ML20244B751
| ML20244B751 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1989 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | William Cahill TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8904190384 | |
| Download: ML20244B751 (9) | |
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Dockets: 450-445!
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, TU'Electricj,
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- Dallas Texas' 75201.
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SUBJECT:
REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION AT COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC
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' STATION (CPSES).
- In a telephone conversation.between Messrs.~JL E. Whittemore and M. A. Niemeyer,.
. on April 5,1989,-arrangements;were made for an evaluation of the requalification program and licensed personnel at CPSES. The evaluation site visit is scheduled for.the week.of July 3,11989.
'ForLthis. visit, the NRC' examiners will administer. operating and. Written
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. examinations. The NRC examiners will discuss with the appropriate facility i
personnelfand-operators the-schedule and.the. process for.these examinations.
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-In order for the examiners to prepare for.this visit adequately..it will be
,necessary for the: facility to furnish thel items listed in Enclosure.1,-
" Reference Material Requirements." Mr. Niemeyer has been advised of our.
i reference ~ material requirements,and where'they are to be sent.
.NRC reserves the right to postpone NRC administered requalification f
examinations if_ the-facility generated materials are either inadequate for' examination preparation or received too late for examination preparation.
Additionally...it is requested that two licensed SR0s, one each from the CPSES
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' Operations Department and the Training Department:be designated 'as the facility p
representatives for these examinations. 1These individuals must not be scheduled 1
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for an NRC administered examination during this visit or. participate as an instructor once selected. Also, the' facility-representatives will be required to certify that, as a result of their involvement, no portion of the examination has been knowingly compromised.
The facility representatives shall be restricted from knowingly communicating I
-by' any means the content or scope of the examamination to unauthorized persons and from participating in any facility programs such as instruction,
- examination,,or tutoring in which an identified recualification examinee (s)
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.will be present..~These restrictions shall apply from the date these representative'es have specialized knowledge of'the NRC examination.
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Y TU Electric The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations to develop and conduct the examinations. Enclosure 2
" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Niemeyer has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management representative should observe the simulation facility examination process at
- the site., contains the "NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees." These 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.
This request is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3160-0101, which expires May 31, 1989. 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. Comments on the accuracy of this estimate and suggestions to reduce the burden may be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0101), Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, i
Washington D.C. 20503, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Records and Reports Management Branch, Office of Information Resources Management,
. Washington, D.C. 20555.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
If you have any questions on the evaluation process, please contact John L. Pellet, Chief, Operator.
Licensing Section (817) 860-8159 or John E. Whittemore, Operator Licensing Examiner (817) 860-8294.
Sincerely, Orbinal Shned liy L L Callan L. J. Callan, Director Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
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Reference Material Requirements 2.
Administration of Requalification Examinations 3.
NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees cc:
TU Electric CYGNA Energy Services ATTN: Roger D. Walker ATTN:
Nancy H. Williams Manager, Nuclear Licensing Suite 390 Skyway Tower 2121 N. California Blvd.
400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Walnut' Creek, CA 94596 Dallas, TX 75201 I
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1426 South Polk Street 1860 Parkway Place iDallas, TX' 75224' Marietta, GA 30067-8237-TV Electric-Susan MT Theisen; ATTN:
Homer'C. Schmidt Assistant Attorney General Director of Nuclear Services Environmental Protection Division Skyway Tower' P.O.. Box 12548.-Capitol' Station-400 N. Olive Street, L.B. 81 Austin, TX-78711-1548'
' Dallas, TX 75201 t Worsham, Forsythe', Sampels Westinghouse Electric Corporation-and Wooldridge..
ATTN:i J. L.:Vota
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Robert A. Wooldridge Esq.
'P.O. Box 355 (2001~ Bryan Tower, Suite 2500.
Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Dallas, TX. 75201 Stone &. Webster Engineering Corp.
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ATTN:< l R. W. Ackley, Project Manager ATTN: Lanny.A. Sinkin Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station 1324 N ; Capitol: Street P.O. Box.1002
-Washington,'D.C.- 2002
' Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington 8'Sutcliffe Suite 600.
ATTN:' David R. Pigott,:Esq.
1401 New York' Avenue, N.W.
.600 Montgomery Street.
Washington, D.C. _20005 San Francisco, CA 94111
-Billie Pirner-Garde, Esq, Newman & Holtziner, P.C.
. Government Accountability Project ATTN:, Jack;R. Newman, Esq.
-Midwest Office 1615 L. Street, N.W., Suite 1000' 104 East Wisconsin Avenue Washington, D.C.
20036 Appleton, WI 54911 Fulbright & Jaworski
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Spiegel & McDiannid ATTN: Joseph; F. Fulbright
. ATTN: Robert Jablon 1301 McKinney: Street Bonnie S. Blair Houston, TX 77010 1350 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20005-4798 TU Electric Bethesda Licensing Senior Citizens Alliance of Tarrant 3 Metro Center, Suite 610 County,.Inc.
Bethesda,.MD 20814 ATTN: George A. Parker, Chairman Public Utility Committee 6048 Wonder Drive-Fort Worth, TX 76133 i
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Heron, Burchette, Ruckert, & Rothwell ATTN:. William A. Burchette, Esq.
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M. A. Niemeyer. Training 1025' Thomas" Jefferson St., N.W.
Supervisor i
Washington, D.C.
20007 P.O. Box 2300 Glen Rose,; Texas.76043
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J. W. Donahue Operations
,3 Superintendent P.O. Box 2300 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 bec: w/ enclosures bec to DMB"(IE42) bec distrib. by RIV:
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LFMB-Facilities Section J. Partlow, OSP C. Grimes, OSP P. McKee, OSP J. Lyons, OSP J. Wilson, OSP M. Malloy, OSP J.-Moore, OGC-WF J. Gilliland M._ Fields, OSP E. Jordan B. Grimes, NRR-WF B. Hayes R. Martin RPB-DRSS D. Crutchfield, OSP R. Warnick, CP J.'Wiebe, CP H. Livermore,'CP CPPD-LA, OSP J. E. Whittemore J. L. Pellet J. E. whittemore Reading File l
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ENCLOSURE:1 1
i REFERENCE MATERIAL' REQUIREMENTS l
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For the written examination, the following items must be provided to the q
NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
~ Proposed R0 and SR0 requalification written examination test items.
(A minimum of 350 per section of the examination.)
1 Since the written examination.is an open reference, examination. items must d
meet the following requirements:
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Items-that require only memorization or recall are not permitted;
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Items should; require,that the examinee comprehend, interpret, integrate', or apply available information; c.
Items should contain situations, aspects, or conditions that do.
not duplicate. lesson plans or references; and d.-
Items'should require examinees to locate and use' references.
-The written exami' nation will be composed of two sections, each designed to be completed. in 1-1/2 hours. Each section'will be separate. Section A will'be administered on a static simulator; Section B will be administered in a classroom setting.- Section A is designed to evaluate the operator's knowledge of plant systems, integrated plant operations, and instrumentation and controls.
In addition, recognition of Technical Specification LCOs and the operator's ability to diagnose postulated events should be evaluated. Section B of the written examination is.
designed to evaluate the ability of the operator to analyze a given set of conditions and to determine the proper procedural and/or administrative.
guidance.
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For the simulation facility, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:
A minimum of 15 scenarios These scenarios should sample areas such as knowledge of LERs, emergency and abnormal procedures, and design and procedural changes, and they exercise the crew's ability to.use facility procedures in accident prevention and mitigation. These scenarios should evaluate each crew member as appropriate to his/her license, and shall exercise their abilities in' the use of _ Emergency Operating Procedures, Technical Specifications, and the Emergency Plan. The scenario's net time (not including time spent on briefings, setup or simulation facility problems) should average 50 minutes, based upon real time performance.
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For the plant walk-through examination, the following items must l>e provided to the NRC 60 days prior,to the examination date:
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' A list of systems and topics appropriate to the plant-walk-through examination that were ~ covered during the requalification cycle and that-are important to safety. All: reference materials required ~ to support an examination on these topics should be provided.
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Seventyfive(75)jobperformancemeasures.
These performance measures should be both in plant and control' room operator functions, that are required for'the safe operation of-the facility. They shall include acceptable performance criteria.
c.
Any additional reference material required for examination preparation will be requested by the examination team.
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A sampling plan shall be provided by the facility which indicates the relative emphasis of topics which were included in the most recent-requalification training cycle.
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l ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMIN/ OC'*
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Twenty percent of the facility licensed operators shall be selected for evaluation. Normally the crew currently in the requalification cycle will be selected. A random sample without replacement will be used to preclude a satisfactory operator from being subject to reexamination by the NRC during the term of the license. The sample will include other shift (s) made up of licensed personnel who are not routinely performing shift duties.
2.
The simulator and a simulator operator (s) will be provided for examination development. The date(s) and duration of time needed to develop the 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 made available 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 and supporting rest room facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all,other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the examination.
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Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined by the Chief Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one examinee per table, with a 3-foot space between tables.
No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.
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Copies of reference material for Section B of the written examination will be provided for each examinee. The reference material will be reviewed by the chief examiner and will consist of Technical Specifications, operating / abnormal procedures, administrative procedures, emergency plans as available to the plant operators.
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Video taping capabilities can be utilized. The facility should contact the Chief Examiner for restrictions related to its usage.
8.
Since common tasks and detailed systems knowledge will be probed during the walk through portion of the operating test, operators will be requested not to discuss the walk through with other examinees until after the complete examination has been administered.
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An attempt will be made to distinguish between R0 and SRO knowledge and abilities, to the extent that such a distinction is supported by the facility training materials.
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ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES 1.
Use black ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.
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Print your name in the blank provided on the cover sheet of the examination.
3.
Fill in the date on the cover sheet of the examination, if necessary.
4.
Answer each question on the examination.
If additional paper is required, use only the lined paper provided by the examiner.
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.Use abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility literature.
6.
The point value for each question is indicated in parentheses after the question and can be used as a guide for the depth of answer required.
7.
Show all calculations, methods or assumptions used to obtain an answer to a mathematical problem, whether asked for in the question or not.
8.
Unless solicited, the location of references need not be stated.
9.
Partial credit may be'given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION' AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY ANSWERS BLANK.
10.
If parts of the examination are not clear with respect to their intent, ask questions of the examiner only.
11.
You must sign the statement on the cover sheet that indicates the work on the examination is your own and that you have not received or been given any assistance in completing the examination. This must be signed AFTER the examination has been completed.
17.
Rest room trips are to be limited and only one examinee at a time may leave. You must avoid all contact with anyone outside the examination room to avoid even the appearance or possibility of examination compromise.
13.
Cheating on the examination will result in a revocation of your license and could result in more severe penalties.
14.
Each section of the examination is. designed to take approximately 90 minutes to complete. You will be given two hours to complete each section for a total of four hours.
15.
Because of the existence of questions that will require all examinees to refer to the same indications.or controls, particular care must be taken to maintain individual examination security and avoid any possibility of compromise or appearance of cheating.
- 16. When you are finished and have turned in you completed examination, leave the examination area.
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Proportional grading will be applied. Any additional wrong information l
that is provided may count' against you.
For example, if a question is
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worth one point and asks for four responses, each of which is worth 0.25.
. points, and you give five responses,' each of your responses will be worth 0.20 points.
If one of your five responses ~is incorrect 0.20 will be deducted and your total credit for that question will be 0.80 instead of-1.00 even' though you got the four correct answers, f
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