GO2-16-106, Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09

Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09

ML16195A205
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	07/13/2016
From:	Hettel W Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GO2-16-106, RIS-16-09
Download: ML16195A205 (2)

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W . Grover Hettel Columbia Generating Station ENERGY P.O. Box 968, PE23 Richland, WA 99352-0968 NORTHWEST Ph. 509.377.8311 IF. 509.377.4150 wghettel@energy-northwest.com G02-16-106 July 13, 2016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATIN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Subject:

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

SUMMARY

2016-09

Reference:

NRG Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09, dated June 16, 2016, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations"

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find enclosed the information requested by Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-09 referenced above. The information is provided on NRG Form 536. Specifically, the following information is provided:

• The number of examinations that Energy Northwest intends to prepare for calendar years 2018 through 2021.

• The number of initial license applicants to be tested, and proposed primary and alternate dates of examinations for calendar years 2018 through 2021.

• The estimated number of applicants who plan to take the Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) in calendar years 2017 and 2018.

No new regulatory commitments are made in this letter. If you require additional information, please contact RJ Meyers, Manager, Operations Training, at (509) 377-8678.

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WG Hettel Vice President, Operations

Enclosure:

NRG Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data cc: w/o enclosure NRG Region IV Administrator NRG NRR Project Manager NRG Sr. Resident Inspector- 988C

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 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

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FACILITY NRC REGION Columbia Generating Station IV Docket No. 50-397 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2018 CY2019 CY 2020 CY 202 1 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED l l EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRG-PREPARED EXAMINATIONS

8. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY 20 18 CY 20 19 CY 2020 CY 202 1 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - INSTANT 6 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 2 2 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 02/25/2019 02/22/2021 ALTERNATE DATE 0310312019 03/01 /202 1

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

-2017 SEPTEMBER MARCH CY

- 18 SEPTEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 12 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)