ML20199H011

Approves of Commission 840413 Actions to Clarify 10CFR55.25(b) Re Licensed Reactor Operator Exams.Operator License Applicants Granted Exemptions Until 10CFR55.25(b) Can Be Clarified

ML20199H011
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Issue date:	04/19/1984
From:	Fischer D Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Ward D Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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FOIA-84-656 ACRS-GENERAL, NUDOCS 8604090283
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D. C. Fischer, Senior Staff Engineer ( O

SUBJECT:

LICENSED REACTOR OPERATOR EXAMINATIONS On Friday, April 13, 1984 the Commission voted 4-0-1 to:

. clarify 10 CFR 55.25(b) to make it consistent with current agency practice,

, crant exemptions to operator license applicants (until 10 CFR 55.25b can be clarified) so that applicants can be granted cold licenses if they meet current licensing practice,

, acknowledce the validity of the licenses held by individuals who previously received a cold license.

It has been consistent agency practice to accept satisfactory completion of en NRC-approved training program which utilizes a nuclear power plant simulator for satisfying the requirement of 10 CFR 55.25(b) that a license applicant have " extensive actual operating experience at a comparable reactor." It is important to note that 10 CFR 55.25 was promulgated in 19f.3, before reactor simulators were generally available.

There are three phases of an NRC approved cold license training program.

Phase I includes basic fundamentals and operation of a research reactor during which the trainee performs at least 10 reactor start ups. The time normally required to cover Phase I is 12 weeks. Phase II includes participetory observation of the day-to-day operation of a nuclear power plant. This observation includes normal operation, surveillance testing, and radiation procedures. Also included in this phase is the operation of a nuclear power plant simulator similar in design to the facility for which the trainee will be seeking a license. The duration i of Phase II training varies from four to six months. Phase III is the plant specific design lecture series which covers the features of trainee's facility and normally take six weeks to complete.

SECY-84-152, Licensed Reactor Oparator Examinations, dated April 11, 1904, discusses cold operator exams in detail.

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D. Ward, Chairmat. 2 The Commission's actions in this regard are consistent with the Commission's general endorsement of a recent industry proposal to ensure adequate experience at NT0L plants.

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