ML20198D412

Informs That Listed Ref Matl Requested Prior to Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 920928

ML20198D412
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Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	05/18/1992
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Link B WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9205210025
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Docket No. 50-266 Docket No. 50-301 Wisconsin Electric Power Company ATTN: Mr. Bob E. Link Vice President Nuclear-Power 231 West Michigan Street - P379 Milwaukee, WI 53201

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversati- between Mr. K. Draska, and Mr. J. Walker,--arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Point Beach Nuclear Station.

The written and operating examinations are scheduled for the week of-September 28, 1992.

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 Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations" at least 60 days prior to the examination date. Any substandard.or incomplete material or. delay-in receiving approved properly bound and indexed reference material may result in a delay in administering the ,

examinations. Mr. K. Draska 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 accommodations in order to properly conduct the written examinations. Enclosure 2, " Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.- Mr. Draska has also bean informed of these requirements.

Enclosure 3 contains-the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the-administration of the written examination.

The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all applicants are. aware of these rules.

The facility staff review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations." Mr. K. Draska has been informed of these requirements.

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Wisconsin. Electric Power Company 2 MAY 181992 To-better document simulator examinations, the Chief-Examiner will have the facility simulator operator record predetermined plant' conditions.(i.e., plant pressure, ter.perature , pressurizer level, etc.), for each simulator scenario. The applicants will be responsible for providing this information with any appeal of a simulator operating examination. Therefore, the facility-training staff should retain the simulator examination scenario information until all applicants who took the examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.

Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least 30 days before 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 applicant eligibility has been determined. If the applications are not received-at least 30 days before the examination dates, it is likely that a postponement will be necessary. Final signed applications certifying that all training has been completed shall be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date. However, if processing of a license application is not completed in time to make a determination of applicant eligibility, the candidate shall not be permitted to sit for the examination. Therefore, it is recommended that license applications be provided as soon as possible to ensure an appropriateLlevel of review.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires-May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, xeroxing and mailing the required material. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or.any other aspect of l, this collection of-information,- including suggestions-for reducing this burden, to the Information and-Records Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i

Commission, Washington, D .- C . 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101). Of fice of Informatic 7 and Regulatory Affairs, NECB-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

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Wisconsin _ Electric Power Company '3 MAY 181392 Thank-you:for your consideration in this matter.- If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements,

'please contact Tim Reidinger at (708) 790-5551.

Sincerely, QMQiHit 5104E0 BY oI0FFEEY C. WRNRT Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief 4 Operations Branch

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing-Examinations

2. Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations

3. NRC Rules and Guidelines For Written Examinations

4. Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations cc w/ enclosures:

G.~J.'Maxfield, Plant Manager DCD/DCB (RIDS)

OC/LFDCB ResidentLInspector, RIII Virgil Kanable, Chief Boiler Section

Charles' Thompson,-Chairman Wisconsin Public Service Commission Robert M. Thompson, Administrator WI_.Div of Emergency Govt.

R. Seizert, Plant Training Manager cc w/o enclosures:

R. B. Samworth, Project Manager, NRR R.-M.-Gallo, Branch Chief, OLB I.1N. Jackiw, Section Chief, DRP RII RI III N

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ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR /FENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

1. Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures and lesson plans (including training manuals,_ plant orientation manual, system descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.)

A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (JTA),

specifying the knowledges and abilities required of an ,

operator at the facility. .Each particular knowledge and/or ability will include an importance rating correlating it to ensuring _the health and the safety of the public. If a JTA is not furnished, the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators, NUREG-1122 (1123) will be used to establish content validity for the examination.

All Job Performance Measures (JPMs)'used to ascertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex and, as identified in the facility JTAs, outside of the control room,_i.e., local operations.-

Training materials should include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants-for-initial RO and

.SRO licensing. The written material'should include learning onjectives and the. details presented during lectures, rather than outlines. Training materials should be identified by plant and unit, bound, and. indexed. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND INDEXED PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY' RESULT IN THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL TO THE-PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORPORATE MANAGEMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANT OPERATIONS (E.G., VICE PRESIDENT OF NUCLEAR OF-NUCLEAR OPERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING THE-MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER; EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND-THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CANCELLED OR POSTPONED. Training '

materials-which include the following should be provided.

System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths,' components, controls

_and instrumentation. System training material shoulel draw parallels to the actual procedures used-for operating the applicable system.

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Complete and. operationally useful1 descriptions of'all safety-uystem interactions and, where available, BOP system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator' error, maintenance error, and equipment failure, Training-material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of' emergency operating procedures.

2. Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, etc.)

3. Alliadministrative procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety)

4. All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures) i 5. All emergency procedurcs (emergency instructions,_ abnormal _

or special: procedures)

6. Standing orders-(.important orders that are safety-related and may supersede the regular procedures)

7. Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e.,l weekly or that can be run on the simulator)

8. Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures,-(initial _ core-loading procedure, when appropriate)

9. All annunciator / alarm procedures

10. Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or-procedures)

11. Emergency plan implementing procedures L12. Technical Specifications (and interpretationa, if available) for all units for which licenses are sought.

13 . - System operating procedures

14. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line-diagrams, or_ flow diagrams

-15. ' Technical-Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used

.by operators and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the facility J

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16. Questions and answers specific to the faci ~lity training program which-may be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facility licensee)

17. The following on the plant reference simulation facility

a. List of all preprogrammed initial conditions b.- ListLof all preset malfunctions with a clear identification number. The list should include cause and effect information. . Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, or range of results, that will occur upon implementation should be provided. Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected should be given,

c. A description of simulator failure capabilities for ,

valves, breakers, indicators and alarms

d. Where the capability ex.ists, an explanation of the ability to' vary the secciity of a particular 1

malfunction shall be pre.'. led, i.e., ability to vary

, the size of a given LOCA or steam leak, or the ability to cause a slow failure of a component such as a feed pump, turbine generator or major valve (e.g., drifting shut of'a main feedwater control valve)

e. An identification of modeling conditions / problems that .

may impact the examination

f. Identification of any known performance test discrepancies not yet corrected ~

g. Identification of differences betveen_the simulator and the reference plant's control room

h. Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the applicants to situations of degraded pressure control

, (PWR), degraded heat removal capacility (PWR and BWR) .

and containment challenges -(PWR and BWR) may be provided (voluntary by licensee)

1. Simulator instractors manual (voluntary by licensee)

_j. Description of the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary by licensee)

18. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requirements of these Standards and the regulations.

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TT abo'*e reference-material shall be approved, final issues and s .1-be so marked. If a plant '.s not finalized some of the material, the Chief-Examiner sha21 verify with the facility 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. All procedures and reference material shall-be bound with appropriate indices or tables of contents so that they can be used' efficiently. Failure to provide complete, properly bound and indexed plant reference material could result in cancellation or rescheduling of the examinations.

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l ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

1. A single room shall be provided for administration of the written examination. The location of this room and '

supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel

j. during the written eramination. If necessary, the facility  ;

should make arrangement for the use of a suitable roca at a local school, motel, or other building. Obtaining this' room is the responsibility of the licensee.

2. Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the Chief Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one applicant per table, with a three-foot space between tables.

3. Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lurch, coffee or other refreshments.

These arrangements shal? _omply  ; with Item 1 above and shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

4. Tne facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch t lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the examination. The examiner shall distribute these pads to the applicants as needed.

5. Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination room. Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.

6. The licensee shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant.- The examiner shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.

No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the examiner.

7. .The facility staff shall be provided wi=.h a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has handed in-his written examination. The facility' staff shall have-five working days to provide formal written comments with supporting documentation regarding written

-examination questions and answers to the Chief Examiner.

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n ENCLOSUBE 3 PROCEDURES FOR.THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

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1. Clieck' identification badges.

2.- Pass out examinations and all handouts. Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.

-READ THE'FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:

During:the administration of this examination the following rules apply:

1. Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your application and could result in more severe penalties.

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2. After the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on.the cover sheet inuicating that the work is your. own and you have not received or given assistance in completing the. examination. This must be done after you complete'the examination.

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:

.1. Restroom trips are to be limited and only one applicant at a

• time may leave. You must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.

2. Use black ink or dark pencil-only to facilitate legible reproductions.

3. Print.your name'in the blank provided in the upper right-hand-corner of the-examination cover' sheet and each answer sheet.

4. ' Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided. 'USE ONLY

.THE PAPER PROVIDED AND DO NOT WRITE ON THE-BACK' SIDE OF THE PAGE.

l~ 5. Before you turn in-your examination, consecutively number each answer sheet.

. = 6. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature. Avoid using symbols-such as < or > signs to

-avoid a simple transposition error resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out.

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7. The point value for each question is indicated in (brackets) after the question,

8. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer to any short answer questions.

9. Partial credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE OUESTION AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWER BLANK. Partial credit will NOT be given on multiple choice questions.

10. Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information that is provided may count against you. For example, if a question is worth one point and asks for:four responses, each of which is work O.25 points, and you give five-responses,_each of your responses will be worth 0.20 points. .If one of your=five responses is incorrect, 0.20 will be deducted and your total credit for that questions will be 0.80.instead of 1.0; even though you got the four correct answers.

11. If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.

12. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination-with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets. In addition, turn in all scrap paper.

13. Ensure all.information you wish to have evaluated as part of your. answer is on your answer sheet._ Scrap paper will be disposed of'immediately following the examination.

14. To. pass the examination, you must achieve a grade of 80% or greater.

15. -There is a time limit of four (4) hours for completion of the examination.

16. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examination' area (DEFINE THE AREA). If you are-found in this area while the examination is still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked.

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1. At the option of the Section Chief, the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review may take place at th? facility .

or in the Regional office. The Chief Examiner will I coordinate'the details of the review with the facility. An NRC' examiner will always be present during the review.

Wnenever this option of examination revlew is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination. The examination or written notes will NOT be retained by the facility.

a. Pre-Examination Security Agreement L

I acknowledge that I have acquired specialized knowledge concerning the examination scheduled-for at as of the date of my signature below. I agree that I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning this examination te any unauthorized-persons. I_ Understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those applicants scheduled to be administered the above

. examination from.this date until after the examination

-has been administered. I further understand that violation of the conditions of this agreement may ,

result in.the examination being. cancelled and/or enforcement. action against myself or the facility licensee by whom I am employed or represent.

Signature /Date In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the E following statement after the written examination has been administered.

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b. Post-Examination Security Agreement I did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge-any information concerning the examinations administered during the week of at to any unauthorized persons. I did not participate in providing any 2

instruction to those applicants who were administered

the examination from the date I entered into this t

security-agreement until the completion of examination administration.

Signature /Date

2. Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, immediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a marked-up copy of the examination and the answer key. The copy of the written examination shall include pen and ink changes made-to questions during the examination administration.

If the facility did-not review the examination prior to its administration, they will have five (5) working days from the' day of the written examination.to submit formal comments '. -If the facility reviewed the examination prior to its-administration, any additional comments must be given to an examiner pricr to his/her leaving the site at the end of the week of the~ written examination administration. In either case, the comments will be addressed to the 4

responsible Regional Office by the highect onsite level of corporate management'for plant operations, e.g., Vice Presidentffor Nuclear Operations. . A copy of the submittal will-be forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate.

Comments not submitted'within the required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the grading process on a case-by case basis by the Regional Office Section Chief.

Should the comment submittal deadline not be met, a long

-delay in grading the examinations may occur.

3. .The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific' comments:

a. Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference

b. Facility comment / recommendation

c. Reference (to support facility comment)

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NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be made without submittal of a-reference to= support-thm facility comment. Any supporting documentation-that was not previously supplied, should be-provided.

2. Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addressed.

4. A two-hour post examination review may be held at the x discretion-of the Chief Examiner.- If this review is Deld, the facility' staff should be informed-that only written comments that1are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination. ,

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