ML20137X480
| ML20137X480 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1997 |
| From: | Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| GL-95-06, GL-95-6, NUDOCS 9704220050 | |
| Download: ML20137X480 (7) | |
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SUBJECT:
OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINAT!ON DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Dear Mr. Cottle:
In recent weeks, after an internal audit, Region IV has recognized the need for enhanced expectations for the quality of initiallicensing examinations developed under the pilot process of Generic Letter 95-06 or the " Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," Interim Revision 8. These new expectations represent a significant increase in NRC expectations regarding initial licensing examination quality than has been previously communicated by the Region to facility licensees. In several recent meetings with Region IV facility licensee representatives from operations and training organizations, regional management has presented these clarified expectations with regard to facility licensee-developed initial licensing examinations. Additionally, chief examiners have been communicating these expectations at the staff level to individual facility licensee personnel for facility licensees that have initial examinations scheduled to be administered over the next few months. The thrust of these expectations is that facility licensees will be held to a higher level of quality at the individual test item level than has been previously required in response to these communications, facility licensee representatives have requested that the NRC provide a forum in which f acility licensee personnel involved in examination development can better understand how these expectations translate into actual test items. On May 29 and 30,1997, Region IV will host a workshop in its Arlington, Texas, office on test item and examination development to meet agency expectations of facility licensee-developed initial licensing examinations. The workshop will start at 8:30 a.m. on May 29 and conclude by 1 p.m. on May 30. A tentative workshop agenda is attached. Comments are welcome. This workshop will be open to the public. 0d 00 \\ l l 9704220050 970416 I g' g,M.H,4 PDR ADOCK 05000498 V PDR i
t [- ', > a l r; 1. ~ Houston Lighting & Power' Company ' You are invited and encouraged to send representatives from your. organization who are likely to be directly involved in initial licensing examination development..Our facility can.
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accommodate a large number of attendees. However, if you expect to send more than four attendees, please inform us so that we may ensure the room arrangement is appropriate. Please direct comments or questions to John Pellet,' Chief, Operations Branch, Division of Reactor Safety at (817)860-8159 or Stepher, McCrory, Workshop Coordinator, Operations Branch at (817)860-8265, or via electronic mail to jlp@nrc. gov and sim@nrc. gov, - respectively. l Sincerely, h 0. M W / ^ ' ' " " ' ' " **""'- *"' ' Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-498;50-499 4 License Nos.: NPF-76; NPF 80
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.i Lawrence E. Martin, General Manager Nuclear Assurance & Licensing Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 i Mr. J. C. Lanier/Mr. M. B. Lee .l City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas' 78704 Mr. K. J. Fiedler/Mr.' M. T.' Hardt [ ~ ' City Public Service Board i P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio,-Texas 78296 i, l Jack R. Newman, Esq. ' Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5869 } ? a r ..,c, a I
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ENCLOSURE OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP AGENDA DAY 1 - MAY 29,1997 Introduction (8:30-9 a.m.) Session 1 (9-10 a.m.) Generic Attributes of Good Test items Session 2 (10:15-11:30 a.m.) Written Examination Questions Session 3 (12:30-2 p.m.) Open Reference Oral Questions (Job Performance Measure and T. ministrative) Session 4 (2-3 p.m.) Administrative s % Performance Measures - Session 5 (3:15 4:30) System Job Performance Measures and Job Performance Measure Sets Session 6 (4:30-5 p.m.) Questions and Answers i DAY 2 - MAY 30,1997 t Session 7 (8:30-9:30 a.m.) Scenarios and Scenario Sets Session 8 (9:3010:15 a.m.) Breadth, Depth, Overlap, and Examination Outlines Session 9 (10:30-12 noon) Questions and Answers Closing Remarks (12-12:30 p.m.) 4 } l .}}