ML20056A174

Advises That Written & Operating Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 901126.Licensee Should Furnish Ref Matl Listed in Encl 1 by 900904

ML20056A174
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	07/30/1990
From:	Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	William Cahill TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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NUDOCS 9008060038
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i JUL 3 01990 ,

1 In Reply Refer To: e Dockets: 50-445 '

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I i TV Electric ATTN: W. J. Cahill, Jr., Executive Vice President, Nuclear Skyway Tower l

400 North Olive. L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 l

Gentlemen: ,

SUBJECT:

LICENSING EXAMINATIONS AT COMANCHE PEAK In a telephone conversation between Mr. Larry Baker of your staff and Mr.  :

Steve McCrory Chief Examiner, arrangements were meGe for the administration of  ?

licensing examinations at Comanche Peak.

The written and operating examinations are scheduled for the week of November 26, 1990.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for you to furnish the reference l material listed in Enclosure 1 " Reference Material Requirements for Reactor /

l Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations," by September 4, 1990. Any I

delay in receiving approved, properly bound and indexed reference material or l the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examination being rescheduled. Mr. Baker has been advised of our reference material requirements, and the address where each set of reference '

material is to be mailed. 1 You are responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for administration of the written examinations. Enclosure 2, " Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations. Mr. Baker has also been informed of these .

requirements.

Enclosure 3 contains the NRC Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the administration of the written exemination. The facility management.is responsible for ensuring that-all-applicants are aware of these rules.

The facility staff review of the written examinations will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4 " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations " Mr. Baker has been informed of.these requirements.

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TV Electric To document simulator examinations effectively, the Chief Examiner will have the simulator operator record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature, pressurizer level, etc.) for each simulator scenario.

The applicants will be responsible for providing this information with any appeal of simulator operating examination. Therefore, your training staff should retain the original simulator examination scenario information until all applicants who took examinations have passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.

Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted to reach this office at least 30 days before the first examination date so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments af ter applicant eligibility has been determined, if the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, it is likely that a postponement will be necessary. Final signed applications certifying that all training has been completed shall be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.

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, 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 Information and Records Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. l 20555; and to the Paperwork Nuclear ReductionRegulatory (Commission, Project 3150-0101), Office ofWashington, ManagementD.C. and budget, Washington.

D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your considerction in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact Mr. J. l.. Pellet, Chief, Operator Licensing Section, at (817) 860-8159.

Sincerely.

OdginalSngned By:

Thomas P.Gwynn j Samuel J. Collins, Director Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations

2. Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations

3. NRC Rules and Guidelines for Written Examinations

4. Requirements for facility Review-of Written Examinations i

i TV Electric cc w/ enclosures:

TU Electric ATTH: Roger D. Walker, Manager, Nuclear Licensing Skyway Tower 400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Juanita Ellis President - CASE 14?6 South Polk Street Dallas, Texas 75224 GDS Associates, Inc.

Suite 720 1850 Parkway Place Marietta, Georgia 30067-8237 Dillie Pirner Garde, Esq.

Robinson, Robinson, et. al.

103 East College Avenue Appleton, Wisconsin 54911 TU. Electric Bethesda Licensing 3 Metro Center, Suite 610 Bethesda, tiaryland 20814 lleron, Burchette, Ruckert, & Rothwell ATTN: William A. Burchette, Esq.

Counsel for Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas 1025 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20007 >

E. F. Ottney P.O. Box 1777 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.

ATTN: Jack R. Ne nan, Esq.

1615 L. Street, N.W.

Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036 l

Texas Department of Labor & Standards ATTN: G. R. Bynog, Program Manager /-

Chief Inspector Doiler Division P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711

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Honorable GeoQe Crump County Judge Glen Rose. Texas 76043 Texas Radiation Control Program Director 1100 West 49th Street -

Austin, Texas 78756 TU Electric ATTN: Jerry McMahon Director Skyway Tower Nuclear Training q 400 North Olive. L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 TV Electric ATTH: J. Ellard, Training Supervisor, Operations P. O. Box 2300 E-Glen Rose Texas 76043 TV Electric ATTN: L. Baker, Licensing Operations Training P. O. Bo) 2300 Glen Rost , Texas 76043 bectoDFB(IE42) bec to d'st, by RIV:

R. D. M'ertin, RA J. Wiebe, CP MIS System, Rly RIV File L. Miller, TTC J. L.-Pellet E. Himes DRS.(S. McCrory CPPD:0 Spreading Reading (MS: 7-H-17 file))

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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENS1HG EXAMINATIONS

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Existing and lessonlearning plans (objectives, Job Performance including training manuals, plantMeasures, orientationstudent manual,handouts system descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.).

A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), s ?ccifying the ,

knowledges and abilities required of an operator at tie facility. Each particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating  :

correlating it to ensuring the health and safety of the public. If a JTA is not furnished, the Knowled  ;

PlantOperators,NUREG1122(gesandAbilitiesCatalogforNuclearPower 1123)willbeusedtoestablishcontent validity for the examination.

AllJobPerformanceMeasures(JPMs)usedtoascertainthecompetenceof I

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 R0 and 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, and indexed. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COPPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND INDEXE0 PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL ttAY RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE PERS0H WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORPORATE MANAGEMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS-(E.G., VICE FRESIDENTOFNUCLEAROPERATI0lis). ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CAllCELLED OR  ;

POSTPONED. Treining materials which include the following shall be provided: ,

6 System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls, and instrumentation.

System training material should draw parallels to the actual L

procedures used for operating the applicable system.

Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, BOP system interactions under emergency and abnorn'al conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintonance error, and equipment failure.

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

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2. Complete procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, etc.)

3. Alladministrativeprocedures(asapplicebletoreactoroperationer I safety) {

4. Allintegratedplantprocedures(normalorgeneraloperatingprocedures) l

5. Emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special j procedures)

6. Standing orders (important orders that are safety-related and may supersedetheregularprocedures)

7. Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e., weekly orthatcanberunonthesimulator)

8. Fuel-handling and core-loadirp procedures, (initiel core-loading procedure,whenapprcpriate)

9. All annuncistor/ alarm procedures

10. Radiationprotectionmanual(radiationcontrolmanualorprocedures)

11. Energency plan implementing procedures

12. TechnicalSpecifications(andinterpretations,ifavailable)forall units for which licenses are sought

13. System operating procedures

14. piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow diagrams

15. Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precautions, limitations, and setpoints (plS) for tie facility

16. Questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or. operating enrainations (voluntary by facility licensee)

17. The following material for the plant reference simulation f acility:

a.- List of all preprogranted initial conditions

b. List of all preset raalfunctions with a clear identification number..

The list shall include cause and effect inforriation. Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, or range of results, that will occur upon implementation shall be provided. Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected shall be given.

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c. A description of simulator f ailure capabilities for valves, breakers, 1 indicators, and alarms

d. Where the capebility exists, an explanation of the ability to vary the severity of a particular malfunction should be provided, i.e.,

ability to vary the sire of a given LOCA or steam leak, or the ,

ability to cause a slow failure of a component such as a feed pump, turbine generator, or major valve (e.g., drif ting shut of a main '

feedwatercontrolvalve)

e. An identification of modeling conditions / problems that may impact the examination

f. Idontification of any known performance test discrepancies not yet [

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g. Identification of differences between the simuletor and the reference plant's control room

h. Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the applicents to situations of decreased pressure control (PWR), degraded heat removal capability (pWR and BWR) and containnw.nt challenges (PWR and DWR) may ,

be provided (voluntary by licensee)

1. Simulator instructor's manual (voluntary by licensee)

j. Description of the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary by licensee)

18. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requirements of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards and the regulations. >

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 egreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination. All procedures and reference naterial shall be bound with appropriate indices or tables of contents so that they can be used efficiently. Feilure to provide complete, properly bound and indexed plant reference material could result in cancellation or rescheduling of the examinations.

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ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

1. A single room shall be provided for adininistration of the written examination.

The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all otier facility and/or contractor personnel ,

during the written examinetion. If necessary, the facility should make  :

arrangements 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 as determined ,

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

with a 3-foot space between tables.

3. Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshinents. These arrangements shall >

comply with item 1 above and shall be reviewtd by the examiner and/or

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4. The f acility licensee shall provide pads of 81/2- by 11-inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the exemination. '

The examiner shall distribute tiese pads to the applicants.

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 licensee shall provide ore set of steam tables for each applicant.

The proctor shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination ronn. No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the proctor.: ,

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I PROCEDURES FOR THE ADitINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINAT10h5

1. Check idthtification badges, j l

2. Pass out examinations and all handcuts. Remind applicants not to review l examination untti instructed to do 50. ,

READ THE FOLLOWlflG INSTRUCT 10kS VERBATIM:

During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:  ;

1. Cheating on the examination means an autoratic denial of your application 4 and could result in more severe penalties. i t

2. Af ter the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on the cover sheet indicating that the work is your own and you have not .

received or given etsistance in completirp the examination. This must be der,e of ter you complete the examination.

READ THE FOLLOWil10 tilSTRUCTIONS:

1. Restroom trips are to be limited and only one epp11 cant at a time may leave. You must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.

2. Use black ink or dark pencil only to f acilitate legible reproductions.

3. Print your name in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of the examination cover sheet and each answer sheet.

4. Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided. USE ONLY THE PAPER FROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE Oil Tile BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE. ,

5. Before you turn in your examination, consecutively number each answer i sheet, including any additional pages inserted when writing your enswers on the examination question page.

6. Use abbreviations only if they are corronly used in f acility literature.

Avoid using symbols such as or signs to avoid'a simple transposition error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out.

7. The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question.

8. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer to any short answer questions.

9. Partial credit may be given except on multiple choice questions.

Therefore, ANSWER All FARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE Ally ANSWER BLANK.

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10. Proportier,61 grading will be applied. Any additional wror.g 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 Lt worth i 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 0.60 instead of ,

1.00 cven though you got the four correct answers.

11. If the intent of e cuestion is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.

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

13. Ensure all information you wish to have evalueted as part of your answer is on your answer sheet. Scrap paper will be disposed of imediately >

following the examination.

14. To pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of 001 or greator.

15. There is a tin: limit of four (4) hours for completion of the examination.

16. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examination crea (DEFINE Tile AREA). If you are found in this area while the examination is still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked.

... .' l ENCLOSURE 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR F1.CILITY REVIEW 0F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

1. At the option of the Chief Examiner, the f acility r.ey review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review ny l t#e place at the facility or in the Regional office. The review will be conducted using the same uterial sent to the NRC for examination generation purposes. The Chief Ereminer will coordinate the details of the review with l the facility. An NRC examiner will always be available during the review. l Whenever this option of examination review is utilized, the facility j reviewers shell sign the following statement prior to being ellowed access ,

to the exanination. The examination or written notes will rot be i retained by the facility.  ;

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a. Pre-Examination Security Agreement I acknowledge that I have acouired specialized

knowledge concerning the examination scheduled for at j l as of the date of my signature below. I agree ,

I that I wilt not knowingly divulge any information concerning this j examination to any unauthorized persons. I understand that I am not to particilate in any instruction involving those applicants scheduled  ;

to be administered the above examination from this date until after the examinavion has been administered. I further understand that violation of the conditions of this agreement may result in the examination being cancelled and/or enforcement action against myself or the facility licensee by whom I am employed or represent. J l

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i in addition the facility staff reviewers will tign the following

• statementafterthewrittenexaminetionhasbeenadministered,

b. Post-Exemination Security Agreement l 1 did not, to the best of nty knowledge, divulge ;

any information concerning the examinations administered during the week of at to any unauthorized persons. I did not participate in providing any instruction to those applicants who were aaministered the examination from the date 1 entered into this security agreement until the completion of examination administration.

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2. Regarcless 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 examiration shall include pen and ink changes made to questions during the examination administration. ,

If the f acility did not review the examination prior to its administration, they will have five (5) working days from the day of the written examination to submit formal coments. If the facility reviewed the exemination prior to its administration, any additional coments must be given to an extminer prior to his/her leaving the site at the end of the wrer of the written  :

examination administration. In either case, the connents will be addressed to the responsible Regional office by the highest level of corporate managtment for plant operations, e.g., Vice president for Nuclear Operations.

A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as  ;

appropriate. Corsnents 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 cornent submittal deadline not be met, a long delay in grading the examinations may occur.

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

a. Listing of NRC question, answer and reference

b. Fecility consnent/recom(ndation

c. Reference (to support facility connent)

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

2. Connents made without a concise facility reconnendation 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 writtrn connents that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.

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