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| number = ML071910475
| number = ML080460209
| issue date = 07/10/2007
| issue date = 02/14/2008
| title = Reactor and Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examination for Edwin I. Hatch - 05000321-07-301 and 05000366-07-301
| title = Hatch Dec. 2007 Exam 05000321-07-301, 05000366-07-301 Draft Written Exam Quality Checklist ES-401-6
| author name = Haag R C
| author name = Michael B
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-II/DRS/OLB
| author affiliation = NRC/RGN-II/DRS
| addressee name = Madison D R
| addressee name =  
| addressee affiliation = Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Inc
| addressee affiliation =  
| docket = 05000321, 05000366
| docket = 05000321, 05000366
| license number = DPR-057, NPF-005
| license number =  
| contact person =  
| contact person =  
| document report number = IR-07-301
| case reference number = 50-321/07-301, 50-366/07-301
| document type = Letter
| document type = License-Operator, Part 55 Examination Related Material
| page count = 4
| page count = 4
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{{#Wiki_filter:Draft Submittal (Pink Paper)DRAFT Written Exam Quality Checklist (ES-401-6)
[[Issue date::July 10, 2007]]
&Written Exam Sample Plan HATCH DECEMBER 2007 EXAM 05000321/2007301 AND 05000366/2007301 DECEMBER3-6, 2007, AND DECEMBER 10, 2007, (WRITTEN)
ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 DRAFT Facility: Hatch Date of Exam: TBD Exam Level: SRO Initial 4.If more than four RO and two SRO questions are repeated from the last two NRC licensing exams, the facility licensee's sampling process was random and systematic.


Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.ATTN:Mr. Dennis R. MadisonSite Vice President Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear PlantP. O. Box 11028 Hatch Parkway North Baxley, GA 31513
9.Question content conforms with specific KIA statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the tier to which they are assigned;deviations are justified.


SUBJECT: REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT - 05000321/2007301 AND 05000366/2007301
22 New 16 CIA 3 Modified 9 Memory o Bank Item Description Bruno Caballero Ronald F.Aiello Malcolm T.Widmann NRC KlAs are referenced for all questions.


==Dear Mr. Madison:==
Facility learning objectives are referenced as available.
In a meeting on April 17, 2007, between Mr. Steven Grantham, Operations Training Supervisor,and Mr. Ronald F. Aiello, Senior Operations Engineer, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at Hatch Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2. The operating test is scheduled for the week of December 3, 2007. The written examination is scheduled to be administered on December 10, 2007. The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of November 5, 2007.As agreed during the meeting, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) willprepare the written examinations and your staff will prepare the operating tests based on the guidelines in Revision 9 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. Your staff will be given the opportunity to review the written examinations during the week of October 1, 2007, and has also agreed to make all of the copies of the examination materials prior to administration.To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the operating testoutlines by September 3, 2007. The operating tests will be due by October 15, 2007. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, and tests before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval.


All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessaryfor your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402, and to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302, your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be ineffect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
a.b.Between 50 and 60 percent of, the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension/
analysis level;the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected KlAs support the higher cognitive levels;enter the actual RO/SRO question distribution(s)
at right.Bank u,se meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified);
enter the actual RO/SRO-only question distribution(s)
at right.7.6.2.3.SRO questions are appropriate in accordance with Section D.2.d of ES-401 1.Questions and answers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility.5.Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated helow (check the item that applies)and appears appropriate:
_the'audit exam was systematically and randomly developed audit exam was com pleted before the license exam was started examinations were developed independently licensee certifies that there is no duplication
_other (explain)8.References/handouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.


SNC2To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactoroperator and senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024),
11.The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items;the total is correct and agrees with the value on the cover sheet.a.Author b.Facility Reviewer (*)c.NRC Chief Examiner (#)d.NRC Regional Supervisor 10.Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.Note:*The facility reviewer's initials/signature are not applica Ie for NRC-developed examinations.
and waiver requests (if any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date.This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number Part 55 (3150-0018), which expires on June 30, 2008. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 350 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information andRegulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collectionof information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will beavailable electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the PublicElectronic Reading Room).Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Grantham has been advised of the policiesand guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Ronald F. Aiello at (404) 562-4641,(Internet E-mail: RFA@NRC.GOV), or me at (404) 562-4607, (Internet E-mail:
RCH@NRC.GOV).


Sincerely,\\RA\\Robert C. Haag, ChiefOperator Licensing Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos.: 50-321, 50-366License Nos.: DPR-57, NPF-5cc: See next page SNC3 cc cont'd:J. T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
#Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column"c";chief examiner concurrence require ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 DRAFT Facility: Hatch Date of Exam: TBD Exam Level: RO Initial 4.If more than four RO and two SRO questions are repeated from the last two NRC licensing exams, the facility licensee's sampling process was random and systematic.


Electronic Mail DistributionL. M. StinsonVice President , Fleet Operations Support Plant Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
9.Question content conforms with specific KIA statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the tier to which they are assigned;deviations are justified.


Electronic Mail DistributionRaymond D. BakerManager Licensing - Hatch Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
3.SRO questions are appropriate in accordance with Section D.2.d of ES-401 65 New 41 CIA 8 Modified Memory 34 2 Bank Item Description NRC KlAs are referenced for all questions.


Electronic Mail DistributionArthur H. Domby, Esq.Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail DistributionLaurence BergenOglethorpe Power Corporatioln Electronic Mail DistributionMoanica CastonSouthern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Facility learning objectives are referenced as available.


Bin B-022 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295DirectorDepartment of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334Manager, Radioactive Materials ProgramDepartment of Natural Resources Electronic Mail DistributionChairmanAppling County Commissioners 69 Tippins St., Suite 201 Baxley, GA 31513Resident ManagerOglethorpe Power Corporation Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail DistributionSenior Engineer - Power SupplyMunicipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail DistributionReece McAlisterExecutive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. ATTN: John C. Lewis, Training Manager E. I. Hatch Nuclear Plant U. S. Highway 1 North P. O. Box 2010 Baxley, GA 31513
a.b.Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension/
analysis level;the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected KlAs support the higher cognitive levels;enter the actual RO/SRO question distribution(s)
at right.Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified);
enter the actual RO/SRO-only question distribution(s)
at right.2.6.7.5.Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated below (check the item that applies)and appears appropriate:
_the audit examwassystematically and randomly developed_the audit exam was completed before the license exam was started_the'examinations were developed independently
_thelicensee certifies that there is no duplication
_other (explain)1.Questions and answers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility.8.References/handouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.


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10.Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.11.The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items;the total is correct and agrees with the value on the cover sheet.a.Author b.Facility Reviewer (*)c.NRC Chief Examiner (#)d.NRC Regional Supervisor Bruno Caballero Ron Aiello Malcolm T.Widmann Note:*The facility reviewer's initials/signature are not applicable for NRC-developed examinations.
__________________OFFICERII:DRSRII:DRSRII:DRPSIGNATURERFARchSMSNAMERAielloBHaagSShaefferDATE7/10/20077/10/20077/10/20077/ /20077/ /20077/ /20077/ /2007 E-MAIL COPY? YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO
 
#Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column H C";chief examiner concurrence required.
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Hatch Dec. 2007 Exam 05000321-07-301, 05000366-07-301 Draft Written Exam Quality Checklist ES-401-6
ML080460209
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Issue date: 02/14/2008
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Download: ML080460209 (4)


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Draft Submittal (Pink Paper)DRAFT Written Exam Quality Checklist (ES-401-6)

&Written Exam Sample Plan HATCH DECEMBER 2007 EXAM 05000321/2007301 AND 05000366/2007301 DECEMBER3-6, 2007, AND DECEMBER 10, 2007, (WRITTEN)

ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 DRAFT Facility: Hatch Date of Exam: TBD Exam Level: SRO Initial 4.If more than four RO and two SRO questions are repeated from the last two NRC licensing exams, the facility licensee's sampling process was random and systematic.

9.Question content conforms with specific KIA statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the tier to which they are assigned;deviations are justified.

22 New 16 CIA 3 Modified 9 Memory o Bank Item Description Bruno Caballero Ronald F.Aiello Malcolm T.Widmann NRC KlAs are referenced for all questions.

Facility learning objectives are referenced as available.

a.b.Between 50 and 60 percent of, the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension/

analysis level;the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected KlAs support the higher cognitive levels;enter the actual RO/SRO question distribution(s)

at right.Bank u,se meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified);

enter the actual RO/SRO-only question distribution(s)

at right.7.6.2.3.SRO questions are appropriate in accordance with Section D.2.d of ES-401 1.Questions and answers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility.5.Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated helow (check the item that applies)and appears appropriate:

_the'audit exam was systematically and randomly developed audit exam was com pleted before the license exam was started examinations were developed independently licensee certifies that there is no duplication

_other (explain)8.References/handouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.

11.The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items;the total is correct and agrees with the value on the cover sheet.a.Author b.Facility Reviewer (*)c.NRC Chief Examiner (#)d.NRC Regional Supervisor 10.Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.Note:*The facility reviewer's initials/signature are not applica Ie for NRC-developed examinations.

  1. Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column"c";chief examiner concurrence require ES-401 Written Examination Quality Checklist Form ES-401-6 DRAFT Facility: Hatch Date of Exam: TBD Exam Level: RO Initial 4.If more than four RO and two SRO questions are repeated from the last two NRC licensing exams, the facility licensee's sampling process was random and systematic.

9.Question content conforms with specific KIA statements in the previously approved examination outline and is appropriate for the tier to which they are assigned;deviations are justified.

3.SRO questions are appropriate in accordance with Section D.2.d of ES-401 65 New 41 CIA 8 Modified Memory 34 2 Bank Item Description NRC KlAs are referenced for all questions.

Facility learning objectives are referenced as available.

a.b.Between 50 and 60 percent of the questions on the RO exam are written at the comprehension/

analysis level;the SRO exam may exceed 60 percent if the randomly selected KlAs support the higher cognitive levels;enter the actual RO/SRO question distribution(s)

at right.Bank use meets limits (no more than 75 percent from the bank, at least 10 percent new, and the rest new or modified);

enter the actual RO/SRO-only question distribution(s)

at right.2.6.7.5.Question duplication from the license screening/audit exam was controlled as indicated below (check the item that applies)and appears appropriate:

_the audit examwassystematically and randomly developed_the audit exam was completed before the license exam was started_the'examinations were developed independently

_thelicensee certifies that there is no duplication

_other (explain)1.Questions and answers are technically accurate and applicable to the facility.8.References/handouts provided do not give away answers or aid in the elimination of distractors.

10.Question psychometric quality and format meet the guidelines in ES Appendix B.11.The exam contains the required number of one-point, multiple choice items;the total is correct and agrees with the value on the cover sheet.a.Author b.Facility Reviewer (*)c.NRC Chief Examiner (#)d.NRC Regional Supervisor Bruno Caballero Ron Aiello Malcolm T.Widmann Note:*The facility reviewer's initials/signature are not applicable for NRC-developed examinations.

  1. Independent NRC reviewer initial items in Column H C";chief examiner concurrence required.