JAFP-10-0105, Transmittal of Completed NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Per Regulatory Issue Summary 2010-08

Transmittal of Completed NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data, Per Regulatory Issue Summary 2010-08

ML102240093
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	08/02/2010
From:	Joseph Pechacek Entergy Nuclear Northeast, Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
JAFP-10-0105, RIS 2010-08
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Entergy Nuclear Northeast EntergyNuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick NPP

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-En'tergy P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Tel 315-342-3840 Joseph Pechacek Licensing Manager- JAF NPP JAFP-10-0105 August 2, 2010 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555-0001

Subject:

NRC FORM 536, OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION DATA James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-59

Reference:

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

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find enclosed a completed NRC Form 536. This form is being submitted in accordance with the request for information contained in the above Reference.

There are no commitments contained in this letter.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Joseph Barnes, Training Manager, at 3157349-6030.

V rU your Josp Pchacek Licensi g Manager JP/ed

Enclosure:

. NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Examination Data cc: see next page

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JAFP-09-0105 Page 2 of 2 cc: Mr- Marc Dapas Acting Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Office of the Resident Inspector James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-8-G 14 Washington, DC 20555-0001 J. Barnes C. Adner J. McCann JAF/RMS JAFP File WPO Licensing Document Components:

001 Letter JAFP-10-0105

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 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2012 Cy 2013 Cy 2014 Cy.2015 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 1 1 1 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS 20 4 201 PROPOSED NUMBER CY 2012 Cy 2013 CY 1 Cy 5 NUMBER OF REACTOR 2 6 6 0 OPERATORS NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 6 6 0 OPERATORS - INSTANT NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 2 2 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR 0 0 0 0 OPERATORS - LIMITED PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 01/09/2012 07/15/2013 09/12/2014 ALTERNATE DATE 01/30/2012 08/15/2013 10/12/2014 /V/A C. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE CY 12 CY 13 PROPOSED NUMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 12 12 CANDIDATES j1 NRC FORM 536 (10-2008) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

OMB Clearance No. 3150-0131 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

• WASHINGTON, DC 20555-0001 June 28, 2010 NRC REGULATORY ISSUE

SUMMARY

2010-08 PREPARATION AND SCHEDULING OF OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS ADDRESSEES All holders of or applicants for'a power reactor operating license or construction permit pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations (10 CFR) Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel.

All holders of or applicants for a power reactor early site permit, standard design certification, standard design approval, manufacturing license, or a combined license pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52, "Licenses, Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.

INTENT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this regulatory issue summary (RIS) to inform addressees of the NRC staff's need for updated information on projected site-specific operator licensing examination schedules, as well as the estimated numbers of applicants planning to take operator licensing examinations and the NRC's generic fundamentals examinations (GFEs). This information will help the NRC to more effectively use its resources.

This RIS requires no action or written response on the part of addressees. Addressee actions to collect and transmit the information requested are strictly voluntary.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Section 55.40, Subpart E, "Written Examinations and Operating Tests," permits nuclear power facility licensees to prepare, proctor, and grade the written examinations required by 10 CFR 55.41, "Written Examination: Operators," and 10 CFR 55.43, "Written Examination:

Senior Operators," provided that they satisfy certain conditions. Under 10 CFR 55.40, facility licensees are also permitted to prepare the NRC-administered operating tests required by 10 CFR 55.45, "Operating Tests." Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.40(c), facility licensees that choose not to prepare their own examinations and operating tests must request in writing that the NRC prepare the examination and the operating tests.

In RIS 2009-11, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated July 16, 2009, the NRC asked power reactor licensees to submit proposed schedules of examinations that they intended to prepare and estimate the number of applicants to be tested in site examinations and GFEs in calendar years (CYs) 2010 through 2012 and to add an ML101460195

RIS 2010-08 Page 2 of 4 estimate for CY 2013.

This RIS requests licensees to voluntarily update examination schedules and applicant estimates for CYs 2012 through 2014, and add an estimate for CY 2015.

SUMMARY

OF THE ISSUE Th6 NRC uses nearly twice as many resources to prepare an examination as to review, approve, administer, and document a licensee-prepared examination. The number of examinations administered by licensees fluctuates from year to year. Consequently, the NRC has found it helpful to request an annual update of power reactor facility licensees' operator licensing examination needs. Moreover, with the anticipated number of new operator positions that will need to be filled for new plants, the differences in upcoming years could be significant.

Therefore, we request that you evaluate your response to this RIS in this light, particularly in the latter years. The update should include anestimate of the number of applicants to be examined and whether the licensee or the NRC will prepare the exam. For those utilities that are not planning to construct a new plant, evaluate your response to consider the impact of licensed operators moving between utilities to fill the many anticipated openings in the future. This information will help the NRC budget its resources. The NRC regional offices will continue to coordinate specific examination dates with the training managers of affected facility licensees.

The NRC is requesting that each licensee provide the following information on the enclosed NRC Form 536, "Operator Licensing Examination Data".

A. Proposed Examination Preparation Schedule Estimate the number of examinations you intend to prepare and the number of examinations you will request the NRC to prepare during CYs 2012 through 2015. For examinations that facility licensees will prepare, the NRC will assume that each examination includes the required outline, the written examination, and the operating test unless the licensee specifies otherwise.

Joint NRC/licensee examination development is permitted and should be coordinated with the NRC regional office. Schedule changes that are required following submission of your RIS response, should be addressed in a letter submitted to the applicable NRC regional office for agreement to and coordination of examination administration changes.

B. Initial Operator License Examinations For each desired examination, estimate the number of applicants to be tested and enter the proposed primary and alternate dates of the examination. If you are requesting more than one examination per CY, fill in applicable columns as appropriate through CY 2015.

C. Proposed Generic Fundamentals Examination Schedule Estimate by monththe number of applicants who plan to take the GFE in CYs 2012 and 2013.

As reqdested by the industry, the NRC now administers the GFE four times per year.

RIS 2010-08 Page 3 of 4 VOLUNTARY RESPONSE The NRC asks addressees choosing to submit the information requested in NRC Form 536 to do so within 30 days of receiving this RIS. NRC Form 536 is available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/doc-collections/forms/. Direct your response to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and send a copy of the response to the applicable regional office. You may submit responses electronically.

BACKFIT DISCUSSION This RIS requires no action or written response. Any action on the part of addressees to collect and transmit operator licensing examination data in accordance with the request contained in this RIS is strictly voluntary and, therefore, is not a backfit under 10 CFR 50.109, "Backfitting."

Consequently, the NRC staff did not perform a backfit analysis.

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTIFICATION The NRC did not publish in the FederalRegister a notice of opportunity for public comment on this RIS because it pertains to an administrative aspect of the regulatory process that involves the voluntary submission of information on the part of addressees.

CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT This RIS is not a rule as designated by the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.§§801-808) and, therefore is not subject to the Act.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT This RIS information collection is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.). This voluntary information collection is covered by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance No. 3150-0131.

Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection unless the requesting documentdisplays a currently valid OMB control number.

RIS 2010-08 Page 4 of 4 CONTACT Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contacts listed below.

IRA/

Timothy J. McGinty, Director Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Technical Contacts: John McHale, NRR Michael Junge, NRO 301-415-2942 301-415-7745 email: iohn.mchaleanrc..ov email: michael.junge(cnrc.Qov Samuel Hansell, RI Malcolm Widmann, RII 610-337-5046 404-997-4550 email: samuel.hansell@nrc.gov email: malcolm.widmann@nrc.pov Hironori Peterson, RIII Mark Haire, RIV 630-829-9707 817-860-8159 email: hironori.peterson@nrc.gov email: mark.haire@nrc.pov

Enclosure:

As stated