ML20212N407

Informs That Written & Oral Operator & Senior Operator Exams Scheduled for Wks of 870615 & 22.Ref Matl Requirements for Licensing Exams,Administration of Written Exams & NRC Rules & Guidelines for Licensing Exams Encl

ML20212N407
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	03/10/1987
From:	Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Larson C NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8703130010
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, o MAR 101987 Docket No. 50-282 Docket No. 50-306 Northern States Power Company ATTN: Mr. C. E. Larson Vice President, Nuclear Generation 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. Dale Brenner, and Mr. Jay Lennartz, crrangements were made for the administration of examinations at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Station.

The written and oral examinations are scheduled for the week of June 15 and June 22, 1967.

In order for us to meet this schedule, it will be necessary for the facility to furnish the apprcved reference material listed in Enclosure 1 " Reference Material Requirements for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Examinations" by April 13, 1987. Any delay in receiving properly bound and indexed reference material will result in a delay in administering the examinations. Our examina-tions are scheduled far in advance with considerable planning to best utilize our limited examiner manpcwer and to meet the examination dates requested by the various facilities. Therefore, missing the April 13, 1987 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. Benner 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.

Enclosure 2, " Administration of Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations. Mr. Benner has also been informed of these requirements.

In addition, to better document simulator examinations, the chief examiner will have the facility sin.ulator operator record prespecified plant conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature, pressurizer level, etc.),

for each simulator scenario. The candidate will be responsible for providing this information, along with any appeal of his simulator operating examination. Therefore, the facility training staff should retain the simulator exan.ination scenario information until all candidates taking the examination have either passed the operating examination or all appeals filed by the candidates who failed the operating examination have been conpleted.

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Norhtern States Power Company 2 m R 1 0 1987 Enclosure 3, also contains the Rules and Guidance that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all candidates are aware of these Rules.

All reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applicaticns should normally be sut,mitted 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 assignn,ents 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.

This request for infern.ation was approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires May 31, 1989. Connents on burden and duplication tray 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 Mr. Jay Lennartz at 312-790-5651.

Sincerely, Original Signed By C. W. lishi Charles W. Hehl, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations t 2. Adrainistration of Operator

! Licensing Written Examinations

' 3. hRC Rules and Guidelines For License Examinations See Attached Distribution i

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Nuclear Engineer, MPCA State Liaison Officer, State of Minnesota D. Benner, Plant Training Manager cc w/o enclosures:

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,; ENCLOSURE 1 Reference Materia 1' Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations o '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 aaterial should be inclusive of learning objectives and the details presented during lecture, rather_than cutlines. Training materials should=be identified by plant and unit, boun6, and indexed.

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and indexed plant reference material will result in canceling and rescheduling of the examinations. 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 shculd 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, 80P system inter-actions 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.

Comprehensive theory material that includes fundamentals in the area of theory of reactor operation, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow, as well as specific application to actual in-plant components. For example, mechanical theory material on pumps should include pump theory as well as descriptions of how these principles actually apply to major plant pumps and the systems in which they are installed (i.e.,

Reactor Coolant Pumps, all ECCS pumps, Recirculation pumps, Feedwater pumps, and Emergency Feedwater pumps). Reactor Theory material should include descriptions.that draw explicit ties between the fundamentals and the actual operating limits followed in the plant (i.e., reactor theory material should contain explanaticns how principles relate to the actual curves used by operators to . verify shutdown margin or calculate an ECP).

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O 2.- Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject).

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

4 . -- All .1ntegrated 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. Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures, (initial core-loading procedure,whenappropriate).

8. Annunciator procedures (alann procedures, including set points).

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

10. Emergency plan implementing procedures. .

11. Technical Specifications.

12. System operating procedures.

13. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or flow diagrams.

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14. Technical Dats Bock, and/or plant curve information as used by cperators and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the facility.

15. Questions and answers that licensee has prepared (voluntary by licensee).

16. f lhe following on the plant reference simulator:

a. List of all readily available initialization points.

b. List of 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 alanns.

d. Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary the severity of a particular malfunction should be provided, i.e., ability to vary the size of a given. LOCA or steam leak, or the ability to cause a sicw 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 indication of modeling conditions / 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 pressure control (PWR), degraded heat ~ ,

removal capabilit may be provided voluntary (y (PWR and BWR) and containment challenges (BW by licensee).

h. Simulator instructor's banual' (voluntary by licensee).

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

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17. Additional material required by the exandners to develop examinations that neet the requirements of these standards and the regulations. ,

The above reference material shculd be approved, final issues and should be so narked. If a plant has not finalized some of the material, the chief examiner shall 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 shculd be bound with appropriate indexes or tables of contents so that they can be used ~

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i-ENCLOSURE 2 Administration of Reactor / Senior. Reactor Operator Licensing Written Examinations

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Operator Licensing Branch requirements are:

e 1. A single room shall be provided for ccmpleting 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 of 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 determined by the chief examiner. Minimum spacing shculd be one candidate per table, with-three foot spacing between tables. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the exaraination room.

'3. Suit'able 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. ,

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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 shall then have five working days to provide fornal written comments with supporting documentation to ,

suggest changes or corrections to .the examination and answer key. The utility may provide these corments in writing to the Chief Examiner before he leaves the site .or forward , thera 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 wili distribute these pads to the candidates. All reference materiel needed to ccmplete 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

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6. Only black ink or dark pencils shculd be used for writing answers to questicns.

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ENCLOSURE 3 NRC Rules and Guidelines for License E::aminations 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.

2. Restroom trips are to be limited and only one candidate 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.

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

4. Print your name in the blank provided on the cover sheet of the examination.

5. Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination (if necessary).

6. Use only the paper provibed for answers.

7. Print your name in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of each section of the answer sheet.

8. Consecutively nurrber each answer sheet, write "End of Category " as appropriate, start each category on a new page, write on only one side of the paper, and write "Last Page" on tee last answer sheet.

9. Number each answer as to category and number, for example,1.4, 6.3.

10. Skip at least three lines between each answer.

11. Separate answer sheets from pad and place finished answer sheets face

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12. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.

13. The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question and can be used as a guide fcr the depth of answer required.

14. Show all calculations, methcds, or assumptions used to obtain an answer to mathematical problems whether indicated in the question or not.

15. Partial credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK.

16. If parts of the examination are not clear as to intent, ask questions of the examiner only.

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17. You must sign the statenent on the cover sheet that indicates that the work is your own and you have not received or been given assistance in completing the examination. This must be done after the examination has been completed.

18. When you complete your examination, you shall:

a. Assemble your examination as follows:

(1) Exam questions on top.

(2) Exam aids - figures, tables, etc.

(3) Answer pages including figures which are a part of the answer.

b. Turn in your copy of the examinaticn and all pages used to answer the examination questions.

c. Turn in all scrap paper and the balance of the paper that you did not use for answering the questions.

d. Leave the examination area, as defined by the examiner. If after leaving, you are found in this area while the examination is still in progress, your license may be denied or revoked.

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