ML20247D159

Requests That Encl Ref Matl Requirements Be Submitted by 890621 in Order for NRC to Prepare for Requalification Program Evaluation Scheduled for Wks of 890821 & 0904.NRC Rules & Guidance & Administration for Exams Also Encl

ML20247D159
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	05/17/1989
From:	Peebles T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Tucker H DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8905250190
Download: ML20247D159 (8)

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1 Duke Power Company ATTN: Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President 'J Nucler.r Production Department  ;

1422 South Church Street  ;

-Charlotte, NC 28242- l

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SUBJECT:

REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM' EVALUATION i 1  ;

In a telephone conversation between Mr. W. Barron, Director, Operator Training, . '

and Mr. Rick Baldwin, License Examiner, Region II, arrangements were made for i an evaluation of the requalifi. cation program and licensed personnel; at the  !

Catawba Nuclear Station. The evaluation visit is scheduled for the weeks of-August.21 and September 4, 1989. For this visit, the NRC examiners will administer the operating and written examinations.

The -.NRC examiners will discuss with the appropriate facility personnel and  !

operators the schedule and the process for these examinations. For the _  ;

examiners to adequately prepare for this visit, it will be necessary for_ the .

facility to.' furnish the approved items listed in Enclosure 1, " Reference  ;

Material Requirements" by June 21, 1989. Mr. Barron'has been advised of our  !

reference material requirements and-where they are to be sent. .l l

NRC reserves' the right to postpone NRC administered requalification .

. examinations if the facility generated materials are inadequate for l examination preparation.

It-is requested that an employee be provided to complete the examination i team. The emplo be an active (per the requirements of 10 CFR i

- 55.53(e) or (f)) yee SR0'shall from the Catawba Nuclear Station Operations Department. .

If desired by the facility, and agreed to by the Chief Examiner, an additional employee from the Training Department may. be a member of the examination team. This employee shall preferably be an active (per the requirements of  !

10 CFR 55.53(e) or (f)) SR0, but may be a facility or INP0 certified instructor. These individuals must not be scheduled for an NRC administered examination during this visit, or participate as instructors once selected.

The facility representatives will be required to certify that they did not J knowingly compromise any portion of the examination.

The facility representatives shall be restricted (1) from knowingly i

communicating persons, and (2 by)any from means the content participating in anyor scopeprograms facility of the exam to as such unauthorized

. instruction, examination, or tutoring in which an identified requalification examinee (s) will be present. These restrictions shall apply from a date to be determined by the Chief Examiner.

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Duke Power Company 2 May 17, 1989 In addition to these two individuals, the assignment of a simulator operator is requested 28 days prior to the scheduled examination date. The simulator operator will be under examination security restrictions similar to those above. His/her restrictions shall apply from a date to be determined by the Chief Examiner.

The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and accommodations to properly develop and conduct the examinations. Enclosure 2

" Administration of Requalification Examinations," describes our requirements for developing and conducting the examinations. Mr. Barron has also been informed of these requirements. Also, a facility operations management representative should observe the simulation facility examination process at the site.

Enclosure 3 contains th' "NRC Rules and Guidant ' for Examinees" that 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 3150-0101 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 Off . Building, Washington D. C. 20503, and the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cont. ssion, 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 Mr. Ken Brockman, Chief, Operator Licensing Section 2, at 404/331-5594.

Sincerely, (original signed by C. Casto)

Thomas A. Peebles, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements

2. Administration of Requalification Examinations

3. NRC Rules and Guidance for Examinees cc w/encls:

J. W. Cox, Training Manager T. B. Owen, Station Manager State of South Carolina i

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r ENCLOSURE 1 REFERENCE MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS L.1 For the written examination, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:

Propond R0 and SR0 requalification written examination test items.

(A minimum of'350 per section of the examination.)

Since the written examination is open reference, examination items must meet the following:

a. Items that require only-memorization or recall are not permitted,

b. 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.

d. Items should require examinees to locate and use references.

The written- examination will be composed of two sections, each designed g to be completed in 1-1/2 hours. Each section will be separate..

Section A, " Plant Operations," will be administered on a static simulator; Section B. " Limits and -Controls," 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 determine the proper ' procedural and/or administrative guidance.

2. All reference material and objectives for the proposed test items.

For the simulation facility, the following items must be provided to the NRC 60 days prior to the examination date:

a. A minimum of 15 scenarios.

The scenarios should sample areas such as LERs, emergency and abnormal procedures, and design and procedural changes that exercise the crew's ability to use facility procedures in accident prevention and mitigation. The scenarios shoult' evaluate each crew member as appropriate to his/her licenge, 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 l

spent on briefings, setup or simulation facility problems) should average 50 minutes, based upon real time performance.

Enclosure 1 2 For the plant. walk through examination, the following items' must be R

provided to 'the NRC 60 days prior.to the examination'date:

a. - A list ~ of systems and _ topics appropriate to the plant walk through examination that were covered during the two-year requalification

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cycle end are important to safety. All reference material . required to support an examination on these topics should be provided.

b. Seventy five-(75) job performance measures.

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.

3. A sampling plan shall be provided by the facility which indicates the relative emphasis. of topics which were included in the last two_ years of requalification training.

4. All Requalification Training material shall be provided by the facility.

Emergency, abnormal, normal, administrative and surveillance procedures, to. the extent that' they are applicable to licensed operators, shall also be provided.

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ENCLOSURE 2 ADMINISTRATION OF REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS

1. Approximately twenty percent of the facility licensed operators shall be selected for evaluation. Normally the crew currently in the requalifica-tion 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 be provided for examination development. simulator The dateop(erator(s) will of time needed to s) and duration 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 used 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.

5._ 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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6. Copies of. reference material for Section B of the written examination will. be available to 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.

7. Video taping capabilities may 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.

9. An attempt will be made to distinguish between R0 and SR0 knowledge and abilities to the extent that such a distinction is supported by the facility training materials.

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-I ENCLOSURE 3 NRC RULES AND GUIDANCE FOR EXAMINEES.

1. Use black ink or dark pencil ONLY to facilitate legible reproductions.

2. 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.

5. 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.

12. 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 would 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 E given two hours to complete each section for a total of four hours, i

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15. Due to 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 your completed examination, leave the exam' ;ation area.

17. 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 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.

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