ML14248A490

2014 Byron Nuclear Station Initial License Examination Form ES-401-6

ML14248A490
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	06/13/2014
From:	Walton R K NRC/RGN-III/DRS/OLB
To:	Exelon Generation Co
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ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Date of Exam:

Level: Rq 0 SAO 0 It em D escr iption 1. Questions and answers are technically accu r ate a nd app li cab le to the facility.

2. a. b. N R C K!As a re referenced for all questions.

F ac ility l earning objectives a r e referenced as available.

3. SAO questions are ap propriate in acco rd ance with Section D.2.d of ES-4 01 4. The samp l ing process was random a nd systema t ic (If more than 4 RO or 2 SAO quest i ons were r epeate d from th e last 2 NRC licensing exams , co nsult the NRR OL program office). 5. 6. 7. Question duplication f r om the license scree ning/audi t exam was controlled as ind ic at ed below (ch ec k the item ap pli es) and appears ap propriate: audit exa m was systematically and randomly developed; or audit exam was complet ed before the l icen se ex a m w as st arted; or ___ the exa minations were deve lo ped indep e nd e ntly; o r ..... the licensee c ertifies th a t there is no duplication; or __ ot her (explain)

Bank use m ee t s limits (no more than 75 pe r cent from the bank , a t least 10 percent new, an d the re st new or modified);

enter the ac tual RO I SAO-only q ue stion distribution(s) a t right. Memory C/A Between 50 and 60 percent o f th e questions on the RO exam a re written a t the c omprehension/

ana ly sis leve l; the SAO exa m may exceed 60 percent if the r an domly se l ec t e d K!As supp ort the h i gher cogniti v e levels; en t e r t h e actua l RO I SAO question d i strib ut io n (s) at right. L(D 8. References/handouts provided do not gi v e away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.

9. Quest ion content conforms with specif i c KIA sta tem e nts in the p r ev i ously a pprov ed e xamination outline and is appropria t e for tile tier t o which they a re assigned; deviations a re justified.

10. Question psychometric quality and format meet th e gu id el ine s in ES Appendix B. 1 1. The e xam contains the required number o f one-point , multiple cho i ce items; the total i s correct and agrees with the value on t h e co v er sheet. --a t-1/k tJL*11 t) I ,. tl<t f a. A u thor , ..

Name I /2 . 1: ofk{l.f f:

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(*) c. NRC Chi e i E xa m i n e r (#) d. NRC R e gio na l Supervisor N ote:

• The fa cility r e v i ew e r's no t e xamin a tions. Initial b* c# he-* }Jij.l. I"\ A

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ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 Facility:

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Exam L e vel: RoD SR0[2g_ ../ Initial Item Description a b. 1. Questions and answers are technically accura te a nd a QJJiic able to the A<-2. a. NRC KJAs a re referenced for all questions. ¥ b. Facility le a rning objecti v es are referenced as available.

3. SA O questions are a ppropriate in accorda n ce with Section D.2.d of ES-401 qt.-4. The sampling process was random and systematic (If more than 4 RO or 2 SAO questions we r e repeated from the last 2 NRC licensing exams, consult the N RR OL _Qrogram office). 5. Question duplic a tion from the li cense screeni ng/audit exam was contro lled as indi ca ted below (c he c k th e item t hat a ppli es) an d a ppe a rs appropriate

audit exam was systematica lly a nd r a ndomly deve l oped; or _the audit exam was completed before th e license exam was sta rt ed; or 4l _ th e examinations were developed independen tly; or _ the licensee certifies that there is no duplication

or _other (ex plain) 6. B an k use meets limits (no more th an 75 percent Bank Modified New from the b a nk, at least 1 0 p e r c ent new, and the res t II

()!CJ 1'1 1§61; 11--new or modified); ente r the a ctua l R O I SA O-only question distribution(s) a t right. 7. Between 50 a nd 60 percent of the questions on the RO Memory C/A e xam are written at the compre h e nsion/ ana ly sis level; the SAO exam may e xceed 60 percent if the randomly /I It/

qt. se lected KJAs support the higher cognitive l evels; enter the act u a l RO I SAO question distribution(s) at r ight. 8. Referenc es/handouts provided do not give a w a y a nsw e rs tifiJ J 1.. or a id in th e e limi natio n of di s tractors.

9. Quest i on content conforms with specific KJA s t atements in the previously approv e d #'--exam ination outline and is ap propri a t e for the tier to wh i c h they are assig ned; de viations are jus ti fi e d. 1 0. Qu es tion p s ychom e tric quali ty and format m ee t the guide l i nes i n ES App e ndi x B. 'efP ;j'-11. T h e exa m co nta i ns th e r equired number of one-point , mu l tip l e choice it ems; 4t.. th e tot a l is corr ec t a nd a gr ees with th e v a lu e on the co v e r s h eet. tZ P?; N a m e I Signatu r e -,{ $.. D ate a. Author \>ta-r r.

b. Fac ility R e vi e w e r (*) ,.rl A 'f(IJ/t1 c. NRC Chief Exa m iner(#) ff4-J tV\D vn 1:b0 I !D,, .f /1<r/f/t d. NRC R eg i ona l Supervisor #f V" Note:

• The facility re v iewer's initials/signa tur e are no t a ppli ca bl e for NRC-deve l oped examinations. # In dependent NRC re v ie w er initia l items in Co lumn " c"; chief exa mi ner co n c ur re n ce r eq uir e d.