ML20198D484

Notifies of Administration of Licensing Exams at Plant During Wk of 920928.Forwards List of Ref Matl Requirements & Rules & Guidelines for Administration of Written Exam

ML20198D484
Person / Time
Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	05/13/1992
From:	Bissett P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Frizzle C Maine Yankee
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NUDOCS 9205210048
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MAY 131992 Docket No. 50-309 Mr. Charles D. Frizzle

' President Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company 83 Edison Drive

Augusta, Maine 04336

SUBJECT:

-REACTOR OPERATOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPER.ATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS - MAINE YANKEE In a telephone conversation between Mr. M. Evringham and Mr. K. Ihnen, Chief Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration oflicensing examinations at the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station.

The examinations are scheduled for the week of September 28,1992.

To meet th'e above schedule, it will be necessary for you to furnish the reference material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations," by July 13, 1992. Any delay in receiving approved, properly bound and indexed reference material, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete reference

material may result in the examination being rescheduled. Mr. Evringham has been advised of our reference material requirements and the address where each set is to be mailed.

.You are responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations for administration of the_ written examinations. Enclosure 2, " Requirements for Administration of Written Examination," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.

Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The tacility management is responsible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these rules.

The facility staff review of the wrinen examination wil1 be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review'of Written Examinations."

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1 Mr. Charles D. Frizzle -2 To better document simulator examinations, the Chief Exarair.er will have the simulater operator record predetermined plant conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature, 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, your training staff should retain the origint' simulator examination scenario information until all applicants who took examinations have either passed the operating examination, accepted the denial of

- their license, or filed an appeal.

Preliminary reactor operator and senior reactor 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 applim:icn: certifying completion of all training requirements should be received by the Regior fourteen (14) days before the first examination date.

Mr. Evringham has been informed of tne above requirements.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Numbe: 3150-0191 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 this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Records and Reports Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of information Resources Management and Budget, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20503; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D. C.

Thank you for your consideration :n this matter, if you have any questions regarding the examination pro:edures and requirements, please contact the undersigned at (215) 337-5: 'l.

Sincerely, h sh2 Q7W y Paul H. Bissett, Acting Chief PWR Section l

Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

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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/encis:

G. D. Whittier, Vice President, Licensing and Engineering Vice President, Operations P. L.- Anderson, Project Manager (Yankee Atomic Electric Company)

J. D. Firth, Vice President, Public and Governmental Affairs S. E. Nichols, Manager, Nuclear Engineering and Licensing R. W. Blackmore, . Plant Manager M, Evringham, Training Manager -

J. A. Ritsher, Attorney (Ropes and Gray)

P. Dostie, State Nuclear Safety Inspector Peter Brann, Assistant Attorney General U. Vanags, Maine State Planning Office C. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering, Inc.

First Selectmen of Wiscasset Maine State Planning Officer Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

K. Abraham, PAO (2)

NRC Resident Inspector .

State of Maine, SLO Designee -

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Region 1 Docket Room (with concurrences and IFS Forms)

J. Linville, DRP W. Lazarus, DRP

. C. Marschall, SRI - Maine Yankee (w/ concurrences and IFS Forms)

H. Eichenholz, SRI - Vermont Yankee

.R. Lobel, OEDO E. Trottier, LPM, NRR W. Butler, NRR P. Bissett, DRS K. Ihnen, DRS D. Silk, DRS OL Facility File DRS Files (2) t' RI:DRS RI:DRS Ihnen/dmg Bisatt /i kb Y 05/12/92 05/12/92 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY A:KIMY713

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j ENCLOSURE 1 I

REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR etEACTOR/ SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS

1. Existing learning objectives, Job Performance Measures, student handouts, and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descriptions, etc.)

A copy of the facility Job and Task Analysis (ITA), 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 scertain the competence of the operators in performing tasks within the control room complex and, as identi6cd in the facility JTAs, outside of the control room, i.e., local operrtions.

Training materials shall include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants for initial RO and SRO licensing and for limited fuel handler SRO licensing. The written material shall include learning objectives and the details presented during lectures, rather than outlines. Training materials shall be identified by plant and unit, bound, tabbed, and indexed. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND INDEXED PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL M AY 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 OPERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEPCIENCIES IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE REASON THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CANCELLED OR POSTPONED. Training materials, which include the following, shall be provided:

System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation. System training material should draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating the applicable system.

- Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system 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.

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~ 2. Complete Procedure Index (includiug surveillance procedures, etc.)

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

4. All integrated plant procedures (normal or general opemting procedures)

5. All emergency procedures (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 rtm frequently, i.e., 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 response procedures

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

11. Emergency plan implementing procedures

12. Technical Specifications (and it.'.erpretations, 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.

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

17. The following on the plant reference simulation facility:

a. List of all preprogrammed initial conditions

b. List of all preset malfunctions with a clear identification number. The list shall include cause and effect information. Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, or range of results, that will occur l

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c, . A description of simulator failure capabilities'for valves,' breakers, indicators, and alarms.

d. Where capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary the severity of a particular malfunction shall be provided, i.e., ability to vag 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 <. hut of a main feedwater control valve).

c. An identification of modeling conditions / problems that may impr t the -

examination,

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

g. Identification of differences between the simulator and the refereace plant's control room.

h .' ' Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the applicants to situations of degraded pressure control (PWR), degraded heat removal capability (PWR and BWR), and containment challenges (PWR and BWR) may be provided (voluntary by licensee).

i. Simulator instructors 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 The above reference material shall be approved fmal issues and shall be so marked. If a plant has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner shall verify with the facility E that the most complete, up-to-date material is available and that agreement has been reached L with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination. All procer' ires 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.

ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITFEN EXAMIN ATIONS

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 dutirg 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. 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 lunch, coffee, or other refreshmenr. These arrangements shall comply with item 1 above and shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

4. The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the examination. The examiner shall distribute these pads to the applicants.

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, medels, 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 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 (5) working days to provide formal written comments with supporting documentation regarding written examination questions and answers to the chief examiner.

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y-ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

-1. Check identification badges.

2. Pass out examinations and all handouts. Remind applicants not to r: view examination untilinstructed to de so.

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:

During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:

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

2. After the examination has been completed, you must sign the statement on the cover sheet indicating 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 GD]y to facilitate legible reproductions.

3. Print your name in the blank provided in the upper right-hand corner or 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.

5. Before you tum in your examination, consecutively number each answer sheet, including any additional pages inserted when writing your at; vers on the examination question page.

6. .Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature. Avoid using symbol: such as < or > signs to avoid a simple transposition error resulting in an L

incorrect answer. Write it out.

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7. The point value fe each question is indicated in parentheses after the question.

8. Show all calculations, methods, or aumptions used to obtain an answer to any tho!1 answer questions.

9. Partial credit may be given, except on multiple choice quesilons. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ,

ANSWER BLANK. '

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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 i

asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25 points, and you give five responm. each of your responses will be worth 0.20 points. If one of your five responses is incorrect, 0.20 will be deducted and year total credit for that question  !

4 will be 0 80 instead of 1.00 cven though you got the four correct answers.

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

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

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13. Ensure that a4 information you wish to have evalua ed 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 an overall grade of 80% or greater.

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

16. When you are done and have turned in your examination, leave the examination area (DEFINE THE AREA). If you are found in this crea while the exami'1ation is still in progress your license may be denied or revoked. t r

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I!NCLOSURE 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW OF WR11 TEN EXAMINATIONS

1. At the option of the Chief Examiner, the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review may take place at the facility or in the Regional office. The review will be conducted using the same material sent <

to the NRC for exam generation purposes. The Chief Examiner will coordinate the details of the review with the facility. An NRC examiner will always be present i during the review.

When this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign the  ;

following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination. The i examinativ or written notes will nel be retained by the facility.

a. Freexamination Security Agreement I, , acknowledge that l_ have acquired specialized knowledge concerning the examination scheduled for at as of the date of tny signature below. I agree that I will not knowingly divulge any i

information concerning this examination to any unauthorized persons. I i understand that I am not to participate in any instruction involving those g

applicants scheduled to be administered the above examination from this f ate '

, 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.

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

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b. Post Examination Security Agreement 1, , did not, lo 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 instruction to these applicants who were administered the examination from the date 1 entered into this security agreement until the completion of examination administration.

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2. Regardien of whether the above examination review option is exercised, immediately followir4 he administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a marked up copy of the examination and tl.c answer key. The copy of the written exa,ination 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 Ove (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 prior 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 responsible Regional Of6cc by the highest on site level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g., Vice President for 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 deadlines not be met, a long delay in grading the examination may occur.

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

a. Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference

b. Facility comment / recommendation

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Enclosure 4 3 NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be made wir.hout submittal of a

- reference to support the 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, f 1

4. A two-hour post-examination review may be held at the discretion of the Ca :f Examiner. If this review is held, the facility staff should be informed that only written comments that are properly supported will be considered in the grading of the examination.

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