ML20155J013

Responds to 860929 Transmittal Re Initial Licensing Exams for Operators at Facility.Util Understands That Typical Cold Licensing Exam Will Be Administered to Candidates During Wks of 870126 & 0518

ML20155J013
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	10/20/1986
From:	Carey J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
To:	Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
TAC-62876, TAC-62932, NUDOCS 8810250081
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Mr. Edward C. Wensinger  ;

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DivAsion of Reactor Projects l U. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I i 631 varX Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 l

References Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2 Docket No. 50-412 Operator Licensing Examinations I

Dear Mr. Wensinger:

' This letter is in response to your transmittal dated september 29, 1986, concerning initial licensing examinations tar operators at Beaver Valley Unit 2.

In reference to our October 8, 1985 meeting ut Region I, the discussion that took place concerning the background of our candidates seems to have been misinterpreted. We did advise you that it was our plan to license experienced, licsnsed personnel from Unit 1, but the discussion was strictly in the area of dual licensed Senior personnel and did not apply to all personnel to be licensed at Unit 2. It is and has been our intent to license personnel from two categories, those individuals experienced and licensed at Unit 1 or those individuals completing the Unit 1 initial program and the Unit 2 difference training program. There has been ongoing communication f o:

some time between our operator Training Section and your operator Licensing Staff as to the dates of the exams, numbers of candidates .

I and background of our candidates. Your staf f is very much aware tha t l all personnel are not licensed, experienced Unit 1 personnel. To l summarize this area, all personnel who will cold license will not b(

Unit 1 licensed with one year of operating experience. Furthermore, we find there is no regulatory basis for Region I to impose this as a i

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' requirement. l The salented operations management personnel that we intend to l

dual license are the Director - site operations, Nuclear station

' operations Supervisor, the Nuclear Shif t Suprvisors, and selected Nuclear Station Operations Foremen. When these individuals are

granted a Unit 1/2 dual license, they will be given an upgrade progra j which would cover the differences in the requalification programs to bring them current on Unit 1, and they would also beficationrequiredprogret to complete satisfactorily the 40 hour4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> on-shift r I p t:lha L. @.

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' Page 2 at Unit 1 prior to assuming the responsibility of a dut" licensed supervisor. We are presently exploring options for our two unit However, currently it is our intent to requalification program.

provide a license requalification program for Unit 1, one for Unit 2, and one to address both Units.

In reference to the Beaver Valley simulator for initial licensing excminations, we cannot disagree that it is not a plant reference device (ANS 3.5-1981, the specific Nuclear Power Plant from which the Simulator control room configuration, However, system control arrangement for future clarification and simulator design data is der.'.ved). '

encerning Unit 2 replacement operator training and requalification  :

pliograms, we fully intend to utilize the Beaver Valley Simulator for '

these programs. This is acceptablo because our simulktor reproduces accurately the general operating characteristics of our second unit artd the instrumentation and controls of the simulator are similar and closely parallel those of Unit 2 (10CTR55 App. A).

It la our understanding that a typical cold license examination will be administered to our candidates consisting of a four section written and oral / plant walk-through the weeks of January 26 and May 18, 1987.

If you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact Mr. O. W. Burns of our Training Section.

Very truly yours, 00 fi J .[J . C y l Sd ior Vice President <

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cca J. D. Siebir T. W. Burns l

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