GO2-06-118, Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-15

Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-15

ML062640241
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	09/13/2006
From:	Atkinson D Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GO2-06-118, RIS-06-015
Download: ML062640241 (2)

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EENERGY NORTHWEST People: Vision -Solutions PO. Box 968

• Richland, WA

• 99352-0968 September 13, 2006 G02-06-118 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 VOLUNTARY RESPONSE TO REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

2006-15

Reference:

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-15, dated, August 14, 2006, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations"

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find attached the information requested by Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2006-15 referenced above. The information is provided on NRC Form 536.

Specifically, the following information is provided:

o The number of examinations that Energy Northwest intends to prepare and the number of examinations we will request the NRC to prepare for calendar years 2007 through 2010.

• The number of initial license applicants to be tested and proposed and alternate dates of examination for calendar years 2007 through 2010.

e The estimated number of applicants who plan to take the GFE in calendar years 2007 and 2008.

If you require additional information, please contact MK Cantrell, Manager, Operations Training, at (509) 377-8622.

Respectfully, DK Atkinson ,

Vice President, Nuclear Generation Mail Drop PE08

Attachment:

NRC 536 form cc: WA Horin - Winston & Strawn NRC Sr. Resident Inspector - 988C BJ Benney - NRC - NRR RN-Sherman - BPA/1 399 P00ao

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 08131/2008 (8-2005) Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary Information collection request 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This Information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden OPERATOR LICENSING estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F53), U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000 or by internet e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer. Office of Information EXAMINATION DATA and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0131), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. af a means used to impose an information 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 information collection.

FACILTY NRC REGON Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station IV A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER CY 07 CY 08 CY 09 CY 10 NUMBER OF REACTOR 6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 18 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 6 0 OPERATORS - UPGRADE NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 07/14/2008 01/26/2009 ALTERNATE DATE 07/21/2008 02/02/2009 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 07 CY 08 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED 24 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (8-2005) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER