ML20043B470

Advises of Written & Operating Exams During Requalification Program Evaluation Scheduled for Wk of 900910.Facility Should Furnish Approved Items Listed in Encl Ref Matl Requirements, 60 Days Prior to Exam Date

ML20043B470
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	05/23/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 9005300073
Download: ML20043B470 (8)

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e-e Docket No. 50-254 t/ AY 23 Da Docket No. 50-265 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTH: Mr. Cordell Reed Senior.Vice President Post Office Box 767

. Chicago, IL 60690

SUBJECT:

REQUAllFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION In a telephone conversation between Mr. Tim Schares, Training Coordinator, and Mr. Hironori Peterson, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for an evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at the Quad Cities Nuclear Station. The evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of September 10, 1990.

For this visit, the NRC examiner will administer NRC prepared written and operating examinations. The NRC examiners will discuss with the appropriate facility personnel and operators the schedule and the process for t1ese examinations. For the examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish the approved items listed in,? Reference Material Requirements " at least 60 days prior to the examination date. Mr. Schares has been advised of our refer'ite material requirements and where they are to be sent.

NRC reserves the right to postpone NRC-administered requalification examinations if the facility generated materials are inadequete for examination preparation, it is requested that an employee be provided to complete the examination 10 CFR 55.53(ployee thall be an active (per the requirements ofe) or (f)) SRO from the Q I f-team. The em desired by the f acility, and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, an additional employee from the Training Dapartment may be a member of the examination team.

This employee shall prefecably be an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SRO, but may be a facility or INP0 certified s instructor. These individuals must not be scheduled for an NRC-administered examination during this visit, or participate as instructors once selected.

The facility representatives will be required to certify that they did not knowingly compromise any portion of the examination.

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MAY 3 pg The facility representatives shall be restricted (1) from. knowingly connunicating by any means the content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and (2) from participating in any facility programs such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requalificationexaminee(s)willbepresent. These restrictions shall

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' apply from 60 days prior to the examination date.

The i;jlity management is responsible for providing adequate space.and 7

.accounodations'to properly develop and. conduct the examinations.,

" Administration of Requelification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Schares has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations mana representative (asaminimum,firstlevelaboveshiftsupervisor)gement should observe the. simulation facility examination process at the site. 'contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during the administration'of the written examination. The facility management.is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these rules. The requalification examinations and the subsequent evaluation of the f acility requalification program will be performed in accordance with ES-601.

This request is covered by 01. ice of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150.'01 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, xeroxing and-mailing the required material.

Send connents 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 cf Information Support Services, Office of Information.

20555;andtothePaperworkReductionProject(3150-0101}. Washington,D.C.

Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission

, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions on-Lthe evaluation process, please contact Mr. H. Peterson at (708) 790-5797.

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Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosures:

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Reference Material Requirements

2. ~ Administration of Requalification Examinations 3.

NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees

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ENCLOSURE 1 i

REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

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For the written examination, the following items must'be provided to the NRC

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< Proposed R0'and SRO requalification examination test items.

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f of 350 per section of the examination.)-

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meet the following:

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items that~ require only memorization or recall are not permitted;

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Items should require that the examinee comprehend,-interpret,-

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Section-A will be administered on a static simulator; Section B will be a

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Section A is designed to evaluate the operator's knowledge of plant systems,-integrated plant operations, and instrumentation and controls.

In addition, recognition of Technical'

' Specification LCOs and:the' operator's ability to diagnose postulated i

io events should be evaluated.

Section B:of the written examination is

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' designed to evaluate the: ability of the_ operator to analyze a given set of conditions and determine ~the proper procedural ~~and/or administrative 1

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. All reference material and objectives ~for the proposed te t items..

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NRCL60 days prior.to the examination date:

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abnormal procedures, and design and procedural changes that exercise

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lt" appropriate to his/her: license, and:shall exercise.their'~ abilities'.

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'in the use of Emergency Operating Procedures Technical Specifications, J

and-the Emergency _ Plan.1 The scenario's net time (not: including time l

spent on briefings.csetup or simulation facility problems) should average 50 minutes,! based upon real time performance.-

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.For the plant walkthrough examination, the following items must-3 be provided to'the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:

i (1) A list of, systems and topics appropriate to. the plant walkthrough.

examination that were covered during the requalification cycle-and are important to safety. All-reference material required ~

to support an. examination on these topics should be:provided.

(2); Seventy-five (75) job performance measures.

These. performance measures should be both in-plant and control room operator. functions, that are required for:the safe

. operation of the facility. They shall. include acceptable ~

performance criteria.

(3) Any. additional reference material required for examination

. preparation will be requested by the. examination team, ALsampling plan shall be provided by the: facility which indicates the e

L relative emphasis of topics which were included.in the most recent requalification. training ~ cycle.

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' ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION'0F REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS 1.

A minimum of-twenty-five percent of the facility licensed operators shall be selected for evaluation. Normally the crew currently in the requalification cycle will be. selected. A random sample without y

replacement will be usedito. preclude a satisfactory operator from being L sudect to re-examination by the NRC during the term.of-the license. The sample wi11' include other shift (s) made up of licensed personnel who are a

not routinely performing shift duties.

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The simulator and a simulator operator (s) will be provided for

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examination development. The date(s).and duration of time needed to e

develop the examinations will-be agreed upon by the chief examiner and-

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The reference material used in the simulator will be reviewed by ~ the 1

chief examiner. No material will be used that is solely used for

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A single room shall be'provided for completing Section B of the written examination. The location of this room and supporting-rest room facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or 1

_ contractor personnel during the duration of the examination.

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Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined

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by the chief examiner. Minimum spacing should be one examinee per table, with a3 foot space between tables.

No wall charts, models, and/or other

-training materiais shall he present in the examination room.

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Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination will be provided for each examinee. The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications, operating /

abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, and Emergency Plans as available to the plant ~ uperators.

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Video taping capabilities can be utilized. The f acility should contact the chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.

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Since common tasks and detailed systems knowledge will be probed during -

.the walkthrough portion of the operating test, operators will be requested

not to discuss the walkthrough with other examinees until after the complete examination has been administered.

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An attempt will be made to distinguish between R0 and SR0 knowledge and abilities..to the extent that such a distinction is supported by the

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NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES l

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Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility-literature.

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The point value for'each question is indicated in parentheses after the p

-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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l Partial credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION

-AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY'ANNEDS BLANK.

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multiple choice quettions.

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If parts-of.the examination are not clear:with respect to their intent, t

ask questions of -the examiner only, i

11. 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 teen'given i

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Rest room trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a time ;may.

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leave. You must avoid all contact with onyone outside the examination room to ovcid even the appearance 'or possibility of examination j

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90 minutes to complete.- You will be given.two hours'to= complete W '

each section for a total 1of four hours.

Each question has been time validated, with the allotted time based on an average of. knowledgeable =

persons answering;the question.

You should be aware.that the. times DO NOT allow ~ for looking up.or verifying each answer, 4

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refer' to-the sene-indications or controls, particular care must be taken -

to maintain individual examination security and avoid-any possibility of compromise or appearance'of cheating.

16.,When you are finished 'and' have turned in your' completed examination, 11 eave the examinationfarea.-

17, Proportional grading will be applied. Any, additional wrong'.information that is provided mayLcount 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 resprnses will_ be

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worth 0.20 points., If _ one of your five responses is incorrect. 0.20 will.

be deducted and your. tota 1' credit for that question will be 0.80 instead -

-of 1.00 even'though'you got the four correct answers.

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