L-19-031, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2019-02 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2019-02 - Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML19135A019
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	05/15/2019
From:	Anthony Williams Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RIS 2019-002, WBL-19-031
Download: ML19135A019 (4)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 wBL-19-031 May 15, 2019 10 cFR 50.4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

Subject:

Nuclear Regulatory Gommission (NRC) Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2019 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

Reference:

NRC RIS 2019-02, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations," dated April 17, 2019 Regulatory lssue Summary (RlS) 2019-02 requested information regarding Watts Bar Nuclear Plant's (WBN's) projected operator licensing examination schedules and the estimated number of applicants. The enclosure to this letter addresses the NRC's request and provides an estimate of the examination requirements for WBN on NRC Form 536.

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Leon Neat, Operations Training Manager at (423) 365-1256 or Kim Hulvey, Site Licensing Manager at (423) 365-7720.

hony L Williams, lV Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 May 15, 2019

Enclosure:

NRC Form 536 - Operator Licensing Examination Data cc (Enclosure):

NRC Project Manager - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRC RegionalAdministrator - Region ll NRC Senior Resident lnspector

Enclosure NRC Form 536 Operator Licensing Examination Data Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units I and 2 NRG Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391

NRC FORM 536 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPRoVED BY oMB: No. 3150-013i

-ffi ExptREs: 11t30t2020 (11-20171 Estimated burden per response to comply witr this voluntary information mllection request" t hour. This OPERATOR LICENSING information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the lnformation Services Branch (T-2 F43), U.S. Nuclear EXAMINATION DATA Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC2055$0001, or by e-mail to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, ffice of lnformation and Regulatory Affairs, NE0B-10202, (315G013t1, Omce of Man4ement and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. lf a means used to impose an informalion collecton does not display a cunently valid OMB control number, the NRC may nol conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

FACILITY NRC REGION Watts Bar Units 1 and 2 2 A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE PROPOSED NUMBER cY 2021 cY 2022 cY 2023 cY 2024 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE.PREPARED 0 I 0 I EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC.PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMI NATIONS PROPOSED NUMBER cY 202t cY 2023 cY 2024 "rrw NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 0 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS. INSTANT 0 6 0 6 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS - UPGRADE 0 3 0 3 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS. LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES A.rg,Sept 2022 Aug,S ept 2024 PRIMARY DATE 81812022 08/ t212024 ALTERNATE DATE elt2l2022 09t09t2024 NRC FORM 536 (11-2017)