ML20215B724

Requests Provision of Encl Approved Listed Ref Matl in Preparation for Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 870914.Unless Applications Submitted at Least 30 Days Before Exam Date,Postponement May Be Required

ML20215B724
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	06/11/1987
From:	Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 8706170423
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Docket No. 50-457 Commonwealth Edison Company

ATTN: L Mr. L Cordell-Reed Vice President.

Post Office Box;767-

. Chicago, IL.60690-Geritlemen:

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In 'a telephone conversationibetween Mr. W. McGee, Braidwood Training Manager, and-Mr.= D.. Shepard, Region III Operator. Licensing Examiner, arrangements.were.made.

for the

administration.of examinations at the Braidwood Nuclear Power Station.

The:operatiing tests are scheduled'for' the week' of; September' 14' 1987.

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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.uforl 0perator/ Senior Operator Licensing Examinations'! at least 60 days

' prior to the examination date.. Any delay in receiving properly l bound and indexed

reference 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 deadline, even. by a few days.

-willilikely result in a' long delay since it may not be possible to reschedule-examinations at.other. facilities. Mr. W. McGee has been advised of our reference =

materia 1' requirements, the number of reference material sets that are required..

and the examiners' names and addressed where each set is to be mailed.

In addition, to better document simulator examinations, the chief examiner will have the facility simulator operator record prespecified: plant conditions'

'(1.'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, examination 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 completed.

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JUN 111987 All rea'ctor operator and senior reactor operator 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 detennined.

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 information was approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires May 31, 1989. 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. 20503.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact Thomas M.

Burdickat(312)790-5566.

Sincerely, Original Si;;ned By C. W. hem Charles W. Hehl, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosure:

Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations See Attached Distribution l

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cc w/ enclosure:-

D. L. Farrar, Director q

of Nuclear Licensing j

M. Wallace, Project Manager.

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W..Vahle, Construction

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. Superintendent l

El E. Fitzpatrick, Station

f Manager P. L. Barnes, Regulatory.

.-Assurance Su DCS/RSB-(RIDS)pervisor o

Licensing' Fee Management Branch-Resident-Inspector, RIII Braidwood

' Resident Inspector, 'RIII Byron i

LD. W.-Cassel,1Jr., Esq.

.-Richard Hubbard '

J.~W.-McCaffrey, Chief, Public i

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. Utilities Division ~

H...S. Taylor,-Quality Assurance

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E.'Chan, OGC-J.. Moore, OGC

G. ' Berry,- OGC J. Stevens, NRR The Honorable Herbert Grossman, ASLB The Honorable A.- Dixon Callihan, ASLB The Honorable Richard. F. Cole, ASLB W. McGee, Plant Training-Manager cc w/o enclosures

J. Stevens, Project Manager, NRR J. N. Hannon, Branch Chief, OLB 1

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4 ENCLOSURE 1

_ _... Reference Material Requirements-for~0perator/ Senior-Operator Licensing Examinations i

Note: Required Material is indicated by an "X" opposite the item.

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1.

Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject)

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All administrative Procedures (as applicable to reactor operation X

or safety)

X_ 3.

All Integrated Plant Procedures (Normal 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, when appropriate)

_X_

7. Annunciator Procedures (alarm 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 c training Manuals, Plant Orientation Manual, System Descriptions.,.ieactor 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 information 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 l

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applicable) i

_X_ 17.

Lesson Plans for System Description

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 fom as used by the control room operators, with appropriate indexes or tables pf 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.

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