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Advises That Written & Operating Exams Scheduled for Wk of 901203.Approved Ref Matl Listed in Encl Should Be Furnished at Least 60 Days Prior to Exam Date in Order for NRC to Meet Schedule
	ML20059G892
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Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	09/05/1990
From:	Wright G; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Leslie Liu; IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT
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l DockstNo.- 502331-Iowa Electric Light and Power Company ^ ATTN: Mr. Lee Liu-Chairman of the Board and Chief-Executive Officer IEuTowers P." 0. Box 351 Cedar Rapids, IA_ 52406

Gentlemen:-

SUBJECT:

'0PERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS' In a. telephone conversation.between Mr. F.; Van Etten,' Training Supervisor an'o' Mr. H. Peterson,. Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the, administration?

of: licensing examinations at the Duane Arnold. Energy Center . The. written'and' operating examinations are scheduled'for the week (s).of

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in order for us to meet this schedule, it will' be'necessary' forc the facility to furnish the approved reference material-listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference- _ Material Requirements for-' Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations" -j at-least 60 days prior to the examination date. . Any substandardf or' incomplete 1 material or. delay-in receiving approved properly bound and indexed reference 4 material may result in a delay in administering the examinctions. .Mr. VanfEtten- , has been advised of our reference. material requirements,?the number of reference ! material sets that are required, and the examiners' names and addresses where each set is to be mailed. , The facility management is t esponsible for providing adequate space:and accommodations in order to properly __ conduct;the written examinations. Enclosure 2, " Requirements'for Administration of Written Examinations," r describes'our requirements foriconducting these examinations.':Mr> Van Etter has also been informed of these requirements. Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will. be in effect during - the administration-of the written examination. The f acility. management is responsible for ensuring that all ap?licants are aware of these: rules.-

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i 4-Iowa Electric Light and Power :2: SEP 51390 Company-f. q The facility staff review of the written exaniination will be conducted in accordance with requirements-specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements.for Facility? : Review of Written Examinations.." Mr.' Van Etten has been5 informed of these requirements.- , To better document simulator:examinationsi the Chief' Examiner will have the s facility: simulator operator record predetermined plant; conditions (i.e., ' plant-- 1 pressure, temperature,pressurizerlevel,etc;)',1for.eachsimulatorscenario. . ! The applicants will be responsible for providing this information with any appeal" oi- 41 simulator operating examination. c Therefore, the facility training' staff-should retain the simulator examination scenario information until_-all. applicants

                     - who took. the' examinations. have. either passed: the o'perating examination',, accepted -

the denial of their__ license, or filed an! appeal. !

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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 , after applicant eligibility has been determined. -If the applications are not- , received at least 30 ' days before~.the examination' dates,- itcis likely ,that a . - '

                     . 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 11s                   "

not completed in time to make at determination of- applicant eligibi.lity, cthe , candidate shall not be permitted to sit for the_ examination',T t herefore, it is a 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 Humber : 3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated ~ average b'urden isl7.7 hours - per response, including gathering, xeroxing-and mailing,the required material.' Send comments _regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this:collec-tion of information, including suggestions for reducing!this: burden, to the '( Records and Reports Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, ' Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear, Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork. Reduction ProjectL(3150-0101), Office of_ Management and Budget,. Washington,'D.C; 20503. t

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SEPs 51990' Iowa Electric Light.and Power- 3 Company 4 i Thank'you~ for your consideration in this matter. -If you have ,any questions- I regarding the examination procedures and. requirements, please contact. , 3 Mr..H.-Petersonat-(708)790-5797.- ;

                                                                 ; Sincerely, 1

0RIGINAL SIGNED BY GEOFFREY C. WRIGH Geoffrey'C. Wright,! Chief 0perations Branch- 3 .

Enclosures:

1. -Reference Material l Requirements- ,

for Reactor / Senior Reactor. Operator ~ ; Licensing Examinations'

2. Requirements for Administration-of Written Examinations

                   ?. NRC Rules and Guidelines For--                                                      _ ;'

Written-Examinations

4. Requirements for. Facility Review-of Written Examinations , ,

cc w/ enclosure-R. Hannen, Plant f Superintendent _ Nuclear ' R. Salmon, Technical Services a Superintendent- '; DCD/DCB(RIDS) _0C/LFDCB q Resident Inspector, Rlli l~ John A. Eure, Iowa Department l of Public= Health t F. Van Etten,- Plant Training Manager I cc w/o enclosures: ;

   .               J. R. Hall, Project Manager, NRR K. E. Perkins, Jr. , Branch Chief, OLB -

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                                                       -ENCi.0SURE1-                                         1 h                              REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS' FOR REACTOR / SENIOR' AEACTOR-                J
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1. Existing learning, objectives,. Job Performance Measures and lesson plans:

(including training. manuals, plant orientation manual, system l i l descriptions, reactor ~ theory, thermodynamics, etc.). . ! A copy of the facility! Job and) Task' Analysis '(JTA), specifying theI knowledges and abilities required of an operatorfat the' facility. Each 7~ particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlating it to ensuring the. health and the safety of the public. If , a JTA is,not furnished,sthe Knowledges and' Abilities Catalog forLNuclear. "' i PowerPlantOperators,HUREG-1122(1123) will be used to establish

content validity for the examination; l All Job Performance Measures'(JPMs) used totascertainithe competence of; j the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex'and,=as identified;in the_ facility JTAs,1 outside of. t'e contro1L room, i.e. , local ' operations.- j i

                     ~ Training. materials should include all substantive written material used              4 for preparing applicants ~for'in_itial .R0 and SRO licensing. The written-             4 material should include: learning objectives and the details ) resented'                 ;

during lectures,_rather than outlines.; Training materials;siould be a identified by plant and unit, boundi and indexed.--FAILURE'TO PR0VIDEL 4 i COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND'AND INDEXED PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT l IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE . PERSON WH0 IS THE HIGHEST = LEVEL OFJ 3 CORPORATE MANAGEMENT'WHO IS RESPONSIBLE.FOR PLANTLOPERATIONS (E.G., VICEf j PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR 0PERATIONS). -ACCOMPANYlHG THE MATERIAL WILL-BE A~ l COVER LETTER EXPLAINING'THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE! REFERENCE MATERIAL'AND- Li itit FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMINATIONS.WERE CANCELLED OR; ' P0HPONED. Training materials which' include'the following should be d provided: System descriptions including descriptions of all' operationally 1 ) relevant. flow paths,. components, controls and instrumentation. ' System training material should draw parallels:to the~ actual ' procedures used for operating.the applicable 1 system l.

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Complete and operationally, useful descriptions off alll safety-system

                             ! interactions and, where available, B0P" system interactions under emergency and -abnormal conditions, including; consequences of       _       m anticipated operator error, maintenance error,:and equipment failure,             c
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2. Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance' procedures, etc.)

4 . 3 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 . i procedures) , i

6. Standing orders (important orders that are' safety-related and may _ .3

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7.- Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequent,1y,.i.e.,~ weekly t orthatcanberunon.thesimu'lator)- !

8. Fuel-handling and1 core-loadin procedure, when appropriate) g procedures, (initial core-loading' -;

9. All annunciator / alarm procedures.

10., Radiation protection manual (radiation contro1'manuel or procedures) j

11. Emergency plan implementing procedures I

12. TechnicalSpecifications(andinterpretations,ifavailable)forall!

units for which licenses are' sought.-

13. System operating procedures L

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, andiset points- (PLS)'for- the facility

16. Questions and answers specific to the- facility training program which may: j be used in the written.or' operating examinations;(voluntary by facility 'i licensee) y

17. The following on the plant reference' simulation-facility- 4

a. List'of all preprogrammed initial _ conditions l

b. ' List of all preset malfunctions with:a clear identification numberi The list should include cause and effect information. Specifically,.

for each malfunction a concise description,of the' expected result, r or range of results, that will occur uponjimplementation should be 1 provided. Additionally, an indication o.f which annunciators are t to be initially expected should be given, y I a

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c. A'descriptinn of, simulator failureT:apabilitia for valves,. a breakqrs,indicatorsandclares !

d. "Where 'the~ capability exists,- an explanation. ofJthe ability to vary .

the severity of a particular malfunction shall' be provided,1.'e. , ability to. vary the size of ~a;given LOCA or steam leak, or the. . ability toLcause a slowifailure of-a component such as a feed pump;; turbine generator or- ma or: valve-(e.g. , drif ting shut of. a' main" L. L 4 feedwater control valve - l - e. An identification lof modeling. conditions / problems that may impact the. examination

f. Identification' of any ? known performance Ltest discrepancies nat'yet; d correcteo:

g. 'Ide'ntification of differences between the' simulator and the reference plant's control room 3

h. Copies of facility. generated scenarios that expose the applicantsLto" 2 situation's of degraded pressure' control-(PWR), degraded heat removal; capability (PWR and BWR) and; containment challenges (PWR and BWR)'

may be provided (voluntary by licensee)

1. Simulator'instructorsmanual(voluntarybslicensee).

l j. Description of'the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary I by licensee)

18. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations' l

that meet the requirements of these Standards.and-the regulation's, , The above reference material shall!be approved, final issues-and shall be so-marked. -If a plant has.not finalized some of the material, the'. Chief Examiner. shall verify with the, f acility that the most' complete _,1 up-to-date> material is: -i

             .-available and that agreement has been reached with the licensee.forclimiting               ,

changes before the administration of the examination. All procedures and ' reference material shall be bound with appropriaterindicesior tables of

contents so that they can be used efficiently. Failure to-provide' complete,. l properly bound and indexed plant? reference material could result in 1 cancellation or rescheduling of the exami_ nations. ; j q ii o

1 6 ENCLOSURE 2: , REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF-WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS-1 ~. A single room shall;be provided for administration of the written-examina ' ' tion. The . location'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 facilityg - 1 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. '! y

             '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.

(g 3.. . Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to-have' lunch.. coffee.or other refreshments. . These arrangements shall; i comply with item 1 above and-shall;be! reviewed by1the examiner and/orl j proctor.

4. The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch. lined paper- l in unopened peckages for _each applicant's use in completing the l examination. The examiner shall, distribute these pads to the applicants

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5. Applicants may bring pens, pencils,ycalculators 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.

The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. . No wall charts, models, and/or other training materiais shall be present in the examination room. No other equipment or. reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the examiner. ' 1

7. 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 1 days to ' provide formal written comments with supporting documentation regarding written examination . questions and answers. to the Chief Examiner.

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i I ENCLOSURE 3 PROCEDURES FOR;THE ADMINISTRATION OF_ WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS ~

1. , Check identification badges. j q

2. Pass out examinationstand all handouts. Remind' applicants not to review :[

examination until instructed to do so. > j READ THE F0LLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM: During the administration of this examination the following rules apply: j F

1. Cheating on the examination means> an automatic denial of your application. .i

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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 af ter you completeL the. examination.- ' READ-THE'FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:T

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

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2. Use black ink or dark pencili only to facilitate. legible reproductions'.

3. Print your name in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of i

the examination cover sheet and each answer sheet. ! 4. Mark your answers on- the answer sheet provided. USE:0NLY THE: PAPER - L PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OFiTHE PAGE. l 5. j ' Before you turn in your examination, consecutively number each answer' i sheet. 1

g. 6. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility ,l'terature.

i -: Avoid using symbols such asl<. or > signs to avoid 'a simplet transposition - 4 error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write-it out, i

7. The point value for each . question is indicated in [brac'.ets] after' the question. s

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

l 9. Partial credit may be given) Therefore, ANSWER ALLLPARTS OF THE QUESTION l AND.00 NOT' LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK.' Partial. credit will NOT be given onc multiple choice questions. ,

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 /[* ~              10. . Proportional grading will be applieds Any additional wrong information that' is provided may count;against'you. 'ForJexample, if _ a question. is worth'one point and. asks 1for four1 responses,;each_of-which is worth-0.25 points, and you give five re'sponses, ~each of your responses will tur:       -

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, th6 intent of a question is~ unclear, ask questions:of the examiner.

only. . !

                   '12. When turning in your examination, assemble the. completed examination with examination questions, examination aids' and enswer: sheets. In addition,      ,

turn in all secap paper.

                  ' 13. - Ensure all information you wish t'o have evaluated as part of.your answer            '

Liston your answer-sheet. Scrap paper willlbe: disposed of immediately. Lfollowing the examination. , t

14. To pass:the examination, you mustLachieve>a _ grade of 80% or greater.

15,: There11s:a time limit of:four (4)' hours for completion of the' examination'.

16. (When you are done and have turne'd in your examination, leave the' l 4 examination area (DEFINE THE' AREA)L If youLare found inithis area. t

                          .while the- examination is still _in progress, your license _ may be                 '

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                                        = REQUIREMENTS-FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0FLWRITTEN EXAMINATIONS'.

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                             . 1. At the option of_ the Section Chief, the facility may r'eview the writtent                l examination up to two weeks prior to its-administration. This review may                   '

take place at the facility or in the- Regional < office.1 The Chief Examiner will coordinate the details.of the review with the facility.c An NRC

examiner will always be present during thel review.. .

Whenever this option of examination re' view'is' utilized,ithe facility _ reviewers will sign the following statement < prior.to'being allowed access to the examination. The examination or written notes'will NOT be ! retained by the fecility. q a.. Pre-Examination , Security Agreement i I ackner' edge'thatil.have acquired speci.alized > knowledge concerning the examinationEscheduled,for at . ds of the dste of"iqy.sipnature below. 1-agree that

I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning:this examination to any unauthorized persons. I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those: applicants scheduled to-be administered the above examination from this'date until"after the examination has been administered.- I further understand that.. violation of the.

conditions of this agreement may result. in1the examination being-cancelled and/or enforcement action.against;ntyself or the facility licensee by whom I am employed or represent, , Signature /Date In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sig'n the following statement after the written examination has1been administered..

b. Post-Examination Security Agreemento ,

Q ~ l did not, to the ' beak of' nty knowledge, divulge any l information concerning the examinations ~ administered'during;the wsek. , " of at' ~.tofany: unauthorized persons._ I did: not participate in providing any instruction-toithose1 applicants who. 4 were administered the examination from the.date 1 enteredLinto this: ; security agreement -until the completion of: examination. administration.: 1-L ? Signature /Date l4 , , m i

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         ,  1 f 2.:   Regardless of-whether the above examination review option \is exercised.                           s
                         'innediately following:the administration of, the written examination ~,l the;                  3 facility-staffe 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 questionsLduring_the examination' administration.-- 4 I

If? the- facility did not review thelexaminat' ion prior to its 'administralion,'. *

                        'they will have five (5) working days from the day of the wr.itten             . ~
                                                                                                             --u             r examination to -submit formal coments. If the facility. reviewed the .                            :
                        . examination prior to its administration; any; additional' comments must- be '                     ;

given to'?ntexaminer prior to his/herLleaving the site at the end of the ; week of the written examination administration. In either case, the- d connents will be, addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the - highest onsite level of; corporate management for plant operations, e.g.,-

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Vice President for Nuclear' Operations. ; A copy. of- the submittal will be ,

forwarded to' the Chief Examiner,'es appropriate. Connents not submitted. within.the requ. ired time frame will La considered for. inclusion inLthe-grading process on a case-by-case basis by the' Regional Off. ice Section : Chief ' Should cthe connent submittal . deadline not-be: met, a long delay + 't in grading the examinations may; occur. ,

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

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a. listing of.NRC Question, answer and reference

b. Facility connent/reconnendation

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c. Reference (to support facility,connent) ,:

                                                                                               - .                         1 NOTES:     1.        No change to the-examination will be-made withoutisubmittaliof                    1 4 reference to support the-facility comment. Any supporting-                      a documentation' that was not previously supplied, should be                         :

provided. n L 2. Connents made without' a concise facility _reconnendation will- d not be addressed. ~ p ! 4. A two-hour post examination review may be held'at the' discretion of the . Chief Examiner. If this review is held,:the facility staff should be~ _r informed that only written comments that are properlyy. supported,willt.be considered ~in the grading of the examination.

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