ML20236C811

Informs That Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Will Be Held During Wk of 871026,per 870715-16 Telcons W/ Styles.Necessary Ref Matls & Requirements for Exam Administration Listed in Encls

ML20236C811
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	07/23/1987
From:	Hehl C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 8707300203
Download: ML20236C811 (10)

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l Docket No. 50-237 Docket No. 50-249

. Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr..Cordell Reed Senior Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690-

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. Steven Styles, Training Supervisor, and Mr. Gregory M. Nejfelt, Nuclear Regulatory Coiumission, on July 15 and 16,1987 arrangements were made for the administration of examinations at the Dresden Nuclear Power Station.

The written and oral examinations are scheduled for the week of October 26, 1987, 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 for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations" at least 60 days prior to the examination date. Any delay in receiving properly. 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, will likely result in a  ;

long delay since it may not be possible to reschedule examinations at other facilities. Mr. Styles has been advised of our reference material requirements, the number of reference material sets that are required, and the examiners' names and addresses where each set is to be mailed.

The facility 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 j Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these  ;

examinations. Mr. Styles has also been informed of these requirements.

In aduition, to better document simulator examinations, the chief examiner  !

will nave the' facility simulator operator record prespecified plant  ;

conditions (i.e., plant pressure, temperature, pressurizer level, ecc.),  !

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 j B707300gog g79,gg -

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JUL 2 81987 l Commonwealth Edison Company 2 i taking the examinatfor. have either passed the operating examination or all appeals filed by the candidates who failed the operating examination have been completed.

Enclosure 3 contains the Rules and Guidance that will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The facility management is responsible for ensuring that all candidates are awars of these Rules.

All reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications l should normally be submitted at least 60 days prior to the first l examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and  !

experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and  !

prepare flnal examiner assignments after candidate eligibility has been '

determined. 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.

The facility staff review of the written examination will be conducted in  ;

accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review of Writte;1 Examination." Mr. Styles has been informed of these requirements.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact

, Gregory H. Nejfelt at (312) 790-5528.

Sincerely,

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Charles W. Hehl, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosures:

i 1. Reference Material Requirements l for Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Examinations l

2. Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations,

3. NRC Rules and Guidelines For '

License Examinations

4. Facility Review Requirements See Attached Distribution RIII RIII RIII RIII VFI b

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~ Licensing Manager LJ. Eenigenburg,. Plant l Manager o DCS/RSB (RIDS): .

Licensing Fee Management Branch l Resident Inspector,.,RIII-Richard:Hubbard ._.

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J. N.-Hannon, Branch Chief, OLB Mr A. Ring, Section Chief, DRP R..W. Cooper,'NRR ,

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[ _ ENCLOSURE 1 Reference Material Requirements for Reactor / Senior Rcartor Operator Licensing Examinations

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

Training materials should include all substantive written material used for preparing candidates for initial R0 and SR0 licensing. The i 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 preperly bound and ino2xed plant reference mater ial will result in canceling and rescheduling of the examinations. Training materials which include the following sN;0d be provided:

• System descriptions including descriptions of all operationally relevant flow paths, components, controls, and instrumentation.  ;

System training material should dray parallels to the actual procedures used for operating the applicable system.

• Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all 3 safety-system interactions and, where available, B0P syste.n interactions under emergency and abnormal conditions, including consequences of anticipated operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

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

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• Comprehensive theory material'that includes fundamentals in {

the area of theory of reactor operation, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid flow, as well as specific application to

. actual in plant components. For example, mechanical theory material on pumps should include pump theory as well as descriptions of how these principles actually apply to major plant pumps and the systems in which they are installed (i.e.,

Reactor Coolant Pumps, all ECCS pumps, Recirculation pumps, Feedwater pumps, and Emetgency Feedwater pumps). Reactor Theory material should include descriptions that draw explicit ties between the fundamentals and the actual operating limits followed in the plant (i.e. , reactor theory material should contain explanations how principles relate to the actual curves

'used by cperators to verify shutdown margin or calculate an ECP).

2. Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject).

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[ 3. jA11l administrative' procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or' safety).

4. . All Lintegrated plant procedures -(normal or general operating . ]

procedures). j .

5. Emergency procedures (emergency instructions, abnormal or specfal _i procedures). i 1

6. , Standing orders-(important orders that are safety related and.may i supersede the regular procedures). '

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

' i procedure, when appropriate).  ;

, 8. Annunciator proceduces (alarm procedures, including set points), a

9. ' Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual.or procedures).

10. Emergency plan' implementing procedures.

~11. Technica1 Specifications.

,a 12.' ' System operating procedures.

'13; Piping'and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams,

.c .or flow diagrams.

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14. Technical. Data Book,'and/or. plant curve information as used by i operators and facil-ity precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the facility.

15. Questions and answers that licensee has prepared (voluntary by licensee). .

16. The following on the plant reference simulator:

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 j the expected result, or range of.results, that will occur upon implementation should be provided. Additionally, an indication i of which annunciators are to be initially expected should be l given.

c. - A~ description of simulator failure capabilities, for valves,  !

breakers, indicators and alarms.

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I d, Where the capability exists, an explanation of the ability to j vary the severity of a particular malfunction should be  ;

provided,. i.e. , ability to vary the size of a given LOCA or j steam leak, or the ability to cause a slow failure of a 1 component such as a feed pumps turbiae generator or major valve  !

(e.g.,-drifting shut of a main feedwater control valve).

e. An indication of modeling conditions / problems that may impact I the examination. j

f. Identification of any known Performance Test Failures not yet completed.

g. Identification of significant differences oetween the simulator  !

and the control room.

h. Copies of' facility generated scenarios that expose the candidates to situations of degraded pressure control (PWR), degraded heat removal capability (PWR and BWR) and containment challenges (BWR) .

may be provided,

i. Simulator instructor's mariual.

17. Additional material required by the examiners to develop examinations  :

that meet the requirements of these standards and the regulations. '

< .DTS 8134, Unit 2(3) Shutdown Margin Demonstration DTS 8471, General Procedures for Fuel Transfers Involving the Reactor DOS 800-3, Source Range Instrumentation Response During Refuelirg DOS 800-1, Refueling Interlock Check DIP 260-1, Refuel Wide Range Reactor Level Instrumentation DOS 700-6, SRM Functional Test Prior to Core Alterations DTS 300-6, Control Rod Drive Friction Test Commonwealth Edison Nuclear Procedures DTS 8473, Duties of the Control Room Nuclear Observer  ;

Appendix A, Unit 2(3) Operator's Daily Surveillance Log DIS 700-3, SRM Rod Block Calibrating Check ,

DOS 800-6, Surveillance of the 2/3 Reactor Building Crane Prior to Operation in Restricted Mode j Dresden Safe Shutdown Procedures j Lesson plans on emergency procedure basis Copies of facility prepared scenarios I

The above reference material should be approved, final issues and should i be.so marked. If a plant has not finalized some of the material, the  :

chief examiner shal? verify with the facility 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. All procedures and reference material should be bound with appropriate indexes or tables of contents so that they can be used efficiently.

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, L 'EN' CLOSURE ' 2 '

Requirements for Administration of

~ Written Examinations Operator Licensing Branch requirements are:

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

The ~ location:of. this . room and supporting -restroom facilities shall be-such as to prevent contact with'a11'other facility 'and/or contractor personnel during the ' duration of the written. examination. If.necessary, the facility should make arrangements for the use of a suitable room at-a local school, motel, lor other building. 0btaining this room-is the'

(. responsibility of the. licensee.

Minimum; spacing is required tr ensure examination integrity as' determined

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& by the chief examiner. . Minimum spacing'should be one. candidate per

!  : table, with 3 foot spacing between tables. No wall charts, models,.

and/or other training materials shall'be present in'the examination room.

o. =3s Suitable arrangements are to be made by the facility'if the candidates-L cre to have lunch,: coffee, etc. These arrangements shall. comply with-Item 1 above. These arrangements will be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

4. The fact 11'ty staff shall be provided a copy of the written examination and answer key after the last candidate.has completed and handed in his =

wr'itten examination. The facility staff shall then have five working days to provide formal written comments with supporting documentation on the. examination-and answer key to the chief examiner or to the regional office section chief.  !

5. The facility licensee will provide pads of 8-1/2 x 11" lined paper in unopened. packages'for each candidate's use in completing the examination.

The examiner will distribute these pads to the candidates. All reference material needed to complete the examination will be furnished by the >

examiner. Candidates.can bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination room and no other equipment or reference material

.will be allowed.

6. Only black ink Lor dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.

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ENCLOSURE 3 l

NRC Rules and Guidelines for License Examinations l During the administration of this examination the following rules apply:

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1. Cheating on the examination means an automatic denial of your application l and could result in more severe penalties. '

2. Restroom trips are to be limited and only one candidate at a time may leave. You must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination ,

room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating. 1

'3. Use black ink or dark pencil only to facilitate legible reproductions.

4. Print your name in the blank provided on the cover sheet of the )

examination. '

5. Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination (if necessary).  !

6. Use only the paper provided for answers.

7. Print your name in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of each sectinn of the answer sheet.

8. Consecutively number each answer sheet, write "End of Category" as appropriate, start each category on a new page, write on only one side of the paper, and write "Last Page" on the last answer sheet.

9. Number each answer as to category and number, for example,1.4, 6.3.  !

10. Skip at least three lines between each answer.

I i 11. Separate answer sheets from pad and place finished answer sheets face

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12. Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.

13. The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the l question and can be used as a guide for the depth of answer required.

1 1 14. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer l to mathematical problems whether indicated in the question or not.

15. Partial credit may be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION AND 00 NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS SLANK.

16. If parts of the examination are not clear as to intent, ask questions of the examiner only.

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17. -You must' sign lthe statement on the cover sheet that indicates that the work is your own and you have not received or been'given assistance in completing the examination. This-must be done after the examination has 1 been. completed. ' '

>18. ~ When you complete your' examination, you shall:

a. Assemble your examination ~as follows:

(1) . Exam questionso'n top.

l (2) ' Exam aids - figures, tables, etc.

(3) Answer.pages including figures which are a part.of the answer.

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b. ~ Turn in your copy of the examination'and all.pages used to answer-the examination questions.

c. Turn in'all scrap paper and the balance of the paper that.you did-

.not use for answering the questions.

d. Leave the examination area, as defined by the examiner. If'after leaving, you are found in this area while the examination is still in~ progress,: your license may be denied or revoked.

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1. There chall be no review of the written examination by the facility ctaff before or during the administration of the examination. Following the administration of the written examination, the facility staff shall be provided a marked-up copy of the examination and the answer key.

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2. The facility, will have five (5) working days frem the day of the written examination is given to provide formal comment submittal. .The submittal  !

will be made to the responsible Regional Office by the highest level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g., Vice President for Nuclear Operatinns. A copy of the submittal will be forwarded to the chief examiner, as appropriate. Comments not submitted within five (5) working days will be considered for inclusion in the grading process on a case by case basis by the Regional Office section chief. Should the comment submittal deadline not be met, a long delay for finalization of the examination results'may occur.

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3. The following format should be adhered to for submittal of specific commeats:

'a. Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference.

b. Facility comment

c. Supporting documentation NOTES: (1) No change to the examination will be made without submittal of complete, current, and approved reference material.

(2) Comments made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addressed.

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