ML081900165

June 05000390-08-301 Exam Final Combined Ro/Sro Written Exam with Kas, Answers, & References (Part 2 of 2)

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RO Question Number: 51 W att s Bar 2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEETKIA:076K 4.03 ServiceWater KnowledgeofSWSdesign feature(s)andlor interlock(s)

whichprovide f or th e following: Automaticopening featuresassocia ted withSWSisolationva

l vestoCCWhe a t e xchangers.Tier: 2 Group: 1 RO Imp:2.9RO Exam: SRO Imp:3.4SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW WBN Bank Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.7 Learn ing Objective:3-0T-SYS067A

, Objective1 3: G iven a losso f power,d et ermine the correctresponse oftheERCWSystem includ ing: a." C"CCSHe at Exchangeroutlet valves.References:

3-0T-SYS067A

, R ev.10.1-47W611-67-5, E-O AppendixA.Rev.27.Question: Re actor tripandsafetyinject ionsignals have bee n manuallyi n itiated.Wh ich ONEofthef oll o win g descri be s th e requ iredposi tion s forthel isted ER CW v a lves i n accordancewithE-O , Appendix A, Equipme nt Verification

?O-FCV-67-144,O*FCV-67-152,"CCS Heat Exchanger'C'"CCS Heat Exchanger'C'Disch to Hdr A" Alt Disch to Hdr B" A.CLOSEDOPENtoPos ition A B.THR OTTLED CL OSED C THROTTLED OPENtoPositionA U.OP EN CLOSED DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.CORRECT.Under normal conditions O-FCV-67-152

isclosed w ith poweronthevalve.Upon the receiptofanS I signal 0-FCV-67-152

strokes t o the3 5%position automatically.Du r in g performanceof

E-O, Appendi xAtheoperatorplacestheO-FCV-67-15

2 handswitchforth e valve inthePos ition A.FCV-67-144isn ormally open and isclos ed b y manual op erator actionduringperformanceofE-O, Appendi x A.b.I ncorrectPlausiblesincethe valvepositions are reversed.c.Incorrect.Plausiblesinceth e operator mayconfuselisted valveswith others with similarnumbers.d.Incor re ct.Plausibles incetheo perator ma y conf use listed valveswi thotherswi th simila r numbers.55of81

RO Question Number: 52 W att s B ar2008NRCInitial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: 07 6 A 1.0 2 Service WaterAbilitytopredictand

/or monito rchangesin paramete rs(top revent e xcee ding design limi ts)assoc iated with operatingtheSWScontrols

including:Reactorand

turbinebuildingclosedcoo ling water temperatures

.T ier: 2 Group: 1 RO Imp: 2.6 RO Exam: SRO Imp: 2.6SROExam: Yes Yes Cogn itive Level: Source: HIGH NEW Appli cable 10CFR55 Sect ion: 41.5/45.5 Learning Ob jective:3-0 T-SYS067A,Objec ti ve 8:Statethe ERCWSystemnormaldisch

argepathand gi venafai lure of thepa th.discussthea lterna te discha rge paths.R efer ences: AOI-13,LOSSOF ESSENTIA L RAW COOLING WATER , Rev.3 5.Qu est ion:Giventhefo

llowing p lant conditio ns:*Theplantisoperatingat100%powerwith 1BCC P i n service.*The ControlRoom

Operato r shutdowns down theC-AERCWpumpi n preparationforateston the2A6.9 KV Shutdown Board.Whi c hONEofthe following describestheimpactofshuttingdownth

epumponthelis

ted parameters

?(Assumenootheroperatoraction.)16CCPOil Seal Water Return Heat Tempe rature Exchanger Temperature

A.Rises Rises B.RisesRemainsconstant

C.Remai ns constant Rises D.Remains constant Rema ins constan t DISTRACTOR

ANALYSISa.Incorrect.

TheC-A ERCWp ump s uppliesflowtotheA

header.Whe n t hepumpi sstopped,flowtoboththe1Aand2A

ERCWheadersis

decreased.Thiscausesadec

reaseinflowthroughthesea

l wa ter heat exchange rs.A reductioninflowto

th e 1ACCShea t excha ngerwillcausetheA

E SF he ade r toheatupaswellasthe

ReactorBuilding a nd MiscellaneousEquipment Headerstoheat

u p.The1 A CC P which wouldnormally bei n se rvice woul dshowa n increaseinoiltemperature.TheSeal

Wat erHeat E xchanger,suppliedoffthe

MiscellaneousEquipment Header wou ld a lsoheatup.b.Incorrect.

Plausible,beca

useoiltemperaturedoesrise,howeve

r, Sea l WaterReturnHea t Exchanger temperatu re alsorises.c.CORRECT.SealWate r Return Heat Exchangertemperatu

redoesrise,andCC

P o il tempera ture remai ns constan t.d.Incorrect.Plausible.s

incecandidateincorrectlyrecallscooli

ng water supp ly to this component.

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RO Qu estion Number: 53 Watts Bar 2008NRC Initial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET KIA:078K1.01 I n s trumentA i r Knowledgeoftheph ysica l connectionsand/o r cause-effectrelationshipsbetweenthe lASandthefoll owing systems: Sen sor air.Tier: 2 Group: 1 RO Imp:2.8RO Exam:SROI mp: 2.7SROExam: Yes Yes Cogn itiv e Level: Source: HIGH NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.2to 41.9/45.7to45.8 L earn ing Objective: 3-0 T-SYS032A,Objecti

ve 1 6: List theeven ts and t heir correspondingsetpointsth

attakep laceondecreasing con trol a i r pressure.References:1-47W611-32-2

re v 4 , SOI-32.02 r e v 1 9Noteonpage12

.Que stion: WhichONEofthefollow

ing id entifies b o thofthefollowing?(1)The lowestofthe listed containment

pressures thatresul tsin1-FCV-32-80, Au xAirtoR x Bldg Train B , bei ng automatically isola ted, and (2)The lowestofthe listedairpressures se nsed downstream o f the valvethatallowst

hevalveto REMAINOP ENafterthevalvewasopenedandthecontrolswitchon1-M-15p

lacedtoA-Auto aft ertheisolation signa l wasreset.ill ill A.2.0psid68psig B 2.0 psid78psig C.3.0psid68psig D.3.0ps id 78psig DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Containment pressureisno t high enoughtocausetheisolationand

thesens or downstream

of the valve willnotallowthe

valve t o remainopenwith

thep ressure a t 68psig , bu t p laus ib le because withthecontai

nment p r essu re above 1.5 , a PhaseAisolationwou

ldhaveoccu rredandman y paths would ha ve isolated.b.Inco rrect.Containme nt press ureisnothigheno

ughtoca usetheisolatio

n, bu tsinceitisabo

ve 1.5 , the naP hase A isolatio nwouldh ave oc curredandma ny pathswould haveisola ted a nd the downstreampressureishighenoughtoallo

w , but plausiblebeca

usewiththeco ntainment pressureabove1.5 thena Phase A isolation wouldhaveoccurredandmanypathswouldh

ave iso lated and7 8psigis highenoughfor the downst ream se n sortoallowai rtoopen thevalve.c.Incorre ct.Containment pressureishighenoughtocausethe isolation , butthepressure sensed downstreamoft he va lve is not highenoughtoallow ope ratingairpressu re to maintain the valveopen afte r t he switchisplacedinA-Auto,butplausiblebecausew ith th e containment

pressure above3.0 psigthena Phase Bisolationwouldhaveocc urred causingiso lation of the valve.d.CORRECT.Withcontainment p ressure grea ter than 2.8psig,aphaseB isolationwillautomatically

occur , andthe sensordownstreamoftheisolation valvemust de tect grea ter tha n 7 5 psi g t o allowthe v a l vetoremainopenafterthecontro

lswitchwasplacedt o the A-Auto posi t ion , 57 of 81

RO Question Number: 54 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: 103A2.0 5 Containment Abilit y to (a)predict t heimpactsofthefollowing malfunctionsoroperationsonthe containment

s ystem-and(b)based ont hose predictions, use procedur es to correct, control,ormitigate th e consequencesofthose ma lfunct ionsoroperations: Emergencycontainmententry.Tier: 2 Group: 1 RO Imp:2.9RO Exam: SRO Imp: 3.9 SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: HIGH NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 4 1.5/4 3.5/4 5.3/45.1 3 Learning Objective:

3-0T-SYS088A , Objecti ve 10: Describe the containment

andpenetration

testing req u ir ed andtheacceptance criteria.References:

3-0T-S YS088A, Technical Specification3.6.1., 1-SI-88-24, rev7 , TI-1207A, Rev.O.Question: G i ven the following plantconditions:*PlantisinM

ode 4.*Lower containment ai r lock i s brokenandinnerdooris

jammed and willnoto pen.If c o ndi tions weretorequ ire an emergencyentr

yintol ower containm ent byopeningth e sub-hatch , which ONEofth e following is REQUIREDtobe contactedpriortoopenin

gthesub-hatch, and what actionis requiredasa

resultofth e sub-hatch beingopened?A.Sh ift Manager;P erform 1-SI-88-24,ContainmentDi

vider Barrier Personnel Access Hatches&Equipment Hatches, with inone(1)h our.B.ShiftManager;Perform1-SI-88-24 , Containm e nt Di vider B arrier PersonnelAccess

Hatches&Equipment Hatche s,priortoMode

3 entry.C.WorkWeek Manager;P erform 1-51-88-24, Containment

Divider B arrier Personnel Access Hatches&Equipment Hatches, within one(1)hour.D.WorkWee k Manag er;Perform 1-SI-88-24, Containment

Divider B arr i er Personnel A c cess Hatches&Equipment Hatches,priort o Mode3 entry.D1STRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.CORRECT.Thesignonthesub-hatch requires theSh ift Manager t o beno t ified and the Slmus t be completedw ithinonehour ,withtheplanti

nMode4.b.Incorrect.Whilethesignonthesub-hatch requ irestheShift Managertobenotified, th e SI mustalsobe completedwiththeplant

isinMode4.Plausible b ecausethenotificationiscorrectandthe candidate couldconcludetheSIisnotrequired

until Mode3.c.Incorrect.PlausiblesinceTI-1207A, Containment AccessforModes1-4

,doesment ion W ork Wee k Manager a s a consultantsour

ce onl y,notas a required no tif ication.d.Incorrect.PlausiblesinceTI-1207A

, Containment

AccessforMode s 1-4 ,doesmention W ork Wee k Managerasa c o nsult antsourceonly,nota sarequired notificat io n.58 of 81

RO Qu e stion Number: 55 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Ex am WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K/A:10 3 M.09 Co nta inment Ability tomanually oper ate and/or monitorinthecon trol room: Containment

vacuum system.Tier: 2 G roup: 1 RO Imp:3.1RO Exam: SRO Imp: 3.7SROE xam: Yes Yes Cogn it ive Level: Source: HIGH NEW Applic able 10CFR55 Section: 41.7/45.5to45.8 Lea rning Object ive: 3-0 T-SYS065A.

Objective 5: Describe how the EGTSand Annul us Vac uum Sys tems maintain a nnulus pressure.R ef erences: SO I-65.0 1, Annulu s Va cu um System , Re v.18.Question: Whi ch ON E o f the following identif ies t he NORMAL p ressure band controlledbythe Containmen

t Annulus Vacuum S ystem and therequi re d me thodofcontroll ing pressureif1-M-278W indow 232-8 , ANNULUS 6P L O/DAMPERSWAPOVERisLIT?A.8.C.D.Annulus Pressure Band-6.0to-6.2" WC-6.0 t o-6.2"WC-4.3to-4.5" WC-4.3to-4.5" WC Method of Controlling

Pressure D i spatcha NAUOtoRESET the dampers locall y.Swap the dampers using handswi cheson1-M-27B.DispatchaNAUOt o RESET t he dampers loca lly.Swapthe dampers using handswiches

on 1-M-27B.D IS TRACTOR ANALYSIS a.CORREC T.Thecorrect pressure ba nd of-6.0to-6.2"wc is provided an d t he correct response t o Window232-8 is provided.b.Incorrect.Plausible, si n ce the cor rect pressure bandof-6.0 t o-6.2"wc is provided b ut incorrect actio nstores tore a li gnmen taresta ted.c.Incorrect.Plausiblesincethe4

.3 to-4.5"wcrangeis associa ted with the swapoverofthe dampers an d t he correctresponsetoWindow 232-8isp rovided.d.Incorre c t.Incorrect dampe r sequence ,andtheloca

l actionoft he NA UOisde scribed correctly.59of81

RO Questio n Number: 56 Watts Bar2008NRC Init ial License E xam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K IA: 014A 2.0 2 Rod Pos ition Indicati o n Abil i t y to (a)predicttheimpacts ofth e following malfunc t ionsoroper ationsonth e RPIS;and (b)based on tho se o n those predictions,useproced urestocorrect ,control,or

mitigate thecon sequenceso f those malfunctions

o r operations

Losso f powe rtotheRP IS.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp:3.1ROExam: SRO Imp: 3.6 SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognit ive Level: Source: HIGH NEW Appl icab le 10CFR55 Section: 41.5/43.5/45.3/45.13 Learning Objective:

3-0T-SYS08 5A, Obje c tive 2 5: E xpl ain thebases,i nput,a la rms,andoperatora ctions r ela ti v e t o the rodi nsert io n l i m its.Refer ences: 3-0 T-S YS085A,Attachme nt 7 Engineering E v aluationofWe

stin ghouse Inform ation Regar dll1 g ComputerEnhan

ced R od Pos ition Indication(C ERPI)Displays.Quest ion: G iven thefo llowingplantcond itions:*Theunitis at100%power.*1-M-1 B , W indow 17-0 ,120ACVITAL PWR BD 1-1 U V/CKT TRIP,isLI T.WhichONE ofthefollowingd escribestheimpactont

he ComputerEnhancedRodPosition Indication (CERPI)System andwhatisrequired

t o en sure that T e chSpecRodGroupAlignmentLi m its ar e met?Rod pos ition indication A.Available B.NOTAvailab

le C.Ava i lable D.NO T Availab le Ac tions Required for Rod Group alignment Usethe" ALL RODS" function on theoperat ing disp l ay.Flu x ma pisrequiredtoconfirm rodposition.Flu xmapisr equi redtoc onfirmrodposit ion.Use the" ALL RO DS" f unctionontheoper ating display.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.CORR ECT.Thepowerlossdes

cribedinthestemresultsinonlythe

lefts ide C ERPI display going dark.The r ightsideCERPI displayremainspowe

red, andtheoperatorcanse lect" AllRods" on the displa y to determine po sitions.b.Incorrect.Ther

igh thanddisp lay rema ins powe red, wi th capabilityto mon itorallrods.Noflu x mapi s requ ired.c.Inc orrect.The powerloss des cribed int he stem results in on l y the lefts ide CERPI displaygoingda rk.The rightsideCERPI disp lay remains powered ,andtheop era torcanse lect"AllRods"onthedisplay to determine positions.Nof lu x mapis required.d.Incorrect.The righthand display remainspowered

,withcapab ilit y tomoni torallrods.Noflu x m ap is required.60of 8 1

RO Question Number: 57 W atts Bar2008NRC Initial Lic ense E xam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: 02 8 A 1.02 H ydro gen R e comb inerandPurge Control A b i lit y to predic t and/or monitor cha ngesi n parameter (topre v ent e x c eeding design limits)a ssoc iate d with operatingthe HRPS controlsincluding: Containm ent pres sure.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp:3.4 SRO Imp:3.7 RO Exam: SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.5/45.5 Learn ing Objective: 3-0 T-SYS083A,O b jecti ve 8: Des cr ib e t he major componentsan d operating principleoftheH ydrogen R e c omb iner s.References:

R ef: SOI-8 3.01 Rev 15 , TI-83.01 Re v 1 ,andTS 3.6.7Basi s.Question: WhichONE identifi es BOTHofthefollowingforHydrogen Reco mbin er o pe rations?(1)Th e MA XIMUM Hydrogen Rec ombiner t emper atureallowed when operating?A ND (2)T h e HI GHEST ofthel isted con t ainme n t h ydrogenconcentrationsallowed whe n placingth e recombineri n service?A.B.C.D.(1)Maximum Temperature(2)H2 Concentration

6%4%6%4%DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Inc orrect.Plausibledueto1150°F is th e temper ature above wh ichtheH ydr ogen Rec ombine rs w ill remove h ydr ogen, and greater than6%ist helimit(w ithout taking int o ac count in st rument accurac y)whereHydrogen R e combine rs sh all NOT be placedin service lAW SOI-83.01.b.Incorrect.Plausibledueto1150°Fisthet emperature above which th e Hydrogen Recombinerswi

ll remo ve h ydrogen.Th e hydrogen concentrationiscorrect.c.Incorrect: Th e ma ximum t emperature

valuei s c orrect.Plausible du e to greater than 6%is thelimit (withouttak

ingintoa ccoun t instrum ent accuracy)where Hydro gen Re combinersshall NOTbeplaced in service lA W SOI-83.01.d.CORRECT.Th e m a ximum t emper aturevalueiscorrect, and4%isthe correct h y droge n c oncentrat i on , p er the givenr efer ence.61of81

RO Que stion Number: 58 Watts Bar2008NRC Init ial Licens e E xam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET K IA: 033G2 ,2 ,36 Sp ent FuelPoo l Cooling Ab i litytoana lyzetheeffec t of maintenance

acti vities ,suchas degraded power sources, o nthestatuso

f l i m itin g cond itions for opera tions , Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp:3.1ROExam: SRO Imp:3.2SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cogn itive Level: Source: H IGH NEW Appl icab le1OCFR55 Sect ion: 4 1.10/43.2/45,13 l e arnin g Ob je ctiv e: 3-0T-SYS078A

, Objecti ve 8: Descr ib etheSpentFuel Pit pumps including: c.Pow er supplies;Ob jective 4: Given pl an t conditionsandpar ameters,correctly determi ne the Condit ions fo r Ope r at ion orTechnical Requi r ement s forv a rious componentsli

s t ed i n Section7ofTech.S pecs, Re ferences: SOI-78.01, SpentFuelPoo l Cool ingandCleaning System, Rev.52.Que stion: Follow ingarefue ling outage,thefollowing c onditions e xist:*Un it 1 isi nMode3 preparingforM ode2ent ry.*Fuel shuff lesarebe ing conductedintheSpen t FuelPit.*SpentFue l Pool Cooling pu mpAis theonlySp ent FuelPoo l Cooling p ump in service ,*Th e2A-AShutdown Boa rd normal feeder breaker is inadvertently

open e d duringtest ing.*The DGsta rtsandr eenergize s theshutdownboard , Wh ich ON Eofthe following describes the ini t ial effect on the SpentFuelPoolCoo l ing s ys te m , andth e required action ,ifan y ,perSpentF uel P ool Tec h S p ecs?A.Th e Spent FuelCoolingPumpstri psfromtheb oard ,andthen seq uence s bac konto t h e shutdown board.Sp entF uel Pool TechSpecs requirest hat mo v ement of irradiatedfuelassemblies inthefu e l storage poo l be immedia tely suspended.B.TheSp ent Fuel Cooling Pumpstrip s fromtheb oard , and then sequencesb a ckon tot he shutdown board , Spen t Fuel PoolTe ch Spe cs d oes NOT require tha t mo vement of irradia t ed fu el assemb liesin th e fu el storagepool be suspe nded , C ,TheSpentFuelCoo ling Pumpstr ips from theboard, a nd rema ins o ff.Spent Fuel Poo l Te ch Specs req uiresthatmovement of irradiated fuela ssemblies i nthef u el storage po ol be immediate ly suspen ded.D.The Spent Fuel Cooling Pumpstrips from theboa rd , and remain s off.Spent Fu elPoolTechSpe csdoes NOT require t h at movement o f irradiatedfuelassemb l ie sinth e fuel storage poo lbes uspend ed.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a, Incorrect.Whileit;

s correctthatt he pum p stripsfromtheboard duetothe blackout rela ys ,thepumpi s no t seq uencedbacko n afte r the die s el gene r a tor reco vers theboa rd.Itisa lso correctthatnoaction i s r equ ired t o immed iately suspendthe m ovementofradiationfuel.

Plausible because the pumpcouldbe c onfusedwith othe r pumps thatd o sequencebac k on.b.Incorrect.Whileitiscorrect thatth epumpstripsfrom thebo ard d ue to theb lackout rela ys, t he pump i s no t sequ encedback onafter the dieselgeneratorrecovers theboard a ndthe re isnor equ iremen t t o suspend t he movement o f ra d iationfuel.Plausible because th e pump c ouldbeconfused w ithot her pump s t h atdosequen c e back onandbecausethe immediatesu s pensiono f i r radi atedfuelmo vement is requiredforothe

r con d itions associa ted wit hthespentfuel

p iUcool i n g syst em, 62 of 81

RO Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET c.Incorrect.While i t iscorrect thatt he pump stripsfromthe

boardduetotheblackout relaysandn ot s equenc ed backonafterthed

iesel generatorrecoversth e board, there i s noaction requiredt o immediatelysuspend th e movementofradiation fu el.Plausible because theimmediate suspensionof irradiatedfu

el movementisrequiredfor other conditionsassociatedwiththespentfuelpit/cooling system.d.CORRECT.Th e SFP pump A normals uppl y is from 480 V Shutdown Board2A2-A.Th e pumpstrips fr om th e bo ardduetotheblackout relaysanddo esnotsequence ba ckonwhe nthedieselgenerator reco vers the board.It is alsocorre ct that n o action isrequ ired t o immediatel y suspendthemoveme nt o f radiation fuel.63of81

RO Question Number: 59 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: 0 45 K 5.17 Ma inTurbineGenera

tor Knowledgeo f theoperational implica t i onsof th e following conceptsas the(y)applytoth e MT/B(G)System: Re lat ionship betweenmoderatortemperaturecoefficient

andboronconcentration

inR CS as T/G load Increa se s.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp:2.5RO Exam: SRO Imp:2.7SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: HIGH SQN BANK Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.5/45.7 Learning Objective: 3-0T-G0 0400 , Object ive6: E xplain theave rage coolanttemperature(Tavg)program utilized during power increaseordecrease.Objective 7: Explain wh y re actor w ould" f ollow" th e turbin e up inpower duringa load increase.References

Nuclear ParameterandOperations Package(NuPOP)Cycle 9.Question: Whi c h ONE ofth e followingidentifies (a)ho w ma i n steam he ader pressure respondsas turbine load i s r aised from 2 5%to65%,and(b)wh ichmethodofmaintainingTavgmatchedwithTrefresults

inthev alue forMTC beingth e MOST negati veasturb ineload is raised?A.(a)Ma in st eam header pressure low ers.(b)Rods arewithdrawntom aintain Tavgo n program,withBoronc

oncentrati

on heldconstant.B.(a)Ma insteamheaderpr

essure rises.(b)Rodsa re withdrawntomaintain Tavgonprogram,withBoron concentrationheld

constant.C(a)Ma ins te a rn h e aderpressure l o wers.(b)Rod positionis heldconstant, whileBoronco ncentration isloweredtomainta in Tavgon program.D.(a)Main steamheader pressure rises.(b)Rodpositionisheld

constant,whileB

oron concentrat

ionisloweredtomainta

in Ta vg on program.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Ma inSteamHeader pressure lowersasturbine load israised.Plausible since c and i datecould conc ludethat withdrawing rodsmakesMTCmo re negati ve.Itactually makes itless n egative.H owe vera compet ingef fect of T a v g r ising h asanegati ve effec t o n M TC.b.Incorrect.Ma i n Steam Header pressure lowersas turbine loa d i s raised.Plausiblesince candid ate could c o nclude thatwithdrawingrods makesMTCmo re negative.It actually makes i t less negati v e.However,acompetingeffectofTavgrisinghasa

negativeeffectonMTC

.c.CORRECT.MainSteamHeader pressurelowersasturb

ineloadis raised.Reduction of boron concentration

resultsinmorenegative MTC.Tavgris inghasanegati

veeffecton MTC.This additiv e negativeeffectisthemostnegati

veofall choicesg iven.d.Incorrect.MainSteamHead

er pre ssure lowers a s turbin e loadis rais ed.Reductionofboron concentration

resultsinmorenegative MTC.Tavg ri singhasanegat ive effe ctonMTC.This additivenegati

veeffectisth

emostnegativeofallchoices given.64of81

RO Quest ion Number: 60 Wat ts Bar2008NRCInitial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA:055G 2.4.3 CondenserAirRemo val Abi l it ytoidentif y post-accident

inst rumentation

.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp: 3.7 RO Exam: SRO Imp: 3.9SROE xam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.6/45.4 Learning Objective: 3-0 T-SYS090A , Objective16: IdentifywherePost Acc ident Monitorsareus ed&re ad o ut.Referenc es: SOI-90.05, POST-ACCID

ENT RAD MONITORS , Re v 12;1-47W6 10-90-5 R40.Quest ion:WhichON Eofthefollowingidentifiesmonitorsas sociated wi th CondenserVacuum Pumpdischarge which ar e PostAccid en t Mon i tors (PAM),i n accordance

wi th SOI-90.05 , PostAcci dent Radiation Monitors?A.B oth 1-RM-90-1 1 9and1-RM-90-404.B.Neith er 1-RM-90-1 1 9nor1-RM-90

-404.C.1-RM-90-119isa PAM,but1-RM-90

-40 4isNOT.D.1-RM-90-404

i saPAM ,but1-RM-90-119isNOT.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.I ncorrect.SO I-90.05 identifies1-RM-90-404asa Post Accident RadMonitor, but1-RM-90-119isNO

T identifiedasa

PostA ccidentRadMoni tor.BothbeingPostAcc ide ntRadMonitorsispla usible because 1-RM-90-119isus ed during a SG TR e ve nt a s anindic ation of thea ccident.b.Incorrec t.SO I-90.05 identifies 1-RM-90-404a

s a P o s t AccidentRadMonitor,bu

t 1-RM-90-119 i s NO T identifiedasa

Post AccidentR ad M onitor.Neitherbeing P o stAccidentRadMonitorsisplausible becauseneitheris listedinthe

Tech Spec forAccident Monitoring Instrumentation.

c.Inco rrect.SOI-90.05 identifies1-RM-90-404

a s a P o st AccidentRadMonitor,but1-RM-90-119isNO Tidentifiedasa

PostAccide ntRadMonitor.Plausiblebeca

use the 1-RM-90-119 isus ed dur ing a SGTR even tasanindication o ftheaccidentandthe candidatema

yknowon e of themonitoring i s a Pos t AccidentR ad Monitor.d.CORRECT.1-R M-90-404isidentifiedinSO I-90.05asa Post Accident R ad Monitor ,but1-RM-90-119 i sNOTid entifiedasa Post AccidentRadMonitor.65 of 81

RO Quest ion Number: 61 Wa tts Bar 2008NRCIn iti al License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K/A:056 K 1.03 Condensa te Knowledgeof

thephysical connectionsa

nd/or cause-effect r el ation ships betweentheCondensate S ystem an d thefollowing systems: MFW.Tier:2 G roup: 2 RO Imp:2.6RO Exam: SRO Imp: 2.6 SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cogn itive Level: Source: LOW NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section:41.2 t o 41.9/45.7 to4 5.8 L earning Objec tive: 3-0 T-S YS002A Objective 16:Listt he conditions

whichw il l caus ethema in feedpumptu rbine condenser v a lvestoa utomaticall

y close.Refere nces:1-4 7W611-2-1;AOI-16, Rev.3 0.Quest ion: Wh ic hONEofthefollow i ng o ccurs automa tically if th e"B" MFPtripsd ue to thrustbearing wea r with the plantinitiallyat

100%powe r?(Assumenoothe

r equipment failures.)A.The motor driven AF W Pumpsstart.B.The Condens ateDIpumpstripiffeedwat

erflowdrop s to<80%.C.The"B" MFPT condenser condensateinlet

andoutletval

vesgoclo sed.D.Thesh ort cyclevalve , 1-FCV-2-35, modulatesopentodumpexcessive condensate

flow.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.TheA FWpumpsstartonthe

loss ofbot h MFPsandother conditionsthata renotdescr ibed i n t hestemoft he question.Losso foneMFPa tthestatedp

ower levelstartsthestandb

y M FP.Furtherplausibility

isaddedduetosomeWestinghouseplantsar e designedthisway.b.Incorrect.Suctionpressure

<20psig causesth e CondensateDIpumpstotrip.c.CORRECT.SinceMFWflow isgreaterthan40%, thecondensa

te i n leta nd o utlet v a lvesfortheM FP turbine condense rsgoc l osed.d.Incorrect.P

lausiblesincea differential

pressure i s deve lopedacrossaflowelem

ent (FE-2-35).Thi s L\Pis convertedto

a flowsigna l whichisusedtocontrol

ShortC ycle Va lve (FCV-2-35)toensurea minim umof5500gpm condensatefl

ow.66of81

RO Quest ion Number: 62 W attsBar2008 N RC I n iti al License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K/A: 068K 6.1 0LiquidRadwaste Knowledgeoftheeffect of a lossormalfuncti on on thefollow ingwill h a veontheLiqu

id Radwaste S ystem: Rad ia tion m on i to r s.Tier: 2 G roup: 2 RO lmp: SRO Imp: 2.5 2.9ROExam:SROExam: Yes Yes Cogn itive Level: So urce: H IGH NEW Applic able 10CFR55 Section:41.7/45.7 Learning Objective: 3-0 T-SYS0 90A.O bjective 7: DetermineInterlocks and/or cau se-e ff ect relatio nships be t weentheRad Monitoring

Systems (ARM&P ro cess)andtheare astheymon itor.IncludeHVACs ystemsanda r ea isolations.References:

1-47W 611-77-2R 5.ARI-180-187Rev30.Question: W h i c h ONE o f the follow ingidenti fiesacon d itio n t ha t causesa n i nstrumen t mal function alarmon0-RM-90 12 2, W DSLiquidreleas

e radia tion mon itor ,andthee ffect the ins trumentmalfu

n c tion alar mhason v alve 0RCV-77-43.CTBLDN LNRADRELEASECN TL?A.B.C D.Cause of the alarm Losso f signalfromd etector Los s ofsignalfromdetector L oss off l ow through the monit or Lossofflowth rough t he monitor EffectonO-RCV-77-43Autocloses0-RCV-77-43 ifthevalvewasopen

.Pr e vents0-RCV-77-4 3 from openingifthe valve'slocalcon trol h andsw itchwasp lacedtoOPEN.A u tocloses0-RC V-77-43 ift he valvewas open.Pre ven ts 0-R CV-77-43fromopeningift he valve's loc a l control h an dswitch w as placedtoOPEN.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSISa.CORRECT.Asidentified i n ARI-181-C , a losso f sig nal fromth e detectorwo uld ca use anInstrument Malfunction alarmandi f 0-RCV-77-4 3wasopenitwoul

dbeautomatically

c losedasiden tified on 147 W611-77-2.b.Incorre ct.Asiden tif ied i n ARI-181-C.alossofsignalfromt he detectorwouldcau se an I n strument M alfunc tion alarmandif0-RCV-77-4 3 handswitchwasplaced toopenthe valvewouldope

nbutwould re closewhentheswit chwasreleased

asidentifiedon1-47W611-77

-2.c.Incorrec t.Alossoffl owthroughthedetectorisn ot identified i n ARI-181-Casa conditionthatw

ould causeanIn str umen t Malf unction ala rm but i f 0-RCV-77-43handswi

tchwasopenitwouldbe

automaticall

y closeddueto thelowflowcond

itionasiden tif ied on 1-47W611-77-2.d.Inco r rect.Alossofflowthroughthe detector i s notidentifiedin

ARI-181-Cas a conditionthatwo uld ca use an InstrumentMalfunctionalarman d if 0-RCV-77-43 handswitchwasplacedtoop en the val v e would ope n but wouldreclosewhen t he swi tch wasreleaseda s identifiedo n 1-47W611-77-2

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RO Question N umber: 63 WattsBar 2008 NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K IA:075K1.02 Circul at ing Water Knowledge of t h e physic al connect ions andlo r cause-effectrelationships

between thecirculatingwater sy ste m andthefollowing

s ystems: Liquid radwaste dis cha rge.Tie r: 2 G roup: 2ROI mp: 2.9 SRO Imp: 3.1 RO Exam:SROExam: Y es Yes Cognitive Le vel: LOW Source: WBN BANK Appl icab le 10CFR55 Section: 41.2 to 41.9/45.7to45.8 Learning Objective:3-0 T-SYS0077A, Object ive2 0: Co rrectl ylocatethe localandMCRc

ontrols f o r th eLiquidRadw

as te S ystem;3-0T-SYS027 A, Object i ve 1 6:Explaintheminimu m c ooling t owerblowdownflow

rat e interlock with Radwaste, S/G Slowdown ,andCondDemi

n dischargevalv es.R eferences:SOI-77.01 , Liqu id Waste Disposal , Re v 57.Qu est ion: A r eleaseo f theM onitor Tanki sinprogress thr oughtheLiquid Radwas t e S ystem.Whi ch ONE ofthe following cond it ions d i rectlyresultsi n automatic clos ure o f 0-FCV-77-43,LiquidRadwa

ste Release Flow Control Va lve?A.H i gh rad iationsig nal o n 0-RM-90-225, CondensateDemineralizer

ReleaseLiquidRadiation Monit or.S.R iverflowdrop stolessthan3500cfsafter

a1minutetimedelay.

C.Cool ing Tower Slowdownflowd ropsbelow25 ,000 gpm.D.SGSlowdownflowexceeds 150gpm.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.In correct.Plausible.since the candidate may be liev e thatthishighrad

iation condition causes te rm inat ionofare lease.Ifa l igned for a re leasefromthe Condensate

Deminerali z er ,thisradiation Monitor would infactterminateth e release.b.I n correct.Plausible,sin

ce riverflowdropp ingtol ess than3500cfs

after a1m inute time delaycl osesthediffuser va lves , causing therelease tobedischa rgedtothe35ac re po nd ,butwillnotclose.c.CORRECT.P er 501-77.01 , thi s condit ioncauses automati c closur e o f 0-FCV-77-4 3.d.In correct.P lausible , si nce SG Slowdow nflowe xceeding150gpme xtendsthet imeby1.5 to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> forarelease

duetoinc reased backp ressureont he release line.6 8of81

RO Quest ion Number: 64 Watts Bar2008NRCIn itial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET K IA:079A4.01 Station Air Ability toma nually ope rate and/or m onitorinthe contro l room: Cross-tievalveswithlAS

.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp: 2.7 SRO Imp: 27 RO Exam: SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cogn itive Level: Source: HIGH WBN BANK Appl icable 10CFR55 Section: 41.7/45.5to45.8 Learning Objective:

3-0T-SYS0 32A , Objec tive 2: Desc ribe Auto A ct ions f or LossofControlA

ir pe r AOI10.References

ARI-36-42 , Heaters , TurbSeal,&Air, R e v 16.Qu estion: Given thefollow ing p lant conditions:*Unit1 is operati ngatpo we rwhencon trol ai r pressure sta rtstod rop.*Annunciator42-F,SERVICEAIRPCV-33-4CLOSED , a larms.*TheCRO respondsin accordance

with th e Annunciator

Response Instruction

(A RI).Wh ich ON Eoft hefollowingidentifies th e decre as in g Cont ro l A i r s ystem pressu rethatcause sthisal a rm to occuran d whether theA u xi l iaryAircomp

ressors wou ld havestartediftheairpressure dropp edlowenough to c a u s e t hea larm, bu t th en recovere d without d ropping a n y l ower?PressuretoCause Al arm Aux Air Compresso rs A.83psigWillhavesta

rted B83psig WillNOThaves tarted C.80psigWillhav e s tarted D.8 0 p sigWillNO Thavestarted DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.

Theisolation

pressureis80psignot83psig.Plaus ible because 8 3psigisthe pressure whe retheau x air compressors

sta rt , wh ichmakesthesecondpa

rtofthedistr

actor correc t.This p ressure se tpoint could b e misapplied

to thestationservi

ce ai r iso lation pressu re.b.Incorrect.

The isolation pressureis80psig

not83psig.Plausiblebeca

usethe83psigse

tpoint couldbemisapp liedtothestation service ai r iso lation pressure and fort he a uxaircomp ressorstart,t he candidate recalls thepressu reatwhichtheau

x a ir compressorsload(79.5 ps ig)a nd appliesthis pressure as the startingpressure.c.CORR ECT.Theserv iceairisolatesat80ps

ig and theau x air compresso rs wouldh a vestarted at83 psig.d.Incorrect.The isolationpressureiscorrect , bu tthea u xaircomp ressorswouldha ve s t a rted.Plausible i f the can dida terec allsthep ressure atwhi chtheau x air compressors

l oadwhichis79.5psigand

appli esthispressu

re a s t h estartingpre

ssure.69of 81

RO Qu est ion Numb er: 65 Watts Bar 2008 NRC Initi al Lic ens e Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET K IA:086K 3.01 Fire Protection Kn owledge oftheeffect that alosso r malfunctionofthe Fire Protection Systemw i llhaveont he following: Shutdown capability wi th redundant equ ipment.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp: 2.7ROExam: SRO Imp: 3.2SROExa m: Y es Y es Cognitive Level: Source: High Ba nk , mod ified Applicable

10CFR55 Sect ion: 41.7/45.6 L earning Objective: 3-0T-AOI 3000 Objecti v e10:Stateth

e t wo primar y l imit ing safet y conditionsw

h ic hmustbe maintained

follo wingapost ulated Appendi x R f ire as specified in AOI-30.2.Refe rences:AOI-3 0.2, Saf e Shutdown, rev 27.Que st ion: Givent he fo ll owingplantc onditions:*Unit1is currently a t 100%.*Afi r e occur sint heCableSpr e ad ing Ro om.*The c rewwas unable tos tart t he HPFPpumps.*Theincident Commanderalso reportsthatduetom

ult iple f i re damperfailu

r es the fireis spreading quick l y.The crewhas entere d AOI-30.2 , FireSafeShutdown.In accordance withAOI-30.2 , which ONEofth e following failures result sinalossofaControl Funct ion r equiredtop l ace the PlantinHotStandby?REFERENCE PROVIDED A.Motor Dr i ven AF W Pumpsw illnotstart.B.RCSTherm al BarrierBoosterPumpstr

ip.C.OneMa in Steam I s ol at ionVa l ve fa ils to close.D.Letd ownIs o lation Val ve 1-FCV-62-69 f ai ls closed.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.The TO A FW P ump i srequiredfortheSa

fe Shutdown.Plausiblesince the cand idatema y incorrectly assum ethatALL A F W pumpsar e required.b.Inc orrect.Thet rip of th e thermalbarrier booster p umpsdoesno t impacttheS afe Shutdown capabilities

oftheplant.Pl ausiblei f t he candidate a ssumes thatforcedcirc ulatio n i s a concern.c.I ncorrect.Per t heSafeShu tdo wn Logic Dia gr am,thefailu r eofth eMSIVdoesnotimpact theabilityt oplacetheplan

t i n Hot Standb y.Plaus ible.i fthecandidate misappliedthediagram.d.CORRECT.Letdownis requ iredbythe Safe Shutdown Logic Diagramt o pl ace theplanti n Hot Standby.NOT E: Thisques tion requires thecand ida te to u s ethefollowing refere nce: AOI-30.2 Sect io n 4.5, Sa f e Shutdown Logi c Dia g ram 70 of 8 1

RO Qu est ion Number: 66 W atts B ar 2008NRCI n itial Lic ense Ex am WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: G2.1.5 Ab ilitytousepro ceduresrelatedtoshift

staffing,suchasmi nimum c rew complement, overtimelimitations, etc.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: 2.9ROExam: SRO Imp: 3.9SROExam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Sou rce: HIGH Bank Mod Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.10/43.5/45.12 Learn ing Ob ject ive: 3-0T-SPP1000

, Objective 6: Describeshift

staffing requirement

s.R efer ences:OPDP-1 CONDUC T OF OPERATIONS

, Sec tion 3.1.3;Tech Spec 5.2.2 Shift Staffing.Quest ion: Fo rMode1ope ration.whichONEo f the following descri bes t he MINIMUMnumberof Licensed Operator positio nstomanas hift , AN D t he MAXIMUM ti me requirement

t o restoreif theminim um shiftmanning for Lice nsed OperatorsisnotmetperOPDP-1, Conduc tofOperationsandTech Spec 5.2.2, UnitStaf f?Minimum Shift Manning Time Requirement

A.2ROs , 2 SROs Res torewithin2hours

B.2ROs ,1SRO Restorewithin1hou

r C2ROs,1SRO Restorewit hin2hou rs D.2ROs , 2 SROs Restore within1 hour DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.CORRECT.PerOPDP-1 and TS5.2.2 ,2ROsa re requi red wit ha2 HourtimelimitperTS5.2.2.bIncorrect.2 ROs requiredisco

rrect.1 hourt ime limi t is incorrect.

PlausiblesinceTSdoe

s haveone hour time requirementsa

ndifminimum shi ft man ningisnot mets tudentmayconcl udethisisimpo

rtant enoughfora1hou r time requirement.

c.Incorrect.1ROisi

ncorrect.Plausibleduetoin

mode s5a nd6the minimumrequirementisonly1 RO.The2 hourtimereq

u ireme nt i s correct.d.Incorrect.1ROisincorrect.Plausibleduetoinmodes5and6 the minimum requi rementisonly1 R O.Secondparti salsoinco rrect.Plausibledueto TS doeshaveone hourtimerequi

remen tsandif minimum sh ift manning isnot m et studen t may conclude thisisim portan t enough fo ra1 hourtime requirement.

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RO Question Number: 67 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET KIA: G2.1.28 Knowledge ofthepurpose a nd fun ctionofmajor systemcomponents and controls.Tier: Group: 3 RO Imp: 4.1 SRO Imp: 4.1 RO Exam: SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW WBN Bank Applicable

10CFR55 Sect ion: 41.7 Learning Objective:3-0T-SYS001B,Objective 9: Identify whichcontrollerisinservicewhen

Tavg i s sele c ted w iththeuni t a t powe r.References

1-47W 611-1-2.Question: W i thth e Steam Du mp Modeswitchinth e Tavg mode,whatdetermineswhether thelo ad reject ion controllerorth e Rxtrip controllerwillbe

i n service?A.L ossofLoad(C-7)Interlo

ck.B.L O-LO Ta v g Interlock(550°F).C."A" Tra in ReactorTripbreaker position.D."B"Train Reactor Tr ip breaker position.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Pl ausible.since th eLossofLoad

interlockw illarmthe steamdumps, butdoesnot determine which controller outputwillpositiont

he dump v a lves.b.Incorrect.Plausible, s ince th e LO-LO Ta vg Interlock w illcloseallofthesteam

dumpsiftemperature

dropst o below 550°F c.In correct.T heAtra in Reactor Tr ip breaker i s used t oARMth e steam du mps onareact or trip.d.CORRECT.Th eBtra in r eactortripbreaker i s us ed to select the controllerin

service.WithN O react or t rip ,theL oad Rejection C ontrollerisselected.On cetheBtrain reactor tr ip break er opens,theReac tor Trip c ontroll erisselected.72of81

RO Question Number: 68 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: G 2.1.3 6 Knowledgeofproceduresandl imitationsinvolvedincorealterations

.Tier: 3 Group: SIG RO Imp: 3.0 RO Exam: SRO Imp:4.1SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW SQN BANK MOD Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.10/4 3.7 Learning Objective:

3-0T-G 00700,Objective 5: Describethemajorstepsthatthe

operatormusttake whenunloading fu el p er th is instruction.References:

FHI-7 , Rev.31.Question: Gi ve n the followingplant conditions:*Unit isinMode6.*1 5 fuelassemblieshave be en reloadedaftera complete coreoff-load.*Source Range N-1 31 indicates1 0 cpsandi s sele ctedforaudiblecountrate

indication

.*Source R ange N-132 indicates5cps

.In accordancewithFHI-7

,"FuelHandlingandMovement", whichONE of th e following unant icipated c hanges in c o u ntrate requires suspensio nofcorealterations

?A.N1 31 indicates 25 cpsandN132indicates8c ps.B.N1 31 indicate s15cpsandN1 32indic a tes 2 0 cps.C.N1 31indicate s 40c ps andN132 ind icates8cps.D.N131 indicates20cpsandN132 ind i c ates15cps.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorre c t.P l aus ibles inceN131ha s increased bygreaterthanafa

ctor of 2 ,butN13 2 h as notchangedbyaf actor of 2.b.Incorrect.Plausiblesince

N1 31 has notincreasedbygreaterthan

a factorof2,butN1 32 ha s changed b yafactoro f4buthasnot

e xceededthefac tor o f5w hich wouldrequire

s uspens io n of core alterations

.c.I ncorr e c t.P laus ible , since N 131hasincreased b yafactorof4 , buthasno t exceededthefac tor o f 5 whic h wouldrequiresuspens ion of corealterations.

d.CO R R EC T Bothsourcera nge channels h a ve doub led, which would require s usp ension o f cor e alterations.

73 of 81

RO Question Number: 69 WattsBar2008 NRC Initial License Ex am WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: G2.2.1 2 Knowledge o f surveillanceprocedures.T ier: 3 Group: RO Imp: 3.7ROExam: SRO Imp:4.1 SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognit ive Level: Source: LOW WBN Bank Appli cable 10CFR55 Sec tion: 41.10/45.13 Learn ing Objective: 3-0 T-S PP0802, Obj ec ti ve 2: E xplain thedifferen ce between the surveillance

du e date and t heWBNextensiond a te f orbothTe ch Spe candNon T e chSpec surveillances.References:

SPP-8.2, Rev.3.Quest ion: A Power Range channelhasfailed requiringthe

c rewtoimplement AO I-4, NIS Malfunctions.TheUShas e nte red the appropriate

Technical Specif ications a ndstatesthataflu

x mapwillbe requiredperSurveillance Requirement 3.2.4.2.SR3.2.4.2 direct s the operators to verifyOPTR iswithi nlimitsusing

moveable i ncored etectors oncewithin 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />sandevery 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> the reafter.Whatis thema xim um ti mefortheinitia

l pe rfo rmanceoft he flu xmapandthemaximumtimefor subseque nt perfo rmances?A.B.c.D.Initial Performance

1 2 h ours15hours 1 2 hour2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> s15hours Subsequent

Performances12ho urs12ho urs 1 5 hour5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> s15hou rs DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Plausiblesince t he firstperformance

mustbeacc omplished within the specifiedtimewithNOexte nsion.A n e xtension is allowedfo r subsequent

perfor mances.b.Incorrect.Plausib lesinceanextensionisa llowed fo r SU bsequent performanc

es,butth e first performa nce m ustbeaccomplished w ithin thespecified t ime withNOe x tension.c.CORRECT.Thereisnoe

x tension allowed for thefirstperfo

rmance, a nd a n exte nsiono f 2 5%o f the allowedtimemay be granted fo r subsequen t perf ormances.d.I ncorre ct.Pl a usibl e sin ceanextensionisa llowed for subsequ ent performances

, b ut th e first pe rformance m ust be accomplishedwithinthespecifiedtimewi th NO extensi on.74of81

RO Question Number: 70 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Ex am WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K/A:G2.2.44 Abi litytointerpret control roomindi cationsto verify thestatus an d ope ration o fasys tem.a nd understandhowoperator actions a nd directi ves affectplantandsystemconditions.

Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: 4.2 RO Exam: SRO Imp: 4.4 SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: HIGH NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 4 1.5/43.5/45.1 2 Learning Objective:3-0T-SYS003B, Objec tive 23: Using plantdrawings.deter m inethee ffectofalossof instrument ai r/controlpower

onth e followingvalves/components: a.MDAFWP regulatingvalve (main an d b y pas s).bTDAFWPregulating v alve , c.A FW p umps.References

AOI-10 , L OSSOFCO NTROL AIR.R ev.38;SOI-3.02, Auxiliary F eedwat er System.Section 8.5.1.Question: G i v enthefollowingconditions:*Unit1 shutdownis onprogress.*Reactorpoweris14%anddecreasing.Intermediate Range NI-36 fails HI GH.Which ONEofthef ollowing identifieshowthefailureoftheNIwilleffectth

e r e actor tr ip systemandthe effect thefailure willh a veon th e Source Range Nls?Reactor Tr ip System A.Reactor tripw i ll occu r atthetimeoffailure.B , Reactort r i p w illoccurattheti me of failure , C.Reactor tr ip w ill occu r i f powerreductionis

con tinued.D , Rea ctor tr ipwilloccur if powerreduction is c onti n ued , Effect on Source Range Nls Source Range Nlswill have to b e MANUALLYreinstated.Sou r ce RangeN ls will AUTOMATICALLY

reinstate.Source Range Nlswillha v e t o b e MANUALL Y reinstated.Source RangeN ls willAUTOMATICALLY

reinstate.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a , Incorrect.Pl aus ibl e , sincepow er is greaterth an 10%.theP-1 0 blocksareactive.Thiswould prevent a n imm edi a t e reactor tr ipatth e tim e of thefailure ,TheSRNl s W OULD h a v e t o bemanuall y reinstated sin ce th e P-6 permissive requiresbothIR channelstob

e below thesetpoint t o automa tica ll y reinstate.b.Incorrect.Plausible,sincepower is greaterthan10%.th eP-10block s are active.Th is wouldpreventanimmediatereactor trip atth e time o f thefailur e , Th eSRNl sWOULDh a ve tobemanually reinstated since th e P-6 permissive requires b othIRchanne lstobeb elow thesetpointto automatically

reinstate , c.CORRECT.Powerisgreat erthan10%, initiallyandtheP-10bloc

ksarea ctive.Th is would preventan immediate rea ctortripatthetim

eofthe failure.Ifth epowerr eduction continues t oapointlessthan 1 0%o n 3/4PR channels , P-10 wouldbeunblocked andthe1/2IRtrip would occu r.TheSRNls WOULDhavetob e manuall y reinstatedsincetheP-6permissiverequiresbothIR

channels tobe belowthesetpointtoautomaticall

y reinstate.d.Incorrect.Plausible sin ce powerisgreaterth an 1 0%initiall y.andth e P-10blocks areacti ve, Thi s wouldpreventanimmediate reactor tripatth e timeof thefailure ,Ifthe powe r reduction continue s t o a75of81

RO Watts Ba r2008NRC Initial License E xam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET point lessthan1 0%on3/4 PR channels.P-10woul dbeunb locked a ndthe1/2IRtripwoul d o c cur.TheS R N ls would ha vetobemanuall y reins tated sinc e the P-6permissive req uir es both IRchannels tobebelow thesetpoi nt toautomaticall

y reinsta te.76o f 81

RO Questio n Number: 71 WattsB ar 2008NRCInitial LicenseExam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: G2.3.7 Ability tocomplywithradiat ion workp ermi t requirements

duringnormalor abnorma l conditions

.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp:3.5ROEx am: SRO Imp: 3.6SROExam: Yes Yes Cognit ive Level: Source: LOW NEW Applicable

10CFR55 S ection: 4 1.1 2/45.10 Learn ing Obj ect ive: 3-0 T-RAD0003 , Objective8: Identif ytheresponsibil ities ofthefollowin

g concernin gtheA LARA p rogram: a.Radi ation Protection Manager/Radiation Safet y Offi cer , b.TVANPGOrganization , c.Empl o yee.R eferences:RCI-153 , RadiationWorkPermits

(RWPs)Rev0000

RCI-100 ,Controlof Radiologi cal Wor k , Re v 32.Questio n

Anindi v idu al enters a RadiologicalControlled A r ea (RCA)coveredbyaGeneralRWPtoperform

equipment inspec tions.WhichONEofthefo

llowing identifies a n ar ea with in the RCAwhereaJ ob Specific RWP is requir ed b efore entr yisallowed , in accordancewi

th RC I-153.Radia tion WorkPermits?A.Areaw herewholebod ydosera te s e xceeds100mrem/hr.B.A reapostedas H ot Particle Ar ea.C.Areawithgen

eral con tamination

levels greater t han200dpm/100cm 2.D.A rea where tot a l e xpec teddoseis greaterthan5mrem.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Req u i redif>1 ,000m rem/h r.b.CORRECT.Requiredfo

rareapostedasHotParticleArea

.c.In co rrect.Required if>50 ,000 dpm/tuucrn".d Incorrect.R equired iftotale xpe cted do se e xceeds50mr em.77of81

RO Question Nu mber: 72 WattsBar2008NRCInitial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: G2.3.14 Know l edgeofradiation o r contaminat

ionhazardsthatma

y a riseduringn ormal , abno rmal , o r emergency con ditions oracti vities.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: 3.4 SRO Imp: 3.8 RO Exam:SROExam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW NEW App lic able 10CFR55 Section: 4 1.1 2/4 3.4/45.10 L earn ing Objective: 3-0 T-SYS031A,Objective 3: D escribetheven tilation flowpath providedbythe controlbuildingventilationsys

tem d uringnormalandeme

rgency operation.References:ARI-1 80-187 rev3 0, 1-47W866-4

R 39.Quest ion: G i ven t he following plant conditions

• Followi nganaccident, both TrainsofC ontrolRoomIsolation h a vebeeninitiated

.*Se ve ral Au xiliary BuildingArea

RadiationMonito

rs r isetothea larm se tpoint.WhichONE ofthefollowingMCRairintakeradiationmoni

tors will detectandalertthec

rewofaradiation hazardenteringthe

contro lroomandw hat ac tionstheARIwilldirectthecrewtoperform

?A.0-RM-90-125,StopMCR Emergenc y Pre ssur ization Fans.B.0-RM-90-125 ,AlignEme rgenc y Pre ssurization

Fansuc tion to alternate source.C.0-RM-90-205

,StopMCREmergenc y Pre ssurizationFans.D.0-RM-90-205 , AlignEmergency PressurizationFa

n suction to alternate source.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.0-RM-90-125isin a n isolated flowpathd uetotheCRt.Plausible because thera d monitor istheincorr ectmonitor.Itwouldbeintheflowpathafter

thesuppl ywasrealignedands

topp ing thefanswouldbe a wa y o fstoppingthei

ntak eofradiat ion.b.Incorrect.0-RM-90-125isinanisolatedflowpa th due totheCR t.Plausiblebecausether

ad monitori sthei ncorrectmonitor.Itwouldbei n the flowpa th afterthesupp lywasrealignedandAnnunci ato r 187-A dire cts the action toalignthe Emergenc y P r e s surization Fansuctionto

alterna t e source.c.Incorrect.0-RM-90-205willca use annunciator 187-Atoa larm and theARIdi re ctstheacti o ntoA LIGN Emerge ncy PressurizationFans uctiontoalternate source ,nott o st op the E m ergency Pressur ization Fan.Plausible because therad monitoris thecorrect moni tor and stopping the fanswouldb eawayof stop pingtheintakeofradiation.d.CORRECT.O-RM-90-205willcauseannun

ciator 187-A toala rm.0-RM-90-125

isina n is olatedflowpathdueto theCRI.Annunc iator 187-Adirec t s the action toa lign the Emergenc y Pre ssu rization F a n suctiontoalternate

s ource.78 of 81

RO Question Number: 73 Watts Ba r2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: G2.4.1 3 Knowledgeofcre

wrolesa nd responsibilitiesduringEOPusage.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp:4.0RO Exam: SRO Imp: 4.6SROExam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW SQN BANK Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 4 1.10/4 5.1 2 Learn ing Objective:

3-0T-TI1204, Obje c ti ve 13: Applytherulesofusage whi ch relateto performings

tepsofa nEOPinaspecif i ed sequencetodeterm inewhenst eps may/must b e perf ormed.References

TI-12.04 , Re v.7 , Page3 1 thru 3 4.Question: TheOperator-at-the-Controls(OAC)isresponding toa n accident.Herecognizesth at hemus ttakeactions whichar e NOTcontainedinthe

emergency operatingprocedurei n effect a nd areNOTcove redbyprudent operatoract ions.WhichONEofth

e following describes th e prop er actiontobeta ken?A.TheO AC shall t a k e n oactionuntilap ro cedureisdevelopedorrevi s ed.B.Th e OACshallobtain

approvalfromalicensedSROpriortota

king action.C.TheOACshouldobtainconcurrence from anotherlic ensedROpriortota king action.D.TheOACshould

immediatelyta

ke appropr iateactionsne c essaryandinf orm th e SRO whentime permit s.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Pl au sible,s i nce und er normalcircumstances

, th e operatorwould stopa task inprogressand waitu ntil a n e w procedure wa s writtenbefor e t a k ingan y additional a c t ions.The operator m us t stop act i o nslo ng enoughtogetappro val fromt he SRO.The SR Owouldh a vet o addressthesituationusing1OCFR50.54 (x)criteria.b.CORRECT.Theoperatormuststop actionslon g en oughtogetappro

valfromtheSRO

.TheSRO wouldhave to addressthesitu

ation u sing 10CFR50.54(x)criteria.c.Incorrect.Plausibleifthe candidate confusestheactionsrequiredb yaPEERCHECKwithactionsinb.d.Incorrect.Plausible,sincePrudent

Operator A ctions do allowtheROtotake manualcompensator

y actionswhi charewith in th e guidel ines of ane xistin g procedure.79of81

RO Question Number: 74 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET KIA: G2.4.37 Kn owledgeofth e lines o f authorit y during implementation

ofth e emergencyplan.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: 3.0 RO Exam: SRO Imp:4.1SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW WBN Bank Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.10/45.13 Learning Objective: 3-0T-RAD0003, Objecti ve 6: Listtheextr eme emergency exposure guidelines.

References

EPIP1 5 , Emergency E x p osureGuide lines ,Rev13.Question: Giventhefollowing:*A SiteAr ea Emergency(SAE)hasbeendeclaredonUn it 1.*T wo hoursafterthe SAEdeclaration

, an individual istobeauthorized t o recei ve anEmergency E xposurerad iation d ose abovetheT VA whol ebodydosel imit du ringthemitigationofthe emergency situation.In accordancew ith EPIP-15.Emergency E xposure Guidelines.

whoseapprovali s requiredforthe individual toreceive the dose?A.TSC Radcon Manager.B.On shiftShiftM anager.C.Site Emergency Director.D.Site V ice Pr es ident.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.PerEPIP-1 5 , th e Radiation Prote ctiongroupisres

ponsible f or completing necessary paperwork and obtainingSED

's approval b.Incorrect.Plausible,iftheShiftManager wasinthe roleofth eSED.T he2hour tim e framestated i n the stem allowsf or theTSCto be mannedan d t h e r e forethe SED duties wou ld ha ve bee n assumed fromtheSh ift Manager.c.CORRECT.T he SED istheONLYindividualresponsible

f or authorizingemergency doselimits.d.Incorrect.Plausible.sincetheSiteVPma y b e act ingastheSED.Howe vertheSiteVPb y titl e does n ot have resp onsibilit y for authorizing

emergencydose limits.80 of 81

RO Question Number: 75 Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K IA: G2.4.42 K n owledgeofeme rgenc y responsefac ilities.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: 2.6 RO Exam: SRO Imp: 3.8 SRO Exam: Yes Yes Cognitive Level: Source: LOW NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.10/45.11 Learning Objective:

3-0T-PDC-048C

, Objective 20: Us etheSatellitePhonet o makeca lls during emergencies.References:

SOI-100.01, rev22.Quest ion: Whi c h ON E of thefollowing identifieswhereaPortable Satellite Tel ephone , available f or useduring a n e m ergency ,islo cated?A.MainControlRoom

B.Technical Support CenterC.J oint Informat ion C enter D.OperationsSupportCenter DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorre ct.Plausible because the Main ControlRoomdo

es ha ve Satellite phon e capabilitie

s, however thecapabilityistoselectedphonesviath e Stationary Satellite Telephone(SST)s ystem.b.C ORRECT.ThePortableSatellite Tele phone (PST)islocatedinacabinetint he Techn ical Supp ort Center.c.Incorrect.Plausible because th e other3 locationsdohave selectedphonesthat

canbeconnected t o th e Stationary Satellite T el ephone(SST)sys tem,a nd theJI C does n ot thatcapabili

ty.d.Incorrect.Plausible be causetheOperationssupportC enterdoesha ve Satellite phonecapabilities, however, th e capabilityistosel ectedphonesviath

e Stationary Satell ite Telephone(SST)system.81of81

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRC Initial License Written Examination-2008 Master Examination

Please note: The following 29 pages are the Master Examination

copy for the SRO portion of the examination

, including the answer key and distractor

analysis data.

SRO Qu estion Number: Y 7/;;;W alt s Ba r 2 008NRCIn iti al Li c ens e Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KI A: 000007EA2.05 Re actor Tr ip-St ab i lization-Recovery Ab il i t y t o determine or interpretthe

following asthey applytoa reactor t rip: Rea ctortripfirst-outi ndi cation.T ier: 1 RO Imp: RO Exam: Cognit ive Level: H igh Group:1 SRO Imp:3.9SROExam: Yes Source: New Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.7/45.5/4 5.6 L earn ing Objective: 3-0T-S YS0 99A,Objective 13: Des cribe the causes of"Gene r a l W arning" onSSPS.Objecti ve 1 4: Ident if y where"GeneralWarning" indi ca tion scanbefou nd.References: SPP-3.5, Re v.1 9: 1-SI-99-10B , Re v.42.Qu estion: G iv en th e following conditions:Unit1isat100

%power.SolidState ProtectionS

ystem (SS PS)Trai n'B'Actuatio n Log ic te stingisbeing perform ed using 1-SI-99-1 O B w ith:*Train'B'SSP SModeSe lecto rswitchinthe

'TEST'positio

n.*T rain'B'SSPSInput Error I nh ibitswitchinthe

"INHIBIT"position.A unittripo c cursdu etoth e loss ofoneofthetw o 48 v D C p ower suppliesonTRAIN'A'SSP S.The fo l lowlllg" Fi rs t Out"an nuncia t o r s arelit: 1-XA-55-4C , Turbine Tr ip F irst Window 7 3C-" R X TRIP BKRSRTA&BYAOP

EN" Window 74C-"R X TRIP BKRSRT B&BYB OPEN" Window74B-"MFPT A&B TRIPPED" 1-XA-55-4D R e actor Trip First O ut Window76B"TURBINE TRIP" WhichONE oft he following identifies

bo th the sequenceof events o f the unittrip , andth e t ime a llowedt o m ake therequ iredNRC50.72 notifica tion?Sequence of Events A.Tu rbine trip c a used th e R eactor trip.B Turbin e trip causedtheRea

ctor trip.C.Rea cto r tr ip caused theTu rbine trip.D.Reactor tr ip caused the Turbinetrip.NRC Notification

Required Within Fou r Hours Eight Hours Four Hours EightHours DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Thecond itions s tatedinthe stemre sul t i n a general warningonbo th train softheSS PS wh ich causes t he re actortripandbypass breakerstoopen(but

n o rea ctorfi r s t o ut a nnunc iat o r willb e li t).Th u s theturbinet ripsas a resultofthere actor trip.Th e four h ourno t i fica tion t o NR Cforareac tortripiscorrect.Plau

sibleduet o th e notification t im e being co rrect andnoothe r re actor tr ip first out annunciator w illbel it e xceptthetu rb ine firstoutannunciator.b.In c or r e c t.Th e cond itionsstatedinthe stemresultina

general warnin gonbot h t rainsoftheSS PS wh ich c a usesthe reactor tripandb ypass breakerstoopen(butn

o reac tor firstoutan nunciato rwillbe lit),thustheturbinet

ripsasa resulto f the reactor tripping.The notificationtoNRCforare

acto r tripi safou r hour noti fication ,notaneigh t hour notification.Plausibleduetot he notificationtimebe ing correct andn ootherre actor tr ip firs t o ut annunciator

lit ex ceptth e turb ine firstout annunciator;

an d t h a t the notificationtim

ecouldbemisappl ied sin ce th e E SF actua tionr equired tim e i s 8hoursandan

E SF actu ation o f AFWdoes occuronareactor t rip.c.CORRECT.The conditionsstatedi

nthestem resulti nageneralwarningonbotht

rainsoftheSSPS whichcausesthe reactor tripa nd bypass breaker stoopen (butnore actorf irstoutannun

ciator w ill belit),thusthe

reactortripcausing the turbinetr ip is correct.Thefour

hournotifica tiontoNRCf or a reactor tripi s correct.1 of 29

SRO Watts Bar2008NRC Initial Licens e Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET d.Incorrect.Theconditionsstatedinth e stemresu lt i nagenera l warningon bo th trains o f the SSPS which causesth e reactortripa

nd b ypass breakerstoope n (butnoreactorfirstout annunciator

willb elit),thusth e reactor tripcaus ing theturbinetripisco rrect.Thenotification

t o NRCf or a reactortr ipisafourhournotification

, no t a n e ighthournotification

.Pl a usi blebecauseth e notification timecouldbe misapp lied since anE S F ac t uationrequires a n8h our no tific a tionanda n E S F actuationofA FW does occur o n thereactor trip.2of29

SRO W att s Bar 20 08NRCI niti al Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Qu es tion Numb er: ,z"77 H igh NEW Cogn it ive Level: Source: Yes K IA:000022G2.1.7 LossofReacto

r Coo lantMakeup Abil it ytoevaluateplantperformanceandmak e operationa l judgmentsbasedonope

ratingcharacte ristics, reacto r beha vior,andi ns trume nt interpretation

.Tier: 1 RO Imp:ROExam: Gro up:1 SRO Imp: 4.7SROExam: Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 4 1.5 , 4 3.5 Lea rn ing Objective: 3-0T-SYS062A: E x p l ain t heautoma t ic actuation logica nd inter loc ks assoc iated w it h theVC T outlet valves, FCV-62-132and 133and theCCPsuction valvesfrom the RWST , FCV-6 2-135 a nd 136.References:

SOI-62.02, Rev.4 7;AR I-109-115 , r ev.1 6 , SPP-10A,5 0 , rev.5.Qu estion: Giventhefollowing plant conditions:*C ore burnup is1200 MWD/MTU.Indicatedr eact o r powerisstable at 1 0 0%.*VC T l o w level alarm ann unciates.*Au t o m akeup has failed.*Ac t ual VCTlevel had loweredt o 5%bef o re thec rew c omp leted theappropriatecorrecti veactio n.*Reac tor power hasstabilized a t app rox imate ly 97%powe r.I f t hi s e ven t ha d occu r red w i thcorebu rn u p at1 6 600 M WD/M TU, th e magnitude ofth e changei n reactor powe r w ou ldbe(1),andtheSignificance

L e vel oftheReac tivity Management Eve n t c las sification wo u ldberecorded on th e P ER (Problem Evalua t i onReport)by (2)_(1)(2)A.l e s s Reacto r Engineering.B greate r Reactor E n g ineerin g.C.less the Managemen t Review Committee.D.greate r theManagementReview C omm ittee.DIS TRACTOR ANALYSIS a.Inco rrect.P lausib le i f candidate confusesthech angeinboro n wo rth withti m e in co r e lifetobeless, instead ofmor e.I n t his cas e , candidate in co rrectly concludes t hat the powerchange r e s p o n seisata lowermagnitude.Correctlyrecognizes th at Reactor Engineerin g records th e significance l e v e l o f t he e vent o n t he P E R.b.CORRECT.Since boronworthisgreater a t E OL , inje ction o f RWST in ventory resultsin a highe r magnitudeof

changeinreactorpower

.P er theapprop riaterefe rences , Reac t or E n gineerin g records thes ignificancel

e v elofth e reactivi t y event ont he P ER.c.Incor rect.Pl a usibleif candidateconfuses t he c ha ngein boronw o rth witht imeinco r e l ife t o be l ess , in s teadofmor e.Inthiscase,candida te i nco rrec tlyconcludes that the power changeresponse i s a t a l owe r magnitude.F urtherplausible , sinceMana gement ReviewCommittee (MRC)i s invol ved w i t h plant PER s , but assigning thereact ivitys i gnificance l e vel isnota functionoft h e MR C.d.I n cor rect.P l ausib l e , sincethecand ida te correctlyrecognizes E O L condit ions , and applies the know ledgethatboron worthish igh er.Furt he r p l a u sib le, s ince Management R e view Commi tt e e (M RC)is in v o lvedw ith p lantP ERs,bu t assig ningthe reac tivity significan ce le ve l i snota fun c t ion o f theM RC.3o f 29

SRO Watts Ba r2008NRC I n itial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Qu estion Numb er: K/A:0000 25 AA2.01 LossofRHRSystem Ab il i t ytode t ermineandint erpretthe f o ll owingastheyapp l ytothe Lossof Residual Heat RemovalSyste m: Pro pe r amperageofrunn ing LP lldec ayheatremoval/RHRpum p(s).High NEW Cognitive Level: Source: Tier: RO Imp: RO Exam: Group:1SRO Imp:2.9SRO Exam: Yes Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 4 3.5/45.13 Learning Objective: 3-0T-AO I1400,Re v.6 , Obje c tive 7: Demonstrat e ab ilit y/knowl edgeofA O I , t o c orrectl y: a.Recogniz e entr y c o nd ition s , b.Resp ondtoA ctionsteps,c.Res pondtoC ontingencies

, d.RespondtoNotesa nd Cautions.3-0 T-G01000 , Rev.5 , Objective 5: Identifythe

proceduret o whic h t he operator is referredifResidual Heat Removal coolingi s lostwhile i n duringReduced Inventory/Mid-Lo op oper ations.(SOER 88-3&SOE R 85-4)References:

GO-10 , Rev.3 7.Question: G iventhefoll owing:*Unit1 isinMode5follow

ingare fueling outage.*RHR pump 1 A-A is in serv ice.T he opera t i n g crew isd raw ing vacuumonthe R eac to r Coolant System.*Th eRHRpump be g instos how signs o f cavitation.

Wh i c h ONE of the following ident ifiesbot h ho wtheR HR pumpmotorampsareaffectedwh en th e pump i s cavit a ting ,andthemitigating s tr ategy thatwillbeimp

lementedifthecavitation cannot be termi nated?Motor Amps Mitigating

Strategy A.Uns table and flu ctuating.Breakvacuump er GO-10.Reactor CoolantS ystem Drain and F illOperations,thenenter AO I-14,L o s s ofRHR ShutdownCooling.B.Unstab leandfluctuating.Immediatelyenter AOI-14.Losso f RHRShutdown Cooling.Break vacu umas directedbytheAOI.

C.Stablebut reduced.Bre akvacuumper GO-10.Reactor Coolant S ystem Dr a i n andF ill Operations,thenent erAOI-14,Loss

ofRHR Shutdown Cooling.D.Stablebutreduced.ImmediatelyenterA OI-14 , Lo ssofRHRShutdown Co oling.Breakvacuum as directed b y theAO I.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.C O RRECT.GO-10describes ca vitation a nd a mps beingunsteadyanddirects thebreak i ng o f vacuumprior t o implem enting A OI-14.b.Incorrect.While

GO-10descr i bes ca vitationandampsasstatedinth e distractor , theGO require s the vacuum breakpr iortothetransition toAO I-14.c.I n correct.Ampswill not be"stablebutreduced"ifth e p ump was cavitating;however th e mitigating strategyis correct.d.Incorrect.Ampswillnot be"stablebutreduced"ifth e p ump was cavitating.TheGOr equires th e vacuumbreakpriort o th e transitiontoAOI-14.4 of 29

SRO Watts B ar 20 08NRCI n iti al License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Qu est ion Numb er:1 q K IA: 000027G 2.4.6 P ressurizer

Pres sure C o ntrol System M al fun ction Knowledgeof

EOPmitigation st rategies.H igh BANK Cognitive Level: Sour ce: T ier: RO Imp:ROEx am: Group: SRO Imp: 4.7 SRO Exam: Ye s Applicable1 OCFR55 Section:41.1 0 143.5/4 5.1 3 Learn ing Ob jective:3-0T-AO I1800;Objective 5: E xplain t he operato r actionsfordrop p ingRCSpressur e.R eferences:E-O , Rev.27 ,Drawing47W8

13-1, AOI-18 , Rev.21.Qu estion: Gi venthefollowing conditions:*The plantisope ratin gat100%powe r steadystate conditions.*Allsystemsarealignednormall y.*Afa i lur eofthe Pressuri zerSprayV alve PCV-6 8-340DcausesittogofullOPEN

.*TheOACh as attemptedt o t a k e manua l con trolo f t he Spra y Valve,butisunable t o close it.*Pressurizer p ressu r e conti nues to LOWER.Wha t i s the appropriate

m i t igationstrategyandwhich procedure{s)w ill be used t o impleme nt th e strategy?A.Ent er A OI-1 8, Malfun ction of Pressurizer PressureContr

olSystem,initiateaReacto r Trip , trip RCP#1 , thenenter E-O,Reactor T rip orSafety Inje c t ion.B.Ref er t o ARI-90-B , PZRPRESSL O D E VNBACKU P HTRSON,isolateTra inBEssential Ai r t o C ontainmentt o fail th e Pressuri zerSpra y Va l ve closed , and thenenterAOI-1

8.C.Refe rtoAR I 90-B , P ZR PRESS LO-DEVN BACKUP HTRSON , isolate TrainA Essenti alAirto Containmenttof ail the PressurizerSp

ray Va l ve closed, and t h enenterAOI-18.D.Ent e r AO I-18.M alfunctionofPr essu rizer Pressure initiateaReacto rTripAN D SI ,tripRC P#1 , t h en enterE-O, Reactor Tr i p o r Safety Injec t ion.D ISTRACTOR ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Guidanceisgi ve ninAOI-18fortrippingtherea ctorifthe Pressuriz er sp ray va l ves canno t be c losed.Th is r equ iresentr y intoE-O.Candidate must recognize thata Reacto r tripANDa n S I i s req ui red.b.I n correct.Plausible,sin

ceisolationof

E s sentialAi r to Containment

causes thesprayvalvet o fa i l closed.c.Incorrect.Plausible,sinceisolat

ion ofE s sentialAirt o Containment

causesth e spra y valve t o fai l closed.d.CORREC T.Guidan ce i s given in AOI-18f or tripping thereac tor AN DanSI ifthePressurizer spray valvesca nnotbeclos ed.Thisrequiresent ry into E-O.5of29

SRO Qu estion Number: K W Watts B ar 20 08NRCIn i tial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K IA:000058A A2.01 L ossofDCPower A bility todetermineandinte rpretthef ollow ing asthe y applytot h e LossofDCPower: That a l o ssofd c powerhasoccurred;verificationthat substitute powersourceshavecomeonline

Tie r: Group: ROlmp:SROImp: 3.1ROExam: SRO Exam:Y es Cognitiv e Level: Source: H igh New Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 4 3.5 L earning Objective: 3-0 T-SYS057P,Objecti ve6: Explainhowt

he operator can tellif t he 125vVital C hargerorthe125vVitalBatter

y i s supplyingpowert othe125vVi talBattery Boards.R efer e nces:Te ch Sp ec 3.8.4 Bases , page B 3.8-57 , Rev8 7 Quest ion: Giventhefoll owing:*T h e pl antisoper atingat100%power.*The125 V DC V I T A L C HGRIIIfail sandit soutputbreaker opens.*Areportisrec

eived th at ther eisa rcing o ccurringonVitalBatteryII

I.TheSh ift Man ager directs th at 0-BKR-236-3/10 9 125VVitalBatter

yIIIBrea ker , betweenVital Battery I II and VitalBatte ryBoardIIIbe

opened.*TheUnit Superv isorhasde termined th atpowerto V i t a lBatteryBoardIIIw illberestoredusing Vi t a l Batter y V, i n conjunctionw

ith the Spare BatteryCharger.*VitalBatte

r yViscurren tlyinser vicetoB at teryBoardV.WhichONEofthef

ollowing describ estheexpected indicationon1-EI-57-94,VitalB attBDIIIAMPSwhich

willconfirmth atpowerhasbeenres

toredtoBatteryBoa

rd III , ANDwhatistheoperability sta tu s of Vital Battery Board II I?1-EI-57-94 (BattBOIII Amps)Indication

A.Indicating UPSCALE fromzero.B.Indic ating DOWNSCAL Efromzero.C.Indica tingUPSCALEfromzero

.D.Indi cating DOWNSCAL Efromzero.Operab ility Status of V ital Batt.BOIII C an NO Tbecon sidered operable with both VitalBatteryVandthesparecharger connected concurrently

.Ca n NOTbecons ide red operable wi thbothVital Batter yVand the spare charger connected concurrently.

Operablewiththespare

charger and Vital Batter yVco nnected to the Battery B oardandw ith all applicablesurveillances

on VitalBatteryV satisfied.Operab le wi ththesparecharger andVital Battery V connectedt otheBattery B oard and withall appl icable sur veillancesonVitalBatteryVsatisfied.

OISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorre ct.Upscaleisthe incorrectindicationifabatterycharger i s i n serviceproviding power t o the loads.Thebattery b oardisoperable w ith the spare charger andB attery V co nnectedas identifiedi

n SOI-236.03, thereforeusing

them concurrentl

yisnotanoperab

ility concern.b.Incorrect.Down sca l e is th e correct indicationsinceabatterycharger isp roviding po we rtotheloads, eventhoughad ifferent batte ryisconnect ed t o the VitalBoardIII.Thebatteryboa rd i s operable withthespa rechargerandBatt

ery V connectedasiden tified inSO I-236.03 , thereforeus

ing them concurrentl y is n otanoperabilityconcern.6 of 29

SRO Watts Bar2008NRC Initial Lic ens e E xam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET c.Incor rect.Upscale i s thei ncorre c t indication i faba ttery c harger is i n service pro vid ingpo wertothe loads.The Batter y Boardi s oper ab le with t he sp are charge r and BatteryVconnectedpr o v idedall app licables u rv eillanceso n Vit al Batter yVa re s ati sfi ed.d.C ORRE CT.Downsca le is the correctIndication w hen a b atterycharge r i s providingpower t o the loads , e venthougha diffe re n t batter y i s connec ted t o theVi t alBoard II I.TheSOlhast h e spa r e c h arger place d i n servicepriortoBatteryVbeingconnected.Th e b attery board i s operablewithth

e sparechargerandBatteryV(if operab le)connected as identified in SO I-236.05.P er T e ch.Spe c Basis3.8.4,page B 3.8-57, theVitalBatteryV c a nbeconsidered operableafteri t is connectedtoa

bo ar d a ndal l applicable S Rs hav e beenverified s ati s fac t oril y.7 of 29

SRO Ques t ion Number: Watts Bar 2008NRCIn i tial Li ce nse Exam WR ITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET KIA:W/E1 1 G2.2.22 Lossof Emergenc y C oolant Re ci r c.Knowledg e o f limiting conditionsf

or operations andsafetylimit s.T ier: Group: RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp: 4.7SROEx am: Yes Cogn itive Level: Source: High NEW Ap p licable 10CFR55 Section: 41.5.43.2 L e arning Objec tive: 3-0 T-SYS063A.Rev.10 , Objective 30: Gi venthecondition/statu s of the E m ergency CoreCool ingsystem/compone ntandth e app ro priate sectionso f Te ch Spe cs.determ ineifop erabi lit y requiremen t s a re m e t andwha t actions,i f any.a re requ i red.References

LCO 3.3.2 , Action K , including basis.Qu estion: W iththeplantat fullpower,anddur ingtheShiftTurnove r fo r th e1900shift,theUnitSupervisorisinformed ofth e following:*1-LS-63-50A(RWST Low L e vel)w as declared inoperableat1000thatday

.Itwa splacedi n the configurat

ion required by TechnicalSpec

i ficationsat1400 , andis expected to remaininoperab leunt il 2300.*Arequiredsurveillanceinstructi on on 1-LS-63-51A (RWSTLow L e vel)mu st be completedby2330 toda y t o preven tbeingoutoffrequenc

ydueto exceedingthe

NRC l at e da te.*Thesur ve ill an ce in v o lves hav in g 1-LS-63-51A i n th e requiredconfigurationf

or 2 hou r s.Ifthesur veillanceiscompletedby233 0, w hi c h ONE ofthefollow ing des cribest he e xpec te d effe ct onthe automatic switchover

to containm entsumpfunctionwhil

eisoutof service?LSA.F un c t ional.E ven though t wo l e v elswitchesar e TRIPP ED a nd a re inoperable,th

e remaining operablelev el swi tchesaresuff

icient for switchovertobe functional.

B.Functional.E ven th ough t w o l e v el switchesareB

YPASSED,there ma ining l e vel switches ar esufficientfo

rswitcho ver tobefun ctional.C.N o t func tional,becaus

e twole vel swit c he s are TRIPPEDandatlea

s tthreelevelswitches a re requir ed fo r sw itchover t o b e functional.

D.Notfunctional, because t wole vel s wi tchesare B YPASSED, anda t least thre e levelsw i tches a r e requir ed for sw i tchovertobefunc

tional.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Plaus ible , sincethere areothe r componentsinthep lantthatarep laced t o tripwhen d isco v ered inoperab le.However , ca n didate fa ils t o recognizetha

t whe n o ne of thesele ve l switches i s inoperab le ,itisbypassed , nott ripped.Furtherplausibili

ty isaddedb y thecondit ions g iven;i.e., there TWO swi tches affec ted , an dtherem aining two are sufficient

fo r actua tion capabi lity.b.CORRECT.PerLCO 3.3.2,A ctionK,on e inoperable c han n e l o f"Automatic

Switchover to Containment Sum p" mu stbeb ypassedwithin6hours

.Anothe rchannelmayal

sobebypassed for surve illance t e sting , lea vin q onl ytwochannels.Howe ve r , th e r emain ingtwo channels a res u fficient fo r functionality of actuatio n.c.Inco rr e ct.Candidate incorrectly

bel ieves tha t t hese condit ions requir e trippingofthetwo c h annels ,andusesth at in cor re ct inf ormat io n toconclude thatactuation capability is renderedn ot fun c t ion a l.Plausible,since candidatema

y believeat l east threechannels arerequ iredtobe operable ata ll t i mes , f orMode1.d.Incorrect.C andidate correctl y recognizes thatthesecond

itions requireb y passing th e tw o channels.However,candidate fa ilstorea li zethatt his does not disableemergency coolantrecirculation

a ctuat ion capability.Plausib le,sincesomepl

ant equi pmen t requ ires at leastthr eeoffourc hanne l s t o b e op e rable;howeve r,thecandida

te m isapplie s thatconceptfor

thesecond itions.8 of 29

SRO Qu estion Number: Watt s B ar2008NRCIn itia l License Ex am WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K IA:000059AA2.03 Ac ci dent al Liquid RadWaste R ei.Abil itytodete rmi ne and interpretthefollowing

asthe yapplytothe

Accidental

Liquid Radwaste Relea se: Fail u remodes.t heir symptoms.andthecausesof

misleading

indicationsona radioacti v e-liquid monitor.Tier: 1 Group: 2 RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp: 3.6SROE xam: Yes CognitiveLevel: Source: Low NEW Appl icable1OCFR55 Section:43.5.45.13 Learn ing Obj ective: 3-0T-SYS077 A, Objective 19:Discusshow

processed wate risreleased

.R eferences:SOI-77.01, Re v.005 8;AR1180-187, Re v.30;0-001-90-1, liquid Radwa ste T ank Relea se , Rev.0028.Question: Gi venthefollowing:*Th eunitisat100

%powerandalleq

uipm ent is availab le.*AplannedCa

sk Decontamination

Collector Tank (C DCT)re leaseisin progresswhenthefollow

ing o ccurs:*Annunciator 181-A" WDSRELEASE LIN E 0-RM-90-122

L1QRADH I" ala rms.*The Monitor Tank level is70%and lowering.WhichON Eofthefo llo wing ident ifies whetherth e releasepermitwas v i o lated andthe release permit r equirements

t o allo wtheCDCT re l ease to continue,in

accordancewithSOI-77

.01,LiquidWast

e Disposa l?Permit Violated The releasepermitwouldbeviolat ed A.becausetheliquidreleas

edwasnot sampl ed priortotherelease.Thereleasepermit would be violated B.because the l iquidrelease

dwasnot sampled prior to th e release.There l eas e permit wasNO TCviolatedbecausethere le ase was terminated b ytheh ighrads igna l.There leasepermitwasNO

T D.v i o lat edbecausetherelease wa s term inated b ythehigh radsignal.Release of COCT Thes ame re lease permi tcanbeusedfollowing

independent

verificat ionof c o rrect valvelineup.Anew releasepermitmustbegenerated.Thesame releaseperm

itcanbe usedfoll owing independent

verificationof

correct valvelineup.A newre lease p ermit mustb e generated.OISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorre c t.Thereleaseperm

i twouldbe violated because l iq uidreleasedfromthe

Mon itorTankwasn

o t s ampledandthe samereleasepermit cannotb eusedto cont inuet he release.P lau siblebecause th e release permi t didsamplet he CD CT liquidin tendedtobereleased.andi

ndependen t verif icationofth

e valveline-upissomethingrequiredifthe

radmonitori s inoperable

.b.CORRECT.T he r e lease pe rmit would be viola tedbecausel

iquid re leasedfromthe Mon itor Tankwasnotsamp ledandanew releasepe rmitisreq u iredtocontinue the releaseduetothe

release being t e rminated bya H igh Rad signalasidentified inSOI-77.01.There le asepermitdidsampletheCDCT liquid intendedtob

e released.a ndanewreleasepermiti

s requir e d inord er to continuetherelea

se.c.Incorrect.Thete

rminat ion o f the r eleaseb y the radiationmonitordoesno

t pre ven taviola tion o f the pe rmit.There lease perm it would be v io latedbe causeliquidreleasedfromthe Monitor Tan kwasno t samp ledandthesamerele

ase perm it ca nnotbeu sed to continueth e release.P l a u siblebecause th e 9 o f 2 9

SRO Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET releasepermitdidsamplethe CDCT liquid intended tobereleased;ther ad monitor di d terminatet he releaseandi

ndependent ver i f icationo f valveline-up i s something requiredi f theradmonitor i s inope rab le.d.Incorre c t.Thetermination ofreleaseb ytheradi ation monitordoesno t prev en t a vio l a tio n o f t he pe rmit.The r e leasep ermi twouldbe viola tedbecauseliquid released from the Monitor Tankwas n ot samp led.A new releasepe rm i tisrequi redinordert o continue there lea se.Plaus ibl e because the releasepe rmitdidsampletheCDCTliquid intendedto be released;th e r ad monitordidterminate th e releaseanda

n ew r e leasep er m i t i s requ i r ed.10 of 29

SRO Que st ion Number: Il'0.-2.,.....L"___Watts B ar2008NRCIn iti al Lic e nse Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: 0 00068 G 2.4.8 Contro l Room E v a c.Knowledgeofhow

abno rmal operat ing procedu resareused i n conjunctio

n w ith EOPs.Tier: 1 Group: 2 RO Imp: RO Exam:SROI mp: 4.5SROExam: Ye s Cogn itive Level: Source: High SQN Bank MODIFIED Applicable

1 OCFR55 Section:43.b (5)L earning Object ive: 3-0T-AO I3000, Objective 1 2: Demonstrate abi lity/k now ledgeofAOI-30.1 and 30.2 by: a.Recognizing

entry co ndit ions, b.Re sponding to required actions of theAOI , c.Responding

t o continge ncies (RNO), d.RespondingtoNote s/Caution s.Refere nces:AOI-30.2,FireSafe Shutdown ,Rev27;Noteat beginning o f Se ction 3.0, page 5.Question: Given the followingpl

ant con di tions:*Un it 1wasat100%powe rwhenaMa in ControlRoom(MC R)evacua tion was r equired.*Thecrew entered AOI-27 , Mai n Control Room Inaccessibility

.*Thec rew performedES-0.1, Reactor Trip Response , prior t o leaving theMCR.*Wh ile perfo rming actionsfromtheACRaSafe

t y Inject ion occurs.W hich ON Eofthef o llow ingwillbe the status of t heMSIVswhenthec re w establishescontrolfromtheA ux ControlRoomand describesthecorrect procedure usage?A.B.C.D.MSIV Stat us Open Open Closed Cl osed Procedure Us age AO I-27willbethe controlling

proced ure beca use itis wrillen with mitigat ing action s to respondtoaSafetyInjection.E-O , Reactor TriporSa fet y Injection,wouldbeusedb

e cause AOI-27 isw rillen assuming no other accident is occurring.AOI-27 w illbet h e cont rolling p roc e dure becauseiti s wrillen with m i tigating actio nstorespondtoa Safety Injection.E-O , R eactorTripor Safety Inje ction, would b e u sed because AO I-27 isw rill en assumingnooth er a cciden tiso ccurr in g.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.

AO I-27 directs t h e closureoftheMS IVs priort o leaving MC R and i s wrillentoa ssume no othe r acc identisocc u rring.Plau s ible because i f th e MSIVs were ope n , s t eam d ump valve swouldbe available and theAOIused forabandoning t he MC R during an Appendi xRfire i s wrillenforas suming a spu r io us S I occu rs.(TheA ppendi x RAOIis the controlling

procedu re during Appendi xRfire).b.Incorrect.AOI-27 direc ts t he closureoft he MS IVs prior tolea vingMCRandiswr

illen t o assume no other acc ide nt isocc urring.Ifanacc identisoccurringthentheemergency procedure netwo rkwouldb e used.Plausible becauseif theMS IVs we reopen,s team dum p valveswouldbea vaila ble and the emergency procedure networ kwouldbeused

becausetheAOI isw rillen assumingnoothe

r accidents.c.Incorrect.AOI-27 directs t he clo sure oftheMSIVs prior t o le aving MCR howeverandth e AOI iswrillentoassume n o othe r a c cident i s oc cu rri ng.P lausible because the MSIVSaredire ctedtobe cl osed prio r to leavingtheMCRa

nd t he AO Iusedfor abandoningtheMCRduringan Appendi xRfireisw r i lle n ass umingaspurious S I o cc urs.(The AppendixRAO I is theco n trolling proced ure du r ing Appendi x R fir e).d.CORR ECT.AOI-27 direc tstheMS IVstobec losedpriorto leaving theMCR.Th e discussion

sect ion of tile AOIstatestheMCRin

ac cessibilityisno t c onsideredtoo ccurwithor subsequen tlywithanoth er a ccident.11 of 2 9

SRO Watts Bar2008NRC I nitial Li c ens e E xam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET Qu estion Number:%8 1 KIA: W/E13EA2.1 Ste am Generator O ver-pr essur e Abilityto de term ineandinterpret t he fo l lowing a s they applyt o the (Steam Generato r Overpres su re)Facilit y conditionsa ndselection of appropr iate pro ce du res d u ring abno rmal and emergencyoperations.Tier: 1 Group: 2 RO Imp:ROExam: SRO Imp: 3.4SROExam: Y es Cognitive Level: Sourc e: H igh NEW Ap plicable 10CFR55 Sec tion: 4 3.5/4 5.1 3 L earn ing Objective:

3-0T-T11204, Rev.1 , Obje ctive 25:Describe when a Function RestorationInst ruction canbeexitedo r tr ansitionedouto f.Refer ences:FR-H.2,SteamG enerator Overpressure,Re

v5page 3.FR-H.3,S team Gene rator High L e vel , R ev 6 page 3.Quest ion: Gi ven the follow ing:*The crewi s perform ing FR-H.2, Steam G enerator O verpressure, for a n overpressurecondition onSG#2.When the stepisaddressedto check affectedSGsNRlevelitisnotedth

attheSG#2 leveli s indicating

9 4%narrow ran g e.Which O N E ofthe followingidentifiesthe

correctcrewacti onsasa resulto ftheSGlevelind

icating 9 4%?A.Continue inFR-H.2,butdono t initiate an ysteamre lease untilTSCevaluationiscom p lete.B.Cont inue in FR-H.2, ste am release maycontinueuntilNRleve l indicates 100%.C Tran sitionto FR-H.3 , S team Generator Hig h L e vel ,butd o no t initiate a ny steamreleaseuntilTSC eva lu ati on i s c omp lete.D.T ransit i on t o FR-H.3 , SteamGenerator H i g h Le vel , ste amre lease ma y continu e u ntilNRle vel indicates 100%.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Plausible sin ce the r eleas eofs team is prohibited wi thah igh level(>93%)conditionuntil

after a TSC e va luationis comple te.Transition t o FR-H.3isdirected fromFR-H.2atSt ep 3.b.Inc orrect.Thetransit

iontoFR-H.3isrequir ed , howevercandidatema

y corre ctly conclud e that FR-H.3 is lowerinp riority o n the FR-H statustreeandnot recallth e transit i on.Plau siblesince eve n when NR l e ve l indicates10

0%, there i s st ill significantvolume beforethe s teamgenerator fill s w ith wat er.c.CORRECT.TheRNOfortheste p dire ctsthetransit ion to F R-H.3andFR-H.3 restricts th e r e leas e of steamuntilaTSC

evaluation i s complete.d.Incorrect.TheRNOfor the stepdirects the transition

to F R-H.3andthe releaseofs te amisrestricted until aTSCe valuation iscomp leteifthel e v e l exceeds 9 3%, therefor e with thel evelat10 0%, the rel easew ill be restric ted.Pl ausibl e s ince e ve nwhennarrowrangeSG lev elindi cates 100%, ther e is still significant

v olume beforethesteam genera t o r fi lls wi th water.12 o f 29

SRO Question Number: j.(f t,s Watts Bar 2008NRCIn iti al Li ce nse Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KIA: W/E08 G2.4.1 8 RCS Overcooling-P TS Knowledge ofthespecific base s forE OP s.Tie r: 1 G roup: 2 RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp:4.0SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Le vel: Source: High NEW Applicable1OCFR55 Section: 41.10/43.1 145.1 3 L earning Objective:

3-0T-FRP0001,Re v 10 , Objective9: E xpl ainthe basisfor returning t o t heinstruc t ionineffect afterid entifying thatRCSpre ssure 5.150 psigandR HR isd e liveringflowwh en perfo rm ing st ep 1 of F R-P.1.References

FR-P.1 , Pressuriz ed Th ermal Shock , Re v 14;TI-12.04,U sersGuideforAbnormala nd E m erg e ncy Instru c tion s , R ev.0007.Qu est ion: Giventhefo llowing:*Uni t1e xperienced a Reactor T r i p andSafety Injection.*Thecr ew transit ion ed t o FR-Z.1.Hi gh Containment

Pre ssure , from E-1,Lossof Reactoro r Secondary Cool ant.*While FR-Z.1wasbei ng perfo rmed ,thec rew tr ansi tioned to FR-P.1.P r essurized Therm a l Sho ck.*TheSTAreports

the containmentpressu r e h as d roppedandthe containment

s tatus treei s GREEN and th at noother R EDorORANGEpathse xist.Which ON Eofthefol lowing identi fiesthebasis of theFR-P.1stepforch eckingRCSpr e ssure great er than 150 ps ig , andtheproced

urethecrewwill

implementifat

ransi tionismadefrom

FR-P.1 during performanceofthes tep?A.Top rec ludethen eedtoperform FR-P.1action s ,sincep ressuri zed t hermal shock isnotaserious

concernf orala r ge-b reak L OCA;Transitionism ade bac ktoE-1.B.Toprec l ude the need toperformFR-P.1 actions , sincepressurized

thermalshockis n ot a seri ous con cern for a larg e-breakLOCA

Transition

i s made b ack t o FR-Z.1.C.T o avoid delays causedb y unnecessary soak periods r e q u iredb y FR-P.1.T r a n sitio n is made b ack t o E-1.D.Toavoiddelayscau

sed b y unnecessary s oak p eriodsrequiredb y FR-P.1.Transitionismad

e back t o FR-Z.1.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorre ct.Whileapressurizedtherma

l s hockisnotase rious co ncern fo ralarge-brea k LOCA , the transition w i ll beba ck t o FR-Z.1,notto E-1.Plausib le,sincebasisisco

rre ct , andwiththe F R-Z.1statusgr eentheca nd idate cou ldconcludethe

returnto E-1willbe required.b.CORRECT.Apressurizedthermalshockisnotaseriousconcernforalarge-breakLOCAbecause

t he sys tem cannot repressurizewithalargebreakLOCA.Thestep

RNOw i ll tra nsitionba ck to instruction

ineffect,whichisFR-Z.1eventhoughthes

tatus t ree fo r i tisnowgreen

.cIncor rect Th e basesisnot top reventthe soa k periods , butthetransitionto E-1isco r rect.P lausiblebecauset he procedure doescontain m odified S l termination

criteria an d S Iwillbeterm inatedinthe procedure whic hdoesred uce coolingt o thecoreandt

he transit ionisco rre c t d.Incorrect.Thebasesi s nottoprevent thesoakpe riods , and thetransitiont o FR-Z.1isnotcorrect.Plausible because the procedure doescontainmodifiedSI

terminat ioncriteriaandS

I willbe termin atedinthep rocedure whichdoes redu c e coolingtothe

corea ndwiththeFR-Z.1s tatus green the candidate could conclude thereturn t o FR-Z.1 will be required.13 o f 2 9

SRO Wa tts Ba r 2008NRCInitial Lic ens e E xam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Quest ion Number:.-11'Eb K IA: 003 A205 ReactorCoolan t Pu mp Abilit y to (a)predic t t he impactsofthefollowing malfunctions

or operationsonth e RCPS;and(b)based o nthosepredict

ions.usep rocedurestoco rrect.control.ormitigatet he conseque ncesofthosemalfunctions or operat io ns: EffectsofVC

TpressureonRCP

seallea koff f lows.Hig h N EW Cognitive Level: So urc e: Tier:2RO Imp:ROExam: Group: 1 SRO Imp: 2.8SROExam: Y es Applicable 1 OCFR55S e ction:41.5/4 3.5/45.3/4 5/1 3 L e arning Objective: 3-0T-E O POOOO, Objecti ve 15: E xpla inthepurpose forandbasis of each stepinE-O.ES-O.O.ES-O.1.E S-0.2.ES-0.3 , and ES-O.4.Refere nces: ES-0.2,NaturalCircu lationCooldown.Rev20;SOI-68.02.Reacto r Coolant Pump s.R e v 33.Quest ion: Given the following:*Unit 1 was inMod e2withstartup in progresswhenaloss

ofoff-sitepowe

r occurred.*Thedecisionwasmadetoplace th eplantinMode5.*The crew implemented

ES-0.2 , Natura l Circulation

Co o ldown,ands t arted co ol ingthepl a nt d own.Four(4)h o ur s afterthec oo ldownwasinitiat ed both t r ain sofo ff si te pow er we r e restored t o the pl ant.*Thecrewde terminesallcriteriatorestarttheRC Psareme t e xcep tforthe#1seal

leakoffflowon R CP#2whichi s l o wer thanthenorma

l operating band.W hich O N E of thefollowingidentifiesachangethatcausesan i ncrease inthe#2RCPse a llea koff f lo w and the ac tionstobetaken

andpro ceduretobeusedift

he sea l leakoff flowcannotb e establishedw

ithin the n ormal op erating band?A.Lower PRTpressure;Start RC P#1,cont inue performingES-0.2unti lallRCStemperatu

resarelessthan200

°F.then transitiontoGO-6 , Uni t ShutdownFrom HotStand b y ToCo ld Shutdown.B.LowerPR T pressure;Starttheother

3 RCPsand immediate lytrans ition from ES-0.2toGO-6 , UnitShu tdown From Hot Standb y ToColdShutdown.C.Lower Ve T pressure;S tartRCP#1.continueperforming ES-O.2 untilallRCS temperaturesare

lessthan 2 00°F.then transiti ontoGO-6.UnitShutdown

FromH ot Standby ToCo ld Shu tdown.D.Lower VCTpressu re;Starttheoth

er3RCPs and immediatel y tran sitionfrom ES-0.2toGO-6 , Unit Shutdown FromHot Standby To Cold Shutdown.DISTRACTOR

ANALYS IS a.Incorrect.Lowe

ringthePR T pressu r eaffectst he#1sea lleakoff flow.bu t on ly if thelea koffflowpath , whichisroutedto

theVC T.isisolated

.Plausiblebecauses tartinganRC P provides forcedcirculation

, an d some s pray flowco rrectandif ES-0.2w as continuedunti

ltheendof t h e procedu re.atransiti on to GO-6 wou ldbemade.b.Incorrect.

Lowering th e PRTpressureaffectst he#1 sealleakoff

flow.butonl y ifthe leakoffflowpat

h.which isroutedtotheVC T,isiso lated.Plausibl e b eca use startingtheother3 RCPsandtransitioning

t o GO-6 after startingth eRCPSis c or rect.c.Incorrect.Loweringt he VC T pressure wou ld a llow increased se alleakof fflow.but ES-0.2wou ldnotbe continued afterthe RCPwass tarted (a transitionwouldbemade

toGO-6 whenthep umpwasstarted

.)P lausib lebecause loweri ngt heVCTpressure

iscorrectand i f ES-0.2wa s con tinu ed unt iltheendo f the procedure.a transition toGO-6would b e mad e.d.CORR ECT.Lowering theVCTpressure

wo u ldallowincrea sed seallea koff flowand t he other 3 RCP s a re directedtobesta rted ifRCP#2cannotbestarte d.14of29

SRO Question Number: Watts Bar2008NRC Initi al License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET KiA: 012G 2.2.44 Reactor Prote ction Ability toin terpre t controlroomin d ica t io ns to verifythestatusandoperationo fasy ste m , and und er stand how operatoractionsa nd direct ivesaffectplantandsystem conditions.Tier: 2 Group: 1 RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp:4.4SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: High NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.5/435/45.1 2 Learning Objective:3-0 T-A012100 , Obje cti ve 7: Describesignificance oflossofd e t o Protectionand

Control systems (SOER 83-5,Rec9)].References:

AOI-21.01, Lossof125v D CVitalBatteryBdI , Rev2 1;45W600-99-1 R 6;LCO3.3.2.Question: G iventhefollowing:*Unit 1 i s at 100%po wer.*1-S I-99-10-B, 31Da y Functiona l TestofSSPSTrainBan d Reactor T r i p Breaker B ,isi n progress with Reacto r Tripbypassbreaker (B Y B)c losed.Appe ndix F , Reactor Bre a kerReplacement,of1-SI-99-1 O-B i s inpr og r esswithRea ctor Tr i p Bre akerB (RTB)racked ou t.*Afeedwater transientoccursdue t o a n electrical p ower loss , resulting in theMC R operator MANUALL Y tripping th e reacto r.Wh en Tavg , Pr e ssurizer Pressure ,andS G levels are stabilized posttrip,th e followingconditions a re observed:*A ll 4 Die selGenerat orsrunningbutN OT co n nectedt o the shutdown bo a rds.*AllReactorTripBreakerandReactorTripB ypass breaker indicating lightson1-M-4areDARK e xc eptfort he GREEN lightontheReactor Tri p B ypass BreakerB(BYB)which is LIT.Which ONE of the f ol l o wing identif ie s b oththepo sit i o n ofRe actorTri p BreakerA(RTA)andthecorr ect S RO deci sionrelat i vetocompleting1-SI-99-1O-B followingthe stabilizationo f theplantand t he electricalpower restor a tio n?A.B.C D.RTA Position Closed Closed T r ipp e d Tripp e d 1-SI-99-10-B

Status Thesurveillance

is requ ired t o becomplet ed.Th e surveillance i s N OT r equired tobecompleted withthep lant i n thi s Mode.Th e survei ll a nce i s required t o becompleted.Thesurveillancei

s N OT r equir ed t o becompleted withtheplantinthisMode.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.RTAwillbetrippedbytheUVcoil.Plaus ible , if candidatedoe

s notcorrectly applyth e function of thereactor tr ip bre a kerUVcoi l trip functionbutdoes re alize t heneed completet he S I w hich i s require d eve n wit h tileplan t i n MODE 3.b.Incorrect.R TA will be trippedb y th e U V c oil an d theSIis still required with thep lant i n Mode3.Plausible , ifcandidate doesnot correctly appl y functionofthe reactortr ip breaker UVcoi ltripfunction a nd determinestheSIwouldnotb e r equiredtobecompletedbecausethepl ant i s nowinMode3.c.CORR E C T.RTBan d BYAwillh a v e noind icatinglightslit becausethebreakersarerackedo ut of th e cubicles, BYBwillb eopenandhavegreen lightl it;RTAw ill hav e no lightlitdueto a lossof125v DC15of29

SRO Watt s Bar 2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEETcontrolpower

, however ,theUV coilonR TAw ill cau sethebrea ke rtoopen.TheSI isrequired w ith th eplantinMOD

E 3.d.Incorrect.TheUVc o ilonRTAwi ll cau sethebr eakertoopen , however wi ll be isolat edb y closin gFCV-62-90 and 91inaccordancewiththeAOI.

Plau sible if the candidate correctlydetermines correctlytheRTAposition is correctbut incorrect l y determines S I wou ldnotbe required tobe completedbe cause th e p lantisnowinMode3.1 6 o f 29

SRO Watt s Bar2008NRC Init ial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Question Number: 4-3'gf)High NEW Cognitive Level: Source: K/A:06 1 A2.09 Auxiliary/Emergency FeedwaterAbilityto(a)predictth e impactsofth e following malfunctionsoroperationsonth e AFW;and (b)basedonthosepredictions,useprocedurestocorrect, c ontrol , o r mitigatethecons equencesofthosemalfunctionso

r operations:T ot a l lossoffeedwater.Tier:2RO Imp: RO Exam: Group: 1 SRO Imp:TBDSRO Exam: Yes Applicable1OCFR55 Section: 41.5.43.5 Learn ing Objective:

3-0T-SYS003B A u xiliary F e e d waterS ystem, Objec tive 26.Identif ythesteps togain loca l control ofth e Turbine-DrivenA

u xiliaryFeedwaterpumpandSGlevels.Refere nces: FRH.1 , r ev.1 7.Question: G iven t he following:*Followinga reactor triptheplantexp er ienceda totallossoffeedwater.*The con dition causedthecrewt o i n itia t e RCSbleedand

feed.*Subsequentlyt

he TDAFW pu mp was restored t o service an d thecrew is read y to establishAFW

flow t o the selected s team generator.

Otherpl a nt conditionsi n c lud e: o Selected S G W ide Range levelis4%.o RCS loopho t leg temperatureat558°F.(I Coreexit thermocouple

temperaturesareRISING.Inac cordance withFR-H.1 , LossofSecondary HeatSink , feedwaterfloww ill bere-establishedtothe

selectedSGa t'" A.th e mi nimum dete ctable flow gpm.B.less th an100gpmuntilWRlevel>15%.C.a rate thatcauses wide rangelev el t o riseandR CS h ot legtodrop.D.a m a ximumra te.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Pl au s ible, sincethefeedwaterflowwou ldbecorrect forthe condi tionswh ereas team generator wa s being f ed t o prevent dryout.b.Incorrect.Plausible, sin ce the feedwater flowwouldbe correctf or thecondition whichmeets th e"h ot , dry" cond itionsandcoreexit t hermocouples a re n otrising.c.Incorrect.Plausibl

e, s incethefeedwater fl owwouldbe correctf or thecondition whereC ore Exit thermocoupleswerestab leorlowering.d.CORRECT.Themaximumflowrat eiso nly use d ifthe steamgenerator meetsthew id e rangeleveli s<15%a ndRC S temperatureis>550°Fand core exitthermo couples arer i sing.17 of 29

SRO W atts Bar2008NRCIn i tial Li c ens e Ex am WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET Qu estion Number:.;4[J{KIA:064G2.2.37 Emergency DieselGenerator Ability t o determine operability

and/or availabilityof

safety r elated equipment.High NEW Cognitive Level: Source: Yes Tie r:2RO Imp: RO Exam: Group:1SRO Imp: 4.6 SRO Exam: Applicable

10CFR55 Section:4 1.7 ,43.5 Learning Ob jective:3-0 T-SYS082A, Obj.13: S t ate the Technical Specification

requirements

associated

wi th AC Sources&D G Support S ystems.R ef erences: LCO3.8.4,DCSou rces Op e rating , inc ludingBasis.LCO3

.8.6, Table3.8.6-1, inc!.Basis.Question: Giventhefollowingconditions:*Theplant i s shutdownInMode4wit

h all safety related equipment operable.*Dur ing the performa n ce o f surve illance O-SI-215-21-A, D IESELG EN ERATO R 1A-A BATTER Y QUARTERL Y INSPECTION, i tisreported that t he Float Voltage valuesfor three(3)c onnect ed ce llsareasfollows

Cell 1 7=2.0 9 v Ce ll 3 4=2.06v Cell39=2.12v*ALL other connec te d c e lls have Float Vo ltage valuesgr ea t er th an 2.13v.A LL other parameters

measuredduringthe above sur veillance are no rmal.Whi chONEofthe following de scribesthest atus of D IG1A-Abatte ryANDofthe D I G1A-A?REFERENCE PROVIDED Status of Battery Status o fD/G1 A-A A.Batter yisdegr adedbutitc anbeconsi dered operab le fo r 3 1 days.NO Tech Spec or trackingonly

entry r equiredforD G.B.Batter y is degradedbutit can be considered

op e rab le for 3 1 days.TechSpec trackingonl

y entry requ iredforDG.C.Batteryisinoperable.DGisi noper ableandTechSpect

ra cking on ly entr y i s required.D.Batteryisinop e rable.DGisinoperableandTech Specentry i s req uired.1 8 of 29 DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.P lausib le, s ince ifcell voltageshadbeen

below Categ ory B limits , buta b ove Categ ory C allowabl e l imit s , batterycouldbe considered operable fo r 31days.b.In co rrect.P lausible, s inceif cell voltageshadbe

en below CategoryBlimits,butabo ve Category C allowable b attery couldbeconsidered operablef o r 31da ys.

P er LCO 3.8.6,since Cell 3 4 voltage i s l essthan2.07v , it doesn ot satisfyCategory C r equiremen ts ,whichis ConditionBofL C O 3.8.6.The battery i s thereforeinop erable.It i s truetheD IG i s also inope rable , however , i nMode4 , onl y one trainof D IGs i s required.Theon e inoperable D I G sta tuswoul d betracked per T e chSpec t racking only./".\I ncor re c t.P laus ible,sincefirst partofdistra ctoristrue;howe ve r , candidatefailsto recognizeand

\..Crleeapplyknow ledge thatinthecu

rrentplantmode ,theoneinoperableD IGonly requir es TechSpectracki ng ,andNO T}ti{prOVide only the pages ofLCO3.8.6.P e 6-tQ C'I\r.eA.5>i iK£G 4f GtL b l\t

SRO Watts B ar2008NRC Init ial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET CJ"'Question Number:.:t.a-fLJ KIA:076A2.01 S ervice Water Abil ity to(a)predictth e impactso f t he followingmalfunctionso

r operationso n theSW S;a nd (b)basedon thosepredictions

,useprocedurestocorrect , control , ormitigatethe consequences

ofthosemalfuncti o ns o r operations:

L o ssof SWS.Tier: 2 Group: 1 RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp:3.7SRO Exam: Yes Cognit ive Level: Source: High NEW Learn ing Objective:3-0 T-AOI1300,Objective 4: Identifythegenerallocationo farupture give n a H i strainer\Pandlowflowin

thesame h dr.3-0T-T11240 , Objective 4: Describe the four"risk"l e velsuse d in t he Equ ipmentto PlantR isk Matri xandthesignif

i cance o f eac h level.References

TI-124, Equipm en t T o Plant RiskMatrix.Rev 1 4.A O I-13, Lossof E ssenti al R awCoo l ing Water,R e v 35.Question: Giv en t he followingconditions:*Unit 1isoperatingat

1 00%po wer.*ERCWstr aine r 2B-B plug s.*Itisdetermined thatth e strainer mustbe isolated.Whi ch ONE of thefollowing identif iesth e actiondirected byAOI-13, LossofEssential R aw Cooling Water,tomitigatethe i s olationofthe2 B strainer a n d the PSA riskstatusth e plant willbei n d u e t o thestrainer isolation?AOI-13 actions A.Realigncoolingw atertotheAtraindieselgenerators.

B.Crosstie th e2Bheaderwith the1 A headeruntilstrainer i s repaired.C.Rea lig n c o o l i n g w atertotheAt ra in di e sel generator s.D.Cros stiethe2Bheaderwithth e 1 A headeruntilstrainer i s repaired.PSA risk Orange Orange R ed Red D1STRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.ThePSAr isk i s Red (high)notOrangef

or the isol atio noft heERCWheader.Plausible , sincetheactionli sted involves realignment of coolingwater.Th e cool ing watersupplyforth

eAtr ain DGswilln ot beaffectedasaresult o f i sol a t i n g thestra inerandno D G cool ingwa ter a lignmen t w ould b e required.b.In correct.Th ePSArisk i s Red (high)n ot Orangefortheisolation o f th e ER CW header.Plausible,sincecrosst

ie oftheheaderswou

ld be performed in accordancewithAOI-1

3.c.I n c orrect.Plausible , sincePS A riski s cor rect , andtheaction l isted involves realignment o f c o oling water.Thecoo ling watersuppl y for theAtrainDGswillnotbeaffected a saresultof i s o lating t h e strainerandn oDGcoolingwater alignmentwouldbe required.d.CORRECT.The2BER CW headerwillbecrosstied withthe1AER CW header duringpe rformance of AOI-13 andthePSArisk wouldbeREDasidentified inTI-1 24.19 of 29

SRO Watts Bar 20 08NRCIn itialLicenseE xam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Quest ion Number: K IA:011G2.1.32 Pressur izer Le vel Contro l Abilitytoexplain andappl y s ystem limi t sandpr ecautions.High N EW Cognitive Level: Source: Tier:2RO Imp:ROExam: Group:2SROImp:4.0SROE xam: Yes Appli cable 10CFR55 Sect ion: 41.10,4 3.2 L earn ing Object ive: 3-0T-T-S0304,Objective 4: Gi ven plan t co nditionsandp aramet ers correctl y determinetheapp licableLimitingCondi

tionsforOperatio

ns o r Te chnical Requirements fo r t h e var ious componentsoftheRCS.R efer ences: LCO 3.4.9 Question: Giventh e following plantconditions:*Durin g a startup,thepl

ant is inMo de 4.GO-1 , AppendixC , Mode 4-to-Mode 3 ReviewandAppro val,hasbeencomple

teduptothel as t ste p , OperationsSuperintendent H oldPoin t, f or g rant ing appro valtoenterMode

3.During scaffolding

remov a l activities,aworkercontacts

thea ir line t o 1-FCV-62-93 , ChargingFlowControlVal

ve , resultinginpullingtheairlineloosefrom

the valveope rator , su chthattheairs

ystem remainsintact , due toc rimpingofthel i ne on theairsupplyside oft he b reak.Whi ch procedures

wil ltheU nit S upervisor use torespondt othise vent and theb asis fort akingquicka

ct ion t o l imit theeffects?A.TheU nit Supervisorwilluse AOI-10 ,Losso f Contr olAirtodire c t a ct ions to prevent Pressur izer l evelfromexceeding 92%in ordertom aintainthep resenceofas team bubb leinthepre ssurizer.B.TheUnitSupervisor wi lluseAO I-10 ,LossofContro

l Ai r ,anddirectac

tionstopre vent thele vel decreaset olessthan17

%toen su re subcooli ng margincanbemaintai

n ed.C.TheUnit Supervisorwilluse SOI-62.01, CVCS-ChargingandLetdownanddirect actionstop revent the l e velde crease to l e ssthan17%toensuresu

b cooling marginca nbemaintained.D.TheUnitS uperv isorwillus e SOI-62.0 1 , CVCS-Charg in g and Let d o wn,todirectactionstopre vent Pressur izer l e velfrom exceeding92

%inordertomaintain

thepresence o fas team bubble inth e pre ssurizer.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.In cor rect.Plausibl e ,ifafai l ed op e n chargi ng flow control v a lve cond i t ion isno t mit ig ated PZRle vel would increaseto thepoin t wherethedesir ed s teambubblewo uldnotbemaintained.b.I ncorrec t.Plausiblesince i t c ontainsthecorrectprocedure.Candidate inco rrectl y con cl udesthatwhen 1-F C V-62-93, ChargingF lowControlVal

ve, lo sesairitfails

CLO SED.Usingthis i ncorrect conclusion

, i t islogi caltoseewhyacandidate wouldthenconclude thatPressurizer levelwi ll lo wer.Candi date correctlyreca llsthatthereisa lowerlimi t forPressurizer levelof 1 7%,a nd ap pliesittoarriveattheconcernfor

losi ngallbanksofPressurizer heaters res ult inginapotentia

llosso f desired subcooling

.c.Incorrect.Plaus ibles ince i t con ta insaprocedure with a titles imilartothecond itions gi veninthest em.Candidate incorrectl y concludes tha t when 1-FCV-6 2-93, ChargingFlowControl V a lv e loses airitf ai l s CLOSED.Usingthis incorre c t c o nclusion , it islog icaltoseewh y a candidatewo

u ld th en concludeth a t Pressurizer

le velwilllowe r.Can didate corre ct lyrecallsthat

thereisal ower limi t f o r Pressurizer

l e vel o f 17%,andapp lies it toa rriveattheconcernforlos

ingallbankso f P ressu rize r heatersr esulting ina potentiallosso f desi red subcooling.d.CORRECT.W hen 1-FCV-62-93 l oses operating ai r ,itfailsO PEN , resultingins ignifi c antl y m o re chargingflow

.Ifthis isallowed t o conti nue , Pressurizerlevelw ill e xceed 92%,whichco uld resultPZR leve l i ncreasingto

thepoin t where thedesiredsteambubble wo u l d not be maintained

..SOI-62.01containsdetailed act ionstepsfo r isolatingandb ypassing1-FCV-62-93

, w hich will restorec hargingflowco ntrol to thecontrol roo m , e venwiththenormal flowcontrolvalvefai led open.2 0 o f 2 9

SRO Watts Bar 2008NRCIn itial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET Question Number:KIA:075A2.03 Circulating

Wate r Abil ity to (a)predictth e impa ctsofthefollow

ing malfunctionsoroper ationsonth e circulatingwatersystem

and (b)basedonth

ose predictions, use procedures

to correct,control,ormitigatethec onsequencesofthosemalfunctionsoropera tions:Safetyfea tures and relationshi

p between condens ervacuum,turbine t rip ,andsteamdump

.Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp: 2.7 SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: Low NEW Applicabl e 10C FR55 Sect ion:4 1.5, 43.5 Learn ing Ob jective: 3-0T-SYS027 A , Objective 11:Describet

he ma in condenser.3-0 T-A0 11700 , Objective 1: Demonst rate knowledgeofthePurpo

se/Go alofAO I , Re v.9.References:AOI-1

1 ,Lossof CondenserVacuum,Re v.27.Quest ion: Gi venthefollow ing:*Unit 1 was operatinginMode1at14

%reactorpower.

• Alossof condenservacuumoccu

rsresultinginan

automat icturbinetrip

.*The operating crew stabilizestheplant.

Whi ch ON Eofthef ollowing identifi es bo thhowthe condense r circulating water box Ll Tswillbeaffectedandthenot ificationsrequiredduetothe

turbin e tr ip inaccordancewithSPP-3.5, Regu lator y Repo rt in g Requirements

?Water Box Ll T Not ific at ions required A.R ises In ternal TVA notificationsonly

B.RisesNRCandInternal

TVA notif ications C.LowersInternalT VA notificatio

ns onlyD.Lowe rsNRCandInternalTVA notifications

DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Steamdump

sarep reventedfromopeni ngdueto losso f vacuum.Therefore,nosteamis

e ntering the condenser ,andw ater bo x Ll Twilldrop.The notificationsrequiredby

SPP-3.5areintern al onl y.Plausibleifcandida tefailstore call the condense rvacuuminterlockwiths

teamdumpope ration bu t c o rrectlyident

ifiestherequirednotifica tions.b.Incorrect.Steamdumpsare

preventedfromopeningduetolossofvacuum.

Therefore,nosteamis

entering the condenserandwaterbo

x LlTwilldrop.Thenotificationrequiredb y SPP-3.5 areinternal onl y ,nonotifi cationtotheNRCisrequired

.Plausibleifca ndidate f ailstor ecall the condenser vacuum inte rlockwithsteamdumpoperationandincorrectly iden tifies the requirednoti

fications.c.CORR ECT.Withalossof

condenser vacuum,steamdumpope

rat ionisbloc ked.Theref o re , no steam isenteringthe

condenser ,resultinginalower

LlTacrossthecondenser water boxes.S PP-3.5 require sinternalTVA

notificationbemaded uetothet urbine trip.d.Inco rrect.Nosteamisenteri

ng the condenser ,resultinginalower Ll Tacrosst he condenser wate rbo xes.ThenotificationrequiredbyS

PP-3.5arein ternal on ly , no notificationtotheNRCis

required.Plaus iblebecausethewaterbo

x Ll Tresponseisco

rrect a nd candidate may incorrectly

identify the requirednot

ifications

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SRO Question Number:-+8"1>Watts Bar2008NRC Initial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET K/A:086G2.4.9 Fire P r o t ectio n Kn owledge o flowpowe r/shutdownimplicat ions in accident (e.q., losso f coolant accident or lossofresidual heatremova l)m i tig a t ion strategies.

Tier: 2 Group: 2 RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp: 4.2SROExam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: H igh NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 45.5 Learning Objective:

3-0T-AOI-700 , Re v.1 0: Explain the 2 modeso f maintainingthe

core cool&stable d u ring floodmo de operat ion.References:AO I-7.0 1 , Rev.1 6.Question: G i venthefo llowi ng:*A t0100*At0200*A t 1100*At1 200 Unit1enteredMode 3 during shutdown fora refueling outage.AOI-7.01, MaximumProbable Flood,wasimplementedduet o extremely heavy rainfallinth e upstream watershed.Th e planti sinMode4onRHR wi th cooldown i n progress withth e ReSpressure320 psig a nd t emperature22 0 0 F.River SystemOperations (RSO)confirmsth e flood levelattheplant ispredicted to crest atEI.7 30'within t h e next3 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.WhichONEofthefollowing identifiesboth theFloodStagePreparation

lev el(s)thatis/arerequired t o be completed, andhow th e cooling o f thecore willbema intainedin accordance w ithAOI-7afterthe p r eparationsa recomplete?A.On l y the p rocedu r e f or Stage1Preparat ions isrequiredt o be completed.Cor e cooling w ill b e maintained bythesteamgeneratorswithwaterbeingsuppliedbyhigh pressur e fire protection witht heRHRsystem removed fromservice.B.Onlyth e procedureforSt age1Preparations

i s requiredtobecompleted.Core cooling willb e maintainedby

th e Spent Fu el Pool cooling systemcrosstiedwithth

e RHR s ys tem.C.BothStage1and StageIIPreparationsprocedures a re req u ired tobecompleted.Core coolingwillbemaintainedbyth esteamgeneratorswithwaterbeing

supplied by h igh pressure fir e protection withthe RHR s y s temremo vedfromse rvi ce.D.B oth Stage 1 andSt ageIIPreparations

proceduresa re requiredtobecompleted.Corecooling willb e maintained b y t he Sp ent Fu el Poolcooling system crosstiedw ith th e R HR system.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorre ct.Plausible , sincemethod ofmaintainingcore coolingiscorrect.b.Incorrect.Plausible, sinceStage1preparation i spartofthecorrect action.AOI-7.01,A tt achment 2 St ep 1 5 referstheop erator t o Appendix E , which will c ross connectth e RHR andSFP C s ystemsifin openmode coolin g configuration.

c.CORRECT.P er given reference.d.Incorrect.Plausible, sin c e the first partiscorrect.AOI-7.0 1, Attachment 2 , S t ep15refe r s theoperat o r t o Appendi xE,wh ich will crossconne cttheRHRandSFPCs ystemsifinope n mod e c ool ing configuration

.22 of 29

SRO Watt s Bar2008NRCI niti al Lic ens e Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Question Number: KIA: G2.1.23 Ab ilitytoperformspe

cifi c s ystemandintegrated plan t procedures duri ng al lmodeso f plant operation.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp:4.4SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: Low NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section:41.10, 4 3.5 L earning Objective: 3-0 T-SYS079A , Rev.6 , Objectiv e 4: Id en t ify th e maximumquant i ty offu el thats h a llbeou t o f a ppro ved storage locationsduring fu el handlingoperations.References

FHI-7, Fu el Handling andMovement , Re v 0034.Question: W hi c h ON E o f t he followingsatisfiestherequirementofFHI-7forthema ximumnumber offuelassemb lies allowe d ou tside of approved s t o rage?A.Twoun irrad iated assemblies withinth e fuel-handling

ar ea.B.Twoirradiated assemblies withinthespentf uel storage p ool bounda ry.C.Oneassembl y i n thetransfer cart, twoassemblies inth e RCCA fixture andoneassembly in th e refueling machine m ast o veritsproperlocationi n thereactorvessel.D.O ne assemb ly in th e transfer cart,twoassemblies i n th e RCCAfixture an donea ssemb l y in the refuelingmachine mas t o ver there actor side upender.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Onlyoneunirradiatedassembly can beoutside o f approvedstorage within thefuel-handling area.b.Incorrect.Only one irradiated assembl y canbeoutside of approvedstoragewithinthespent fuel storagepoolboundary.c.CORRECT.P er FHI-7 , theassembly inthemastando ver i tsproperlocation i n the r eactor vessel i s a llowed beyondth e threeallowed withinthe refuel in g canal;i.e.,thisa nswer specifies tha t three assembliesarewithintherefuelingcanal,twocanbe intheRCCA changef i xtureand oneinth e transfer cart.d.Incorrect.Theassemblyi n th e refuel ingmast overt he u pender mu stbeinclud ed in the3assemblies allowed wit hintherefuelca n a l whichwould resultin4assembliesoutside approved storage in the refuelcanal , thus e xceedingthethreeallowedintherefuelingcanalarea.23 of 29

SRO Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Question Number:KIA: G 2.1.34 Knowledge ofprimary an d secondary plantchemistrylimits.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp: 3.5 SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: Low NEW Applicable1OCFR55 Section: 41.10, 4 3.5 Learning Objective:3-0T-T-S0304, Objective4: G i ven plant conditions andparameterscorrectl y determinetheapplicableLimiting Conditionsfor Operations orTe chnical Requirementsforth e various c omponentsoftheRCS.References:

CM-3.01 ,"SystemChemistry Specifications", Appendi x A , pp.1 , 2 , 25 , a nd 26;rev72 Tech Requirement3.4.4 , Chemist ry.Question: Wilt l theplant a t full power , t he C hemi s t r y L a b has just i nformed t h eUnitSuper v isor t hat t heR CS c h l o rid e levelis 1650 ppband t h attheSG ch lorideleveli s 200pp b.Th e sou rceo f an y impurity i n g resshas N OT y e t b een iden ti f i e d.B asedon th e reported v a lues,(1)what isth eMOSTrestrictive

Act ionLevelthatmustb

eenteredand(2)the impactonp l ant operations caused by the ActionLevelentry?ill A.Action Level 3forRCS chloridel evel B.ActionLevel3 fo rSGchloride le vel C.A c tio n Level2for RCS Chloridel evelD.A ct ion L e vel2 f orSGChloride le v el Initiate actions t o take thereactorsub-

cr iticalas quickl y a s practicablei nacontrolledm an n er an d reduc e RCS temperature

t o<25 0" F.Initi ateactionst o takethe react o r s ub-critical as quicklyas practicableinacontrolledmanner and reduceRCStemp erature to<250" F.Re store p ar ametertobelow Act ion Lev el1within24hours orreduce reactor powertole ssthan5%.Restoreparametertob elow Action Le vel 1 within24hou

r sorreducereactor

powertolessth an 5%.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSISaCO R R E C T.A ction L e vel 3 , whi ch i s th e mo st r e stri cti v e (r equ i ringp l ant s h u tdown),appl i es d ue t o RCSc hl oride exceeding 15 00 ppb.b.Incorr ect.Candidate i ncorre c tly believesthat Action Level3appliesforSG

chloridelevels,w h e n iti s actuall y Action L e vel2(SGchloride

e xceeds50ppb , bu tdoesnote xceed 25 0 ppb.Plausible because the impac t onplantoperations o fachemistryparameter being aut-of-specification

iscorrect.c.I ncorr ect.Candidatefail

s t o recognizeActionLevel3 c onditionsforRCSchlo

ride.However , th e distracto r has plaus ibility because therei s sim i lar impact onplant oper at ionsiftherewereAction Level2conditionsforRCS

chloride.d.Incorrect.Plaus ibl e , sin cetheA ction L e velforth e g i ven SG chloride valueis correct.Further plaus ibility is addedsincethereisati me value g iventorestorethe parame ter.However,it diff ers fromthecorr ect time (within100hours)b yaf a ctorof4.The requirement

to beatlessthan 5%p o w eri s incorre ct.24 of 29

SRO Watts B ar2008NRCIn it ial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Question Number: 7f Cf fv KIA:G 2.2.40 Abilit y t o apply T e chni c al Specif ic ations fo ras ystem.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: RO Exam: SRO Imp: 4.7 SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: High NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.10/43.2/43.5/45.3 Learning Objective:

3-0T-TS0307, R e v 3 , Objecti ve 5: Gi ven plant co nditionsandparam ete rs, d etermine app licab leA ct ion C ondi ti o ns , Requi red A ctions,andCompletionTimes associatedwithdifferent Plant S ystems.Objecti ve 2: Determ inetheBasesforeac

h specification, as applicable , t o P l a nt S ystems.References:

TS3.7.5 andBa se s.Question: Giventhefollow

ing*Un it1 a t 100%pow er.*Diesel Generator(DG)2A-Aisto b e removed from service f oramaintenance

outage witha planned out ofserviceof102hours.WhichONEofthefollowing identifiesUn

it 1 equipmentthatis listedinT ech Spe c 3.8.1 ,ACSou rces Operat ing,Bases C ont ingency Actions,asequipmentth

atistoremaini n se rvice concurrentlyduring th e D G2A-Aoutagemaintenancetob

e in compliance withth e Tech Spec?A.Reactor tri p breakerA (RTA).B.TDAFWp ump.C.RHRPump 1 8-B.D.A n y S/G AF W level control v a lv e.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.CORRECT.TechS pec 3.8.1 Bases Table3.8.1-2 , TS Action or Surveillance

Table(SR)Contingenc y Actions , Item 4 states" Don ot remove reactor tripbr eake r s fr om s e rvicecon currently duringpl annedDGouta ge maint enance".b.Incorrect.The Bases Table item5states" D o not remove theturbine-drivena

uxiliary feedwater (A FW)pumpfromse r vice concur re ntly wit h a Unit1DGo utage".Plausibleif

thecandidate mi sapp li e s t h e itemt o th e Unit 2 DG outage.c.I n correct.The Bases Table it em 7 states" D o not remove th e oppositetrainresidual heat remova l (RHR)pump fromservice concurrentlywithaUnit1DGoutage

".Plausibl eifthe candidatemisapplies the it em to theUnit2 DG outage.d.Incorrect.T he Base sTableitem6 states"Donot remo vetheau xiliary feedwater l evel control valves t o thesteamgeneratorsfromserviceconcurrently

w ith a Un i t1DG outage".Plausibleifthe candidate misappliestheitemtotheUnit

2DGout age.25of29

SRO Qu est ion Number:..2'2'1l Wa tts Bar2008NRC Initial Li c ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTION DATA SHEET KIA: G 2.3.6 Ab ili t y to a p p rove rele ase p erm it s.Tier:3RO Imp: RO Exam: Group: SRO Imp:3.8SRO Exam: Yes Cognitive Level: Source: Low NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.1 3 I 4 3.4 145.1 0 Learning Objective:

3-0 T-S Y S077B , Objecti ve 1 0: Describe the generalproce dur e to makeaga seo us release.References:SOI

-77.02,WasteG as Di sposalSystem,R e v 00 3 4.Question: Which ONE ofth e followingidentifiesBOTHth

e minimum decay time required toallowthecontentsofaGas Decay tanktodecaypriort o releaseandwhoca n waive th e m i nimum ti meinac cordance with SOI-77.02, Wa ste Gas Disposal s ystem?Decay Time Required Who Can Waive A.60days ChemistryDut

y Manager B.60 days Radiation ProtectionManager C.8 da ys ChemistryDutyManager D.8 days Radiation ProtectionManager DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.CORRECT.Th e procedure requiresa60day decay timeanddoes providefor waivingo f thetime b y th e Chemistry Dut y Manager.b.Incorrect.Th e d e c a y timerequiredis60 daysbutth e Radiation ProtectionMana

ger i s n o t theposition thatca n wa i ve th e requ ireme nt if earlierreleaseis required.Plausible because th e requiredtim

e i s f or radioactivedeca y which couldbe addres sed by RadCon.c I n corre c t.T h e decay timerequir e d is60da ys, n ot8da ys,but t he wa iving ofth e requirementbyt

he Chemi str y D ut y Managerisallow ed b y t he procedure.Plausible bec ause8days i s iden tif ied in the O DCM fo r Gaseous Effluentsasbeingth e half l ifeo f certa inr ad ionuclides thatsetdose r a te limit s at andbeyond th e Unrestricted Ar ea Boundary.d.Incorrect.Th e deca ytimerequ ired is60days, not8 daysandthewaivingofth e requirement b y t he Radiat ion Prote ction Manager i s n ot allowedbythepro cedur e.Pl ausiblebecause8 da ys i s identif iedintheOD CM for Gaseous Effluentsasbeingthehalflifeofcertainradionuclidesthats

et dos e rat e limitsatand beyondth e Unrestricted Area Boundaryandbec ause the r equi redt ime i s forradioacti ve decay which couldbe addressed b y R adCon.26 of 29

SRO Watts Bar2008NRC Initial License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET Question Number: K/A:G2.3.15 Knowledgeofradiation monitoring sys t e m s, such a s fi xedradiationmonitorsa nd alarm s , portable survey instruments, personnel monitori ngequipment , etc.Tier: Group: 3 RO Imp: SRO Imp: 3.1ROExam: SRO Exam: Yes Cogn itive Level: Source: High NEW Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.1 2 ,4 3.4 Learning Object ive: 3-0T-SYS090A,Re

v.13, Objective 8: Regarding T echnica l Specificatio

n s a nd Technical Requirementsforthissystem: E xplaintheLimitingConditionsforOperation,Applicability,and B ases.References

SOI-90.04 , Section 3.0.B , andSect ion5.1.(3],Re v.6.LCO3.3.8 , Table 3.3.8-1 , includingB a s is;Draw ing 45N6 0 0-30-4.Question: Gi venth e following plantcondition s:*Unit1 isinM ode 4 withpreparations

b e ingma de forfuelm o ves.*Aspartofperforming theChannel OperationalTest(COT)f or 0-RM-90-102, Spent F uel P ool Pit Area Monitor ,aso urce checki s tobeperformed.Whatis theeffectofperforming thesource checkportionofth i s test , andwh at i stheSRO's respo ns ibilityf or Tech Spec/LCO Tracking Sheetentry?A.Thiswill result inan automaticactuation ofTrain A of ABGTS.Th e SROwillmakea n entr y onth e LCO Track ing SheetthatTrain A ofABGTS i s inoperable.B.RM-90-102outpu

t willb e blocked during thesource check,th e SROwillmakeanentryontheL CO Trackin g S heet thatTr a in A ofAB GTS i s inope rable.C.R M-90-102outputwi ll b e bl o ck ed during thes ource c heck , th e SROwillmakea n entr y on the LCO TrackingSheetthat RM-90-102i s inoperable.D.Thiswillresult in a n automatic actuationofTrainAofABGTS

.TheSRO willmake an entry onthe LC O Tracking SheetthatRM-90-1 02is inoperable.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.I n corre c t.Bothpa rts areincorrect , butplausible , becauseofthecloselinkbetween ABG TS (Au xiliary BuildingGas

Tre a tment System)o perationandRM-90-102(ca u ses actuationofABGTS).Howe ver , cand idate incorrectl ybelievesthattheCO T causesan automaticactuationofABGTS.b.In correct.Candidatecorrectlyunderstands t hat th eCOTrequ ires blo ckingoftheoutpu

tofRM-90-102, w hich prevents i tfromactuat

ing ABGTS ,andconclu des th e refore , thatthe associa tedtrainofABGTS isinoperable.This addstotheplausibilityo

f thisdistr actor ,butitis incorrect,sincea d ifferent LCO (LCO 3.7.12)go verns th e operabi li ty oftheABGTStrain itself.c.CORRE CT.This te st r equires bl o c k ingoftheoutputofRM-90-102 , w hich preventsit f rom a uto actuat ingtheassociated tra inofABGTS.Thisisdoneonpurpose, to pre ven t inad ve rtent/undesired a ctu a tionofABGTS.Further , thisblockingrenders th e RM-90-102 i noper a ble.d.Incorrect.Candidate correctly concludes th at thi stestr enders RM-90-102inoperable ,butforth e wrongreason.It i s plausible , sincetherea re other componentsintheplant,thatif running, o r actuated , a re considered inoperable.However , candidateincorrectly

believes th at thistestcausesanautoactuation of th e asso ciated trainofABGTS.27 of 29

SRO Question Number: Watts Bar2008NRC Initial Lic ense Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET K/A: G2.4.2 3 Knowledgeofthebases forprioritizing

emergency procedure implementation

during emergency operations.Tier: 3 Group: RO Imp: SRO Imp:4.4 RO Exam: SRO Exam: Yes Cogn itive Level: Low Source: Modified Bank Applicable

10CFR55 Section: 41.1 0,4 3.5 , 45.13 Learning Objective:

3-0T-EOP0300Objec t iv e 5:Givenasetofplantconditions ,useE-3 , ES-3.1, ES-3.2 , andES-3.3 tocorrectly diagnose and implement: ActionSteps, R NOs , Foldout Pages, NotesandCaut ions;Objective 6.E xplain thebasisfor coolingtheRCStoa target inc oretemppr ior to depressuizationofthe R CS.References:

E-3,SteamGenerator Tub e Rupture, Rev.22.Question: Giventhe following:*Unit1exper

iencesaSafe ty Injecti on due toa stea m generatortube ruptureo nSG#1.AllReactorCoolantPumpswereremoved froms er viceduetolosso f support s yste ms.*RC S coo ldown atm a ximumra tetotarge tincoretemperature isi n progress.*TheSTAreports t hataRED pathforFR-P.1

, PressurizedThermalShock , existsonRCSLoop 1 ontheFR-O , Status Trees.W hich ONEofthefollowing identifies whenthetransitiont

o FR-P.1should b e made?A.Immediatel y transition t o FR-P.1 from E-3 becauseFR-P.1 pro vides a ctio ns to l im itcoo ldownan d repres surizationofthe RCS.B.RemaininE-3 unt il thecooldowniscomplete andth en tr an sitiontoFR-P.1 onl yiftheRED pathst ill e xists be causethecooldowni s needed toa llow depressurization

of the RCS.C.RemaininE-3 unt il th e cooldown i s complete an d th entransitiontoFR-P

.1 ev enifthe RED pathn o long ere xistsbecause thecooldow n is needed t o allow depressurizationoft he R CS.D.Remain inE-3 unt ilthesafety injection i s term inated , then transitiontoFR-P.1onl

yiftheREDpathstill e xists becauseFR-P.1 provides actionstolimit cooldownand

repressurizationofth e RCS.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.Incorrect.Plausible , sincethenormalru les o f usagewould requireimplementation

ofFR-P.1a s soon as theconditionwasconfirmedtoe xist.b.Incorrect.Plausiblesincea stagnantloopcondition w ill ex ist intheloo p associatedwit

h t he rupturedSGw ith th e RCPso ff.CAUTIONprior t o thecooldown ste p in E-3 s tates that thea n ticipatedr ed o r orangepathonFR-P.1 do esnotrequire implem entation until afterSItermination h as been accomplished.c.Incorrec t.Plausible sinceasta gnant loopconditionwille

xistintheloopassociated w iththeruptur ed S G withtheRCPsoff.CAUTION pr iortothecooldownstepinE-3statesthattheanticipated red o r orangep athonFR-P.1doesnotrequireimplementationuntilafterSIterminationhasb een accompl ished.d.CORRECT.A st agnant loopcondition wi ll existi n th e loopassociatedwith

t he rupturedSG withth e R CP s of f.CAUTION pr io r t o the c ool d own st ep i n E-3statesthat the anticipatedre

doro r angepath onFR-P.1doesnot requ ireimp lementat ion u nt i l afterS I terminat ionh as beenaccomplished

.E-3 Noteprior toStep4 3 directs the operatortobegin reevaluatingforPTS/Cold Overpressur

e condition s.An evaluation ofPTS isdela ye dtothis points ince t he acti ve S I wou ld contr ibute to t he e rroneous red/orange path.28of29

SRO Watts Bar 200 8NRCI n iti al License Exam WRITTEN QUESTIONDATA SHEET H igh NEW Cognit ive Level: Source: Qu est ion Number:iDO K IA: G2.4.29 K no wl edge ofthe em e rgency p lan.Tier:3RO Imp:ROExam: G roup: SRO Imp:4.4SROExam

Yes Applicab le 10CFR55 Sect ion:43.5, 45.11 Learning Objective: 3-0T-PCD-048C, Objecti ve 7: IdentifyOperation'sresponsibilitiesfo

rthefollowing

em erg en c y re sponse posit ions: Site Emergenc yDirector(whoisinitiallytheSM).References:

EPIP-1,3.3.7 , r e v.29 , SP P-3.5, Appendi x A , 3.1, Rev.19.Question: Giventhefollowing condi tions:*Theplantisatfullpower.

Areportwasreceivedofa

tornadobeingsightedo

vertheWattsBar

Training Center , movingina northwestdirection.Theto rnado continue dtomoveacross

Highway68and

thendissipa

tedwithouttouchingdow

n onsi te.T h e MCR c rewhasjustente

red AO I-8 , TornadoWatchorWarning.

• Confirm ation was recei ved thatno vis ible damagehadbeenreceivedtoan

y structures or eq uipment o n si te.*TheShift Manager e valuates the RadiologicalEmergency Plan (REP)andde termines the conditions

fo ranNOUE were initiallyme

t b utarenowfullyresolved.Whic h ON Eofthefollowi

ng identifiestheODSandNRC

notif ication requirementsi

n accordance with the R EP?ODS notifi cat ion NRC Not ification required within: A.Repo rt bu t notdeclare 15minutes.th e e vent.B.Repo rtbutno t declare 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.thee vent.C.Declareand terminate the 15minutes.even t atthe samec lock ti me.D.Declareandterm

inate the 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.ev ent at thesameclockt

ime.DISTRACTOR

ANALYSIS a.I n correct.Plausible, s ince a declarat ion isno t made ,andareportis

requ ired,b ut candid ate incorrect l y believes thatitneedstobemadewithinfifteenminutes.b.CORRECT.PerEPIP-1 , fo r even tsthataretotallyresolvedprior to declaration, no declara tion shallbemade: h oweve r ,areportto theNRCwit h in one h our i s required.c.Incorrect.Pla

usible, si ncetheN RCmustbenotified,andsi

nce candidate mayfailto recognize conditionshavetotally reso lved andthereforenodeclara

tion is tobemade.d.Incorrect.Plausible ,sincethenotification t otheNRC timeiscorrec

t.Cand idatefailstorecogn

ize thatthese conditionshaveto tall y resolved pr ior todeclara tion , a nd thereforethatNO declaration

sho uld be ma de.2 9 of 29