ML20034A529
| ML20034A529 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000128 |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1990 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Richardson H TEXAS A&M UNIV., COLLEGE STATION, TX |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9004230415 | |
| Download: ML20034A529 (9) | |
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50-128 Dr. Herbert H. Richardson, Director Texas Engineering Experiment Station 301 WERC Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-3126 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
LICENSINGEXAMINATIONSATTAMUNUCLEARSCIENCECENTER(NSC)TRIGA In a telephone conversation between Mr. D. E. Feltz of your staff and Mr. J. L. Pellet, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration t
of licensing examinations at the NSC TRIGA during the week of June 25, 1990.
We have retained the reference material from the March 1990 examination. No additional material is required.
q You are responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for administration of the written examinations. Enclosure 1, " Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations. Mr. D. E. Feltz has also been informed of these requirements. " Procedures for the Administration of Written Examinations,"
contains the W ies and guidelines that will be in effect during the administration of the written examinations. The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these rules, i
The facility staff review of the written examinations will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 3. " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations." Mr. D. E. Feltz has been informed of these requirements.
All completed reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination date so that we shall be able to review the training and experience.of the candidates, l
process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments af ter applicant eligibility has been determined.
If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, it is likely i
that a postponement will be necessary.
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Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions l
regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact Mr. J. L. Pellet, Chief, Operator Licensing Section, at (817) 860-8159.
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A. Bil Beach, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
Enclosures:
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Requirements for Administration i
of Written Examinotions 2.
Procedures for Administration of Written Examinations 3.
Requirements for facility Review of Written Examinations cc w/ enclosures:
i Dr. John W. Poston, Department Head Department of Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843 I
M. E. McLain Radiation Safety Officer Texas A&M University College Station Texas 77843 Mr. Feenan Jennings, Chairman Reactor Safety Board Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843 Dr. K. R. Hall, Deputy Director Nuclear Science Center l
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843 Texas State Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 Radiation Control Program Director Bureau of Radiation Control Dept. of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3189
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ENCLOSURE 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1.
A single room shall be provided for administration of the written examination.
The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all otier facility and/or contractor personnel during the written examination.
If necessary, the facility should make arrangements 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 3-foot space between tables.
3.
Suitable arrangements shall be made 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.
4.
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.
5.
Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators, or slide rules into the I
examination room. Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.
6.
The licensee shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant. When documents (y the Chief Examiner, the licensee shall prepare copies of large requested b e.g., Technical Specifications, Emer Procedures, or Emergency Operating Procedures) gency Plan Implementing.
for use by the applicants.
Such request will normally be made to the licensee at least one working day prior to the written examination. The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. No wa,11 charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be visible in the examination room. No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the
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9 ENCLOSURE 2 PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS The Chief Examiner or Proctor shall:
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Check identification badges.
2.
Pass out examinations and all handouts.
Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:
"During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:
"1.
Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your application and could result in more severe penalties.
"2.
After 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 af ter you complete the examination."
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:
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.
4 Fill in the date on the cover Wet of the examination (if necessary).
5.
Use only the paper provided ior your answers.
6.
Print your name in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of each
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section of the answer sheet and initial each succeeding page.
7.
Consecutively number each answer sheet.
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Write "End of Category _" at the end of your answers to a category.
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Start each category on a new page, i
- 10. Write on only one side of the paper, j
- 11. Write "Last page" on the last answer sheet.
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- 12. Number each answer to correspond with the question, for example:
1.4, 6.3.
- 13. Skip at least three lines between each answer,
- 14. Separate completed answer sheets from the pad and place them face down on your desk or table.
- 15. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
Avoid using symbols such as less than or greater than signs to avoid a simple transposition error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out.
- 16. The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question. The amount of blank space on an examination question page is NOT an indication of the depth of answer required.
- 17. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer and justify your answer for any short answer or essay questions, whether indicated in the question or not.
- 18. Partial credit may be given. Therefore ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.
- 19. Proportional grading will be applied to short answer or essay questions requesting a list. Any additional wrong information that is provided may count against you.
For example, if a question is worth one point and 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.
20.
If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.
- 21. When you complete your examination, you shall:
a.
Assemble your exsmination as follows:
(1) Exemination questions on top.
(2) Examination aids - figures, tables, etc.
(3) Answer pages including figures which are part of the answer.
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Turn in your examination and all pages used to answer the examination questions.
Turn in all scrap paper and the balance of the paper that you did not c.
use for answering the questions.
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When you are done and have turned in your examination leave the examinationarea(DEFINETHEAREA).
If you are found in this area' while the examination is still in progress, your: license may.be i
denied or revoked.
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ENCLOSURE 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS l
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At the option of the Chief Examiner, 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.
Whenever this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers shall sign the following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination:
a.
Preexamination Security Agreement any information concerning the replacement (or. initial) gly divulge I,
, agree that I will not knowin examination scheduled for to any unauthorized persons.
I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those reactor operator or senior reactor operator ap(plicantsorinitial) scheduled to be administered the above replacement examination from now until after the examination has been administered.
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In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following l
statement after the written examination has been administered:
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Postexamination Security Agreement I,
, did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge any information concerning the written examination administered on to any unauthorized persons.
I did not participate in providing any instruction to those reactor operator and senior reactor operator applicants who were administered the examination from the time that I was alloweo access to the examination.
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Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, imediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility will be provided a copy of the examination with all changes that were made during the examination administration for their review.
If the 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 coments.
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 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 on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section Chief. Should the coment submittal deadline not be met, a long delay in grading the examinations may occur.
3.
The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific comments:
a.
Listing of NRC question, answer and reference-b.
Facility coment/recomendation c.
Reference (to support facility coment)
NOTES:
1.
No change to the examination will be made without submittal cf 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 recommendation will not be addressed.
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