to not complete the exam in the allotted time.
- 17. Due to the existence of questions that will require all examinees to refer to the same indications or controls, particular care must be taken to maintain individual examination security and avoid any possibility of compromise or appearance of cheating.
- 18. When you are finished and have turned in your completed examination, leave the examination area.
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