ML20209H843
| ML20209H843 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1987 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Counsil W TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8705040134 | |
| Download: ML20209H843 (6) | |
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APR 301987 Docket:
50-445 TU Electric ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil Executive Vice President 400 North Olive, L. B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201
SUBJECT:
Reactor Operator and Senior Operator Licensing Examinations Gentlemen:
In a telephone conversation between Mr. Mike Niemeyer, Operator Training Supervisor, and Mr. D. N. Graves, NRC Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of examinations to Comanche Peak personnel.
The written examinations will be administered July 13, 1987, with the operating examinations administered during the remainder of that week.
In order for us to meet the above 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," by May 15, 1987. Any delay in receiving this material may result in a delay in administering the examinations. Our examinations are scheduled far in advance with considerable planning to utilize our present examiner manpower and to meet the examination dates requested by various facilities. Missing the May 15, 1987 deadline, even by a few days, likely will result in a long delay because it may not be possible to reschedule examinations at other facilities. Mr. Niemeyer has been informed of our reference material requirements and the address where the material must be se1t.
The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and facilities in order to properly conduct the written examinations. Enclosure 2
" Administration of Reactor / Senior Reactor Operatcr Licensing Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.
I Mr. Niemeyer has also been informed of these requirements.
This request for information was approved by the Office of Management and Bud et under Clearance Number 3050-0101, which expires May 31, 1989. Coments t
i on burden and duplication may be directed to the Office of Management and Budget. Reports Management Room 320B, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D. C. 20503.
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TU Electric Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions regarding examination procedures and requirements, please contact Mr. D. N.
Graves, Examiner, at (817) 860-8168, or Mr. R. A. Cooley, Chief, Operator LicensingSection,at(817)860-8147.
Sincerely.
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TV Electric ATTN: Mr. Austin B. Scott, Jr.
Vice President Comanche Peak Station P. O. Box 2300 Glen Rose Texas 76043 TU Electric ATTN: Mr. J. S. Keeley, Manager Nuclear Licensing 400 North Olive, L. B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Texas Radiation Control Program Director t/ DL.
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ATTACHMENT 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS 1.
Existing learning objectives and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics,etc.).
Training materials should include all substantive written material used for preparing candidates for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The written material should be inclusive of learning objectives and the details presented during lecture, rather than outlines. Training materials shot.ld be identified by plant and unit, bound, and indexed.
Failure to provide complete, properly bound and indexed reference material will result in canceling and rescheduling of the examinations. Training materials which include the following should be provided:
o 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.
o Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions and, where available, B0P system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.
o Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures.
o Comprehensive theory material that includes fundamentals in the area of theory of reactor operation, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow, as well as specific applications to actual in-plant components.
For example, mechanical theory material should include pump theory as well as descriptions of how these principles actually apply to major plant pumps and the system in which they are installed (i.e., Reactor Coolant Pumps, all ECCS pumps, Recirculation pumps, Feedwater and Emergency Feedwater pumps).
Reactor theory material should include descriptions that draw explicit ties between the fundamental and actual operating limits followed in the plant (e.g., reactor theory material should contain explanations how principles relate to the actual curves use by operators to verify shutdown margin or calculate an ECP).
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Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject).
3.
All administrative procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or safety).
4.
All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures).
5.
Emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures).
6.
Standing orders (important orders that are safety related and may supersede the regular procedures).
7.
Fuelhandlingandcore-loadingprocedures,(initialcore-loading procedure,whenappropriate).
8.
Annunciator procedures (alarm procedures, including set points).
9.
Radiationprotectionman'tal(radiationprotectionmanualorprocedures).
- 10. Emergency plan implementing procedures.
- 11. Technical Specifications.
- 12. System operating procedures.
- 13. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow diagrams.
- 14. Technical data book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the facility.
- 15. Questions and answers that licensee has prepared (voluntary by licensee).
- 16. The following on the plant reference simulator:
a.
List of all readily available initialization points.
1 b.
List of all preset malfunctions with a clear identification number.
The list should include cause and effect information.
Specifically, i
for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, l
or range of results, that will occur on implementation should be provided. Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to I
be initially expected should be given.
c.
A description of simulator failure capabilities for valves, breakers, indicators, and alarms.
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Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary the severity of a particular malfunction should be provided, i.e.,
the 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 feedwatercontrolvalve).
e.
An indication of modeling conditions or problems that may impact the examination.
f.
Identification of significant differences between the simulator and the control room.
g.
Copies of facility generated scenarios that expose the candidates to situations of degraded ressure control (PWR), degraded heat removal capability (PWR and BWR, and containment challenges (BWR) may be provided (voluntary by icensee).
h.
Simulatorinstructorsmanual(voluntarybylicensee).
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Description of the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary bylicensee),
- 17. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requirements of these standards and regulations.
The above reference material should be approved, final issues, and so marked.
If a 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. All procedures and reference material should be bound or IN THE FORM USED BY THE CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS, WITH appropriate INDEXES or TABLES OF CONTENTS so that they can be used efficiently, c__-___-____
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ATTACHMENT 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF 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 rest room facilities shall be 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 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 candidate per table, with a 3 foot space between tables. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
3.
Sultable arrangements shall be made by the facility if the candidates are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments.
These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above. These arrangements shall be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.
4.
The facility staff shall be provided a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has completed and handed in his written examination. The facility staff shall then have FIVE working days to provide formal, written comments with supporting documentation on the examination and answer key to the chief examiner or to the regional office section chief.
5.
The licensee shall provide pads of 8-1/2 by 11-inch lined paper in unopened packages for each candidate's use in completing the examination.
The examiner shall distribute these pads to the candidates. All reference material needed to complete the examination shall 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 shall be allowed.
6.
Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.
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