ML20059L286

Informs That Operator & Senior Operator Written & Operating Exams Scheduled for Wk of 901210.Ref Matls Listed on Encl Should Be Provided at Least 30 Days Prior to Exam

ML20059L286
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	09/10/1990
From:	Wright G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Orser W DETROIT EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 9009260233
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SEP 101990 w,

! Docket'No. 50-341 The' Detroit Edison Comprv.

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Senior Vice President Nuclear. Generation 2

6400 North Dixie Highpay

. Newport, MI 48166' Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

OPERATOR AND SENIOR OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS In a telepiione' conversation between Mr. J. Hammer and Mr. B. Trimai arrangements r were made.for the administration of licensing, examinations at the Fermi 2

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The written)and operating examinations are scheduled for the week'of W December 10, 1990 .

In crder for us to meet this schedule, it will be necessary for the1 facility to furnish the~ approved reference material listed-in Enclosure 1, " Reference Materia: Requirements for Reactor / Senior Reactor' Operator Licensing Examinations" at least 60 days prior to the examination date.1 Any1 substandard or incomplete material.or delay i_n receiving approved properly bound and indexeu reference raterial may result in a delay in administering the examinations. Mr. Trimai

~has been advised of our reference material requirements, the number of reference material sets that er. required, and the examiners names and addresses where-each set is'to be mailed.

The facility management is responsible for providingr adequate space andi Laccommodations in _ order to properly conduct the written examinations.

Enclosure 2, "Requiremects for Administration of Written Examinations,"

describes our requiremer ts for conducting these examinations. Mr. Trimai-has also been informed of t'iese requirements.

Enclosure 3 contains tne Rules and Guidelines that.will be in effect during the administration of the written examination. The facility management is m >

respoisible'for ensuring that all applicants bre aware of these rules.

m The f acility staff review of the written examination will be conducted in accordance with requirements specified in Enclosure 4, " Requirements for Facility Review of Written Examinations." Mr. Trimai has been informed of m these requirements.

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t To>better document / simulator examinations, tne' Chief Examiner will have'the,  ;

• facility simulator operator record predetermined plant conditior: (i.e., plant q y 3" '

pressure, temperature; pressurizer level, etc;), for each simJlator' scenario, s

1 EThe applifants will be responsible for providing this-information with any- .

W . appeal:ofii simulator operating examination. Therefore, the feility: training

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! staff /should' retain the simulator examination scenario information unti1~all 4 applice 'ts-who took the' examination's have either passed the operaMng examination.,

p accepted the denial of their 1_icense,for filed an appeal.-

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Preliminary reactor. operator and -senior reactor operator _ license gpiications- ,

shouldLbe submitted at least 30 days before the' first examination dates so 9 k' >

< ithattwe will-be able to review the training and experience of the candidates, M"' process:the medical. certifications, and prepare final examiner assignments; i 1af ter applicant eligibility has been' determined. If the applications are not. 4 received at least 30 days beforelthe examination dates, it is 1lkely that a , '

postporlement will be necessary. Final signed applications certifying thattall: 'l training,has been completed shall be submitted at least 14- days _before the _.

y Lfirst examination date. However, if processing of a: license application is- <

e' not. completed in' time to make a determination of appluant eligibility, the:

N K_* candidate shall not be; permitted:to sit for the examination. Therefore, it:is  :

-recommended that license applications be provided as soon.as possible to ensure '!

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an appropriate level.of-review.- ,

d ,; 'This> request-is covered by Office of Management and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0101- d j,, which expires May 31, 1992. The estimated average burden _is 7.7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br />.per }

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response, including gathering, xeroxing and mailingithe: required material. A Q' Send: comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this Mco11ection ofLinformatton, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to f'

.the' Records and Reports Management Branch,1 Division of~Information Support y

Services, Office-of Inforreation Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 1 i Commission : Washington,~ D.C. 20555; and to the. Paperwork Reduction Project- .i Z _(315010101}, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.~ >

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4j Thank 'you for'your consideration in this matter. If, you have any E{

questions regarding the examination procedures.and requirements, please is contact either Mr. J.Jiammer at 708/790-5600 or Mr. M. Bielby at 708/790-5586. q m- Sincerely, '

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ORIGIML SIGNED BY GEOFyREY C. WRIGH Geoffrey C. Wright, Chief  !

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Enclosures:

A, (1. . Reference Material Requirements' foriReactor/SeniorReactor,.0perator- >

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2..-Requirements.for.AdministrationD t*: of: Written; Examinations'-

1. .3.'.-NRC Rules ~and-Guidelines ^For '

Written Examinations 04.i Requirements for Facility Review nu , 7of Aritten Examinations T \1 W "' cc w/ enclosures

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REFERENCE MATERI AL REQUIREMENTS FOR RL,cTOR/ SENIOR REACTOR ' .:

E' OPERATOR LICENSINdTUNINATIONS

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-l '. Existingilearningobjectives..JobPerformanceMeasuresandlessonplans (includin( training manuals, plant orientation manual,-system .

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A copy of the~ facility Job and< Task Analysis (JTA), specifying th'e knowledges and abilities required of an operator, at the f acility. . Each particular' knowledge and/or ability will; include an importance rating

.g ..corre al ting it to ensuring the health and the safety of the public. If.

a JTA is not furnished, the Knowledges and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear l Power Plant 0perators, NUREG-1122 (1123) will be used to establish  :!

content validity for the examination.

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AllJobPerformanceMeasures(JPMs)usedtoascertainthe' competence,of> l

, the operators-in performing tasks- within the- control room _ complex and, as identified inlthe facility JTAs, outside of the control room, i.e.,;1ocal operations.

-. Training materials'should include all. substantive' written material used "!

ifor preparing applicants for initial R0 and SR0' licensing. The written material should4 include learning objectives and the details ~ presented

'during lectures, rather than outlines.; Training materials.should bei ,

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-identified by plant and unit; bound, andtindexedn FAILURE T0 PROVIDE- -

COMPLETE, PROPERLY BOUND AND ' INDEXED: PLANT REFERENCE MATERIAL MAY RESULT ..

, lH THE RETURN OF THE MATERIAL'TO THE PERSON WHO IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF- ,

-CORPORATE-MANAGEMENTWHOISRESPONSIBLEFORPLANTOPERATIONS(E.G.,VICE:

PRESIDENT OF-HUCLEAR 0FERATIONS). ACCOMPANYING THE MATERIAL WILL BE A1

-C0VER LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFICIENCIES'IN THE REFERENCE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THELREASON THE EXAMINATIONS WERE CANCELLED OR

. POSTPONED > Training: materials which include the following should be. E prov,ided: ')

System descriptions including' descriptions of all operationally

. relevant flow paths,, components, controls and instrumentation.

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System training material should draw parallels to the actual procedures used for operating._the applicable system. .

s Complete and operationally useful descriptions of all_ safety-system' -

~ interactions and, where available, B0P system interactions.under

,' c emergency and _ abnormal- conciitions, including consequences of .

anticipated: operator error, maintenance error, and equipment failure.

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> Enclosure 1 2 2.1 Complete Procedure Index (including surveillance procedures, etc.).

3. Ail administrative procedures (as applicable to reactor operation or saf ety) .

4. All integrated plant procedures (normal or general operating procedures).

5.. All emergency procedures (emergency ' instructions, abnormal or special procedures).

-6. Standing orders (important orders that are safety-related and may l supersede the regular procedures)'.

7. Surveillance procedures (procedures that are run frequently, i.e.,;seekly_

or that can be run on the simulator). ..

8. Fuel-handling and core-loading procedures, (initial core-loading .

procedure,when' appropriate)

9. 'All annunciator / alarm procedures.

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10. Radiation protection manual (radiation control manual or procedures).

11. Emergency plan implementing procedures.

12. Technical Specifications (and interpretations, if available) for all .

units for which licenses are sought. '

13. System operating procedures, i

' Piping.and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single-line diagrams,

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or. flow diagrams.

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15. ' Technical Data Book, and/or plant curve information as used by operators  !

and facility precautions, limitations, and set points (PLS) for the f acili ty.

'16. Questions and answers: specific to the facility training program which.may be used in the written or' operating examinations (voluntary by facility -h licensee).

T 17. The following on the' plant reference simulation facility.

a. List of all preprogranned initial conditions, b.. List of all preset malfunctions with a clear identification number. i The. list should include cause and effect information. Specifically, for each malfunction a concise description of the expected result,  ;

or range of results, that will occur upon implementation should be '

provided. Additionally, an indication of which annunciators are to be initially expected should be given.

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-d.- ' Where the.. capability- exists, an explanation of;the ' ability to vary

.y z .the' severity of a particular.. malfunction shall be provided..i;e.,

71 , ability to vary the size of4 a givenL LOCA or steam leak, or the W > , ability to cause a slow failure of a. component such as a feed pump, f -turbine. generator or ma or valve:(e.g., drifting: shut of:a main

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Identificatio'n of any known performance 1 test discrepancies not yet.

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g. 5 Identification of, differences between the simulator and:the' y- reference plant!s control room.

o Lh;- Copies of facility generated scenarios that' expose the applicantsito

situationsiof degraded pressure!ccntrol (PWR),' degraded heat removal

" capability (PWR.and= BWR) and containment challenges (PWR and;BWR) may be provided (voluntary by licensee).

s f' i. . Simulator-instructors manual (voluntary by licensee).

• j. Description 'of the; scenarios used for the crainin3 class (voluntary -

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18'.1 _ Additional; material required by the examiners tel evelop cn minations t _thatmeetatherequirementsof,these'Standardsandthe'regulatgns.

'The'abOve reference material'shallebe approved, finaltissues and shall be so: m W" .

marked, . If a plant has not finalized some of the material,'the Chief Evaainer.

shall' verify with the facility that the most complete, up-to-date material is-available.and.-that agreement has been reached with1the licensee for'. limiting-changes before the administ' ration:of the examination. All. procedures andi 4 i Jerence material'shall be bound.with appropriate; indices or tables of- .

con ents so that they can be used efficiently. Failure to provide complete, s ';

proptr1y bound and indexed plant l reference material could result in-  :!

uy cance lation or rescheduling of the: examinations.

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'. l . REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATI'ONS

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1. . A single room shall be provided for administration of the written.examina-L i tion. Theslocation'ofithis room and supporting restroom facilities shall .+.

.be such as to-prevent-contact with all other-facility!and/or'~ contractor-  :

personnel during the written examination. If necessary, the facility .

j should make arrangement for the use of c suitable room at a local school, f, motel,:or-other building. ' Obtaining this rocia is the responsibility. of

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.2. -Minimum-spacing is required.to ensure examination integrity'as determined: -

Lby the Chief. Examiner.; Minimum spacing should be one applicant-per -

table, with-a three-foot' space between tables.

t3. Suitable arrangementsahall be made by the facility if the applicantsLare; to have lunch, coffee or other refreshments. These errangements shall ccmply with Item 1 above and shall be reviewed by,the ~ examiner-and/or. s proctor.

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in; unopened packages.for each applicant's use in completing the i examination. .The examiner shall distribute these pads to the-applicants -f as needed. ': P

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Applicants may bring pens, pencils,. calculators or slide rules into the examination._ room 0nly? black ink or dark pencils should be used for; writing.' answers tt questions.

f J6. The111censee shall provide one set of . steam -tables .for each, applicant.: ,

The sxaminer shall distribute the steam-tables to the o~pplicants..:No

• twallschartsf models, and/orlother training materials shall be present in.  ;

the examination room. No other equipment or: reference' materiul shall; be'

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aliowed unless'provided by the examiner. S 1.7.- :The facility staff shall;be provided with a copy of the written m examination and answer key'after.the last candidate has handed in his cwritten examination. . The facility -staff shall have five working days to

provide formal;writtenjcomments with supporting documentation regarding written examination 1 questions'and answers to-the Chief Examiner.

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2. Pass out- examinations and' all h'andouts. , Remind ~ applicants not' to review  ;

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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS VERBATIM:

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'During the' administration of this examination the following rules apply:

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1. . Cheating'on_the examination means an automatic' denial'of your application' Jand could-result insmore setera penalties. a a

% 2. Af ter the examination h'as been completed, you muG sign. the statement :

on the: cove r shee,t indicating that the work.is your own and you have not. ,

received or give'n assistance in completing the examination. 'This must l

be done"after you= complete the examination. ,

I READ THE..FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:

Restroom trips'are to be limited and only one applicant'at a time may 1.

. leave.1You must avoid all ~ contacts with anyone outside the.' examination

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room'to dvoid even the appearance or possibility of cheating.; '

2. Use black ink or dark pencil' only to . facilitate legible reproductions. ,

. :i y 3., ; Print your' name in the' blank provided in the upper right-hand corner of.  ;

'the4 examination cover sheet and each answer sheet.

4; Mark your answers on the. answer sheet provided. USE ONLY.THE PAPER:

1PROVIDED AND 00 NOT WRITE;0N.THE BACV SIDE OF THE PAGE.

. 5.- ~ . Before you turn in your _examinat'on, consecutively number each answer a sheet. l

~6. ' - Use' abbreviations only if they are commonly used in facility. literature.

Avoid using symbols such as 6 or % signs to ' avoid a simple-transposition  ;

error-resulting in an incorrect answer. Write it out.

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.7. -The point valuelfor each question is indicated in [ brackets] after the l question.

L8. Show all calculations, methods, or assumptions used to obtain an answer

< - .to any-short answer questions.  ;

9. - Partial-credit lmay be given. Therefore, ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE. QUESTION

AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY< ANSWER BLANK. Partial credit will NOT be given on

. multiple choice questions.-

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10 '- Proportionali grading will; be applied. - Any: additional' wrong information

' ' ' that is. provided' may count against you. For example, if'a question:is y ' D, worthLone-point and..asksLfor four responses, each of,which' is worth!

F- LO.25_pointsCand you give five responses, each'of'youriresponses will be.

01He' 'iworth 0.20 points. If one of your five? responses isLincorrect, 0.20 will p' .ee ' deducted and your.--total, credit for that_ question will be 0.80 instead'

= of- l.FJ even' though you got the f our correct answers':

11.:- . lf Lthe intent;of a! question- is unclear, ask_ questionsL oflthe examiner.

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turn in all. scrap paper, e 13. Ensure all ;information you wish to _have evaluated as part of _your answer -

lis on;your answer sheet. Scrap paper wilt be; disposed of immediately g

following-the examination.. .

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14..cTofpass the? examination, you must achieve a grade of"80% or greater. '

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E 15...There"is a time' limit of four (4) hours for completion of the examination.; ,

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. while2 the' examination is stil1 ~ in -progress,)your license may. be -

denied or revoked.

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-E . REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY REVIEW: 0F WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS ' j

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1. ( At:thel optio.n ;of. the- Section Chief, the facility may review the~' written u ,

Lexaminat_.ioncup to two weeks prior to its administration.- This, review may_ < q

.take place at the facility _or in-the Regional office. The Chief Examiner _,

will coordinate the details ~ of! the review with the facility. - An NRC: o examiner will always be present during.the rev + .:

y 3 Whenever this option of examination review is utilized, the facility. l

reviewers <will sign the following statement prior to.being allowed access to the; examination. -The examination or written notes will NOT be

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; a. Pre-Examination Security Agreement I

( l acknowledge that I have acquired specialized knowledge concerning_ the examination scheduled for at- as of the date of my signature below.- I agree.-

tha't I will; not knowingly divulge. any .information concerning this-examination to ?ny unauthorized persons. I' understand.that.I am not. y to participate _in any instruction involving those applicants scheduled r i

,toLbe administered the above examination from'this date until aftert the examination has'been administered. I further understand that-violation of tha' conditions of this agreement may result inithe: i examination being cancelled and/or enforcement action against'myself4 n or'the facility licensee by whom I am employed or represent.-

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statement af ter the written examination has been administered. ;j

b.  : Post-Examination Security Agreement.

L I didinot, to the:best- of; my knowledge, divulge-any information concerning the examinations' administered during. the to,any week of at.

unauthorized persons. I did not participate in providing'any. ,

instruction to those applicants who were administered the examination-from- the date 1 entered into this- security ' agreement until the i

. completion of examination administration. ,;

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2ir Regardless.of;whether the above examination: review' option'is exercised 1 tinuediately: following the-administration of. 'the written examination,. the .

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facilityf staff- shall be provided a marked-up copy of the examination and, , 1 D thenanswerikey.'y The copy of.the written examination shall include. pen g Land; ink changes made..to' questions during the! examination administration.-

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' examination to submit formal comments. If the f acility _ reviewed the .

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V examination prior'to its. administration, any additional comments must be i y '

given to'an examiner prior to his/her leaving the site at the end of thet +

week of the writtenLexamination administration, in eiti'er case, the! 1

.connents will.be addresse'd to the responsible Regiona10ffice by the . -+

,  : highest onsite level of corporate management for: plant operations, e.g., '

Vice President-for Nuclear Operations. A copy of the submittal wil1<be.', 4 forwarded to the Chief Examiner, as appropriate. . Comments lnot' submitted  ;

.e .within the required-time: frame will be considered for inclusion in the ,

! grading? procession a.. case-by-case basis byithe Regional Office Section '

' Chief. LShould the' connent submittal deadline not be met, a long delay  ?

-in grading.the examinations may occur.

32 LTheifollowing format:should-befadhered to for submittal of'specifici d comments:

j ld. l.isting of NRC: Question, answer and reference ,

-b.= Facility comment /reconnendatio'n 7..

c.; Reference (to. support facility comment).

, ,i NOTES: U No change to.the examination will.be made without submittal of 1

-a reference to support the facility comment. Any supporting  ?

, ' documentation: that was not previously. supplied, should_ be j 4 provided, q

2. Comments made without e concise facility reconnendation will  ;

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13. '1 considered inithe q'rading of the examination.

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