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Replaces 860324 Response to Unresolved Item 348,364/85-15-01 Per Mar 1985 Training Effectiveness Insp.Current Reactor Operator to Senior Reactor Operator Upgrade Training Program Described.Training Program Accredited on 841220
ML20205M376
Person / Time
Site: Farley  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 04/02/1986
From: Mcdonald R
ALABAMA POWER CO.
To: Grace J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 8604150204
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- Memng Address Alibtma Power Compr.ny 600 North 18th Street Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham. Alabama 35291 Telephone 205 783-6090 ,

R. P. Mcdonald y U [N f Senior Vice President A h ., 5 9 Fhntridge Building /MDbOllla Power t~e s: :%mvect' c w e "

April 2, 1986 Dr. J. N. Grace, Administrator Region II, Suite 3100 101 Marietta Street, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30303

Dear Dr. Grace:

Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 Unresolved Item 348, 364/85-15-01 This letter supercedes and cancels my letter of March 24, 1986 on the same subject. This letter more succinctly describes our current R0-to-SR0 upgrade training program.

In March 1985, the NRC conducted a training effectiveness inspection l at Farley Nuclear Plant. During this review, unresolved item 348, 364/85-15-01 was identified. The NRC stated that there was " apparent reluctance to implement the INP0 accredited program." NRC's concern centered on the training received by three licensed opeators who took the SR0 license examination on 1-28-85.

l l The three reactor operators which prompted the NRC concern entered an

! upgrade program before we initiated a self-evaluation report for l accreditation of our upgrade program. One had entered in 1981, another in  ;

[ 1983 and the last, the first of January 1984. This training program had i

! not been designed to be equivalent to that of an accredited program with respect to lesson plans, monitoring, and documentation. The training  !

l began long before accreditation which occurred on December 20, 1984. Prior to commencing an individualized review program, each of the three trainees previously completed the entire classroom segment of R0 training which was taught at the SR0 level. We required each trainee to pass a simulator exam and an overall course exam before we gave our final approval to take the NRC SR0 exam on January 28, 1985. The simulator exam and overall l course exams were those exams used in our. accredited SR0 program.

Our training program which was accredited on December 20, 1984 for-upgrading reactor operators to senior reactor operators contains three segments that include monitoring and documentation as follows: classroom (lesson plans and exams); on-shift (qualification card requirements); and simulator (qualification requirements and exams). There is also a final overall course exam.

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Dr. J. N. Grace April 2, 1986 Page 2 We recently added an alternative method for the completion of training required in the classroom segment of the R0-to-SR0 upgrade training program. This method provides for waivering repetition of those portions of the classroom training which the trainee has previously completed, provided I the waivered portions were taught at the SR0 level and the trainee satisfactorily completes individualized reviews with progress exams. This alternative method was evaluated to ensure that it fulfills the requirements of accreditation such as objectives, monitoring and documentation.

I We value the quality and discipline brought to our training by the l accreditation process. It is evident that such training has improved the l

performance of individuals as well as our overall performance.

Sincerely, ll b l

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cc: Mr. L. B. Long Mr. E. A. Reeves l Pr. W. H. Bradford