C.3 Multiple-Choice Test Item Examples

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APPENDIX C

TEST ITEM EXAMPLES

C.3 Multiple-Choice Test Item Examples

Satisfactory:

Test item:

After a long refueling outage, a reactor startup is performed, and criticality is

achieved in the source range. How would you hold reactor power level constant (in

the source range) for 8 hours while surveillances are conducted? (2 points)

(a) Adjust rods

(b) Adjust boron concentration

(d) No adjustments required.

Answer: (a).

Unsatisfactory:

Test item:

During a cold S/U, a long refueling outage, with power level below the point of adding

heat, you are asked to hold the reactor power level steady for several hours while

surveillances are being conducted. During this period of time you may be doing any

of the following to hold power constant. Pick the best answers:

(a) Withdrawing rod slowly

(b) Inserting rods slowly

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