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Forwards Exam Rept 50-267/OL-87-01 of Exam Administered During Wks of 870511 & 18.Problems Encountered During Review of Written Exam That Threatened Validity.Requalification Program Evaluated as Marginal
ML20216B146
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Site: Fort Saint Vrain Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/16/1987
From: Gagliardo J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Robert Williams
PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
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Public Service Company of Colorado ATTN:

Robert 0. Williams', Jr.-

Vice President, Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 840 Denver, Colorado 80201 l

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM AUDIT'AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION'REPOR1 (0L 87-01)

During the weeks of May 11, and 18, 1987,- NRC administered one' Senior Reactor Operator license examination and conducted.the Pilot Requalification' Program '

i Audit at the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Facility.. The results of. these site visits have been discu:: sed with members of your staff.

The license candidate successfully completed his examination and has been issued the appropriate' license.

The-Pilot Requalification Program Evaluation consisted of: 1) a detailed review of. the facility developed written requalification examinations, 2) ob-servationoffacilityadministeredoperatingexaminations,3)observationof-facilityadministrationofthewrittenexamination,and4)~co-grade.ofseveral-written and operating examinations.

Substantial-problems were encountered-during review of the facility written examinations that threatened examination validity. These problems were in the areas of examination difficulty ques.

S tion. construction, and examination security. Additionally',' minor problems'in coverage and evaluation were observed on theLoperating examinations..These.

problems are discussed at length. in the enclosed report. ' As a' result of this evaluation, the Fort St. Vrain Requalification Program is now evaluated as j

marginal.

.If youL have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely.-

'n%tnal Signet un -

R. E. H/J,ita J. E.'Gagliardo,' Chief Rec tor Projects-Branch.

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Enclosure:

Examination Report OL 87-01

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