ML20057A011

Forwards Administration of Requalification Exams,Nrc Rules & Guidance for Exams & Security Agreements for Written Exams to Be Administered at Facility on 931025

ML20057A011
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Site:	University of Missouri-Columbia
Issue date:	08/27/1993
From:	Caldwell J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Rhyne J MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, COLUMBIA, MO
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NUDOCS 9309100279
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Dr. James J. Rhyne. Director Research Reactor Facility University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 65211 1

Dear Dr. Rhyne:

In a telephone conversation between Mr. Paul Doyle and Mr. Walt A. Meyer arrangements were made for the administration of requrlification written examinations at the University of Missouri - Columbia. The examination visit l

which is scheduled for October 25, 1993, will be performed in accordance with t

Operator Licensing Standard ES-606.

You should have. a copy of this standard.

The examiners will use material the facility supplied for the initial examinations administered in July 1993. The NRC understands that the facility plans on submitting a written examination.

This examination should be sent at i

least 15 days prior to the examination date to the following address:

i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 ATTN: James L. Caldwell, Mail Stop 10/D/22 Those personnel participating in the development of this examination will become subject to the security restrictions described below.

k It is requested that an employee be provided to complete the examination team.

The employee is expected to be a licensed or previously licensed SR0 at your 3

facility or similar facility.

If desired by the facility, and agreed to by i

the Chief Examiner, an additional employee may be.a member of the examination team.

These individuals must not be scheduled for an NRC-administered examination during this visit.

Before commencement of NRC review of the examination, the facility representative will be required to sign a security I

agreement.

The facility representative may continue to train operators with the understanding that he or she will not describe details of the exam either content or scope. Should questions arise which are on the exam, these questions may be answered provided no indication is given that the question is i

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

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" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements t

l for developing and conducting the examinations., contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The facility management is I

responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of these rules, i

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires October 31, 1995. This 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 coments 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, MNBB-7714, 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 i

l Information and Regulatory Affairs, NE0B-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503, t

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions l

on the examination process, please contact Mr. James L. Caldwell, at (301) 504-1042.

Sincerely, i

Original signed by:

j James L. Caldwell, Chief i

Nonpower Reactor Section i

Operator Licensing Branch Division of Reactor Controls i

and Human Factors Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation j

Enclosures:

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Adt.inistration of Requalification Examinations 2.

NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees 3.

Security Agreements cc w/encls:

Mr. Walt A. Meyer, Reactor Supervisor DISTRIBUTION:

RGallo JCaldwell Central Files PDR/LPDR Docket Files Facility File (DMcCain)

Facility Training Coordinator Facility Operations Manager PDoyle, OLB Examiner AAdams, PM OLB:DRCH PDoyle M ell r/p/93 6

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AUG 2 71993 Dr. James J. Rhyne,

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

" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations., 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 (OMB) Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires October 31, 1995. This 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 Information and Records Management Branch, MNBB-7714, 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 Information and Regulatory Affairs, NE08-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions on the examination process, please contact Mr. James L. Caldwell, at (301) 504-1042.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

James L. Caldwell, Chief Nonpower Reactor Section Operator Licensing Branch Division of Reactor Controls and Human Factors Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

1.

Administration of Requalification Examinations 2.

NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees 3.

Security Agreements cc w/encls:

Mr. Walt A. Meyer, Reactor Supervisor DISTRIBUTION:

RGallo JCaldwell Central Files PDR/LPDR Docket Files Facility File (DMcCain)

Facility Training Coordinator Facility Operations Manager PDoyle, OLB Examiner AAdams, PM l

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I I-ENCLOSURE 1 i

ADMINISTRATION OF RE00ALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS 1.

The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner.

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A single room shall be provided for the written examination. The I

l 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 examination integrity and will be l

evaluated by the chief examiner. Minimum spacing 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 ex:tmination room.

4.

Copies of reference material for the written examination shall be provided for each examinee. The reference material wil. consist of Technical Specifications, operating / abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, and Emergency Plans as available to the plant operators.

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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 i

facility training materials.

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Prudent scheduling of the 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 individuals being administered their examination.

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t ENCLOSURE 2 1

NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES i

1 1.

Use black ink or dark pencil DNLY to facilitate legible reproduction.

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.

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Answer each question on the examination.

5.

Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.

6.

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

7.

Show all calculations, methods or assumptions used to obtain an an.,wer to mathematical problem, whether asked for in the question or not, i

(This does not apply to multiple choice questions.)

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

9.

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

10.

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 ex.aination has been completed.

11.

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

You most avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination l

room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of examination compromise.

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12.

Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your license i

and could result in more severe penalties.

13.

Each section of the examination is designated to take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

You will be given 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> to complete the examination.

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When you are finished and have turned in your completed examination, leave the examination area.

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To pass the examination, you must achieve at least 70% overall.

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ENCLOSURE 3 PRE-EXAMIMTION SECURITY AGREEMENT i

I agree that I will not knowingly divulge any Print Name information concerning the requalification examination for I

to any unauthorized persons.

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POST EXAMINATION SECURITY AGREEMENT I

did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge Print Name any information concerning the examination administered on to any unauthorized persons.

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