ML20211C543

Forwards Exam Rept 50-346/97-308OL Administered on 970707-10 to Three License Applicants.Simulator Fidelity Rept & Written Exam & Answer Key Also Encl

ML20211C543
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	09/19/1997
From:	Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Jeffery Wood CENTERIOR ENERGY
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ML20211C515	List: IR 05000346/1997308 ML20211C509 ML20211C543
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50-346-97-308OL, NUDOCS 9709260237
Download: ML20211C543 (2)

See also: IR 05000346/1997308

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September 19, 1997

Mr. John K. Wood

Vice President Nuclear

Davls Besse Nuclear Power Station

Centerior Service Company

5501 North State Route 2

Oak Harbor, OH 43449

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION REPORT 50 346/97308(OL)

Dear Mr. Wood:

On July 10,1997, the NRC completed initial operator licensing examinations at your Davis

Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS). The license applicants' performance evaluations

were finalized on July 28,1997. The enclosed report presents the results of the

examination, in addition to an exit meeting held at DBNPS on July 10,1997, a re exit

was conducted by telephone on August 18,1997.

Operating and written examinations were administered to three license applicants. All

license applicants passed all sections of their respective examinations and were issued

Senior Reactor Operator licenses to operate your DBNPS.

The license applicants were all previously licensed Reactor Operators at the DBNPS. They

performed wellin all areas of the examination with only minor individual weaknesses.

When compared with previous examinations, significant improvement was noted in

applicant execution of administrative Job Performance Measures.

This examination was your first opportunity to prepare an operator license examination

under the NRC's initiallicense examination pilot process. The pilot process allowed your

training personnel to prepare and administer the written examination and prepare the

operating examination. NRC examiners administered the operating examination. The

Davis Besse training department is to be commended for the examination produced for this

initiallicense examination. The examination submitted to Region lll was acceptable for use

after minor changes. The examination was technically correct and examined at the proper

complexity and depth for a Senior Reactor Operator license applicant. Although the

submitted examination was commendable, instructor attention to detail during facility

validation of the administrative job performance measures portion of the examination was

weak.

Operator performance for two operating crews was observed in the control room by the

examiners. During each observed period operators were found to be professionalin

executing their control room responsibilities,

in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter

and the enclosures to this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this examination.

Sincerely

Original Signed by John A. Grobe

John A. Grobe, Acting Director

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Division of Reactor Safety

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