ML20058D514

Requests That Util Furnish Items Listed in Encl 1, Ref Matl Requirements, for Requalification Program Evaluation Scheduled for Wk of 910211

ML20058D514
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	10/26/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Lyster M CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO.
References
NUDOCS 9011060142
Download: ML20058D514 (9)

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l The Cleveland Electric'111uminating Company ATTH: lir. liichael D. Lyster Vice President Nuclear - Perry 10 Center Road Perry, OH : 44081

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REQUALIFICATION PROGRA!! EVALVATI0ll Arrangements have been.made between 14. Wesley, Perry Training Staff, and

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11. B_ielby, Rill Principal Examiner, for an evaluation of the requalification J

program' and licensed personnel at your. Perry facility. The evaluation visit t

is scheduled for the-week of ~ February 11, 1991.- The requalification'. examinations j

and-the subsequent evaluation of the facility requalification program will be performed.in accordance with sections 601 through 605 of NUREG 1021, Operator e

Licensing Examiner Standards,. Revision 6.

You are encouraged to ensure that your training staff and.' proposed examinees are familiar with these standards.

ForLthe examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary for the-facility to; furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1,

" Reference 11aterial Requirements." -Failure to supply the reference material as required by Enclosure 1 may result in postponement of the examination.

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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 LEnclosure'1. Submission-of a proposed examination, even if requested,~is coptional.

However, if a proposed examination is submitted, those personnel

participating ir, its development may become: subject to the security-restrictions described below : 11. _ Wesley has' been advised of our reference-i material requirements, whether a proposed examination is' requested, and:where 1

these items are.to be sent, j

LYou'are requested to designate'at least one employee ~to be a member of a-joint H_RC-facility examination team.- The em l

requirements-of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)ployee shall be an active SR0 (per the -

) from theLPerry Operations Department 4

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You are. encouraged.to designate a second employee from the training staff to E

be a-member of:the' examination team.. This~emplo i

-(per the requirements of.10 CFR 55.53(e) or-(f))yee should be an' active SR0'-

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-IllP0: certified instructor.. If desired and1 agreed to by-the Chief Examiner, j

you may designate one additional employee from the-training staff with 1

appropriate qualifications to be'a member of the examination team, in

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-addition to these. individuals, a simulator operator must be made available f

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1 OCT 2 01990 The Cleveland Electric 111uminating 2

.l Company-j 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, m

Any facility representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted from knowingly communicating' by any means the content' or scope of the j

examination to unauthorized persons and from participating in any facility l'

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 understands that he or she has 3

-specialized knowledge of the. examination.

The Chief Examiner will determine when facility representatives have received specialized knowledge concerning l

the examination and require execution of an examination security agreement.

1 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 simulato_r operator will normally become subject to the requirements during~the examination' preparation and validation week but, in some cases, i

this may occur as much as 30 days prior to the examination week to support operating test item review and revision.

i The facility shall identify to the NRC 60 days' prior to the examiantion l

administration date, the proposed operators, including crew-composition, for L

the examination.,This information should be provided by the facility training l staff to'the NRC's-Chief Examiner.

j The facilit'y management is responsible for providing. adequate space and 1

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accommodations to properly develop and. conduct the examinations.,

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" Administration of'Requalification Examinations,"' describes our requirements i

for> developing and conducting the examinations.

M. Wesley haszalso been 1

n informed of theseirequirements. Also, a facility operations mana l

. representative:(as a minimum,' first level above shift supervisor)gement-

-should-1 observe the : simulation facility examination process. at the site L

] contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be

in effect during the administration 'of the written examination. The fccility management is responsible for ensuring'that'all operators are aware of these j

rules.,

Di LThis request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance j

' 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 1 gathering, copying and

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o; mailing'the required material. : Send comments regarding this burden i

estimate or any other aspect of this. collection of.information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records L

. Management Branch,EDivision of Information Support Services, Office of-H Information Resources Management,_U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 4

Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101),.

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

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Thank you for your consideration-in this matter.

If the. evaluation process, please-contact M. Bielby at-(you have eny questions on

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Si ncerely,--

gp,gtng SIGNED af GE0fFm C. WRW Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief Operations Branch-4

Enclosures:

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1. -Reference Material Requirements a

2. : Administration of Requalification Examinations n!

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NRC Rules and Guidance for

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F. R. Stead,. Director, Nuclear:

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'R. A..Stratman',. General Manager, L'

Perry _ Nuclear Power. Plant

~y R.?A.L Newkirk, Manager,

. Licensing and Compliance Section S. F. Kensicki, Director,1 Perry;

. Nuclear Engineering Dept.

J lH. Ray Caldwell,, General

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Superintendent Nuclear: Operations.

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H L DCD/DCB :(RIDS) j:

Licensing Fee & Debt Collection Branch Resi_ dent Inspector, R111

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i_ Terry ;J. Lodge, Esq.

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James W. Harris,. Stat'e"of Ohio-

,. Robert E', 0w'en, Ohio i

1 Department of; Health A. Grandjean,-State of: Ohio, i

,k' Public Utilities Commission j

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D. Igyarto, Training. Manager e

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R.10.: Lanksbury, Section Chief, DRP

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l ENCLOSURE 1 l

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.

All' test items should be developed in accordance with the guidelines provided in sections 602 through 6.04'of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner c

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

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of the. operating examination. To the extent possible, approximately 40% of the JPMs'should evaluate "in plant" tasks (system / component 1

operation outside the control room).

15: simulator scenarios of' approximately 50 minutes each in length for use.

on the simulator _po_rtion.of the operating examination.for examinations a

~t administered in one week, For1 subsequent requalification examinations facilities are expected to make 1

submittals reflecting progress toward-the following targets over.the next 5

-years after the' initial evaluation visit:

t' A minimum of 700' test items for use in the written examination. equally Ldivided between the two sections of the written examination and which.

cover all safety related elements of the facility job task analysis l

-(JTA). The bank shall be dynamic in nature, in that at least 150 questions a year shall'be reviewed, revised or generated.

New questions that are developed should cover equipment and system modification, recent

' industry.and licensee events and procedural changes..

JPMs to evaluate each operator and senior operator safety related task identified in the facility JTA, which meet the ~ criteria in ES-603. The a

JPM bank. should expand.at a rate of at least 10:JPMs per year until this 1

goal. is'- reached. - It is estimated that 125-150 JPMs will be the final, result. Development of the questions-associated with-the JPMs shall also

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i the knowledges associated with the task listed in the.JTA.

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.4 ENCLOSURE.1!(Cont'd)_

A bank of at.least 30 simulator scenarios which reflect all plausible or-I expected abnormal and emergency situations to which contro1 room operators:

I 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.

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

submit an Examination Test Outline / Sample Plan which meets the l requirements of ES-601, Attachment 2. '

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providetheassociatedexaminationbanks(written,simulatorandJPM)'and

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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 requalificationtraining(includingstudenthandoutsandlessonplans).

_ Additional reference material may be. requested' by ' the Chief Examiner,

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t ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUAllFICATION EXAMINATIONS j

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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 s

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 simulator-aredescribedinES-601(C.1.b.) andes-604.

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The simulator and simulator operator (s) shall be provided for examination ai 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 B of the written f

examination.

The locatio~n of.this room and supporting rest.' room facilities shall be such.assto prevent contact with all other facility

-and/or contractor personnelLforLthe duration of the examination..

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Minimum spacing:is required to ensure examination-integrity and will be.

evaluated bylthe chief examiner. Minimum spacing consists.of-one examinee per table and,'a 3-foot space between tables. 'No wall charts, modelsi and/or other training materials shall be present in the i

examination room.:

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. Copies of' reference material for Section B of the written examination

.shallibefprovided for each examinee..The: reference material will be t

E reviewed by the. chief ~ examiner'and will consist of Technical-Specifications,

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operating / abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, and Emergency Plans:as'available to the~ plant-operators..

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Video: taping-capabilities-may be utilized. The f acility should contact th'e chief examiner for restrictions related to its usage.

i 8; AnTattempt will_be-made-to distinguish between R0 and SR0 knowledge' and-l abilities.to the extent that such a distinction is supported by the

-l Efacility training materials.

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. Prudent scheduling of. exam ~ week activities is important to help alleviate ti n ",

undue stress on the operators.- Your training staff and the Chief l

Examiner should work very closely in formulating a schedule which does l

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. not result in excessive delays in crews or-individuals:being administered 1

- their examination.. The following are some_ suggestions for structuring the exam activities.to achieve this_ purpose:-

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

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When examining' operators in groups, it is better to hold the group q

just completing their exam vice the group that are taking. their exam

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Follow'ing. simulator scenarios, the facility evaluators and NRC -

examiners should quickly determine whether follow-up questioning is

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. required, so that the crew may be released to talk-among themselves

about the scenario.-

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4; Ensure-that. time-validation 'of JPMs, particularly those performed'in the simulator, is conducted accurately.

A reasonable schedule:

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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 data on the cover sheet of the examination,-if necessary.

4 Answer each question on the examination.

If additional paper is

-required, use only the lined paper provided by the examiner. 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 af ter 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 used to obtain an answer to:a mathematical-problem whether asked for in-the question or not.

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Unless soli' cited, the' location of. references need not be stated.

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Pro'portional 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 L points, -and.'you givelfive responses, each response will be worth 0.20 1

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If one of lyour. five responses i_s' incorrect, 0.20 will: be deducted and_your. total credit for lthat question will be 0.80,- even

' though you may. have listed the four_ correct-responses in-the answer key, 1

J10. : Partial credit may be given. ~Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS'0F THE QUEST 10N' AND 00 :NOT; LEAVE ANY-ANSWERS BLANK.- Partial credit will:NOT;be given on

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If parts of.the examination ~ are not. clear with respect:to their intent, i

ask questions of:the examiner only.

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the examination is your own and that you,have' not received 'or been given F

any assistanceLin completing the examination._ This must be signed AFTER-z the. examination'has'been completed.-

'13. : 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' room 'to avoid even the appearance or possibility ;of examination compromise.

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ENCLOSURE 3 (Cont'd) 14 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 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 i

a reference, and excessive usage of reference material may cause you to not complete the examination 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 ore finished and have turned in your completed examination, leave the examination area.

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