ML20214P988
| ML20214P988 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/17/1985 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Starostecki R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| NUDOCS 8612040452 | |
| Download: ML20214P988 (3) | |
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Richard W. Starostocki. Director. ORP. RI' MEMORx;;UM FOR:
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As This memo is in response to your memo of June
- mentioned durin discussed your concerns and he has asked me to respond.
We are sensitive to the fact that Region I has no SWR-6 facilities and that, but our decision in fact, there are few 8WR-6 facilities in the country,hase of the Black to pursue the General Electric offer for the lease /purcThe TTC simulator courses are Fox Simulator was based on other factors.either a part of a TTC for those who have been through a series.
by the TTC is not designed to provide a detailed know understanding of the 8WR and PWR plant designs and general o plant.
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characteristics of the plants.
our training, the inspector is far better equipped to le easier by the general knowledge of the technology received at TTC.
en:e shared yo;r concern both as in inspector and as a supervisor.f the aar.ted a course to teach me the specifics o"y predecessors trie un-fl I took over this job that I realized how much difference there is in casi;r.
all of the plants (eVen those of the same vintage) and that TTC could o Please do not misinterpret me to be saying J
teach tee general technology.
that your concerns are not valid and that we should and it certain(y would be beneficial to use them to enhance the trainin quo.
cur inspectorsg supervisors, and other technical personnel.
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request and are given a block of time on utility sieulators to 1
tTsebes.Sitn the plant and the scenarios they use fo Car naa va-ine s to tne si ulator to gain more familiarity with the plant.
i nt cooler, witn the coacept, provided that it did not impact on tne exa-ws taat this interface would also' be good to ensure tmat 1ecs.
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t6e regions get a :r.in:e to review and critiqae the exam.
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. :ic.e d h. Starosteckt that I attend the April counterpart reeeting with the examiners Unfortunately, I was unavailable, but I have been
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- ciscuss ject was discussed and was favorably received.
- 3id that aroceeding with efforts to implement this plan, this is not "the solution." It helps the 'resi~ dent inspactors
'Jnfertunately,does nothing for those inspectors used in backup roles and est i really I yould be-
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others who beye a need for moreglant specific training.
i :arested in finding a way to utilize the plant specific simulators, because
- eileve that they would be an improvement over the diglator.it-out-on-your-own
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- e;f:*. */.sd a 5i:.11se concern and had one of their util'ities contact tre The utility regarcing :ne use of their simulator for inspector training.
This s :tec a price of 525K for one week of training for four inspectors.
and thus the cost price is considerably more than what we currently pay TVA lator itself.
But savings on travel is negated by the extra cost of the simu the real problem is the contractual one.
The agency is now required to go out for bid on anything that exceeds $25K.
So if we wanted to have more then one of these simulator sessions, it has We to be competitively bid, and this is a very time consuming evolution.
would also have to do a separate contract for each facility, and the overall effort would involve staff years of effort. We are currently pursuing efforts
.to get some kind of a large " umbrella" contract which would keep us from having to go through the lengthy bid process for each training cours
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concept, but we really need it to cover our needs.
We are ho;eful of finding a way out of this contractual bottleneck, but TTC does not would still leave one ore problem - the instructors.
-ave ;r.e resources for qualifying NRC instructors to use each of the availacie
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si alaters, and via are somewnat concerned about utility employees teaching Your proposal of having a regional representative certify ur f s:ec: ors. ca training may overccme the conflict of interest issue, but
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..a would still need to train or instruct the utility instructors in the need fr:1 an inspection perspective as opposed to their normal mode for :ea:hi 4 This is a real problem that we of teacnwg cperators to operate the plant.
face each time we hire an instructor from a utility or Navy training facility.
I The Black Fox h'e are looking$ at a number of options as I have noted.
31 alator is not "the answer," but it is a significant improvement because
- -2 strength of the Black Fox sit.ulator lies in its superior ability to display c'
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By shatting so e of the sophisticated controls of the simulator, we 3.T's r.:
F.ely si. ala:e the controls and indications of the earlier designs.
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~-e "C sta#f v.ill point out throughout the simulator course the specific PA, the irspector will expect to see at tne sites.
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, Aice.nrd W. Starostocki other simulator currently available, but we must not as o; One of the things that came out of the Alan Dean Training Survey last year was the formation of a Training Council to provide oversight of the
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agency's training efforts.
! nave propdied that the TrainiWg Council have an advisory committee to I have proposed that this look s;scifically at technology training.
c::-ittee be co. :.: sed of knowledgeable managers from each of th c
'We also need to address developmental training for t u :r:;ra offi:ss.
I hope that Region I and the and we also need to overhaul the FOI Course.
other regions will support this idea and provide representatives wno can help us get our training function back on track.
By copy *of this memo, I am informing Don Beckham and the other reg of your concerns and our efforts to address them.or comments
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. Gagliardo, Director am.s E e
vTechnical Training Center Office of Inspection & Enforcement cc:
3rian Grimes, IE Don Beckham, NRR Oivision Directors, Regions II, III, IV and V e
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