ML20055G414

Requests Util Provide Ref Matls Listed in Encl for Senior Reactor Operator Licensing & Requalification Exams Scheduled for 901015

ML20055G414
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/11/1990
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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NUDOCS 9007230154
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I JUL 111990

- Docket No. 50-219

, GPU Nuclear Corporation

' ATTN: Mr. Eugene E. Fitzpatrick Vice President and Director F

syster Creek Nuclear Generating Station P.-0. Box 388-P Forked River, New Jersey. 08731-E -- Gentl emen :

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SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS AND REQUALIFICATION

. EXAMINATIONS

< In a' telephone conversation between Mr. H. Tritt, Operations Training Supervisor,

-and Ms. Tracy Walker, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for-the administration of licensing examinations and requalification examinations at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating StTtion.

The examinations are scheduled for the week of October 15, 1990.

. To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for you to -furnish the reference material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements" by August i 13, 1720, Any delay-in receiving approved, properly bound and indexed reference matrnal, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in; the' examination being rescheduled. Mr. H. Tritt has been advised of Lour' reference material requirements, and the address where each set is=to be-mailed.

You are responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations-for administration'of the written examinations. Enclosure 2, " Requirements for Administration of Written-Examination," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.

Enclosure 3 contains the Rules 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.

=The facility staff review of the initial licensing written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations.;"

The' Chief Examiner may request that the facility submit a proposed examination for use during the examination week in addition to the reference material requirements of Enclosure 1. Submission of a proposed examination, even if requested, is 4 optional. However, if a proposed examination is submitted, those personnel

' participating in its development will become subject to the security restrictions described below.

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GPU Nuclear Corporation 2 Any facility. representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted from knowingly communicating by any means the content or scope of the requalifi-cation examination to unauthorized persons and from participating _in any facility programs such as instraction, examination, or tutor.ing in which an identifled requalification examinee (s) will be present. These restrictions shall apply from the 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 Examiner will determine when facility representatives have received specialized knowledge concerning.

the examination and require execution of an examination security agreement.

Preliminary senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least 30 days before the examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifi-cations, and prepare final examiner assignments after applicant eligibility has been determined. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination dates, it is likely that a pastponement will be necessary.

Applications certifying completion of all tra:ning requirements should be received by the Region fourteen (14) days prior to the examination date, Mr. Tritt has been informed of the above requiremen's.-

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 uranch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact me at (215) 337-5210.

Sincerely, Original Sigueo byA,

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Enclosures:

1. Reference Material. Requirements

2. Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations

3. NRC Rules and Guidelines for Written Examinations-

,4. Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations se cc w/encls:

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J. Kowalski, Training Manager M, Laggart, BWR Licensing Manager Licensing Manager, Oyster Creek Public Document Room (PDR) local Public Document Room (LPDR)

- Nuclear Safety-Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector State of New Jersey-bec w/encis:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)

.Section Chief, DRP.

J. Caldwell, ED0 A. ' Dromerick, Project Manager,- NRR T, Walker, DRS-R. Conte, DRS OL Facility File DRS Files (3)

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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descriptions, etc.).

A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), specifying the knowledge and abilities required of an operator at the facility. Each particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlating it to ensuring the health and safety of the public.

All Job Performance Measures (JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex and, as identified in the facility JTAs, outside of the control room, i.e, local operations.

Training materials shall include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants for initial SRO licensing. The written material shall include learning objectives and the details presented during lectures, rather than outlines. Training materials shall be identified by plant and unit, bound, tabbed, and indexed. Training materials, which include the following, shall be provided:

. System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally

. relevant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation.

System training material should draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating the applicable system.

Complete and operationally useful descriptions of a" safety-systi.1

. interactions and, where available, B0P system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency. operating procedures.

2. ' Complete Procedure Index (inciuding surveillance procedures, etc.)

-3. All administrative procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety) 4, All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures)

5. All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures)

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6. Standing orders (important orders that are safety related and may super-  !

sede the regular procedures)

7. Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e., weekly) 8.: Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures g 9. All annunciator / alarm response procedurt

10. Radiation protection manual (radiation- control manual or procedures) I L :ll. . Emergency plan implementing procedures q

12. Technical Specifications (and interpretations, if available) i

13. System operating procedures

14. Piping and Instrumentation-diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or i flow diagrams '

15. Technical Data Book, and/or Plant curve information as.used by operators f and facility precautions, limitations and set points (PLS) for the facility i

-16. Licensee Event Reports for the previous two years (as applicable to

. licensed operators)

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17. Questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may  ;

-be used -in the written or operating examinations in addition to the items specified in item 18 (voluntary by licensee) t

.18 .- Test, items to support the' written and plant walk-through portions of the i requalification examinations.

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[ a. A minimum of 700 test items for use in the written examination .

equally divided between the two ;ections of the written examinatior.

and-which~ cover all safety related elements of the facility job task analysis'(JTA)

b. A minimum of 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" t

u. tasks (system / component operation outside the control room)

c. An Examination Test Outline or Sample Plan (to be submitted by September 17,1990)

19. Any additional training material utilized 1, ' " nsed operator requalification training not included in ite..

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'The above reference material shall be approved, final issues and:shall be so marked. -If a' plant has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner shall verify with the facility that the most complete, up-to-date material is-available and that; agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes before'the adminstration of the examination. All procedures and reference material shall be bound with appropriate indices or tables of ,}

contents so'that they can be used efficiently. Failure to provide complete, -)

properly bound'and indexed plant' reference material could result in cancell--

. j ation or rescheduling of the examinations, i 1

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t ENCLOSURE 2 h 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

1. A single room shall be provided for administration of the initial written i examination and Section B of the requalification examination. The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent i L contact with all other facility and/or contractor. personnel during the '

written examination. If necessary, the facility should make arrangement ,

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 cs determined  ;

by.the Chief Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one applicant per table ,

with a three 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  !

1 -proctor. -

t e 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 competing the examina-tion. The examiner shall distribute these pads to the applicants.

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'5. Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the ,

examination room. Only black ink or dark. pencils should be used for  !

writing answers to questions.

6. 'The reference material used in the control room mockup for Section A of the requalification examination will be reviewed by the chief examiner. '

No material will be used that is solely used for training.

7 .- Copies of reference material for Section B of.the requalification written examination shall be provided. The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications, operating / abnormal procedures, administnitive procedures, and Emergency ,

Plans os available to the plant operators. . Examinees for the initial' ,

licensing examination will not have access to these materials. No wall '

charts, models, other training materials shall be present-in the #

examination room.

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ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

< 1. Use black ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproduction. -!

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2. Print your.name in th> blank provided on the cover sheet of the examina- i h

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r 7, 3. Fill in the date on ti.. cover sheet of the examination, if necessary.

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4. . Answer each question on the examination or aaswer sheet provided. If additional paper is required, use only the lined paper provided by the p examiner. Do not write on the back side of the page. 3 Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.

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

7. Show all calculations, methods or assumpt ons used to obtain an answer to . #

a short answer test item.

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

-9. Proportional grading will be applied. 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 t points, and you give five responses. each response will be worth 0.20  ;

potnts. If one of your five responsst is incorrect 0.20 will be deducted and your total credit for tha questfen will be 0.80, even though you may have listed the four co rect responses in the answer key.  ;

10. Partial credit s:9y be given, except or multiple choice questions.

Therefore, ANSMR ALL PARTS OF THE QUMTION AND 00.NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS  ;

BLANK. ,

11. If parts of the examination are not cia r with respect to their intent, I ask questions of the examiner nnly, h 12. . You must sign tne statemer:t on the cover sheet that indicates the work on the examination is your own and that you have not received of buen given ,

assistance in completing the examiantion,- This must be sign +c AFTER the examination has been completed. -

13. Rest room trips are to be limited and only one ex.aminee at h time may leave. You must avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination '

, room to avoid even the appearaneta or possibility of examinction I

eomptomise. '

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14. Cheating on the examination would result in automatic denial of your-  !

application or revocation of your license and could result in more severe  !

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- 15. When you are finished and have turned.in your completed examination, L s leave the examination area. If you are found in this crea while the  ;

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' examination is in progress your license may be denied or revoked. '

fore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.  ;

16. To pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of 80% or greaser.

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~ 17. Each section of the' examination is designed to take approximately 90 I 1

minutes to complete. You will be given two hours to complete each L

, section to allow for thirty minutes of review. t 18.. The_ examination has been time validated by knowledgeable persons. You I 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.

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19. . Due to existence of questions that will require all- examinee's to refer t'o -

the same. indications or controls, particular care must be taken to ,

maintain individual examination security and avoid any possibility of l

. compromise or appearance of cheating.  ;

For. initial. examinations:

20. There is a time limit of four (4) hours for completion of the i' examination.

. 21.- .When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination-questions, examination aids and answer sheets. In addition a turn-in all scrap paper. '

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ENCLOSURE _4 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS j i I. At the option of the Chief Examiner, the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. Tais review may '

take place at the facility.or in the Regional office. The review will be r conducted using the same material sent to the NRC for exam generation  ;

purposes. The Chief Examiner will coordinate the details of the review  ;

with.the facility. An NRC examiner will always be present during the +

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i When thi, option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers

't will: sign the- following statement prior to being allowed access to the  :

examination. The examination or written notes will not be retained by the i

facility.

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a. Pre-Examination Security Agreement I, acknowledge that I have acquired specialized know-ledge concerning the examination scheduled for t at _ as of the date of my signature below. I agree i

that I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning this

• examination to any unauthorized persons. I understand that I am not i to participate in any instruction involving those applicants '

scheduled to be administered the above examination from this date >

until<after the examination has been administered. I further under-4 stand that violation of the conditions of this agreement may result in the examination being cancelled and/or enforcement ac'. ion against ,

myself'or the facility licensee by whom I am employed or represent. '

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' In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following a statement after the written examination has been administered. ,

b. Post-Examination Security Agreement I, ,

did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge any.

information concerning' the examinations administered during the week of at to any unauthorized- i persons. I did not participate in providing any instruction to4those

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applicants who were administered the examination from the date. I entered into this security agreement until the completion of

-examination administration.

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2. Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, immediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a marked up copy of the examination and the' answer key. The copy of the written examination shall include pen and ink changes made to questions during the examination administration.

!' If the facility did not review the examination prior to'its administra-L tion,'.they will have five (5) working days from the day of the written examination to submit formal comments. If the facility' reviewed the examination prior to its administration, any additional comments must be 0 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

. comments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the highest on site 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. Comments 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 comment submittal deadline not be met, a long delay in-I grading the examination may occur.

3. The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific 1 comments;

a. Listing of.NR0 Question, answer and reference

5. Facility comment / recommendation

c. Reference (to support facility comment)

NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be made without submittal of references to support the facility comment. -Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be provided.

2. Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will-not be addressed.

'4. A'two hour post-examination review may be held at the discretion of the Chief Examiner. If this review is held, the facility staff should be

-informed that only written comments that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.

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