ML20154S699

Informs That Operator & Senior Operator Written Exams Scheduled for 860716 & Oral Exams Scheduled for Wks of 860818 & 25.Ref Matl Listed in Encl Should Be Provided by 860516

ML20154S699
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	04/03/1986
From:	Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 8604080061
Download: ML20154S699 (5)

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t IlPR O 31998 Docket No. 50-454 Docket No. 50-455 Connonwealth Edison Company

-ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSIhG EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. T. iiiggins, Byron Training Manager, and Mr. T. Reidinger, Region III Operator Licensing Examir,er, arrangements were made for the administration of examinations at the Byron Nuclear Power Staticn.

The written examinations are scheduled for July 16, 1986. The oral examinations are scheduled for the weeks of August 18 and 25, 1986.

In order for us to meet this schedule, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish the approved reference material listed in Enclosure 1 " Reference Material Requirements for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Examinations" by May 16, 1986. Any delay in receiving this material wil) result in a delay in administering the examinations. Our examinations are scheduled far in advance with considerable planning to best utilize our limited examiner manpower and to meet the examination dates requested by the various facilities.

Therefore, missing the May 16, 1986, deadline, even by a few days, will likely result in a long delay since it may not be possible to reschedule examinations at other facilities. Mr. T. Higgins has been advised of our reference material requirements, the number of reference material sets that are required, and the examiners' names and addresses where each set is to be mailed.

The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and facilities in order to properly conduct the written examinations.

Enclosure 2, " Administration of Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Written Examinations," describes our requiremer.ts for conducting these examinations.

Mr. T. Higgins has also been informed cf these requirements.

All operator and senior license applications should normally be submitted at least 60 days prior to the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments after candidate eligibility has been determined. If the applications are not received at least 30 days prior to the examination dates it is likely that a postponement will be necessary.

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APR 0 31986 Cca.onwealth Edison Company 2 This request for information was approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires June 30, 1986.

Comments on burden and duplication may be directed to the Office of Managemant and Budget, Reports Management Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any gaastions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact T. Burdick at 312-790-S559.

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Charles W. Hehl, Chief '

Operations Branch

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements 4

for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Examination

2. Administration of Operator

. Licensing Written Examinations cc w/ enclosures:

D. L. Farrar, Director 1

of huclear Licensing V. I. Schlosser, Project Manager Gunner Sorensen, Site Project Superintendent R. E. Querio, Plant Manager T. Higgins, Plant Training Manager DCS/RSB (RIDS)

Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Byron Resident Inspector, RIII Braidwood Phyllis Dunton, Attorney General's Office, Environmental Control Division D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq.

Diane Chavez, DAARE/ SAFE Steve Lewis, ELD H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance Division cc w/o enclosures:

L. N. Olshan, Project i Manager, NRR B. A. Boger, Branch Chief, OLB p

Rei inger/mab Burdgl W

Hehl 04/02/86 d - - -

ENCLOSURE 1 Reference Material Requirements for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Examinations Note: Required Material is indicated by an "X" opposite the item.

_X_ 1. Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject)

_X_ 2. All administrative Procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety)

_X_ 3. All Integrated Plant Procedures (Normal or General Operating Procedures)

_X_ 4. Emergency Procedures (Emergency Instructions, Abnormal or Special Procedures)

X 5. Standing Orders (Important orders which are safety related and may supersede the regular procedures)

X 6. Fuel Handling and Core Loading Procedures, (Initial Core Loading Procedure, when appropriate)

_X_ 7. Annunciator Procedures (alarm procedures, including set points)

_X_ 8. Radiation Protection Manual (Radiation Control Manual or Procedures)

_X_ 9. Emergency Plan Imple:uenting Procedures

_X_ 10. Technical Specifications X 11. Lesson Plans (Training Manuals, Plant Orientation Manual, System Descriptions, Reactor Theory, Thermodynamics, etc.)

_ X_ 12. System Operating Procedures X 13. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, electrical single line diagrams, or flow diagrams

_X_ 14 Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators X 15. Questions and Answers that Licensee has prepared (Voluntary by Licensee)

X 16. Malfunction and Initial Condition Material for Simulator (if applicable)

_X_ 17. Lesson Plans for System Description

2 All of the above reference material should be approved, final issues, and should be so marked. Uncontrolled, preliminary, or other such issues will not be acceptable except for cold license examinations. All procedures and reference material should be bound or in the form as used by the control room operators, with appropriate indexes or tables of contents so that they can be used efficiently.

If a cold-license plant has not finalized some of the material, the chief examiner is responsible for ensuring that the most complete, up-to-date material is available and that agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination.

ENCLOSURE 2 Administration of Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Written Examinations Operator Licensing Branch requirements are: -

1. A single room shall be provided for completing the written examination.

The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall he such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the written examination. If necessary, the facility should make arrangements for the use of a suitable room at a local school, motel, or other building. Obteining this room is the responsibility of the licensee.

2. Minimum spacing is required to ensure exam integrity as determined by the chief examiner. Minimum spacing should be one candidate per table, with 3 foot spacing between tables. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.

3. Suitable arrangements are to be made by the facility if the candidatts are to have lunch, coffee, etc. These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above. These arrangements will be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

4. A copy of the written examination and answer key shall be giver. to the utility training department after the last candidate has turned in his completed examination. The utility will then have until the end of the exam week to provide comments and supporting documentation to suggest l

changes or corrections to the examination and answer key. The utility may provide these comments in writing to the Chief Examiner before he leaves the site or forward them to the Operator Licensing Section Chief in the appropriate regional office.

5. The licensee will provide pads of 8-1/2 x 11" lined paper in une,nened packages for each candidate's use in completing the examination. The examiner will distribute these pads to the candidates. All reference material needed to complete the examination will be f arnished by the examiner. Candidates can bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination room and no other equipment or reference material is allowed.

6. Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.

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