ML20133B878

Trip Rept of 850315 Site Visit Re Presentation of Licenses to Senior Reactor Operators & Reactor Operators.Subjs Discussed During Visit Stated

ML20133B878
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Site:	05000000, Davis Besse
Issue date:	03/15/1985
From:	Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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,p clan eLLvN,ILLamois soist March 15, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: James G. Keppler, Regional Administrator FROM:

A. Bert Davis, Deputy Regional Administrator

SUBJECT:

VISIT TO DAVIS BESSE ON MARCH 15, 1985 During this visit, I handed out Operator Licenses to Senior Reactor Operators and Reactor Operators.

During a discussion with some of them after presentation of the licenses, some interesting subjects were discussed.

I will pursue these subjects with you and some RIII staff members and after that, if warranted, pursue them with appropriate Headquarters people.

The subjects were:

1.

Licensees are restricting their training programs for SRO and RO people because any subject that is included in the training program may then be picked up by the NRC and covered in the operator licensing examination.

The operators see a need for additional training, for example, on how various pieces of hardware work and the problems associated with such hardware, but this information is not included in the training program for the reason stated above.

This appears to be counterproductive from both the licensee's and the NRC's interest.

2.

The operators felt that major portions of the licensing examinations should be "open book." They believe that only those items that would need a quick recall in handling an event should be required to be memorized and tested as such. Other material should be examined and graded based on the operator's ability to quickly relocate and demonstrate his understanding of the material.

3.

Our policy on radios in the control room should be reexamined.

Control rooms are a high tension job and often the noise level from operating equipment, although it is not loud, is disturbing.

Soft music in the control rocm may very well enhance safety rather than detract from it.

In general my impression after discussions with the operators is that they genuinely desire to do a good job, but are frustrated by the demands and restrictions placed on them.

C1 0510070142 e50717 RE ONDmCE PDR A. Bert Davis Deputy Regional Administrator cc:

C. E. Norelius R. L. Spessard