ML20059K107

Requests Listed Info in Preparation for Reactor & Senior Operator Exams Scheduled for 901210.Preliminary License Applications Should Be Submitted at Least 30 Days Prior to Exam in Order to Review Training & Experience of Candidates

ML20059K107
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	09/05/1990
From:	Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9009210136
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September 5, 1990 Georgia Power Company .

, ATTN: Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201 .

l Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. Rob Dorman, Superintendent of Operations Training, and Mr. Mike Ernstes,- NRC Region II Operator Licensing Section, arrangements were made for administration of inital licensing examinations at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant.

The written examinations are scheduled for December 10,1a0. The operating examinations are scheduled for December 10, 1990. Additionaly, retake examinations will be administered to those individuals who failed the last requalification examination.

To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish reference material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations," by October 10, 1990.

Any delay.in receiving approved, properly bound and indexed reference material, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference material may result in the examinations being rescheduled. Mr. Dorman has been advised of our reference material requirements, and the address where each set is to be mailed.

The facility management -is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for administration of the written examinations. Enclosure 2, i

" Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations. Mr. Dorman has also been informed of these requirements.

Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the administr.Aion of the written examinations. The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these rules.

The facility staff review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations." Mr. Dorman has been informed of these requirements.

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To better document simulator examinations, the Chief Examiner will have the simulator operator record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature, pressurizer level, etc.), for each simulator scenario. The applicant will be responsible for providing this information, with any appeal of a simulator operating examination. Therefore, your training staff should retain the original simulator examination scenario .information until all applicants who took examiaations have passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.

P 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 1 i the, medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments after appli-cant eligibility has been determined. If the applicants are not received at 1

least 30 days'before the examination dates, it _ is likely that a postponement'  :

will be necessary. Final signed applications certifying that all training ~has been completed shall be subn tted at least 14 days _ before the first examination date. '

This request. is covered by Of fice of Management and Budget Clearance Number -!

3150-0101 which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7  !

hours 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; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D. C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions i 4-regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact ,

Mr. John F. Munro, Chief, Operator Licensing Section 1, at 404/331-5544.

Sincerely, (0RIGINAL SIGNED BY T. A. PEEBLES) i Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosures-

1. Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Ucensing Examinations

2. Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations

3. Procedures for the Administration of Written Examinations

4. Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations i

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p ENCLOSURE I REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

1. Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures (JPMs) and lesson

, plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system

-descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.).

A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA), specifying the knowledges and abilities required of an operator at the facility. Each particular kr.owledge 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, the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators, NUREG 1122 will be used to establish content validity for the examination.

All JPMs used to ascertain the competence of the operators in pehforming 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 applicants for initial R0 and SRO licensing. The writtt.n material shall include learning objsetives .and the details presented during. lectures, rather than outlines. Training materials shall be #

identified by plant and unit, bound, and indexed. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND INDEXED PLANT _ REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORPORATE MANAGEMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS (E.G., VICE PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR OPERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING 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 POSTPONED. Training materials which include the following shall be -

provided:

System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow . paths, components, controls and instrumentation.

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

Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, BOP system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

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

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2. Complete Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject).

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

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4. All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating

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5. Emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special l

procedures).

6. Standing orders (important orders that are safety-related and may supersede the regular procedures). 1 7.- Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures.  !'

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8. Annunciator procedures (alarm procedures), including set points.- ,

=9. Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures),,  !

10. Emergency plan implementing procedures.

11. Technical Specifications.. ;l

12. . System operating procedures.

13. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or ,

flow diagrams. )

-14. Technical Data Book, and/or- plant curve information as' used by operators  ;

and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (DLS) for the'

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15. Questions and answers that the facility licensee has prepared and which i may be used in the written or operating examinations. .

16, The following-on the plant reference simulation facility:

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a. List of all readily available initialization points.

b. List of all preset malfunctions with a clear 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 te be initially expected should be given.  ;

c. A description of simulator capabilities for valves, breakers, indicators, and alarms. 7 F

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d. Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability. to vary the severity of a particular malfunction should be provioed, i.e.,

ability to vary the size of a given LOCA or stew leak, or the  ;

ability to cause a slow failure of a component such as a feed pump, l turbine generatar or major valve (e.g., drif ting shut of a main feedwater control valve),

e. An identification of modeling conditions / problems that .may' impact l the examination, i

f. Identification of any known Performance Test Failures not yet l completed,

g. Identification of significant differences between the simulator and

-the reference plant's control room,

h. Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the candidates to situations of degraded pressure control (PWR), degraded heat removal  :

capabil_ity (PWR and BWR), and containment challenges (BWR) shall be , l provided.

1. Simulator instructors manual.

J. Description of the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary l by licensee).

17. Surveillance procedures (procedures that are frequently run, i.e., weekly or daily).

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18. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requirements of these standards and the regulations.. -

The above reference material should be approved, final = issues and'should be so  ?

marked. If a plant has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examince shall verify with the facility that the most complete, up-to-date material is  :

available and that agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting i changes before the administration of the examination. All procedures and reference material should be bound with appropriate indexes or tables of  ;

contents so that they can- be used efficiently. Failure to provide complete, ,

properly' bound and indexed plant reference material will result in the [

material being returned and could result in cancellation or rescheduling of  ?

the examinations.

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p4 , ,. .s-L i ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS 1'

[L 1. A single room shall be provided for completing the written examination.

L The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other f acility and/or contractor- ,

[E personnel during the duration of the written examination. If necessary,  !

} the facility should make arrangements for the use of a suitable room at a  ;

L local school, motel, or other building. Obtaining this room is the responsibility of the licensee.

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, 2. Minimuu spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined  !

by the Chief Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one candidate per  ;

table, with a 3-foot space between tables.

3. Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the candidates are.

to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments. These arrangements shall  ;

comply with Item 1 above. These arrangements shall be reviewed by the  !

examiner and/or proctor. ,

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, 4. The facility staff shall be provided a copy of the written examination .

L and answer key after the last candidate has' completed and handed in his  ;

written examination. The facility staf f shall then have five working days to provide formal written comments- with supporting documentation on  ;

the examination and answer key to the Chief Examiner or to the Regional  ;

Office Section Chief.  ;

i S. The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by.11 inch lined paper _;

in unopened packages for each candidate's use examination. The. examiner: r shall distribute these _ pads to the candidates. All reference material i

needed to complete the examination shall be furnished by the examiner'.

Candidates can bring only pens, pencils, or calculators into the examination room.

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6. Only- black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions. '

f n,. ' ' , 7. No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the examiner.

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PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS  !

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1. Check identification badges.

2 .- Pass out examinations and all handouts. Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:

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. j t

2. Af ter the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on i the' cover sheet indicating that the work is your own and^you have not  ;

received or given assistance in coinpleting the examination. This must be }

done after you complete the examination. '

. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS i

Restroom trips are to be limited and only one applicant at a time may

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leave. 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 j the examination cover sheet.  ;

4. Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided. USE ONLY. THE ' PAPER PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.

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5. Print your name .in the. upper right hand corner of each of your answer sheets.

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6. -Before you turn in your examination, number $ach answer sheet including f any additional pages inserted when writing your answers.

l 7. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used'in facility literaturr .;

Avoid using symbols such as S or 5 signs to avoid a simple transpositior, error.resulting in an incorrect answer. .;

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8. The poins value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the r question. .

L 9.. Show all calculation. methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer, f

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10. Partial credit 'may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION  ;

7 AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK. There is no partial credit for' l 6 multiple choice questions. ,

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provided will 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'eredit for that question will be 0.80 instead of 1.00 even though  ;

you have four correct answers. i

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

13. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids, and answer sheets. In addition, a l

turn in all scrap - paper. Ensure all information you wish to have evaluated as part of your' answer is on your answer sheet. Scrap paper j

will be discarded without review.

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14. To pais the examination, you must achieve an 'overall grade-of at least 80~ percent.

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15. . There is a time limit of 4-1/2 hours for completion of the examination.

16. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave ' the examination area If you are found in this area while the examination < is' '

still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR F/sCILITY REVIEW OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

1. At the option of the Chief Examiner, 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-l will coordinate the details of the review whh the facility. An NRC~

examiner will always be-present during the revi w.

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Whenever .this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the following statement prior to being' allowed access to the examination. The examination or written notes will not by L retained by the facility.

a. Pre-Examination Security Agreement I agree that I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning the replacement (or initial) examination scheduled for- to any unauthorized persons. I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those reactor operator or senior reactor operator applicants scheduled to be admd .istered the above replacement (or initial) examination-from now until-after the examination has been administered. I understand that violation. of this security agreement could result in the examination being voided.

Signature /Date In addition, the facility staff _ reviewers will sign the following statement af ter the written examination has been administered.

b '. Post-Examination Security Agreement I did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge any. information' concerning. the written examination administered _on' to any unauthorized persons. I

- did not participate in providing any instruction to those . reactor operater and senior reactor operatee applicants who wert.

administered the examination from the t ime that I was allowed access to the examination.

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L Enclosure.4 2 g 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 administration.

'If the facility did not review the examination prior to its administra-t, tion, they will have five (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 the Chief Examiner prior to 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 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 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 exRminations 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 (to support facility comment).

NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be'made without submittal of a reference to support the facility comment. Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be-provided.

2. Comments made witSout a concise facility recomnendation will not be addressed.

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 shculd be informed that only written comments that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination, e