ML20055F542

Advises That Requalification Program Evaluation Scheduled for Wk of 901022.Facility Requested to Furnish Approved Items Listed in Encl 1, Ref Matl Requirements in Order for Examiners to Adequately Prepare for Visit

ML20055F542
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	07/10/1990
From:	Eselgroth P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Creel G BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 9007180006
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. i JUL 101990  !

Docket Nos. 50-317/318 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company ATTN! Mr. George C. Creel

• Vice President-Nuclear Energy 1 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant MD Rts 2&4, P. O. Box 1535  :

Lusby, Maryland 20657  :

Gentlement ,

t SUBJECT REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION  !

In a telephone conversation between Mr. John Hill and Mr. Brian Hughes, arrangements were made for an evaluation of the requalification prrgram >

and 14 sensed personnel at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit j Nos. I and 2. The evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of-October 22, 1990.

For this visit, . the NRC examiners will administer NRC prepared I operating and written examinations. The NRC examiners will visit the site approximately fourteen days in advance to meet with the ,

appropriate facility personnel and operators to review the schedule and t the-process for these examinations. For the examiners to adequately prepare- for this visit, it will be necessary for the facility to furnich the approved items listed in Enclosure 1 " Reference Material' ,

naquirements. " Mr. Hill has been advised of our reference material requirements and where they are to be sent.

NRC reserves the right to postpone NRC administered roqualification examinations if the facility generated materials are inadequate for i examination preparation.

It is requested that an employee be provided to complete- the ,

examination team. The employee shall. be an active SRO (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53 (e)- or (f) SRO from the Operrtions ,

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Department. If desired by the facility, and agreed to by the chief Examiner, an additional employee from the Training Departmenc sc be a member of the examination team. This employee shall pref"r2 .y be an active SRO (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e). or (f) nny be a facility or INPO certified 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.

.The facility representative shall be restricted (1) from knowingly

' communicating 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 requalification examinee (s) will be present. These

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restrictions shall apply after their first involvement with the examination or knowledge of its content.

In addition to these individuals, the assignment of a simulator operator is requested 14 days prior to the scheduled examination date.

The simulator operator will be under examination security restrictions similar to those above, except that his/her restrictions shall apply from 14 days prior to the examination date.

The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accomodations to properly develop and conduct the examinations.

Enclosure 2, " Administration of Requalification Examination," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr.

Hill has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management representative (as a minimum, first level above shift supervisor) should observe the simulation facility examination process at the site.

Enclosure 3, 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 facility requalification program will be performed in accordance with ES-601.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget clearance Number 3150-0101, 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, xeroxing 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 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 the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.

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Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any question on the evaluation process, please contact me at (215) 337-5211.

Sincerely, D w P\ ncb Peter W. Eselgroth, Chief PWR Section Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements

2. Administration of Requalification Examinations

3. NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY i

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!E G. Adams, Licensing (CCNPP)  !

K. Burger,-Esquire, Maryland People's Counsel (

P. Birnie, Maryland Safe Energy Coalition Public Document Room (PDR)

Local -Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector State of Maryland (2) i

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Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)

R. Bellamy, DRSS C. Cowgill, DRP ,

K. Lathrop, DRP M. Callahan, OCA D.-Mcdonald, NRR' J. Caldwell, EDO l B. Hughes, DRS f P. Eselgroth, DRS ,

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i ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS 1.

For the written examination, the following items must be provided to the  :

NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:  ;

Proposeo R0 and SR0 requalification written examination test items.

minimum of 350 per section of the examination.) (A s

Sincethe meet thefollowing:

written examination is open reference, examination items must a.

Items that require only memorization or recall are not permitted; ,

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Items should require that the examinee comprehend i interpret, integrate, or apply available information; i

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Items should contain situations, aspects, or conditions that do not duplicate lesson plans or references; and a

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Items should require examinees to locate and use references.

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be completed in 1-1/2 hours.The written examination will be compose Each section will be separate. Section A  ;

will in a be administered classroom setting.on a static simulator; Section B will be administered Section A is designed to evaluate the operator's knowledge of plant tion and controls. In addition, systems, integrated plant operations, and instrumenta- '

recognition of Technical Specification LCOs evaluated. and the operator's ability to diagnose postulated events should be Section B of the written examination is designed to evaluate 1 the ability of the operator to analyze a given set of conditions and deter- '

mine the proper procedural and/or administrative guidance. ,

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All reference material and objectives for the proposed operating test items. '

For the simulation facility, the following items must be provided to the i NRC 60 days prior to the examination date: t i

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A minimum of 15 scenarios i' The scenarios should sample areas such as LERs, emergency and I

abnormal procedures, and design and procedural changes that exer-cise the crew's ability to use facility procedures in accident ,

prevention and mitigation. s The scenarios should evaluate each crew member as appropriate to his/her license, and shall exercise ,

r their abilities in the use of Emergency Operating Procedures.

Technical Specifications, and the Emergency Plan.

The scenario's

• net time (not including time spent on briefings, setup or simula-tion facility real time problems) should average 50 minutes, based upon performance.

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For the plant walk through examination, the following items must be provide '

to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:

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A list of systems and topics appropriate to the plant walk through 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. i These performance measures should be both in plant and control

-of room theoperator facility. functions, that are required for the safe operation '

criteria. They shall include acceptable performance

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(3) Any additional reference material required for examination pre-paration will be requested by the examination team.

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A sampling plan shall be provided by the facility which indicates the '

ification training cycle. relative emphasis of topics which were included i

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ES-608 Rev 5 02/01/89 ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS

1. Twenty 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 replacement will be used to preclude a satisfactory operator from being subject to reexamination by the NRC during the term of the license. The sample will include other shift (s) made up of licensed personnel who are not routinely performing shift duties.

2. The simulator and a simulator operator (s) will be provided for examination development. The date(s) and duration of time needed to develop the exami-nations will be agreed upon by the chief examiner and the facility.

3. The reference material used in the simulator will be reviewed by the chief examiner, No material will be used that is solely used for training.

4 A single room shall be provided for completing 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.

5. Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the chief' examiner. Minimum spacing should be one examinee per table, with a 3-foot space between tables. No wall charts, models other training materials shall be present in the examination room. , and/or

6. 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 Emergency Plans as available to the plant operators.

7. Video taping capabilities may be utilized. The facility should contact the chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.

8, Since common tasks and detailed systems knowledge will be probed during the walk through portion of the operating test, operators will be requested not.

to discuss the walk through with other examinees until after the complete examination has been administered.

9, 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 facil-ity. training materials.

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' ENCLOSURE 3 i

NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES '!

1.- Use black. ink.or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.

2.. Print your name-in:the blank provided on the cover. sheet of the: examination.: -

3.: Fill in the.date on the cover sheet of the examination', if necessary.

4 Answer.each question on the examination. If additional paper is required, use only the lined paper provided by.the examiner.

5. 'Use abbreviations only if they rae commonly used in facility literature.

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6. The point.value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the l auestion- and can be used as a guide for the depth of answer required. '

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

8. Unless solicited,.the location of references need not be stated.

9.- Partial credit.may be given. Therefore ANSWER. ALL PARTS OF_ THE QUESTION' AND D0'NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK. Par,tial credit will-NOT be given on multiple, choice ouestions.

10 .' If parts of the examination are not clear with respect.tostheir intent, askLquestions 'of' 9e examiner only. l t

11. ;You must sign the t...ement on the cover sheet that' indicates the' work on' the examination is your own and -that you have not . received or been given '

any assistance in completicg the examination. This must be signed AFTER the examination has been completed. t 1

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

,You must avoid all ' contact with anyone outside the' examination' room to .

j avoid even the appearcnce or possibility of examination compromise.

13 .' Chaating on the examination would result in a revocation of your. license I and-could result'in more severe penalties. i e

14. Each section of the examination is designed to take approximately 90- a

. minutes to complete. You will be given two~ hours to complete each section for a total of four nours. Each question has been time }'

validated, with the alloted time based on an average of knowledgeable f persons answering the question. You should be aware that the times 00 NOT allow for looking up and verifying each answer.

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15.. 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, m

16. ;When you are finished and have-turned in your completed examination, have the examination area.

17. Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information -

' that is provided may count against you. For example, if a question.is w

. porth one point and asks for four responses, each of~which is worth 0.25

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0,20' and you give five responses, each of your responses will be worth 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.

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