ML20134P867

Advises That Written & Oral Operator & Senior Operator Licensing Exams Scheduled for Wks of 851021 & 28.Operator & Senior Operator License Applications Requested 30 Days Prior to Exams.List of Ref Matls Encl

ML20134P867
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	09/03/1985
From:	Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Gerstner W ILLINOIS POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8509090077
Download: ML20134P867 (5)

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l SEP 3 1985 1

Docket No. 461 Illinois Power Company ATTN: Mr. W. C. Gerstner Executive Vice President 500 South 27th Street Decatur, IL 62525

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telephone conversation between Mr. John Patten, Director of Nuclear Licensing, and Mr. E. Plettner, Region III Examiner, arrangements were made for the administration of examinations at the Clinton Power Station.  ;

The written and oral examinations are scheduled for the weeks of October 21 and October 28, 1985.

a 4 Arrangements have been made between Mr. E. Plettner and Mr. M. Lyon to pick up the approved reference material listed in Enclosure 1 " Reference Material '

Requirements for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Examinations."

The facility management is responsible for providing adequate space and facilities in order to properly conduct the written examinations. -

Enclosure 2, " Administration of Operator / Senior Operatcr Licensing Written Examinations," describes our requirements for conducting these examinations.

Mr. Patten has also been informed of these requirements. .

All operator and senior license applications should normally be submitted at

' least 30 days prior to the first examination dates so that we will be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, process the medical certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments after candidate eligibility has been determined. If the applications are not received at  ;

least 30 days prior to the examination dates it is likely that a postponement wf11 be necessary.

i This request for information was approved by the Office of Management and 1

Budget under Clearance Number 3150-0101, which expires June 30, 1986.

Comments on burden and duplication may be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Reports Management Room 3208, New Executive Office Building,.

Washington, D.C. 20503. "

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( 9, Illinois Power Company 2 SEP 3 1985 Thank ycu for your consideration in this ratter. If you have any questions regarding the examination procedures and requirements, please contact

. E.Plettnerat(312)790-5528. <

Sincerely, ORIGIllA!. SIGNED BY L. A. REYES Luis A. Reyes, Chief Operations Branch

Enclosures:

1. Reference Material Requirements for Operator / Senior Operator Licensing Exanination

2. Administration of Operator i Licensing Written Examinations cc w/ enclosures:

J. Patten, Plant Training Manager DCS/RSB (RIDS)

Resident Inspector, RI!! *

. Richard Hubbard Gary N. Wright, Manager Nuclear Facility Safety Jean Foy, Prairie Alliance Allen Samelson, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Control Division c U /'

H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance <

Division cc w/o enclosures:

t B. Siegel, Project Manager, NRR B. Boger, Acting Branch Chief, OLB I

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ENCLOSURE 1 Reference Material Requirements for Operator / Senior <

Operator Licensing Examinations Note: Required Material is indicated by an "X" opposite the item.

x 1. Procedure Index (alphabetical by subject) x 2. All administrative Procedures (as appifcable to reactor operation or safety x 3. All Integrated Plant Procedures (Normal or General Operating Procedures) x 4 Emergency Procedures (Emergency Instructions, Abnormal or Special Procedures) x 5. Standing Orders (Important orders which are safety related and may l

supersede the regular procedures) x 6. Fuel Handling and Core Loading Procedures, (Initial Core Loading Procedure,whenappropriate) x 7. Annunciator Procedures (alann procedures, including set points) x 8. Radiation Protectinn Manual (Radiation Control Manual or Procedures)

_x_ 9. Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures x 10. Techical Specifications x 11. Lesson Plans (Training Manuals, Plant Orientation Manual, System Descriptions, Reactor Theory, Thermodynamics, etc.)

x 12. System Operating Procedures x 13. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, electrical single line diagrams, or flow diagrams x 14. Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators x 15. Questions and Answers that Licensee has prepared (Voluntary by Licensee) x 16. Malfunction and Initial Condition Material for Simulator (if applicable)

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All of the above reference material should be approved, final issues, and should be so marked. Uncontrolled, preliminary, or other such issues will not be acceptable except for cold license examinations. All procedures and reference saterial should be bound or in the form as used by the control room

} operators, with appropriate indexes or tables jlfcontents so that they can be used efficiently.

If a cold-license plant has not finalized some of the material, the chief examiner is responsible for ensuring that the most complete, up-to-date material is available and that agreement has been reached with the licensee for limiting changes before the administration of the examination.

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f ENCLOSURE 2 Administration of Reactor / Senior Reactor Operator Licensing Written Examinations Operator Licensing Branch requirements are:

1. A single room shall be provided for completing the written examination.

The location of this room and supporting restroom facilities shall be such as to prevent contact with all other facility and/or contractor personnel during the duration of the written examination. If necessary, the facility should make arrangements for the use of a suitable room at a local school, motel, or other building. Obtaining this room is the responsibility of the ifcensee.

2. Minimum spacing is required to ensure exam integrity as determined by the chief examiner. Minimum spacing should be one candidate per table, with 3 foot spacing between tables. No wall charts, models, and/or other training materials shall be present in the examination room.

3. Suitable arrangements are to be made by the facility if the candidates are to have lunch, coffee, etc. These arrangements shall comply with Item 1 above. These arrangements will be reviewed by the examiner and/or proctor.

4. The facility may arrange to have a maximum of one facility staff member per section per examination available to review the examination questions and answer key. This review will only begin after all of the candidates have completed the examination and all examination materials and note have been turned in to the examiner. The review will normally be limited to a maximum of 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> (elapsed time). After the review, all copies of the examinations and answer keys will be collected by the examiner.

5. The licensee will provide pads of 8-1/2 x 11" lined paper in unopened packages for each candidate's use in completing the examination. The examiner will distribute these pads to the candidates. All reference material needed to complete the examination will be furnished by the examiner. Candidates can bring pens, pencils, calculators or slide rules into the examination room and no other equipment or reference material is allowed.

6. Only black ink or dark pencils should be used for writing answers to questions.