ML20058G154
| ML20058G154 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1990 |
| From: | Conte R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9011090436 | |
| Download: ML20058G154 (14) | |
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-DocketLNos. 50-277 50-278-PhiladelphiaLElectric Company ATTN: Mr, D. M.-Smith
. Senior Vice President-Nuclear
'A _ Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control Desk
[" , P, 0. BoxL195' -t J Wayne,' Pennsylvania 19387-0195 Gentlemen: m 'Subjecti SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS AND REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALVATION-
; -In a stelephone _ conversation between Mr. R. Andrews, Senior Operations Training
. Supervisor,7and Mr. S. Pullani, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were
.made for the administration of licensing examinations and an evaluation of the
,j - requalification program at,the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.
7 4 The . initial license examinations. are scheduled for. the week of February 11, 1991.; The.requalification program cvaluation and NRC administered requalifi-
,cationLexaminations;are scheduled for the week of March 4, 1991.
To-meet the above examination-dates,,it will be necessary for you to furnish m / the, reference material'11sted in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements" by December 11,1990 (for initial examination) and January 4,1991 (for . _
-requa'lification examination). Any delay in receiving approved,-properly bound m
Land indexed' reference material, or the submittalof inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examinations being? rescheduled. .NRC y " rvesLthe rightito postpone NRC administered.requalification'examinationst i f-acility-generated materials are' inadequate-for examination preparation.
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, _Mi . Andrews has been' advised of our~ reference material requirements, and the address where each set is'to be mailed.
O N . oujare'r'esponsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for' admini-stration;of the > written examinations. Enclosure 2, '! Requirements for. Admini-
. stration of Examinations,"' describes our requirements for conducting these
~examinationi The. facility ' management is responsible.for ensuring-that allL i
applicants'are aware.of these rules.- Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during l' the; administration'of the written examinations. The' facility management is
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_ responsible 1for ensuringjthat all applicants are' aware of these~ rules. N r:the'requalification examinations, the NRC examiners will administer.NRC prepared operating and ' written examinations. The NRC examiners will visit.the site approximately fourteen: days-in advance to meet with the appropriate fecil-if personnel to review the schedu'e and the . process for these examinations. toi1090436 901031 ppa ADOCK 05000277 ' - y PDC -(h w ; s
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g LAs Mr. Andrews has agreed,' the requalification examinations and the subsequent ; E ' evaluation of the facility requalification program will be performed in accord-- '
'ance with Sections 601 through 604 of NUREG 1021, Operator-Licensing Examiner i Standards, Revision 6...You are encouraged to ensure that your-training staff and proposed examinees are' familiar with these standards.
M2 -l Q 'You are requested-to designate at least one employee to be a member of a joint NRC-facility.requalification examination team. The employee shall be an active t 'SR0 (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) from the Peach Bottom l Operations Department. You are encouraged to designate a second employee from l theftrainingistaff to:be a member of the requalification examination team. . , This employee should be an active SRO.(per the requirements of 10 CFR 55 53 (e)
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or_ (f)), but may' be a', facility or INPO certified instructor. If desired and agreed to by_the Chief Examiner,4you may designate one additional employee-from. i the training-staff with appropriate qualifications to be a member.of the g, examination team. Ir, addition to these individuals, a simulator _ operator.must
'be made available for_ scenario preview and validation during the on-site examinationLpreparation week. In some cases, it may be necessary to designate -t
'a simulator operator during the test item review period. This indi_vidual will-also bes subject ~ to .the examination security agreement.
- g. ' The Chief Examiner:may request that the facility submit a proposed requalifi- !
cation 5 examination for use.during the requalification examination week .in A i caddition to the reference material requirements of Enclosure l'. Submission of- ; a: proposed examination, even if^ requested, is. optional. However,_if a proposed j
@, examinationLis: submitted. those personnel participating in its development will.
. become subject to the security restrictions described below. y n
i EAny facility: representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted _{ from knowinglyLcommunicating by any means the content or scope of the requali-4 fication< examination to unauthorized persons and from participating 'in any i I facility programs such-as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an "
- identified requalification examinees will be present. These restrictions d" s
i shall apply' from the day that the facility representative understands that he or she;has specialized knowledge of the examination. The Chief Examiner will-Y -determine'when facility representatives have-received specialized knowledge ,
, concerning.the exan:ination and' require execution of an: examination security i agreement.
V, The facility. shall identify-to the NRC 60 days prior to the requalification
. examination administration date, the proposed operators, including crew L '
. composition,.forthe examination. This information should be provided by the 7 facility. training staff to the NRC's Chief Examiner. -
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' Pre'liminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications' should be submitted at least 30 days before the initial examination date so j}
- that we will'be'able.to review the training and experience of the candidates, '
LprocessLthe medi, cal certifications, and prepare-final examiner assignments after applicant' eligibility has.been determined. If the applications are not received-at _least.30 days before the initial examination date, it is likely p 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY PULLANI/10/24/90 - 0001.1.0 i 10/24/90 q i gy i.
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'that a postponement will be necessary. Applications certifying completion of all training requirements should be received by the Region fourteen (14) days ,
L priorfto:the initial examination date. ' fAs agreed'to by your representative, the initial examination will be conducted siniaccordance with Revision 6 of the-Examiners Standards. 'To better document , g the: simulator portion:of the initial license examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the simulator operator- record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., i iplant pressure,_ temperature, reactor vessel water level, etc.), for each simu- ]t lator scenar:o.~ The. applicants will be. responsible for providing this informa-
? tion,-with any1 appeal of a simulator operating examination. Therefore, your # . training"staf f should -retain the original . simulator examinations; scenario Dinformation until all applicants who took examinations have either passed the n'l..
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- operating; examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an typeal.
i q Mr. AndrewsLhas been informed of the above requirements, m This request is covered .by Office: of Management and Budget Clearance , Number 1 315F 91011which expired May 31,11992. The estim'ted a average burden is 7.7 @,u Lhcurger response,-including gathering, xeroxing and mailing the required i
/J , t r a' fa . Send comments.regarding this burden estimate or any other. aspect-of.
i + . ai. ce51ection' of?information,-including suggestions for reducing: this burden,-
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p: LSupport Services,2 0ffice of Information~ Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear .{' 4 ! Regulatory Commission, Washington,-D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction
- Project (3150-0101),10f fice of Information and Regulatory Af fairs, NE0B-3019, . <
H ' _Officesof Management'and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. i Thank you forlyour-consideration in this matter. If yao have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements,;please contact me~at
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R'ichard J. Conte, Chief. L BWR Section- r Operatlons: Branch l
, Division of Reactor ^ Safety
Enclosures:
, 1. Reference Material Requirements g
- 12. Requirements for Administration of Examinations
'3.. NRC .Rijles?and Guidelines for Written Examinations
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Requirements for Facility Review of Examinations 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY PULLANI/10/24/90 - 0001'.1.1 . 10/24/90 i t
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" D. R. Helwig, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Services R. J. Lees,- Chairman, Nuclear Review Board-D.- B.' Miller, Vice President, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station a '
E. Til1, Trainir.g Superintendent
?.: Urban, General Manager, Fuels Department, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
J._F.. Franz,. Plant Manager, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
- A. A. Ful_vio,. Regulatory Engineer, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
. E.<P. Fogarty, Project Manager, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station JT. B. Conner, Jr. , Esquire W. H. Hirst,: Director, Joint Generation Projects Department,
.-Atlantic Electric B. W._Gorman, Manager, External Affairs
.E..J. Cullen, Esquire, Assistant' General Counsel (Without. Report) tR. L. Hovis, "., quire.
=R. McLean, Power! Plant Siting,~ Nuclear Evaluations W ' G.. Hunger, Manager,_ licensing Section g, ;D,,Poulsen, Secretary of Harford County Council fm fd. LH. Walter, Chief Engineer, Public Service Commission of Maryland 1Public Document _ Room (PDR)
Local-Public Document-Room--(LPDR)_
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K.- Abra L , PA0 (34) SALP Report-and (2) A11' Inspection Reports
.NRC , Resident' : Inspector Coinmonwealth of. Pennsylvania
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Region _I-Docket ~ Room (with concurrences)-. H, Management-Assistant,'DRMA'(w/o enc 1)
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1 ENCISSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS ~ Ni ' l '. -- . Existing learning: objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans
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A copy of the facility Job.and Task Analysis-(J1A), specifying the know-Eledgesland abilities required of an operator at the facility. Each parti-U
.cular.know' ledge: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
- _ not; furnished, the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators, NUREG 1123 will be used to establish content validity for'the examination.
kl All- Job Performance. Measures (JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of the es'rators_in 'performi,ng tasks within the control room complex and, as-ide'nt'~ied in the facility JTAs, outside of the control room, i.e., local-o
~ operations.f Training -materials:shall include all substantive written material used for
'preparings applicants for_ initial R0 and SRO licensing. The written mater-ial shall include learning' objectives and the. details presented during lectures,- rather _than outlines. . Training materials shall _ be identified by plant and unit, bound, tabbed, and indexed. Training materials, which
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~ System descriptions._ including descriptions.of all operationally v 1 relevant ; flow-paths,fcomponents, controls and instrumentation, ur --System training l material ~ should' draw' parallels to the actual'proce-T'
, duresfused for operating 'the applicable system. =
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- Complete and_ operationally useful _ descriptions of all. safety-system c~ '
.. interactions-and, where'available, BOP system.intaractions under v ,
emergency and' abnormal conditions, including.co.. sequences of anti-
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cipatedLoperator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure. L= Training material used to clarify'and strengthen understanding of
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emergency operating procedures.
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s% J2. . Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance precedures, etc.) S .
- 3. ' Alloadministrative procedures (as appliccble to reactor operation or safety)
- 4. E Al1 integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures)
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- 7. Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently i.e. weekly
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- 8. Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures
- 9. A1.1: annunciator / alarm response procedures
- 10. Radiation protection manual (radiation control: manual or proc-dures).
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- 11. Emergency plan implementing procedures y 112. LTechnical Specifications (and interpretations,-if'available)
'13; LSystem operating procedures
- 14. Piping and Instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow. diagrams
'15'. ' Technical Data' Book, and/or Pla curve information as used by operators i and, facility precauticqn,_ limite. cions, and set points (PLS) for the
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'16.1 _ Licensee Event Reports for the previous two years.(as applicable to-Llicensed' operators)c il7.1,Questio'ns and answers specif.ic:to the facility training program which may
,be used11nLtheLwritten 'or operating examinations :in addition -to the items
.c _specified in item,191(voiuntary.by licensee)
'18.; The: following .on the plant ' reference simulation: f acility:
- a. . List ~ of all pre programmed . initial conditions
'b. List of all preset' malfunctions with:a ' clear identification number.
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- for' each malfunction a concise description of- the expected result, or range aof results, that will occur upon implementation shall be provided._ Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to
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- itykto,cause;a_ slow' failure of a component such as a feed cump, tur ' .i
- : ;. 'binefgenerator or major valve (e.g. , drif ting shut of a main; feed- i
&e m ~ water control valve) YQ ' N tel :Aniidentification of'modeling' conditions / problems that may impact-the_ examination-U
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- 19. Testi f tems to s'upport :the written simulator, _ and iplant walk-through 'portit .; '
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Lof:the1.requalification examinations 1 s + , aa. ;Aiminimumiofi700' test 11temstforfuseLin the written examination equally' .
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epproximately!40*4 of the JPMs should) evaluate "in plant'!-tasksl 1 L(system /cump_onent operation;outside ;the' control Lroo'm) , l c c , u s s :c. : F1f teen asimuistor; scenarios of approximately .50lminutes each to m :j.Y %h j ' m ; length lfor useLonJthe simulator portion:of theioperating' examination _- .: yw , 5:P Lfor examinationsladministered in'one week. 4"gp_ ' y :A1.lftestlitemsshould:be*developedin-accordancewith,theguidelines. < T sp_rovidedLinisectionsi602~through 604tof NUREG 1021,.0perator Licensingy D ;';' : Examiner Standards,~ and their respectiv'eLattachments. j vg 3 _ :;
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS i A single. room shall be provided for administration of the initial written 1. examination and_Section B of-the requalification examinations. The
. location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as_ ;
'l 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-Ho licensee.
- 2. Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by-the.ChieffExaminer. Minimum spacing should be one. applicant per; table, with a tnree foot space between tables. No wall charts'models, other- ,
training; materials shall be p'esent r in the examination room, "a a ' 31 ~ Suitable arrangements shall be' made by the-f acility if the applicants are to haveLlunch, coffee, or other refreshments. These arrangements shall
. H l comply:with Item 1:above and shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or !
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' 4 .= The facilityJ11censee'shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper
*. ,in' unopened _ packages for each applicant's use in completing the . initial examination' . The examiner shall distribute these pads to the applicants
'as needed.;
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- 5. LApplicants may bring pe.ns, pencils, calculator.s or slide rules into the examinat' ion . room'. _ Only black ink or dark pencils'should.be used for =
, . writing < answers to questions.
R* 6 '-. The-reference. material used in the' simulator for Section 'of the requali-cfication examination will be reviewed by the chief examiner. 'No material. 4 TL: will~be'u~ sed that is1 solely used-for1 training. !
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- 7. . ; Copies ofureference material' for Section B of the requalification written 7 texamination shall be_provided. The: reference material will be reviewed
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by :the: chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications,. J operating / abnormal; procedures, administrative procedures, and Emergency 1 Plans-as available-to the. plant" operators.
. j 9 8. EAn_ evaluation of at least. twelve-_ facility licensed operators is required zforcai req'ualification program evaluation. Normally the crew 3cheduled for s
'requalification training during the period selected for the program _ ,
evaluation should.be selected. The sample will include'other-licensed _operatorsjwho are not routinely performing shift duties or are not-
- r maintaining;an active license per 10 CFR 55.53(e). The restrictions on crew composition in1the simulator are described in ES-601(C.1.b)~and j ES-604, 4
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' examination only. The facility-should' contact the chief examiner forl 1 w ,
, restrictions related to its, usage. '!
r10. TAnLattempt Will be made to distinguish between R0'and SRO knowledge
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.thejfacility' training materials.
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-i s . alleviate undue. stress on-the operators. LYour training staff and tb1
?pj Chief! Examiner should: work very closely in formulating -a' schedule 1 l * .il // , ? ;which doesenot result in! excessive-delays.in crews orc individuals 97 .being administered.their examination. The following are some- o $' suggestionstf or structuring.the exam activities to achieve ~this; i p , y purpose: -! s ,, , g; < 3 Don!t : bring-in crews -or 1ndividuals well' 5efore -their scheo3 1ed j
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'examinersMshould;quickly determine whether follow up questioning'
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t1 ? Ensure that time validation:ofqJPMs', part.icularly those performedi 4 WJ 1 Jin thessimulator,L is -conducted . accurately. A reasonable schedule ;j Mik ^ - ishould"be cestablished;tolprevent< opeustors from. waiting for- ; O 1 isimulatorfavailab.i'l.itynto complete ;their JPMs-g *M
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- 3. - Fill:'in the date on the cover sheet of the examination, if necessary.
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' 5. Use) abbreviations 'only11f L they. are commonly used in facility ' literature, e,. .? ~ .. .
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Eworth one;poin_tlandEasksifor- four; responses,. each of which .is worth 0.25 i! y , < ipointsC andiyou giveLfiverresponses, Leach: response;will be-worth 0,201
; points..j. IfToneLoffyour - f;ive responses sis -incorrect, --0.20 will' be g@ , deductedi and your total credi_t for.that question will4e 0.80, even. W'j ip ,y ithough)you may(havealisted the fou'rfcorrect responsest in the answer key,-
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- REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F EXAMINATIONS i 1
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51i 3Atithe; option of the. ChiefcExaminer, .the facility may review the written
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;will< signithe; following; statement prior- to being1 allowed access to the l l! .j examination. ,The' examination or written notes will q be retained by the d
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y , :I tagree'tnat-I.will not knowingly divulgerany informa- 1 i , W : tion 'concerning' the examination. scheduled for_ ' to any-- d V 6' , ,
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'Is -did not, to the best of knowledge l_divul.ge any-k s <
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- 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 questions during the examination administraticn.
> If the facility did not review the examination prior to its administra-tion, they will'have f.ive (5) working 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 site level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g.,
Vice president for Nuclear Operations. A copy of the oubmittal will-be Lforwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate. Comments not submitted withinDthe required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the grading process.on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section C hi e f., Should the -comment submittal deadline not be met, a long delay in grading the examination may occur.
- 3. ' :The following format should be adhered to for submittal > of specific comments:
- a. . Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference
- b. Facility comment / recommendation
- c. Reference -(t'o support f acility comment)
NOTES: 1. No change to.the examination will be made vithout submittal'of. of a reference to support - the f acility cor. ment. Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be .
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- 2. Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addressed.
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