Interview - Continued

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operators, and shift supervisors. Whenever possible, these interviews should occur during

observations of operations, and activity walkthroughs and tours. To pursue leads, scheduled

interviews with the activity manager and training department personnel may also be necessary.

For example, while observing a control area operator beginning at shift turnover, the following

types of questions could be used to assess his level of knowledge:

What are your duties and responsibilities during the shift?

How do you control access to this area? How do you decide what personnel should be

granted access? Is there an official access list for the control area? Is there a limit to the

number of people allowed in this area?

Who normally operates the equipment in this area? How do you know who is authorized to

operate this equipment? Under what circumstances do personnel other than yourself operate

this equipment during your shift?

Do you normally perform ancillary duties while on shift? What types of ancillary duties do you

perform? How do you know what ancillary duties are authorized during your shift?

What types of operations, and maintenance activities do you control from this area? Describe

the process for controlling these operations.

What is the policy concerning reading newspapers or magazines in the control room?

After completing an interview, the information gathered should be evaluated to determine if there

are any apparent deviations from activity requirements. These leads can normally be validated or

disproved by conducting one or more of the following:

Observations of and interviews with other control area operators

Interviews with shift supervisors

Interviews with activity managers and operations supervisors

Reviews of program procedures

A similar methodology to the one described above can be used to observe specific activity

operations and drills, considering that the list of interview candidates and sample questions