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Comments on SECY-80-491 Re Proposed Rulemaking for Qualification of Reactor Operators.Educational Requirements for Reactor Operators & Senior Reactor Operations Should Not Be Made Immediately Effective
ML20039D338
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Issue date: 01/13/1981
From: Bradford P
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To: Dircks W
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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' MEMO TO:

William J. Dircks

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- SUBJECT " SECY-80--491 PROPOSED ROI.EMAKING, " QUALIFICATION OFc

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  • l I, support the reevaluation of this paper and: have the following specific. comments at this times-3

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.The staff proposal for allowing.the GEDC to substitute t i i.

4.. N for ~a high school diploma seems satisf actoryc since.. local:

colleges.and the Navy nuclearipower' program accept the;

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-GEDC as an indication of-high school completion..

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.I:think that the final rule should specify r a high minimum ' 3 acceptable GEDC score.

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. The: educational < requirements f or ROS and SROs should not. i be made immediately effective.

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. for ROs'and 1984 for SROs seems acceptable pending the-public comments received.

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.means to determine an RO, SRO.or STA applicant?s previous U

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the NRC. and military organizations should be coordinated.o i

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to The staff should determine if and when ROs, SROs and n

STAS should.be screened for' emotional suitability.

1 ces Chairman Ahearne Commissioner Gilinsky 3

. Commissioner Hendrie

' Samuel J. '.hilk e I

Edward Hanrahan-Leonard Bickwit 7

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