ML20203K763

Forwards Ref Matl Requirements for Administration of Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 860811.Ref Matl Should Be Provided by 860623

ML20203K763
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	04/28/1986
From:	Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Buckman F CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 8605010034
Download: ML20203K763 (5)

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APR 2 81986 Docket No. 50-255 Consumers Power Company ATTN: Dr. F. W. Buckman Vice President Nuclear Operations 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. R. Heimsath, Supervisory Instructor at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, and Mr. R. Higgins, NRC Region III Operator Licensing Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of examinations at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.

The written and oral examinations are scheduled for the week of August 11, 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" to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, 631 Park Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 (telephone 215-337-5240) by June 23, 1986. Any delay in receiving this material will 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 June 23, 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. Heimsath 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., " Administration of Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.

Mr. Heimsath has also been informed of 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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This raquest for information was approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires Ju.e 30, 1986.

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

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Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact R. Higgins at 312-790-5651 or N. Dudley at 215-337-5240.

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Charles W. Hehl, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosures:

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Reference Material Requirements for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Examination 2.

Administration of Operator Licensing Written Examinations cc w/ enclosures:

Mr. Kenneth W. Berry, Director Nuclear Licensing J. F. Firlit, General Manager W. Merwin, Plant Training Manager DCS/RSB (RIDS)

Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Ronald Callen, Michigan Public Service Commission Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section N. F. Dudley, RI cc w/o enclosures:

T. V. Wambach, Project Manager, NRR B. A. Boger, Branch Chief, OLB RIII RIII RIII d

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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 (Nonnal 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,whenappropriate)

_X_

7.

Annunciator Procedures (alann procedures, including set points)

_X_

8.

Radiation Protection Manual (Radiation Control Manual or Procedures)

X 9.

Emergency Plan Implementing 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 infonnation 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 4'

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_X_ 17. Logic Diagrams

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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 oj[ 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.

I 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 be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration cf 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 exam integrity as detennined 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 candidates 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 given 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 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 unopened 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 furnished 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.