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MONTHYEARML20211D4131999-08-0606 August 1999 Confirms Arrangements for Administration of OL Exam at Cornell Univ Triga Reactor.Forwards Ref Matl for Reactor, SRO Licensing Exam & Administration of Written Exam ML20210L0561999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-097/99-201 & 50-157/99-201 on 990426-30.No Violations Noted ML20206G4631999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Amend 12 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation.Amend Modifies Some of Administrative Controls in Section 6 of TSs in Response to Ltr of 990308 ML20205C0211999-03-23023 March 1999 Forwards Request for Amend to Cornell Univ Triga Reactor, License R-80 & Zpr Reactor,License R-89,TS Section 6, Administrative Controls ML20151U9021998-09-0808 September 1998 Informs That NRC Reviewed Info Provided in Ltr Dtd 980813. Univ Meets Criteria in 10CFR30,App E for self-guaranteeing Decommissioning Costs of Cornell Triga & Sero-Power Reactors ML20197C5571998-09-0808 September 1998 Informs of Listed Personnel Changes within Ward Ctr for Nuclear Sciences Administrative & Staffing Structure.Updated List of Telephone Numbers Encl ML20237B4001998-08-13013 August 1998 Requests Consideration for self-guarantee Financial Assurance Method for Decommissioning of Triga Reactor & Zero-Power Reactor,Per 10CFR50.33(k)(2) & 50.75(d). Decommissioning rept,FY96-97 Financial Rept,Included ML20236W4011998-07-28028 July 1998 Forwards Annual Rept Covering Activities of Cornell Triga Reactor & Cornell Zero Power Reactor During 12-month Period Ending 980630 ML20236S9391998-07-22022 July 1998 Forwards Copy of Recently Approved Regulation in Fr 63FR29535,dtd 980601,which Permits Colleges & Univ to self- Guarantee Decommissioning Costs of Certain Criteria Met ML20212D3031997-10-28028 October 1997 Forwards Transmittal of Annual Rept Covering Activities of Cornell Triga Reactor & Cornell Zero Power Reactor During 12 Month Period Ending 970630 ML20212D3101997-10-28028 October 1997 Submits Annual Rept Covering Activities of Cornell Triga Reactor & Cornell Zero Power Reactor,To Satisfy Reporting Requirements of 10CFR50.59,in Respect to Activities During Period 960701-970630 ML20217H9361997-08-0606 August 1997 Responds to Correspondence of 970515 Re Changes to Ward Lab, Cornell Univ Physical Security Plan,Submitted Under Provisions of 10CFR50.54(p).Plan,withheld,per 10CFR2.790.No NRC Approval Required ML20198F0071997-08-0505 August 1997 Informs That Responsibility for Non-Power Reactor Insp Program Has Been Transferred from Regional Ofc to Nrr. Addresses Listed ML20149H1561997-07-22022 July 1997 Ack Receipt of 970203 Rev 3 to Ward Lab for Nuclear Sciences Emergency Plan Submitted Under Provisions of 10CFR50.54(q).Implementation of Changes Will Be Subj to Insp to Confirm That They Did Not Decrease Effectiveness of Plan ML20141K3881997-05-23023 May 1997 Forwards Amend 11 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation.Amend Modifies Line Organization Which Directs Triga Reactor,In Response to ML20141F6761997-05-15015 May 1997 Forwards Codified Ward Lab Physical Security Plan Per 10CFR50.4 & 50.34.Encl Withheld ML20148C1941997-05-0505 May 1997 Forwards Insp Repts 50-097/97-01 & 50-157/97-01 on 970410. No Violations Noted ML20138D7361997-04-24024 April 1997 Forwards Amended Cover Ltr & Rept Cover Sheet for Convenience in Posting Correction to Insp Rept 50-157/97-01, Issued on 970414 as Insp Rept 50-197/97-01 ML20134G5681997-02-0505 February 1997 Forwards Amend 10 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Transfers Possession of 16.0 Gram Pu-Be Neutron Source from Zero Power Reactor to Triga Reactor License ML20132E6721996-12-16016 December 1996 Forwards Application for Amend to Facility License R-89.W/o Encl ML20149L8491996-11-12012 November 1996 Forwards Certificate to Lassell for Completion of Senior Operator Courses ML20128L5881996-10-10010 October 1996 Forwards Copy of Results of Operator Initial Exam Conducted on 960926.W/o Encl ML20128N3651996-10-10010 October 1996 Forwards Results of Exam Rept 50-157/OL-96-01 Conducted During Wk of 960923 ML20059C3981993-12-23023 December 1993 Forwards Requalification Exam Repts 50-097/OL-93-02 & 50-157/OL-93-02 Administered During Wk of 931004 ML20059C3951993-12-23023 December 1993 Forwards Requalification Exam Repts 50-097/OL-93-02 & 50-157/OL-93-02 Administered During Wk of 931004.W/o Encl ML20059A6051993-12-23023 December 1993 Forwards Certificate Suitable for Framing to Be Issued to Each Listed Newly Licensed Operator.W/O Encl ML20058N6101993-12-15015 December 1993 Forwards Results for Operator Requalification Exam Conducted at Cornell Univ on 931004-07.W/o Encl ML20058E4961993-12-0101 December 1993 Forwards Insp Rept 50-157/93-02 on 931108-10.No Safety Concerns or Violations Noted ML20059L7681993-11-12012 November 1993 Forwards Initial Exam Repts 50-097/OL-93-01 & 50-157/OL-93-01 During Wk of 931004.Facility Comments & NRC Resolution of Comments & Exam & Answer Key Also Encl.W/O Encl ML20059L7371993-11-12012 November 1993 Forwards Results for Operator Initial Exam Conducted at Cornell Univ on 931005-06.W/o Encl ML20062G8371990-11-21021 November 1990 Forwards Exam Rept 50-157/90-03OL of Exam Administered on 901023-24 ML20059L6811990-09-10010 September 1990 Notifies That NRC Region I Has Realigned Responsibility for Research & Test Reactor Insp Program Activities for Nonpower Reactor Projects ML20055H5121990-07-25025 July 1990 Submits Decommissioning Rept,Per 10CFR50.75(d),including Cost Estimate & Description of Cost Estimate Adjustments IR 05000097/19890011989-05-12012 May 1989 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-097/89-01 & 50-157/89-01 on 890425-26.Weakness Identified in Area of Documentation ML20246N8121989-03-22022 March 1989 Submits Update on Status of Research & Test Reactor Seminar Planned by Region 1 & Initially Proposed in . Seminar Agenda & Map of Local Area Encl ML20154D7901988-05-13013 May 1988 Forwards Amend 9 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Consists of Additions to Tech Specs to Include Restricted Mode of Operation When aluminum-clad low-hydride Fuel Element,Containing Thermocouple,In Core ML20150D8641988-03-18018 March 1988 Informs of Relocation of NRR to Rockville,Md.Official Mailing Address Still Remains Same & Project Managers Have New Locations & Phone Numbers.Ts Michaels Still Lead Project Manager for Facility & a Adams Will Serve as Backup ML20236H5031987-10-29029 October 1987 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-157/87-01 & 50-097/87-01 on 870923-24.Required Annual Exam of Licensed Operators Not Performed for One Operator.Licensee Should Review Available Administrative Sys Outside Ward Lab ML20214R8361987-05-27027 May 1987 Informs of Realignment within NRC Region I Div of Reactor Projects Affecting Responsibility for Insp of Research & Test Reactors.New NRC Contacts Listed.Final Rules 10CFR50 & 51, Communications Procedures Amends, Encl ML20215C6641986-12-0808 December 1986 Forwards Exam Rept 50-157/86-01 of Exam Administered on 861014 ML20199G4491986-06-18018 June 1986 Notifies That Reactor Operator & Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for 861014-15.Ref Matls Listed on Encl Needed by 860815 ML20210H8711986-03-27027 March 1986 Lists Change in Telephone Number for H Bernard,Facility Project Manager,Due to NRR Reorganization.D Tondi New Nonpower Reactors & Safeguards Licensing Section Leader. Correspondence Should Be Sent to Listed Address ML20140J2651986-03-27027 March 1986 Informs That Due to Region 1 Project Realignment,Tc Elsasser New Facility Section Chief & EC Wenzinger Will Remain Branch Chief,Effective on 860331 ML20199F4261986-03-20020 March 1986 Notifies That Approved QA Program for Radiation Matl Packages Expired on 851231 W/No Renewal Requested.Shipment of Spent Fuel Made on 860127 W/O Proper License.Licensee Must Request Renewal Prior to Expiration ML20138D1311985-09-18018 September 1985 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-097/85-01 & 50-157/85-01 on 850422-24 & Notice of Violation.Response to Violation Should Also Address Corrective Actions Associated W/Emergency Drill & Operations Audit ML20127N0761985-06-25025 June 1985 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-097/85-02 & 50-157/85-02 on 850520-23.No Violation Noted ML20128A2451985-05-19019 May 1985 Transmits Annual Repts for Licenses R-80 & R-89 for Periods Ending 830630 & 840630.W/o Repts ML20054L3881982-06-16016 June 1982 Ltr to All Research & Test Reactor Licensees Requesting That Reg Guide 2.6 (for Comment) & ANSI/ANS-15.16 (Draft II Dtd 811129) Be Used to Meet Requirement of Final Amend to 10CFR50.54(r) Re Emergency Planning.Fr Notice Encl ML20149K1911980-05-0707 May 1980 Generic Ltr 80-38 to All Nonpower Reactor Licensees Re NPR Physical Protection Requirements.Summary of Certain NPR Physical Protection Requirements Encl & Should Aid in Determining Safeguards Requirements Applicable to Facility ML20137G4721971-06-23023 June 1971 Advises That Presence & Irradiation of Explosives in Reactor Must Be Evaluated Due to Potential for Damage to Reactor. Evaluation Requested Establishing Operating Restrictions,Max Quantity of Explosives Allowed in Facility & Form 1999-08-06
[Table view] Category:OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
MONTHYEARML20211D4131999-08-0606 August 1999 Confirms Arrangements for Administration of OL Exam at Cornell Univ Triga Reactor.Forwards Ref Matl for Reactor, SRO Licensing Exam & Administration of Written Exam ML20210L0561999-08-0404 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-097/99-201 & 50-157/99-201 on 990426-30.No Violations Noted ML20206G4631999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Amend 12 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation.Amend Modifies Some of Administrative Controls in Section 6 of TSs in Response to Ltr of 990308 ML20151U9021998-09-0808 September 1998 Informs That NRC Reviewed Info Provided in Ltr Dtd 980813. Univ Meets Criteria in 10CFR30,App E for self-guaranteeing Decommissioning Costs of Cornell Triga & Sero-Power Reactors ML20236S9391998-07-22022 July 1998 Forwards Copy of Recently Approved Regulation in Fr 63FR29535,dtd 980601,which Permits Colleges & Univ to self- Guarantee Decommissioning Costs of Certain Criteria Met ML20217H9361997-08-0606 August 1997 Responds to Correspondence of 970515 Re Changes to Ward Lab, Cornell Univ Physical Security Plan,Submitted Under Provisions of 10CFR50.54(p).Plan,withheld,per 10CFR2.790.No NRC Approval Required ML20198F0071997-08-0505 August 1997 Informs That Responsibility for Non-Power Reactor Insp Program Has Been Transferred from Regional Ofc to Nrr. Addresses Listed ML20149H1561997-07-22022 July 1997 Ack Receipt of 970203 Rev 3 to Ward Lab for Nuclear Sciences Emergency Plan Submitted Under Provisions of 10CFR50.54(q).Implementation of Changes Will Be Subj to Insp to Confirm That They Did Not Decrease Effectiveness of Plan ML20141K3881997-05-23023 May 1997 Forwards Amend 11 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation.Amend Modifies Line Organization Which Directs Triga Reactor,In Response to ML20148C1941997-05-0505 May 1997 Forwards Insp Repts 50-097/97-01 & 50-157/97-01 on 970410. No Violations Noted ML20138D7361997-04-24024 April 1997 Forwards Amended Cover Ltr & Rept Cover Sheet for Convenience in Posting Correction to Insp Rept 50-157/97-01, Issued on 970414 as Insp Rept 50-197/97-01 ML20134G5681997-02-0505 February 1997 Forwards Amend 10 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Transfers Possession of 16.0 Gram Pu-Be Neutron Source from Zero Power Reactor to Triga Reactor License ML20149L8491996-11-12012 November 1996 Forwards Certificate to Lassell for Completion of Senior Operator Courses ML20128L5881996-10-10010 October 1996 Forwards Copy of Results of Operator Initial Exam Conducted on 960926.W/o Encl ML20128N3651996-10-10010 October 1996 Forwards Results of Exam Rept 50-157/OL-96-01 Conducted During Wk of 960923 ML20059A6051993-12-23023 December 1993 Forwards Certificate Suitable for Framing to Be Issued to Each Listed Newly Licensed Operator.W/O Encl ML20059C3951993-12-23023 December 1993 Forwards Requalification Exam Repts 50-097/OL-93-02 & 50-157/OL-93-02 Administered During Wk of 931004.W/o Encl ML20059C3981993-12-23023 December 1993 Forwards Requalification Exam Repts 50-097/OL-93-02 & 50-157/OL-93-02 Administered During Wk of 931004 ML20058N6101993-12-15015 December 1993 Forwards Results for Operator Requalification Exam Conducted at Cornell Univ on 931004-07.W/o Encl ML20058E4961993-12-0101 December 1993 Forwards Insp Rept 50-157/93-02 on 931108-10.No Safety Concerns or Violations Noted ML20059L7371993-11-12012 November 1993 Forwards Results for Operator Initial Exam Conducted at Cornell Univ on 931005-06.W/o Encl ML20059L7681993-11-12012 November 1993 Forwards Initial Exam Repts 50-097/OL-93-01 & 50-157/OL-93-01 During Wk of 931004.Facility Comments & NRC Resolution of Comments & Exam & Answer Key Also Encl.W/O Encl ML20062G8371990-11-21021 November 1990 Forwards Exam Rept 50-157/90-03OL of Exam Administered on 901023-24 ML20059L6811990-09-10010 September 1990 Notifies That NRC Region I Has Realigned Responsibility for Research & Test Reactor Insp Program Activities for Nonpower Reactor Projects IR 05000097/19890011989-05-12012 May 1989 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-097/89-01 & 50-157/89-01 on 890425-26.Weakness Identified in Area of Documentation ML20246N8121989-03-22022 March 1989 Submits Update on Status of Research & Test Reactor Seminar Planned by Region 1 & Initially Proposed in . Seminar Agenda & Map of Local Area Encl ML20154D7901988-05-13013 May 1988 Forwards Amend 9 to License R-80 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Consists of Additions to Tech Specs to Include Restricted Mode of Operation When aluminum-clad low-hydride Fuel Element,Containing Thermocouple,In Core ML20150D8641988-03-18018 March 1988 Informs of Relocation of NRR to Rockville,Md.Official Mailing Address Still Remains Same & Project Managers Have New Locations & Phone Numbers.Ts Michaels Still Lead Project Manager for Facility & a Adams Will Serve as Backup ML20236H5031987-10-29029 October 1987 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-157/87-01 & 50-097/87-01 on 870923-24.Required Annual Exam of Licensed Operators Not Performed for One Operator.Licensee Should Review Available Administrative Sys Outside Ward Lab ML20214R8361987-05-27027 May 1987 Informs of Realignment within NRC Region I Div of Reactor Projects Affecting Responsibility for Insp of Research & Test Reactors.New NRC Contacts Listed.Final Rules 10CFR50 & 51, Communications Procedures Amends, Encl ML20215C6641986-12-0808 December 1986 Forwards Exam Rept 50-157/86-01 of Exam Administered on 861014 ML20199G4491986-06-18018 June 1986 Notifies That Reactor Operator & Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for 861014-15.Ref Matls Listed on Encl Needed by 860815 ML20210H8711986-03-27027 March 1986 Lists Change in Telephone Number for H Bernard,Facility Project Manager,Due to NRR Reorganization.D Tondi New Nonpower Reactors & Safeguards Licensing Section Leader. Correspondence Should Be Sent to Listed Address ML20140J2651986-03-27027 March 1986 Informs That Due to Region 1 Project Realignment,Tc Elsasser New Facility Section Chief & EC Wenzinger Will Remain Branch Chief,Effective on 860331 ML20199F4261986-03-20020 March 1986 Notifies That Approved QA Program for Radiation Matl Packages Expired on 851231 W/No Renewal Requested.Shipment of Spent Fuel Made on 860127 W/O Proper License.Licensee Must Request Renewal Prior to Expiration ML20138D1311985-09-18018 September 1985 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-097/85-01 & 50-157/85-01 on 850422-24 & Notice of Violation.Response to Violation Should Also Address Corrective Actions Associated W/Emergency Drill & Operations Audit ML20127N0761985-06-25025 June 1985 Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-097/85-02 & 50-157/85-02 on 850520-23.No Violation Noted ML20054L3881982-06-16016 June 1982 Ltr to All Research & Test Reactor Licensees Requesting That Reg Guide 2.6 (for Comment) & ANSI/ANS-15.16 (Draft II Dtd 811129) Be Used to Meet Requirement of Final Amend to 10CFR50.54(r) Re Emergency Planning.Fr Notice Encl ML20149K1911980-05-0707 May 1980 Generic Ltr 80-38 to All Nonpower Reactor Licensees Re NPR Physical Protection Requirements.Summary of Certain NPR Physical Protection Requirements Encl & Should Aid in Determining Safeguards Requirements Applicable to Facility ML20137G4721971-06-23023 June 1971 Advises That Presence & Irradiation of Explosives in Reactor Must Be Evaluated Due to Potential for Damage to Reactor. Evaluation Requested Establishing Operating Restrictions,Max Quantity of Explosives Allowed in Facility & Form 1999-08-06
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l made arrangements with you, for the administration of operator licensing examinations at the Cornell University TRIGA reactor. The written and operating examinations are i scheduled for the week of October.18,1999. l In order to meet this schedule, please furnish the material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material for Senior Reactor Operator Limited to Fuel Handling Licensing Examinations" at l least 60 days prior to the examination date to the following address:
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Paul Doyle ATTN: Paul Doyle l Mail Stop O-11 D-19 Mail Stop O 11 D-19 l Washington, D.C. 20555 11555 Rockville Pike l Rockville, MD 20852-2738 i
l You are responsible for providing adequate space for proper conduct of the written '
examination. Enclosure 2, " Administration of Written Examinations," describes our process for conducting these examinations.
Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. Please ensure that all applicants are aware of these rules.
l Your review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in Enclosure 4, " Facility Review of Written Examinations."
l Final, signed senior reactor operator license applications certifying that all training has )
been completed must be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the i l medical certifications, and process the applications. If our review cannot be completed in j time to make a determination of applicant eligibility, the candidate may not be permitted to sit for the examination. Therefore, it is recommended that license applications be i provided as soon as possible to ensure an appropriate level of review. ( )g\
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3150-0101, which expires April 30,2000. 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 /> l 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 information and Records Management Branch, T 6 F-33, Division of Information Support Services, Office of information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.
If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact me at (301) 415-1058, or internet e-mail pvd@nrc. gov.
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Paul Doyle, Chit.3 Examiner Events Assessment, Generic Communications and Non-Power Reactors Branch Division of Regulatory improvement Programs Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l Docket No. 50-157
Enclosures:
- 1. Reference Material for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations
- 2. Administration of Written Examinations
- 3. Procedures for Administration of Written Examinations
- 4. Facility Review of Written Examinations l
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REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS (NON-POWER) i I
- 1. Existing learning objectives, students handouts 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 applicants for initial RO and SRO licensing. The written material should include learning objectives if available and the details presented during lectures, rather than j outlines. Training materials should be identified, bound, and indexed. Training materials which include the following should be provided:
System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally re!evant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation. System training material should i draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating and applicable system.
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Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety system interactions, secondary interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure. :
l Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures.
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- 2. Complete Procedure index (including temporary procedures).
- 3. All administrative procedures as applicable to reactor operation or safety.
- 4. Allintegrated plant procedures, normal or general operating procedures and procedures for experiments.
- 5. All emergency procedures, emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures.
- 6. Standing orders or procedures changed by reactor supervision and important orders or changes that are safety related and may supersede the regular procedures.
- 7. Applicable procedures (procedures that are run frequently).
- 3. Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures and initial core-loading procedure, when appropriate.
- 9. Any annunciator / alarm procedures, as applicable.
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- 10. Radiation protection manual, radiation control manual or procedures.
- 11. . Emergency plan implementing procedures.
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- 12. Safety Analysis Report, Technical Specifications and interpretations, if available. l l
- 13. System operating procedures, including experiments.
- 14. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow diagrams, as applicable.
- 15. Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility 1 precautions, limitations, and set points for the facility.
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.16. Questions and' answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facility licensee).
l 17.' Additional material as requested by the examiners to develop examinations that meet ;
I- the requirements of the Non-power Reac' tor Examiner Standards and Regulations, j l
The above reference material should be approved finalissues and so marked. if a facility l has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner should verify with the facility ;
that the most complete, up-to-date material is available and that agreement has been l L reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the L examination.
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ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS
- 1. A single room must be provided for administration of the written examination. The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities should be such as to prevent contact with all other facility personnel during the written examination.
- 2. Minimum spacing is necessary to ensure examination integrity as determined by the Chief Examiner (i.e., one applicant per table, with a three-foot space between tables).
- 3. Acceptable arrangements should be made by the facility if the applicants are to have lunch, coffee or other refreshments. These arrangements shall comply with item 1 above and must be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.
- 4. The f acility licensee provides pads of 81/2 by 11 inch lined paper in unopened packages for each applicant's use in completing the examination. The examiner distributes 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. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials can be present in the examination room. No other equipment or reference material will be allowed unless provided by the examiner.
- 7. The facility staff is provided with a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate has handed in his written examination. The facility staff will then 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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! 1. Verify candidate identity.
- 2. Pass out examinations and all handouts. Remind applicants not to review examination until instructed to do so.
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:
- 1. Cheating on the examination means s,n automatic denial 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 contact with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.
- 2. Use black ink or dark pencil g_n.ly n 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.
- 5. Before you turn in your examination, consecutively number each answer sheet.
- 6. The point value for each question is indicated in [ brackets) after the question.
- 7. If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.
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- 8. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets. In addition, turn in all scrap paper. ;
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- 12. When you have completed and turned in your examination, leave the examination area (DEFINE THE AREA). If you are observed in this area while the examination is l still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked, l
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- 1. At the option of the Chief, Events Assessment, Generic Communications and Non-Power Reactors (REXB), the facility may review the written examination up to two weeks prior to its administration. This review may take place at the facility or at I an NRC office. The Chief Examiner will coordinate the details of the review with the facility. An NRC examiner will always be present during the review. The examination or written notes will NOT be retained by the facility.
Whenever this option of examination review is utilized, the facility reviewers will sign I the following statement prior to being allowed access to the examination.
- a. Pre Examination Security Agreement i acknowledge that I have acquired specialized knowledge concerning the examination scheduled for at l as of the date of my signature below. I agree that I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning this examination to any unauthorized persons. I understand that I am not to participate in any instruction l 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 l examinations being cancelled and/or enforcement action against myself or the I f acility licensee by whom I am employed or represent.
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in addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following statement after the written examination has been administered.
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i did not, to the best of my knowledge, divulge any l information concerning the examinations administered during the week of l at or any instruction to those !
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- 2. Regardless of whether the above examination review option is exercised, immediately following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff is provided a I marked-up copy of the examination and the answer key. The copy of the written I examination includes 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 f acility reviewed the examination prior to its administration, any additional comments must be given to an examiner prior to his/her leaving the facility. These comments will be addressed to the Chief Examiner by the Reactor Supervisor. Comments not submitted within the required time frame will be considered for inclusion in the grading process on a case by-case basis. This may cause delays in grading the examinations.
- 3. The following format should be used for submittal of specific comments: I l
- a. Listing of NRC question, answer and reference ,
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- c. Reference (to support f acility comment)
NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be made without 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. I
- 4. A two-hour post examination review may be held at the discretion of the Chief Examinct. If this review is held, the f acility 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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