ML20058F260

Forwards Ref Matl Requirements for Reactor Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 910211

ML20058F260
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	10/31/1990
From:	Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
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OCT 311990 Docket No. 50-271

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

ATTN:

Mr. Warren P. Murphy Senior Vice President, Operations

RDL5, Box 169

' Ferry Road- .Brattleboro,. Vermont 05301. 1. ' Gd$tl'emen: =i o' 'Subjectt REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS AND REQUALIFICATION x PROGRAM EVALUATION. i In a ' telephone ' conversation between Mr. G. LeClair, Training Manager, and Mr.' _D. Florek, Senior-0perations. Engineer, and Mr. L. Wink, Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations and an-i evaluation: of the requalificeton ' program at the Vermont YankeeiNuclear Power ya -Station. i I The initial ' icense examinations are scheduled for' the week of February 11,- l l 1991. LThe.requalification program evaluation'and NRC: administered:requalifi-- 4 cation: examinations.are scheduled for-the' week:of February 25, 1991. .To meet the above examination dates, it will' bel necessary for you to. furnish X

the reference. material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements"

,by December _10, 1990. 'Any delay in recei_ving approved, properly bound and in-dexed reference material', or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete _ refer-ence material may result in the examinations being. rescheduled. NRC reserves H the right to pn tpone NRC. administered requalification examinations if'the. j facility:generatedimaterials are; inadequate for examination preparation. Mr. 3 m 'LeClairfhas:-been advised-of= our reference material: requirements, and the; 1 e-address where each setEis to be mailed.. .l ~ 1 'Youtare responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for admini-stration of the written examinations., " Requirements for Admini-stration of Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these . examinations. The facility management is' responsible for ensuring-that all a ' applicants'are aware of these rules. - contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in'effect during .the administration of the written. examinations. The _ facility management is " responsible'for ensuring that all applicants are aware of'these~ rules. 1 For.the requalification examinations,.the NRC examiners will administer NRC l prepared operating and written examinations. The NRC examiners will visit the site =approximately fourteen days in-advance to meet with the appropriate facil-J itygpersonnel.to review the schedule and the process for these examinations. 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY -WALKER /10/24/90 - 0001.0.0 10/25/90 j ,o noso1e2 *oo g.1 3 1m1 PDR ADOCK oS } $ <f "1 ~'

i ?i V rmont= Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. 2 -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, 1You are encouraged..to ensure that your training staff and proposed examinees are. familiar with~ these standards. You'are requested to' designate at least one employee to be a member of a joint ' LNRC-facility requalification-examination team. The employee shall be an active . SR0 '(per' the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) from the Vermont Yankee (Operatici.. Department. You are encouraged to-designate a second employee from the: training staff to be a. member of the requalification examination team. .This employee.should be an active SR0 (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53 (e) or (f)); but may be a facility or INp0 certified instructor..If desired and agreed to-by.the 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 examin'ation security agreement. 1The Chief Examiner may request.that the facility submit a proposed requalifi-cation examination for use during the requalification examination week-in: addition to the: reference mater.ial-requirements of Enclosure 1. Submission of 'a < proposed l examination, even if requested, is optional. However,-if. a proposed examination is. submitted,' those personnel. participating -in its development will 4 ?becomel subject to the security restrictions described below. i Any1 facility: representatives under the security; agreement shall be restricted from-knowinglyfcommunicating by any means theLcontent or scope of the requali-fication examinationf to unauthorized ' persons and from participating :in any ' facility programsisuch as-instruction, examination,1or tutoring in which

identified requalification examinees will be'present. These restrictions-shall apply frem the day that the.Lfacility representative understandsLthat he-a.

.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. The-facility shall identify to the NRC.60 days. prior to the requalification examination. administration date, the proposed operators,: including crew compost tion, for' the examination. This information should be-provided by the ifacility training staff:to:the NRC's Chief Examiner.

Preliminary reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least 30' days before the initial examination date so that we will be'~ablet to review

<the, training and-experience of1the candidates, process the medical certifications, 1 1 and prepare final examiner assignments after applicant eligibility has been determined. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY WALKER /10/24/90 - 0001.1.0 10/25/90 \\

n .j i r C LVermont Yankee Nuclear ~ Power Corp. 3 1 initial examination date, it is likely that a postponement will be necessary. f , Applications-certifying completion of all training requirements should be received by the Region fourteen (14) days prior.to the initial examination date. The initial examination will be conducted in accordance with Revision 6 of the Examiners. Standards. To better document the simulator portion of the initial l 111 cense examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the simulator operator' record j predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant' pressure, temperature, reactor 'vesse1 water level', etc.), for each simulator scenario. The applicants will.be i responsibleufor providing this information, with-any appeal of a d.mator J operating examination. Therefore, your training staff should retain ~the a original simulator examinations scenario information until all applicants who I

took= examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the i

denial of'their license, or filed an appeal. 1 l: Mr.'LeClair.has been informed of th'e above requirements, i .l L !This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expired May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7 -hours per response,' including: gathering, xeroxing and. mailing the. required.

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' material. l Send comments.regarding this burden est, mate'or any other aspect of. ] ? this collection.ofJinformation, including.sugge W ons for reducing this burden, .to?the Information:and Records' Management Branch, Oivision of Information q 'Sunport' Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,.D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction 1

Project (3150-0101),-: Office ;of Information: and Regulatory Af fairs, NE0B-3019,

' Office-of. Management and Budget,' Washington, D.C. 20503. ?Thank you for your' consideration in this matter. ;If you-have.any questions l regarding.the examinationfprocedures and' requirements,'please contact me at f "(215) 337-5210. Sincerely,- Originni S16 nod BT.4 RICHARD 1 CONTE- { Richard J. Conte, Chief BWR Section Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety - Enc 1'sures: o . 1 '. ' Reference Material Requirements-L2.

Requirements for Administration of Examinations C

3. NRC Rules and Guidelines for Written Examinations-4. Requirements for Facility Review of Examinations 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY WALKER /10/24/90 - 0001.1.1 10/25/90 i

s.. m f h* y i s o' . Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.- 4 cc: w/enci: lJ. Weigand, President-and Chief Executive Officer -J; Pelletier, Vice-President, Engineering i k G. LeClair, Training Manager

D':Reid,_ Plant Manager

. J..~ DeVincentis, Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company 'L. Tremblay, Senior Licensing Engineer, Yankee Atomic Electric Company .J. Gilroy,. Director, Vermont.Public Interest Research Group, Inc. -G. Iverson, New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management Vermont' Yankee ' Hearing Service List - g, Public Document Room (PDR)- Local Public Document' Room (LPDR). ! Nuclear Safety Information' Center (NSIC) LNRC ' Resident 1 Inspector- + h - State of New. Hampshire, SLO Designee. 1 . State!of' Vermont, SLO l Designee: 7 Commonwealth of. Massachusetts, SLO Designee i 4 lbec:N/ enc 1:. + E Region 1 Docket Room-(with concurrences)

. Management Assistant,-DRMA.(w/o encl);

j "i ' : R. - Conte', DRS. I 'L. Wink,;DRS- ,s g T.- Walker,LDRS-i e D.' Florek,, DRS -R. Bellamy, DRSS J.1 Johnson, DRP DJ.lRogge, DRP. .H.'Eichenholz,LSRIE-Vermont Yan'kee .T. Koshy,: SRI.- Yankee Rowe 4 h J. Caldwell=,.'ED0 l ~ ML Fairtile, NRR. .-i E

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1 DRS' Files'(3) L! -i DR -RI I M . DRS:RI DRS:RI F er Con l ngj( /2f/90' 0/#/90 . 10//f/90 10/Jg/90 i [.) k [ OFFICIAL RECORD. COPY WALKER /10/24/90 - 0001.2.0 10/25/90 i t L i" ~ 4 w

w i f -.m 0p' era' tion 7 ~ 3 .Vermw iankee Nuclear Power Corp. VERMONT YANKEE HEARING SERVICE: LIST-i

Diane Curran', Esq.

Public> Service Board i Harmon, Curran &.Tousley State of Vermont fb

2001 S Street, N.W.., Suite 430 120 State Street Washington,-D.C.

20009 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 i _e l John Traficonte,.Esq. . James Volz, Esq. I Chief l Safety Unit-Special Assistant Attorney General j w 0ffice'of the Attorney General Vermont-Department of Public Service . l 4 -One Ashburton. Place, 19th' Floor 120 State Street 1 Boston, Massachusetts 02108-Montpelie'r, Vermont 05602 i Geoffrey.M.-Huntington, Esq. G.' Dana Bisbee, Esq. ]7 ' Office of the Attorney. General Office.of the Attorney General ' Environmental-Protection Bureau Environmental Protection Bureau State House Annexi State House Annex 1 m-" 25 CapitolJStreet ~25 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301-6397 Concord, New Hampshire 03301-6397 1 1 Charles Bechhoefer,- Esq. Adjudicatory File (2) j TAdministrative Judge Atomic-Safety and Licensing Board 1 Atomic, Safety and. Licensing Board Panel Docket l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1

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20555: -Washington, D.C. 20555 - Mr.' Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr. Dr. James H. Carpenter' Administrative Judge . Administrative _ Judge 1 9 Atomic. Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 1 H V.S; Nuclear Regulatory' Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission y 1 Washington,:D.C. 20555 W_ ashington, D.C. 20555 j j iVermont:PublicLInterest Research Chairman, Board,of. Selectmen LGroupf Inc ^ . Town ofiVernon L '.43 State Street ' P;0' Box 116 d Montpelier,. Vermont' 05602 -Vernon, Vermont 05353-0116 -] H i Raymond N. McCandless. Honorable John'J. Easton l ~ Vermont' Division of Occupational-Attorney ~ General and Radiological: Health State of-Vermont . Administration Building:- 109 State Street j .Montpelter,' Vermont' >05602 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 R R.-K.-Gad, III Robert.M. Lazo, Chairman 1 Ropes &' Gray Atomic Safety and Licensing Board i ".0ne International 1 Place U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission L,, Boston, Massachusetts' 02110 Washington,:D.C. '20555 L r.- J. Gary Weigand

Mr. James P.-Pelletier M

-Preside"t & Chief Executive Officer Vice President - Engineering - Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. i RD 5,tBox 169 P.O. Box 169 l Ferry Road Ferry Road ] Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 1 i l 2

e f ily 4-Operations 7 Vermont Yankoe Nuclear Power Corp. e VERMONT YANKEE liEARING SERVICE LIST Mr.~ John DeVincentis, Vice President Mr. George Sterzinger, Commissioner -Yankee Atomic Electric Company Vermont Department of Public Service 580 Main Street 120 State Street, 3rd Floor . Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 l Jerry Harbour Resident Inspector - Administrative Judge Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Atomic Safety and= Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LU.S._ Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 1 Washington, D.C, 20555 Vernon, Vermont 05354 Mr. W.~P. Murphy Administrative Judge Frederick J. Shon Senior Vice President, Operations ~' Ver'mont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp Atomic Sa.fety and Licensing Board RL 5, Box!169 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RFe ry Road Washington, D,C. 20555 05301 Brittleboro,1 Vermont Regional Administrator, Region 1 W: Acomic Safety.and Licensing Board-U.S. Nuclear-Regulatory Commission d.S'.' Nuclear; Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road 1 JWashington,'D.C. 20555 King of Prussia,. Pennsylvania - 19406^ c t h \\ I t 1 .I ic j

y. ' 3m h, 4 i ENCLOSURE 1 j REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS-

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. Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans I (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descript-ions,etc.). JA copy' of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), specifying the know-i ledges and abilities required of an operator at the facility.- Each parti-cular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlat- .ing-it to ensuring the health and the safety of the public. If a JTA is y' not furnished, th Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power P.lant Operators, NbREG'1123' will be used to establish content validity for the examination. All Job Performance Measures (JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of .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 l applicants for.. initial R0 and SR0 licensing..The written mater- .ial shall-include learning objectives and the details presented.during L ' lectures,- rather than outlines, ' Training materials.'shall be identified by . plant and unit, bound,. tabbed, and indexed. Training materials, which include;the following, shall be provided: System descriptions including! descriptions of. all operationally-relevant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation. s ' System training material should. draw parallelsito the actual proce-dures used'for-operating the applicable ~ system, a 7 Complete: and' operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system > interactions and, where available, BOP system interactions under- = emergency.and abnormal conditions, including l consequences of anti-cipated-operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure, j Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding-of emergency operating procedures. lL i*2.

Compl'ete Procedure-Index (including surveillance procedures,'etc.)

j '32LAlladministrat'ive. procedures (asapplicable'toreactor$perationor safety)

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All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures) 8

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,All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special pro-l g 'tu . _;cedures)- gi" 3-93 F "~ m ~6. Standing orders (.important orders that are safety related and may super-N F; sede the regular procedures) 1 L t 7. .,. Surveil'. lance procedures -(proceduresLthat are run frequently, i.e. week 1'y 1 g; orLthat..can'be:run.on the simulator) 4 s qe t + (fars a

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Fuel handling and core-loading procedures q gy <*9~.i.All. annunciator / alarm response' procedures l:) [w, -.10i Radiation protection = manual:-(radiation control manual or procedures)- l 4 a

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$ 7" ,1411 Piping land3nstrument.ation idiagrams, electrical, single-line diagrams,.or j 4 1 M F. flow > diagrams ( 1 W,, l nc. 15.:Technica110ata(BookF and/or! Plant curve information'as used by operators V Land. facility;precautio'ns,' limitations,Tand-set points (PLS) forithe

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-~ q [1 f16kL1c.ense'e;EventMeports for the previous' two"y' ears (as.applicableito XO11 censed ~ operators).-.. 4 1 s

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'? J170Questionsand)answersspecificttofth'eLfacillitytrainingprogramLwhichmayi 1 ibe usediinDthe written-or: operating examinations;in additionoto the'.. items F r $ (,, specified linfitem 19 (vo'luntaryf by?1icensee); j m ~ 2 3 4 J 18.JThe following oncthe plant. reference simulation facility: Li I h a.:

List of Jall-pre programmed? initial conditions

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List off all' preset { malfunctions with a' clear identification. number.

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include'cause:and.effect information.

Specifically,s N for each malfunction a concise description'ofitheLexpected? result, or

i irange.-of result's, that"wi1 F occur upon implementation _shall:be-

$1 jit ~ ,.provided! ~' Additionally, ancindication'of which annunciators'are to .j ,W 'be"initiallf expected should be.given. K W' s-4 3 y$ ' ic; LA'.descriptionf of simulator failure capabilities. for valves, breakers, indicators and-alarms' 1 M', ,w ] y i

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4 m L t o -',0 { g ep U 3 C p -d. Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary h the severity of a particular malfunction shall be provided, i.e., ability to vary the size of a given LOCA or steam leak, or the abil-ity to cause a slow failure of a component such as a feed pump, tur-i bine generator or major valve (e.g., drif ting shut'of a main feed-water control valve) i e. An identification of modeling conditions / problems that may impact tha i

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. examination f. Identification of any known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected- ] .g. Identification of differences between the simulator 3nd the reference plant's control room 3l h.L Copies of ~ facility generated scenarios that expose the a7plicants.to l situations of degraded heat removal capability and containment y challenges (voluntary by licensee) .j

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Simulator instructors manual (voluntary by licensee) l j. Description of the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary l by licensee) 1 l

• 19. Test items to. support the. written simulator, and plant walk-through portions-l of the requalification examinations q

a. 1 A7mininium 'of 700 test items. for use =in the' written examination equally ,j . divided betweenLthe two sections of the written examination and which

s cover all safety.related elements of the facility job task analysis y

(JTA) J l b t. 'A minimum of'75 job-performance measures (JPMs)-for use on the walk-1 through portion of. the operating. examination. To the extent possible, I approximately 40% of the JPMs should evaluate "in plant" tasks (. system / component operation outside the control room) c. Fifteen simulator scenarios of approximately 50 minutes each in 'k length for use on'the simulator portion of the operating examination for examinations administered in one week, 9 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. 1 l t 2 0 '. 'An Examination Test Outline / Sample Plan which meets the requirements of i ES-601, Attachment 2-q a a

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If aLplant has not finalized somesof the material, the Chief ExaminerJ a$

(shallsverify with;Lthe facility thatLthe most complete, up-to-date material is J 'available and that' agreement has?been reached with the~1icensee for 1.imiting. 1 m, 3%., ichanges:before.cthei: administration of the examination. Al-1' procedures:and' t M"i ' freferenceimaterial.shal.1 be bound-with appropriate indices or tables of' 1 phf 1 contents so;that.they:TcanLbeius'diefficiently. : Failure ~toJprovide complete,- a e d.M rproperlyJbound andlindexed plant.: reference' material could result in cancella-

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c = 1 ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS 1. A single room shall be provided for administration of the initial written examination and Section B of the requalification examinations. The- ~ Elocation of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the written examination. 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 i by the Chief Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one applicant per table, with'a three foot space between tables. No wall charts models, other training materials shall be present in the examination room. 3. Suitable-arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments. These arrangements shall sn comply with Item 1 above and shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor. The facility. licensee shall. provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper 4.- in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the. initial examination..The examiner 1shall distribute these pads to the applicants as needed. 5. _ Applicants'may bringLpens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination' room. Only black ink or. dark pencils should be used for Ewrit',g answersLto questions, 6. The reference material used in the simulator for Section A of the requali-fication examination will be reviewed by the chief examiner. No material will tre used that is solely used for training. 7. Copies of reference material for Section B of the.requalification written examination shall be provided. The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical _ Specifications, operating / abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, and Emergency Plans-as available +o the plant operators. 8.- An evaluation of at least twelve facility licensed' operators is required for a requalification 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 simulator are described in.ES-601(C.1.b) and ES-604. 1-I l

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Video taping capabilities.may-be utilized for-the requalification i

1 examination.-only. : The facility should contact the chief examiner for-restrictions related to -its usage, y

10. : An; attempt will be made to. distinguish between R0 and SR0 knowledge j

and' abilities t'o the extent that such a: distinction is supported byL cthe facilityDtraining' materials. ) cnw 4 $@6 l11. Pfudent: scheduling of exam week activities is important' to help; 1] alleviate undue stress;on the operators, :Yourttraining staff;and the 2 Chief Examiner:should. work-very closely'inLformulating.a schedule' 1 ~ j$ which:does notiresult;in, excessive; delays in crews or, individuals. Q being?-adminilstered their examination. The-following are some w . suggestions; for, structuring the exam activities to achieve - this. . purpose: 1 M

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' exam times. q + T '.l ,When;examiningcoperators in groups, it?is better.to holdfthei j 7 ~~ ~ $,y ? group?Justicompleting their exam vice the groups that are taking1 M s -' the, ir exam <1ater. M n g,.. i ?-c ?$FollowingLsimulator-scenarios, the facilitp evaluators:and: NRC:

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j fisfrequired cso that the crew e-be rtleasedLto-talk among. 1 g ,'themselves aboutcthe1 scenario. J s Ensure that time validation of JPMs, particularly those-performed ) ws , Jin)the: simulator, is conducted accurat elyf A? reasonable schedule:. d y (should'be; established:to. prevent operators'from waiting for, }y y y, simulatorfavailability to' complete"their JPMs. 't q n <WJ g,, -12:JAtfac11itysoperations managementL representative-l(as' a minimum,' first ' 'l* W" f dievelfabove; shift 1 supervisor)1.should~obscrie?the-simulator' lrequ'alification examination 1 process atotheisite. '] 7 Jo Y l i ,b[ [t jr, s a L, '?t i-}7 g I ' hi

Qf %~ W R y' w W'+~.,, o QG[? ? p w< $ y: y -i g~ q P ENCLOSURE 3 y NRC RULES AND GUIDELINES-FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS l'. ; Use black: ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilit' ate legible reproduction; 1 'M L20: Print your:name:in the blank'provided on the: cover sheet of the i examination.- '3. , Fill 1.n the date on 'the. cover _ sheet of the examination,.if necessary. 4, ,a %g L4l - An' wer/each questionjon'the examination or naswer sh~eet provided. _ If s e,1 additionalfpaper is. required, use.only the: lined paper provided-by the: 3 Ff examiner,. Do not writeJon the back side of the page. ] +. 9 Use._abb' revia.tions only^if they are commonly used in facility literature. p 5. i 1 6. LThe_pointivalue for__each question is indicated in parentheses after<the- ) g (question andican b'e 'usedias a. guide for-the' depth of ' answer required,

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.Show.allscalculations,: methods.o'r assumptions used 'to obtain an answer to ; y la-shortcanswer test;, item. ~ 4 W"~ 'Unless jolicited, the11ocation'of references need not.be stated, L8h 4 o fj >M ' 9i Proportio'nalLgradingwillbetapplied...AnyladditionalwrongLinformation-j that'lis'provided;may; count:against.you. _ For example, if a' question-is-d 7[M@ .N , =worthione point?and;asksJfor'fouriresponses,2each of which is. worth: 0,25 - j U ' Lpoints', and.'you)giveufiveTresponses, each respon.se wil.1 be worth'0.'20 ~ ! points' Olfcone of your-fiveL responses 11s: incorrect,' 01.'20 wil.1 ;be.- j WW, deducted, and your tota 1 credit'for that question will be 0;80,Jeven:. f( 'i 4thoughfyou' may: have;11sted the four ! correct: responses inj the' answer key., ' $j L M o M 10p.Partia1L credit l may tie given, exceptton -multiple choicelquestions; There. u g.g l b< , : fore,LANSWER 'ALL1 PARTS OFeTHELQUESTION ~ AND,00 NOT. LEAVE' ANY1 ANSWERS l BLANK. Q ^ ill.2 ;If cpartsiof the examination'.are not clearJwith respect.to';their. intent,. J ask1 questions?of _thef examiner only. 1 l12. 5You must sign' the statement-on the cover sheet thatlindicates the work'on ' uthe examination :isfyo'ur own and that:you :have :not received or been given d K Lassistance inlcompleLting the examination. This must be signed AFTER_the ] Jexaminationchas been completed. a 113h ;Restroom etrips' are' to be climited and: only one' examinee' at a -time Jmay. d Lleave, =You must avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination; = room to avoid even the appearance?or possibility-of-examination'compro-1 -1 4 m.i se ;' d ] p, 914. Cheatingfon the examination would result-in La revocation of your license 11 landicould resultDin more severe penalties, i aj j i i:

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1. U-L15. When you.are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examina-tion area.

If you are'found in this area while the examination is still' in progress, your license may be denied or revoked. -16. To pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of 80% or greater. For Requalification Examinations: -17. 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 30 minutes of review. L18. 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.

19. Due to existence of questions that will require all examinees to refersto the same indications or controls, particular care must be taken to main-

~ tain individual examination security and avoid any possibility.of compro- . mise or appearance of cheating. For initial examinations: 20.' There is a time l limit of: four (4)' hours for completion of the examination.

21. iWhen turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets.

In addition, -turn in all scrap paper. 4 i 1 ,,gewii-g----umm,g--- us,--vi---ins,-

y r v,y.A;g, o f 9J di ?]Y l. 4 7E l Q $? .. ~;. 1 gtl- ,', }; y k: L q j ,.y,+ .) ENCLOSURE 4 _0 q., P REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F EXAMINATIONS ] w 1. fAttheioptionof[theChiefExaminer,the.facilitymayreviewthewritten 4 '? examination for initial licensing up-to two weeks-prior to its admini-a nf < < stration.u This review may take place at the; facility or in. the Regional j) ?( office. ThecChief Examiner will coordinate the. details of the review with 'm

the facility. An.NRC examiner will'a~1 ways be present during the review E

D wl% 'i l When this option.of. examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers ~ swill! sign the-foilowing statement prior-to being allowed access to the _f examination.; The examination or-written notes will not bel retained by the= 'j ~ ' facility. i y 4 1

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Pre-Examination Security Agreement ] l i I. agree _that.I will not knowingly. divulge.any informa- .W '

tion concerning. the: examination scheduled for.

.to any ~ 7 , unauthorized / persons. .I understand.that I.:am not to participate in a' nyti_nstructioni; involving those reactor operator or senior reacto_r h [*., coperatoriapplicants; scheduled to be administered the'above examina-JJ ~ ~ ,tionnfrom:now<until after the examination has been administered. I M gx_e ? understand.that violation'of this. security' agreement could result-in -

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the.examinationf eing. voided. b l 3-n 't ]p ,i + oignature/Date. s %..., ;F 'InLaddition.',4the;. facility staff reviewersnwillisign the following ) ~ T g i, ' istatement.afterathe examination has.been admi_nistered. Yh M: P$stExaminationISecurity~ Agreement ^ 2 ~ 's 1 n y ) Q 'I: . did.not, to the best ofLknowledge,-divul_ge any; j ~' V .information_ concerning 'the examinations administered during the-week" d ~ of 'to'any unauthorized persons. LI did.not' parti-- n cipate in providing any_ instruct'an-to1those.reactorfoperator and; ] -sen,or reactor operator applicants who.were administered the exami-1 M

nation from the' time-that I was allowed access.to the examination..

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J n; ', "* 4.a g[ ' Endlosure4L 2 1 ) - 2. Regardless 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 examination shall include pen and ink changes made to quest ons during the examination administration. If the facility did not review the examination prior to its administra-tion,. they will have five (5) wo'rking days from the day of the written examination to submit formal comments. If the facility reviewed the examination prior to.its administration, any additional comments must be given to:an examiner prior to his/her leaving the site at the end of the week of the written examination administration. In either case, the . comments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the highest.on si.te level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g., Vice; President for Nuclear Operations. A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to.the Chief Examiner, as appropriate. Comments not submitted within the required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the-1 grading process on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section Chief. Should:the comment submittal deadline not be met, a,long delay in grading the examination may occur. ?3. The fol. lowing format should be adhered to for submittal of specific comments: .a. Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference lb; Facility comment / recommendation t c. Reference'(to support facility comment) NOTES: 1 '. -_No cha'n'ge to the examination ~will be made without submittal of of_a reference to support the facility comment. Any supporting 7 documentation that was not previously supplied, should-be - provided. 2. Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addressed, y i}}