ML20235S527

Advises That Written Operator Licensing Exam Scheduled for 871027 & Operating Exams Scheduled for Wks of 871026 & 1102, Per Telcon.Requests Encl Approved Ref Matl Be Provided by 870828.Delay in Receiving Matl Will Delay Exams

ML20235S527
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	07/15/1987
From:	Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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NUDOCS 8707210685
Download: ML20235S527 (8)

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L In Reply' Refer To: A Docket: 50-482/0L-87-01 Wolf' Creek Nuclear' Operating Corporation ATTN: Bart D. Withers, President P. O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

OPERATORLICENSINGEXAMINATIONSAT(FACILITYLICENSEE)

In'a_ telephone conversation between Mr. David Fehr, Training Supervisor.at the Wolf Creek Training facility, and Mr. John E. Whittemore, Operator Licensing Section, arrangements were made for the administration of operator license examinations at Wolf Creek.

The, written examination is scheduled for October 27, 1987. The operating examinations are scheduled for the weeks of October 26, 1987 and November 2, 1987 In order for NRC to meet the above schedule, it will be necescary for the facility licensee to furnish the approved reference material listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior. Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations" by August 28, 1987. Any delay in receiving properly bound and indexed reference material will result in a delay in-administering the examinations. Examinations 'are scheduled far in advance-with considerable planning to utilize limited examiner manpower and to meet the examination dates requested by the various facility licensees. Therefore, missing the August 28, 1987 deadline, even by a few; days, may result in a long delay because it may not be possible to reschedule examinations for other facility ,

licensees. Mr. Fehr has been advised of our reference material requirements  !

and the distribution of any additional material needed to support examination j development. l The facility licensee management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations in order to properly conduct the written examinations.

Enclosure 2, " Administration of Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing i Written Examinations," describes NRC requirements for conducting these i examinations. Mr. Fehr has also been informed of these requirements, In addition,'the chief examiner may have the simulation facility operator recordpreselectedplantparameters(i.e., temperature, pressure r level,etc.)

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/ Wolf' C'r eek Nuclear Operating. 2 Corporation-appeal' the ~ operating exainination' are responsible for providing this type of information as a part of the appeal. Therefore, the facility licensee training staff should retain the simulator. examination scenario information

.until all examination results are finalized including appeals.

The facility licensee staff review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with the specifications in Enclosure 3. " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examination." Mr. Fehr has been informed of these requirements'.

Preliminary copies of all reactor / senior reactor operator: license applications should normally be submitted at least 60 days before the scheduled examination

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date so that the NRC will _ be able to review the. training ~ and experience of the candidates, process medical certif.ications, and issue examiner assignments.

If the. preliminary copies.of the applications are not received ct least 30 days before.the examination oate, it is likely that a postponement will be necessary. When ALL training and qualification requirements have been met by

-the candidates scheduled for the current license examination, final applications with all required signatures must be received by the chief of the operator licensing section not less than 2 weeks before the scheduled examination date. Significant differences between the preliminary and final applications may result in a candidate being removed from the examination.

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, DC 20503.

Thank you for.your consideration in this matter. .

If 'you have any questions regarding the examination procedures.and requirements, please contact Mr.JohnEWhittcmore,ChiefExaminerat(817}860-8294 or Mr. Ralph A. Cooley, Chief Operator Licensing Section at (817) 860-8147.

SincerelyEl Chigin Signed by:

R.E. HALL Jim Gagliardo, Chief Reactor Projects Branch

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements

2. Written Exam Administration Requirements

3. Facility Review Requirements cc: (seenextpage)

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l cc w/ enclosures Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation ATTN:- Otto Maynard. t'anager of Licensing

'P. O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas f%i39 Gary Boyer, Plant Manager Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation ,

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J. Zell, Mgr, Nuclear Training P. O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66539 Kansas Radiation Control Program Director bcctoDMB(IE01) bec distrib. by RIV:

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• D. Weiss, RM/ALF *R. Hall

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ENCLOSURE l' ,

' REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTOR / SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR' LICENSING EXAMINATIONS 1., ' Existing learning objectives and lesson plans (including training manuals, E plant orientation manual, system descriptions, reactor theory,

' thermodynamics,etc.).

l- Training materials should include all substantive written material used for preparing candidates for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The written material'should be inclusive of-learning objectives and the details presented during lecture, rather than outlines. Training materials should be identified by plant and unit, bound, and indexed. Failure to provide complete,-properly bound _ and indexed reference material will result in canceling and rescheduling of the examinations. Training materials which include the following should be provided:

,o System 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 the applicable system.

o Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all safety-system interactions, and, where availablet B0P system interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

1 o Training material used to clarify and strengthen under;tanding of emergency operating procedures.

o Comprehensive theory material- that includes. fundamentals in the area of theory of reactor operation, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow, as well as specific applications to actual in-plant compOnants. For example, mechanical theory material should include pump theory as well as descriptions of how these 3rinciples actually appl'y to major- plant pumps and the system in whic1 they are installed (i.e.. reactor coolant pumps, all ECCS pumps, recirculation pumps, feede ter and emergency feedwater pumps). Reactor theory material should include descriptions that draw explicit ties between the fuMamental and actual operating limits followed in the plant (e.g.,

reactor theory material should contain explanations how principles rei fte to the actual curves use by operators to verify shutdown marpinorcalculateanECP).

2. Procedu[eIndex(alphabeticalbysubject).

3 All adriinistrative procedures %s applicable to reactor operation or y safety).

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4. Allintegratedplantprocedure!(normalorgeneraloperatingprocedures).

2L 5.. Emergency procedures-(emergency instructions, abnormal or special

_ procedures).

6. .. Standing orders (important orde'rs that are safety related and may supersedethe.regularprocedures).

7. Fuel' handling and core-loading procedures, (initial' core-loading .

procedure,'whenappropriate).-.

8. Radiation protection. manual (radiation protection manual or procedures).

. 9.. Emergency plan implementing procedures.

10. Technical Specifications.

'11. System' operating procedures.

12. Piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams, or.

flow diagrams.

13. Technical data book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators and facility precauttans, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the

. facility.

14. Questions and answers that the facility l'icensee has prepared (voluntary-by facility licensee).

'15. The following on'the plant reference simuldtion facility:

a ~. List of all readily-available initialization points.

b. List of all preset malfunctions with a clear. identification number.

The list should include cause and effect information. Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result, or range'of results. that will ' occur on implementation should be provided. Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected should be given.

c. A description of simulator failure capabilities for. valves, breakers, indicators, and alarns.

d.. Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to vary-the severity of a part.icular malfunction should be provided, i.e.,

the ability to vary the size of a given LOCA or steam leak, or the ability to cause a s Mw failure of a ccmponent such as a feed pump, turbine generator, or " dor valve (e.g., drifting shut of a main feedwater. control vah n).

e. An indication of modeling conditions or problems that may impact the examination.

f. Identification of unknown Performance Test Failures not yet completed.

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g. Identification of significant differences between the simulator and the control room,

h. Copies of facility licensee generated scenarios that ex)ose the candidates to situations of degraded pressure control ()WR),

degraded heat removal capability (PWR and BWR), and containment challenges (BWR) may be provided (voluntary by facili.ty licensee).

1. Simulator instructors manual (voluntary by facility licensee).

j. Description of the scenarios used for the training class (voluntary by facility licensee).

16. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations that meet the requirements of these standards and regulations.

The above reference material should be approved, final issues, and so marked. '

If a 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 facility licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination. All procedures i and reference material should be bound or IN THE F0F,M USED BY THE CONTROL ROOM i OPERATORS, WITH appropriate INDEXES or TABLES OF CONTENTS so that they can be used efficiently.

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i ENCLOSURE 2 REQUIREMENTS.FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS-

.l. .A single room shall be provided for completing the written examination.

The location of this room and-supporting rest room facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility licensee and/or contractor personnel during the duration of'the written examination'. If.

c necessary, the facility licensee should make arrangements for use of a-suitable room at a local school, motel,'or other building. Obtaining this room is the responsibility of the facility licensee.

2. Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the chief: examiner. Minimum spacing should be one candidate per table,

-with a 3-foot space between tables. No wall charts, models, and/or other P training materials shall be present in the examination room.

3. Suitable arrangements shall be made by. the facility licensee.if the candidates are to have lunch, coffee, or other refreshments. These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above. These arrangements shall be reviewed by the chief examiner and/or proctor.

4. The facility licensee shall provide pads of 8-I/2 by 11-in. lined-paper in unopened packages for each candidate's use in completing the examination. The examiner shall distribute these pads to the candidates..

The facility licensee shall provide unmarked steam tables for candidate use as requested.by the chief examiner. When requested by the chief

( examiner the facility licensee shall also prepare copies of large documents (i.e., Technical' Specifications, Emergancy Plan Implementing Procedures, Emergency Oparating Procedures, Etc.) for use by the.

candidates. Such requests will normally be made known to the facility licensee the working day. prior to the written examination. All other reference material needed to complete the examination shall be furnished-by the examiner. Candidates may bring pens, pencils, non-programable calculators, or-slide rules into the examination room. No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed,

5. Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to i

questions.

i, ir ENCLOSURE 3 6' REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW 0F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

1. There shall be no review of the written examination by the facility licensee staff before or during the administration of the examination.

Following the administration of the written examination, the facility licensee staff shall be provided a marked-up copy of the examination and the answer key.

2. The facility licensee will have five (5) working day from the day the written examination is given to submit formal comments. The formal coments will be approved by the highest level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g., Vice President for Nuclear Operations, and submitted to the Region IV office with a copy to the Section Chief for Operator Licensing. Comments not submitted within five (5) working days will be incorporated into the grading process on a case by case basis as determined by the Section Chief. No grading will be done until the formal comments are received and resolved. If the formal comments are not received by the deadline, the final examination reruits may be delayed several weeks since the grading may have to be rescheduled in a-later time slot.

3. The following infonnation shall be prcvided for each individual comment:

a. NRC question number

b. Facility licensee comment

c. Copy of supporting documentation (the reference may be cited if the document is held by the Operator Licensing Section)

NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be made without submittal of, or proper reference to, complete, current, an;i approved reference material.

2. Coments made without a clear, concise, facility licensee recommendation, will not be addressed.

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