ML20008E760

Duty Technical Advisor Training Program.

ML20008E760
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	02/18/1981
From:	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
To:
Shared Package
ML20008E758	List: ML20008E757 ML20008E760
References
TASK-1.A.1.1, TASK-1.A.1.3, TASK-1.C.5, TASK-1.C.6, TASK-3.A.2.1, TASK-TM TAC-44117, TAC-44118, TAC-46259, TAC-46260, TAC-48851, TAC-48852, NUDOCS 8103090574
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O February 18, 1981 DUTY TECHNICAL ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM 1.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to identify specific areas of formal education, plant training, and experience necessary to assure an advanced level of analytical ability is available to the on-shift personnel.

2.0 OBJECTIVE After the accident at Three Mile Island, investigations by several committees and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded some deficiencies may exist in the level of technical expertir' generally available to the shift operating staff prior to, during, and immediately after an accident or severe plant transient. Although adequate expertise may be available some time later, the lack of skilled analytical capability ,

during such an occurrence could contribute to equipment damage or danger to the plant staff or the public. Subsequent recommendations and regulations require additional technical expertise be available to each operating shift at Point Beach Nuclear Plant. This additional expertise will be provided by the assigned Duty Technical Advisor (DIA).

The objective of creating the DTA position is to improve the quality of I 1

plant operation and management by providing additional expertise to the

on-shift personnel. Increasing operational safety reduces the probability 1 of off-normal or emergency conditions arising and facilitates mitigation of l the consequences of these conditions should they occur.

j 3.0 PROGRAM i

3.1 Qualification ,

4 Prior to being designated by the Manager - Nuclear Operations as a DTA, (1) the candidate shall meet the experience requirements of Appendix "A"; (2) the candidate shall meet the formal education requirements of Appendix "B"; (3) the candidate shall meet the plant specific training requirements of Appendix "C"; (4) the candidate shall meet th -imulator training requirements of Apper. dix "D"; and ,

(5) the candida- shall meet the management / supervisory skills of f Appendix "E".

r 3.2 Requalification ,

Each DTA shall meet the requalification requirements of Appendix "F" on an annual basis. ,

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3.3 Waivers A waiver for any of the required education, training, and experience ;

qualifications shall be granted only by the Manager - Nuclear ,

Operations and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

3.4 Maintaining Proficiency Persons not actively performing the DTA functions for a period of thirty (30) days or longer shall, prior to assuming responsibilities of the position, receive training to ensure he is cognizant of changes to DTA duties that occurred during his absence.  ;

Persons not performing DTA functions for a period of six (6) months or longer shall, prior to assuming the responsibilities of the

. position, receive the annual requalification training described in this document.

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APPENDIX "A" EXPERIENCE  ;

The Duty Technical Advisor shall have a minimum of 18 months of  ;

nuclear power plant experience. The 18 months are to be composed of all or l parts of the following:  :

a. Plant specific experience to be composed of No. 1 or 2 below.

1. At least 12 months experience at Point Beach Nuclear Plant.

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2. At least six months experience at Point Beach Nuclear Plant plus 12 months experience at a similar plant. (PWR plants are considered similar; PWR and BWR plants are not considered similar.) l

b. Up to 12 months may be obtained in a military or production facility and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

c. Up to three months may be obtained from systems or operations '

training for a similar plant.

In addition, the Duty Technical Advisor shall:

a. Perform control room watch-stander functions for a period of eight hours.

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b. Perform in-plant watch-stander functions for a period of 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

c. Complete minimum fire brigade proficiency requirements.

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APPENDIX "B"

[0['tAL EDUCATION i

The formal education requirements are described below in detail.

• For coarses completed at an accredited college, a semester credit hour  ;

shall be considered equal to 15 contact hours in a full-time training program.

Contact Hours

a. Prerequisites beyond high school diploma comprised of j course work in the following areas: 270 l Mathematics - trigonometry, analytical geometry, college algebra t Inorganic chemistry Engineering physics - heat, mechanics, light, sound, electricity, magnetism i It is assumed that many candidates may have received previous training and are qualified to begin the coursework prescribed in .

"b". Prerequisite education considered necessary for successful

• completion of such advance coursework was identified above. l

b. College level fundamental education to be comprised of i course work in the following areas: ,

520 i Mathematics - engineering mathematics through the introduction to ordinary differential  ;

equations and the utilization of Laplace transforms to interpret control response.

Reactor theory - atomic and nuclear physics, statics through two-group diffusion theory, dynamics, point kinetics, reactivity feedback Reactor chemistry - Inorganic chemistry (as related to reactor systems), corrosion -

reaction rates Nuclear materials - strength of materials, reactor material properties (phase diagrams, fuel densification)

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Appendix "B", continued ...

t Thermal sciences (for nuclear systems) - thermodynamics (laws of thermodynamics, properties of  ;

water and steam, steam cycles and  !-

efficiency), fluid dynamics (Bernoulli's l equation, fluid friction and head loss, elevation head, pump and system  !

characteristics, two-phase flow), heat [

I transfer (methods of heat transfer, j boiling heat transfer, heat exchangers) f i i Electrical sciences - electronics (circuit theory, digital }

electronics), motors, generators, [

transformers, switchgear, instru- j mentation and control theory i I

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b Page 6 APPENDIX "C" PLANT SPECIFIC TRAINING The DCTA candidate shall receive training in plant specific areas described below. When a candidate has received training in such areas on a plant of similar design, or had it integrated with foimal education, acceptable examination scores may be used in lieu of actual contact hours.

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a. Applied fundamentals - plant specific reactor technology 165 (including core physics data),

plant chemistry and corrosion control, reactor instrumentation I and control, reactor plant materials, reactor plant thermal cycle, radiation protection and j health physics

b. Plant Systems (Total Hours: 150)

Primary systems 70 Secondary and auxiliary systems 40 Instrumentation and control systems 40 The systems covered shall include, but not be limited to the following:

Emergency core cooling Emergency cooling water Emergency electrical power, AC and DC ,

Reactor protection Reactor coolant Reactor coolant inventory and chemistry control containment system (including containment cooling)

Component cooling water Nuclear instrumentation Non-nuclear instrumentation Reactor control Radioactive waste disposal (liquid, gas, solid)

Emergency control room ventilation Condensate and main feedwater Auxiliary feedwater Steam generator level control (PWR)

Main steam Status monitoring (including process computer)

Residual heat remov.sl Radiation monitoring Plant ventilation Main turbine and generator

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c. Administrative Controls (Total) 24 Equipment outages and clearance procedures Use of procedures Plant modifications Shift relief turnover and manning Maintaining cognizance of plant status Physical security control room access Duties and responsibilities of the DCTA Radiological emergency plan Code of Federal regulations (appropriate sections)

Plant Technical Specifications (including bases)

Radiological control instructions

d. General Operating Procedures (Total) 30 Startup At power operations Shutdown Xenon following while on standby ECP and SD margin calculation Primary and secondary systems operations

e. Transient / Accident Analysis and Emergency Procedures (Total Hours: 120)

Transient and accident analyses 50

Plant abnormal and emergency procedures 30 Mitigating core damage 40 l

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Page 8 APPENDIX "D" SIMULATOR TRAINING The plant evolutions, transients and events listed below shall be conducted along with any others deemed necessary. The primary objective should be to demonstrate plant and operator response to ,

a given condition or event and not necessarily to develop the control manipulation expertise of the trainee.

Simulator exercises should include a period of discussion of the exercises addressing expected response of the plant and applicable plant procedures used. Such discussions may take place ,

during the transient and accident analysis and emergency operating procedures phase of training.

Following each exercise demonstrating a transient or emergency '

event, an inca dent critique discussion should be held to enhance the trainees' anderstanding of that particular exercise. When the ,

simulator is not plant-specific, the training shall be tailored to the specific plant as much as practical.

Contact Hours PRR Simulator Exercises: 32 Reactor startup Loss of bank overlap Reactor coolant pump seal failure Failed RTD ,

Fail power range (NI) channel Steam generator tube rupture Dropped rod Unstable steam generator level control Loss of vacuum Voltage regulator failure Feed pump trip Reactor trip i Makeup malfunction '

EHC malfunction Steam pressure detector failure Loss of one essential bus .

Steam dump fail open  !

50% load rejection Loss of flow accident LOCA Steam break Feedline break I

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Page 9 APPENDIX "E" MANAGEMENT SUPERVISORY SKILLS Contact Hours Employee rating, employee discipline, hiring practices, employee assistance programs 16 O

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4 REQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS j Contact t Hours Review of transient and accident analyses of FSAR -

Condition III and IV events emphasizing the individual's role in  ;

accident assessment. Review selected industry events and LER's i that could have led to more serious incidents. 40  ;

i Simulator exercises related to the transients in Appendix "D" l conducted so as to emphasize the role of the DTA. 40 [

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