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Responds to NRC 771223 Request for Addl Info Re Operator Training Program
ML20148F990
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 01/26/1978
From: Groce R
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
To: Collins P
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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WYR-78-6, NUDOCS 8011070075
Download: ML20148F990 (4)


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Attentions Office of Nuclear' Reactor Regulation Paul F. Collins, Chief Operator Licensing Branch Division of Project Management References (a)

License No. DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)

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Letter, D. E. Moody to USNRC, dated

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Letter, USNRC to D. E. Moody, dated

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Yankee Ecwe Operator Training Program In Reference (b) Yankee Atomic Electric Company submitted their Operator Training. Program for the Yankco Rowc plant. Additional info-mation needed for the review of that program was requested by the NRC hy [ Q

~a in Reference (c). Attached you will find, as Attachment A, the answers fpt,,,:f4 to the questions outlincd in Reference (c). Alco attached is Revision.4 to Procedure AP-0500, Yankee Rowe Operator Training Program which has been revised to includo the information which appears in Attachment A

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We trus't that you will find this information satisfactory; however, should you dcasire additional information please contact us.

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ADDITIONAL INFOPJ1ATION JQUESTIONII.A.'4..

The comments and cvaluations contained on the completed operator Evaluation-Form plus the results of the Annual Evaluation Examina-tion shall'f:rm the basis.for'an accelerated requalification program

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If a licensed' operator for senior operator fails to achieve an overall 1

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.All licensed operators and senior operators will review facility design phanges, applicabic procedure changes and facility license 1

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'As.a minimum, all abnormal and emergency procedures shall be reviewed on an annual basis.:

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Provide the method by which non-shift licensed personnel and Shift Supervisors are evaluated during actual.or simulated abnormal and emergency plant conditions.

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