ML20058G294

Advises That Written & Operating Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 910204 & Requests Listed Ref Matls 60 Days Prior to Exam Date

ML20058G294
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	11/05/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 9011130051
Download: ML20058G294 (12)

Text

y g;

',4e.

w' L

}

s,

's M

,. +

A

=

b NOV - 51930 j

k>

l l Docket.No.I 50-10.

I FD.

Docket 110.'50-237,

' Docket No'. 50 249 y

Commonwealth Edison' Company 1ATTil:' Mr. Cordell Reed

. Senior Vice President 7

W.

Opus West III T

,14_00~ Opus' Place :

F

< Downers Grove, Il c 60515

Dear fir. Reed:

.i I

-S BJECT:: 0PERATOR AllD Sell 10R OPERATOR LICEtiSIllG EXAt4IllATI0tlS o

n

~

, Inca telephone conversation between Mr. H. Peterson, Principal Examiner and-fir. 5. : Stiles,l Training Supervisor arrangements were made.for the 7'.

e

, administration of licensing and requalification retake examinations at the Dresden. Nuclear Power Station.1 y

Thewrittenlandoperatingexaminations'arescheduledfortheweekof-g

-February l4; 1990.

1m' In! order for us-to meet thisl schedule, it will be necessary for the facility;

'toifurnish the approved: reference material-listed.in Enclosure 1, " Reference 0

Material Requirements-for Reactor / Senior Reactor.0perator1 Licensing l

Examinations"j at

1 east 60 days. prior to the examination date. - Any substandard:

or; incomplete:materialcor delay in receiving; approved properly bound.and?

i lindexed reference-material may result in a delay in administering:the-

>i examinations; -.itrbStiles has been advised oftourtroference materia 1Lrequirements, j

9 thefnumber of reference material sets that are required, Land the_ examiners?

inames and addresses where each set is: to be mailed.

hTheL facility managementds; responsible-for providing~ adequate; space andi accommodationsLin order to properly l conduct the written: examinations.

Enclosure,2;;" Requirements for. Administration'of Written Examinations,"'

j

-describes ournrequirements-for conducting thesciexaminations..Mri Stiles.

has!also beeniinformed of.these~' requirements.

L2

-EnclosureL3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be inteffect'during

~

y

'the' administration of the written examination. The facility management is fresponsible;for ensuring'that all applicants are aware of these rules.

m

+

73 qThe facility staff: review of the written examination will be conducted-in s

accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for n

' Facility. Review of Written Examinations." Mr. Stiles has been informed of these requirements, f

9011130051 901105 s

ADOCK0500ggO PDR

/6 YL

Commonwealth Edison Company 2

NOV - 5 E00 i

To better document simulator examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the facility simulator operator record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant l

pressure, temperature, pressurizer level, etc.), for each simulator scenario.

The applicants will be responsible for providing this information with any appeal of a simulator operating examination.. Therefore, the facility training staff should retain the simulator examination scenario information until all applicants who took the examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an g

appeal.

Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least 30 days before the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments af ter applicant eligibility has been determined.

If the applic-tions are not received at least 30 days before the examination dates, it is likely that a P

postponement will be necessary.

Final signed applications certifying that all training has been completed shall be submitted at least 14 days before the

=

first examination date.

However, if processing of a license application is not completed in time to make a determination of applicant eligibility, the candidate shall not be permitted to sit for the examination.

Therefore, it is recommended that license applications be provided as soon as possible to ensure an appropriate level of review.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, xeroxing and mailing the required material.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including, suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Management' Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,D.C.20555;andtothePaperworkReductionProject(3150-0101),

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

mm L.

M

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, =

0

g3 n.

I Q.; % h, x n

o tm g,.

[

d;

+

,m; rp NOVI51990

,[1CommonwealthEdisonCompany:

13-

,t

@ s t Thank?you; forcyourJ consideration in this matter.

If ~you have' any

questionsiregarding;theLexamination procedures and requirements,Lplease

-l 9

contactMr.H!;Petersonat(708).790-5797;.

m:w Sincerely, ht s

g

'6

0RIGttML StGNED BY GE0EffEY C. WRIGHI.

1 w:s Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief j

Operations Branch j

t 4

n,

T

Enclosures:

?

~ LReference Material.!Requi.rements b

11.3

'l

'for; Reactor /Ssnior Reactorf0perator

%J

~ Licensing Examinations 2.

Requirements:for;Administrationi

<W

,3.c: NRCL Rulesiand Guidelines For

.cf: Written Examinations.

,1 N

, -:WrittenaExaminationsi g

.4i Requirements for Facility. Review; d

s

.s l

lof, Written. Examinations ;

,a E

H6.

a M c'c w/ enclosures:!

,j 3

'7 i;DEGalle,)Vice} President'-!BWRi

, W perationsiKovach,: Nuclear'

!0

,7 d

W Licensing Managerm t.

A 4

JEO D;: Eeriigenburg L Station llanager d

F lDCD/DCB?(RIDS)r

~'

l J0C/LFDCB i c.,

,M

" Reside'ntiInspectors;LaSalle, i!

' ['y '

Dresden, Quad Cities':

3

Richard Hubbard-o i

4 5 f ". % W.iMcCaffrey, Chie'f, Public' a

L Utilities ~Divisiont

,i JRobertSNewmann. Office:of Public 4

Cou'nsel,ustate of:111in'ois: Center h

yo

, ;. y;. :

T

. Ta S W R.t Stiles, Plant Training Manager fcciw/Afenclosurest.

j

' ' ?.B.;S_iegel,: Project-Manager, NRR..

J Z

f D. Lange. Acting ! Branch Chief, OLB; 1

g.f LJ.cH. Hinds,:Section Chief;:DRP j

1 3

~'.RI l l TRIII R 11 c

....p /

,1 J son /cg Jordan Wright y,

/Af90j

'10///90

.103/90

}l-e p-X l

l7

-l L;

q;-

m1

.q h i.- v -#

n 3

1 e-z.

ENCLOSURE 1 j

' REFERENCE' HATERI AL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR

' OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS l

1.

Existing' learning objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans.

(including..trainingmanuals,plantorientationmanual, system i

, descriptions', reactor-theory, thermodynbmics, etc.)

e n

A~ copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis-(JTA), specifying the knowledges and abilities required of an operator at the facility.

Each particular knowledge.and/or ability _will include an importance rating correlating it.to ensuring the health and the safety of the public, if I

a JTA.is not. furnished,'the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear PowerPlantOperators,HUREG-1122-(1123) will-be used to-establish-content validity for.the' examination.-

?

All; Job Perf'ormance Measures '(JPMs) used to ascertain the competence of

the operatorsLin

performing tasks within the control room complex and, as

-identified in the facility JTAs, outside of the control' room, i.e.,. local

+

operations.:

i Training material's should include all substantive written material used

^

.for preparing applicants for' initial R0 and"SR0 licensing. The written 11.

material should include _-learning objectives and the details presented during: lectures, rathersthan. outlines. Training materials should be identified by. plant and unit, bound, and indexed.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE'

-i COMPLETE, PROPERLY; BOUND AND INDEXED PLANT' REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT-IN~THE RETURN OF.THE MATERIAL T0'THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL 0F-CORPORATE: MANAGEMENT WH0:IS RESPONSIBLE'FOR PLANT OPERATICHS (E.G., VICE i

--PRESIDENT <0FHUCLEAR,0PERATIONS). ACCOMPANYlHG THE MATERIAL WILL BE A

) COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES'.IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT-THIS WAS'THE-REASON THE EXAMINATIONS _WERE CANCELLED OR

POSTP0NED. LTraining materials which lnclude the following;should'be' 3

provided:.

. System descriptions including descriptions of all operational _1y l

relevant flow paths,' components,-controls and instrumentation.

1 y"

System training. material should draw parallels to the actual procedures > used for operating the-applicable system.

m

-Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system e

interactions and, where available, B0P system ; interactions under emergency;and' abnormal conditions,Lincluding consequences of p

anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

o l

., L kI g.

L 1

fl /! >

%q[

>i; i

3 9 3,1 j I

1 uip;B ;

OPERATOR LICEtlSlilG ENCLOSURE 1 (Cont'd)

-Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures.

-2.

Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, etc.)

3.

All administrative procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety) 4.

All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures) 5.

All emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures) 6.

Standingorders(importantordersthataresafety-relatedandmay supersede the. regular procedures) 7.

Surveillance ~ procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e., weekly or that can be run on the simulator)

~

8.

Fuel-handling.and core-loading procedures, (initial core-loading procedure,when. appropriate) 9.

-.All annunciator / alarm procedures

10. Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures)

-11.

Emergency plan implementing procedures

12. : Technical Specification's (and interpretations,.if available) for all

. units for which licenses are sought.

13.: System operating procedures

14. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or. flow diagrams

15. Technical Data. Book,-and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precautions,; limitations, and set points.(PLS) for the f acility

16. E Questions and' answers specific to the facility training program which may

be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facility -

licensee) l

4,p m >

p ~..

o n

LOPERATORLICENSINGENCLOSURE1-(Cont'd).

d

]

17..

The following on the plant reference simulation facility fa.

List of all preprogrammed initial. conditions-b.

b.

List of all preset malfunctions with a cicar identification number.

The list should include cause and effect information. Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description'of the' expected result, or range of results,'that_will occur.upon implementation should be provided. Additionally, an' indication of which annunciators are H

=to be-initially expected should be given.

M c.

A description of simulator failure capabilities for valves,.

~ '

l breakers,. indicators-and alarms f

d.

Where the capability exi.sts, an explanation of the ability to vary Lthe severity of a particular malfunctionL shall be provided,'i.e.,

ability to yary the size of. a given;LOCA or; steam: leak,'or the.

h

?

iability to cause a slow failure of a component such as.a feed pump,-

)

h turbine generator lor' major valve (e.g.,' drifting shut of a main l

feedwater control valve)

e.-

An. identification of modeling conditions / problems that mayi mpact' l

the examination fa : Identification'of Lanyl known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected

' g' : lldentification of-differences between the. simulator and the-d reference plant's control room-h.

. Copies of facility: generated scenarios.that;e_xpose;the applicants to

?

. situations oftdegraded pressure control (PWR).. degraded heat removal:

heapability (PWR and:BWR).'and _ containment challenges"(PWR and BWR);

?

( '

imay be provided (voluntary by licensee) a 4

1, SimulatorJinstructors manual (voluntary byalicensee) y j.-

Description of the scenarios used:for.the' training class-(voluntary w

by licensee)

~

c18. : Additional material ' required by the examiners'to develop examinations 2

y that meet'the requirements of these Standards and the regulations.-

g-The above. reference material shall-be approved, final. issues and shall be.so i

marked.

If-a. plant has not finalized some of the material,.the-Chief Examiner i

sha11? verify with the facility that the most complete, up-to-date material is i

availableland that agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes;before the administration of the-examination.

All procedures and i

1 3

s

w mm w'.

+

o

+

+

,, o gn.

WP 4

. l.'

W!

t...i; L.4 y.. -

U 3

(

i i

4 b.

t. 9.

3 p n w.. v.w w

e Rv,y-a A n..

._.t,

+

s z

0 f \\

g *w h',

fi f. -

h{' i d.

i 4

4, 5

n~ca.

t 4,. -

4

?

4 4 p...., f r !

6 5

y

_ N

-[ h J

' 4[{

i h M.. Y O,PERATb.R LICENSING ENCLOSURE f (Cont'd)--

s

.W r'

Q-E E._ c m.

LM2).y--

.,.i t. '-

'W

[ '@

g g #et !' d referciickInateial"sh'allibe bound'with appropriate" indices or tables.of1 Jcontents sotthat they. can-be used: efficiently.

Failure ~to(provide complete, ff' properly? bound and4 indexed plant? reference material could result'in'

-f'

cancellationjor! rescheduling of-the examinations..

!M, Y !r.

t t

i. 4

~b y

g

~~'f',

z.

I'.

I n:e p i i,

h,,.4 4.I;2 F.N f' -l{?

.a i

4

.,. - +

f&N

.a

,p-_.

s<

n C

4e t.' ' ':s s

,4

(

' i,

'h?

f '..

t L."

m' 2 1

^

o

.I

~

."{

,h 5.. ;2 ]j l' a

I E

a..;.s c.',.-

t.

N. 3 m,1 i

4 i

'I $ !;

U.* b.

w 4

4 '.

'- V N;

,y-q.j l -

s'

' g; w* :

i

+

y - -

4

-tg s

g3-.

A,.,. 5 mn e.

ll r

)

' I f

G' J

'w r,

- 4

-n

.t 7

s

? fl x 4

fu+

a 4 t i

i g

n 7

f g

4 1-I W '.: ), J 2

~

+

\\i 1][

w,'

c..-

s 3

.,..j_

y

-^

.\\., ',

_x J: ' '

a-Nf yQ 6 t\\. [ r'y'

'y:

t ski 7 y.'.

c s

g.u

+ >"",

JW '

s

,v

.r-i' 4'

,yc 5

$e!

.: g-i I.J.

S'.i q

,{

{.

4 -

I

", A,,yP.E, 4,W; J

.,a mm 9

, ;};1f

• • 1',

r YS:n +, w2 z.

~

r", ;

4 s

-R c g

1 k.'

Y t

v

~

1. s.I

-i..

'J k

'm y s. %'

,j lv

, s

(

3 E

y.r s

M n,

$ g 3' 4

1

h g

~ -Y }

! 'i

+

i..

1

~y ;

i, DJ

'Qt e

.. ;l i.

.,;.i k ': 5 f t.,

1 4,

's

'a s

. r 1 -

)

W a

4 x

o q,

'*i'

" ;j

lit, n

is 1

+

r

+

.i 5

>2.

m e,

I M, g.,

y; I

k

/

e F

s

m. 9

)

u dL 5-p.;

v' s.

L

~T g

f

)

i 4

w p.

,a.

y

'!![

dip l

.. Mt F

. ;t f

+

Y

i 4

1 ENCLOSURE 2 l

REQUIREllENTS FOR ADlilNISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAt11NAT10tlS 1.-

A singic room shall be provided for administration of the written examina-i tion.- The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor i

personnel during:the written examination.

If necessary, the facility should make arrangement 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.

11inimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the Chief Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one applicant per table, with a three-foot space between tables, i

3.

Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee or other refreshments.

These arrangements shall comply with item _1 above and shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

i

-4..

The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the

. examination. The examiner shall distribute these_ pads to the applicants es needed.

5.

Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the

. examination room. Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.

6.

The: licensee shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant.

l The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. tio t

wall charts,rr.odels, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room. No other equipment or reference material shall be i

allowed unless provided by'the examiner.

17. -

The facility staff shall be provided with a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has handed in his-written examination. The facility staff shall have five working days to provide formal _ written comments with supporting documentation regarding written examination-questions and answers to the Chief Examiner.

ENCLOSURE 3 PROCEDURES FOR THE ADitINISTRAT10110F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

'1.

Check identification badges.

l 2.

Pass'out' examinations and all handouts.

Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATlH:

During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:

1.

Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your application and could result in more severe penalties.

2..

' Af ter the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on the cover sheet indicating that the work is your own and you have not received or given assistance in completing the examination. This must be.done after you complete the examination.

~ READ THE FOLLOW 1HG INSTRUCTIONS:

'3 1.

Restroom trips are to be limited and only one applicant at a time may 11 eave. You-must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination-room.to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.

2.

Use black ink or dark pencil only to facilitate legible reproductions.

-: 3.

_' Print your name in;the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of the examination cover sheet and each answer sheet.

_4..

flark your answers on the answer sheet provided.

USE OllLY THE PAPER

PROVIDED AND DO NOT WRITE 011 THE-BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.

5..

Before you' turn in your examination,' consecutively number each answer sheet.

6.

' use abbreviations only-if they are commonly used in facility literature. -

Avoid using symbols such as < or > signs to avoid a simple transposition 1

-error,resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out,

+

i 7.

The point value for each question is indicated in-[ brackets] after the-

question.

l

LICEllSE EXAMINATIONS ENCLOSURE 3 (Cont'd) 8.

Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer to any short answer questions.

9.

' Partial credit may be given.

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

Partial credit will tt0T be given on multiple choice questions.

10. Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information that is provided may count against you.

For example, if a question is worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25 points, and you give five responses, each of your responses 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 instead of-1.00 even though you got the four correct answers.

-11.

If the. intent of a question'is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.

When. turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with

12..

. examination questions,-examination aids and answer-sheets.

In addition,

. turn in all scrap paper.

13.

Ensure all information you wish to have evaluated as part of your answer is on.your answer sheet.

Scrap paper will-be disposed of immediately following the examination.

14. To pass the examination, you must achieve.a grade of 80% or greater.

15. There is a= time limit of four (4). hours for completion of the examination.

16.. hen you are done-and have-turned in your examination, leave-the W

examination arer-(DEFIllE THE AREA).

If you are found in this area

-while the examination-is still in progress, your license may be

. denied or revoked.

.d

V.l qg a

4 v...

y a.

ENCt.0SURE 4

-REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS:

y e

' 1.

At.the option of the Section Chief, the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review =may.

take place at the facility or -in the Regional office. The Chief Examiner will. coordinate the details of the review with1 the facility.

An NRC examiner will always be present during the review.

Whenever this option of. examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will-sign the following statement prior to being allowed access 3

.to'the' examination. 'The examination or written notes will NOT be-irotained by the facility.

4 M.

a.;

Pre-Examination Security Agreement.

l s

t e

I. acknowledge thatil have acquired specialized knowledge concerning.

'the examination scheduled for at -as of the date of my signature-j

= " >

.below.

Ii; agree that I,will not knowingly: divulge any information l

K!

concerning this examination'to any unauthorized persons.

I: understand Y

!that 1-am not to-participate int any instruction involving those r

y~

l applicants scheduled to be administered the above examination from-this date until after the examination has been administered.: l~

j ifui'ther understand that violation of the-conditions of-this agreement:

I 6%

imay result-in the examination'being cancelled and/or enforcement

. action against myself or the facility licensee by whom I, am employed?

or-repr.esent.

,y Signaturc7Date-In:sddition, the facilitysstaff reviewers.will sign the following 1]

Estatement after the written examination'has'been administered..

^

. ~ Post-Examination Security Agreement ~

b.

o

--;I did:not, to the best of my. knowledge, divulge any.information 1

.concerningi the examinations administered.during the week of' at Lto 1

any unauthorized persons.

I-did not participate in providing any instruction ~to those: applicants'who were administered the examination.

L from the date'I-entered:into this: security agreement until the bj completion of examination administration.

Q+

Signature /Date 1

i l

'1 1

n am

W f., = 7 k ; - '.

m REQUIREMENTS'F.0R FACILITY REVIE'W 0F WRITTEli EXA!11 NATION (Cont'd) k 2.

LRegardless of whether Se above' examination review option is exercised, imediately 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 administration. -

If: the-facility did not review the: examination prior tolits administration,

.they will have five (5) working days from the day of. the written t

examination to submit formal coments.

If the-facility reviewed the - _.

r 4

' examination prior to'its administration, any additional coments.must be:

5

<given to:an examiner prior to his/her leaving-the site at the end ofcthe-week 'of the written examination administration.

In either case, the Re comments'will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the:

F highest onsite. level of_ corporate management for plant operations, e.g.,<

'Vice President for Nuclear Operations.

A copy:of5the submittal.will'be

]

forwarded toithe Chief Examiner, as appropriate.

Coments not submitted ;

p within the required time frame will=be considered for inclusion.in the-D grading process:on a case-by-case basis by the Regional Office Section' l

v Chlef.; Should thei coment submittal-deadline-not be met,1a long delay-lin grading the; examinations.may occur.

j

3.

The.following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific'

- coments: :-

4 a.

Listing ofLNRC Question,' answer and reference j

e b.1

, Facility, comment /recomendation i

V

-c..

Reference '(to support facility 'coment) lNOTESi.flh No change ~tb! he exam'ination.will be made without submittal-of-t

-a reference-to support the facility comment...~ Any supporting q L' '

documentation that was.not previously supplied, should be

~ '

provided.

u i

i m

~

n s 2 '..

Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will r

not-be-addressed.

j (4..

A'two-hour post examination review may be held at the discretion-of the-

~~

m Chief Examiner.

If this review is held, the' facility staff should be a

Linformed that only written comments that are properly supported wi_11 be

~

y A considered in the grading offthe examination.

o, 9P i

i I

l( '

q i

.