ML20151M144
| ML20151M144 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 09/17/1997 |
| From: | Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Maynard O WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20151M149 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-482-97-301, NUDOCS 9709230056 | |
| Download: ML20151M144 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1997301
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/97-301
Dear Mr. Maynard:
An NRC inspection was conducted August 25-29, 1997, at your Wolf Creek Generating
Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that
inspection.
The inspection included an evaluation of five applicants for reactor operator licenses and
three applicants for senior reactor operator licenses. We determined that three applicants
for reactor operator licenses and one applicant for a senior reactor operator license satisfied
the requirements and the appropriate licenses have been issued.
Following the exit meeting, the results of this inspection were discussed on September 4,
1997, by Mr. McKernon with Messrs. Pippin and Guyer of your staff with regard to the
number of technical accuracy issues with the written examination developed during the
post examination analysis. Over 5 percent of the written examination answers were
changed based on technical accuracy issues identified in your post-examination review.
We are in receipt of your letter dated September 5,1997, requesting a meeting to discuss
the results of the examination, your training program, and the examination process. We
agree that a meeting is appropriate. At this meeting, we request that you: address the
potential knowledge weaknesses discussed in Section 04.1 of the enclosed inspection
report; provide the NRC with information explaining your staff's failure to identify the high
number of examination technical accuracy problems before examination administration; and
describe corrective actions your staff plans to take to assure that the next licensed
operator written examination is of higher quality. Please contact Mr. J. Pellet at
817/860-8159 to schedule this meeting.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter
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Chief Operating Officer
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
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Jay Silberg, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
2300 N Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Supervisor Licensing
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