ML20136G206
ML20136G206 | |
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Issue date: | 07/19/1985 |
From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
To: | Owen W NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (FORMERLY NUCLEAR MGMT & |
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t and Mr. Warren H. Owen Nuclear Utilities ManagemenHuman Resources Co P. O. Box 3318928242 Charlotte, NC i ination written of concurrent
Dear Mr. Owen:
1985, commented on NRR':, el mSenior O Your letter of January 22, You requested Operator andreinstatement examination- o written examination utility reviews of Reactor d proposed changes to improvewith examinations and answer keys.
concurrent We review policyinationsanshare administered your concern by thefunction appearance of the loss in ea security. Since examination and are monitoring the examof the operator rocess,we find itintegrit licensingtion integrity annual review riding concern.
confidence in the licensing pi w until after However, the loss olicy of ofnoexaminaof examination rev integrity e or to rem basic to maintaining public i Utility review following the ea necessary to continue corrective our fit of concurrent pcompletion We have evidence that review notherwise ofinthe over a provides opportunity not for I
2 revise answer keys. Thebeen benedemonstrated.ritten examin administration any candidate review has failed hasthe wbeen ani nincrease review policy. review, we in will i
prejudiced, nor hasmore thereresults, thorough postas a written examinat i n of the result okey of to eek t itten diatelyexamination In the interest of providing a the after il the and answer end administrat of the oThe ted exam provide a copy of the wr rting documentation for sugge comments The utility training department ime will be giventhe untexamination.h site, or they may examination.written comments ppropriate regiona answer key orwith suppo to questions on iners to provide changes to the f Examiner before he leav i
may be provided be the to the Chiemailed to office.
may be held if requested by An " Examin lly constructing improve our examinations. to We are continuing ides procedures to work.toHandbook for systematicaI for has been completed and prov l and should be publicly avai a inations. rtunity to review the content-valid licensing exam Question Bank is now operationaThe industry will h sumer 1985.
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Mr. Warren H. Owen These efforts along with examination question bank and provide comments.
rigorous implementation of Examiner Standard (ES-107) " Quality Assurance Program for Review of Written Examinations" are intended to assure high quality NRC examinations.
In light of operator and utility concerns expressed in your letter, we will continue to monitor for any adverse impact of our examinationWe appreciate review your policy and will closely monitor the quality of NRC examinations. co excmples of any adverse impact from our examination review pol quality NRC examinations. development of regulatory policy related to opera Sincerely.
N Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: P. Mcdonald J. Miller H. Tucker O
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