ML021020350

NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination 50-397/02-301

ML021020350
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	04/11/2002
From:	Gody A Operations Branch IV
To:	Parrish J Energy Northwest
References
50-397/02-301
Download: ML021020350 (6)

See also: IR 05000397/2002301

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April 11, 2002

J. V. Parrish

Chief Executive Officer

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968; MD 1023

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

SUBJECT: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING

EXAMINATION 50-397/02-301

Dear Mr.Parrish:

In a telephone conversation on April 11, 2002, between Messrs. T. F. Stetka, Chief Examiner,

and S. Hutchison, Training Specialist, arrangements were made for the administration of

licensing examinations at your Columbia Generating Station during the weeks of October 7 and

14, 2002.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on

the guidelines in Revision 8, Supplement 1, 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 examination

outlines by June 10, 2002. The written examinations, operating tests, and the supporting

reference materials identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 will be due by August 9, 2002.

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 September 23, 2002. Sufficient

staff resources and the simulator should be made available for the examination validation.

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 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 in

effect while the written examinations and operating tests are being administered.

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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, or no later than September 9, 2002. 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 September 23, 2002.

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 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 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be

available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the

Publicly Available Record (PARS) component of the NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ADAMS.html

(the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Hutchison 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 Mr. Tom Stetka at 817-860-8247, or

myself at 817-860-8159.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony T. Gody, Chief

Operations Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-397

License: NPF-21

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cc:

Chairman

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

P.O. Box 43172

Olympia, Washington 98504-3172

Rodney L. Webring (Mail Drop PE08)

Vice President, Operations Support/PIO

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

Greg O. Smith (Mail Drop 927M)

Vice President, Generation

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

D. W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)

Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop 1396)

General Counsel

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

Paul Inserra (Mail Drop PE20)

Manager, Licensing

Energy Northwest

P.O. Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352-0968

Thomas C. Poindexter, Esq.

Winston & Strawn

1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005-3502

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Bob Nichols

State Liaison Officer

Executive Policy Division

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 43113

Olympia, Washington 98504-3113

Lynn Albin

Washington State Department of Health

P.O. Box 47827

Olympia, WA 98504-7827

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (EWM)

DRP Director (KEB)

DRS Director (ATH)

Senior Resident Inspector (GDR)

Branch Chief, DRP/E (WBJ)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (GAP)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

SOE C:OB

T.F. STETKA A.T.GODY

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