ML20236A152

Forwards Revised Reactor Staff Requalification Program for Review,Per

ML20236A152
Person / Time
Site:	Washington State University
Issue date:	10/09/1987
From:	Wilson W WASHINGTON STATE UNIV., PULLMAN, WA
To:	Alexander Adams Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8710220079
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, . Washing' ton , (g StateUniversity; Nuclear Ra'diation Center, Pullman,l Washington ' 99164-1300 / 509-335 78641 10ctober 9,-1987

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Alexander Adams, Jr. , Project Manager

• Standardization and:Non-Power Reactor Project Directorate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission- 4 Washington, DC 20555

Dear Mr ' Adams:

In accordance with your letter of. September 25,.1987 concerning the proposed!

WSU Reactor Staff Requalification Program,' the attached' revised-program is submitted for Commission review. '

Sincerely, W.E. Wilson Associate Director

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"' -o . j REACTOR STAFF REOUALIFICATION PROGRAM 1

Each licensed reactor operator and senior operator at the Washington  ;

i State University Nuclear Radiation Center reactor facility will participate I in the reactor staff requalification program as outlined below, with the f t

exception that the senior reactor operator who is in charge of the program will be exempced from taking the written examinations. j l

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1. Biennial Written Reaualification Exam l Licensed operators and senior operators will biennially take a ]

simulated R.O. or S.R.O. written exam administered by the requalification j l

program director just prior to submitting the request for renewal of these l 1 '

licenses. This exam will be broken down into sections in accordance with 1

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the subjects set forth in 10 CFR 55.41 for the RO exam and 55.42 for the SRO exam as applicable to a non-power reactor. Sections of this exam may be administered over a period of time not to exceed one month and any l individual wno does not receive a grade of 80% or higher on any section will be given additional training and/or tutorial lectures and then be 1

reexamined. Individuals who receive a grade of less than 70% on any one section will not be allowed to actively participate in reactor operations until they have received additional training and successfully pass & second exar! in that subject area. An overall grade of 70% for the entire exam I will be considered as a passing mark.

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l l 2. Annual coerations Test i a. An annual operations test shall be administered to each RO and SRO at intervals not to exceed 15 months in order to meet the requirements

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of 10 CFR 55.59 (a.2.ii). The operations test shall consist'of the-following niements:

1. Checkout and startup of the reactor.

2. Bringing the reactor up to full power.

3. Reducing the reactor power and leveling off at 50% power.

4. Responding to an alarm situation.

5. Shutting down the reactor.

b. Records of the annual operations test must be maintained and any individual who fails shall be given additional training and then retested.

3. Biennial Operations Requirement In accordance with the recommendations of ANSI /ANS-15.4, over a two-year period, each licensee in the requalification program shall perform at least ten reactivity manipulations in any combination of reactor startups, t

shutdowns, or significant reactivity changes. In addition, each licensee

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shall perform two pulsing operations.each year. Direct supervision of 1 ;

these operations shall be considered equivalent to actual performance for the senior reactor operator. The quarterly operations certification is designed to insure that the biennial operations requirements are met.

4. Quarterly Operations Certification Each licensed reactor operator and senior operator must' actively participate in the operations of the facility in order to remain qualified, The minimum quarterly operations required are listed below,

a. Reactor Operators (personally perform) i i) One complete reactor checkout and startup, including bringing the reactor up to full power.

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ii) One shutdown from full power.

iii) One pulse every other. quarter.

b. Senior Operators (directly~ supervise'or, personally perform) i)'One' complete reactor. checkout'and starcup, including bringing.

-the reactor up to fu11' power.

11) One shutdown from full power.

iii) One pulse every other quarter.

c. Each individual who fails to perform the above minimum operations in any one quarter shall be considered.to be unqualified to perform his license duties. In order to be requalified, an individual must be administered the equivalent of an operating test.

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5. Facility and Safety Reviews 1

a. All the following listed items will be promptly routed to each licensed operator and senior operator in the facility. Each licensee will be required to read this information and sign a routing slip indicating that he has done so.

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1. Facility design changes.

11. Technical specification changes.

iii. Facility license' changes, iv. Standard operating procedure changes, j

b. Each licensed operator and senior operator shall annually review all the current standard and emergency procedures of the facility _, A form indicating that this has been done shall be maintained in the individual's training file.

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6. Trainine Records,-

A training record file shall be maintained which shall ' indicate the performance of each licensed individual in the requalification program, j The training records for each individual shall be maintained for'a period 'I of not'less than two. years and may be disposed of after an individual's license has been renewed. This record shall contain at least-the.following a

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a. Performance on each section of the requalification program exam, -l i

including the actual exams and answers given by each licensee. -

b. Special lectures, attended as a result of failure to pass a j written requalification exam and results of reexamination.

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c. Quarterly certification forms. l d, Results of annual operations test,'

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e. Facility and Safety Review signed routing slips. .)

f, Biennial performance review.

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7. The Training Program supervisor for the Nuclear Radiation Center shall biennially review the performance of each licensed reactor operator and l senior operator to ensure his competence to perform.the activities for which he is licensed. This review shall include but not be limited to the following considerations:

a. Performance on the written requalification exam,

b. Results of quarterly operations certifications. I

c. Results of annual.' operations test,

d. Attitude toward following standard procedures and performing operations in a safe manner.

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e. General overall' performance of the individual as to how well he' 1 i

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