ML20062B768

Responds to Re Complement of Candidates for Simulator Exams Administered as Part of Initial Licensing Process

ML20062B768
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	10/11/1990
From:	Bettenhausen L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Fernandez W POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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i Docket No. 50-333 Power Authority of the State of New York James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power- Plant '

ATTN: Mr. William Fernandez I Resident Manager -

P.0 Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093

SUBJECT:

SIMULATOR EXAMINATION CREW SIZE )

i I am responding to:your letter of -September 18, 1990, to Mr, R. Conte of my:

staf f regarding the complement of- candidates Tfor simulator examinations administered as part of the initial licensing process. We' understand that you desire to have the candidates evaluated-in a' normal Technical Specification 3 configuration of two senior operators (SRO) and two reactor operators (RO). 'In .  ?

the past, (and as planned for the October 29, '1990: examinations) we normal _1y-evaluate a three person crcw in the simulator. --

The primary reason for evaluating three candidates at:al time in the dynamic simulator examination is that the initial license <examinationLis1 focused exclusively on evaluating the individual's.. knowledge,= skills,'and abilities to perform licensed. duties on the-subject plant. LUnlike the requalification'- -

ptogram, there is no crew ' evaluation nor training program eval _uation being f simultaneousiy performed. It is our objective to evaluate an individual taking' an initial license examination with the minimum. shift: manning allowed by the k

2 technical specifications. At Fitzpatrick' this would be the one requir9d SRO in '

the control room, even though two SR0s:are required on shift,- and the two.R0s ,B required in the control room during_startup and: planned shutdowns. Tnis allows i us to make a licensing decision based on-the most limiting = licensed personnel constraints possible, thus making our decision on the basis of- the. individual's performance of licensed duties.

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w Once operators are licensed, we expect-that.they are promptly enrolled in the - '

facility's requalification program. -.It is,there that crew training.and- -

ev91uation should.be further. developed from the> initial license training, as,an operator may now train with his assigned crew. That is why crew evaluation,is' a segment'of the NRC's requalification. program evaluation, l

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Further, we are interested in evaluating the. execution-of the' Emergency Operating j

Procedures on an initial' examination. An SRO must be able to control plant' y activities' through .the use of the' Emergency Operating Procedures without the 3 04ersight.

a assistance from an additional licensed individual. .If the Sf!0 g iidate cannot demonstrate this ability, then this individual is not ready- _

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• Power Authority of the State 2' of New York n We and the Operator Licensing Branch at NRC Headquarters understand your position on this matter but we continue to support three man crew evaluations as the most ef fective and conservative approach to take in making an initial licensing decision. If you continue to have concerns-over our examination-methodology, you are also encouraged to work through NUMARC and its representatives on this matter. '

If you have any questions regarding this issue please contact me at 215-337-5291 or Mr. Richard Conte at 215-337-5210.

Sincerely, tetataal Sten *4 8F8 Lee H. Bettenhausen, Chief Operations Branch, Division of Reactor-Safety #

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J. Phillip Bayne, President J. Brons, Executive Vice President A. Klausmann, Senior Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services R. Patch, Quality Assurance Superintendent G. Wilverding, Manager Nuclear Safety Evaluation G. Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel R. Beedle, Vice President Nuclea'r Support S. Zv11a, Vice President Nuclear Engineering '

R. Burns, Vice President Nuclear Oprations J. Gray, Director Nuclear Licensing -BWR +

F. Catella, Fitzpatrick Training Coordinator-l D. Simpson, Training Superintendent Dept. of Public Service, State of New York '

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