ML20247A571

Reed Reactor Facility Requalification Plan

ML20247A571
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Site:	Reed College
Issue date:	07/05/1989
From:	REED COLLEGE, PORTLAND, OR
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REED REACTOR FACILITY REQUALIFICATION PLAN 1 Introduction This Requalification Plan is developed in compliance with the requirements of 10CFR55.59, as revised and published in the Federal Register on March 27,1987.

2. Schedule The Requalification Program shall be continuous and operate on an annual cycle. For purposes of this Plan, a year begins and ends on July 1; calendar quarters are as follows:

FIRST QUARTER: July 1-September 30 SECOND QUARTER: October 1-December 31 THIRD OUARTER: January 1-March 31 FOURTH QUARTER: April 1--June 30

3. Lectures and Meetings I i

3.1. A minimum of five lectures shall be scheduled during each y6ar, with a minimum of 2 each semester. These shall be designated by the Director as Requalification Lectures. The j subjects of these lectures may be drawn from the topics listed below with the cpecific content to {

be based on items identified as weaknesses in the training program or operator knowledge as I identified in the results on NRC licensing exams, facility administered Requalification exams t described in this Plan, and/or observations of operator knowledge and performance by the '

Reactor Director. It is not required that all topics listed below be covered in any given year.

a) Theory and principles of reactor operation b) Reactor instrumentation, control, and safety systems c) Radiation control and safety; use and handling of radioactive materials d) Facility and Regulatory requirements including License Technical Specifications, Requalification and Emergency Plans, Administrative Procedures, and applicable portions of Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations.

e) Standard and Emergency Operating Procedures 2 3.2. Reviews of Facility Changes:

At least twice each year, a meetiag of Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators shall be held to make them aware of f acility design changes, and changes in procedures and administrative requirements. This meeting may be held in conjunction with a Requalification lecture or may be held separately, at the discretion of the Director.

3.3. Any operator who is unavoidably absent from any Requalification Meeting shall review any notes, handouts, tape rwordings or other reference material from the meeting. This material shall be summarized in writing for the Director (or his designate) to assure the Facility that the operator has understood the material.

4. On the-Job Training 4.1. Each Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator must actively perform the functions for which they are licensed for a minimum of 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> per calendar quarter. The Director shall maintain a list of those activities which may and may not be counted towards this requirement.

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' 4.2. Each licensed operator and senior reactor operator shall demonstrate en ability to conduct {

ri variety of reactivity manipulations during the course of the requalification year. A minimum j of 10 reactivity manipulations shall be completed during each requalification year. The  !

Director shall maintain a list of those operations and the number of each, which qualify towards {

meeting this requirement. j 4.3. Each Reactor Opzator and Senior Reacter Operator shall be responsible for maintaining records, in a format apyoved by the Director, to verify compliance with sections 4.1. and 4.2.

5. Observation  !

5.1. Reactor administration, supervisory, and health physics and trah.ing personnel msy conduct observations of the performance and competancy of ilcensed Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators during routinely scheduled operations. These observations should normally be unannounced and shall be documented.

5.2. Documented observation of each operator shali occur at least once each year.

c. Evaluation 6.1. A comprehensive written and operating test shall be administered annually to each Reactor Operator and Senior Reactor Operator. The results of the test will be used to determine the

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areas in which retraining is need to upgrade licensed operator and senior operator knowledge. '

6.2. The written exam (s) shall be prepared by the Director or a Senior Reactor Operator assigned by the Director.

6.3. All written examinations shall be administered on the same day and the exam shall be l

proctored. If any RO or SRO unavoidably misses the exam, a di'ferent exam shall be i administered.

6.4. The operating exam shall be administered by a Senior Reactor Operator assigned by the Director.

6.5 The Senior Reactor exam administered by the NRC, shall suffice to satisfy the annual requalification exam requirement.

7. Accelerated Requalification Program 7.1. Any operator who has an identified weakness as described in this section shall be entered into an Accelerated Requalification Program.

7.2. Any Reactor Operator or Senior Reactor Operator who falls to achieve a score of 70%

overall on the written exam OR 70% on the operating exam OR who, in the opinion of the Director, is clearly deficient in operatir:g kne. ledge or skills shall not operate the reactor except under the direct supervision of a Senior Reactor Operator until completion of an Accelerated Requalification Prog am.

7.3. Any operator who achieves an overall score of 70% on the written exam AND 70% on the operating test may continue to operate the reactor. However,if any Reactor Operator or Senior Reactor Operator fails to achieve e acore of 80% on one or more sections of the annual exam, an Accelerated Requalification Program mest be completed

j 7.4. The content of any accelerated requalification program shall be determined on a case by- I case basis by the Director, in consultation with the operator, and shall be documented prior to  ;

initiation it may include, but need not be limited to, attending or presenting lectures on the areas of weakness, Individual or group study sessions, or tutorials.

7.5. Successful completion of the Accelerated Retraining Program shall be based on the passing l

of an additional exam. This exam shall be administered within six months of the date of the j original requalification exam. The extent of this additional exam will normally be limited to areas of identified weakness.

8. Records Originals of all records relating to the requalification requirements in this Plan shall be j retained by the facility. Copies shall be provided to the RO or SRO at their request.

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t R.eactor Observation Record Page1 Operators Name:

Operating Year:  !

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This record shall be completed by the operator. When all requriements j have been fulfilled, the operator shall submit it to the Director. W 1

REQU* 7 REACTIVITY MANIPULATIONS (10 required each yearirciuding at 1 least one t

• wh of the 5 categories listed; include date and time on the blank provided)

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1) Reactor start up:

(incltzding Start-up Checklist, manipulation of control rods from j cold shutdown through a measurement of the " core-excess")

2) Increase in reactor power: l (beginning with the reactor critical at a power level less than 1 kW and ending at a power {

1evel where the negative temperature coefficient is significant) 1

3) Decrease in reactor power: l q

(beginning with the reactor critical at a power level greater than 1 kW and ending with  !

the reactor critical at a power level 1/10 or less of the initial power)

4) Reactor shut down: _____________________________________________

(beginning with the reactor critical, ending with the reactor ' shut down" as defined in the Technical Specificatiotis; including Shutdown Checklist) 1

5) Special operations (one required each year);

a) Fuel elements inspection:

(as the individual on the inspection crew who actually manipulates the fuel  ;

handling tool with an element attached) b) control rod calibration: ~

(as the individual who actually performs the reactivity manipulations) c) Control rod Inspection:

(actual removal from or reinsertion of the control rod into the core) d) Olher (describe):

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Reactor Operation Record Page 2 Hours performing duties of licensed operator -

(show 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> / quarter on this sheet; continue record, if desired, on continuation sheet)

Date # of Hours Description of Activities FIRST QUARTER (July 1-Sept. 30)

SECOND QUARTER (Oct.1-Dec. 31) l l THIRD QUARTER (Jan.1-Mar. 31'l l

FOURTH QUARTER (Apr.1-June 30) i l

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, . . . . -.- 1 Operator Observation Record j Operator Name:

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Observer Name and Title (printed):

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Operation (s) Observed: )

l Was operator either: a) familiar with SCP being used: OR b) referring to SOP, while conducting the operation (either acceptable)?. Comments:

1 Did operator exhibit a general familiarity with the reactor, the facility, )

and its systems as they related to the operation performed? Comments: '

Were all required log entries complete, accurate, and legible?

Other Comments (use additionsl sheets if necessary):

Additional information is attached $

Observer Signature: