ML020040149
| ML020040149 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 01/04/2002 |
| From: | Gody A Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV |
| To: | Terry C TXU Electric |
| References | |
| NUREG-1021 | |
| Download: ML020040149 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000445/2002301
Text
January 4, 2002
Mr. C. L. Terry
TXU Electric
Senior Vice President & Principal Nuclear Officer
ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Department
P.O. Box 1002
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
SUBJECT:
NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATIONS 50-445/02-301;
50-446/02-301
In a meeting on December 5, 2001, between Messrs. Ed Lessman, Howard Bundy, Mark Haire,
Mike Murphy, and myself, arrangements were made for the administration of licensing
examinations at Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station facility during the weeks of
November 11 and 18, 2002.
As agreed at the meeting, the NRC will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in
Revision 8, Supplement 1 of NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for
Power Reactors." Your staff will be given the opportunity to review the examinations in our
Arlington office during the week of September 16, 2002. In addition, your support for onsite
validation of the examinations is required during the week of October 21, 2002.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the reference materials
for preparation of the examinations by April 29, 2002. The required reference materials were
discussed with Mr. Lessman during the meeting. Any delay in receiving the required reference
materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations
to be rescheduled. Also, your staff should provide any comments to Mr. Bundy prior to April 1,
2002, on the proposed examination schedule provided to Mr. Lessman.
In order to conduct the requested written examinations and operating tests, it will be necessary
for your staff to provide adequate space and accommodations in accordance with Examination
Standard-402, and to make the simulation facility available on the dates noted above for onsite
validation and examination administration. In accordance with Examination Standard-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 in
effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.
TXU Electric
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To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary reactor
operator and senior reactor 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. 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.
This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (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 April 30, 2003.
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br />
per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, 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 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at BJS1@NRC.GOV; and to the
Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 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 collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Lessman has been advised of the policies
and guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRC's
examination procedures and guidelines, please contact Howard Bundy at 817.860.8172 or me
at 817.860.8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Anthony T. Gody, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No.: 50-445; 50-446
cc:
Roger D. Walker
TXU Electric
Regulatory Affairs Manager
P.O. Box 1002
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
TXU Electric
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Gary Ellis
TXU Electric
Operations Training Supervisor
P.O. Box 1002
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
Ed Lessman
TXU Electric
Examination Lead
P.O. Box 1002
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
George L. Edgar, Esq.
1800 M. Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
G. R. Bynog, Program Manager/
Chief Inspector
Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation
Boiler Division
P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station
County Judge
P.O. Box 851
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
John L. Howard, Director
Environmental and Natural Resources Policy
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
TXU Electric
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