ML20195G633
| ML20195G633 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/29/1998 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Seale R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20195E260 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-64FR19868, RULE-PR-55 AF62-2, AF62-2-009, AF62-2-9, NUDOCS 9906160123 | |
| Download: ML20195G633 (1) | |
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\;,g h-- May 29, 1998 Dr. Robert L. Seale, Chairman-L Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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SUBJECT:
PROPOSED FINAL AMENDMENT TO 10 CFR PART 55, " INITIAL LICENSED i-y OPERATOR EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS" '
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Dear Chairman Seale:
l 1 am responding to your letter of May 8,1998, in which you made two recommsndations on the subject amendment to 10 CFR Part 55: first, that the amendment should be issued for use by the industry and, second, that the staff should analyze the results of the pilot examinations to ensure that the quality and level of difficulty of the examinations are consistent across the regions.
With regard to the first recommendation, the staffintends to seek the Commission's approval as soon as the affected offices and the Committee To Review Generic Requirements (CRGR) concur in bs final rulemaking package. A memorandum requesting the concurrence of the office directors was issued on May 13,1998, and the CRGR is scheduled to review the final rule during its meeting on June 10,1998.
With regard to the second recommendation, the staff is analyzing the examination pass 4
rates and the average written examination grades on a regional basis to determine whether the results are consistent. In response to the discussion in your letter, the staff is also
- considering performance measures that might provide insights with respect to the overall effectiveness of the revised examination process. I We~ apprecia'e t the Committee's comments and will keep the ACRS informed of sig'dicant activities in this area.
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