GO2-10-113, Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2010-08

Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2010-08

ML102360175
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	08/16/2010
From:	Oxenford W Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GO2-10-113, RIS 2010-08
Download: ML102360175 (2)

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W. Scott Oxenford Columbia Generating Station ENERGY P.O. Box 968, PE08 Richland, WA 99352-0968 NORTHWEST Ph. 509.377.4300 1F. 509.377.4150 soxenford@energy-northwest.com August 16, 2010 G02-10-113 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Subject:

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

SUMMARY

2010-08

Reference:

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2010-08, dated June 28, 2010, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations"

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find enclosed the information requested by Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2010-08 referenced above. The information is provided on NRC Form 536.

Specifically, the following information is provided:

" The number of examinations that Energy Northwest intends to prepare and the number of examinations we will request the NRC to prepare for calendars years 2012 through 2015.

" The number of initial license applicants to, be tested and proposed and alternate dates of examination for calendar years 2012 through 2015.

" The estimated number of applicants who plan to take the GFE in calendar years 2012 and 2013.

No new regulatory commitments are made in this letter. If you have any questions, please contact P. M. Taylor, Manager, Operations Training, at (509) 377-8274.

Respectfully, W. . xenf d Vice Presi e I uclear Generation & Chief Nuclear Officer

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536 cc: w/o enclosures M. S. Haire, NRC Region IV NRC Region IV Administrator NRC NRR Project Manager NRC Sr. Resident Inspector - 988C R. N. Sherman - BPA/1 399 W. A. Horin - Winston & Strawn

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NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2011 (10-2008) 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 20555-0001, 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. If 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.

FACILITY NRC REGION Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station IV A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2012 Cy 2013 Cy 2014 Cy 2015 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 1 0 1 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS 20 3 PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2012 Cy 1 Cy 2014 CY 2015 NUMBER OF REACTOR 0 5 0 6 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 10 0 3 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 3 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 02/04/2013 02/02/2015 ALTERNATE DATE 02/11/2013 02/09/2015 C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 2012 CY 2013 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 12 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (10-200q) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER