ML20097E043

Proposed Operator Requalification Program for Univ of Virginia Reactor Facility

ML20097E043
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Site:	University of Virginia
Issue date:	06/04/1992
From:	VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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NUDOCS 9206120007
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,s OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PFOGRAM FOR ' DIE UNIVERSITI OF VIRGDilA REACIDR FACILITY A. General

1. This requalification program applies to the licensed reactor operators of the University of Virginia Research Reactor (UVNI),

located at the Reactor Facility of the University of Virginia. The program shall meet the r(quirements of 10 CFR 55.59 and ANS Stardard 15.4., as applicable to research reactors. The program will follow a two year cycle. The program will be followed by successive requalification programs, that is, begin anew every tw years.

2. The Itactor Administrator or, in his absence, a designated Senior Reactor Operator, will be responsible for administering the requalification program.

B. Proctram

1. Start-ups aM Checkl 1s Each licensed - cator will be required to conplete reactor check lists and perf n reactor start-ups on dates no further apart than four calendar months. If a licensed operator feils to opera *m the reactor within a period of four months or longer, that individual will be removed from licensed activities. Prior to reinstatement as a qualified licensed operator, this individual will be required to take an examination given by reactor facility management, similar in scope to NRC exams, fcllowed by an operatirg test urder the direction of a Senior Reactor Operator.

2. Lectures During the program's two year cycle, each licensed operator is required to attend a series of. lectures. A cycle will normally begin 'I. September (correspording to the beginning of an academic year) . The lectures will be pre-scheduled to run from September through June, with a break during the summer months of July and August, and continue the following September. The lectures will cover: various aspects of reactor operation

' including normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures; technical specifications; reactor instrunentation ard control systems; reactor safety systems; radiation control ard safety; plant operating characteristics and important changes to procedures or equipment.

'Ibe operator who misses a lecture will be required to review the lecture notes. This will be verified by the Reactor Administrator.

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3. Written Fxaminations At the end of each two-year cycle a written exam will be administered to licensed operators to determine knowledge of facility cperations. An overall grade of 70% or greater will be considered as passiry. If an operator receives less than 70%

on one or more sections of the exam, but has a passing grade overall, he/she will be retrained in the deficient areas and given a make-up written exam coverity only those areas. If an operator scores less '

than 70% overall on the exaranation, he/she will be excused from licensed duties, undergo retrainirg, ard retake +he entire exam.

If an individual does not requalifv with!n >_ iour month period Facility F management will request the NRC to cancal the licer.se of that irdividual.

We bi-annual exam will be err-M and administered by a senior staff member with a Senior Operator License. His irdividual will be exempted from takirg an exam.

4. Annual Operatioris Test Once each calendar year, an evaluation will be made of each licensed operator. 'Ihe supervisor (s) will observe the completion of checklists, +

reactor start-up and control. If an operator is found to be deficient in y some area of operation, this will be documented and the appropriate action to correct the deficierry taken and noted. .

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5. Physical Fitness Licensed operators will be required to undergo physical examinations at least on every two years to assure continued physical fitness '

to operate the reactor in a safe ard efficient manner, i

C. Records -

1. A file shall be kept for each licensed gerav.or. Se file shall contain legible records about checklists and ciarc-ups performad by the individual, the content ard results of written exams, the results of annual evaluations, additional trainirq coverirq areas of exhibited "

deficiencies, ard the results of bi-annual redical exams. Wese personal records shall be retained until the operator's or senior operator's license is renewed.

2. Records showirg the lecture schedule, content, and attendance by the licerad cyators will be kept in a separate requalification program file.

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