NRC Generic Letter 1983-44

NRC Generic Letter 1983-044: Availability of NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examiner Standards.

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Issue date:	12/20/1983
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUREG-1021 GL-83-004, NUDOCS 8312200527
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December 20, 1983 TO ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES AND APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING LICENSES

SUBJECT: AVAILABILITY OF NUREG-1021, "OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINER

STANDARDS" (Generic Letter *83-44)

The Nuclear Regulatory Conmission has recently published NUREG-1021,

"Operator Licensing Examiner Standards." These standards, developed by the Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Human Factors Safety provide direction to NRC examiners and establish the procedures and practices for examining and licensing of applicants for NRC operator licenses pursuant to Part 55 of Title 10. They are intended to assist NRC and facility licensees to understand the examination process better and to provide for equitable and consistent administration of examinations to all applicants by NRC examiners. Also, an examination that will be better focused on a more operationally oriented examination should result.

The standards also account for the additional administrative controls necessary to accormnodate the decentralized nature of the examination function. We intend to update the standards periodically, to reflect the results of our program, to improve the content validity of the examination and to incorporate changes that reflect revisions to

10 CFR Part 55 that are currently being proposed.

In developing these standards, we considered the questions and feedback we received at the January 6, 1982, and February 11, 1983, meetings that were held to discuss the operator licensing function. Any additional coninents are welcomed and will be considered in the next revision. Comments should be directed to Mr. Don Beckham, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Human Factors Safety.

For your information, copies of NUREG-1021 have been forwarded to you separately.

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<'I t^ December 20, 1983 TO ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES AND APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING LICENSES

SUBJECT: AVAILABILITY OF NUREG-1021, "OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINER

STANDARDS" (Generic Letter 83-44)

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recently published NUREG-1021,

"Operator Licensing Examiner Standards." These standards, developed by the Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Human Factors Safety provide direction to NRC examiners and establish the procedures and practices for examining and licensing of applicants for NRC operator licenses pursuant to Part 55 of Title 10. They are intended to assist NRC and facility licensees to understand the examination process better and to provide for equitable and consistent administration of examinations to all applicants by NRC examiners. Also, an examination that will be better focused on a more operationally oriented examination should result.

The standards also account for the additional administrative controls necessary to accommodate the decentralized nature of the examination function. We intend to update the standards periodically, to reflect the results of our program, to improve the content validity of the examination and to incorporate changes that reflect revisions to

10 CFR Part 55 that are currently being proposed.

In developing these standards, we considered the questions and feedback we received at the January 6, 1982, and February 11, 1983, meetings that were held to discuss the operator licensing function. Any additional comments are welcomed and will be considered in the next revision, Comments should be directed to Mr. Don Beckham, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, Division of Human Factors Safety.

For your information, copies of NUREG-1021 have been forwarded to you separately.

Sincerely, arrell . senhut, Director Division of Licensing

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