ML20247C473

Advises That Written & Oral Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wk of 900115.Requirements & Procedures for Administration of Written Exams & Requirements for Facility Review of Written Exams Encl

ML20247C473
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	09/07/1989
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Hall D ILLINOIS POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 8909140006
Download: ML20247C473 (9)

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Docket No..50-461 C T 'M3 TIllinois Powe.r Company tATTN: Mr. D.sP Hall <

, Senior Vice President u :Clinton Power Station y . Mail, Code.V-275

C P. 0.F. Box'678 e ,

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SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING; EXAMINATIONS 4

'In a tele' phone conversation.on. September 5', 1989 between'Mr. D. M. Antonelli,.

- Director, Operations Training and Mr. G. M. Nejfelt, Chief Examiner, arrangements:

'^ - were:made for,the administration.offexaminations at the Clinton Power Station.

The~ written and oral examinations are scheduled for the week of January 15, 1990.'

<, The. material forwardad-for the September 1989 NRC Requalification Examination. '

will also be:used for the. January 1990;NRC Replacement Examination.

Therefore,.no additional n erence material ~is requested at this time. -The replacement ' examination is siew by-your staff, which is tentatively scheduled lfor the first week in December, will assure. that the information ~used in the s

' test has not been superseded .

~The' facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and

,'  : accommodations-in order to. properly. conduct the written examinations: ~

Enclosure 1, " Requirements for Administration of Written Examinations,"

describes our requirements for conducting these examinations. Mr. Antonelli

~has also been informed of these, requirements.

. Enclosure 2 contains the Rules and Guidelines that will be in effect"during the administration of the1 written examination. The facility management:is responsible for ensuring that all applicants are aware of these Rules, e The= facility. staff review:of the written examination will be conducted in accordance' with requirements specified in' Enclosure 3, " Requirements for

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Facility ReviewTof Written Examinations." ~ Mr. Antonelli has been informed of these requirements.

' LT6 better document simulator examinations.,'the Chief Examiner will have the

facility simulator operator record predetermined plant conditions'(i.e., plant pressure, ' temperature, pressurizer level, etc.), for each simulator scenario. ,

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i E The applicants will'be responsible for providing this information, along with a' any appeal'of.a simulator operating examination. Therefore, the facility training staff should retain the simulator examination scenario information

-until all applicants who'.took the examinations have either passed the

operating examination accepted the denial of their license, or filed an appeal.

All reactor operator and senior reactor operator license applications should be submitted at least.'60 days prior to the first examination dates so that

'we will be able to review the training and experience of the applicants, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments

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after applicant 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 is covered by Office of Management'and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101 which expires May 31,.1992. The estimated average burden is 7.7. hours per . response, including gathering, xeroxing and mailing the required material. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Records and Reports Management Branch, 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 Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Thank you for'your consideration in this matter. If you have any questions regarding the -examination procedures and requirements, please contact'Mr. G. M. Nejfelt at (312)790-5528.

Sincerely, OML "3"fD El ?"P C. WNT Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief

.0perations Branch

Enclosures:

1. Requirements for Administration

'of Written Examinations

2. NRC Rules and Guidelines For Written Examinations

3. Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations See Attached Distribution RIII I RIII Nej lt/cg Jor /r 2

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'J.'S.~ Perry,' Assistant- ,

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.. Vice President:

, , R.D. Freeman, Manager,. L ,

, j~ Nuclear Station:- .

4 Engineering Department. -

DCD/DCB-(RIDS)' .

Licensing Fee. Management. Branch

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iLJ;=W. McCaffrey,. Chief, Public' Utilities Division. .< <

f 'H.LS.;;Tay1or,LQuality Assurance '

, -Division, Sargent & Lundy-L Engineers.'. .

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0ffice of~ Consumer. Services ' '

Sheldon Zabel,' Esquire,. .

.Schiff, Hardin, & Waite,

(:LT-Larson, Project' Manager, '

General Electric Company Chairman.of DeWitt County

!.IIlinois Department.of- '

. Nuclear. Safety-D. Schopfer, Project Manager, 4 Sargent & Lundy Engineers R. Wyatt, Plant Training Manager ,

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1 y .r a ENCLOSURE 1 q; _ REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS-f 4

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1. - A single room shall be provided for administration of the written examina-: 31 ti on~. The location of this' room and supporting restroom' facilities'shall i be such as,to prevent' contact with all'other facility and/or contractor personnel during the written examination. If necessary, the . facility; should-make arrangement for the use of a suitable room at a local school,.

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, mo.tel, or other building. Obtaining this. room is the responsibility ofJ the licensee;

2. Minimum spacing is required to ensure examination integrity as determined 3 m by the Chief! Examiner. Minimum spacing should be one applicant.per table, with a three fo'ot. space between tables.

3. Suitable arrangements shall be made by the facility'if the applicants.are to have' lunch,', coffee or.other refreshments. These arrangements shall comply _with Item 1 above and shall.be reviewed by the examiner and/or-proctor.

4 .~ The facilityllicensee shall provide' pads of 8-1/2 by 11 inch lined paper

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in unopened. packages for each applicant's use in completing the examination. The examiner shall distribute'these pads to theLapplicants.

5. Applicants may bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules' into'the examination' room.. Only black. ink'or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.

6. The licensee shall provide one set of steam tables for each applicant.

.The examiner'shall distribute the steam tables to the applicants. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be pres'ent in the examination room. No other equipment or reference material shall be allowed unless provided by the examiner.

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LPROCEDURES FOR THE-ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS:

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O M ,*' READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:

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LDuring the administration of this. examination the following rules apply:

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, 1. 1 Cheating o'n~'the_examinat_ ion means an" automatic denial of your! application ,

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2. After the< examination has been' completed, you must sign.the statement s

,', 'on.the.. cover' sheet indicating that the work ~is.your own and you have not?

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received 'or:given assistance in completing the examination.' This must 3 >

.be done after you complete the examination. ,

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l' s,, JREAD THE?FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:

[Restroom. trips are to be' limited and only one applicant at a time may'

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. . leave. You must avoid all contacts with anyone outside the examination:

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. room to: avoid even the appearance;or possibility of cheatingi *

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

3. Print your name:in the blank provided:in the upper right-hand corner'of

.the' examination cover sheet. ,

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. o 14 Fill in the date'on the cover' sheet of the' examination'(if,necessary). .

You may write.your answers on the examination question page or on a

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Lseparate sheet of. paper. USE ONLY-THE PAPER PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE.

-6. If you' write your-' answers on the examination- question page: and you need

, :more space to, answer a specific question, use a separate sheet of the paper provided and; insert it~directly.after the specific question. D0 NOT. WRITE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXAMINATION QUESTION'PAGE.

(o T 7. Print your name infthe upper right' hand corner of the first page of each

m. v-  : section of.your answer sheets'whether you use the examination question

'pages or separate sheets of paper. Initial each page.

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' 8 .- Before you turniin;your examination, consecutively number each answer sheet, including any additional pages inserted when writing your answers.

on the: examination question page.

9. .If you are.using separate sheets, number 'ach e answer.as.to category and number (i.e.,; 1.04, 6.10)= and skip ~ at .least 3. lines. between answers .to allow spac'e~for grading.

10. Write "End of Category .

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11. Start each category on a new page. ,

12. Write "Last Page" on the last answer sheet.

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

Avoid using symbols such as < or > signs to avoid a simple transposition error resulting in an' incorrect answer. Write it out.

14. The' point .value. for each question is indicated in. parentheses after the question. The amount of blank space on an examination' question page'is v NOT an indication lof.the depth of answer required.

~ 15 ~. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer.  ;

16. Partial credit may-be given. .Therefore,' ANSWER ALL PARTS'0F THE QUESTION AND.DO NOT LEAVE'ANY ANSWER BLANK.

17. There is no partial credit fo' multiple.

r choice questions.

18. Proportional grading will be applied. Any' additional wrong information that is provided may count against you. For example, if a question is worth one point and asks for four responses, each of.which is worth 0.25 points, and youfgive five responses, each of your responses will be 6 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.

19. .If the intent of a question is unclear, ask questions of the examiner only.

20. When turning in your examination, assemble the completed examination with examination questions, examination aids and answer sheets. In additio'n,.

' turn in all scrap paper.

21. To' pass the examination, you must achieve an overall grade of 80% or greater'and at lease 70% in each category.

22. There is a time limit of (6) hours for completion of the examination.

(Or some other time if less than the full examination is taken).

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. examination area (DEFINE THE AREA). If- you are: found in this- area s '

While the. examination:is still in progress, your. license ~may be r.

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,g j n>+ l 3 ENCLOSURE 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW OF WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS ]

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. 1. At the option of the Section Chief, the facility may review the written examination prior'to its administration. This review may take' place at l the facility or in the Regional office.

The Chief Examiner will coordinate, the details of the review with the facility. An NRC examiner willfalways be. present during the review.  ;

t Whenever this option of examination review is' utilized, the facility.- 1 reviewers will' sign the following statement prior to being allowed access " {

to the examination. The, examination or written notes'will NOT be H retained by the facility.

,, 'a. Pre-Examination Security Agreement: '

I lagreedhat I will not knowingly divulge any information concerning the replacement'(or initial) examination scheduled for 'to any unauthorized persons. I understand that I am.

m v not to participate in any instruction involving those reactor operator' or senior reactor operator applicants scheduled to be administered the above replacement (or initial) examination from'now until after the examination'has been administered. ,

p I understand that violation of this security agreement could

' result in the examination being voided.

In addition, the facility staff reviewers will sign the following '

statement after the written examination has been administered.

b. Post-Examination Security Agreement I did not, to the best of. knowledge, divulcje any information concerning the written examination administered on to any

. unauthorized persons. I did not participate in providing .q any instruction to those reactor operator and senior reactor  ;

operator applicants who were administered the examination -<

from the time that I was allowed access to the examination.

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~2. Regardless of whether the above examination review option,is. exercised,

.immediately following the administration of the written examination, the ,

E facility _ staff shall' be provided a marked-up copy. of the examination and-the answer. key. The copy of the' written examination shall include pen andlink changes made.to questions during the examination administration.

.If the facility did not review the examination prior to;its administration,.

they'will have five (5) working days from the day of the written examination to submit formal ' comments. If the facility reviewed the

. examination prior'to its administration, any additional. comments must be given to an' examiner prior to his/her leaving the site 'at the end of the-week of the written examination administration. In either case,.the comments will be addressed to the responsible Regional Office by the -

> highest.onsite level of corporate management for plant operations, e.g.,

Vice President for Nuclear Operations. . A copy of the submittal'will be forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate. Comments not submitted-within the required time frame'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-

' in grading the examinations may occur.

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

.a. Listing of NRC Question, answer and reference

b. Facility comment / recommendation

c. Reference (to support facility comment)

NOTES: 1. No change to the examination will be made without submittal of a; reference to support ~the facility 'omment.

~c Any supporting documentation that was not previously supplied, should be provided.

2. -Comments'made without a concise facility recommendation will not be addressed.

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