ML022690714

Senior Reactor Operator Initial Examination - (Retake) Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Dtd 9/26/02

ML022690714
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	09/26/2002
From:	Conte R NRC/RGN-I/DRS/OSB
To:	Conway J Nine Mile Point
Conte R
References
05000410/2002-303 05000410/2002-303
Download: ML022690714 (4)

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September 26, 2002 Mr. John T. Conway Site Vice President Constellation Nuclear Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

SENIOR REACTOR OPERATOR INITIAL EXAMINATION -

(RETAKE) NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2

Dear Mr. Conway:

In telephone conversations on September 23, 2002 between Mr. Joseph DAntonio, Examiner/Inspector, and Mr. Jerry Bobka, arrangements were made for the administration of a licensing examination at Nine Mile Point 2, during the week of October 28, 2002.

As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examinations based on the guidelines in Revision 8 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, examinations, and other materials specified by Mr. DAntonio by the week of October 14, 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 should be complete and ready-to-use. Any delay in receiving the required examination materials, or the submittal of inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examinations to be rescheduled.

In order to conduct the requested operating tests, it will be necessary for your staff 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 operating tests are being administered.

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.

Mr. John T. Conway 2 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 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail at SLF@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. Bobka 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 Mr. DAntonio at (610) 337-5085, or me at (610) 337-5183.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-410 License No. NPF-69

Mr. John T. Conway 3 cc w/encl:

M. J. Wallace, President, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC R. L. Wenderlich, Senior Constellation Nuclear Officer Responsible for Nine Mile Point G. Wilson, Esquire L. Pisano, Manager - Nuclear Training M. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn J. M. Petro, Jr., Esquire, Counsel, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

J. Rettberg, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation P. Eddy, Electric Division, NYS Department of Public Service C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law J. Vinquist, MATS, Inc.

W. M. Flynn, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority J. Spath, Program Director, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Supervisor, Town of Scriba C. Adrienne Rhodes, Chairman and Executive Director, State Consumer Protection Board T. Judson, Central NY Citizens Awareness Network

Mr. John T. Conway 4 Distribution w/encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

G. Hunegs, SRI - NRC Resident Inspector H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA M. Evans, DRP H. Nieh, RI EDO Coordinator S. Richards, NRR (ridsnrrdlpmlpdi)

P. Tam, PM, NRR D. Skay, PM, NRR (Backup)

S. Figueroa, NRR N. Perry, DRP P. Torres, DRP R. Junod, DRP J. DAntonio, DRS, Chief Examiner C. Buracker, DRS (OL Facility File)

R. Conte, DRS DRS File DOCUMENT NAME: G:\OSB\Dantonio\NM2ExamRETAKEOct02\120DAYEXAMLTR.WPD ADAMS PKG: ML022660424 After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRS/OSB RI/DRS/OSB RI/DRS/OSB NAME CBuracker JDAntonio RConte DATE 09/26/02 09/25/02 09/26/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY