ML20154L528

Rev 2 to Operator Requalification Program

ML20154L528
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Site:	University of Missouri-Rolla
Issue date:	05/31/1988
From:	MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, ROLLA, MO
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OPERATOR REOUALIFICATION PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA REACTOR 1

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i TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Pece 1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Description of the Prosram . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.1 Annual Examination and Retraining Lectures. . . 2 2.2 On-The-Job Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 Periodic Observation and Evaluation . . . . . . 6 3.0 Administration of the Program. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.1 Training Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.2 Reactor Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3 Licensed Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.0 Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 l

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1 Rev. 2-1.0 Introduction 5/88 Deletion This document is the Operator Requalification Program for the University of Missouri Rolla-Reactor (UMRR) which is required by 10 Rev.-2 CFR 50.54 (1-1) and 10 CFR 55.59.

All licensed operators at UMRR 5/88 shall participate and satisfactorily complete this program during each license renewal period. Each licensed operator or senior operator shall include in his' license' renewal application a statement that.he has satisfactorily completed the requirements of this requalification program.

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2 2'. 0 Description of the Program The requalification program is divided into three major areas which are designed to provide assurance that all operators maintain competence in all aspects of-licensed activities. The three areas are as follows:

a. An annual written examination which is used to verifv the operator's knowledge level. Preplanned lectures shall be used to retrain those operators who demonstrate deficiencies in anv part of the examination.

b. On-the-job training which will ensure (1) that the operator maintains his competence in manipulating the reactor controls and in operating all apparatus and mechanisms required by his license. (2) that the operator is cogn17 ant of all design, procedure and license changes implemented during the requalification period, and (3) that he has a thorough understanding of all abnormal and emergency procedures.

c. Periodic observation and evaluation which will evaluate the performance of the operators to actual and simulated reactor conditions.

2.1 Annual Examination and Retrainine Lectures During each calendar year a comprehensive, written examination will be administered to all operators having a reactor operator or a senior reactor operator license for more than one voar. The content Rev. 2 5/88 of this examination should be similar to that of a license

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3 examination administered bv the Commission. The function of the examination is to establish the knowledge level of the operator in all areas applicable to the licensed activities he performs. The results of this examination shall provide the basis for a determination of those areas in which each operator needs retraining.

The examination will be scheduled early enough to permit retraining before the end of the calendar vear.

The examination will contain questions from each of the following areas:

A. Principles of Reactor Operation and Reactor Theorv:

B. Features of Facility Design:

C. General and Specific Operating Characteristics:

D. Instrumentation and Control Systems:

E. Protective and Engineered Safety Systems:

F. Standard and Emergency Operating Procedures G. Radiation Control and Safetv:

H. License. Technical Specifications and 10 CFR.

Senior Reactor Operators will also have cuestions in the aree below:

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5/88 At the discretion of the facility Training Coordinator, a review program may be inst ituted t o prepare individuals for the annual j examination. The review program mav utilize. but is not limitad to.

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a. Lectures or review seminars to present or discuss in a preplanned manner the information relative to each of the areas listed above. Personnel assigned to prepare questions or sections of the annual examination mav be exempt for those specific ouestions or sections.

b. Worksheet questions and problems which the operator can answer in his spare time.

The Training Coordinator will be assigned responsibility to prepare the nine sections of the annual examination. The examination 5 88 with answer sheet will then be reviewed by a facultv member from the Nuclear Engineering Department of the University of Missouri-Rolla or other knowledgeable person. The Training Coordinator will assign to various staff members topics for which they must write, in outline form, and present to the rest of the staff in a formal lecture. The lectures will be on topics that will comply with 10 CFR 55. Appendix A. The evaluation of each operator will be facilitated bv completina an examination record form as shown in Appendix A to this document.

An operator will be considered to be deficient in any area of the exam if he scores a grade of less than 70% in that area. If the Rev. 2 5/88 average grade for an operator in all sections ie less than 70%. the Rev. 2 i5/88 operator shall be relieved of all licen7ed activities until he has

! been retrained end satisfactorily passes re-examination with an L Rev. 2 l average grade greater than 70%. 5/88 l

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who were deficient in any area. The Training Coordinator will use retraining schedule sheets as shown in Appendix A to facilitate the scheduling. The retraining program will consist of one or more preplanned lectures or tutoring sessions in each area of deficiencv.

These lectures will be supplemented by self-study of reference material.

After the retraining has been completed in each area, another examination will be given in that area to establish the operator's competence. This re-examination will be of the scope and complexitv of the original. exam, but will contain a different set of questions.

All examinations and re-examinations after thev have been graded will be reviewed with the operator and will be retained in the facility's files for at least two vears. Rev. 2 5/88 t

2.2 On-The-Job Training This section of the program provides assurance that all operators will maintain competence in those major evolutions which can be performed by licensed operators oniv. This section will also ensure that all operators maintain their knowledge of the facilitv to the extent that thev are aware of all recent changes which have been Rev. 2 5/88 made to the license, to the facility and to the operating procedures.

The on-the-job training requirements shall comply with 10 CFR 55.59. Rev. 2 5/88 paragraph (C)(3)(i). Specificallv. the items applicable to the University of Missouri-Rolla Reactor include paragraphs (A). (B). and (E) of the above said regulation. The on-the-job requirements are

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6 outlined in detail in the checklist in Appendix A of this document.

Each licensed operator shall acknowledge in writing a change in e 2 anv operating procedure no later than one month after this change has been approved and implemented.

The on-the-job training requirements shall be spreso out over R 2 S

the calendar year such that at least two of the total of five reactivity manipulations, are completed in a six-month period. The Training Coordinator shall periodically review the on-the-j ob training checklist of each operator to ensure that he is progressing satisfactorily on his requalification.

2.3 Periodic Observation and Evaluation Reactor management will on a continuing basis observe and evaluate the performance of all opecators in order to maintain familiarity with the operator's competence in handling routine and emergency evolutions. This program implements the means of documenting the evaluations made by management.

The Training Coordinator. or the Reactor Manager, or their Rev. 2 5/88 designee (but a licensed operator) will annually conduct a perf ormance evaluation of all operators durins one of their reactivity manipulations. The person conduct ing the evaluat ion will complete an Operator Perf ormance Evaluation Sheet (Appendix A). The evaluator will also discuss or simulate abnormal or emergency conditions during the manipulations and grade the operator on his response to these conditions.

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7 The response of an operator to a simulated or hypothetical Rev. 2 5/88 emergencv condition will be reviewed and evaluated bv the Training Coordinator, or Reactor Manager. This evaluation will be used to supplement that operator's performance evaluations under this program.

Should an operator evaluation demonstrate an overall unsatisfactory performance, the operator will be relieved of licensed duties and be placed in an accelerated retraining program until satisfactory performance is deconstrated.

3.0 Administration of the Program 3.1 Training Coordinator The Facility Director shall assign a member of the reactor staff t'o b'e the Tr61ning Coordinator for this requalification program.

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The Training Coordinator shall be responsible for:

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a. Administrating the overall program. 5/88 L

b. Scheduling the annual written examination.

c. Preparing the written examination and conducting anv Rev. 2 5/88 necessary review and retraining.

! d. Assisting the instructors in the preparation of material, examinations, and retraining lectures or tutoring sessions.

e. Reviewing the graded examinations with the operators and

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f. Periodically reviewing the on-the-job training checklist of each operator to ensure that the operators are progressing satisfactorily in this area of requal-ification,

g. Scheduling the checks and reviews required by the Health-Physics personnel and the Reactor Manager .

h. Scheduling the performance evaluations and the staff Rev. 2 gfgg member who will conduct the evaluations.

i. Maintaining all of the requalification records required bv Section 4.0.

j. Annually reviewing the content of this program,

k. Ensuring that all newly licensed operators are aware of requirements of this program and are provided with the necessary requalification materials.

3.2 Reactor Manager The Reactor Manager will assist the Training Coordinator, as necessary, to ensure that all operators part'icipate in and complete all of the requirements of this program prior to their license renewal date. They shall also schedule and conduct the reviews of changes in the license, facilitv design and operating orocedures as required by the on-the-job training r,ection. e 2 f

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9 3.3 Licensed Goerators The. extensive responsibilities of the Training Coordinator for administering this program do not relieve the individual licensed operator of the responsibility f or ensuring that all of the requirements of this requalification program have been completed prior-to his license renewal date.

4.0 Records As indicated in Section 3.1. the Training Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all of the records required by this requalification program are maintained. The following records shall be retained at the facility during the time the operator license is Rev. 2 5/88 valid:

a. All examinations, and required re-examinations, which were administered during the requalification period and the answers used to grade these examinations.

b. The examination review sheets completed after the annual examinat ion and any subsequent re-examinations ,

c. The operator performance evaluation sheets used to evaluate the operator's competence in operating the i

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d. The retraining schedule used to correct anv deficiencies discovered through the annual examination.

e. Copies of the completed on-the-job traininP checksheets.

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ANNUAL ON-THE-JOB TkAINING REOUIREMENTS/ CHECKLIST I. Control Manipulations and Plant Evolutions A. In this paragraph the on-the-iob training reauirements

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Rev. 2 5/88 outlined in 10 CFR 55.59. (c)(3)(i). which are applicable to the UMRR are specified. For reactor operators and senior operators, these recuirements consist of the following control manipulations and plant evolutions (senior operators may direct these activities): Five reactivity changes to be performed annually with at least one change in each of the categories:

(i) startup (ii) power change (iii) shutdown II. Nuclear Instrumentation Checks Each licensed operator must perform at least two pre-startup checks of the Nuclear Instrumentation.

III. Reactor Fuel Handling Each reactor operator shall participate in one fuel handling evolution and each senior reactor operator shall direct the activities of one fuel handling evolution.

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12 IV. Radiation Monitors (portable)

Each licensed operator shall annually demonstrate to a Health Physicist that he knows how to use , read and interpret the reading of the portable radiation monitors most often used at the facility.

,_Me t er Date HP's Initials Neutron Monitor GM Counter Rev. 2 Ionization Detector 5/88 t on U. License Changes Each licensed operator shall annually review and demonstrate his knowledge of the license changes-which have become effective in the cast year. This review is to be conducted by the Reactor Manager.

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13 VI. -Facility Design Changes Each. operator shall annually demonstrate his knowledge of the facility design changes which have occurred in the past month.

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14 UMRR OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM Operator's Name Date Evolution Performed Excel. Good Aver. Poor Unsa PERFORMANCE UNDER_RQRMAL CONDITIONS

1. Procedures - knowledge and underst andina of

2. Console Log Entries - adequacy, completeness and legibility of entries

3. Checksheets and Data Sheets - thoroughness in completing checklist, accuracy of and inter-pretation of data on data sheets

4. Manipulation of Controls proficiency in handling controls and positive approach to handline the plant

5. Use of Instrumentation - used all available instrument at ion and proper ly interpreted same

6. Awareness of Reactor Conditions - knowledge of plant conditions, understanding trends or abnormal indication, response to changing conditions

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8. Communic.:tions - communicated problem. took charge. .aitiated or directed corrective actign L

9. Follow-up Actions - a.bility to recover plant

_QUXRALL PERFORMANCE Abnormal or Emergenev Conditions Imposed or Observed i

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16 UMRR OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EXAMINATION FORM SRO Name License R0 EXAMINATION TCPIC Camp Exam Reexamination Grade Date Grade Date A. Principles of Reactor Operation and Theory.

B. Features of Facility Design.

C. General and Specific Operating Char act er ist ics .

D. Instrumentation and Control Systems.

E. Protective and Engineered Safety Systems.

F. Standard and Emergency Operating Procedures.

( G. Radiation Control and Saf et y.

H. License. Technical Specifi-cations and 10 CFR.

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17 ANNUAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING REQUIREPENTS/ CHECKLIST SRO Name License: RO Date Change Shutdown Siprtup Checkligt S_tartup P_ou_er Shu_t down Checklist l

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