IR 05000458/2007301

Er 05000458-07-301 - River Bend Station - NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Corporate Letter

ML070660210
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/02/2007
From:	Gody A T Operations Branch IV
To:	Venable J E Entergy Operations
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March 2, 2007

Joseph E. VenableVice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: RIVER BEND STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSINGEXAMINATION 05000458/2007301

Dear Mr. Venable:

In a telephone conversation on January 24, 2007, between Messrs. Mike Murphy, ChiefExaminer, and Mike Wagner, Classroom Training Coordinator, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at your River Bend Station during the week of June 11, 2007.As agreed during several telephone conversations between Messrs. Steve Garchow, GabrielApger and members of your staff, the NRC will prepare the written examinations, one scenario, the job performance measures outlines and one half of the job performance measures. Your staff will prepare the remaining scenarios and job performance measures based on the guidelines in Revision 9, of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." The NRC regional office will discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examinations are administered. To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examinationoutlines by March 28, 2007. The remaining outlines, scenarios and job performance measures, and the supporting reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 and as specified by the Chief Examiner will be due by April 27, 2007. Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(b)(3), an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines, examinations, and tests before they are submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-use. Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled. Additionally, an onsite validation of the examination material will be performed during the week of May 28, 2007. Sufficient staff resources and the simulator should be made available for the examination validation.

Entergy Operations, Inc.-2-In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessaryfor your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402 and to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above. In accordance with ES-302, your staff should retain the original simulator performance data (e.g., system pressures, temperatures, and levels) generated during the dynamic operating tests until the examination results are final.Appendix E of NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be ineffect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactoroperator and senior operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval number 3150-0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver requests (if any)(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the first examination date, or no later than May 12, 2007. If the applications are not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may be necessary. Signed applications certifying that all training has been completed should be submitted at least 14 days before the first examination date or no later than May 28, 2007.This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0018, which expires on June 30, 2009. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, writing the examinations, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments on any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33),

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and RegulatoryAffairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0018), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC

20503.The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collectionof information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, itsenclosures, and your response will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Record (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Entergy Operations, Inc.-3-Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Wagner has been advised of the policiesand guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Mike Murphy at 817-860-8160, or myself at 817-860-8159.

Sincerely,/RA/Anthony T. Gody, ChiefOperations Branch Division of Reactor SafetyDocket: 50-458License: NPF-47 cc:Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995General ManagerPlant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775Director, Nuclear Safety & LicensingEntergy Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213-8298Manager, LicensingEntergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Entergy Operations, Inc.-4-The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005H. Anne Plettinger3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806Bert Babers, PresidentWest Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Scientist, State Liaison Officer Office of Environmental Services Northwestern State University Russell Hall, Room 201 Natchitoches, LA 71497Brian AlmonPublic Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326Jim CallowayPublic Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326 Entergy Operations, Inc.-5-Electronic distribution by RIV:Regional Administrator (BSM1)DRP Director (ATH)DRS Director (DDC)DRS Deputy Director (RJC1)Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)Branch Chief, DRP/C (MCH2)Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)Team Leader, DRP/TSS (FLB2)RITS Coordinator (MSH3)SUNSI Review Completed: ____Y____ ADAMS: Yes G No Initials: _lmb_____ Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive Non-SensitiveC:\FileNet\ML070660210.wpdSOE:OBC:OBMEMurphy/lmbATGody/RA//RA/3/1/073/2/07OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax