ML19032A105
| ML19032A105 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/13/2019 |
| From: | Brian Tindell NRC/NRR/DIRS/IOLB |
| To: | |
| Tindell B, NRR/DIRS, 301-415-2026 | |
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| Download: ML19032A105 (12) | |
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Public Meeting with Industry Operator Licensing Representatives February 13, 2019
Agenda
- Introduction and Opening Remarks
- Regulatory Guide 1.8 Revision
- K/A Catalogs Revision
- Operating Test Grading
- NUREG-1021 Revision
- Requalification Inspection Program Revision
- Topics from Industry
- Public Comment
- Adjourn 2
Regulatory Guide 1.8 Revision
- Qualification Comments for Resolution:
- RP Manager, Middle Manager
- Operator
- Publication Schedule 3
- GFE Working Group
- Members from headquarters, TTC, and Regions
- Evaluate GFE Options
- Schedule flexibility
- Efficiency
- Change Management
- Technical Basis
- Industry Involvement
- Recommendation to Management
- May 2019
- Commission SECY
- Implement Commission Direction 4
K/A Catalogs Revision
- Resolved discrepancies
- Publication Schedule 5
Operating Test Grading Considering feasibility and options for transitioning away from competency-based scenario grading towards a more simplified, performance-based approach in order to:
- Improve regulatory alignment - no requirement exists to grade operating tests based on the cause of an error
- Focus on required actions and task standards for each scenario event
- Clarify guidance for identification of critical tasks
- Shift TS evaluation to the admin JPM portion of the exam
- Simplify post-examination results and documentation
- Provide flexibility for new reactors where certain NUREG-1021 competencies may not apply 6
NUREG-1021 Revision Objective: Consolidate and streamline examiner standards for ease of use and maintenance purposes Focus: NUREG-1021 contains the information necessary to prepare, evaluate, proctor and grade written examinations and operating tests required in 10CFR55.41, §55.43 and §55.45.
Relocate unrelated information to guidance documents Details: Stand alone sections facilitate future revisions because they can be revised independently (Similar to NUREG-0800 structure)
Additional: Improve guidance on Critical Tasks and create placeholder for Advanced Reactor examinations (i.e., NuScale SMR) 7
Requalification Inspection
- Inspection Procedure Revision - Effective January 1
- Requalification written examination guidance
- Direct Look-up Definition: For open-reference questions, if the question stem provides the reference title and/or number and the correct answer requires no understanding, application, analysis, or problem solving, but simply requires the ability to find the information in the reference, then the question is likely a direct look-up.
- Non-Credible Distractor: For open-reference questions, if the question stem provides the reference title and/or number and a distractor can be easily eliminated because it is not located anywhere in the reference, then that distractor should be considered not credible.
- Requalification cycle to cycle examination security guidance
- Written: Biennial requalification written examinations differ from one 24-month requalification program to the next so that 55.49 requirements and licensee program requirements for equitable and consistent examinations are met.
- Operating Test: Annual requalification operating tests differ from year to year so that 55.49 requirements and licensee program requirements for equitable and consistent examinations are met.
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Requalification Inspection
- Significance Determination Process Revision
- Effective January 1
- Pointer to Appendix M (Qualitative) for examination security issues
- Simulator fidelity issues:
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OL Program Vision
- Ultimately, it is the goal of the operator licensing program to ensure that all qualified applicants, and only qualified applicants, receive a license.
- NRC is confident that it has experienced and qualified examiners implementing an effective and time-proven program to consistently meet this objective.
- NRC recognizes the need to evaluate transformational initiatives with the potential to increase program efficiency.
- NRC will continue to strive to enhance consistency and develop best practices across all four regions.
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Topics from Industry 11
Public Comment 12