ML20059B724

Forwards Exam Rept 50-456/OL-93-02 During Wk of 931115 for Both Units.Noticeable Decline in License Candidate Performance on Dynamic Simulator Exam Noted

ML20059B724
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	12/16/1993
From:	Ring M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Berg S COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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Docket.No. 50-456  !

Docket No. 50-457 -

Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: S. Berg, Site Vice President Braidwood Station R. R. #1, Box 79, 6th Floor Braceville, IL 60407

Dear Mr. Berg:

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SUBJECT:

EXAMINATION REPORT On the week of November 15, 1993, the NRC administered examinations to '

employees of your organization who had applied for licenses to operate your .

Braidwood Nuclear Station. In . addition, a simulator requalification retake ,

examination was administered to one Senior Reactor Operator and a crew evaluation was also conducted. At the conclusion of the examination, the examination questions and preliminary findings were discussed with those. >

members of your staff identified in the enclosed report. ,

The NRC' examiners identified a noticeable decline in license candidate o performance on the dynamic simulator examination. Additionally, an apparent

{' trend regarding a knowledge weakness on shutdown cooling events is discussed in Section 3. -

When compared to past initial examinations administered at the Braidwood ,

Station, license candidate performance on the dynamic simulator examination  ;

was considered below average. Out of-four candidates, one failed the l examination due to demonstrated. weaknesses.in numerous' competencies.-  ;

Additionally, two other candidates demonstrated significant weaknesses.

Overall, this group of license candidates was, considered weak.

No response regarding these observations is required. However, in order to preclude unsatisfactory results on future examinations you. should ensure that these apparent trends do not continue. '

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of  !

this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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Commonwealth Edison Company 2 December 16.-1993 Should you have any questions concerning this examination, please contact us.

Sincerely, 4 Mark A. Ring, Chief-Operations Branch l

Enclosures:

1. Examination Report No.50-456/0L-93-02

2. Examination (s) and Answer Key (s) (SR0/R0)

3. Simulation Facility Report t cc w/ enclosures 1 & 3:

L. O. DelGeorge, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Services K. Kofron, Station Manager '

A. Haeger, Regulatory i Assurance Supervisor  ;

D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory Services Manager ,

OC/LFDCB i Resident Inspectors, Byron, Braidwood, Zion -

D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq. j Richard Hubbard '

J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public  ;

Utilities Division  ;

R. M. Pulsifer, LPM, NRR i Robert Newmann, Office of Public .

1 Counsel, State of Illinois Center State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission R. Assa, Project Manager, NRR F. Jagger, Contract Exam Supervisor, INEL R. Gallo, Branch Chief, OLB cc w/ enclosures 1, 2, & 3  ;

T. Chasensky, Plant Training Manager bec w/ enclosures 1 & 3: PUBLIC - IE42 RII

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