ML20055G730
| ML20055G730 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 07/20/1990 |
| From: | Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Hoffman D CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9007240115 | |
| Download: ML20055G730 (9) | |
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Docket No. 50-155 Consumers Power Company ATTN: David P. Hoffman Vice President Nuclear Operations 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, MI 49201
SUBJECT:
REQUAllFICATION FROGRAM EVALVATION-Gentlemen:
Arrangements have been made between Mr. D. G. LaCroix, Training Manager and Mr. Eddie Rau, Chief Examiner, for an evaluation of the requalification program
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and licensed personnel at your Big Rock Point facility. The evaluation is scheduled for October 18, 1990, at the-Dresden Simulator in Morris, IL, and
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for the week of November 5, 1990, at the Big Rock site. The requalification examinations and the subsequent evaluation.of the facility requalification program will be performed in accordance with sections 601 through_604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, Revision 6.
You are encouraged to ensure that your training staff and proposed examinees are familiar with-these standards.
For the examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary r
for the facility to furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements".
Failure to supply the reference material as required by
- may result in postponement of the examination. The Chief Examiner mdy request that the facility submit'a proposed examination for use during the-examination week in addition to the. material requirements of Enclosure 1.
Submission of a proposed examination, even if requested, is optional. However, if a proposed examination is submitted, those personnel participating in its development may become subject-to the security restrictions described below..
Mr. Lacroix has been advised of our reference material requirements, whether a proposed examination is requested, and where these' items are to be sent.
You are requested to designate at least one em)1oyee to be a member of a joint NRC-facility examination team. The em requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)ployee sla11 be an active SR0 (per the
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You are encouraged to designate a second employee from the training staff to be'a member of the examination team.. This employee should be an active SR0 (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)), but may be a facility or INP0 certified instructor.
If desired-and a~ greed to by the Chief Examiner, you may designate one additional employee from the training.
staff with approariate qualifications to be a member of the examination team.
In addition to taese individuals, a simulator operator must be made available i
for scenario preview and validation during the on-site examination preparation week.
In some cases, it may be necessary to designate a simulator operator during the test item review period. This individual.will also be subject to the examination security agreement.
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Any facility representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted from knowingly comunicating by any means the content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and from participating in any facility programs such~as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified.
requalification examinee (s) will be present.
These restrictions shall apply from the day that the facility representative signt the examination security l
agreement indicating that the representative underaands 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.
In most cases, the examination team members will not be required to enter into l
an examination security agreement more than 60 days prior to the examination week. The simulator operator will normally become subject to.the requirements l
during the examination preparation and validation week but, in some cases, this may occur as much as 30 days prior to the examination week to support operating test item review and revision.
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The facility shall identify to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination administration date, the proposed operators, including crew composition, for i
the examination. This information should be provided by the facility training staff to the NRC's Chief Examiner.
The facility management is responsible for p Nviding adequate space and.
I accommodations to properly develop and conduct the examinations.,
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" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our. requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. LaCroix has also been-informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations mana i
representative (as a minimum, first level above shift supervisor)gement should j
observe the simulation facility examination process at the site, j contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The f acility management'is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these
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This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number q
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, copying 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 Report Management Branch, Division of Information
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Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management-and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
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UUL Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions on the evaluation process, please contact Mr. Eddie Rau at 708-790-5596.
Sincerely, diUGINf1 SIGNED $ CEOFTREY C. WRIGilT 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 cc w/ enclosures:
Mr. Kenneth W. Berry, Director Nuclear Licensing W. L. Beckman, Plant Manager DCD/DCB(RIDS) i Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident inspector, Rlli James R.-Padgett, Michigan Public Service Commission Michigan Department of Public Health Big Rock Point,. LPM, NRR D. G. Lacroix, Training Manager cc w/o enclosures:
K. E. Perkins, LOLB A. Mosciantonio, Project
-Manager, NRR R. Defayette, DRP Rll Rlli III Rau/lc/mp Jo d t
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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS Test items to support all aspects of the requalification examination must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date.
All test items should be developed in accordance with the guidelines provided in sections 602 and 604 of HUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, and their respective attachments.
For the first requalification evaluation at the facility, the submittal must contain at least:
700 test items for use in the written examination. They should be equally divided between the two sections of the examination and there must be at-least 350 test items for use in each section.
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" tasks (system / component operation w l room).
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15 simulotor sc+v.iarios of approximately 50 minutes each in length for use on the simu 6 or portion of the operating examination for examinations adminict red in one week.
For subsequent requalification examinations facilities are expected to make submittals reflecting progress toward the following targets over the next 5 years after the initial evaluat. ion visit:
A minimum of 700 test items for use in the written examination equally divided between the two sections.of the written examination and which cover all safety related elements of'the facility job task analysis (JTA). The bank shall be dynamic in nature, in that at least 150 questions a year shall be reviewed, revised or generated.
New questions that are developed should cover equipment and system modifications, recent industry and licensee events and procedural changes.
JPMs to evaluate each operator and senior operator safety related task identified in the facility JTA, which meet the c 1teria in ES-603.
The JPM bank should expand at a rate of at least 10 JPMs per year until this goal is reached.
It is estimated that 125-150 JPMs will be the final result. Development of the questions associateo Nith'the JPMs shall also continue, such that there is a representative samp N of questions given the knowledges associated with the task listed in the JTA.
A bank of at least 30 simulator scenarios which reflect all plausible or expected abnormal and emergency situations to which control room operators are expected to respond or control. At least 5 scenarios per l
year should be generated until all aspects of the emergency operating p ocedures-are covered with -sufficient variation in the type and scope of initiating events and level of degradation.
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For all requalification examination and' evaluation visits, the facility shall:
L submit-an Examination Test Outline / Sample Plan which meets the requirements of ES-601, Attachment 2; provide the associated examination banks (written, simulator and JPM). and associated reference material.
At a minimum this shall ir.clude T6 hnical i
Specifications,, applicable plant-operating, surveillance and administrative procedures, abnormal and emergency operating procedures, emergency plan p(rocedures and training material utilized in'the requalification training including student handouts and lesson plans). Additional reference material may'be requested by the Chief Examiner.
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ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS j
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An evaluation of at least twelve facility licensed operators is required for a program evaluation. Normally the crew scheduled for requalification training during the period selected for the program evaluation should be selected. The sample will include other licensed operators who are not routinely performing shif t duties or are not maintaining an active license per 10 CFR 55.53(e). The restrictions on crew composition in the simulator are described in ES-601(C.1.b) and ES-604.
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The simulator and simulator operators shall-b'e provided for examination
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development. The dates and duration of time needed to develop the examina-i tions will be agreed upon by the chief examiner and the f acility, i
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The reference material used in the simulator will be reviewed by the chief l
examiner.
No material will be used that is solely used for training.
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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 contractor personnel for the duration of the examination.
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Minimum spacing is required to ensure examireion integrity and will be evaluated by the chief examiner. Minimum s,..Ing consists of one examinee per table and a 3-foot space between tables.
No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the-examination room.
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Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination shall 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 operators.
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Video taping capabilities may be. utilized. The facility should contact the chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.
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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 facility training materials.
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Prudent scheduling of exam week activities is important to help alleviate undue stress on the operators. Your training staff and the' Chief Examiner should work very closely in formulating a' schedule which does not result in excessive delays.in crews or individuals being administered their exam-ination. The following are some suggestions for structuring the exam activities to achieve this purpose:
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l Don't bring in crews or individuals well before their scheduled exam times.
!l When examinirig operators in groups, it is better to hold the grou7 just complet!ag their exam vice the groups that are taking their exam later.
Following simulator scenarios. the f acility evaluators and NRC examiners should quickly determine whether follow-up questioning is required, so that-the crew may be released to talk among themselves
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Ensure that time validation of.JPMs, particularly those performed in i
the simulator, is conducted accurately. A reasonable schedule i
should be established to prevent operators from waiting for simulator availability-to complete their JPMs.
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.s ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES 1.-
Use black ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.
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Print your name in the blank provided on the cover sheet of the examination.
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Fill in' the date on the cover sheet of the examination, if necessary.
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Answer each question on the examination.
if additional paper is required, use only the lined paper provided by the examiner.
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Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in f acility literature.
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The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the 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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Proportional grading will be applied.
Any additional wrong information that is provided may cound against you.
For example, if a question is i
worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25 points, and you give five responses, each response will be worth 0.2U points.
If one of your five responses is in correct, 0.20 will be deducted and your total credit for that question will be 0.80, even though you may have listed the four correct responses in the answer key.
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Partial credit may be given.
Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK.
Partial credit will NOT be given on i
multiple choice questions.
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If parts of the examination are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions of the examiner only.
- 12. 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 been given any assistance in completing the examination. This must be signed AFTER the examination has been completed.
- 13. Rest room trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a tiw may leave. You must avoio all contact with anyone outside the exam'.
tion room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of examination compromise, i
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- 14. Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your license and could result in more sevare penalties.
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Each section of the examination is designed to take approximately 90 minutes to complete.
You will be given two hours to complete each section for a total of four hou as.
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.
- 16. The examination has been time validated by knowledgeable persons. You should be aware that not eve'cy answer needs to be verified by cons"1 ting a reference, and excessive usage of reference material may cause you to not complete the examination in the allotted time.
- 17. 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.
- 18. When you are finished and have turned in your completed examination, leave the examination area.
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