ML021140423
| ML021140423 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/2002 |
| From: | Ernstes M Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Sumner H Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| 50-321/02-301, 50-366/02-301 | |
| Download: ML021140423 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000321/2002301
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April 24, 2002
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.
Vice President
P. O. Box 1295
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
REACTOR AND SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATIONS -
E. I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT REPORT NOS. 50-321/2002-301 AND
50-366/2002-301
Dear Mr. Sumner:
In a telephone conversation on April 23, 2002, between Mr. Ronald A. Belcher, Nuclear
Operations Plant Instructor, Senior and Mr. Richard S. Baldwin, Senior Operations Engineer,
arrangements were made for the administration of licensing examinations at the Hatch Nuclear
Plant during the weeks of October 14 and 21, 2002 (operating test) and October 15, 2002
(written examination). The on-site preparatory week is scheduled for the week of
September 30, 2002.
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 during the week of September 30, 2002.
The facility has agreed to fill in the scenario details (ES-D-2) and the details of the JPMs. The
facility has also agreed to make all necessary copies of the examination prior to administration.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the reference materials
identified in Attachment 2 of ES-201 by April 29, 2002. Any delay in receiving the required
reference materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the
examination to be rescheduled.
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 examination is being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit preliminary operator and
senior reactor operator license applications (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
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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 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 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, (3150-0101), 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. Belcher has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Timothy C. Kolb at (404) 562-4665, (Internet E-mail:
TCK@NRC.GOV), Richard S. Baldwin at (404) 562-4642, (Internet E-mail: RSB2@NRC.GOV),
or myself at (404) 562-4638, (Internet E-mail: MEE@NRC.GOV).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael E. Ernstes, Chief
Operator Licensing and
Human Performance Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366
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J. D. Woodard
Executive Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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P. H. Wells
General Manager, Plant Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Manager Licensing - Hatch
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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