L-MT-16-067, NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016-09, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations

ML16328A330
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	11/22/2016
From:	Gardner P Northern States Power Company, Minnesota, Xcel Energy
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
L-MT-16-067, RIS-16-009
Download: ML16328A330 (3)

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800.895.4999 xcelenergy.com November 22, 2016 L-MT-16-067 RIS 2016-09 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-263 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2016 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations As requested by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2016-09, "Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations", dated June 16, 2016, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, hereby submits the operator licensing examination data for calendar years 2018 through 2021, for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP). Enclosed is the corresponding NRC Form 536, which provides the estimated number of applicants to be tested and proposed primary and alternate dates for the examinations.

Summary of Commitments This letter makes no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

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Peter A. Gardner Site Vice President, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosure cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC Resident Inspector, Monticello, USNRC

ENCLOSURE Operator Licensing Examination Data For the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) 1 page follows

NRC FORM 536 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3160-0131 EXPIRES: 10/31/2017 (05-2016) Estimated burden per response to comply with !his 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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Information collection is used to plan budgets and resources for operator examinations. Send OPERATOR LICENSING comments reg&ding burden estimate to !he FOIA, Privacy, and Information Collections Branch (T-5

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EXAMINATION DATA lnfocollec!s.Resource@nrc.gov, and to !he Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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FACILITY NRC REGION Monticello Ill A. PROPOSED EXAMINATION PREPARATION SCHEDULE CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LICENSEE-PREPARED 1 0 1 0 EXAMINATIONS ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NRC-PREPARED 0 0 0 0 EXAMINATIONS B. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 PROPOSED NUMBER NUMBER OF REACTOR OPERATORS 7 0 5 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS -INSTANT 8 0 6 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS-UPGRADE 2 0 1 0 NUMBER OF SENIOR REACTOR OPERATORS- LIMITED 0 0 0 0 PROPOSED DATES PRIMARY DATE 10/22/2018 11/02/2020 ALTERNATE DATE 10/29/2018 11/09/2020

c. PROPOSED GENERIC FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (GFE) SCHEDULE PROPOSED CY 2017 CY 2018 NUMBER SEPTEMBER MARCH SEPTEMBER MARCH ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 13 0 0 0 CANDIDATES NRC FORM 536 (05-2016)