ML20055H436

Advises That Requalification Program Evaluation Visit Scheduled for Wk of 900917.Licensee Requested to Furnish Approved Items Listed in Encl Ref Matl Requirements by 900716.NRC Rules & Guidance for Examinees Also Encl

ML20055H436
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	07/05/1990
From:	Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Wilgus W FLORIDA POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 9007260205
Download: ML20055H436 (8)

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, . O July 5, 1990 Florida Power Corporation Mr. W. S. Wilgus, Vice President Nuclear Operations ATTN: Manager, Nuclear Liceasing P. O. Box 219 Crystal River, FL 32629 -

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALVATION In a telephone conversation between. Mr. Johnie Smith, Nuclear Licensing Training Supervisor, and Mr. Richard Baldwin, arrangements were made for an evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at. the Crystal River Nuclear Plant.

The evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of September 17,1990. F< r this visit, the NRC examiners will administer the operating and written examinations.

The NRC examiners will discuss with the appropriate ' facility personnel and operators the schedule and the process for these examinations. For the examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary for.the facility to furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements" by July 16, 1990 Mr. Smith has been advised of our reference 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 inadequate for examination preparation.

It is requested that an employee be provided to complete the examination team. The employee shall be an active (perl the requirements 'of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SRO from the Crystal River Operations Department..

If desired by the facility, and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, an additional employee from the Training Department may be a member of the examination team. This employee shall preferably be an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SRO, but may ' be a facility 'or INP0 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 representatives shall; be restricted (1) from knowingly communicating persons and 2) (by fromany means the in participating content- or scope

. any facility- of the exam programs suchtoas unauthorized instruction examination, or tutoring in which an identified requalification examinee (s) will:be present. These restrictions shall apply from a date' to be

determined by the Chief Examiner.

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Florida Power Corporativn 2 July 5, 1990 The facility managenent is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations to properly develop and conduct the examinations. Addition-ally, in order to ensure an efficient and effective examination, day-shift time on the facility's simulator device must be allocated for both the development and administration periods. Enclosure 2, " Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Smith has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management representative 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.

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 ani Reports Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services Office of Information Resources Management, U. S. Nuclear

! Regulatury Commission Wash:ngton, D. C. 20555; dnd to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D. C.

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Thank you for your consideratioa in this matter. If you have any questions on the evaluation process, please contact Mr. Chuck Casto, Chief, Operator Licensing Section 2, at 404/331-5594.

I Sincerely, (original signed by T. A. Peebles)

Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosures:

, 1. Reference Material Requirements

2. Administration of Requalification Examinations

3. NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees cc (See Page 3)

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E o o 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:

Proposed R0 and SRO requalification written examination test items.

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

Since the written examination is open reference, examination items must meet the following:

a. Items that require only memorization or recall are not permitted.

b. Items should require that the examinee comprehend, interpret, integrate, or apply available information.

c. Items should contain situations, aspects, or conditions that do not duplicate lesson plans or references.

d. Items should require examinees to locate and use references.

The written examination will be composed of two sections, each designed to be completed in 1-1/2 hours. Each section will be separate.

Section A. " Plant Operations," will be administered on a static simulator; Section B. " Limits and Controls." will be administered in a classroom setting. Section A is (esigned to evaluate the operator's knowledge of plant systems, integratid plant operations, and instrumentation and controls. In addition, recognition of Technical Specification LCOs and the operator's ability :o diagnose postulated events should be evaluated.

Section B of the written examination-is designed to evaluate the ability of the operator to analyze a given set of conditions and determine the proper procedural and/ar administrative guidance.

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

For the plant walk through examination, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:.

a. A list of systems and topics appropriate' to the plant walk through examination that were covered during the two-year requalification cycle and are important to safety. All reference material required to' support an examination on these topics should be provided.

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b. 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,

c. Any additional reference material required for examination preparation will-be_ requested by the examination team.

3. A sam)1ing plan shall be provided by the facility which indicates the relat've emphasis of topics which were included in the last two years of requalification training.

4. All Requalification Training material shall be provided'by the facility.

Emergency, abnormal, normal, administrative and surveillance procedures, to the extent that they are applicable to licensed operators, shall also be provided.

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o o ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS

1. Approximately twenty percent = of the facility licensed operators shall be selected for evaluation. Normally the crew currently in the requalifica-tion cycle will be selected. A random sample without replacement will be used to preclude a satisfactory operator from being subject to reexamina-tion 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 be provided for examination development.simulator op(erator(s)

The date will of time needed to s) and duration develop the examinations 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 facilities 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, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.

6. Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination will be available to 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, j

9. 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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ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES j

1. Use black ink or dark pencil DNLY 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 necesr try.

4. Answer each question on the examination. If additional pape ' is  !'

required, use only the lined paper.provided by the examiner. ~

5. 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 question and can be used as a guide for the depth of answer required. 1

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 DO NOT LEAVE ANY-ANSWERS BLANK.

10. If parts of the examination are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions of the examiner only. ,

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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 been given  ;

any assistance in completing the examination. This must be signed AFTER  :

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12. Rest room trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a- time may I leave. You must avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination. I room to avoid even' the appearance or possibility of examination compromise. -

13. Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your license and could result in more severe penalties.

14 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 hours.

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15. Due to the existence of questions that will require-all examinees to I refer to the same indications or controls, particular care must be taken to maintain individual examination security and avoid any possibility l of compromise or appearance of cheating.

16. When you are finished and have turned in your completed examination, the proctor _will pruvide guidance on leaving 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 worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25 points, and you give five responses, each of your responses will be worth 1 0.20 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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