ML20058B929

Forwards Ref Matl Requirements for Requalification Program Evaluation at Units 2 & 3 During Wk of 910122-0201

ML20058B929
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	10/22/1990
From:	Perkins K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Ray H SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9010310086
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c October 22, 1990 Docket Nos. 50-361 and 50-362 Southern California Edison Company l

Irvine Operations Center 23 Parker Street Irvine,-California 92718 Attention: Mr. Harold B. Ray Senior Vice President Gentlemen:-

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION AT SAN ON0FRE UNITS 2 AND 3 Arrangements have been made between Mr. Roy Seiler of your staff and

- Mr. Gary Johnston, Chief Examiner'for an evaluation of the requalification

,y program and licensed personnel at your San Onofre facility. The evaluation 4

visit is scheduled for the weeks of January 22, 1991 through February 1, 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.

Youtare 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 for the facility to furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1. " Reference

. Material Requirements.". Failure to supply the reference material-as required by Enclosure 1 may ; result. in= postponement of the. examination. The Chief Examiner may 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 ex6mination, 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. Seiler 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 employee.to be a member of a joint NRC-facility examination team. The em requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)ployee.shall be an active:SR0 (per the o

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) from the San Onofre 2/3 Operations Department. 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 SRO -(per the requirements _ of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)), but; may be r

L' a facility or INP0. certified instructor.

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Chief Examiner, you'may designate 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 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.

' Any. facility representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted from knowingly communicating 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 signs the examination security

,, agreement indicating that the representative understands that he or she has s)ecialized knowledge of the examination. The Chief Examiner will determine w1en 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 an examination security agreement more than 60. days prior to the examination week. The simulator. operator will normally become subject to the

requirements.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 opereting test item review and revision.

The facility shall identify to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination 1

administration 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.

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.The; facility management isLresponsible for providing adequate space-and

.l accommodations'to properly develop and conduct the examinations. Enclosure.2,

'" Administration of.Requalification Examinations,". describes our requirements for. development and conducting the examinations. Mr. Seiler has also been S

! informed ~~of these.-requirements. Also, a facility operations mana

-I representative-(as a minimum, first level above shift supervisor)gement should q

Lobserve'the simulation facility examination process at the site.

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This; request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 6

3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7

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. hours lper response, including gathering, copying and mailing-the required j

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.

1 Information Support Services. Office of Information Resources Management, U.S.DNuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the

Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Information and

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Regulatory Affairs, NE08-3019, Office of Man'agement and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have an ontheevaluationprocess,pleasecontactGaryJohnstonat(415)yquestions 943-3758 or Lew Miller.

Sincerely, V

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Enclosures:

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Reference Material Requirements

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Administration of Requalification Examinations

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NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees ccw/ enclosures (1),(2)and(3):

D. 'J. Fogarty, Executive Vice President H. E. Morgan, Vice President and' Site Manager R. L. Krieger, Jr., Acting Station Manager R. Seilar, SCE

. Lawrence lKokajko-D. Lange. 0LB P.' Johnson-LRV.

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T ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS Test items to support all aspects of the requalification examination must be

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i 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 through 604 of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner

-Standards, and their respective attachments, For the first requalification evaluation at the facility, the submittal must i

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-though 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 50 minutes each in tength for use on the simulator portion of the operating examination for exanncations -

administered in one week.

i For subsequent requalification examinations facilities are expected to make a

submittals reflecting progress toward the following targets over the next 5 years after the initial evaluation visit:

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• 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 orfgenerated1 h w questions that are developed should cover equipment and system modifications,

recent industry and: licensee ~ events and' procedural changes.

4 JPMs to evaluate each operator and, senior operator. safety related task I

identified-in the facility JTA, which meet the criteria in ES-603. The:

JPM ~ bank 'should expand at a rate of at least 10 JPMs per year until this goal is1 reached..It is estimated thatil25-150 JPMs will be the final

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result., Develo also continue, pment of:the questions associated with the JPMs shall such that there is a representative sample of questions 3

given the knowledges associated with the task-listed in the JTA.

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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 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.

L For all requalification examination and evaluation visits, the facility shall:

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 include Technical Specifications, applicable plant operating, surveillance and administrative procedures, abnormal and emergency operating procedures, emergency plan procedures and training material utilized in the requalification training (including student handouts and lesson plans).

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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 performin per 10 CFR 55.53(e)g shif t duties or are not maintaining an active license The restrictions on crew composition in the simulator

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are described in ES-601(C.1.b) and ES-604, 2.

The simulator and simulator operator (s) shall 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 facility.

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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.

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A single room shall be provided for completing Section 8 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 examination integrity and will be 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 examination room.

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Copies of-reference material for Section 8 of thd 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, 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 1

in excessive delays in crews'or individuals being administered their-1 examination. The following are some sugg'estions for structuring the exam activities te achieve this purpose:

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-Don't bring in crews or individuals well before their scheduled exam times.

-When examining operators in groups, it is better to hold the group just completing their exam vice the groups that are taking their exam later.

-Following simulator scenarios, the facility evaluators and NRC examiners I

should quickly determine whether follow-up questioning is required, so that the crew may be released to talk among themselves about the scenario.

-Ensure ~that time validation of JPMs particularly those performed in the simulator, is conducted accurately. A reasonable schedule should be established to prevent operators from waiting for simulator availability to complete their JPMs.

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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 facility 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'uced to obtain an answer

to a short answer test item, 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

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. 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 0.20

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, even though'you may have listed the four correct responses'in-the answer key.

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

.Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS

. BLANK.

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

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You must sign the statement on the. cover sheet that indicates the work on Lthe examination is your own and that you have not received or. been given-

'I any assistance in completing the examination. This must be signed AFTER the.exami. nation has;been completed.

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13.. Rest room trips are.to be' limited and only one examinee at a time may leave. You must avoid all contact with.anyone outside the examination l

/ room to avoid evan-the appearance or possibility of examination compromise..

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

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15. Each section1of the examination is designed to take approximately 90 minutes to complete. You will be given two hours to complete each section to allow for thirty minutes of review.

16. The examination has been time validated by knowledgeable persons.

You should be aware that not every answer needs-to be verified by consulting a reference and excessive usage of reference material may cause you to not complete the exam 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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