ML20058A459
| ML20058A459 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/1990 |
| From: | Eselgroth P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Hukill H GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9010260196 | |
| Download: ML20058A459 (9) | |
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Docket No. 50-289 1
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ATTN: Mr. H. D. Hukill Vice President and Director of TMI-1 R
P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 i
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SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION Arrangements have been made between Mr. M.- Trump, and Mr. P. Bissett,' Chief Examiner for an ovaluation of the-requalification program and licensed personnel at your Three Mile Island, Unit 1 facility. The evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of January 28, 1991.
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.
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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, Refer-ence Material Requirements." Failure to supply the reference material as required by Enclosure 1 may result in postponement of the examination. 'The
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Chief Examiner may request that'the facility submit a proposed examination for use during the examination week-in addition to the material requirements of i
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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 restric-tions described below. Mr. Trump has been-advised of-our reference material requirements, whether a proposed-examination is. requested,-and where~these_.
Items are to be sent.
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i You are requested to designate at least one employee to.be a. member of a joint'
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The employee shall.be an-' active'SR0 (per the' t i requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) from:the Three Mile Island,. Unit 1)
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Operations Department. You are encouraged to designat_e 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) o~r:(f)),;but may be a facility or INP0 certified instructor. :If desired and agreed to-by, the Chief Examiner, you may desjgnate one-additional employee from the training staff, with appropriate qualifications,_to be a member of the examination team _.-
In addition to these individuals, a simulator operator must be made available for scenario. preview and validation during' the:on site examination preparationi q
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.
Any facility representatives,. under _ the security agreement, shall; be restricted from knowingly communicating by any means.the content'or scope-of'the-exami-nation to unauthorized persons and from participating'in'any facility programs-i 0FFICIAL~' RECORD _ COPY BISSETT/10/12/90 -~0001'.0.0-
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2 such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requali-fication examinee (s) will be present.
These restrictions shall apply from the day that the facility representative signs the examination security agreement indi.ating 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.
In most cases, the examination team members will not be required to enter in:o an examination security agreement more than 60 days prior to the examina-. ion week. The simu-lator operator will normally become subject to the requirements during the examination preparation a ' 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.
The facility shall identify to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination admini-stration date, the proposed operators, including crew composition, for the examination. This information should be provided by the facility training staff to the NRC's Chief Examiner.
The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommo-dations to properly develop and conduct the examinations., "Admi-nistration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Trump has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management representative (as a minimum, first levei above shift supervisor) should observe the simulation facility examination process at the site.
1 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 Records and Reports Management Branch, 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), Of fice of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NE08-3019, and Of fice of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions on l
the evaluation process, please contact me at (215) 337-5211.
i Sincerely, OrYginal Signed By:
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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, t
All test items should be developed in accordance with the guidelines provided.
in sections 602 through 604 of NUREG 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 outside the control room).
15 simulator scenarios of' approximately 5'O minutes each in' length for use on the simulator portion of the operating examination-for examinations administered in one week.
For subsequent requalification. examination facilities are expected.to maki-submittals' reflecting progress toward the following targets over the next 5 years after the initial evaluation visit:
A minimum of 700 test items for use,in'the written examination' equally divided between the two sections of the written examinatioh'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;thetiare developed:
should cover equipment and. system modifications, recent' industry and.
licensee. events and procedural. changes.-
o JPMs to evaluate each operator and senior operator safety-related task identified-in:theJfacility JTA, which meet-the criteria in.ES-603.' The.
JPM bank should expand at a rate _ of:at least 10 JPMs per year untilf thiC goal.is reached.
It-is estimated that: 125 - 150 JPMs will:be the final result. Development of'the questions associated w!th the JPMs shallfalsot continue,'such that there is.a; representative sample of questions given:
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A bank of at least 30 simulator scenarios' which reflect all plausible or i
expected abnormal and emergency situations to which control room operators are expected to respond or control.
At least 5 scenarios per year should be generated until all aspects of the emergency operating-procedures are covered with sufficient variation in the type and scope of initiating events and level of degradation.
For all requalification examination and evaluation visits, the facility shall:
submit an Examination Test Outline / Sample Plan which meets the require-ments of ES-601, Attachment 2;
- provide the associated examination banks'(written, simulator and JPM) and associated reference material. At a minimum, this shall. include Technical ~
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plan procedures and training material utilized in the-requalification training (including student handouts and lesson plans). Additional refer-ence material may be requested by the Chief Examiner, 1
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C ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS 1.
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 shift duties or are not maintaining an active, license per 10 CFR 55.53(e).
The restrictions on crew composition in; the simu-lator are described in ES-601(C.'1.b) and ES-604.
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The simulator and a simulator operator (s) will be provided for examination development, The date(s) and duration of time needed to develop the examinations will be agreed upon by the chief examiner and the facili.ty.
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The reference material used in the simulator will be reviewed by_ th'e chief examiner, no material will be made available 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 facili-ties shall be such as to prevent contact with'all other< facility and/or contractor personnel during the-duration of the examination.
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Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined I
by the chief examiner.
Minimum spacing should be one candidate.per table, with a three-foot space between tables.
No wall charts,'models, and/orL i
other training materials shall be present in the examination l room.
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Copies of reference material for.Section;B of the eritten exaniination will
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be provided for each. examinee. The reference material will'be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of re'.nical. Specifications, opera -
ting / abnormal procedures,'administrativr procedures, Emergency Plans as 2
available to the plant operators.
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Video taping capabilities can be' utilized. :The facility shoiild contact the chief examiner for4 restrictions related.to its usage.
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An attempt will be made to distinguish between R3 and SRO knowledgeJandI.
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- rudent scheduling'of exam week activities'is important to help alleviate' g
undue stress on the. operators.
Your; training staffLand the Chief Examiner should work very closely in formulating a schedule which.does not result in excessive delays in crews or individuals.being administered their1 4
exa:nt nation. The following are some suggestions for structuring the exam activities to achieve this purpose:
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Following simulator scenarios,' the facility evaluators 'and NRC: examia ners should.quickly determine whether, follow-up questioning is required, so that.,the crew may be1 released to"talki among themselves -
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e sure 'that time' validationJoff 0PMs. particularly th'ose performed in:
'the simulator, is' conducted accurately.' : A reasonable scheduleDshould; be established to prevent operators lfrom. waiting >for simulator-
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NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES-1.
Use black ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate' legible reproductions.
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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, j
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Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
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The point value>for each question is indicated in parentheses-after the-1 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 obtainLan answer to l
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 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 responsesi each= response will be worth 0.20.
points.
If. one of your five responses :1s incorrect, -0.20 willi be :
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though you may have 11sted the four correct responses in?the. answer key.
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Partial credit may be given, except cr. multiple choiceLq.'uestions.,
Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTiGN AND DO NOTL LEAVE ANY' ANSWERS
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If parts of the examination are:not clear with respect toTtheir intent, e
ask questions of the examiner only.
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any' assistance in completing.the examination 'This must be signed AFTER -
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Restroom trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a time.may-l
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You must avoid all. contact with anyone outside the examination ~
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Cheating on the examination would result in a revocation of your. license-and could result in more severe 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;eachLsection:
to allow for thirty minutes of review.
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The examination has been time' validated by knowledgeable persons. You
,j should be aware that.not every answer needs -to be;verif.ied by consulting a reference and excessive usage of reference material mayccause you-to not complete the exam in the allotted time.
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to the same indications or controls, particulartcare must be taken to:
maintain individual examination security and avoid any' possibility of:-
compromise or appearance of cheating.-
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