AEP-NRC-2016-66, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML16216A147
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	07/29/2016
From:	Lies Q Indiana Michigan Power Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
AEP-NRC-2016-66
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m INDIANA Indiana Michigan Power MICHIGAN Cook Nuclear Plant POWER One Cook Place Bridgman, Ml 49106 A unit ofAmerican Electric Power lndianaMichiganPower.com July 29, 2016 AEP-NRC-2016-66 10 CFR 50.4 Docket Nos.: 50-315 50-316 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 RESPONSE TO NRC REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

2016-09 PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09, "Preparation .

and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated June 16, 2016, requests licensees to update examination schedules and applicant estimates for calendar years 2018 through 2021.

Indiana Michigan Power Company, the licensee for Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant (CNP) Units 1 and 2, is providing, as an enclosure to this letter, NRC Form 536, "Operate( Licensing Examination Data," which contains the details of CNP's examination schedule as requested.

There are no commitments included in this submittal. Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Daniel M. Emery, Training Manager at (269) 466-3372.

Sincerely, Q.2:::-it Site Vice President KMH/mll

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AEP-NRC-2016-66 Page2 c: A W. Dietrich, NRC Washington DC J. R. Kweiser- NRC Region Ill NRC Resident Inspector R. J. Orlikowski - NRC Region Ill

ENCLOSURE TO AEP NRC 2016-66 NRC FORM 536 OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary infonnation collection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This l"~"~l>ii;t:,\ infonnation collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING comments regarding burden estimate to the FOIA, Privacy, and lnfonnation Collections Branch (T-5 t** F53), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC2055~001, or by e-mail to EXAMINATION DATA lnfocoilects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of lnfonnation and Regulatory Affairs,

• .~".i!:-,t*j....:'.<:o NEOB-10202, (315().()131), Office of Management and Budget Washington. DC 20503. If a means used to impose an infonnation collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the infonnation collection.

FACILITY -* NRC REGION Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant One Cook Place 3

Bridgman, Ml 49106 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2018 CY2020 CY2022 CY PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 1 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS

8. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2018 CY2020 CY2022 CY PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 10 10 8 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 7 6 4 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 3 4 ,

6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07/23/2018 07/20/2020 07/18/2022 ALTERNATE DATE 07/30/2018 07/27/2020 07/25/2022

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE 2017 2019 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH CY

--- SEPTEMBER MARCH CY SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 17 0 16 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)