ML20217A174

Advises That Requalification Program & Licensed Personnel Evaluation Scheduled for Wk of 910318

ML20217A174
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	11/09/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Eliason L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9011200206
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• 3 I330 florthern States Power Company ATTH: Mr. L. R. Eliason .

Vice President, Nucicar Generation 414 Hicollet Mall -

- Minneapolis, MN 55401 ,

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SUBJECT:

.REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION ,

1" Arrangementshavebeenmadc-between11r.B.McGillic-(ActingTrainingSupervisor) and tir. 'll. Peterson (Chief Examiner) for an evaluation of the requalification-i

_ program and licensed personnel at your tionticello !!uclear facility. The .;

evaluation visit is scheduled for the week of flarch 18, 1991. The requalification examinations and the subsequent evaluation of the facility requalification program will be performed in accordance with sections 601 t'arough 604:of NUREG 1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, Revision 6.

You:are encouraged to ensure that your training staff and proposed examinees

'are familiar with these standards'.

> Additionally, the initial operator license retake examination, for the twor P <

= individual failures from the September 10, 1990 initial examination,'will be scheduled during the requalification prep week of-March 4, 1991. . Arrangements and reference requirements have been made with fir. McGillic for the-administration of:this reexamination. Furthermore, new license applications m tand a: request for waivers,.of the areas which were passed.in the initial license examination, are required to be submitted and summarily reviewed for H approval by NRC Region 111 prior to the administration of the reexamination.'

For the examiners to adequately' prepare for this, visit,-it will be necessary

for, the facility to furnish the approved-items' listed in Enclosure 1,.

1 " Reference Material: Requirements." Failure to supply the reference material

as required by Enclosure 1 may result.in postponement of.the examination. The

, Chief. Examiner may request that the facility submit a proposed examination for. -

Luse-during the examination week in addition to;the material requirements of Enclosure 1.- Submission'of.a proposed examination, even'if requested,-is:

optional. However,:if a proposed examination is: submitted, those personnel =

_ participating in its development may'become subject to the security

,  ; restrictions-described below. Mr. ticGillic has' been advised of our- reference >

material requirements, whether a proposed examination'is requested, and where these11tems are to be sent.

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h You are' requested to designate at least one employee to be a member of a joint NRC-facility examination team. The em requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(c) or) from (f)ployee shall beOperations the Monticello an active SR0 (per the Department. You are encouraged to designate a second employee from the training staff to be a member of the examination team. This emp oyce should

'be an active SR0 (per the requirements of 10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f) , but may be E , a f acility or INP0 certified instructor. If desired and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, you may designate one additional employee from the training staff with appropriate qualifications to be a member of the examination team. In addition to these individuals, a simulator operator must be made available for o scenario preview and validation during the on-site examination preparation week.

In some cases, it may be necessary to designate a simulator operator during i the test item review period. This individual will also be subject to the E examination security _ agreement.

Any facility representatives under the security agreement shall be restricted from knowingly communicating.by any means the-content or scope of the examination to unauthorized persons and from participating in any facility 4  ; programs such as instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requalificationexaminee(s)willbepresent. These restrictions shall apaly

.from the-day ~that'the facility representative understands-that he or she las

. specialized knowledge of the examination.- The Chief Examiner will. determine w1en facility; representatives have received specialized knowledge concerning '

-the examination and require execution of an exam.ination security agreement, p -In most cases, the examination team' members will not be required to enter into an examination security agreement more than 60-days prior to the examination week. . The simulator operator will normally become- subject to the requirements -

'during the. examination preparation and validation week but, in some cases, this may occur as.much as 30 days _ prior to. the examination week to support

. operating test item review and-revision.

=The facility sha11' identify to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination:

administration date, the proposed operators, including crew. composition, for 1the-examination.- This information should be provided by' the facility training '

staff'to the NRC's Chief Examiner.-

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The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations to properly-develop and conduct the examinations. Enclosure-2,- -

" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes'our requirements N ;for developing.and' conducting.the examinations. Mr. McGillic has also been cinformed of-these requirements. Also, a f acil'ty operations mana

representative (as a minimum, first level above shift supervisor)gement should-observe the simulation facility examination process at the site.

' Enclosure 3 contains-the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees" that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination 'The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all operators are aware of.these rules.

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l Northern States Power Company 3 NOV - 91330 This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance  ;

Humber 3150-0101 which expires liay 31, 1992. The estimated average  ;

y burden is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> per response, including gathering, copying 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 llanagement-Branch, Division of Information Support Services, Office of .

Information Resources Management, U.S.- Nucicar Regulatory Coninission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101),

' Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, HE0B-3019. Office of

-Management and Budget,. Washington,.D.C. 20503, e

.Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have an the evaluation process, please contact Itr. H. Peterson at (708) y questions on 790-5797.

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Thomas M. Burdick for  ;

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Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief-Operations. Branch -t

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1.., Reference.!!aterial Requirements l 2; Administration of Requalification l

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3. IIRC' Rules'and Guidance for.

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'f . i ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE llATERIAL REQUIREMENTS Test items to support all aspects of the requalification examination must be provided to'the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date.

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All test items should be developed in accordance with the guidelines provided in sections 602 through 604 of NUREG 1021,' Operator Licensing Examiner 3

Standards, and their _ respective attachments.

For the.first requalification evaluation at the facility, the submittal must

contain at least

700 test. items for use in the written examination. They should bc r equally divided between the two sections of the examination and there must be at least 350 test items for use in each section.

75 job performance measures (JPits) for use on the walk-through portion-f ~

of the operating examination. To the extent possible, approximately 40% of t1e JPits should evaluate "in plant" tasks (system / component.

operation outside the. control. room).

15 simulator scenarios of.approximately 50 minutes each in length for use e on:the simulator portion of the operating examination-for examinations

't administered'in one week.

For1 subsequent requalification examinations facilities are expected to make submittals reflecting progress toward the following targets over the next 5

. years after the initial. evaluation visit:

A minimum of 700 test items for use in.the written examination equally' divided between the two sections.of the written examination and which cover all safety related elements of the-facility job task analysis (JTA). The_ bank shall be dynamic in_ natur- in~that at least 150-y  ? questions.a year-shalllbe reviewed,'revis- generated. New questions

that are developed should cover equipment .s system modification, recent industry and licensee events and procedural changes.

t --JPits' to evaluate each operator and senior operator. safety related task identified in the facility JTA', which meet the criteria in.ES-603. The-

-JP11 bank should expand lat a rate of at least 10 JPMs per year until this goal"is reached. It'is estimated that:125-150 JPMs will be'the final' result. Development of the questions associated with.the JPits shall also'

, continue, such that there is a representative sample of questions given.

-the knowledges, associated with the task listed in the JTA.

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A bank of at least 30 simulator scenarios which reflect all plausible or expected abnormal and emergency situations to which contro1 room operators are expected to respond or control. At least 5 scenarios per year should be generated until all aspects of the emergency operating procedures are covered with sufficient variation in the type and scope of initiating events and level of degradation.

For 41; requalitication examination and evaluation visits, the facility shall:

sabmit an Examination Test Outline / Sample Plan which meets the

, requirements of ES-601, Attachment 2.

provide the associated examination banks (written, simulator and JPM) and associated reference material. At a minimum this shall include Te' aical i Specifications, applicable plant operating, surveillance and administrative procedures, abnormal and emergency operating procedures, emergency plan procedures and training material utilized in the i requalification training (including student handouts and lesson plans).

Additional reference material may be requested by the Chief Examiner.

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EllCLOSURE 2 ADl11NISTRAT10N OF REQUALIFICATION EXAlllllATIONS 1.- An evaluation of at least twelve-facility licensed operators is required for-a program evaluation. Normally;the crew scheduled for requalification-training during the period selected for the program evaluation should be

' selected. The sample will include other licensed operators who are'not

-routinely performing shift duties or are not maintaining an active license-

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per 10 CFR 55.53(e). The restrictions on crew composition in the simulator-are described in ES-601(C.1.b.) and ES-604.

h 2.- Thesimulatorandsimulatoroperator(s)shallbeprovidedforexamination ,

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. examinations will be agreed upon by-the chief examiner and the facility.

3. The reference material used in the simulator-will be reviewed by the-

-chief examiner. No-material will be used that'is solely used for training.-

4. - A single: room shall be provided for completing Section B of the written examination. ' The location of this room an't supporti.ng rest room p facilities-shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility e and/or contractor personnel for the duration'of the examination.-

L5. -ttinimum' spacing is required to ensure examination integrity and will be

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examinee per table and'a'3-foot space between tables. No wall 1 charts, Emodels, and/or.;other training materials shall: be present in the i

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6.- Copies of. reference material for Section B of the written examination shall be-provided for each examinee. The. reference' material will bet

' reviewed-by- the chief examiner and will consist .of Technical Specifications, operating / abnormal procedures,-administrative procedures, and' Emergency 1

-Plans as:av'ailable to the plant operators,

, S7. -Video taping capabilities may be' utilized. The f acility should contact y!

theichief_ examiner for-restrictions related to its usage.

8 '. An attempt will;be made to. distinguish between R0 and SR0 knowledge and

. abilities'to the extent that such a distinction is supported y-the- ,i m . facility / training materials.-

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not result in: excessive delays in crews or ind_ividuals' being administered  !

their examination. 'The following are some suggestions for structuring

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.. points,L andLyou,give five responses, each response will be' worth 0.'20 hy  : points. Olf one of your five responses-is' incorrect,-0,20 will be

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iyf -:thoughTyou may have111sted the four' correct responses in theLanswer key.

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l15( Each'section off thS?examinatiMiisidesigned to take approximately 90 minutesLto. complete. You-wil_1 be given two. hours to-complete- .t:

L each. section to allow- for' thirty minutes :of'. review.

? .16. .The examination hasLbeen time validated by knowledgeable persons. t You..

L' should beiaware thatlnotievery answer needs to be verified by consulting

..a reference,'and excessive usage of reference material may cause you;to di s not. complete'the'examinationiin the allotted time; -,

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