ML20217L037

Informs That Arrangements Were Made Between P Doyle & R Bean for Administration of Operator Licensing Exam at Purdue Univ Reactor.Exam Scheduled for Wk of 991206.Requests That Listed Matl Be Furnished,In Order to Meet Schedule

ML20217L037
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Site:	Purdue University
Issue date:	10/21/1999
From:	Doyle P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Merritt E PURDUE UNIV., WEST LAFAYETTE, IN
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..,,. Ocatober 21, 1999 Mr. Ed Merritt Reactor Supervisor School of Nuclear Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1290

Dear Mr. Merritt:

I made arrangements with Mr. Robert Bean, for the administration of an operator licensing examination at the Purdue University reactor. The operating examination is scheduled for i the week of December 6,1999. l s

in order to meet this schedule, please furnish the material listed in the Enclosure, .

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" Reference Material for Senior Reactor Operator Limited to Fuel Handling Licensing ,

Examinations" as soon as possible to the following address: l (U.S. Postal Service) (Overnight Delivery) l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Paul Doyle ATTN: Paul Doyle Mail Stop O-11 D 19 Mail Stop O 11 D-19  ;

Washington, D.C. 20555 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 2738 3 Final, signed senior reactor operator license applications certifying that all training has been completed must be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination dates so  ;

that we wil1 be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the meo:eal certifications, and process the applications. !f our review cannot be completed in timi to mne a determination of applicant eligibility, the candidate may not be permitted to s t for the exarcination. Therefore, it is recommended that license applications be prov ded as soon as possibie to ensure an oppropriate level of review.

This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires April 30,2000. The estimated average 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, xeroxing and mailing the required material. Send j  ;

comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of  !

information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and .

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Records Management Branch, T-6 F-33, Division of Information Support Services, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Office of Information

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Mr. Merritt October 21, 1999

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If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please  :

contact me at (301) 415-1058, or Internet e-mail pvd@nrc. gov.

Sincerel ,

l Paul Doyle, Chief ami  !

Events Assess nt, Generic Communications and i Non-Power Reactors Branch Division of Regulatory impro'/ement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-182  ;

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Enclosure:

Reference Material for Reactor / Senior i Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations I ii cc w/ enclosure: Mr. Robert Bean, Purdue University i

DISTRIBUTION w/encis: DISTRIBUTION w/o encis, File Center (50-182) LMarsh/JLyons PDoyle

. PUBLIC MMendonca, PM Facility File.(EBarnhill) REXB R/F DOCUMENT NAME: G:\REXB\DOYLE\Purdue Exam 99.wpd Te receive e copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment /encigsure "E" = Copy with attachment / enclosure "N* = No copy OFFICE REXB:CE __ _ lC HOLB:LA lC REXipq// l l l NAME PDoyle[/$M ECamhill 9M '

LMaMLynns DATE 10/20/D9 10/3099 10gj /9d OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

i REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR '

LICENSING EXAMINATIONS (NON-POWER) ]

1. Existing learning objectives, students handouts and lesson plans (including training manuals, plant orientation manual, system descriptions, reactor theory, thermodynamics, etc.)

Training materiana abould include all substantive written material used for preparing applicants for initial RO and SRO licensing. The written material should include J learning objectives if available and the details presented during lectures, rather than I outlines. Training materials should be identified, bound, and indexed. Training 0 materials which include the following should be provided:

Systern descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls and instrumentation. System training material should draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating and applicable system.

Complete and operatio'n lly useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions, secondary interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipoer' operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

Training material used to clarify and strengthen understanding of emergency operating procedures. ..

2. Compice Procedure index (including temporary procedures).

3. All administrative procedures as applicable to reactor operation or safety. i s

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4. Allintegrated plant procedures, normal or general operating procedures and j procedures for experiments, j

5. All emergency procedures, emergency instructions, abnormal or special procedures. j

6. Standing orders or procedures changed by reactor supervision and important orders l or changes that are safety related and may supersede the regular procedures.

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7. Applicable procedures (procedures that are run frequently). l l

8. Fuel-h .ndling and core-loading procedures and initial core-loading procedure, when .

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9. Any annunciator / alarm procedures, as applicable. j 1

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10. Radiation protection manual, radiation control manual or procedures.

11. Emergency plan implementing procedures.

12. Safety Analysis Report, Technical Specifications and interpretations, if available.

13. System operating procedures, including experiments, i

14. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single line diagrams, or flow

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diagrams, as applicable. ]

15. Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precautions,' limitations, and set points for the facility. I

16. Questions and answers specific to the facility training program which may be used in j the written or operating examinations (voluntary by facility licensee). ,

.17. Additional material as requested by the examiners to develop examinations that meet l

the requirements of the Non power Reactor Examiner Standards and Regulations, j The above reference material should be approved finalissues and so marked. If a facility has not finalized some of the material, the Chief Examiner should verify with the facility i that the most complete, up-to-date materialis available and that agreement has been ,

reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the '

examination.

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